HP FlexFabric 11900 Switch Series Installation Guide
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Planning IRF topology and connections ·············································································································· 32
Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ····················································································· 32
Installing IRF member switches ····································································································································· 32
Configuring basic IRF settings ······································································································································· 32
Connecting the physical IRF ports ································································································································ 33
Verifying the IRF fabric configuration ·························································································································· 34
Connecting your switch to the network ···················································································································· 35
Accessing the switch for the first time ·························································································································· 35
Setting up the configuration environment ··········································································································· 35
Setting terminal parameters ·································································································································· 36
Powering on the switch ········································································································································· 39
Configuring the switch ··················································································································································· 41
Configuring authentication on a user interface ·································································································· 41
Configuring the basic access function ················································································································ 41
Configuration example ········································································································································· 42
Verifying the network configuration ···················································································································· 43
Connecting the switch to the network ·························································································································· 43
Connecting your switch to the network through twisted pair cables ······························································· 43
Connecting your switch to the network through optical fibers ········································································· 44
Testing connectivity ························································································································································ 45
Troubleshooting ·························································································································································· 46
Troubleshooting methods··············································································································································· 46
Configuration terminal problems ·································································································································· 46
No terminal display ·············································································································································· 46
Garbled terminal display ······································································································································ 47
Troubleshooting the switch during the operation ······························································································· 47
Power supply system failure ·········································································································································· 47
Fan failure ······································································································································································· 48
MPU failure ····································································································································································· 48
LPU and switching fabric module failure ····················································································································· 48
Interface failure ······························································································································································· 49
Replacement procedures ··········································································································································· 50
Replacing a power supply ············································································································································ 50
Replacing a card ···························································································································································· 51
Replacing an MPU or LPU ···································································································································· 51
Replacing a switching fabric module ·················································································································· 52
Replacing a fan tray ······················································································································································ 54
Removing a fan tray ·············································································································································· 54
Installing a fan tray ··············································································································································· 55
Replacing a transceiver module ··································································································································· 56
Replacing an SFP+/SFP/QSFP+ module ············································································································ 56
Replacing an SFP+/QSFP+/QSFP+ to SFP+ cable ··························································································· 56
Support and other resources ····································································································································· 57
Contacting HP ································································································································································ 57
Subscription service ·············································································································································· 57
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Appendix A Chassis views and technical specifications ························································································ 60
Chassis views ································································································································································· 60
Weights and dimensions ··············································································································································· 61