HP 5500 Ei 5500 Si Switch Series Installation Guide

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Removing an interface card  
  CAUTION: 
Do not touch the surface-mounted components directly with your hands. 
 
To remove an interface card: 
1.
 Wear an ESD-preventive wrist strap and make sure  it makes good skin contact and is properly 
grounded.  
2.  Use a Phillips screwdriver to completely loosen th e captive screws at both sides of the interface 
card. 
3.  Gently pull the interface card along the guide rail s until it completely comes out of the switch 
chassis.  
4.  If no new card is to be installed, install the fill er panel to prevent dust and ensure good ventilation 
in the switch. 
Installing/removing a dedicated CX4/SFP+ cable 
The dedicated CX4 and SFP+ cables for the A5 500 EI and A5500 SI switches are hot swappable.   
Installing a dedicated CX4/SFP+ cable 
 
 CAUTION: 
The bend radius for a cable must be at
 least eight times the cable diameter.  
 
To connect a CX4 or SFP+ cable to a port on a CX4/SFP+ interface card:  
1. Wear an ESD-preventive wrist strap and make su re it makes good skin contact is properly 
grounded.  
2.  Correctly orient one connector of the cable with  the port and insert the cable connector into the 
port.  
Removing a dedicated CX4/SFP+ cable 
To remove a CX4 or SFP+ cable from a port on a CX4/SFP+ interface card:  
1.  Wear an ESD-preventive wrist strap and make sure  it makes good skin contact and is properly 
grounded.  
2.  Hold the cable connector and pull the pull latch of  the connector to remove the cable from the 
switch.   
						

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Verifying the installation 
After you complete the installation, verify that:  
•  There is enough space for heat dissipation around th e switch, and the rack or workbench is stable.  
•   The grounding cable is securely connected. 
•   The correct power source is used.  
•   The power cords are properly connected. 
•   All the interface cables are cabled indoors. If any  cable is routed outdoors, verify that the socket 
strip with lightning protection and lightning a rresters for network ports have been properly 
connected. 
  
						

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Accessing the switch for the first time 
Setting up the configuration environment 
The first time you access the switch you must use a console cable to connect a console terminal, for 
example, a PC, to the console port on the switch.  
Figure 24  Connecting the console port to a terminal 
 
 
Connecting the console cable 
A console cable is an 8-core shielded cable, with  a crimped RJ-45 connector at one end for connecting 
to the console port of the switch, and a DB-9 female connector at the other end for connecting to the 
serial port on the console terminal.  
Figure 25  Console cable 
 
 
To connect a terminal, for example, a PC, to the switch: 
1.  Plug the DB-9 female connector of the cons ole cable to the serial port of the PC. 
2. Connect the RJ-45 connector to the console port of the switch. Identify the mark on the console port 
and make sure that you are connecting to the correct port. 
  
						

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  NOTE: 
•  The serial ports on PCs do not support hot swapping. If the switch has been powered on, connect the 
console cable to the PC before connecting to th e switch. When you disconnect the cable, first 
disconnect from the switch. 
 
Setting terminal parameters 
To configure and manage the switch, you must run a te rminal emulator program on the console terminal.  
The following are the required terminal settings: 
•   Bits per second—9,600 
•   Data bits—8 
•   Parity—None 
•   Stop bits—1 
•   Flow control—None 
•   Emulation—VT100 
To set terminal parameters, for example, on a Windows XP HyperTerminal:  
1.  Select  Start > All Programs  > Accessories  > Communications  > HyperTerminal . 
The  Connection Description dialog box appears.  
2. Enter the name of the new connection in the  Name field and click  OK. 
Figure 26  Connection description 
 
 
3.  Select the serial port to be used from the  Connect using list, and click  OK.  
						

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Figure 27  Setting the serial port used  by the HyperTerminal connection 
 
 
4. Set  Bits per second to  9600, Data bits  to 8, Parity to  None, Stop bits  to 1, and  Flow control  to 
None , and click  OK.  
Figure 28  Set the serial port parameters 
 
 
5.  Select  File > Properties  in the HyperTerminal window.  
						

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Figure 29  HyperTerminal window 
 
 
6.  On the Settings  tab, set the emulation to  VT100 and click  OK.  
						

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Figure 30  Setting terminal emulation in  Switch Properties dialog box 
 
 
Powering on the switch 
Before powering on the switch, verify that:  
•   The power cord is properly connected.  
•   The input power voltage meets the requirement of the switch. 
•   The console cable is properly connected, the terminal  or PC used for configuration has started, and 
the configuration parameters have been correctly set.  
The system has two startup modes: full  startup and fast startup. By default, the system starts up in fast 
mode and the waiting time is one second. In full star tup mode, the waiting time is five seconds. For how 
to change the startup mode, see “ Changing the startup mode.” 
Power on the switch and you wil

l see the following information, for example, an A5500-24G-SFP EI (2 
slot) switch:  
Starting...... 
 
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*                                                                       \
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*    HP A5500-24G-SFP EI Switch with 2 Interface Slots BOOTROM, Version \
604    * 
*                                                                       \
       * 
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******** 
            Copyright (c) 2010-2011 Hewlett-Packard Development Compan\
y, L.P.  
						

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            Creation date   : Feb 18 2011, 17:01:57 
            CPU Clock Speed : 533MHz   
            BUS Clock Speed : 133MHz 
            Memory Size     : 256MB 
            Mac Address     : 00e0fc005502 
 
 
Press Ctrl-B to enter Boot Menu... 1 
Press  Ctrl +  B at the prompt within one second to access the Boot menu, or wait for the system to 
automatically start up.  
•   If you press  Ctrl + B within one second, the system displays a prompt for password:  
Password: 
Press Enter at the prompt the first time you access th e switch and you can see the following Boot 
menu: 
         BOOT  MENU 
 
1. Download application file to flash 
2. Select application file to boot 
3. Display all files in flash 
4. Delete file from flash 
5. Modify bootrom password 
6. Enter bootrom upgrade menu 
7. Skip current configuration file 
8. Set bootrom password recovery 
9. Set switch startup mode 
0. Reboot 
 
Enter your choice(0-9): 
Table 9  Boot menu options 
Item Descri
ption
1.   Download application file to flash 
Download a system software image file to the Flash memory. 
2.  Select application file to boot 
Select the system software image file to boot. 
3.  Display all files in flash 
Display all files in the Flash memory. 
4.  Delete file from flash 
Delete files from the Flash memory. 
5.  Modify bootrom password 
Modify the Boot ROM password. 
6.  Enter bootrom upgrade menu 
Access the Boot ROM update menu. 
7.  Skip current configuration file  Start the switch with the factory default configuration. This is a one-
time operation and does not take effect at the next reboot. You use 
this option when you forget the console login password.  
8.
  Set bootrom password recovery  Disable or enable the Boot ROM password recovery function. By 
default, Boot ROM recovery is enabled. You can disable this 
function to protect system security.  
						

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Item Description
9.  Set switch startup mode  Set the startup mode to full mode or fast mode, as described in 
“
Changing the startup mode .” 
10. Reboot 
Restart the switch. 
 
 NOTE: 
The system by default has no Boot ROM password.  HP recommends that you set a Boot ROM password 
immediately after you access the Boot menu. 
 
•   If you don’t do anything or press any key other than  Ctrl + B within one second, the system 
automatically starts up when the remaining time becomes zero, and displays the following 
information:  
Auto-booting... 
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...........................................OK! 
 
User interface aux0 is available. 
 
 
 
Press ENTER to get started. 
Press  Enter at the prompt and you can configure the switch when the prompt  appears.   
						

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Changing the startup mode 
By default, the system starts  up in fast mode. To change to the full startup mode, press  Ctrl + B within one 
second to access the Boot menu:  
         BOOT  MENU 
 
1. Download application file to flash 
2. Select application file to boot 
3. Display all files in flash 
4. Delete file from flash 
5. Modify bootrom password 
6. Enter bootrom upgrade menu 
7. Skip current configuration file 
8. Set bootrom password recovery 
9. Set switch startup mode 
0. Reboot 
 
Enter your choice(0-9): 
Enter  9 to change the startup mode. 
The current mode is fast startup mode! 
Are you sure you want to change it to full startup mode? Yes or No(Y/N)\
 
Enter  Y at the prompt.  
Setting startup mode...done! 
 
         BOOT  MENU 
 
1. Download application file to flash  
2. Select application file to boot  
3. Display all files in flash   
4. Delete file from flash      
5. Modify bootrom password     
6. Enter bootrom upgrade menu    
7. Skip current configuration file 
8. Set bootrom password recovery   
9. Set switch startup mode  
0. Reboot        
 
Enter your choice(0-9):