Dell PowerConnect 6024 User manual

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Dell™ PowerConnect™
6024/6024F Systems
Getting Started Guide
Guide de mise en route
Guia de Noções Básicas
Guía de introducción
Models: 6024 and 6024F

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Dell™ PowerConnect™
6024/6024F Systems
Getting Started Guide

Notes, Notices, and Cautions
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer.
NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.
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Models 6024 and 6024F
January 2004 P/N P5028 Rev. A01

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Installation
Overview
This document provides basic information to install, configure, and operate
Dell™ PowerConnect™ 6024 and 6024F systems. For more information, see the
User's Guide ,
which is available on your
User Documentation CD, or check the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com for the latest updates on documentation and software.
Site Preparation
PowerConnect 60 xx devices can be mounted in a standard 48.26-cm (19-inch) rack or left
free-standing (placed on a tabletop). Before installing the device, ensure that the chosen
installation location meets the following site requirements:
• Power — The device is installed near an easily accessible 100–250 VAC, 50–60 Hz outlet.
• General — The power supply is correctly installed by checking that the LEDs on the front
panel are illuminated.
• Clearance — There is adequate frontal clearance for operator access. Allow clearance for
cabling, power connections, and ventilation.
• Cabling — The cabling is routed to avoid sources of electrical noise such as radio
transmitters, broadcast amplifiers, power lines, and fluorescent lighting fixtures.
• Ambient — The ambient device operating temperature range is 0 to 55ºC (32 to 131ºF) at a
relative humidity of up to 95 percent, non-condensing.
Unpacking
Package Contents
When unpacking the device, ensure that the following items are included:
• One PowerConnect device
• Two AC power cables
• One RS-232 crossover cable
• One rack-mount kit for rack installation (two mounting brackets, bolts, and cage nuts)
• One set of self-adhesive rubber pads for the free-standing device (four pads are included)
•
User Documentation CD
• Getting Started Guide
• Safety and Regulatory Information document

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Unpacking the Device
NOTE: Before unpacking the device, inspect the container and immediately report any evidence of damage.
1
Place the container on a clean, flat surface and cut all straps securing the container.
2 Open the container or remove the container top.
3 Carefully remove the device from the container and place it on a secure and clean surface.
4 Remove all packing material.
5 Inspect the product and accessories for damage. Report any damage immediately.
Mounting the Device
The following instructions apply to PowerConnect 60xx series devices. The PowerConnect 6024 and 6024F
have the console port on the front panel.
The power connectors are positioned on the back panel of the device. We recommend connecting
both hot-swappable power supplies.
Installing in a Rack
CAUTION: Do not use rack mounting kits to suspend the device from under a table or desk, or attach it
to a wall.
CAUTION: Disconnect all cables from the device before continuing. Remove all self-adhesive pads
from the underside of the device, if they have been attached.
CAUTION: When mounting multiple devices into a rack, mount the devices from the bottom up.

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1 Place the supplied rack-mounting bracket on one side of the device, ensuring that the
mounting holes on the device line up to the mounting holes on the rack-mounting bracket.
Figure 1-1 illustrates where to mount the brackets.
Figure 1-1. Attaching the Brackets
2
Insert the supplied bolts into the rack-mounting holes and tighten with a screwdriver.
3 Repeat the process for the rack-mounting bracket on the other side of the device.
4 Insert the device into the 48.26 cm (19 inch) rack, ensuring that the rack-mounting holes on
the device line up to the mounting holes on the rack.
5 Secure the device to the rack with either the rack bolts or cage nuts and cage nut bolts with
washers (depending on the kind of rack you have). Fasten the bolts on bottom before
fastening the bolts on top. Ensure that the ventilation holes are not obstructed.
CAUTION: Ensure that the supplied rack bolts fit the pre-threaded holes on the rack.
Installing on a Flat Surface (Free-standing Device)
NOTE: We highly recommend that the device be mounted.
Install the device on a flat surface if you are not installing it on a rack. The surface must be able to
support the weight of the device and the device cables. The device is supplied with four
self-adhesive rubber pads.
1 Attach the self-adhesive rubber pads on each location marked on the bottom of the chassis.
2 Set the device on a flat surface, leaving 5.08 cm (2 inches) on each side and 12.7 cm
(5 inches) at the back.
3 Ensure that the device has proper ventilation.

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Connecting a Device to a Power Supply
Connect the supplied AC power cable to the AC power connector located on the back panel.
NOTE: Do not connect the power cable to a grounded AC outlet at this time. Connect the device to a
power source as described in the step detailed in “Starting and Configuring the Device."
NOTE: Read the safety information in the Product information Guide as well as the safety information for
other devices that connect to or support the switch.
Figure 1-2. Connecting Power Cable

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Starting and Configuring the Device
After completing all external connections, connect a terminal to the device to configure the device.
Additional advanced functions are described in the
User's Guide located on your
User Documentation CD.
NOTE: Read the release notes for this product before proceeding. You can download the release notes
from the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.
NOTE: We recommend that you obtain the most recent version of the user documentation from the Dell
Support website at support.dell.com.
Connecting the Terminal to the Device
A console port on the device enables you to connect the device to a terminal desktop system
running terminal emulation software; for monitoring and configuring the device. The console port
connector is a male DB-9 connector, implemented as a data terminal equipment (DTE) connector.
To use the console port, the following is required:
• VT100-compatible terminal or a desktop or a portable system with a serial port, running
VT100 terminal emulation software.
• An RS-232 crossover cable with a female DB-9 connector for the console port and the
appropriate connector for the terminal.
Perform the following tasks to connect a terminal to the device console port:
1 Connect an RS-232 crossover cable to the terminal running VT100 terminal emulation software.
2 Configure the terminal emulation software as follows:
a Select the appropriate serial port (serial port 1 or serial port 2) to connect to the console.
b Set the data rate to 115200 baud.
c Set the data format to 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and no parity.
d Set the flow control to none.
e Select VT100 for Emulation mode under Properties .
f Select Terminal keys for Function, Arrow, and Ctrl keys. Ensure that the setting is for
Terminal keys (not Microsoft
®
Windows
®
keys).
NOTICE: When using HyperTerminal with Microsoft Windows 2000, ensure that you have Windows 2000
Service Pack 2 or later installed. With Windows 2000 Service Pack 2, the arrow keys function properly in
HyperTerminal's VT100 emulation. Go to www.microsoft.com for more information on Windows 2000
service packs.
3
Connect the female connector of the RS-232 crossover cable directly to the device console
port, and tighten the captive retaining bolts. The PowerConnect 6024 and 6024F console
ports are located on the front panel as shown in Figure 1-3.

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Figure 1-3. Connecting to the Console Port
Booting the Device
1 Ensure that the device console port is connected to a VT100 terminal device or VT100
terminal emulator via the RS-232 crossover cable.
2 Locate an AC power receptacle.
3 Deactivate the AC power receptacle.
4 Connect the device to the AC receptacle.
5 Activate the AC power receptacle.
When the power is turned on with the local terminal already connected, the device goes through a
power-on self-test (POST). POST runs every time the device is initialized and checks hardware
components to determine if the device is fully operational before completely booting. If POST
detects a critical problem , the program flow stops. If POST passes successfully, a valid executable
image is loaded into RAM. POST messages are displayed on the terminal and indicate test success
or failure. The boot process runs for approximately 30 seconds.
Initial Configuration
NOTE: The initial simple configuration procedure is based on the following assumptions:
• The PowerConnect device was never configured before and is in the same state as when you
received it.
• The PowerConnect device booted successfully.
• The console connection was established and the console prompt appears on the screen of a
VT100 terminal device.
to console port
to VT100 terminal device