Table 9: Serial Terminal Program Configuration - Mellanox Technologies SB7700 User Manual

2.7.1.1 Disable Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
DHCP is used for automatic retrieval of management IP addresses..
If a user connects through SSH, runs the wizard and turns off DHCP, the connection is
immediately terminated as the management interface loses its IP address.
<localhost># ssh admin@<ip-address>
Mellanox MLNX-OS Switch Management
Password:
Mellanox Switch
Mellanox configuration wizard
Do you want to use the wizard for initial configuration? yes
Step 1: Hostname? [my-switch]
Step 2: Use DHCP on mgmt0 interface? [yes] no
<localhost>#
In such case the serial connection should be used.
2.7.1.2 Manual Host Configuration
 To perform initial configuration of the system:
Connect a host PC to the Console RJ45 (
Step 1.
ness cable (DB9 to RJ45). Make sure to connect to the Console RJ45 port and not to the
(Ethernet) MGT port.
Configure a serial terminal program (for example, HyperTerminal, minicom, or Tera Term)
Step 2.
on your host PC with the settings described in
get the CLI prompt of the system.
Table 9 - Serial Terminal Program Configuration
Baud Rate
Data bits
Stop bits
Parity
Flow Control
Login as admin and use admin as password. On the first login, the MLNX-OS configuration
Step 3.
wizard will start.
To configure network attributes and other initial parameters to the system, follow the con-
Step 4.
figuration wizard as shown in
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