Interconnect Switch User Guide

Setting Up and Installing the GbE Interconnect Switch
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Table 2-1: User Privileges continued
Privilege Root User+ User
Factory Reset Yes No No
Reboot Switch Yes Yes No
Add/Update/Delete User Accounts Yes No No
View User Accounts Yes No No
Manually Configuring a GbE Interconnect Switch
A GbE Interconnect Switch can be configured manually using a local console interface, a
remote Telnet console interface, a Web interface, or an SNMP/RMON interface. Refer to
Chapters 3 and 4 for information on how to use these interfaces to configure the GbE
Interconnect Switch.
After a switch is configured, you can back up the configuration as a binary file to a TFTP
server. The backup configuration file can then be downloaded from the TFTP server to
restore the switch back to the original configuration. This restoration may be necessary under
one of the following conditions:
• The switch configuration becomes corrupted during operation.
• The switch must be replaced because of a hardware failure.
Configuring Multiple GbE Interconnect Switches
You can configure multiple GbE Interconnect Switches using the SNMP script utility or a
TFTP server.
Using the SNMP Script Utility
The SNMP script utility, provided with the GbE Interconnect Switch, allows you to execute
customized configuration templates on multiple switches. Each configuration template can be
tailored to one of the multiple switches, and then that first configuration can be deployed to
other servers from a central deployment workstation.
Using a TFTP Server
If the basic configuration of multiple switches in your network is the same, you can manually
configure one GbE Interconnect Switch, upload the configuration to a TFTP server, and use
the configuration as a basic configuration template file. This basic configuration template can
then be downloaded to multiple GbE Interconnect Switches.