IBM eserver Cluster 1350, Installation And Service Manual

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Chapter 13. Configuring and replacing the Cisco Gigabit
switch
Replacement procedure
To replace the Cisco Gigabit switch, see the instructions that came with your switch,
or go to: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/index.html.
Configuring after device replacement
To set up the new switch you 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 settings 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 will
put you in administrative mode.
5. At the prompt, type ibm and press B . The prompt will change from a > to a # to
indicate you are in administrative mode.
6. Type
show run
to show the current configuration information. Make note of the
current settings and then logoff from the session.
You need 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
The set up procedures are documented in the Cisco Quick Start Guide Catalyst
3500 Series XL Switches:
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/c2900xl/29_35xu/3500.htm
After completing the First Time Setup section in the Quick Start Guide, save it to
the startup file so the switch can be rebooted without losing the setup. At the telnet
prompt, type: copy run start
The Quick Start Guide also describes how to obtain the JAVA plug-in and configure
your browser to support the HTML interface.
Attention: There is an SNMP vulnerability for various versions of switch firmware.
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