Specifications

Enterasys Xpedition 8000/8600 Getting Started Guide ix
Contents
About This Guide................................................................................................. xi
What’s New............................................................................................................................. xi
Who Should Read This Guide?............................................................................................xi
How to Use This Guide......................................................................................................... xi
Related Documentation........................................................................................................xii
Getting Help...........................................................................................................................xii
Chapter 1: Features Overview..............................................................................1
Specifications............................................................................................................................2
Features......................................................................................................................................5
Hardware Overview................................................................................................................9
Chapter 2: Hardware Installation......................................................................47
Safety Considerations............................................................................................................47
Hardware Specifications.......................................................................................................48
Installing the Hardware........................................................................................................49
Chapter 3: Software Installation and Setup......................................................77
Installing a PC Flash Card....................................................................................................78
Powering On and Booting the Software.............................................................................79
Starting the Command Line Interface.................................................................................79
Setting the Basic System Information..................................................................................82
Setting Up SNMP Community Strings...............................................................................84
Setting Up Passwords............................................................................................................86
Setting the DNS Domain Name and Address....................................................................88
Setting the SYSLOG Parameters..........................................................................................90
Loading the System Image Software...................................................................................92
Loading the Boot PROM Software ......................................................................................93
Upgrading the VFS ................................................................................................................94
Activating the Configuration Changes and Saving the Configuration File..................94
Appendix A: Troubleshooting ............................................................................97
Appendix B: Technical Support .......................................................................101
Getting Help..........................................................................................................................101
Hardware Warranty ............................................................................................................102
Software Warranty...............................................................................................................102
Repair Services......................................................................................................................102