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Powering on the switch
Checking before power-on
Before powering on the switch, verify that:
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The power cord is properly connected.
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The power supply voltage meets the requirement of the switch.
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The console cable is properly connected; the terminal or PC used for configuration has been started;
and the configuration parameters have been set.
Powering on the switch
The 3600 v2 switches have the same Boot ROM display style. This document uses the Boot ROM output
on an 3600-48-PoE+ v2 EI switch as an example:
Starting......
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* *
* HP 3600-48-PoE+ v2 EI Switch BOOTROM, Version 105 *
* *
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Copyright (c) 2010-2011 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
Creation Date : Jan 13 2011, 16:39:15
CPU Clock Speed : 600MHz
Memory Size : 256MB
Flash Size : 128MB
CPLD Version : 001
PCB Version : Ver.B
Mac Address : 000fe2100000
Press Ctrl-B to enter Extended Boot menu...0
Press
Ctrl
+
B
at the prompt within one second to access the Boot menu, or wait for the system to
automatically start up.
NOTE:
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The system has two startup modes: normal startup and fast startup. The normal startup mode requires a
little longer time than the fast startup mode because of more self-test operations.
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By default, the system starts up in fast mode and the waiting time is one second. If you set the startup
mode to normal, the waiting time is five seconds. The following section describes the setting of the
startup mode.
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If you press
Ctrl + B
within one second, the system displays the following information:
Please input BootRom password:
Enter the Boot ROM password (the initial password is null). Then the system displays the Boot ROM menu.
