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4 – Installation Installing a Switch
To configure the switch using the command line interface, do the following:
1.Open a command window according to the type of workstation and connection:
Ethernet (all platforms): Open a Telnet session with the default switch IP address and log in to the switch with default account name and password (admin/password).
telnet 10.0.0.1 Switch Login: admin
Password: *******
NOTE: To insure fabric security, you should change the password for the Admin account name. Refer to the Passwd command in the SANbox 5000 Series Fibre Channel Switch Command Line Interface Guide
Serial – Windows: Open the HyperTerminal application on a Windows platform.
a.Choose the Start button, select Programs, Accessories, HyperTerminal, and HyperTerminal.
b.Select the connection you created earlier and choose the OK button.
Serial – Linux: Open a command window and enter the following command:
minicom
Serial – Solaris: Open a command window and enter the following command:
tip hardwire
2.Open an admin session and enter the Set Setup System command. Enter the values you want for switch IP address (EthNetworkAddress) and the network mask (EthNetworkMask). Refer to the SANbox 5000 Series Fibre Channel Switch Command Line Interface Guide for more information about the CLI commands.
SANbox #> admin start
SANbox (admin) #> set setup system
3.Open a Config Edit session and use the Set Config Switch command to modify the switch configuration.