Setting Up The Network Environment To Use Poap; Using Usb; Using Poweron Auto Provisioning - Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Manual

Network Infrastructure Requirements for POAP
• One or more servers containing the necessary software images and configuration files.
Figure 4: POAP Network Infrastructure

Setting Up the Network Environment to use POAP

The network environment for POAP can be set up with either a USB or a DHCP server.

Using USB

Follow these guidelines when copying software images, the configuration file, and the configuration script
into a USB when setting up the network environment for POAP:
• The POAP configuration script on the USB should be titled poap_script.tcl.
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◦ The configuration file with the name conf_<serialnum>.cfg must be present in the USB. To obtain
the serial number of the switch, run the show sprom backplane 1 command:
switch# show sprom backplane 1
DISPLAY backplane sprom contents:
Common block:
Block Signature : 0xabab
Block Version : 3

Using PowerOn Auto Provisioning

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