Chapter 3 Assigning The Switch Ip Address And Default Gateway; Understanding The Boot Process - Cisco 3020 - Catalyst Blade Switch Configuration Manual

Assigning the Switch IP Address and Default
Gateway
This chapter describes how to create the initial switch configuration (for example, assigning the IP
address and default gateway information) by using a variety of automatic and manual methods. It also
describes how to modify the switch startup configuration.
For complete syntax and usage information for the commands used in this chapter, see the Cisco Catalyst
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Blade Switch 3020 for HP Command Reference for this release and the Cisco IOS IP Command
Reference, Volume 1 of 3: Addressing and Services, Release 12.2.
This chapter consists of these sections:
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Understanding the Boot Process

To start your switch, you need to follow the procedures in the Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 for HP
Getting Started Guide or the Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 for HP Hardware Installation Guide for
installing the switch and setting up the initial switch configuration (IP address, subnet mask, default
gateway, secret and Telnet passwords, and so forth).
The normal boot process involves the operation of the boot loader software, which performs these
activities:
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Understanding the Boot Process, page 3-1
Assigning Switch Information, page 3-2
Checking and Saving the Running Configuration, page 3-10
Modifying the Startup Configuration, page 3-13
Scheduling a Reload of the Software Image, page 3-18
Performs low-level CPU initialization. It initializes the CPU registers, which control where physical
memory is mapped, its quantity, its speed, and so forth.
Performs power-on self-test (POST) for the CPU subsystem. It tests the CPU DRAM and the portion
of the flash device that makes up the flash file system.
Initializes the flash file system on the system board.
Loads a default operating system software image into memory and boots the switch.
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Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 for HP Software Configuration Guide
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