Foundry Networks FGS624P-POE, FGS648P Attaching a PC or Terminal, Observing the Power Status LEDs

FastIron GS Compact Layer 2 Switch Hardware Installation Guide

Observing the Power Status LEDs

Table 3.2 lists the LEDs on the front panel of the FastIron GS that show power status. The power supplies themselves do not have LEDs.

Table 3.2: LEDs for Power

LED	Position	State	Meaning
Pwr (Power)	Right-most LED	On	The device is powered on and has enough
	beneath the		power to operate.
	Console port
		Off	The device is not powered on, or has
			been powered on but does not have
			sufficient power to operate.
PS1	Left-most LED	On	Power supply 1 is installed and is
	beneath the		functioning normally. Power supply 1 is
	Console port		located in the right-hand bay (when you
			are facing the rear of the device).
		Off	Power supply 1 is not installed or is not
			providing power.
PS2	Middle LED	On	Power supply 2 is installed and is
	beneath the		functioning normally. Power supply 2 is
	Console port		located in the left-hand bay (when you are
			facing the rear of the device).
		Off	Power supply 2 is not installed or is not
			providing power.

The software regularly polls the hardware for power status information. You can display the status information from any management session using the CLI command show chassis. In addition, the software automatically generates a Syslog message and SNMP trap if a status change occurs.

Attaching a PC or Terminal

To assign an IP address, you must have access to the Command Line Interface (CLI). The CLI is a text-based interface that can be accessed through a direct serial connection to the device and through Telnet connections.

You need to assign an IP address using the CLI. You can access the CLI by attaching a serial cable to the Console port. After you assign an IP address, you can access the system through Telnet, the Web management interface, or IronView Network Manager.

To attach a management station using the serial port:

1.Connect a PC or terminal to the serial port of the system using a straight-through cable. The serial port has a male DB-9 connector.

NOTE: You need to run a terminal emulation program on the PC.

2.Open the terminal emulation program and set the session parameters as follows:

•Baud: 9600 bps

•Data bits: 8

•Parity: None

•Stop bits: 1

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