#LEARNING FACTORY SWITCH SOFTWARE#

It is important to understand that this course is based on the Catalyst 2960 switch and that both the output and some of the commands may be different from other switches.

#LEARNING FACTORY SWITCH SOFTWARE#

You can then observe the boot sequence physically and from the outside by looking at the LEDs on the switch chassis and also through your console connection by looking at the IOS software output text, which displays some of the output of the diagnostics and the overall process of initiation. In these lower-end switches you do not have an “on” and “off” button like those you find in higher end distribution layer and core layer switches. In lower-end switches, simply attaching the power cable plug to the switch will start up and initiate the process. If you want to observe the process, you should verify that the cabling is consistent, that you have a console connection, and that you have a terminal client running on that console, for example, HyperTerminal or PuTTY. Default configuration parameters include a switch prompt, a basic definition on the interfaces, including having all of them enabled. The initialization process includes a series of system startup routines that initiate the software and make these functions available. Initial Startup of the Catalyst SwitchĬisco access layer switches are ready to go on providing connectivity on layer 2 functions at startup. We will then log into the switch, configure it via the command-line interface, and then verify the initial operation by using the appropriate show commands. In this lesson, we are going to describe the startup of a Cisco IOS switch and help you identify the steps by looking at LANs and initial boot output. We cannot configure a switch if it is not initialized.

Learning factory switch