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Cisco UCS S3260 Storage Server Chassis Installation and Service Guide
Chapter 2 Installing the System
Initial System Setup
Initial System Setup
The following is a high-level summary of the setup steps and the sections in this doc for each step.
1.
Be aware of the default networking settings before you begin:
Default Networking Settings, page 2-13
2.
Be aware of the requirement to set as many as five IP addresses:
System IP Addresses, page 2-14
3.
If you plan to use a DHCP server, be aware of the requirements:
4.
Connect cables and power on the system, then start the Cisco IMC Configuration Utility:
Connecting the System and Opening the Setup Utility, page 2-15
5.
Make networking settings using the Cisco IMC Configuration Utility:
Setting Up the System Using the Cisco IMC Configuration Utility, page 2-16
6.
Static IPs only—Set CMC and BMC IP addresses using the Cisco IMC management interface:
Setting Static CMC and BMC Internal IP Addresses, page 2-18
Default Networking Settings
The system is shipped with these settings:
•
The default NIC mode is
Cisco Card
. The QSFP ports on either SIOC are used to access the Cisco
Integrated Management Controller (Cisco IMC) interface.
If you want to use the 10/100/1000 dedicated management port to access the Cisco IMC, you can
connect to the system and change the NIC mode to
Dedicated
as described in
Using the Cisco IMC Configuration Utility, page 2-16
•
The default NIC redundancy is
active-active
.
•
DHCP is enabled by default.
•
IPv4 is enabled by default.
