Powering On The Switch; Checking Before Power-On - HP 3600 v2 Series Installation Manual

Powering on the switch

Checking before power-on

Before powering on the switch, verify that:
• The power cord is properly connected.
The power supply voltage meets the requirement of the switch.
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The console cable is properly connected; the terminal or PC used for configuration has been started;
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and the configuration parameters have been set.

Powering on the switch

The 3600 v2 switches have the same Boot ROM display style. This document uses the Boot ROM output
on an 3600-48-PoE+ v2 EI switch as an example:
Starting......
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Copyright (c) 2010-2011 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
Creation Date
CPU Clock Speed
Memory Size
Flash Size
CPLD Version
PCB Version
Mac Address
Press Ctrl-B to enter Extended Boot menu...0
Press Ctrl + B at the prompt within one second to access the Boot menu, or wait for the system to
automatically start up.
NOTE:
The system has two startup modes: normal startup and fast startup. The normal startup mode requires a
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little longer time than the fast startup mode because of more self-test operations.
By default, the system starts up in fast mode and the waiting time is one second. If you set the startup
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mode to normal, the waiting time is five seconds. The following section describes the setting of the
startup mode.
If you press Ctrl + B within one second, the system displays the following information:
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Please input BootRom password:
Enter the Boot ROM password (the initial password is null). Then the system displays the Boot ROM menu.
HP 3600-48-PoE+ v2 EI Switch
: Jan 13 2011, 16:39:15
: 600MHz
: 256MB
: 128MB
: 001
: Ver.B
: 000fe2100000
BOOTROM, Version 105
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