Cisco Systems MDS 9020 manual Accessing the Switch

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Chapter 3 Initial Configuration

Accessing the Switch

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Accessing the Switch

After initial configuration, you can access the switch in the following ways:

•Serial console access—You can use a serial port connection to access the CLI.

•Out-of-band (10/100BASE-T Ethernet) access—You can use Telnet or SSH to access a Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch or use SNMP to connect to Cisco Fabric Manager.

Note To use Cisco Fabric Manager, refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager

Configuration Guide.

Figure 3-2illustrates serial console access and out-of-band access.

Figure 3-2 Switch Access Options

Router

Console					Out of band
connection					management
					subnetwork

Switch 2

mgmt 0

(IP address: 172.16.1.2)

IP address	IP
172.16.1.1	network
Telnet or	CLI
SSH
	DNS server
	GUI

SNMP

Management LAN

(Ethernet connection)

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Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch Configuration Guide and Command Reference

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Contents Initial Configuration Initial Setup Routine Starting a Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric SwitchDefault Login Preparing to Configure the SwitchSubnetwork Setup OptionsEnter yes to enter the setup mode Assigning Setup InformationEnter the user password Enter yes no is the default to create additional accountsEnter a name for the switch Enter the default gateway IP addressEnter no no is the default to disable the SSH service Enter no no is the default to not configure the NTP serverEnter yes yes is default to use and save this configuration Using the setup Command 2illustrates serial console access and out-of-band access Accessing the SwitchAssigning a Switch Name Where Do You Go Next?Verifying the Status of the Switch Configuring the Time Zone Configuring Date and TimeAdjusting for Daylight Saving Time NTP Configuration Management Interface ConfigurationUsing the force Option Obtaining Remote Management AccessConfiguring the Default Gateway Default Gateway ConfigurationDisables the Telnet server Working with Configuration FilesTelnet Server Connection Disabling a Telnet ConnectionDisplaying Configuration Files Initial Configuration Working with Configuration Files Saving Configuration Files to an External Device Downloading Configuration Files to the SwitchSaving the Configuration Backing Up the Current ConfigurationCopying Files Deleting Files Rolling Back to a Previous ConfigurationInitial Configuration Deleting Files