Cisco Nexus 9508 Hardware Installation Manual page 53

Connecting the Switch to the Network
Before You Begin
• A console device must be connected with the switch.
• The switch must be connected to a power source.
• Determine the IP address and netmask needed for the following interfaces:
Step 1 Power up the switch by connecting each installed power supply to an AC circuit.
If you are using the combined or power-supply (n+1) power mode, connect all of the power supplies to the same AC
circuit. If you are using the input-source (n+n) power mode, connect half of the power supplies to one AC circuit and
the other half to another AC circuit.
The Input and Output LEDs on each power supply light up (green) when the power supply units are sending power to
the switch, and the software asks you to specify a password to use with the switch.
Step 2 Enter a new password to use for this switch.
The software checks the security strength of your password and rejects your password if it is not considered to be a strong
password. To increase the security strength of your password, make sure that it adheres to the following guidelines:
• At least eight characters
• Minimizes or avoids the use of consecutive characters (such as "abcd")
• Minimizes or avoids repeating characters (such as "aaabbb")
• Does not contain recognizable words from the dictionary
• Does not contain proper names
• Contains both uppercase and lowercase characters
• Contains numbers as well as letters
Examples of strong passwords include the following:
• If2CoM18
• 2004AsdfLkj30
• Cb1955S21
Note Clear text passwords cannot include the dollar sign ($) special character.
If a password is trivial (such as a short, easy-to-decipher password), the software will reject your password
Tip
configuration. Be sure to configure a strong password as explained in this step. Passwords are case sensitive.
If you enter a strong password, the software asks you to confirm the password.
Step 3 Enter the same password again.
If you enter the same password, the software accepts the password and begins asking a series of configuration questions.
Step 4 Until you are asked for an IP address, you can enter the default configuration for each question.
Repeat this step for each question until you are asked for the Mgmt0 IPv4 address.
◦ Management (Mgmt0) interface
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