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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide
OL-17256-03, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.x
Chapter 2 Installing Cisco MDS NX-OS and Fabric Manager
Accessing the Switch
Caution If you do not save the configuration at this point, none of your changes are updated the next
time the switch is rebooted. Type yes to save the new configuration. This ensures that the
kickstart and system images are also automatically configured (see
Chapter 15, “Software
Images”).
Using the setup Command
To make changes to the initial configuration at a later time, you can issue the setup command in EXEC
mode.
switch# setup
---- Basic System Configuration Dialog ----
This setup utility will guide you through the basic configuration of
the system. Setup configures only enough connectivity for management
of the system.
*Note: setup always assumes a predefined defaults irrespective
of the current system configuration when invoked from CLI.
Press Enter incase you want to skip any dialog. Use ctrl-c at anytime
to skip away remaining dialogs.
Would you like to enter the basic configuration dialog (yes/no): yes
The setup utility guides you through the basic configuration process.
Accessing the Switch
After initial configuration, you can access the switch in one of three ways (see Figure 2-2):
• Serial console access—You can use a serial port connection to access the CLI.
• In-band IP (IPFC) access—You can use Telnet or SSH to access a switch in the Cisco MDS 9000
Family or use Cisco MDS 9000 Fabric Manager to access the switch.
• Out-of-band (10/100BASE-T Ethernet) access—You can use Telnet or SSH to access a switch in the
Cisco MDS 9000 Family or use Cisco MDS 9000 Fabric Manager to access the switch.
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