HP 6125G HP 6125G & 6125G/XG Blade Switches Installation Guide-6W100 - Page 3

Contents Product overview 1 Panel views 1 Installing the blade switch 3 Preparing for installation 3 Installing and removing the blade switch 3 Installing the blade switch 3 Removing the blade switch 5 Connecting the blade switch to the network 5 Connecting the blade switch to the network through twisted pair cables 5 Connecting the blade switch to the network through optical fibers 5 Testing connectivity 6 Accessing the blade switch for the first time 7 Logging in through the console port 7 Setting up the configuration environment 7 Setting terminal parameters 8 Logging in through the OA module 11 Configuring the blade switch 11 Configuring an authentication method 11 Configuring the basic network settings 12 Configuration example 12 Setting up an IRF fabric 14 Planning IRF fabric setup 14 Determining the number of IRF member devices 14 Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs 14 Planning IRF topology and connections 14 Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches 15 Planning the cabling scheme 16 Configuring basic IRF settings 16 Connecting the physical IRF ports 16 Accessing the IRF fabric to verify the configuration 16 Troubleshooting 18 Troubleshooting methods 18 Software failures 18 No terminal display 18 Garbled terminal display 18 Configuration problems 19 Software upgrade failure 19 Password loss 19 Login password loss 19 BootWare password loss 20 Super password loss 20 Hardware failures 21 Interface failure 21 Support and other resources 22 Contacting HP 22 Subscription service 22 i