BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide

Setup Part 1: Basic System Configuration

When Setup is started, the system prompts:

"Set Up" will walk you through the configuration of System Date and Time, Spanning Tree, Port Speed/Mode, VLANs, and IP interfaces. [type Ctrl-C to abort "Set Up"]

1.Enter y if you will be configuring VLANs. Otherwise enter n.

If you decide not to configure VLANs during this session, you can configure them later using the configuration menus, or by restarting the Setup facility. For more information on configuring VLANs, see the BLADEOS Application Guide.

Next, the Setup utility prompts you to input basic system information.

2.Enter the year of the current date at the prompt:

System Date:

Enter year [2009]:

Enter the four-digits that represent the year. To keep the current year, press <Enter>.

3.Enter the month of the current system date at the prompt:

System Date:

Enter month [1]:

Enter the month as a number from 1 to 12. To keep the current month, press <Enter>.

4.Enter the day of the current date at the prompt:

Enter day [3]:

Enter the date as a number from 1 to 31. To keep the current day, press <Enter>.

The system displays the date and time settings:

System clock set to 18:55:36 Wed Jan 28, 2009.

5.Enter the hour of the current system time at the prompt:

System Time:

Enter hour in 24-hour format [18]:

Enter the hour as a number from 00 to 23. To keep the current hour, press <Enter>.

BMD00220, October 2010

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Blade ICE G8124-E manual Setup Part 1 Basic System Configuration, When Setup is started, the system prompts

G8124-E, G8124 specifications

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