Mellanox Technologies SX6710, Hardware User Manual

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Installation
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2.8.1.1 Disable Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
DHCP is used for automatic retrieval of management IP addresses..
If a user connects through SSH, runs the wizard and turns off DHCP, the connection is
immediately terminated as the management interface loses its IP address.
<localhost># ssh admin@<ip-address>
Mellanox MLNX-OS Switch Management
Password:
Mellanox Switch
Mellanox configuration wizard
Do you want to use the wizard for initial configuration? yes
Step 1: Hostname? [my-switch]
Step 2: Use DHCP on mgmt0 interface? [yes] no
<localhost>#
In such case the serial connection should be used.
2.8.1.2 Manual Host Configuration
 To perform initial configuration of the system:
Step 1.
Connect a host PC to the Console RJ45 ( ) port of the system using the supplied harness
cable (DB9 to RJ45). Make sure to connect to the Console RJ45 port and not to the (Ethernet)
MGT port.
Step 2.
Configure a serial terminal program (for example, HyperTerminal, minicom, or Tera Term) on
your host PC with the settings described in
Table 10 . Once you perform that, you should get the
CLI prompt of the system.
Table 10 - Serial Terminal Program Configuration
Parameter
Setting
Baud Rate 115200
Data bits 8
Stop bits 1
Parity None
Flow Control None
Step 3.
Login as admin and use admin as password. On the first login, the MLNX-OS configuration
wizard will start.
Step 4.
To configure network attributes and other initial parameters to the system, follow the configu-
ration wizard as shown in
Table 11 .