HP 6400CL User Manual
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6. Connect the Switch to a Power Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
7. Connect the Network Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
9.(Optional) Connect a Console to the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Terminal Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Direct Console Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
High performance stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
Resiliency Using 6400cl Series as a meshed Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
Getting Started With Switch Configuration
Recommended Minimal Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Using the Console Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
To Recover from a Lost Manager Password: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Using the IP Address for Remote Switch Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Starting a Web Browser Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Testing the Switch by Resetting It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Testing Switch-to-Device Network Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Testing End-to-End Network Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8