Minimum System Parameters - Bay Networks 58000 Installation And Reference Manual

Configuring the Model 58000 Switch

Minimum System Parameters

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Table 6-1. Configuration parameters (continued)
Parameter name
Image load mode
Boot router IP address
TFTP load server IP address
TFTP retry count
Image file name
Switch mode
Read community string
Read-write community string
Flow control
The minimum system parameters enable the Model 58000 switch to boot on to
the network and to communicate with your network management station.
After configuring these minimum parameters, you can continue to use the
system configuration menus or use the network management software to
configure additional parameters and monitor the Model 58000 switch.
You must configure the following minimum system parameters:
• IP address
NOTE: The simplest and most robust configuration results when the
Model 58000 switch you are installing resides on the same subnet as your
network management station. This configuration helps avoid sending
SNMP management packets across other subnets and possibly through
routers. For this configuration, make sure that the subnet reference in the
IP address of your Model 58000 switch matches that of your network
management station. Additionally, Bay Networks recommends that the IP
addresses of all Model 58000 switches in a switch community reside on
the same subnet. (Example: Model 58000 switch 1 should have an IP
address of 123.123.24.1 and Model 58000 switch 2 should have an IP
address of 123.123.24.2.) Putting the IP addresses of all Model 58000
switches on the same subnet will help you avoid connectivity-related
problems on your network.
Default setting
Local
0.0.0.0
0.0.0.0
5
NULL string
Basic
"public"
"private"
Enabled for 100 Mb/s and full-duplex only
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