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System Configuration Process
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System
Configuration
Process
This guide assumes that you have completed the physical installation
process for all items in the Switch 4007 chassis successfully and that you
are ready to begin configuring and managing your system. Use this
Switch 4007 Implementation Guide together with the Switch 4007
Command Reference Guide
to gain helpful conceptual and practical
information.
A version of operational software for each module is installed at the
factory. However, this version may not be the latest version available.
You can download the latest software from the 3Com Web site
(
http://support.3com.com/
). When you download software, be
sure to also download the corresponding release notes to learn about
software compatibility requirements among modules in the chassis,
known problems with the software, and other issues.
Because the software in a module boots automatically as long as power is
available, a module is immediately ready to configure and manage
according to your network needs. See “Configuration Procedure” next in
this chapter for a list of required and recommended steps.
Configuration
Procedure
Follow the steps that apply to your system configuration and network
needs and ignore the steps that do not apply.
Configure the Management Module
You must configure the Management Module with certain parameters
before you access the Administration Console of any switch fabric
module or interface module and before you access the system through an
external Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) application. See
Chapter X in this guide for more information.
Configure Each Switching Module
1
Configure basic management or physical link parameters. One or more of
the following topics may apply to each module:
■
Module parameters — To manage nonvolatile data (nvData), display
your module status information, display warning messages for certain
module conditions, and reset baseline counters, see Chapter 6.
■
Physical port numbering — To learn the port numbering rules and
understand the effects of adding or removing modules, see Chapter 7.