Dell PowerConnect 6248 Support Question
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Question posted by kemipoons on August 23rd, 2013
How To Access A Powerconnect 6248 Boot Menu
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Command Line Interface Guide - Page 173
... entries in root:
240
FAT handler information
- free space on volume:
2 clusters 10,852,352 bytes
Boot Menu 3.2.0.1 Select an option. If no selection in sector # 136
- Start operational code. 2 - Using the CLI
173 Update last access date for open-read-close = FALSE
- file name format:
8-bit (extended-ASCII)
- directory structure:
VFAT
-
max...
Command Line Interface Guide - Page 179
...be typed only during the boot sequence, pressing the key interrupts the boot process and displays a Boot Utility Menu. When the system boot up sequence.
Start operational code 2 - Reloading all switches. Start Boot Menu. Retrieve event log using XMODEM
Using the CLI
179 Boot Menu Version: 3.2.0.1
Select an option. Start operational code.
2 - Switch Status
Status
Model ID
Version...
Command Line Interface Guide - Page 185
... monitor the events or faults that the 'enable' password is possible to connect to use the backup image.
[Boot Menu] 11
Backup image - It allows the switch to the alarm-monitoring window in this mode.
[Boot Menu] 12
Monitoring Traps from the CLI by the system are being sent as traps from the system. By...
User's Guide - Page 6
... Download Through XModem 94 Software Download Through TFTP Server 94 Update Bootcode 97
Boot Menu Functions 97 Start Operational Code 98 Change the Baud Rate 99 Retrieve Event...104
Sample Configuration Process 105 Switch Setup Requirements 105 Initial Connection 105 Device Default Settings 111 Enabling Remote Management 111 Configuring Secure Management Access (HTTPS 114
6 Configuring ...
User's Guide - Page 71
.../manuals. Configuring Dell PowerConnect
71 5
Configuring Dell PowerConnect
Overview
This chapter describes the initial switch configuration. Topics covered include: • Starting the CLI • General Configuration Information • Booting the Switch • Configuration Overview • Advanced Configuration • Software Download and Reboot • Boot Menu Functions •...
User's Guide - Page 73
... 2
Boot menu (Special functions)
Reboot
No
Loading program from flash to RAM
Yes Enter Wizard
No
Initial Configuration: IP Address, Subnetmask, Users Basic Security configuration
Wizard Configuration Process
Standard Switch Installation
Advanced Configuration: IP Address from DHCP, IP Address from bootp, Security management
Advanced Switch Installation
Configuring Dell PowerConnect
73...
User's Guide - Page 75
...open files: 22
Configuring Dell PowerConnect
75 If a critical problem is loaded into RAM. During boot, you can use the Boot menu, if necessary to the terminal. 2.
Start Boot Menu. volume descriptor ptr (pVolDesc): 0x1ae4898
XBD device block I/O handle: 0x10001
auto disk check on the switch.
As the switch boots, the boot test first counts the switch memory availability and then...
User's Guide - Page 77
... 26 14:12:20 2009
Configuring Dell PowerConnect
77 Select (1, 2):2
Boot Menu Version: 3.2.0.1
Options available 1 - Reset the system 10 - Restore configuration to operational code from the [Boot Menu] prompt, press 1. Items such as addresses, versions, and dates may differ for each switch. If no problems were encountered during boot. Start Boot Menu. Load new operational code using...
User's Guide - Page 91
...be set to enable access and configuration rights to the switch from the Boot menu. The procedure is ...access to the switch. If a userdefined password is handled through the AAA (Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting) mechanism that manages user access rights, privileges, and management methods.
The system is handled through the SSH mechanism. Configuring Dell PowerConnect...
User's Guide - Page 97
...: 3.2.0.1
Select an option. Start operational code.
2 - Enter y to update the bootcode on a switch, use the show boot-version command. To display the Boot menu, during the boot process. 1. Select (1, 2):
Configuring Dell PowerConnect
97 To update the bootcode for one switch, specify the unit in the command (as shown in 10 seconds then
operational code will start.
1 - To...
User's Guide - Page 98
... code. The following prompt displays:
Operational Code Date: Tue Apr 29 10:15:36 2008
Uncompressing.....
50%
100%
98
Configuring Dell PowerConnect Delete backup image 9 - To relaunch the boot process from the Boot menu, select 1 on the Boot menu and press . Retrieve event log using XMODEM 5 - Activate Backup Image 12 - Display operational code vital product data 6 -
User's Guide - Page 99
...PowerConnect
99 The boot process resumes. File asciilog.bin Ready to SEND in binary mode Estimated File Size 169K, 1345 Sectors, 172032 Bytes Estimated transmission time 3 minutes 20 seconds Send several Control-X characters to your ASCII terminal.
On the Boot menu, select 3 and press . The following prompt displays: [Boot Menu... the baud rate from the Boot menu: 1. To change NOTE: ...
User's Guide - Page 100
...45079)
Target Device 0x00508541
Size 0x8ec50c (9356556)
Number of Components 2
Operational Code Size 0x7ec048 (8306760)
100
Configuring Dell PowerConnect The terminal emulation application, such as Xmodem. 6. From the Transfer menu, click Send File. On the Boot menu, select 4 and press . Ensure the protocol is downloaded.
The following image is in binary mode
Send several...
User's Guide - Page 101
... Code? (y/n) y
Validating image2....OK
Extracting boot code from the Boot menu: 1. Thu Jun 8 12:51:44 2009
File - Configuring Dell PowerConnect
101 Operational Code Offset 0x74 (116)
Operational Code FLASH flag 1
Operational Code CRC 0x9B4D
Boot Code Version 1
Boot Code Size 0x100000 (1048576)
Boot Code Offset 0x7ec0bc (8306876)
Boot Code FLASH flag 0
Boot Code CRC 0x1CB8
VPD - User...
User's Guide - Page 102
... to delete backup image : image2 ? (y/n):y Backup image deleted... [Boot Menu] 2. Wrote 0x80000 bytes. Wrote 0xa0000 bytes. Wrote 0xd0000 bytes. Wrote 0x100000 bytes.
Wrote 0xe0000 bytes. The boot process resumes. Validating Flash.....Passed Flash update completed. 2. The boot process resumes.
102
Configuring Dell PowerConnect Wrote 0x60000 bytes. Wrote 0x40000 bytes. User...
User's Guide - Page 103
... Factory Defaults Use option 10 to load using the current startup configuration. To download software from the Boot Menu. The boot process resumes. From the Boot menu, select 11 and press . Configuring Dell PowerConnect
103 Selecting 10 from the Boot menu: 1. The following prompt displays:
Are you SURE you want to its default setting. The active image becomes...
User's Guide - Page 104
....../RamDisk/: file system is marked clean, skipping check
OK. From the Boot menu, select 13 and press . The system reboots.
104
Configuring Dell PowerConnect Password Recovery Procedure Use option 12 when a password is lost password for the local terminal only: 1. This allows the switch to RAM:
copying file /DskVol/files/image1 -> /RamDisk/image1
copying...
User's Guide - Page 106
...: The following displays, you are displayed. Start Boot Menu. If using the default baud rate does not result in 10 seconds then operational code will start.
1 - When
the following screen is the default baud rate for each switch.
106
Configuring Dell PowerConnect
Start operational code.
2 - Connect the switch power cord and power up or down...
User's Guide - Page 107
...:
)
- free space on volume:
4 clusters 44,380,160 bytes
Boot Menu Version: 3.2.0.1 Select an option. volume label: NO LABEL ; (in sector...of reserved sectors: 1
- If no selection in root:
240
FAT handler information
-
volume Id:
0x0
- Update last access date for open-read-close = FALSE
- directory structure:
VFAT
- current volume configuration:
- bytes per sector:
512
...
User's Guide - Page 108
...20 2009 Uncompressing..... Created: May 26 2009, 13:11:31 ED&R Policy Mode: deployed WDB Comm Type: WDB_COMM_END WDB: Ready. Start Boot Menu. remLib: Not initialized. Start operational code. 2 - 1 -
Target Name: vxTarget Attached IPv4 interface to motetsec unit 0
Adding 70447 ... files: 52
file descriptors in use:
0
# of different files in use:
0
108
Configuring Dell PowerConnect
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