External Controls; Motherboard Features; Boot Flash; Ram Memory - Cabletron Systems SmartSwitch 6000 Installation & User Manual

External Controls

The 6SSRM-02 has the following external controls. Where appropriate, this guide describes how
to use the controls.
• A COM port for serial connection from a management terminal. Use this port to establish a
direct CLI connection to the 6SSRM-02. The default baud rate is 9600.
• A 10Base-T/100Base-TX Data Terminal Equipment (DTE) port for network connection from
a management terminal. The port is configured as Media Data Interface (MDI). Use this port to
establish a CoreWatch management connection to the 6SSRM-02 over a local or bridged
Ethernet segment.
• A Reset switch. Use this switch to reboot the 6SSRM-02's motherboard from the internal boot
flash in the event of a system failure. The Reset switch is recessed in the 6SSRM-02's chassis,
so you will have to use a tool like a small allen wrench to activate the switch.
• CPU Status LED:

Motherboard Features

The internal "motherboard" performs all the 6SSRM-02's computing and routing functions. It
contains system-wide bridging and routing tables. Traffic that does not yet have an entry in the L2
and L3/L4 lookup tables on individual line cards is handled by the motherboard. After processing
traffic, the motherboard updates the L2 and L3/L4 tables on the ports that received the traffic. The
ports thus "learn" about how to forward traffic.

Boot Flash

The motherboard has a boot flash containing the 6SSRM-02's boot software and configuration
files. The system software image file resides on an internal flash chip and can be upgraded from a
TFTP server.

RAM Memory

The 6SSRM-02's motherboard uses 128MB of RAM to hold routing and other tables. This RAM
is "fixed" and is not removable or upgradable.
Red
Yellow
Yellow/Flashing
Green
Fatal System Error
Diagnostic Mode
Boot PROM is Active
Functioning Normally
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