Booting The Switch; Figure 4-1. Installation And Configuration Flow - Dell PowerConnect 3424 User Manual

Figure 4-1. Installation and Configuration Flow

Booting the Switch

When the power is turned on with the local terminal already connected, the switch goes through
power-on self-test (POST). POST runs every time the device is initialized and checks hardware
components to determine if the device is fully operational before completely booting. If a critical
problem is detected, the program flow stops. If POST passes successfully, a valid executable image
is loaded into RAM. POST messages are displayed on the terminal and indicate test success or failure.
The boot process runs approximately 30 seconds.
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Configuring PowerConnect 3424/P and 3448/P
Connect Device and
Yes
Press Esc
Loading Program from
flash to RAM
Startup Menu (Special
Functions)
Enter Wizard
Reboot
Initial Configuration:
IP Address, Subnet
mask, Users Basic
Security Configuration
Console
Power On
Susepnd
Bootup
No
Yes
No
Wizard Configuration
Process
Advanced Configuration:
IP Address from DHCP ,
IP address from bootp,
Security Management
Hardware
Setup
Standard
Device
Installation
Advanced
Device
Installation