Complete The Initial Setup Using The Cli - HPE Nimble Storage HF Series Hardware Manual

Serial console cables that came with your array. The cables arrive affixed to the power supply handle.
Laptop computer or workstation
Null-modem cable with DB9-female connector at one end and the appropriate connector on the other to mate with the
serial interface on the laptop computer or workstation
Procedure
1. Connect the serial port on your laptop computer or workstation to the serial port on the controller.
1 Serial port
2. Run the serial console software with the following settings:
Data bits
Parity
Stop bits
Speed
Flow control
3. Log in as user admin with the password admin.
Note: You can only log into the active controller. If you cannot log in, move the laptop computer or workstation
connection to the other controller and try to log in again.
After you have logged in, the CLI is ready to accept commands.
What to do next
Type ? to see a list of commands.
Type the command followed by --help to see the usage information for that command.

Complete the Initial Setup Using the CLI

Before you begin
The CLI requires a serial connection with the array. See Set up a Serial Connection on page 46.
Before you start, fill out the Installation Checklist on page 19. You need the information from the checklist to perform the
initial CLI setup.
2 Serial connector
8
None
1
115.2Kbps
None
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