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ADMINISTRATION OVERVIEW

This chapter introduces the Administration Console software that is supplied with your system, the types of commands that you use to perform network tasks, the valid syntax for command abbreviations, and some shortcuts to help you navigate through the menus. It also provides an overview of the management software that is specific to the CoreBuilder® 9000 Enterprise Switch. It introduces the EME (Enterprise Management Engine) Management Console for the CoreBuilder 9000 and describes its relationship to the Administration Console software.

	The following topics are covered in this chapter:
	■	Administration Console Overview
	■ CoreBuilder 9000 System Management Overview
	■ CoreBuilder 9000 Management Features
	■	Configuration Tasks
	■ Accessing the Administration Console
	■ Using Menus to Perform Tasks
Administration	The Administration Console software is installed at the factory in flash
Console Overview	memory on the system processor. Because this software boots
	automatically from flash memory when you power on your system, the
	system is immediately ready for use in your network. However, you may
	need to:

■ Configure certain parameters before the system can operate effectively in your networking environment.

■ Connect to the Administration Console, if you have a CoreBuilder 9000.

■ View important MAC, port, bridge, virtual LAN (VLAN), and IP statistics while you manage your system.