Chapter 2 Getting Started; Configuring The Switch For The First Time; Mellanox Technologies Confidential - Mellanox Technologies Mellanox SX1018 User Manual

2 Getting Started
The procedures described in this chapter assume that you have already installed and powered on
your switch according to the instructions in the Hardware Installation Guide, which was shipped
with the product.
2.1

Configuring the Switch for the First Time

Connect to the HP Chassis Manager and run "connect interconnect <slot number 1-7>".
Step 1.
No remote IP connection is available at this stage.
Configure a serial terminal from EM with the settings described below.
Step 2.
Table 6 - Serial Terminal Program Configuration
Parameter
Baud Rate
Data bits
Stop bits
Parity
Flow Control
Login as admin and use admin as password.
Step 3.
Go through the Mellanox configuration wizard.
Step 4.
The following table shows an example of a wizard session.
Table 7 - Configuration Wizard Session - IP Configuration by DHCP (Sheet 1 of 3)
Wizard Session Display (Example)
Mellanox configuration wizard
Do you want to use the wizard for initial con-
figuration? yes
Step1: Hostname? [switch-1]
Setting
9600
8
1
None
None
You must perform this configuration the first
time you operate the switch or after resetting
the switch to the factory defaults. Type "y" and
then press <Enter>.
If you wish to accept the default hostname,
then press <Enter>. Otherwise, type a different
hostname and press <Enter>.

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