Activating and Verifying the Switch
Connecting the Switch to a Management Console
Logging in for the First Time on EXOS
Configuring the Switch's IP Address for the Management VLAN
Changing the Switch OS via the Bootloader Menu
Changing the Switch OS via the Startup Menu
Logging In for the First Time on VOSS
on page 85
Operating system selection and activation can be done via the following:
1. XIQ - automatically by pre-selecting the preferred switch OS
2. Bootloader menu - option to change the switch OS on initial actication only
3. Startup menu in EXOS CLI - post-Bootloader menu prompt
Refer to
Read Me First - Switch OS Selection for Universal Hardware
shipped with your switch, or visit
https://www.extremenetworks.com/support/switch-os-selection/
for information on changing your
switch OS after initial activation.
Otherwise, follow the instructions in these topics:
•
Connecting the Switch to a Management Console
on page 82
•
Logging in for the First Time on EXOS
•
Configuring the Switch's IP Address for the Management VLAN
•
Changing the Switch OS via the Bootloader Menu
•
Changing the Switch OS via the Startup Menu
on page 84
•
Logging In for the First Time on VOSS
on page 85
Connecting the Switch to a Management Console
Connect each switch's serial console interface (an RJ45 jack) to a PC or terminal. The PC or terminal will
serve as the
management console
, used to monitor and configure the switch.
The default communication protocol settings for the serial console interface are:
•
Baud rate: 115200
•
Data bits: 8
•
Stop bit: 1
•
Parity: None
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