Dell Force10 Mxl Deployment; Initial Configuration - Dell Force10 C150 Manual

Deploying the Dell Force10 MXL into a Cisco Nexus Network Environment

Dell Force10 MXL Deployment

Initial Configuration

This section provides a rapid introduction to some common MXL initial deployment tasks. For more
detailed information on deploying the MXL see the Force10 MXL User Guide. The examples that are
shown here start in privileged execution mode. On the serial console, privileged execution mode can
be reached by using the "enable" command.
Configure the MXL Host Name
The configured hostname appears in the management prompt of the CLI and helps to quickly identify
which device is being managed.
FTOS#configure
FTOS(conf)#hostname MXL1
MXL1(conf)#exit
MXL1#
Throughout this document two MXL switches are configured that have the host names MXL1 and MXL2.
Their full configurations can be found in Appendix A.
Configure an IP Address and Default Gateway on the MXL Out-of-Band Management Interface
The out-of-band management Ethernet interface provides connectivity through the M1000e Chassis
Management Controller. Only management traffic is sent or received on this interface.
MXL1#configure
MXL1(conf)#interface managementethernet 0/0
MXL1(conf-if-ma-0/0)#ip address 192.0.2.10/24
Proceed with Static IP [confirm yes/no]: yes
MXL1(conf-if-ma-0/0)#no shutdown
MXL1(conf-if-ma-0/0)#exit
MXL1(conf)#management route 0.0.0.0/0 192.0.2.1
MXL1(conf)#exit
MXL1#
The IP address of the management Ethernet interface can also be configured by the M1000e Chassis
Management Controller. For further details see the CMC User Guide.
Add an Admin's Username and Enable Password to the MXL configuration
In order to control access to the administration of the MXL, set username(s) and enable passwords.
MXL1#configure
MXL1(conf)#username NewUserName password NewUserPassword privilege 15
MXL1(conf)#no username root
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