Initial Setup Routine
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SNMP community string: snmp_community
Enter a name for the switch.
Step 8
Note
Enter the switch name: switch_name
Enter yes (yes is the default) to configure out-of-band management.
Step 9
Continue with Out-of-band (mgmt0) management configuration? [yes/no]: yes
Enter the mgmt0 IP address.
a.
Mgmt0 IP address: ip_address
Enter the mgmt0 subnet mask.
b.
Mgmt0 IP netmask: subnet_mask
Enter yes (yes is the default) to configure the default gateway (recommended).
Step 10
Configure the default-gateway: (yes/no) [y]: yes
a.
Enter the default gateway IP address.
IP address of the default-gateway: default_gateway
Step 11
Enter yes (no is the default) to configure advanced IP options such as in-band management, static routes,
default network, DNS, and domain name.
Configure Advanced IP options (yes/no)? [n]: yes
a.
Enter no (no is the default) at the in-band management configuration prompt.
Continue with in-band (VSAN1) management configuration? (yes/no) [no]: no
b.
Enter yes (yes is the default) to enable IP routing capabilities.
Enable the ip routing? (yes/no) [y]: yes
c.
Enter yes (yes is the default) to configure a static route (recommended).
Configure static route: (yes/no) [y]: yes
Enter the destination prefix.
Destination prefix: dest_prefix
Type the destination prefix mask.
Destination prefix mask: dest_mask
Type the next hop IP address.
Next hop ip address: next_hop_address
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The switch name is limited to 32 alphanumeric characters. The default is switch.
Be sure to configure the IP route, the default network IP address, and the default gateway IP
address to enable SNMP access. If IP routing is enabled, the switch uses the IP route and the
default network IP address. If IP routing is disabled, the switch uses the default gateway IP
address.
Chapter 2
Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager
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