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3Com Switch 4510G Family Getting Started Guide Manual Version: 6W100 www.3com.com 3Com Corporation 350 Campus Drive, Marlborou gh, MA, USA 01752 3064[...]
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Copyright © 2009, 3Com Corporatio n. All rights reserved. No part of this documentation may be reprodu ced in any form or by any means or used to make any de riva tive work (such as translation, transform ation, or adaptation) without written permiss ion from 3Com Corporation. 3Com Corporation re serves the right to revise this docu mentation and [...]
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About This Manual Organization 3Com Switch 4510G Family Getting Started Guide i s organized as follows: Chapter Contents 1 Router Overview Briefly introduces the appearance, syst em description, as well as the features and applications of the 3Com Switch 4510G Family. 2 Preparing for Installation Describes the requirem ents on installation site, th[...]
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GUI conventions Convention Description Boldface Window names, button names, field names, and me nu items are in Boldface. For example, the New User window appears; click OK . > Multi-level menus are separated by a ngle brackets. For example, File > Create > Folder . Symbols Convention Description Means reader be extremely careful. Im prope[...]
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i Table of Contents 1 Product Ov erview ······································································································································ 1-1 Overview ··············[...]
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ii Connecting the Power Co rds ·················································································································· 3-7 Connecting the AC Power Cord ····························?[...]
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1-1 1 Product Overview Overview 3Com Switch 4510G Family (herein after referre d to as the Switch 4510G ) are Layer 3 Gigabit Ethernet switching product s developed by 3Com Corporation. (Herei naf ter referred to as 3Co m). The Switch 4510G are designed a s distribution or access device s for intranet s and metropolit an area networks (MANs). Suppo[...]
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1-2 Item Switch 4510G 24-Port Switch 4510G 48-Port AC Rated voltage range: 100 VAC to 240 VAC, 50 Hz or 60 Hz Input voltage range: 90 VAC to 264 VA.C, 47 Hz to 63 Hz Input voltage RPS Rated voltage range: 10.8 VDC to 13.2 VDC Adopts RPS500-A3 using its +12 VDC/1 0 .5 A output and the cable suite of 0404A03C : Please use the external RPS power suppl[...]
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1-3 Rear Panel Figure 1-2 Rear panel of the Switch 4510G 2 4-Port Ethernet switch (1) AC power input (2) RPS power input (shipped with a protective cove r) (3) Groundin g screw (4) Interface module slot 1 (MOD1) (5) Interface module slot 2 (MOD2) The Switch 4510G 24-Port provides two interface modul e slots on its rear panel. Each slot is installe [...]
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1-4 Rear Panel Figure 1-4 Rear panel of the Switch 4510G 4 8-Port Ethernet switch (1) AC power input (2) RPS power input (shipped with a protective cove r) (3) Groundin g screw (4) Interface module slot 1 (MOD1) (5) Interface module slot 2 (MOD2) The Switch 4510G 48-Port provides two interface modul e slots on its rear panel. Each slot is installe [...]
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1-5 Table 1-3 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet port specif ications Item Specification Connecto r type RJ-45 Interface standard z 10 Mbps, full duplex z 100 Mbps, full duplex z 1000 Mbps, full duplex z MDI/MDI-X, auto-sensing Max transmission di stance 100 m (328.08 ft.) Transmission medium Category-5 u nshielded twisted pair cabl e Standard IEEE 802.3i,[...]
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1-6 The SFP port and its corresponding 10/100/1000Ba se- T autosensing Ethernet port can not be used together at the same time. For details, refer to the Ethernet Port Configuration part in the Access Volume of the 3Com Switch 4510G Family Configuration Guid e. LEDs Table 1-5 LEDs LED Device support System Status LED All series RPS Status LED All s[...]
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1-7 Table 1-7 RPS status LED LED Mark Status Description Steady green The AC input is normal, and the RPS is in the position or works normally. Steady yellow The RPS input is normal, but the AC input fails or is not connected. RPS status LED RPS Off RPS is not connected. Port Mode LED The port mode LED on the Switch 4510G can di splay the worki ng [...]
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1-8 Status LED System status LED (PWR/SYS) Seven-segment LED Description Steady red The LED flashes t . Over-temperature alarm The LED displays C . The current switch is the command switch in the clu ster. The LED displays S . The current switch is a me mber switch in the clu ster. The LED displays c . The current switch is a candidate switch in th[...]
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1-9 SFP Port Status LED The port mode LED and the SFP port status LE D toge ther indicate the SFP port ope ration stat us. Refer to T able 1-1 1 for det ails. Table 1-11 SFP port status LEDs descri ption Status Port mode LED Ethernet port status LED Description Steady green The port operates at a rate of 1000 Mbps; the LED is fast flashing when dat[...]
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1-10 Model Description Interface quantity and type Remarks 3C17766 Dual-Port 10 GE XFP Interface Module 2 × 10 Gbps XFP optical ports 3C17768 One-port 10 GE XFP Interface Module 1 × 10 Gbps XFP optical port Using XFP optical transcei vers and fibers for long-di stance connections, and support IRF LSPM2SP2P Dual-Port 10 GE SFP+ Interface Module 2 [...]
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1-11 Figure 1-7 CX4 cable Dual-Port 10 GE XFP Interface Module Figure 1-8 Dual-port 10 GE XFP interface module Figure 1-9 Front panel of dual-port 10 GE XFP interface module A dual-port 10 GE XFP interface module provides two 10 Gb ps XFP optical port s. Y ou can insert an XFP transceiver into the port to connect it to another XFP port through an o[...]
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1-12 z You are recommended to use XFP tran sceivers of 3Com on the Switch 4510G. z The types of XFP transceivers may vary over time . Consult 3Com marketing personnel or technical support personnel to obtain the latest information about XFP transceivers. One-port 10 GE XFP Interface Module Figure 1-10 One-port 10 GE XFP interface module Figure 1-11[...]
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1-13 Figure 1-13 Front panel of dual-port 10 GE SFP+ interface module A dual-port 10 GE SFP+ interfa ce module provides two 10 Gbp s SFP+ ports. Y ou can i nsert an SFP+ transceiver into the port to connect it to another SF P+ port through an optical fiber , or an SFP+ cable provided by H3C. For det ails about the supported SFP+ transceivers and SF[...]
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1-14 Description of LEDs of Interface Modules There is a LED for each port on the interface mo dule panel. T able 1-17 describes the LEDs. Table 1-17 Description of LEDs on inte rface modules LED Mark Status Description On The port is normally connected. The LED blinks quickly wh en the port is sending or receivin g data. Port LED of an interface m[...]
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2-1 2 Preparing for Installation Safety Precautions Before you install or remove any components from the Switch or carry o ut any maintenance procedures, you must read the 3Com Switch F amily Safety and Regulatory In formation document enclo sed with your switch. T o avoid damage to human body and devices, please read the followi ng safety recommen[...]
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2-2 Temperature/Humidity Y ou must maintain a pro per temperature and humidit y in the equipm ent room. Long-term high humidity may lead to bad insulation, electricity leakage, me chanical property chan ges, and metal corro sion. However , if the relative humidity is two low , captive screws may become loose as the result of contraction of insulati[...]
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2-3 z Keep the device far from radio transmitting station s, radar stations, and hi gh-frequen cy devices. z Use electromagnetic shielding wh en necessary, for example, use shielded interface cables. z Route interface cables o nly indoors to prevent si gnal ports from getting damaged by overvoltage or overcurrent caused by lightning strike s. Laser[...]
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3-1 3 Installing the Switch When you ask your sales age nt to maintain the switch, you must ensure that the dismantlement-preventive seal on a mounting screw of the 3Com switch chassis is intact. If you want to open the chassis, you should co ntact the agent for permission . Otherwise, you will bear any consequence resulted from your actio ns witho[...]
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3-2 The Switch 4510G supp ort IRF. For details about impleme ntation of the IRF system a nd installation procedures, refer to Installation Flow for an IRF . Installing the Switch into a 19- Inch Rack Using Mounting Brackets Y ou can insta ll a switch into a 19-inch standa rd cabinet in one of the following two ways: z Use front mounting brackets z [...]
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3-3 Figure 3-3 Fix front mounting brackets (1) (1) Front panel of the switch Step4 Place the switch horizontally in a proper position, and fix the other end of mounting bracket s to the front bracket s with screws and captive nut s, as shown in Figure 3-4 . Figure 3-4 Fix front mounting brackets (2) (3) (1) (1) (2) (1) Front square-holed po st (2) [...]
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3-4 Step5 Place the switch on the tray horizontally , slide the tr ay into the cabinet, and fix the other end of mounting bracket s to the front brackets with cre ws and captive nuts, as sho wn in Figure 3-4 . Mounting the Switch on a Workbench In many cases, stand ard 19-inch ra cks are not availa ble. Therefore, switches are of ten placed on clea[...]
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3-5 Figure 3-5 Connect the PGND cable to the grounding hole of swi tch (1) Rear panel of the switch (2) Grounding sign (3) Grounding hole (4) OT termin al (5) PGND cable (6) Grounding scre w T o attach the other end of the PGND cable to the gr ounding st rip in the equipment room, follow the se steps: Step1 Cut the PGND cable to a proper length acc[...]
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3-6 The fire main and lightning rod of a building are n ot suitable for grounding the switch. The groun d wire of the switch should be con nected to the grounding device for the equi pment room. Where a Grounding Conductor Can be Buried When there is no grounding strip, but an area with exposed earth is available nearby where a grounding conductor [...]
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3-7 Figure 3-8 Ground through an AC power PE wire (1) Three-wire AC power i nput cable (2) Switch rear panel Use the PGND cable provided with the switch to connect the grou nding strip in the equipmen t room. Otherwise, the grounding effect may not be en sured, which easily cause s damage to the switch. Connecting the Power Cords Make sure that the[...]
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3-8 Step4 Pull the bail latch down to secure the plug to the AC recept acle (see callout 2 in Figure 3-10 or Figure 3-12 ). Step5 Connect the other end of the AC power cord to the external AC powe r supply system. Step6 Check whether the system st atus LE D (PWR) on the front panel of the sw it ch is ON. If the LED is ON, it shows the power co rd i[...]
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3-9 Connecting the RPS Power Cord The Switch 4510G 24-Port and Switch 4 510G 48-Port can work with RPS500 -A3 using its +1 2 V/10.5 A output and a 0404A03C po wer cord. Procedures for connecting th e RPS power cords are the same fo r these three models. Follow these steps to co nnect an RPS power cord to the switch: Step1 Wear an ESD-preventive wri[...]
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3-10 Installing an Interface Card Step1 Wear an ESD-preventive wrist strap, ensure a good skin cont act and make sure that the ESD-preventive wrist strap is properly grounded. Step2 Loosen the mounting screws of the filler pan el on the interface module sl ot of the switch's rear p anel with a Phillips screwdrive r and remove the filler panel [...]
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3-11 Step2 Use a Phillips screwdriver to loosen the captive scre ws at both sides of the interface module until all spring pr essure is re leased. Step3 Pull the interface module towards you along the guide ra ils, until it completely come s out of the switch chassis. When installing or removing an optional interface mod ule, pay attention to the f[...]
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3-12 Installing Switches for an IRF The Switch 4510G support the IRF function. Y ou can install IRF-capable interfa ce modules to connect multiple switches through the 10 GE port s to form a logical entity , thus to establish a n ew intelligent network with high reliability , expandability and mana geability . Installation Flow for an IRF Figure 3-[...]
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3-13 No Task Remarks 2 Install the IRF members to the correct po sition For detailed installation procedu res, see: z Installing the Switch into a 19-Inch Ra ck Using Mounting Brackets . z Mounting the Switch on a Workbench . 3 Connect grounding cables and power cords for the switches For details, see: z Connecting the Grounding Cable z Connecting [...]
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3-14 Select the proper interface modules and cables Y ou can sele ct the interface modules and ca bles acco rding to the distan ce between devi ces in the IRF . For long-dist ance connections, use XFP or SFP+ transceivers and fibers to connect the devices; for short-d istance connec tions, use 3C17 767 or LSPM2 SP2P with CX4 or SFP+ cables to conne[...]
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3-15 z Understand the neighbor d evices for one another z Install the interface modules in proper slot s a s needed. Each Switch 4510 G provides two expansion slots. z Determine the ports on different device s to be connected. Note that: z When 2-port interface module s are used to consti tute an IRF of switches and the ports a re not assigned to a[...]
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3-16 Figure 3-22 Cable connections for a n IRF with 1-port interface modules Verifying the Installatio n z Check whether the selecte d power is the same as the power label on the swit ch; z Check whether the groun d wire is connected; z Check wheth er the power cord s are connected correctly; z Check whether all the interface cable s are routed ind[...]
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4-1 4 Starting and Configuring the Switch Setting up the Configuration Environment Set up the configuration environment as follows: Connect a terminal (a PC in this example) to the console po rt on the switch with a console ca ble. Figure 4-1 Network diagram for configuration enviro nment setup Connecting the Console Cable Console Cable A console c[...]
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4-2 RJ-45 Signal Direction DB-9 3 TXD ← 3 4 CD → 1 5 GND -- 5 6 RXD → 2 7 DSR → 6 8 CTS → 8 Connection Procedure When you want to use the terminal to configure th e switch, follow these steps to connect a terminal device to the switch using t he console cable: Step1 Plug the DB-9 female connector of the console cable to the serial port of[...]
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4-3 z Data bits: 8 z Parity: None z Stop bits: 1 z Flow control: None z Emulation: VT100 The specific procedure is as follo ws: Step1 Select Star t > Programs > Accessories > Communications > Hy per T erminal to enter the HyperT erminal window . The Connectio n Description dialog box appears, as shown below . Figure 4-3 Connection descr[...]
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4-4 Step3 Click OK after selectin g a serial port. The following dialog box a ppears. Set Bit s per second to 19200 , Dat a bits to 8 , Parity to None , Stop bit s to 1 , and Flow control to None . Figure 4-5 Set the serial port parameters Step4 Click OK after setting the serial port parameters an d the system enters the HyperT erminal window shown[...]
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4-5 Step5 Click Properties in the HyperT erminal window to enter the Switch Properties dialog box. Click the Settings tab, set the emulation to VT100 , and then click OK . Figure 4-7 Set terminal emulation in Switch Properties dialog box Booting the Switch Checking before Powering on the Switch Before powering on the switch, verify that: z The powe[...]
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4-6 Creation date : May 18 2009, 17:01:57 CPU Clock Speed : 264MHz BUS Clock Speed : 33MHz Memory Size : 128MB Mac Address : 001cc5bc3111 Press Ctrl-B to enter Boot Menu... 1 The last line asks whether you want to enter the Boot Menu. The system waits one second for your response. z The system has t wo startup modes: normal star tup and fast startu[...]
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4-7 Item Description 4. Delete file from flash Dele te files from the flash memory 5. Modify bootrom password Modify the Boot ROM password 6. Enter bootrom upgrade menu Enter the Boot ROM update menu 7. Skip current configuration file Skip the current configuration file (this configuration is valid once) 8. Set bootrom password recovery Re store th[...]
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4-8 BOOT MENU 1. Download application file to flash 2. Select application file to boot 3. Display all files in flash 4. Delete file from flash 5. Modify bootrom password 6. Enter bootrom upgrade menu 7. Skip current configuration file 8. Set bootrom password recovery 9. Set switch startup mode 0. Reboot Enter your choice(0-9): Enter 9 , and the sys[...]
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4-9 BUS Clock Speed : 33MHz Memory Size : 128MB Mac Address : 001cc5bc3111 Press Ctrl-B to enter Boot Menu... 0 In normal st artup mode, the waiting time here is five se conds. If you press Ctrl + B within five seconds, the Boot Menu is disp layed. If you press Ctrl + B within five second s, the Boot Menu is displayed: If you perform no operation o[...]
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4-10 Y ou can configure the switch now . The Switch 4510G provide abundant command views. For detail ed descriptions about the configuration commands and CLI, refer to 3Com Switch 4510G Family Configuration Guide , 3Com Switch 4510G Family Command Refere nce G uide.[...]
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5-1 5 Boot ROM and Host Software Loading Introduction to Loading Modes The switch so ftware consist s of Boot ROM software (.btm) and host sof tware (.bin). Y ou can load b oth the two types of software thro ugh the approaches displayed in T able 5-1 . Table 5-1 Approaches for loading sof tware on the switch Approach Section Loading Software Using [...]
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5-2 CPU Clock Speed : 264MHz BUS Clock Speed : 33MHz Memory Size : 128MB Mac Address : 001cc5bc3111 Press Ctrl-B to enter Boot Menu... 1 Press Ctrl + B . The syst em displays: Password : z To enter the Boot Menu, you must press Ctrl + B within one second after th e information “Press Ctrl-B to enter Boot Menu... ” appears. Otherwise, the system[...]
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5-3 The loading process of the Boot RO M software is the same a s that of the host software, except that during the Boot ROM loading proces s, you must enter the different digit after entering the Boot Menu and the system gives somewhat diffe re nt prompts. The following text mainly de scribes the Boot RO M loading process. Loading Software Using X[...]
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5-4 Task Remarks Restart the switch to make the updated Boot ROM file effective Required 1) Enter the Boot ROM update menu on the swit ch Enter the Boot ROM menu, and then enter 6 af ter the system displays “Enter your choice(0-9):” to enter the Boot ROM update menu. Bootrom update menu: 1. Set TFTP protocol parameter 2. Set FTP protocol parame[...]
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5-5 4) Change the rate of the serial port on the terminal T o ensure communication between the terminal an d the switch, the baud rate of the serial port on the terminal should be consi stent with that of the console port on the switch. Step1 Select Call > Disconnect in the HyperT ermin al window to disconnect the terminal from the switch. Figur[...]
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5-6 Figure 5-3 Modify the baud rate Step3 Select Call > Call to reestablish the connection. Figure 5-4 Reestablish the conne ction The new settings can take effect only after you re establish the connection. 5) Download the Boot ROM file Step1 Press Enter in the HyperT erminal window to st art downloading the program. The system display s the fo[...]
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5-7 Step2 Select T ransfer > Send File in the HyperT erminal’s window . Click Browse in the pop-up dialog box (as shown in Figure 5-5 ) to select the application file to be download ed (for example, bootrom.btm ), and select Xmodem from the Protocol drop-down list. Figure 5-5 Send file dialog box Step3 Click Send . The following dialog box ap [...]
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5-8 6) Restore the download rate to the default Set the baud rate to 19200 bps (refer to Change the rate of the serial port on the terminal on p age 5-5 for detailed operation). 7) Restart the switch to make the updated Boot ROM file effective Press Enter in the HyperT erminal window to return to the Boot ROM update menu. BOOT MENU 1. Download appl[...]
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5-9 Figure 5-7 Load Boot ROM software through TFTP/FTP z You can use one PC as both config uration device and TFTP se rver. z The TFTP/FTP server prog ram is not provided with th e Switch 4510G. Make sure that it is available by yourself. Step2 Run TFTP Server on the server connected with the sw itch’ s Ethernet port, and specify the path of the [...]
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5-10 Loading........................................done Bootrom updating..........done! BOOT MENU 1. Download application file to flash 2. Select application file to boot 3. Display all files in flash 4. Delete file from flash 5. Modify bootrom password 6. Enter bootrom upgrade menu 7. Skip current configuration file 8. Set bootrom password recove[...]
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5-11 Step1 Connect an Ethernet port (GigabitEthernet 1/0/25, for exam ple) of the switch to the se rver (whose IP address is available) that p rov ides the file (usually the .bin file or the .btm file) to be downloaded, and connect the console port of the switch to a PC, as shown in Figure 5-7 . Step2 Run FTP Server on the server connected with the[...]
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5-12 BOOT MENU 1. Download application file to flash 2. Select application file to boot 3. Display all files in flash 4. Delete file from flash 5. Modify bootrom password 6. Enter bootrom upgrade menu 7. Skip current configuration file 8. Set bootrom password recovery 9. Set switch startup mode 0. Reboot Enter your choice(0-9): Step7 Enter 0 to res[...]
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5-13 <Sysname> ftp 202.10.10.53 Trying ... Press CTRL+K to abort Connected. 220 WFTPD 2.0 service (by Texas Imperial Software) ready for new user User(none):4510G 331 Give me your password, please Password: 230 Logged in successfully [ftp] get 4510G.bin [ftp] get 4510G.btm [ftp] bye Step2 Update the Boot ROM program on the switch. <Sysname[...]
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6-1 6 Maintenance and Troubleshooting Software Loading Failure If software loading fail s, the system keeps runni ng in or iginal version. In this case, check if the physical ports are properly conn ected. z If the ports are not properly connected, reco nnect th em correctly and re start the loading procedure. z If the ports are properly connected,[...]
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6-2 Power Supply Failure The Switch 4510G use fixed power modules. Ea ch of the Switch 4510G has three input mode s, namely , AC input, RPS input and both. Y ou can check whethe r the power syst em of the swit ch fails by view ing the system st atus LED (PWR) and RPS status LE D (RPS) on the front pan el of the switch. For details, refe r to Table [...]
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6-3 z Check whether the operating temper ature of the switch is norma l, and wh ether good ventilation is provided to the power supply (the power module may stop worki ng and enter the protection state due to over-temperature). 2) The system status LED is on but t he RPS status LED is stea dy yellow. An AC input failure occurs. Then do the followin[...]
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6-4 To ensure the normal operation of the swit ch, you need to contact the local sales agent or service engineer as soon as po ssible when a fixed fan failure occurs. Configuration System Failure After the switch is po wered on and the system is nor mal, the booting information will be displayed on the configuration terminal. If the config uration [...]