Connecting To The Server Locally For Setup - Cisco APIC M4 Installation And Service Manual

Installing the Server
• Remote setup—Use this procedure if you want to perform setup through your dedicated management
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This section contains the following topics:

Connecting to the Server Locally For Setup

This procedure requires the following equipment:
• VGA monitor
• USB keyboard
• Either the supported Cisco KVM cable (Cisco PID N20-BKVM); or a USB cable and VGA DB-15 cable
Step 1
Attach a power cord to each power supply in your server, and then attach each power cord to a grounded power outlet.
Wait for approximately two minutes to let the server boot to standby power during the first bootup. You can verify system
power status by looking at the system Power Status LED on the front panel. The system is in standby power mode when
the LED is amber.
Step 2
Connect a USB keyboard and VGA monitor to the server using one of the following methods:
• Connect an optional KVM cable (Cisco PID N20-BKVM) to the KVM connector on the front panel. Connect your
USB keyboard and VGA monitor to the KVM cable.
• Connect a USB keyboard and VGA monitor to the corresponding connectors on the rear panel.
Step 3
Open the Cisco IMC Configuration Utility:
a) Press and hold the front panel power button for four seconds to boot the server.
b) During bootup, press F8 when prompted to open the Cisco IMC Configuration Utility.
Note The first time that you enter the Cisco IMC Configuration Utility, you are prompted to change the default
password. The default password is password. The Strong Password feature is enabled.
The following are the requirements for Strong Password:
• The password can have minimum 8 characters; maximum 14 characters.
• The password must not contain the user's name.
• The password must contain characters from three of the following four categories:
LAN.
To configure the system remotely, you must have a DHCP server on the
same network as the system. Your DHCP server must be preconfigured
with the range of MAC addresses for this server node. The MAC address
is printed on a label that is on the pull-out asset tag on the front panel. This
server node has a range of six MAC addresses assigned to the Cisco IMC.
The MAC address printed on the label is the beginning of the range of six
contiguous MAC addresses.
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