IBM eserver Cluster 1350, Installation And Service Manual

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Chapter 12. Configuring and replacing the Cisco 10/100
switch
To replace the Cisco 10/100 (24-port) switch, see the instructions that came with
your switch.
Configuration and setup after device replacement
To set up the new 10/100 switch you will need the following:
v Laptop computer
v Hyper Terminal program
v DB9 to RJ45 serial cable
Take the following steps:
1. Connect the RJ45 side of the serial cable to the port on the front of the Cisco
switch marked
″
CONSOLE.
″
2. Connect the other end of the cable to the laptop computer.
3. Start the Hyper Terminal application. Configure the terminal to:
v
9600
v 8
v
N
v 1
v
No Flow Control
v
VT100 Emulation
4. At the command prompt in the terminal emulation window, type:
enable
. This
puts you in administrative mode.
5. At the command prompt, type
ibm
and press Enter . The prompt will change
from a > to a # to indicate you are in administrative mode.
6. At the command prompt, type show run to show the current configuration
information. Make note of the current settings.
Collect the following information to set up the new switch:
v
Switch IP address
v
IP mask
v
Default gateway IP address
v
Switch host name
v
Cluster name
7. At the # prompt, enter the following commands:
configure terminal
interface vlan1
ip address 172.xxx.xxx.xxx
255.255.xxx.xxx
exit
ip default-gateway 172.xxx.xxx.xxx
end
show run-config
copy running-config startup-config
8. Log out of the terminal session.
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