Dell PowerConnect 8024 Cli Reference Manual page 127

If the user chooses not to use the wizard initially, the session defaults to the CLI mode with a
warning to refer to the documentation. During a subsequent login, the user may again elect not
to run the setup wizard. Once the wizard has established configuration, however, the wizard is
presented only if the user resets the switch to the factory default settings. While the wizard is
running, the system does not display any unsolicited or unrelated status messages. For example,
the system does not display event notification or system status messages.
After completing the wizard, the user is given a chance to save his configuration and continue to
the CLI. If the user chooses to discard his configuration, any restart of the wizard must be from
the beginning. When the user chooses to restart the wizard, any configuration the user saved
previously automatically is offered for the user to accept. The user may elect to correct only a
few items instead of re-entering all the data.
Since a switch may be powered on in the field without a serial connection, the switch waits 60
seconds for the user to respond to the setup wizard question in instances where no configuration
files exist. If there is no response, the switch continues normal operation using the default
factory configuration. While waiting for the response from the user, normal switch operation
will continue, including but not limited to:
• If BOOTP/DHCP is supported and enabled by default, the switch attempts to get its address.
• The switch continues to switch traffic.
• The switch continues do MAC learning. If spanning-tree is on by default, the switch
participates in the spanning-tree protocol.
Functional Flow
The functional flow diagram below illustrates the procedures for the Easy Setup Wizard.
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