Initial Switch Configuration and

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Initial Basic Switch Configuration

Why Do Initial Basic Configuration?

Only access available is the console; need to be physically

next to the switch.
Security issues put password for admin access and
SNMP access.
Enable the out-of-band capabilities of the box for remote
management.
Can add another administrator if needed.

Terminal Setup and Configuration

Verify switch is powered off

Cable the VT100 to the switch
console port
Terminal setup: 9600 bps; 8 data bits;
no parity, 1 stop bit

Supervisor

Direct
Console Port

Power-on switch
Switch boots automatically
Switch prompt appears on the
console screen

VT100

Initial Setup Requirements

Administrator password.
SNMPv3 user name and password; password must be 8 or
more characters.
Switch name:
This is the switch prompt.
IP address:
Switchs management Ethernet port.
Subnet mask:
Switch's management Ethernet port.

Initial Setup Requirements (Cont.)

Default gateway IP address

Default state of the switch interfaces
Shut* or noshut

Default switchport trunk mode

ON*/OFF/AUTO

Default zoning policy

Permit/Deny*
(*indicates default setting)

Procedure
1.

Type the setup command on the terminal.

2.

The system will prompt you to enter the required

information.

3.

The default value is given when appropriate.

4.

Enter a carriage return for the default.

5.

Else enter the information from the initial setup

requirements.

Example: Copy of Actual Procedure

---- Basic System Configuration Dialog ---This setup utility will guide you through the basic configuration of
the system. Use ctrl-c to abort configuration dialog at any prompt.
Basic management setup configures only enough connectivity for
management of the system.
Would you like to enter the basic configuration dialog (yes/no): y
Enter the password for "admin" : admin
Create another login account (yes/no) [n]: y
Enter the User login Id : cisco
Enter the password for "cisco" : cisco123
Configure SNMPv3 Management parameters (yes/no) [y]:
SNMPv3 user name [admin]: admin
SNMPv3 user authentication password : admin123
The same password will be used for SNMPv3 privacy as well.
Configure read-only SNMP community string (yes/no) [n]: n
Configure read-write SNMP community string (yes/no) [n]: n

Example: Copy of Actual Procedure (Cont.)

Enter the switch name : exca_3a
Continue with Out-of-band (mgmt0) management configuration? (yes/no) [y]: y
Mgmt0 IP address : 10.10.3.19
Mgmt0 IP netmask : 255.255.0.0
Continue with In-band (vsan1) management configuration? (yes/no) [n]: n
Enable the ip routing capabilities? (yes/no) [y]: n
Configure the DNS IP address? (yes/no) [n]: n
Configure the default domain name? (yes/no) [n]: n
Enable the telnet service? (yes/no) [y]: y
Enable the ssh service? (yes/no) [n]: n
Configure the ntp server? (yes/no) [n]: n
Configure default switchport interface state (shut/noshut) [shut]: shut
Configure default switchport trunk mode (on/off/auto) [on]: on
Configure default zone policy (permit/deny) [deny]: permit

Verification
The system prints a summary of the configuration for your review.
If everything was entered correctly no need to edit.

The following configuration will be applied:

username admin password admin role network-admin
username cisco password cisco123 role network-admin
snmp-server user admin network-admin auth md5 admin123 priv admin123
switchname exca_3a
interface mgmt0
ip address 10.10.3.19 255.255.0.0
no shutdown
telnet server enable
no ssh server enable
system default switchport shutdown
system default switchport trunk mode on
zone default-zone permit vsan 1-4093

Saving the Initial Configuration

The system will ask if you would like to use and save the
configuration.

A y will update the running configuration and also copy the

newthis
running-config
to the startup-config.
Use
configuration
and save it? (yes/no) [y]: y
You do not have to do a copy command.

Basic Characteristics of the Software Images

MDS 9000 Flash Devices

Internal
Bootflash
Internal
Bootflash

Cisco MDS 9200 Series Switch

External
Compact Flash

Cisco 9500 Series Director

The Boot Sequence

Loads the bootloader
from the internal flash

Verifies the kickstart

image and loads it

BIOS

Bootloader

Kickstart
image

System
image

Kernel and basic

drivers

The SAN-OS software

Questions?