Riverstone Networks RS 8000/8600 Switch Router Getting Started Guide 3-11
Hardware Installation
Installing the Hardware
Installing the PC Flash Card into the Control Module
The Control Module 16 megabyte PC flash card contains the system image software.
To install the PC flash card into the Control Module, perform the following steps:
1.
Make sure the power is off on the RS 8000/8600. You cannot install or remove a PC card while the
RS 8000/8600 is running.
2.
Insert the PC card into either of the slots on the Control Module. You can choose either slot.
Note
The RS 8000/8600 supports the use of dual PC cards, one in slot0, the other in
slot1. Each PC card is treated as an independent file system by the RS 8000/8600.
For detailed information regarding the PC flash file system and the management
of configuration files, see the “
Riverstone RS Switch Router User Guide
.”
Note
If the message “
SYS-E-NOFLASHCARD
” appears while booting the RS 8000/8600,
the system has not detected a PC card. If this occurs, ensure that the PC card is
properly inserted, then reboot. If the system still does not recognize the card,
contact Riverstone Networks, Inc. technical support.
Connecting to the Control Module’s Serial Port
To attach the supplied console cable to the Control Module DB-9 port:
1.
Locate the console cable included with the RS 8000/8600 chassis. The console cable is a
female-to-female DB-9 crossover cable. Thus, pin 2 (TXD or “transmit data”) emerges on the
terminal’s end of the connection as RXD (“receive data”), and so on.
2.
Plug one end of the console cable into the Control Module’s DCE DB-9 port.
3.
Plug the other end of the console cable into the terminal’s DTE port.
4.
When you are ready to begin configuring the RS, use procedures in
Chapter 4,
"Initial
Configuration"
to power on the switch and boot the software. You will perform initial setup by
entering CLI commands on a terminal or PC running terminal emulation software.
Connecting to the Control Module’s 10/100Base-TX Port
Use the RJ-45 10/100Base-TX DTE port for management connections from a host on the network.
To attach a cable to the 10/100Base-TX port:
1.
Obtain a cable with an RJ-45 connector. Pin 1 (TXD or “transmit data”) must emerge on the
network’s end of the connection as RXD (“receive data”) and so on.
2.
After ensuring that the pin assignments on both ends of the connection are correct, plug the
appropriate end of the connection into the Control Module’s RJ-45 10/100Base-TX port.
3.
Connect the other end of the cable to your network.