Configuring The Switch - Brocade Communications Systems Encryption Switch Quick Start Manual

Configuring the switch

To configure the switch, perform the following tasks.
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Connecting a serial cable between switch and host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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Logging in to the serial console port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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Setting the IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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Logging off the serial console port and disconnecting the serial cable . . . 14
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Connecting an Ethernet cable and opening a Telnet session . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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Setting the domain ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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Setting the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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Verifying correct operation and backing up the configuration . . . . . . . . . . 17
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Installing SFPs and attaching cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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Managing cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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Figure 6 illustrates the flow of these configuration tasks.
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