SUMMARY STEPS
1.
Ensure that the switch is on. Switches in the Cisco Nexus series boot automatically.
2.
Enter the new password for the administrator.
3.
Enter yes to enter the setup mode.
4.
Enter the new password for the administrator (admin is the default).
5.
Enter yes (no is the default) to create additional accounts.
6.
Enter yes (yes is the default) to create an SNMP read-only community string.
7.
Enter a name for the switch.
8.
Enter yes (yes is the default) to configure out-of-band management and enter the mgmt0 IPv4 address.
9.
Enter yes (yes is the default) to configure the IPv4 default gateway (recommended) and enter the IPv4
address for the default gateway.
10.
Enter yes (yes is the default) to enable the Telnet service.
11.
Enter yes (no is the default) to enable the SSH service.
12.
Enter yes (no is the default) to configure the NTP server and enter the IPv4 address for the NTP server.
13.
Enter yes (yes is the default) to configure basic Fibre Channel configurations.
14.
Enter shut (shut is the default) to configure the default Fibre Channel switch port interface to the shut
(disabled) state.
15.
Enter on (on is the default) to configure the switch port trunk mode.
16.
Enter permit (deny is the default) to deny a default zone policy configuration.
17.
Enter yes (no is the default) to enable a full zone set distribution.
18.
You see the new configuration. Review and edit the configuration that you have just entered. Enter no (no
is the default) if you are satisfied with the configuration.
19.
Enter yes (yes is default) to use and save this configuration:
DETAILED STEPS
Step 1
Ensure that the switch is on. Switches in the Cisco Nexus series boot automatically.
Step 2
Enter the new password for the administrator.
Example:
Enter the password for admin: <password>
Clear text passwords cannot contain dollar signs ($) or spaces anywhere in the password. Also, they cannot
include these special characters at the beginning of the password: quotation marks (" or '), vertical bars (|), or
right angle brackets (>).
Note
If a password is weak (short, easy-to-decipher), your password configuration is rejected. Be sure to configure a
strong password. Passwords are case-sensitive.
Tip
Step 3
Enter yes to enter the setup mode.
Example:
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 is mainly used for configuring the system initially,
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Using the Cisco NX-OS Setup Utility
Initial Configuration