Configuring In-Band Management - Cisco AP776A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5020 Configuration Manual

Chapter 5 Initial Configuration
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Configuring In-Band Management

The in-band management logical interface is VSAN 1. This management interface uses the Fibre
Channel infrastructure to transport IP traffic. An interface for VSAN 1 is created on every switch in the
fabric. Each switch should have its VSAN 1 interface configured with either an IPv4 address or an IPv6
address in the same subnetwork. A default route that points to the switch providing access to the IP
network should be configured on every switch in the Fibre Channel fabric (see
and Managing
You can configure both in-band and out-of-band configuration together by entering Yes in both
Note
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To configure a switch for first time in-band access, follow these steps:
Power on the switch. Switches in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family boot automatically.
Step 1
Enter the new password for the administrator.
Step 2
Enter the password for admin: 2004asdf*lkjh18
Tip
Enter yes to enter the setup mode.
Step 3
This setup utility will guide you through the basic configuration of the system. Setup
configures only enough connectivity for management of the system.
Please register Cisco MDS 9000 Family devices promptly with your supplier. Failure to
register may affect response times for initial service calls. MDS devices must be
registered to receive entitled support services.
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. Press Ctrl-C at any prompt to end
the configuration process.
Enter yes (yes is the default) to enable secure password standard.
Step 4
Do you want to enforce secure password standard (yes/no): yes
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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
Images").
VSANs").
Step 10d in the following procedure.
If a password is trivial (short, easy-to-decipher), your password configuration is rejected. Be
sure to configure a strong password as shown in the sample configuration. Passwords are
case-sensitive. You must explicitly configure a password that meets the requirements listed in
the "Characteristics of Strong Passwords" section on page
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Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide
Initial Setup Routine
Chapter 8, "Software
Step 10c
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