Connecting The Management Interface; Creating The Initial Switch Configuration - Cisco Nexus 9508 Hardware Installation Manual

Connecting the Management Interface

Connecting the Management Interface
The supervisor management port (MGMT ETH) provides out-of-band management, which enables you to
use the command-line interface (CLI) to manage the switch by its IP address. This port uses a 10/100/1000
Ethernet connection with an RJ-45 interface.
Note In a dual supervisor switch, you can ensure that the active supervisor module is always connected to the
network by connecting the management interface on both supervisor modules to the network (that is, you
can perform this task for each supervisor module). No matter which supervisor module is active, the switch
automatically has a management interface that is running and accessible from the network.
To prevent an IP address conflict, do not connect the management port until the initial configuration is
Caution
complete. For more information, see
Before You Begin
You must have completed the initial switch configuration (see
page
Step 1 Connect a modular, RJ-45, UTP cable to the MGMT ETH port on the supervisor module.
Step 2 Route the cable through the central slot in the cable management system.
Step 3
Connect the other end of the cable to a 10/100/1000 Ethernet port on a network device.
What to Do Next
You are ready to connect the interface ports on each of the line cards to the network.

Creating the Initial Switch Configuration

You must assign an IP address to the switch management interface so that you can then connect the switch
to the network.
When you initially power up the switch, it boots up and asks you a series of questions to configure the switch.
To enable you to connect the switch to the network, you can use the default choices for each configuration
except the IP address, which you must provide. You can perform the other configurations at a later time as
described in the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Fundamentals Configuration Guide.
Note You should also know the unique name needed to identify the switch among the devices in the network.
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Creating the Initial Switch Configuration, on page
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Connecting the Switch to the Network
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