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Cisco MDS 9148 Multilayer Fabric Switch Quick Start Guide
Date: February 2010
Text Part Number: OL-21517-01
1
Overview
2
Verifying Your Shipping Contents
3
Installing the Switch
4
Installing the SFPs
5
Powering Up the Switch
6
Setting Up a Network
7
Connecting Devices
8
Installing Cisco Device Manager
9
Using the Quick Config Wizard
10
Creating VSANs
11
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  • Page 1 Cisco MDS 9148 Multilayer Fabric Switch Quick Start Guide Date: February 2010 Text Part Number: OL-21517-01 Overview Verifying Your Shipping Contents Installing the Switch Installing the SFPs Powering Up the Switch Setting Up a Network Connecting Devices Installing Cisco Device Manager...

  • Page 2: Cisco Mds 9148 Switch

    Cisco MDS 9148 Switch The Cisco MDS 9148 Multilayer Fabric Switch has 48 Fibre Channel ports with speeds of 8, 4, 2, and 1 Gbps. The Cisco MDS 9148 Switch is a top-of-rack (TOR) Fibre Channel switch based on System-on-a-Chip (SOC) technology, which is a Cisco innovation.

  • Page 3: Verifying Your Shipping Contents

    • A two-post Telco rack For an example of a rack mount, see Figure 3 Example Rack Mount Before you install the switch in a rack, you will need to install the rack mount support brackets on the switch. Note Figure...

  • Page 4: Installing The Sfps

    • A Fibre Channel Short wavelength 1-, 2-, or 4-Gbps SFP transceiver, part number DS-SFP-FC4G-SW For SFP installation, see Figure Figure 4 SFP Installation Powering Up the Switch To power up the switch, follow these steps: Step 1 Ground the switch, as shown in Figure...
  • Page 5 Connect the power cable to the AC power receptacle, and then plug it in (see Step 2 The Cisco MDS 9148 Switch supports only AC power supply. The power supply status is indicated on a front panel LED. The Cisco MDS 9148 Switch includes a front panel reset button that resets the switch without cycling the power.

  • Page 6: Setting Up A Network

    Figure 6 Power Receptacle and On/Off Switch on Cisco MDS 9148 Switch On/Off switch Setting Up a Network To set up a network, follow these steps: Step 1 Ensure that the Mgmt0 port is connected to the management network. Ensure that the console port is connected to the PC serial port (or to a terminal server), as shown in Step 2 example, on a Windows PC used as a terminal emulator, you can use HyperTerminal.

  • Page 7: Connecting Devices

    Use the switch setup utility to do the following: a. Set the admin password for the switch. Make sure that you configure a strong password. Short, easy-to-decipher passwords are not allowed by Cisco Caution NX-OS software. Strong passwords are at least eight characters long and contain numbers, uppercase letters, and lowercase letters .

  • Page 8: Installing Cisco Device Manager

    Installing Cisco Device Manager To install Cisco Device Manager, follow these steps: Enter the IP address you assigned to your switch in your Address field of you browser to begin the Cisco Device Step 1 Manager installation. Click the Device Manager link, shown in...

  • Page 9: Using The Quick Config Wizard

    Using the Quick Config Wizard To enable ports and assign zone memberships, follow these steps: Click the Device Manager icon on your desktop to log in. Step 1 Enter a password in the Password field (see Step 2 Step 3 Click Open (see Figure 10).

  • Page 10: Creating Vsans

    A maximum of 12 zones with two ports each can be created with the Quick Config Wizard. Note Note For more information about installing Cisco Device Manager and using the Quick Config Wizard, see the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide. Creating VSANs...
  • Page 11 Repeat Step 6 and 7 to create more VSANs. Note For more information on how to create VSANs, see the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide. This completes the installation of your Cisco MDS 9148. The switch is now ready to use.

  • Page 12: Need Help

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