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Job aid: Setup utility prompt descriptions (cont’d.)

Prompt

 

Description and action

 

 

 

 

 

Primary CPU mgmt port:

 

Description: Specifies if you want the

autonegotiation [n] (y/n)?

 

primary CPU to use autonegotiation.

 

 

Action: Enter n to accept the default, or enter

 

 

y to indicate that you want the primary CPU

 

 

management port to use autonegotiation.

 

 

 

 

 

speed (10/100) [10]:

 

Description: Specifies the line speed in Mb/s.

 

 

Action: Press Enter to accept the default (10

 

 

Mb/s), or specify 100 Mb/s.

 

 

 

 

 

Do you want to enable

 

Description: Specifies if you want the boot

automatic savetostandby

 

and run-time configuration files to be saved on

mode [n] (y/n)?

 

the backup CPU.

 

 

Action: Enter y to save the boot and run-time

 

 

configuration files on the backup CPU. Accept

 

 

the default (n) to save boot and run-time

 

 

configuration files on the primary CPU.

 

 

Do you want to enable m-mode

Description: Specifies if you want the

support [n] (y/n)?

 

chassis to run in 128 K mode. To run in 128 K

 

 

mode, the CPU module must be an 8691 or

 

 

higher and the switch must use at least one

 

 

8600 module (128 K module).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ATTENTION

 

 

 

If you enable M mode support and you

 

 

 

use a mixed configuration of modules, you

 

 

 

disable the E modules and Pre-E modules.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ATTENTION

 

 

 

If you enable M mode support and you

 

 

 

use a mixed configuration of modules, you

 

 

 

disable the E modules.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Action: Enter y if you want the chassis to run

 

 

in 128 K M mode. Accept the default (n), if

 

 

you want it to run in 32 K mode only.

 

 

 

 

 

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600

Commissioning

NN46205-319 01.01 Standard

30 May 2008

Copyright © 2008 Nortel Networks

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