Powering on the switch

Turn on the power switch of the power source.

Turn on the power switch on the switch.

After the switch is powered on, the basic manufacturing information about the switch is displayed:

DDR2 SDRAM test successful.
System is starting...
Booting Normal Extend BootWare
The Extend BootWare is self-decompressing
Done!
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*                    HP 12500 BootWare, Version 2.20                       *
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Copyright (c) 2010-2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.

Compiled Date         : Sep  4 2013
CPU Type              : P5040
CPU L1 Cache          : 32KB
CPU L2 Cache          : 1024KB
CPU Clock Speed       : 1800MHz
Memory Type           : DDR3 SDRAM
Memory Size           : 8192MB
Memory Speed          : 1200MHz
BootWare Size         : 8MB
Flash Size            : 512MB
cfa0 Size             : 4002MB
NVRAM Size            : 1024KB
BASIC CPLD Version    : 001
EXTENDED CPLD Version : 001
PCB Version           : Ver.A

The switch initiates the power-on self-test (POST) and the results are displayed at the console terminal.

Board self testing........................... 
Board steady testing...                           [ PASS ]
Board SlotNo...                                   [   1  ]
Subcard exist testing...                          [ PASS ]
DX246  testing...                                 [ PASS ]
PHY88E1111  testing...                            [ PASS ]
CPLD1 testing...                                  [ PASS ]
CPLD2 testing...                                  [ PASS ]
NS16550 register testing...                       [ PASS ]
The default switch's Mac address...               [00:0F:11:11:10:00]
CF Card testing...                                [ PASS ]
BootWare Validating... 
Press Ctrl+B to enter extended boot menu...

When the POST is completed, the switch boots the applications. The following information appears on the terminal screen (only part of the display information is given in this example):

Starting to get the main application file--flash:/switch.bin!
The main application file is self-decompressing.............................
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Done!
System is starting...
Starting application at 0x00100000 ...
TLB init OK.
LBC init OK.
LAW init OK.
Bsp init start...
MMU init OK.
CRC init OK.
Frame data init OK.
Connect IRQ 0 OK.
Enable IRQ 0 OK.
Connect IRQ 1 OK.
Enable IRQ 1 OK.
Connect IRQ 2 OK.
Enable IRQ 2 OK.
Connect IRQ 4 OK.
Enable IRQ 4 OK.
Connect IRQ 5 OK.
Enable IRQ 5 OK.
Connect IRQ 6 OK.

After the switch completes booting the applications, the following information appears on the terminal screen:

Press ENTER to get started.

Press Enter to begin configuring the switch at the prompt:

<Sysname>

	NOTE: The 12500E routing switches provide a command line interface (CLI). For more information about the CLI, see HP FlexFabric 12500 and 12500E Routing Switch Series Fundamentals Configuration Guide. The output depends on your switch model.