Cisco Systems SFS 3012R manual Attaching a Serial Console Cable to a PC or Terminal

Chapter 2 Installing and Booting the Cisco SFS 3012R Server Switch

Attaching a Serial Console Cable to a PC or Terminal

Attaching a Serial Console Cable to a PC or Terminal

Step 1 Connect the cable from the serial console port on the controller module to your terminal or management workstation. Use the straight-through M/F serial cable, which is provided in the package.

Note For detailed information about how to connect the serial console cable, see the documentation included with the serial cable kit.

Step 2 Open a terminal emulation window using a program such as HyperTerminal for Windows. Set your terminal parameters to the following:

–Baud: 9600 bps

–Data Bits: 8

–Parity: None

–Stop Bits: 1

–Flow control: None

Booting the Cisco SFS 3012R Server Switch and Configuring Basic Connectivity

Warning Hazardous voltage or energy is present on the backplane when the system is operating. Use caution when servicing. Statement 1034

To configure basic connectivity, you must power-on the server switch and configure it from a terminal or workstation through the serial console port. To configure basic Ethernet connectivity, you can apply a static IP address to the Cisco SFS 3012R Server Switch, or you can configure the chassis to obtain an IP address from a DHCP server.

With the management console already running an appropriate terminal emulation program as described in the “Attaching a Serial Console Cable to a PC or Terminal” section on page 2-8, power-on and logon to your Cisco SFS 3012R Server Switch as described in the following steps:

Step 1 Connect a power cord to your Cisco SFS 3012R Server Switch, and then plug the cord into an appropriate power source. The Cisco SFS 3012R Server Switch boots.

Step 2 After the system boots, press the Enter key several times to display the CLI login prompt.

Login:

Step 3 Enter super as your user ID and password to log in as a user with administrative privileges.

Login: super

Password: super

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