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Cisco MGX 8800/8900 Series Software Configuration Guide
Release 5.1, Part Number OL-6482-01, Rev. A0, January 25, 2005
Chapter 2 Configuring General Switch Features
Initializing the Switch
Initializing the Switch
After you assemble a new switch, as described in the Cisco MGX 8800/8900 Hardware Installation
Guide, Releases 2 - 5.1, you must initialize the switch before you can configure it. Although PXM cards
ship with the latest version of boot firmware on the front card, the runtime firmware cannot be loaded
until both front and back cards have been installed. When you initialize the switch, you are configuring
the switch to load a specific runtime firmware version from the PXM hard disk.
A new switch must be initialized using a console port management session. A console port management
session requires a terminal or workstation with a serial connection to the Console Port (CP) port on the
PXM-UI-S3 back card.
Figure 2-1 shows how a workstation connects to a PXM-UI-S3 back card. Figure 2-2 shows how a
workstation connects to a PXM-UI-S3/B back card.
Note Note that some or all of the commands discussed in this section require SERVICE_GP or CISCO_GP
privileges. These privileges and the default user names and passwords for these privilege levels are
described in the “Adding Users” section, which appears later in this chapter.
Figure 2-1 Workstation Connection to Console Port on a PXM-UI-S3 Back Card
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