Serial Port - Cisco AJ732A - MDS 9134 Fabric Switch Release Note

SERIAL PORT

You must use the serial interface to configure a switch IP address. Refer to the Cisco MDS 9000
Family Configuration Guide or Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch Configuration Guide for
instructions on how to connect the serial port to a host machine.
INITIAL INSTALLATION RECOMMENDATIONS /
REQUIREMENTS
The C-series MDS 9000 Family of switches does not automatically allow SAN connectivity for
the first-time, out-of-the box power up. For more comprehensive initial setup information,
please refer to the Cisco documentation found at http://www.cisco.com.
Note:
The setup dialog prompts for all of the necessary settings.
The following steps must be taken during the first-time setup:
I. To enable all ports on the switch, set the ports to noshut – by default, all switch ports are set
to shut
During the setup command:
Configure default switchport interface state (shut/noshut) [shut]: noshut
II. To allow traffic flow to all members of a default zone, set the default zone to permit
connectivity – by default, zoning is set to deny
During the setup command:
Configure default zone policy (permit/deny) [deny]: permit
III. If upgrading from SAN-OS 1.3(4a) or earlier, enable FCID persistence for all VSANs on
the switch – FCID persistence is enabled by default with SAN-OS 2.0(1b) and newer.
Note: FCID persistence is not supported on the MDS 9020.
Enable persistent FCID for each VSAN using the CLI dialog as follows:
switch# config terminal
switch(config)# fcdomain fcid persistent vsan 1
switch(config)# exit
switch# copy running-config startup-config
In this example, the number 1 at the end of the line is the name of the default VSAN ID. If
additional VSANs were created, you must repeat this command for each additional VSAN.
For example, if you added two more VSANs with ID numbers 2 and 3, you must enter the
following commands:
switch# config terminal
switch(config)# fcdomain fcid persistent vsan 2
switch(config)# fcdomain fcid persistent vsan 3
switch(config)# exit
switch# copy running-config startup-config
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