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5.1 Set up Configuration Environment
5.1.1 Setting up Configuration Environment
5.1.2 Connecting Console Cable
5.1.3 Setting Terminal Parameters
5.2.1 Check before Powering on
5.2.3 Check after Powering on (Recommended)
l Terminal (a PC in this example) is connected to the switch console port through a console cable.
Figure 5-1 Switch configuration networking
Step 1: Plug the DB-9 female plug of the console cable to the serial port of the PC or the terminal where the switch is to be configured.
Step 2: Connect the RJ-45 connector of the console cable to the console port of the switch.
Parameter requirements:
l Baud rate is 9600. Data bits is 8.
l Parity check is none. Stop bits is 1.
l Flow control is none.
l Terminal emulation is VT100.
Take the PC running Windows98 hyper terminal as an example, this section introduces how to set the terminal parameters.
Step 1: Start PC and run the terminal emulator (such as Terminal on Windows3.1, and the HyperTerminal on Windows95/Windows98/Windows 2000/Windows NT/Windows XP/Windwos ME).
Step 2: Set the parameters for Windows98 HyperTerminal.
Parameter requirements:
l Baud rate is 9600. Data bits is 8.
l Parity check is none. Stop bits is 1.
l Flow control is none.
l Terminal emulation is VT100.
Take the following steps:
Click
[Start/Program/Accessories/Communications/Hyper Terminal] to enter the Hyper
Terminal window in which click 
to establish a new
connection and the system will pop up the connection description interface.
Figure 5-2 Connection description of hyper terminal
Input the name of the new connection and click <OK>. Then there pops up the interface as shown in the following figure. Select the serial port to be used from [Connect using].
Figure 5-3 Set serial port for hyper terminal connection
After selecting serial ports, click <OK> button. The following interface will pop up for setting serial port parameters. Set the baud rate to 9600, data bits to 8, parity check to none, stop bits to 1 and flow control to none.
Figure 5-4 Set serial port parameters
After setting serial port parameters, click <OK> button. Then the system will enter the hyper terminal dialogue box as shown in the following figure.
Figure 5-5 HyperTerminal interface
In the above dialogue box, select [Properties] and enter the window. Click [Settings] to set the attributes (see the following figure). In this interface, select the terminal emulation to VT100 and then click <OK>.
Figure 5-6 Set terminal emulation in the property setting window
Before powering on an Ethernet Switch, check if:
l The switch has been mounted steadily.
l All the cards have been correctly installed.
l All the communication cables, fibers, power cords, and ground wires have been correctly connected.
l If the voltage of power supply can meet the requirements on the switch.
l The console cable has been correctly connected. The computer or terminal for configuration has been started and the terminal parameter settings have been done.
Caution:
Before powering on the switch, make sure where the power switch of the equipment room is located, so that you will be able to power off when meeting accidence.
l Turn on the power supply of the switch.
l Power on the switch.
You are recommended to check as follows after powering on the switch to ensure the configurations thereafter.
l After a switch is powered on, the heat dissipation system starts working. You can hear the noise as the fan rotates and feel air flow out from the vent.
l Check if any system indicator on the SRPU indicates abnormal condition.
As the switch is started, the configuration terminal will yield the following output:
& Note:
The following information may be a little different for different switch models.
RAM Line....OK
System is booting................
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* *
* H3C S7506 BOOTROM, Version 100 *
* *
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Copyright(C) 2004-2007 Hangzhou H3C Technologies Co., Ltd.
Creation date : May 26 2006, 16:57:31
CPU type : MPC8260
CPU Clock Speed : 200Mhz
BUS Clock Speed : 66Mhz
Memory Size : 128MB
S7506 main board self testing...............................
60X_SDRAM Data lines Selftest.............................OK!
60X_SDRAM Address lines Selftest..........................OK!
60X_SDRAM fast selftest...................................OK!
LOCAL_SDRAM Data lines Selftest...........................OK!
LOCAL_SDRAM Address lines Selftest........................OK!
LOCAL_SDRAM fast selftest.................................OK!
Please check leds................ .....Led selftest finished!
Switch chip selftest......................................OK!
CPLD selftest.............................................OK!
Press Ctrl-B to enter Boot Menu... 5
Auto-booting...
Auto booting file is srpuprj.app
Decompress Image...................................................
.......................................................OK!
Starting at 0x60000...
User interface Aux0/0 is available
Press ENTER to get started.
The displaying of the above indications indicates the completion of the switch auto-booting.
Press <Enter> and get the following output. By this time, you can start configuring the switch.
<H3C>
& Note:
It takes H3C S7506 Switch about 2 minutes and 45 seconds to enter the above interface after the switch is powered on. It takes S7503 Switch about 2 minutes and 38 seconds, and it takes S7506R about 3 minutes and 25 seconds.
& Note:
H3C S7500 series switches provide a variety of command views. For the specific descriptions on the configuration commands and command line interfaces, refer to H3C S7500 Series Ethernet Switches Operation Manual.
