Initial Setup; Preparing To Configure The Switch - Cisco Nexus 5500 Series Configuration Manual

Using the Cisco NX-OS Setup Utility
• The console port is physically connected to a computer terminal (or terminal server).
• The management Ethernet port (mgmt0) is connected to an external hub, switch, or router.
Refer to the Cisco Nexus Hardware Installation guide for your device for more information.
Save the host ID information for future use (for example, to enable licensed features). The host ID information
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is provided in the Proof of Purchase document that accompanies the switch.
Step 2 Verify that the default console port parameters are identical to those of the computer terminal (or terminal server) attached
to the switch console port:
• 9600 baud
• 8 data bits
• No parity
• 1 stop bit

Initial Setup

The first time that you access a switch in your Cisco Nexus series, it runs a setup program that prompts you
for the IP address and other configuration information necessary for the switch to communicate over the
Ethernet interface. This information is required to configure and manage the switch.
The IP address can only be configured from the CLI. When the switch powers up for the first time, you
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should assign the IP address. After you perform this step, the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager
can reach the switch through the console port.

Preparing to Configure the Switch

Before you configure Cisco Nexus device for the first time, you need the following information:
• Administrator password.
• If you are using an IPv4 address for the management interface, you need the following information:
• SSH service on the switch (optional).
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If a password is weak (short, easy-to-decipher), your password configuration is rejected.
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Be sure to configure a strong password.
◦IPv4 subnet mask for the switch's management interface.
◦ IPv4 address of the default gateway (optional).
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