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Appendix C Configuring the Switch with the CLI-Based Setup Program
Accessing the CLI Through the Console Port
Step 5
Wait for the switch to complete flash initialization. When you see the prompt,
Press Return to Get
Started!
, press
Return
or
Enter
.
Step 6
Make sure that the system and status LEDs are green. The blade switch is now operating properly.
Step 7
See the
“Completing the Initial Configuration” section on page C-4
for instructions on setting up and
initially configuring the blade switch.
Completing the Initial Configuration
Follow these steps to complete the setup program and to create an initial configuration for the
blade switch.
Note
For information about automatically configuring the blade switch, see the “Assigning the Switch
IP Address and Default Gateway” chapter in the blade switch configuration guide.
Step 1
After you have pressed
Enter
or
Return
after the prompt to start the initial configuration setup program,
enter
yes
at these prompts:
Would you like to terminate autoinstall? [yes]:
yes
--- System Configuration Dialog ---
Continue with configuration dialog? [yes/no]:
yes
At any point you may enter a question mark '?' for help.
Use ctrl-c to abort configuration dialog at any prompt.
Default settings are in square brackets '[]'.
Basic management setup configures only enough connectivity
for management of the system, extended setup will ask you
to configure each interface on the system
Would you like to enter basic management setup? [yes/no]:
yes
Step 2
Enter a hostname for the blade switch after the prompt, and press
Return
.
The hostname is limited to 20 characters. Do not use
-n
, where n is a number, as the last character in a
hostname for any blade switch.
Step 3
Enter an enable secret password, and press
Return
.
The password can be from 1 to 25 alphanumeric characters, can start with a number, is case sensitive,
allows spaces, but ignores leading spaces. The secret password is encrypted, and the enable password is
in plain text.
Step 4
Enter an enable password, and press
Return
.
Step 5
Enter a virtual terminal (Telnet) password, and press
Return
.
The password can be from 1 to 25 alphanumeric characters, is case sensitive, allows spaces, but ignores
leading spaces.
