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Connecting the switch to a configuration terminal ···························································································· 23
Setting terminal parameters ·································································································································· 23
Powering on the switch·················································································································································· 26
Verification before power-on ······························································································································· 26
Boot process ··························································································································································· 26
Troubleshooting ·························································································································································· 28
Power supply failure ······················································································································································ 28
Configuration terminal problems ·································································································································· 28
Software loading failure ················································································································································ 28
Appendix A Technical specifications ······················································································································ 30
Fixed ports ······································································································································································ 30
Console port ·························································································································································· 30
Ethernet ports ························································································································································· 31
LEDs ················································································································································································· 32
Numbering interfaces ···················································································································································· 33
Appendix B Transceiver module specifications ······································································································ 34
GE SFP transceiver modules·········································································································································· 34
XFP transceiver modules ················································································································································ 35
Appendix C Installing a lightning arrester for a network interface ······································································· 36
Tools ················································································································································································ 36
Installation procedure ···················································································································································· 36
Precautions ······································································································································································ 37
Appendix D Installing a lightning arrester for AC power ······················································································ 38
Appendix E Maintaining software ··························································································································· 40
Files managed by the switch ········································································································································· 40
BootWare image file ············································································································································· 40
System software image files ································································································································· 40
Configuration files ················································································································································· 41
Approaches for software maintenance ··············································································································· 42
Upgrading a system software image file through the web interface ········································································ 42
Setting up a web configuration environment ····································································································· 42
Upgrading the software ········································································································································ 43
BootWare menus ··························································································································································· 45
BootWare main menu ··········································································································································· 45
BootWare submenus ······················································································································································ 46
Upgrading the software through a serial connection by using XMODEM ······························································ 48
Modifying serial communication parameters ····································································································· 48
Upgrading a system software image file through a serial connection ···························································· 50
Upgrading a system software image file through an Ethernet port by using TFTP ················································· 52
Upgrading a system software image file by using TFTP through the BootWare menu ·································· 52
Upgrading and backing up a system software image file by using TFTP at the CLI ······································ 54
Upgrading a system software image file through an Ethernet port by using FTP ··················································· 56
Upgrading a system software image file by using FTP through the BootWare menu ··································· 56
Upgrading and backing up a system software image file by using FTP at the CLI ········································ 57
Maintaining the system software image files and configuration files ······································································· 59
Displaying all files ················································································································································· 60
Setting the system software image file type ········································································································ 60
Deleting a file ························································································································································· 61
Dealing with password loss ·········································································································································· 62
BootWare password loss ····································································································································· 62
User password loss ··············································································································································· 62
