Installation guide
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Unpacking and Installing the Switch
- Connecting the Switch to the Network
- Maintenance
- Removing a Hard Disk
- Index

Booting the Switch
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The private subnet metalog VLAN is used for storing file-change
logs on battery-backed NVRAM, possibly on a redundant peer.
Be sure this value does not conflict with existing VLAN IDs.
9. Enter the switch's private subnet metalog VLAN
in the format integer [1-4095].(default=1003) # 1005 <Enter>
The UUID should only be entered if this chassis is replacing a failed chassis
and the entered UUID should match the UUID of the failed chassis.
10. Enter the switch's UUID
in the format
xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx.(default=6df0854c-6af4-11d8-954a-f844c83bc5f3) #
e5d870ae-571e-1352-916b-ef324fbc05a2
The base registration key is used to activate the software license for this system
11. Enter the switch’s base registration key
in the format xxxxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxx.(default=A362247-945361-27183-5068-9388182) #
<Enter>
The crypto-officer is the most privileged user in the system.
12. Enter the crypto-officer username
in the format text (1-28 characters). # admin
13. Enter the crypto-officer password
in the format text (6-28 characters). # mypassword
Confirm the crypto-officer password # mypassword
A system password is required for access to the master key.
14. Enter a system password
in the format text (12-28 characters). # d0uble$ecRET
Confirm the system password # d0uble$ecRET
This is the master-key question, where you use the encrypted master key and
the wrapping password from the redundant peer:
The master key is used to encrypt critical security parameters.
15. Enter the master key
in the format base64-encoded key or keyword 'generate'.(default=generate) #
2oftVCwAAAAgAAAApwazSRFd2ww/H1pi7R7JMDZ9SoIg4WGA/XsZP+HcXjsIAAAADDRbMCxE/bc=
The wrapping password is used to encrypt and decrypt the master key.
18. Enter the wrapping password
in the format text (6-28 characters). # an0ther$ecretpw
Confirm the wrapping password # an0ther$ecretpw
Configuration Summary
Management IP Address 10.1.49.60
Management IP Mask 255.255.255.0
Management Gateway 10.1.49.1
DNS IP Address 10.51.1.29
Power Configuration 110
Private IP Subnet 169.254.196.0
Private IP Mask 255.255.255.0
Private VLAN 1004
Private Metalog VLAN 1005
Chassis GUID e5d870ae-571e-1352-916b-ef324fbc05a2