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Physical startup of the Catalyst switch

Physical startup of the Catalyst switch 
6.1.1
The following are points to observe before starting the switch:
  • Verify the cable and console connection.
  • Attach the power cable plug to the switch power supply socket.
  • Observe the boot sequence:
  • LEDs on the switch chassis
  • Cisco IOS software output text
The following are points to observe during the initial startup of a Catalyst switch:

  • System startup routines initiate the switch software
  • Initial startup uses default configuration parameters
Step
Action
1
 Before starting the switch, verify the following:
  • All network cable connections are secure.
  • The terminal is connected to the console point.
  • A console terminal application, such as HyperTerminal, is selected.
2
Attach the power cable plug to the switch power supply socket. The switch should power up. Note that most switches do not have on/off switches.
3
 Observe the following boot sequence:
  • LEDs on the switch chassis
  • Cisco IOS software output text
This page will explain the features, functions, and startup of switches.
Switches are dedicated, specialized computers that contain a central processing unit (CPU), random access memory (RAM), and an operating system. As shown in Figure , switches usually have several ports that hosts can connect to, as well as specialized ports for the purpose of management. Switches can be managed and the configuration can be viewed and changed through the console port.
Switches typically have no power switch to turn them on and off. They simply connect or disconnect from a power source.
Several switches from the Cisco Catalyst 2900 series are shown in Figure . There are 12-port, 24-port, and 48-port models. The top two switches in Figure are fixed configuration symmetrical switches that offer FastEthernet on all ports or a combination of 10Mbps and 100Mbps ports. The next three switches are asymmetrical models with two fixed fiber or copper Gigabit Ethernet ports. The bottom four switches are asymmetrical models with modular Gigabit Interface Converter (GBIC) slots, which can accommodate a variety of copper and fiber media options.
The next page will discuss LED indicators on a switch.

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