M A G N U M 6 K S W I T C H E S , M N S - 6 K U S E R G U I D Eht: is the “hardware type”. For the Magnum 6K family of switches, set this to ether (forEthernet).This tag must precede the “ha”tag.ha: is the “hardware address”. Use the switch’s 12-digit MAC addressip: is the IP address to be assigned to the switchsm: is the subnet mask of the subnet in which the switch is installedConfiguring Auto/DHCP/Bootp/ManualBy default, the switch is configured for ‘auto’. As describer earlier in Chapter 2, in theauto mode, the switch will first look for a DHCP server. If a DHCP server is not found, itwill then look for a BootP server. If that server is not found, the switch will first inspect tosee if the IP address 192.168.1.2 with a netmask of 255.255.255.0 is free. If the IP addressis free, MNS-6K will assign the switch that IP address. If the address is not free, MNS-6Kwill poll the network for DHCP server then BootP server then check if the IP address192.68.1.2 is freed up. This mode of assigning the IP address can be changed by using the‘set bootmode’ command.Syntax set bootmode type=[bootimg=] [bootcfg=[] – assign the boot modefor the switchWhere - wheredhcp – look only for DHCP servers on the network for the IP address. Disablebootp or other modesbootp – look only for bootp servers on the network. Disable dhcp or other modemanual – do not set the IP address automaticallyauto - the switch will first look for a DHCP server. If a DHCP server is not found,it will then look for a BootP server. If that server is not found, the switch willcheck to see if the switch had a pre-configured IP address. If it did, the switchwould be assigned that IP address. If the switch did not have a pre-configuredIP address, it would inspect if the IP address 192.168.1.2 with a netmask of255.255.255.0 is free. If the IP address is free, MNS-6K will assign the switchthat IP address. If the address is not free, MNS-6K will poll the network forDHCP server then BootP server then check if the IP address 192.68.1.2 is freedupbootimg= - valid with type=bootp only. This option allows theswitch to load the image file from the BootP server. This is useful when a new switchis put on a network and the IT policies are set to load only a specific MNS-6Kimagewhich is supported and tested by IT personnel.bootcfg= - valiad with type=bootp only. This option allows theswitch to load the configuration file from the BootP server. This is useful when a new41
