Initial Setup Routine; Preparing To Configure The Switch - Cisco AP776A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5020 Configuration Manual

Chapter 5 Initial Configuration
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Initial Setup Routine

The first time that you access a switch in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family, it runs a setup program that
prompts you for the IP address and other configuration information necessary for the switch to
communicate over the supervisor module Ethernet interface. This information is required to configure
and manage the switch.
The IP address can only be configured from the CLI. When you power up the switch for the first time
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assign the IP address. After you perform this step, the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager can
reach the switch through the console port.

Preparing to Configure the Switch

Before you configure a switch in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family for the first time, you need the following
information:
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If you are using IPv4, be sure to configure the IPv4 route, the IPv4 default network address, and the IPv4
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default gateway address to enable SNMP access. If IP routing is enabled, the switch uses the IPv4 route
and the default network IPv4 address. If IP routing is disabled, the switch uses the default gateway IPv4
address.
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Administrator password, including:
Creating a password for the administrator (required).
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Creating an additional login account and password (optional).
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Note If a password is trivial (short, easy-to-decipher), your password configuration is rejected. Be
sure to configure a strong password. You must configure a password that meets the
requirements listed in the
IPv4 address or IPv6 address for the switch management interface—The management interface can
be an out-of-band Ethernet interface or an in-band Fibre Channel interface (recommended).
If you are using an IPv4 address for the management interface, you need the following information:
IPv4 subnet mask for the switch's management interface (optional).
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– Destination IPv4 prefix, destination IPv4 prefix subnet mask, and next hop IPv4 address, if you
want to enable IP routing.
IPv4 address of the default gateway (optional).
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SSH service on the switch—To enable this optional service, select the type of SSH key (dsa/rsa/rsa1)
and number of key bits (768 to 2048).
DNS IPv4 address or IPv6 address (optional).
Default domain name (optional).
NTP server IPv4 address or IPv6 address (optional).
SNMP community string (optional).
Switch name—This is your switch prompt (optional).
"Characteristics of Strong Passwords" section on page
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