About This Guide
Documentation Roadmap
OmniSwitch 6350 Hardware Users Guide
April 2017
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Documentation Roadmap
The OmniSwitch user documentation suite was designed to supply you with information at several critical
junctures of the configuration process.The following section outlines a roadmap of the manuals that will
help you at each stage of the configuration process. Under each stage, we point you to the manual or
manuals that will be most helpful to you.
Stage 1: Using the Switch for the First Time
Pertinent Documentation:
Getting Started Chapter
Release Notes
The
Getting Started
chapter in this manual provides all the information you need to get your switch up and
running the first time. This chapter provides information on unpacking the switch, installing power
supplies, unlocking access control, setting the switch’s IP address, and setting up a password. It also
includes succinct overview information on fundamental aspects of the switch, such as hardware LEDs, the
software directory structure, CLI conventions, and web-based management.
At this time you should also familiarize yourself with the Release Notes that accompanied your switch.
This document includes important information on feature limitations that are not included in other user
guides.
Stage 2: Gaining Familiarity with Basic Switch Functions
Pertinent Documentation:
Hardware Users Guide
Switch Management Guide
Once you have your switch up and running, you will want to begin investigating basic aspects of its hard
ware and software. Information about switch hardware is provided in the
Hardware Users Guide
. This
guide provides specifications, illustrations, and descriptions of all hardware components—e.g., chassis,
power supplies, etc.
The
Switch Management Guide
is the primary user guide for the basic software features on a switch. This
guide contains information on the switch directory structure, basic file and directory utilities, switch
access security, SNMP, and web-based management. It is recommended that you read this guide before
connecting your switch to the network.
