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Table of Contents 
1 Boot ROM and Host Software Loading ···································································································1-1 
Introduction to Loading Approaches ·······································································································1-1 
Local Boot ROM and Software Loading··································································································1-1 
BOOT Menu ····································································································································1-2 
Loading by XModem through Console Port ····················································································1-3 
Loading by TFTP through Ethernet Port ·························································································1-7 
Loading by FTP through Ethernet Port····························································································1-9 
Remote Boot ROM and Software Loading ···························································································1-11 
Remote Loading Using FTP··········································································································1-11 
Remote Loading Using TFTP········································································································1-15 
2 Basic System Configuration and Debugging ·························································································2-1 
Basic System Configuration····················································································································2-1 
Displaying the System Status ·················································································································2-1 
Debugging the System····························································································································2-2 
Enabling/Disabling System Debugging···························································································2-2 
Displaying Debugging Status ··········································································································2-3 
Displaying Operating Information about Modules in System ··························································2-3 
Command Alias Configuration ················································································································2-1 
Introduction······································································································································2-1 
Configuring Command Alias············································································································2-1 
3 Network Connectivity Test ·······················································································································3-1 
Network Connectivity Test ······················································································································3-1 
ping··················································································································································3-1 
tracert···············································································································································3-1 
4 Device Management··································································································································4-1 
Introduction to Device Management·······································································································4-1 
Device Management Configuration·········································································································4-1 
Device Management Configuration Tasks ······················································································4-1 
Rebooting the Ethernet Switch········································································································4-1 
Scheduling a Reboot on the Switch ································································································4-2 
Configuring Real-time Monitoring of the Running Status of the System·········································4-2 
Specifying the APP to be Used at Reboot·······················································································4-2 
Upgrading the Boot ROM················································································································4-3 
Enabling Auto Power Down on the 1000 Mbps Uplink Port····························································4-3 
Identifying and Diagnosing Pluggable Transceivers ·······································································4-3 
Displaying the Device Management Configuration·················································································4-5 
Remote Switch APP Upgrade Configuration Example ···········································································4-6 
5 Scheduled Task Configuration·················································································································5-1 
What Is a Scheduled Task······················································································································5-1 
Configuring a Scheduled Task················································································································5-1 
Configuration Prerequisites·············································································································5-1