Operator`s manual
Table Of Contents
- RS 8000/8600 Getting Started Guide
- Notices
- Table of Contents
- 1 About This Guide
- 2 Introduction
- 3 Hardware Installation
- 3.1 Safety Considerations
- 3.2 Hardware Specifications
- 3.3 Installing the Hardware
- 3.3.1 Verifying Your Shipment
- 3.3.2 Installing the Chassis
- 3.3.3 Installing an AC Power Supply
- 3.3.4 Installing a DC Power Supply
- 3.3.5 Installing the Control Module
- 3.3.6 Installing the Switching Fabric Module (RS8600 only)
- 3.3.7 Installing Line Cards
- 3.3.8 Installing GBIC Modules into Line Cards
- 3.3.9 Installing ATM Physical Media Cards (PHYs)
- 3.3.10 Multi-rate WAN Line Card and WICs
- 3.3.11 SRP Line Cards and Bridge Mate Module
- 3.3.12 Installing SFP Transceivers
- 3.3.13 Attaching the Network Cables to Line Cards
- 4 Initial Configuration
- 4.1 Powering on the RS8000/8600
- 4.2 Starting the Command Line Interface
- 4.3 Configuration Changes and Saving the Configuration File
- 4.4 Setting the Basic System Information
- 4.5 Setting Up Passwords
- 4.6 Setting Up SNMP
- 4.7 Setting the DNS Domain Name and Address
- 4.8 Setting the SYSLOG Parameters
- 4.9 Using Redundant Control Modules
- 5 Managing Software
- Appendix A Troubleshooting
- Appendix B International SaFety Information
- Index

Riverstone Networks RS 8000/8600 Switch Router Getting Started Guide 1-1
1 ABOUT THIS GUIDE
This guide provides a general overview of the 8-slot and 16-slot Riverstone Networks, Inc. RS 8000 and RS 8600
hardware and software features. Also, it provides procedures for installing the RS 8000 and RS 8600. For product
information not available in this guide, see the manuals listed in Section 1.2, "Related Documentation."
1.1 HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE
1.2 RELATED DOCUMENTATION
The Riverstone RS Switch Router documentation set includes the following items. Refer to these other documents
to learn more about your product.
If You Want To... See...
Get an overview of the RS 8000 and RS 8600
software and hardware features
Chapter 2, "Introduction"
Install the RS 8000 or RS 8600 hardware Chapter 3, "Hardware Installation"
Install the RS 8000 or RS 8600 software, boot the
software, and set up the unit
Chapter 4, "Initial Configuration"
Troubleshoot installation problems Appendix A, "Troubleshooting"
For Information About... See the...
How to use Command Line Interface (CLI)
commands to configure and manage the
RS 8000 or RS 8600
Riverstone RS Switch Router User Guide
The complete syntax for all CLI commands Riverstone RS Switch Router Command Line
Interface Reference Manual
System messages Riverstone RS Switch Router Message Reference
Manual