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Configuring Dell PowerConnect
Overview
This chapter describes the initial switch configuration. Topics covered include:
•Starting the CLI
• General Configuration Information
• Booting the Switch
• Configuration Overview
• Advanced Configuration
• Software Download and Reboot
• Boot Menu Functions
• Sample Configuration Process
After completing all external connections, connect a terminal to the switch to monitor the boot
process and other procedures.
If you are installing a
stack
of switches, connect the terminal to the Master Switch. When a stack is powered
up for the first time, the switches elect the Master Switch, which may occupy any location in the stack. This
switch lights the Master Switch LED. If you connect the terminal to a subordinate switch, you will not be able
to use the CLI.
Then, follow the order of installation and configuration procedures illustrated in Figure 5-1. For the
initial configuration, perform the standard switch configuration. Performing other functions is
described later in this section.
NOTE: Before proceeding, read the release notes for this product. You can download the release notes from
the Dell Support website at support.dell.com/manuals.