Vixel 9000 Series Installation & Configuration Guide CHAPTER 3 Managing the Switch
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Event Reporting Parameters
Note: If you have ques-
tions about the meaning
and/or suggested actions
for certain logged event
messages, see the event
message reference docu-
ment, accessed via the
Customer Support page of
Vixel’s website at
www.vixel.com. (Click the
“user docs” button and
navigate to the proper
directory.)
Events consist of changes in switch health and configuration, and each event has a
particular severity level ranging between “emergency” and “mark.” You can
designate the lowest severity level at which to report an event in the event log and at
which to trip the switch’s Fault LED. (For example, if the severity level for event log
reporting is designated as “alert,” then the switch logs messages of the “alert” or
the “emergency” severity level only—“emergency” is the only severity level higher
than “alert.”) You can also view and clear the event log and reset the Fault LED. All
these functions are available at the config/event menu.
To change the event reporting from the Root Menu, type config event and
choose from the displayed options.
Configuring Traps
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) uses traps to transmit information
to other IP Addressable devices on the network.
To view the current Trap Destination settings and a complete list of commands
from the Root Menu, type config system trap and choose from the displayed
options.
Downloading Firmware
Note: You can reset switch
settings to factory default
through the
diagnostics/system
menu. When the default
option is chosen, the event
log records a “Config Ver
Invalid” message,
indicating that the existing
configuration image is not
valid with the just-
instantiated factory default
settings. To resolve this
situation, enter a new value
for a configuration setting
to trigger saving of a new
configuration image. (You
may reenter a pre-existing
value if you like.)
The CLI allows you to download firmware from a binary file via Trivial File
Transfer Protocol (TFTP).
To download firmware from a binary file (from the Root Menu):
1. At the Root Menu, type: firmware load
The following message is displayed:
Start TFTP Transfer to m: from host shell.
Example: c:\tftp -i 192.168.168.171 put vixel9100.dwn m:
After transfer, select one of the following:
1) Verify and Store
2) Abort
2. For Windows NT workstations, at a DOS prompt, move to the directory
containing the new firmware, type the following (where IPaddress is the
switch’s IP Address and filename is the name of the binary firmware file),
and press Enter.
tftp -i IPaddress PUT filename m:
Within a few seconds, the “Transfer successful” message appears in the DOS
window. (If this message does not appear, verify that the file is good, then repeat
the transfer.)
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