Cisco SFS InfiniBand Server Switch SFS 7000P Hardware Installation Manual page 41

Chapter 3 Installing the Switches
You can connect the serial console port to a PC serial port for local administrative access to the switch.
A terminal emulation software product, such as HyperTerminal, makes communication between your
switch and your PC possible during setup and configuration.
To connect the console port to a PC, follow these steps:
Configure the baud rate and character format of the PC terminal emulation program to match the
Step 1
following management port default characteristics:
Baud: 9600 bps
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• Data Bits: 8
• Parity: None
Stop Bits: 1
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Connect the supplied DB-9/RJ-45 female adapter or DB-25/RJ-45 female adapter (depending on your
Step 2
PC connection) to the PC serial port.
Connect one end of the supplied console cable (a flat rollover RJ-45 cable) to the serial console port.
Step 3
(See Figure 3-7
DB-25/RJ-45 adapter at the PC serial port.
After you connect the serial console port, you may configure a static IP address for the Ethernet
management interface by following these steps:
Wait for the login prompt.
Step 1
Login:
Step 2 Enter the username and password. The default username is super, and the default password is super.
Login: super
Password: super
SFS-7000D>
Enter the enable command.
Step 3
SFS-7000D> enable
SFS-7000D #
Enter the configure command to enter the configuration mode.
Step 4
SFS-7000D # configure
SFS-7000D(config)#
Enter the interface mgmt-ethernet command to enter the config-if-mgmt-ethernet mode.
Step 5
SFS-7000D(config)# interface mgmt-ethernet
SFS-7000D(config-if-mgmt-ethernet)#
Enable the static address option, which turns off the default-enabled DHCP.
Step 6
SFS-7000D(config)# address-option static
Enter the IP address of the management interface, followed by the netmask, which enables the optional
Step 7
static address.
SFS-7000D(config-if-mgmt-ethernet)# ip address ip address netmask
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and Figure 3-8.) Connect the other end to the DB-9/RJ-45 female adapter or
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