Cabletron Systems 2H253-25R manual Using the Reset Button

Using the RESET Button

4.3USING THE RESET BUTTON

The RESET button shown in Figure 4-2resets and re-initializes the 2H253-25R.

Pressing the RESET button resets the device, and all current switching being performed

!by the device is halted. A network downtime of up to two minutes will result from this

CAUTION action.

FAST ETHERNET WORKGROUP SWITCH

LED	2	4	6	8	10	12
MODE	1	3	5	7	9	11
RX-TX
DPX-SPD

	PWR
RESET	CPU
2H253-25R	COM

RESET Button

14 16 18 20 22 24

13 15 17 19 21 23

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Figure 4-2 RESET Button

To reset the 2H253-25R processor, press and release the RESET button. The 2H253-25R goes through a reset process for approximately 60 seconds. Additional downtime may result as the device reenters the network.

NOTE

It is not recommended to press the RESET button while the device is already in reset mode. If so, the device will enter an extended diagnostic procedure, which is unnecessary for normal operation. This extended diagnostic procedure takes much longer than a minute.

4-8Troubleshooting