Cabletron Systems 6H258-17, 6H259-17 manual Switch Settings, Upgrades, and Installations

B

Switch Settings, Upgrades, and Installations

This appendix covers the following items:

•Setting the mode switches (Section B.1)

•Installing the DRAM SIMM (Section B.2)

•Location for installing HSIMs or VHSIMs (Section B.3)

An antistatic wrist strap (provided with 6C105 chassis) is required to perform the

!procedures in this appendix. Use the antistatic wrist strap when performing any of the

CAUTION procedures in this appendix to minimize ESD damage to the devices involved.

B.1

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CAUTION

SETTING THE MODE SWITCHES

Read the appropriate sections to be fully aware of the consequences when changing switch settings.

Only qualified personnel should change switch settings.

These switches are set at the factory and do not need to be changed unless you intend to perform the following:

•Force download a new image file from a BootP server.

•Clear NVRAM and restore all user-entered parameters such as the IP address and Subnet Masks to the SmartSwitch “Default” configuration settings.

•Clear user-entered passwords stored in NVRAM and restore the default passwords.

Switch Settings, Upgrades, and Installations B-1