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The procedures in this Guide assume that you are using the PuTTY
VT100 terminal emulator tool.
Provide the following hardware:
• Business Policy Switch 2000 (BPS 2000) or Layer-2 switch
• One (1) cat-5 Ethernet cable that is used to connect the MRV LX
terminal server to the layer-2 switch.
• PC (for management administration). Refer to Minimum and
recommended requirements for customer-provided PC on page 23.
Make sure
• There are no other maintenance or provisioning activities pending,
and no such activities are planned for the duration of the installation
procedures and follow-up soak period.
• You have a detailed knowledge of your network’s configuration.
• You have proficiency using UNIX operating system commands.
• You have access and privileges to the network.
• You have authority or immediate access to people with authority to
make decisions on any issues that may arise.
Acronyms
The following acronyms are referenced in this document:
• lights out management (LOM)
• Network Time Protocol (NTP)
• customer-specific information (CSI)
ATTENTION
To set up sessions, download from the web the PuTTY VT100
Emulator, a shareware configurator tool.
Download PuTTY from
www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/
ATTENTION
You must have access to the MCS network.