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Setting up the cluster and management switches
You can use the setup information to get your switches ready to configure and
customize them for your requirements.
Overview of the initial setup for the cluster and management switches
Follow the general summary of this process to install your switches and get them
ready to customize for your environment's needs.
Before you begin
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You must have access to an FTP or a TFTP server at the installation site or it
must be installed on your laptop for the download of the applicable IBM N
series cluster network and management network software and configuration
files.
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You must have the required cluster network and management network switch
documentation.
See Required CN1610 documentation for more information.
v You must have the applicable controller and Cluster-Mode documentation.
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You must have the applicable network and configuration information and cables.
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You must have the recommended port assignments to set up the cluster.
About this task
All of your IBM N series cluster network switches should arrive with the standard
IBM N series factory default configuration installed on them. These switches
should also have the current version of the Cluster-Mode firmware and reference
configuration files (RCFs) loaded.
Note: If necessary, you can download the applicable IBM N series RCFs and
operating system software for your switches from the IBM N series support
website.
This procedure provides a general summary of the process to install your switches
and get them running:
Procedure
1. Rack the cluster network and management network switches and controllers as
shown in the switch installation guides for your switches. See the Required
CN1610 documentation for the appropriate guide.
2. Using the port installation table as a model, cable the cluster network and
management network switches to the controllers.
3. Power on the cluster network and management network switches and
controllers. See the Cluster switch procedures for more information about this
process.
4.
Do the initial setup for the management switch. See the information provided
in the Cluster switch procedures for more information about this process. You
need to do this before setting up the cluster switches to ensure that the cluster
switches can connect to the management network.
5. Perform an initial configuration of the cluster switches.
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