Creating The Initial Switch Configuration - Cisco Nexus 9504 Hardware Installation Manual

Creating the Initial Switch Configuration

Note
Caution
Before you begin
You must have completed the initial switch configuration (see
page
Step 1 Connect a modular, RJ-45, UTP cable to the MGMT ETH port on the supervisor module.
Step 2
Route the cable through the central slot in the cable management system.
Step 3 Connect the other end of the cable to a 10/100/1000 Ethernet port on a network device.
What to do next
You are ready to connect the interface ports on each of the line cards to the network.
Creating the Initial Switch Configuration
You assign an IP address to the switch management interface so that you can then connect the switch to the
network.
When you initially power up the switch, it boots up and asks you a series of questions to configure the switch.
To connect the switch to the network, you can use the default choices for each configuration except the IP
address, which you must provide. You can perform the other configurations later as described in the Cisco
Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Fundamentals Configuration Guide.
Note
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 the netmask that is needed for the Management (Mgmt0) interface.
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In a dual supervisor switch, you can ensure that the active supervisor module is always connected to the
network by connecting the management interface on both supervisor modules to the network (that is,
you can perform this task for each supervisor module). No matter which supervisor module is active,
the switch automatically has a management interface that is running and accessible from the network.
To prevent an IP address conflict, do not connect the management port until the initial configuration is
complete. For more information, see
38).
Know the unique name that is needed to identify the switch among the devices in the network.
Creating the Initial Switch Configuration, on page
Creating the Initial Switch Configuration, on
Connecting the Switch to the Network
38.