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Preface
The BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide describes how to configure and use the BLADEOS 6.5
software on the RackSwitch G8124/G8124-E (collectively referred to as G8124 throughout this
document). For documentation on installing the switch physically, see the Installation Guide for
your G8124.
Who Should Use This Guide
This guide is intended for network installers and system administrators engaged in configuring and
maintaining a network. The administrator should be familiar with Ethernet concepts, IP addressing,
Spanning Tree Protocol, and SNMP configuration parameters.
What You’ll Find in This Guide
This guide will help you plan, implement, and administer BLADEOS software. Where possible,
each section provides feature overviews, usage examples, and configuration instructions. The
following material is included:
Part 1: Getting Started
This material is intended to help those new to BLADEOS products with the basics of switch
management. This part includes the following chapters:
Chapter 1, “Switch Administration,” describes how to access the G8124 in order to configure
the switch and view switch information and statistics. This chapter discusses a variety of
manual administration interfaces, including local management via the switch console, and
remote administration via Telnet, a web browser, or via SNMP.
Chapter 2, “Initial Setup,” describes how to use the built-in Setup utility to perform first-time
configuration of the switch.