Installation guide

Connecting the Switch to the Network
Booting the Switch
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The boot-up prompts continue until you reach the “Username” prompt. Confirm that
an administrator can log in by using the Crypto-Officer username and password that
you entered in the initial-boot script. For example:
...
User Access Authentication
Username: admin
Password: mypassword
SWITCH>
The switch is now ready for configuration through the CLI. See the CLI
Network-Management Guide (on the documentation CD provided with the switch) for
configuration instructions.
Preparing for Switch Replacement
For switch replacement, the above process becomes more complicated. This section
provides instructions for replacing a defunct switch.
Choosing Switch Replacement
The initial-boot script asks if this is a switch replacement. Answer yes to invoke the
questions that are required to replace the failed switch. For example,
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A switch replacement requires additional configuration questions.
6. Are you doing a switch replacement?
in the format 'yes' or 'no'.(default=no) # yes
Matching the Private Subnet
The next set of questions ask for the switch’s private subnet, the private VLAN for that
subnet, and the VLAN for a private metalog subnet. If the failed switch was in a
redundant pair and/or Resilient-Overlay Network (RON), the private subnets of the
replacement switch should match those of the switch that failed. Each ARX uses its