Telnet Console Access; Hot Swapping Switch Modules; Adding Or Replacing Modules - HP 8200 zl Installation And Getting Started Manual

Installing the HP 8200 zl Switches

Hot Swapping Switch Modules

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Telnet Console Access

To access the switch through a telnet session, using an Ethernet port not the
Console port, follow these steps:
1.
2.
3.
If you want to continue with console management of the switch at this time
through either a direct connection or a TELNET session, see chapter 3,
"Getting Started With Switch Configuration" for some basic configuration
steps. For more detailed information, refer to the Management and Config-
uration Guide which is on the HP networking Web site.
Hot Swapping Switch Modules
The switch modules can be "hot swapped" (except for the System Support
Module and the Management Module (unless there are two Management
Modules in the same chassis, they are not hot swappable), that is installed or
replaced while the switch is powered on (See Module Installation Notes on
page
modules to an empty slot or replacing modules with the same type, and
exchanging the module with a different type.

Adding or Replacing Modules

If a module has to be replaced with one of the same type, or you are expanding
the switch capability by adding a module in a slot where one was not previ-
ously installed (since the last switch reboot), the replaced or new module is
immediately operational; there is no interruption to the switch operation.
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Chassis)
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Ensure the switch is configured with an IP address and that the switch is
reachable from the telnet workstation (for example by using a Ping
command to the switch's IP address)
Start the telnet program and connect to the switch's IP address.
The copyright page and the message "Press any key to continue" will
display. Press a key, and the switch console CLI prompt will display.
2-11). The procedures differ slightly, though between adding new
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