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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
Figure 2-2 Workstation Connection to Console Port on a PXM-UI-S3/B Back Card
To initialize the switch, use the following procedure.
Step 1 Physically connect a terminal or workstation to the PXM-UI-S3 or PXM-UI-S3/B back card as shown
in Figure 2-1 or Figure 2-2. You can use any personal computer or UNIX workstation with VT-100
emulation software.
Note You can connect the terminal to a PXM in either slot 7 or slot 8 in the
MGX 8850 (PXM1E/PXM45) or in the MGX 8950. On a MGX 8830, connect the terminal to a
PXM1E in either slot 1 or slot 2.
Step 2 Start the terminal or, if you are using a workstation, start a terminal emulation program and configure it
to connect to the switch through the serial port on the workstation. For instructions on configuring the
terminal emulation program, refer to the documentation for the emulation program.
The default switch configuration supports the following settings: 9600 bps, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop
bit, no hardware flow control.
Step 3 At the workstation, enter the command that connects the terminal emulation program to another
computer.
Step 4 If the switch power is not on, turn on the switch power as described in the Cisco MGX 8800/8900
Hardware Installation Guide, Releases 2 - 5.1.
Note You can connect the workstation to the switch before or after power is applied. If you start the
terminal emulation program before turning on the switch, the terminal emulation program
displays the switch startup messages.
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