Installation Tasks
After you prepare your site for installation, follow these tasks to install the switch:
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Remove the switch from the packaging material.
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Install the switch. |
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Construct and attach a system ground wire from the building (earth) ground to the system ground point on the chassis. |
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Power supplies that are ordered with the switch are preinstalled in the switch. If ordered separately, install the power supplies. |
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Install the network modules on the network module slots. |
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Install the fan modules in the fan module slots. |
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The various ports on the chassis must be connected to the network. This process can involve only attaching a network interface cable to the port or it can include the installation of a transceiver of some type in port and then attaching the network interface cable to the transceiver. |
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Powering up the chassis |
After completing the network cabling and making sure that system ground is connected, the power supplies can be turned on. The system powers up and runs through a set of built-in diagnostics. |