Cabletron Systems SmartSwitch 6000 Installation & User Manual page 14

Contents
Chapter 3
Powering On and Booting the Software ....................................................................... 3-1
Starting the Command Line Interface .......................................................................... 3-2
Access Modes................................................................................................. 3-2
Basic Line Editing Commands ........................................................................ 3-3
Setting Basic System Information ................................................................................ 3-4
Setting Up SNMP Community Strings.......................................................................... 3-7
Setting Up Passwords .................................................................................................. 3-9
Setting the DNS Domain Name and Address ............................................................ 3-10
Setting SYSLOG Parameters..................................................................................... 3-12
Loading System Image Software ............................................................................... 3-14
Loading Boot PROM Software ................................................................................... 3-16
Activating Configuration Changes and Saving the Configuration File........................ 3-17
Activating the Configuration Commands in the Scratchpad.......................... 3-18
Saving the Active Configuration to the Startup Configuration File ................ 3-18
Viewing the Current Configuration ................................................................ 3-19
Chapter 4
What Is Cabletron CoreWatch?.................................................................................... 4-1
System Requirements.................................................................................................. 4-2
Installing Cabletron CoreWatch.................................................................................... 4-2
Installing on a Solaris System ......................................................................... 4-2
Installing on a Windows NT or Windows 95/98 System.................................. 4-3
Starting CoreWatch...................................................................................................... 4-4
Starting CoreWatch in Solaris ......................................................................... 4-4
Starting CoreWatch in Windows NT or Windows 95/98.................................. 4-5
Starting CoreWatch from within SPECTRUM Enterprise Manager................. 4-5
Starting CoreWatch from within HP OpenView 5.x ......................................... 4-6
Chapter 5
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Software Installation and Setup
Installing and Starting Cabletron CoreWatch
Troubleshooting