Booting the Switch

Now that you have installed the switch components and connected all required cables, you can boot the switch. To boot the switch, simply turn the on/off switch for all installed power supplies to the on ( ) position.

Note. If you have more than one power supply installed, be sure to turn on each power supply in rapid succession, (i.e., within a few seconds of each other). This ensures that there will be adequate power for all NI modules when they boot.

Component LEDs

The boot process takes a few moments to complete. During this process, the LEDs on the CMM and NI modules may flash and change color, indicating different stages of the boot.

Following a successful boot, the LEDs on all switch compo- nents, including power supplies, should display as follows:

CMM OK1

Solid Green

 

 

CMM OK2

Blinking Green

 

 

CMM TEMP

Solid Green

 

 

CMM FAN

Solid Green

 

 

NI OK1

Solid Green

 

 

NI OK2

Blinking Green

 

 

Power Supply AC OK

Solid Green

 

 

Power Supply DC OK

Solid Green

 

 

Power Supply OVER TEMP

Off

 

 

If the LEDs do not display as indicated, make sure the boot process is completed. Again, the boot process takes several moments to complete. If the LEDs do not display as indicated following a complete boot sequence, contact Alcatel Customer Support.

For descriptions of CMM and NI LED states, see pages 51 through 59. For information on power supply LED states, refer to the Hardware Users Guide.

Once the switch has completely booted and you have accessed your computer’s terminal emulation software via the console port, you are ready to log in to the switch’s Command Line Interface (CLI) and configure basic information. Continue to “Your First Login Session” on page 20.

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7700, 7800 specifications

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