Cisco Mds 9000 Family Nx-Os Fundamentals Configuration Guide - Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Manual

Configuring In-Band Management
SUMMARY STEPS
1. Power on the switch. Switches in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family boot automatically.
2. Enter the new password for the administrator.
3. Enter yes to enter the setup mode.
4. Enter yes (yes is the default) to enable secure password standard
5. Enter no (no is the default) if you do not wish to create additional accounts.
6. Configure the read-only or read-write SNMP community string.
7. Enter a name for the switch.
8. Enter no (yes is the default) at the configuration prompt to configure out-of-band management.
9. Enter yes (yes is the default) to configure the default gateway.
10. Enter yes (no is the default) to configure advanced IP options such as in-band management, static routes,
default network, DNS, and domain name.
11. Enter no (no is the default) to disable the Telnet service.
12. Enter yes (yes is the default) to enable the SSH service.
13. Enter the SSH key type.
14. Enter the number of key bits within the specified range.
15. Enter no (no is the default) to configure the NTP server.
16. Enter shut (shut is the default) to configure the default switch port interface to the shut (disabled) state.
17. Enter auto (off is the default) to configure the switch port trunk mode.
18. Enter yes (yes is the default) to configure the switchport mode F.
19. Enter off (off is the default) to configure the PortChannel auto-create state.
20. Enter deny (deny is the default) to deny a default zone policy configuration.
21. Enter no (no is the default) to disable a full zone set distribution.
22. Enter enhanced (basic is the default) to configure default-zone mode as enhanced.
23. Enter no (no is the default) if you are satisfied with the configuration.
24. Enter yes (yes is default) to use and save this configuration.
DETAILED STEPS
Step 1
Power on the switch. Switches in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family boot automatically.
Step 2 Enter the new password for the administrator.
Enter the password for admin: 2004asdf*lkjh18
Tip If a password is trivial (short, easy-to-decipher), your password configuration is rejected. Be sure to configure a
strong password as shown in the sample configuration. Passwords are case-sensitive.
Step 3 Enter yes to enter the setup mode.
This setup utility will guide you through the basic configuration of
the system. Setup configures only enough connectivity for management
of the system.
*Note: setup is mainly used for configuring the system initially,

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Using the Cisco NX-OS Setup Utility
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