Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions omniswitch Switch User Manual


 
Documentation Roadmap About This Guide
page xiv OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005
Stage 2: Gaining Familiarity with Basic Switch Functions
Pertinent Documentation: OmniSwitch 6600 Family Hardware Users Guide
OmniSwitch 6600 Family 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 OmniSwitch 6600 Family hardware is provided in the OmniSwitch
6600 Family Hardware Users Guide. This guide provides specifications, illustrations, and descriptions of
all hardware components—chassis, power supplies, uplink and stacking modules, and cooling fans. They
also include steps for common procedures, such as removing and installing switch components.
The OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide is the primary user guide for the basic software
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.
Note. The OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide was originally known as the “OmniSwitch
6624/6648 Switch Management Guide.”
Stage 3: Integrating the Switch Into a Network
Pertinent Documentation: OmniSwitch 6600 Family Network Configuration Guide
OmniSwitch 6600 Family Advanced Routing Configuration Guide
When you are ready to connect your switch to the network, you will need to learn how the OmniSwitch
implements fundamental software features, such as 802.1Q, VLANs, Spanning Tree, and network routing
protocols. The OmniSwitch 6600 Family Network Configuration Guide contains overview information,
procedures and examples on how standard networking technologies are configured in the OmniSwitch
6600 Family.
Note. The OmniSwitch 6600 Family Network Configuration Guide was originally known as the
OmniSwitch 6624/6648 Network Configuration Guide.”
The OmniSwitch 6600 Family Advanced Routing Configuration Guide includes configuration information
for networks using Open Shortest Path First (OSPF).
Note. The OmniSwitch 6600 Family Advanced Routing Configuration Guide was originally known as the
OmniSwitch 66/24/6648 Advanced Routing Configuration Guide
Anytime
The OmniSwitch CLI Reference Guide contains comprehensive information on all CLI commands
supported by the switch. This guide includes syntax, default, usage, example, related CLI command, and
CLI-to-MIB variable mapping information for all CLI commands supported by the switch. This guide can
be consulted anytime during the configuration process to find detailed and specific information on each
CLI command.