Pluribus Networks Freedom Series Quick Start Manual

Pluribus Networks Freedom Series

Quick Start Guide

Quick Start Guide Overview
This guide describes the initial setup of a Pluribus Networks
server-switch, and is intended for experienced network administrators.
You are guided through the initial configuration of a Pluribus Networks
server-switch and the initial connectivity to your management and data
networks.
Pluribus Networks server-switches provide out-of-band management on
the MGMT1 port. A separate interface provides in-band management
which is configured during initial setup. Use the in-band interface to
manage available services on the server-switch such as SSH or vManage.
This guide assumes that you have basic networking skills including Layer
2 and Layer 3, along with basic system administration skills, and you
have installed your server-switch in your network rack.

Before You Begin

1
Gather the following information:
System Name:______________________________________________
Password for network-admin(default login):______________________
(Six characters or more required.)
MGMT interface IP address and netmask:________________________
In-band IP address and netmask:_______________________________
Default gateway IP address:___________________________________
Console Port F64
Console Port E68 Console PortE28Q
2
Performing the Initial Configuration
You can connect to the server-switch by connecting a rollover
cable to the console port or connecting a keyboard and monitor
to the server-switch.
Connect the console port on the server-switch to your laptop or terminal
concentrator using a serial cable.
Set terminal emulator connection to 9600 bps, 8 data bits, parity - none,
stop bits 1, flow control - none.
Plugin and power on the server-switch.
CAUTION! Do not connect any ports to the network until the server-switch is
configured. You can accidentally create loops on the network which may cause network
connectivity problems..
1. Log into the server-switch with the username network-admin and the
default password, admin.
2. Accept the EULA by entering Yes. To view the EULA, type eula and the
entire EULA is displayed for your review.
3. You can begin initial configuration using the setup questions in the Quick
Start Wizard.
console login: network-admin
Password: admin
Last login: Fri Oct 3 12:23:04 on console
Pluribus Command Line Interface v2.2
System setup required:
System Name (switch): hostname <return>
network-admin Password: password <return>
Re-enter Password: password <return>
Mgmt IP/Netmask: ip-address/netmask <return>
In-band IP/Netmask: ip-address/netmask <return>
Gateway IP (0.0.0.0): ip-address <return>
Primary DNS IP (0.0.0.0): ip-address <return>
Secondary DNS IP (0.0.0.0): ip-address <return>
Domain name (pluribusnetworks.com): domain-name <return>
Automatically Upload Diagnostics (yes): <return>
NOTE: The MGMT and in-band IP addresses must be on separate networks.
Once you complete the initial configuration, you can display the system
setup using the switch-setup-show command. Plug your network cable
into the MGMT port and the network port.
3
Configuring the Initial Fabric
Note: Fabric Communication
All fabric communication occurs over the in-band or MGMT interfaces
on a server-switch.
In order for server-switches to form a fabric, the server-switches
communicate using Layer 2 or Layer 3 networking on the in-band or
MGMT interfaces.
You must create a fabric even if you have only one server-switch. If the
server-switch is joining an existing fabric, then you can add it to the fabric
using a few simple commands.
1. To create a new fabric name corp-fabric, use the following command:
>fabric-create name corp-fabric network-type
in-band|mgmt
2. You can create a password for the fabric so that other server-switches can
only join the fabric if the administrator knows the password. Add the
password, sw0rdf1$h, using the following command:
fabric-create name corp-fab password <return>
>
password: <sw0rdf1$h>
You can now join the fabric, corp-fabric, using the fabric-join command:
>fabric-join name corp-fab <return>
fabric password:<sw0rdf1$h>
Joining an Existing Fabric
When a server-switch joins an existing fabric, it receives the rest of the
configuration from the fabric and then keeps track of the fabric state.
o join the an existing fabric, ,network-fab, use the fabric-join
1. T
command:
>fabric-join name network-fab
2. If the fabric was created with an optional password, you must enter the
correct password to join the fabric:
>fabric-join name network-fab password
fabric password: <password>
Using the fabric-join command restarts nvOS and causes a short
interruption on the network.