How is the Information Organized?
About This Guide
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OmniSwitch 6850/6850E Series Hardware Users Guide
June 2011
How is the Information Organized?
This users guide provides an overview of OmniSwitch 6850/6850E Series switches, an overview and
procedures for setting up and managing the switches, an overview and procedures for managing Power
over Ethernet (PoE), and an overview and procedures for managing stacks.
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:
OmniSwitch 6850/6850E Series Getting Started Guide
Release Notes
The
OmniSwitch 6850/6850E Series Getting Started Guide
provides all the information you need to get
your switch up and running the first time. This guide provides information on unpacking the switch, rack
mounting the switch, installing stacking cables, installing backup power supplies, unlocking access
control, setting the switch’s IP address, setting up a password, and setting up stacks. It also includes
succinct overview information on fundamental aspects of the switch, such as hardware LEDs, the soft-
ware directory structure, stacking, 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:
OmniSwitch 6850/6850E Series Hardware Users Guide
OmniSwitch AOS Release 6 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
OmniSwitch 6850/6850E Series
Hardware Users Guide
. This guide provide specifications, illustrations, and descriptions of all hardware
components—e.g., chassis, stacking and stacking cables, backup power supplies, etc. It also includes steps
for common procedures, such as removing and installing switch modules.
The
OmniSwitch AOS Release 6 Switch Management Guide
is the primary user guide for the basic soft-
ware 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.
