About This Guide
Documentation Roadmap
OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide
April 2006
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Stage 2: Gaining Familiarity with Basic Switch Functions
Pertinent Documentation:
OmniSwitch 6600 Family
Hardware Users Guide
OmniSwitch 6600 Family 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 OmniSwitch 6600 Family hardware is provided in the
OmniSwitch
6600 Family Hardware Users Guide
. This guide provides specifications, illustrations, and descriptions of
all hardware components—chassis, power supplies, uplink and stacking modules, and cooling fans. They
also include steps for common procedures, such as removing and installing switch components.
The
OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide
is the primary user guide for the basic software
features on a single 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.
Note.
The
OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide
and the
OmniSwitch 6600 Family
Hard-
ware Users Guide
were originally known as the “
OmniSwitch 6624/6648 Switch Management Guide
” and
“
OmniSwitch 6624/6648 Hardware Users Guide
”, respectively.
Stage 3: Integrating the Switch Into a Network
Pertinent Documentation:
OmniSwitch 6600 Family Network Configuration Guide
OmniSwitch 6600 Family Advanced Routing Configuration Guide
When you are ready to connect your switch to the network, you will need to learn how the OmniSwitch
implements fundamental software features, such as 802.1Q, VLANs, Spanning Tree, and network routing
protocols. The
OmniSwitch 6600 Family Network Configuration Guide
contains overview information,
procedures and examples on how standard networking technologies are configured in the OmniSwitch
6600 Family.
Note.
The
OmniSwitch 6600 Family Network Configuration Guide
and the
OmniSwitch 6600 Family
Advanced Routing Configuration Guide
were originally known as the “
OmniSwitch 6624/6648 Network
Configuration Guide
” and the “
OmniSwitch 6624/6648 Advanced Routing Configuration Guide
”, respec-
tively.
The
OmniSwitch 6600 Family Advanced Routing Configuration Guide
includes configuration information
for networks using Open Shortest Path First (OSPF).
Anytime
The
OmniSwitch CLI Reference Guide
contains comprehensive information on all CLI commands
supported by the switch. This guide includes syntax, default, usage, example, related CLI command, and
CLI-to-MIB variable mapping information for all CLI commands supported by the switch. This guide can
be consulted anytime during the configuration process to find detailed and specific information on each
CLI command.
