Activate And Verify The Switch; Connect The Switch To A Management Console; Log In For The First Time On Switch Engine - Extreme Networks ExtremeSwitching 5420 Series Installation Manual

Activate and Verify the Switch

Connect the Switch to a Management Console

Log in for the First Time on Switch Engine
Configure the Switch's IP Address for the Management VLAN
Change the Switch OS via the Bootloader Menu
Change the Switch OS via the Startup Menu
Log In for the First Time on Fabric Engine
Operating system selection and activation can be done via the following:
1. XIQ - automatically by pre-selecting the preferred switch OS
2. Bootloader menu - option to change the switch OS on initial activation only
3. Startup menu in Switch Engine CLI - post-Bootloader menu prompt
Read Me First - Switch OS Selection for Universal Hardware shipped with
Refer to
your switch, or visit
information on changing your switch OS after initial activation.
Otherwise, use the instructions in the following topics.
Connect the Switch to a Management Console
Connect each switch's serial console interface (an RJ45 jack) to a PC or terminal. The PC
or terminal will serve as the
switch.
The default communication protocol settings for the serial console interface are:
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Baud rate: 115200
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Data bits: 8
•
Stop bit: 1
•
Parity: None
Log in for the First Time on Switch Engine
Onboard your switch with ExtremeCloud™. Log in or create your XIQ administrator
account in order to select your switch operating system with XIQ at
extremecloudiq.com
https://www.extremenetworks.com/support/switch-os-selection/
management console , used to monitor and configure the
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