Powering on the switch ········································································································································· 25
Changing the startup mode ·································································································································· 27
Setting up an IRF fabric ············································································································································· 30
IRF fabric setup flowchart ·············································································································································· 30
Planning IRF fabric setup ··············································································································································· 31
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site ································································································ 31
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ············································································ 31
Planning IRF topology and connections ·············································································································· 32
Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ····················································································· 33
Planning the cabling scheme ······························································································································· 33
Configuring basic IRF settings ······································································································································· 35
Connecting the physical IRF ports ································································································································ 35
Accessing the IRF fabric to verify the configuration ··································································································· 36
Maintenance and troubleshooting ···························································································································· 37
Password loss ································································································································································· 37
Console login password loss ······························································································································· 37
Boot ROM password loss ····································································································································· 37
Power system failure ······················································································································································ 37
Fan failure ······································································································································································· 39
Configuration terminal problems ·································································································································· 39
Appendix A Technical specifications ························································································································ 41
Physical specifications ··················································································································································· 41
Chassis dimensions and weights ························································································································· 41
Ports ········································································································································································ 41
Environmental specifications ········································································································································· 42
Power specifications ······················································································································································ 42
AC-input power specifications ····························································································································· 42
DC-input power specifications ····························································································································· 43
RPS DC-input power specifications ······················································································································ 44
Appendix B Ports and LEDs ······································································································································· 45
Ports ················································································································································································· 45
Console port··························································································································································· 45
10/100Base-TX Ethernet port ······························································································································ 45
1000Base-T Ethernet port ····································································································································· 45
100Base-X SFP port ··············································································································································· 46
1000Base-X SFP port ············································································································································ 46
Combo interface ···················································································································································· 48
LEDs ················································································································································································· 48
System status LED··················································································································································· 48
DC power LED ······················································································································································· 49
Port mode LED ························································································································································ 49
Seven-segment LED ················································································································································ 49
10/100Base-TX Ethernet port LED ······················································································································· 51
1000Base-T Ethernet port LED ····························································································································· 52
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