Using A Dhcp Server; Using Poweron Auto Provisioning - Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Manual

Using PowerOn Auto Provisioning

• The names of the software images copied to the USB should have standard names and must match the
• Only FAT32 USB is supported. (The file system on the USB should be FAT32). For both Cisco
Note
• Both the software images and the configuration files should be present in the USB. If no configuration

Using a DHCP Server

Step 1 Deploy a TFTP server to host the configuration script, software images, and configuration files.
Step 2
Deploy a DHCP server.
Step 3 Configure the following parameters in the DHCP server:
• Interface address
• Gateway address
• TFTP server's IP address
• Boot file name
OL-29291-02
Block Length : 160
Block Checksum : 0x128e
EEPROM Size : 512
Block Count : 6
FRU Major Type : 0x6003
FRU Minor Type : 0x0
OEM String : Cisco Systems, Inc.
Product Number : DS-C9148S48PK9
Serial Number : JAF17353076
Part Number : 73-15809-01
names specified in the POAP script.
For example, to boot up a Cisco MDS 9148s switch with the m9100-s5ek9-kickstart-mz.7.3.0.D1.0.159.bin
and m9100-s5ek9-mz.7.3.0.D1.0.159.bin images, ensure that the POAP configuration script
(poap_script.tcl ) has the following information:
◦ set m9148s_image_version 7.3.0.D1.0.159
◦ set m9148s_kickstart_image_src [format m9100-s5ek9-kickstart-mz.%s.bin
$m9148s_image_version]
◦ set m9148s_system_image_src [format m9100-s5ek9-mz.%s.bin $m9148s_image_version]
Note Ensure that the POAP script identifies the switch.
MDS 9700 and 9500 series switches, POAP is supported only on USB 1 Port.
is required, create an empty file named conf_serialnumber.cfg. When the configuration file is empty,
the switch reloads the images twice from the USB.
Network Infrastructure Requirements for POAP
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