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Chapter 4
Initial Configuration
S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m .
To configure a switch for first time in-band access, follow these steps:
Step 1
Power on the switch. Switches in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family boot automatically.
Step 2
Enter the new password for the administrator.
Enter the password for admin: 2004asdf*lkjh18
Tip
Enter yes to enter the setup mode.
Step 3
This setup utility will guide you through the basic configuration of the system. Setup
configures only enough connectivity for management of the system.
Please register Cisco MDS 9000 Family devices promptly with your supplier. Failure to
register may affect response times for initial service calls. MDS devices must be
registered to receive entitled support services.
Press Enter incase you want to skip any dialog. Use ctrl-c at anytime to skip away
remaining dialogs.
Would you like to enter the basic configuration dialog (yes/no): yes
The setup utility guides you through the basic configuration process. Press Ctrl-C at any prompt to end
the configuration process.
Enter no (no is the default) if you do not wish to create additional accounts.
Step 4
Create another login account (yes/no) [no]: no
Configure the read-only or read-write SNMP community string.
Step 5
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b.
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Enter a name for the switch.
Step 6
Note
Enter the switch name: switch_name
Enter no (yes is the default) at the configuration prompt to configure out-of-band management.
Step 7
Continue with Out-of-band (mgmt0) management configuration? [yes/no]: no
OL-6973-03, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 2.x
If a password is trivial (short, easy-to-decipher), your password configuration is rejected. Be
sure to configure a strong password as shown in the sample configuration. Passwords are
case-sensitive. You must explicitly configure a password that meets the requirements listed in
the
"Characteristics of Strong Passwords" section on page
Enter no (no is the default) to avoid configuring the read-only SNMP community string.
Configure read-only SNMP community string (yes/no) [n]: no
Enter no (no is the default) to configure the read-only SNMP community string.
Configure read-only SNMP community string (yes/no) [n]: yes
Enter the SNMP community string.
SNMP community string: snmp_community
The switch name is limited to 32 alphanumeric characters. The default is switch.
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