Cabletron Systems CSX1200, CSX1000 manual Admin

ACCESSING THE CYBERSWITCH

Powering On

3.Plug the system’s power cord into a grounded electrical outlet. An appropriate standard power cord is supplied with the system for your specific country.

4.Turn on the administration console, and execute the communications program so that your terminal emulator accesses the RS232 port connected to the system.

5.Turn on the system by pressing the POWER-ON switch located on the back of the machine. The power light emitting diode (LED) on the front panel confirms the power supply is functioning properly.

6.During power-on initialization, the First Stage Boot (FSB) displays a brief inventory of the system. The FSB then writes the following message to the administration console:

Waiting for Commands:

During initial installation, no commands need to be entered at this point. Once this message is displayed, the system waits 10 seconds before proceeding with the Second Stage Boot (stored in flash memory). If this message is not displayed, and the Service LED is blinking, refer to the LED Indicators chapter for instructions.

7.When the Second Stage Boot (SSB) begins executing, it performs a series of diagnostic tests called the power-on self tests (POSTs). Nothing is displayed while these tests are running unless a failure is detected. In the unlikely event of a failure, messages are displayed on the console screen. Immediately after the POSTs have been completed, a summary of available resources and system information is displayed similar to the following:

SSB Ver: 001.003.001

4 MBytes DRAM Detected.

3 MBytes Flash Detected.

512 KBytes I/O DRAM Detected.

512 KBytes BUF DRAM Detected.

If no First Stage Boot commands were entered, and valid system software is detected, the Second Stage Boot begins to load the system software. Dots (...) are displayed to indicate progress. The display will look like the following:

Booting System Software...............

Successfully Loaded Release 7.1 Issue 8

8.Log-in and password prompts will be displayed after completion of power-on initialization (approximately 15 seconds after the “Booting System Software” message):

Administration session active

Enter login id:

The log-in for the system controls which class of commands users can access. A unique log-in password protects each access level (“guest” or “administrator”). This lets managers assign different responsibility levels to system users. Enter the following login:

admin

9.Follow the prompts to enter a new password. A password must be a 3 to 16 character string without blanks. Passwords are case sensitive. If your software was previously accessed by your distributor, your password will be admin (in lower case).

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