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Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide
OL-16184-01, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
Chapter 5 Initial Configuration
Initial Setup Routine
Configuring Out-of-Band Management
Note
You can configure both in-band and out-of-band configuration together by entering
Yes
in both
Step 11c
and
Step 11d
in the following procedure.
To configure the switch for first time out-of-band access, follow these steps:
Step 1
Power on the switch. Switches in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family boot automatically.
Step 2
Enter the new password for the administrator.
Enter the password for admin:
2004AsdfLkjh18
Tip
If a password is trivial (short, easy-to-decipher), your password configuration is rejected. Be
sure to configure a strong password as shown in the sample configuration. Passwords are
case-sensitive. You must explicitly configure a password that meets the requirements listed in
the
“Characteristics of Strong Passwords” section on page 39-11
.
Step 3
Enter
yes
to enter the setup mode.
This setup utility will guide you through the basic configuration of the system. Setup
configures only enough connectivity for management of the system.
Please register Cisco MDS 9000 Family devices promptly with your supplier. Failure to
register may affect response times for initial service calls. MDS devices must be
registered to receive entitled support services.
Press Enter incase you want to skip any dialog. Use ctrl-c at anytime to skip away
remaining dialogs.
Would you like to enter the basic configuration dialog (yes/no):
yes
The setup utility guides you through the basic configuration process. Press
Ctrl-C
at any prompt to end
the configuration process.
Step 4
Enter the new password for the administrator (admin is the default).
Enter the password for admin:
admin
Step 5
Enter
yes
(no is the default) to create additional accounts.
Create another login account (yes/no) [n]:
yes
While configuring your initial setup, you can create an additional user account (in the network-admin
role) besides the administrator’s account. See the
“Role-Based Authorization” section on page 39-1
for
information on default roles and permissions.
Note
User login IDs must contain non-numeric characters.
a.
Enter the user login ID.
Enter the user login ID:
user_name
b.
Enter the user password.
Enter the password for user_name:
user-password
