N7500, N7500-Icp, Or N7500-Inm - Cabletron Systems Netlink FRX8000 User Manual

N7500, N7500-ICP, or N7500-INM

Starting an N7500/ICP/INM
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This procedure applies only to an N7500 with a monitor. An N7500/ICP
without a monitor will boot automatically after it is switched on.
1. Switch on the monitor, then the node. After a few seconds, this will be displayed:
SCO System V/386
Boot
:
2. Press . (If any files are corrupted because the system was not shut down
[Enter]
properly, error messages will be displayed. Press
3. You will be prompted:
Type Control-D to proceed with normal startup
(or give root password for system maintenance)
Press (simultaneously)
4. The current system date and time will be displayed. Press
played values, or enter the correct values, in the format:
YY = year ( 00 to 99
= hour (
hh 00 to 23
If you only need to change the time, enter the hour and minute; to change the year,
month, or day, you must enter the entire string, including hour and minute.
5. Various messages will be displayed, ending with:
database (y/n)? Type
6. will be displayed. Type
scosysv!login:
7. When asked for a password, type
8. At the prompt:
[NETLINK]
If starting an N7500, type
If starting an N7500-ICP, type start
If starting an N7500-INM from the local keyboard, type
If starting an N7500-INM from an Async Console,
type
start -icp & [Enter]
The software will start, and the monitor/Console will eventually display
(assuming the node is able to communicate with the network)
If you want to access the menus on an N7500-INM:
1. Press (or
[Alt] [F3] [Alt] [PF3]
2. At the
scosysv!login:
3. When asked for a password, type
.
[Ctrl] [D]
) MM = month ( 01 to 12
) = minute (
mm 00 to 59
y [Enter] .
netlink [Enter]
mypass [Enter]
start [Enter]
-icp [Enter]
.
on an Async Console).
prompt, type
netlink [Enter]
mypass [Enter]
if requested to do so.)
[Enter]
to accept the dis-
[Enter]
YYMMDDhhmm
) DD = day (01 to 31
)
Check protected subsystem
.
.
.
.
start -icp [Enter]
Node is Operational
.
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