Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions Omni Switch/Router - Manual (Page 1069)

Configuring a Switch with an MPX
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Configuring a Switch with an MPX
Perform the following steps to configure an Omni Switch/Router ( MPX ). You can press Ctrl-D
at any time to return to the Boot prompt.
1. At the Boot prompt, enter a lowercase c to begin configuring parameters. A prompt simi-
lar to the following displays.
'.' = clear field; '-' = go to previous field; ^D = quit
Boot device : ffs
2. To change the switch’s boot device, (i.e., the device it will read the boot file from) enter
ffs for the flash file system (the default), pcn for the Ethernet management port, sl for a
SLIP device, or zm for ZMODEM .
A screen prompt similar to the following displays.
Boot file : /flash/mpx.img
3. Enter the boot file name or press the <Enter> key to accept the default ( mpx.img ). For FTP
downloads, the path you should enter is relative to the log-in (i.e., remote) directory. A
prompt similar to the following displays.
Eth IP addr[:mask] :
4. Enter an IP address for the Ethernet management port in dotted decimal notation. As an
option, you can also enter an IP subnet mask in hexadecimal notation. If no mask is
provided, the switch will try to determine the mask using Internet Control Message Proto-
col (
ICMP ) requests.
A screen prompt similar to the following displays.
Local hostname :
5. Enter a name for the MPX here.
♦ Note ♦
Steps 6 through 10 are only important if you are boot-
ing your switch from a network.
6. A screen prompt similar to the following displays.
Remote IP addr[:mask] :
You can enter an IP address for a remote host. In addition, you can also enter an IP
address mask in hexadecimal notation. If no mask is provided, it will infer it from the IP
address class.
A screen prompt similar to the following displays.
Remote hostname :
7. You can enter a remote host name. A screen prompt similar to the following displays.
Gateway IP addr :