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How is the Information Organized? About This Guide
page xii OmniSwitch 6855 Series Hardware Users Guide September 2011
How is the Information Organized?
This users guide provides an overview of OmniSwitch 6855 Series switches, specifications of the hard-
ware components, steps for setting up and managing OmniSwitch 6855 Series switches, and an overview
and procedures for managing Power over Ethernet (PoE).
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 Guide
Release Notes
The 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, installing power supplies, unlocking
access control, setting the switch’s IP address, and setting up a password. It also includes succinct over-
view information on fundamental aspects of the switch, such as hardware LEDs, the software 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: 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 provide specifications, illustrations, and descriptions of all hardware components—e.g., chassis,
backup 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 connect-
ing your switch to the network.