Specifications

SSR 8000/8600 Getting Started Guide xiii
Contents
About This Guide...................................................................................... 1
Who Should Read This Guide?..............................................................................................1
How to Use This Guide...........................................................................................................1
Related Documentation...........................................................................................................2
Chapter 1: Features Overview ................................................................. 3
Specifications ............................................................................................................................4
Features......................................................................................................................................7
Hardware Overview..............................................................................................................12
Chapter 2: Hardware Installation .......................................................... 51
Safety Considerations............................................................................................................51
Hardware Specifications.......................................................................................................52
Installing the Hardware ........................................................................................................53
Chapter 3: Software Installation and Setup ......................................... 81
Installing a PCMCIA Flash Card .........................................................................................82
Powering On and Booting the Software .............................................................................83
Starting the Command Line Interface.................................................................................83
Setting the Basic System Information..................................................................................86
Setting Up SNMP Community Strings ...............................................................................89
Setting Up Passwords............................................................................................................90
Setting the DNS Domain Name and Address....................................................................92
Setting the SYSLOG Parameters ..........................................................................................94
Loading the System Image Software...................................................................................96
Loading the Boot PROM Software ......................................................................................97
Upgrading the VFS ................................................................................................................98
Activating the Configuration Changes and Saving the Configuration File ..................98
Chapter 4: Installing and Starting Cabletron CoreWatch .................. 101
What Is Cabletron CoreWatch?..........................................................................................101
System Requirements ..........................................................................................................102
Installing CoreWatch...........................................................................................................102
Starting CoreWatch..............................................................................................................104
Appendix A: Troubleshooting ............................................................. 107