Table Of Contents - Cabletron Systems SmartSwitch 8000 Getting Started Manual

About This Guide ...................................................................................... 1
Who Should Read This Guide? ..............................................................................................1
How to Use This Guide .......................................................................................................... .1
Related Documentation...........................................................................................................2
Chapter 1: Features Overview ................................................................. 3
Specifications ................................................................................................................. ...........4
Features....................................................................................................................... ...............7
Hardware Overview .............................................................................................................. 12
Chapter 2: Hardware Installation .......................................................... 51
Safety Considerations .......................................................................................................... ..51
Hardware Specifications .......................................................................................................52
Installing the Hardware ........................................................................................................53
Chapter 3: Software Installation and Setup ......................................... 81
Installing a PCMCIA Flash Card .........................................................................................82
Powering On and Booting the Software .............................................................................83
Starting the Command Line Interface .................................................................................83
Setting the Basic System Information..................................................................................86
Setting Up SNMP Community Strings ...............................................................................89
Setting Up Passwords........................................................................................................... .90
Setting the DNS Domain Name and Address....................................................................92
Setting the SYSLOG Parameters ..........................................................................................94
Loading the System Image Software...................................................................................96
Loading the Boot PROM Software ......................................................................................97
Upgrading the VFS ................................................................................................................98
Activating the Configuration Changes and Saving the Configuration File ..................98
Chapter 4: Installing and Starting Cabletron CoreWatch .................. 101
What Is Cabletron CoreWatch?..........................................................................................101
System Requirements ..........................................................................................................102
Installing CoreWatch ...........................................................................................................102
Starting CoreWatch..............................................................................................................104
Appendix A: Troubleshooting ............................................................. 107
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