64Initial steps using the CLI

Action

Configure the date by using the following command:

config setdate <MMddyyyyhhmmss>

Specifying the primary SF/CPU

Specify the primary SF/CPU to determine which SF/CPU you use as the primary after the switch performs a full power cycle only. When the SF/CPU becomes the primary, the master LED for the SF/CPU is on.

Procedure steps

Step Action

1View the current setting for the primary SF/CPU by using the following command:

show bootconfig master

2Specify the slot of the primary SF/CPU by using the following command:

config bootconfig master <cpu-slot>

3Save the configuration to the boot.cfg and pcmboot.cfg files.

4Reboot the switch.

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Variable definitions

Use the data in the following table to use the config bootconfig master command.

Variable

Value

 

 

<cpu-slot>

Specifies the slot number for the

 

primary SF/CPU. This variable can be

 

5 or 6. The default primary is slot 5.

 

 

Changing passwords

Configure new passwords for each access level, or change the logon or password for the different access levels of the switch. After you receive the Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600, use default passwords to initially access the CLI. If you use Simple Network Management Protocol version 3 (SNMPv3), you can change encrypted passwords.

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600

Commissioning

NN46205-319 01.01 Standard

30 May 2008

Copyright © 2008 Nortel Networks

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8600 specifications

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