Cisco Systems MDS 9020 User's Manual
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1. Configure NTP server yes no n no Step 12 Enter noshut shut is the default to configure the default switchport interface to the noshut state Configure default switchport interface state shut noshut shut noshut Step 13 Enter deny deny is the default to deny a default zone policy configuration Configure default zone policy permit deny deny deny Deny prevents traffic flow to all members of the default zone Step14 You see the new configuration Review and edit the configuration that you have just entered Enter no no is the default if you are satisfied with the configuration The following configuration will be applied username admin password admin_pass role network admin Switchname switch interface mgmt0 ip address ip_address subnet_mask ip default gateway 10 0 0 254 telnet server enable no ssh server enable no system default switchport shutdown no zone default zone permit Would you like to edit the configuration yes no n no Step 15 Enter yes yes is default to use and save this configuration Use this configuration and save it yes no y yes A Caution 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 and ensure that the system images are also automatically configured See Chapter 4 Software Images Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch Configuration Guide and Command Referen2. Default Gatew ay Configuration The switch sends IP packets with unresolved destination IP addresses to the default gateway Figure 3 3 shows the default gateway Figure 3 3 Default Gateway Default auc gateway m IP Address e rn E etto connie 172 16 1 1 Cae im A Telnet or CLI PS SSH sai Switch 2 IP address 172 16 1 2 Management LAN Ethernet connection N m O O N Configuring the Default Gatew ay To configure the IP address of the default gateway follow these steps Command Purpose Stepl1 switch config t Enters configuration mode Step2 switch config ip default gateway 172 16 1 1 Configures the 172 16 1 1 IP address Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch Configuration Guide and Command Reference I 0L 6988 02 3 15 Chapter3 Initial Configuration Telnet Server Connection Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Telnet Server Connection The Telnet server is enabled by default on a Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch If you require a secure SSH connection you need to disable the default Telnet connection and then enable the SSH connection See the Enabling SSH Service section on page 9 9 No Tip A maximum of nine Telnet sessions are allowed on a Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch Make sure the terminal is connected to the switch and that the switch and terminal are both powered on Disabling a Telnet Connection To disable Telnet connections to the switch
3. attached to the time NTP distributes this time across the network In a large enterprise network having one time standard for all network devices is critical for management reporting and event logging functions when trying to correlate interacting events logged across multiple devices Many enterprise customers with extremely mission critical networks maintain their own stratum 1 NTP source Time synchronization happens when several frames are exchanged between clients and servers The switches in client mode know the address of one or more NTP servers The servers act as the time source and receive client synchronization requests To configure NTP in a server association perform this task Command Purpose Stepl1 switch config t Enters configuration mode Step2 switch config ntp server 10 10 10 10 Forms a server association with a server switch config Step3 switch config exit Returns to EXEC mode switch Step4 switch copy running config startup config Saves your configuration changes to nonvolatile memory Tip This is one instance where you can save the configuration as a result of an NTP configuration change You can enter this command at any time Management Interface Configuration A single IP address is used to manage the switch The switch management mgmt0 interface uses this IP address The management interface on the switch allows multiple simultaneous Telnet or SNMP sessions You can remotely configure t
4. 1 1 a Telnetor CLI a Console Out of band connection management subnetwork y 7 DNS server IP address 172 16 1 2 Management LAN Ethernet connection 79936 Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch Configuration Guide and Command Reference 34 OL 6988 02 Chapter3 Initial Configuration Initial Setup Routine Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Assigning Setup Information This section describes how to initially configure the switch for both out of band and in band management N Note Press Ctrl C at any prompt to skip the remaining configuration options and proceed with what is configured until that point Entering the new password for the administrator is a requirement and cannot be skipped Tip If you do not wish to answer a previously configured question or if you wish to skip answers to any questions press Enter If a default answer is not available for example switch name the switch uses previously configured value and skips to the next question Configuring Out of Band M anagement To configure the switch for first time out of band access follow these steps Step1 Power on the switch The Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch boots automatically Step 2 Enter the password for the administrator Enter the password for admin admin123 Step3 Enter yes to enter the setup mode Basic System Configuration Dialog This setup utility will guide you through the basi
5. Manager can reach the switch through the Ethernet port Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch Configuration Guide and Command Reference 3 2 OL 6988 02 Chapter3 Initial Configuration Initial Setup Routine Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Preparing to Configure the Switch Before you configure a Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch for the first time you need the following information Administrator password including Creating a password for the administrator required Creating an additional login account and password optional IP address for the switch management interface The management interface is an out of band Ethernet interface Subnet mask for the switch s management interface optional IP addresses including Destination prefix destination prefix subnet mask and next hop IP address if you want to enable IP routing Also provide the IP address of the default network optional Otherwise provide an IP address of the default gateway optional SSH service on the switch To enable this optional service select the SSH key rsa and the number of key bits 768 to 2048 Default domain name optional NTP server IP address optional SNMP community string optional Switch name This is your switch prompt optional N Note Be sure to configure the IP route the IP default network address and the IP default gateway address to enable SNMP access If I
6. perform this task Command Purpose Step1 switch config t Enters configuration mode Step 2 switch config no telnet server enable Disables the Telnet server updated W orking with Configuration Files Configuration files can contain some or all of the commands needed to configure one or more switches For example you might want to download the same configuration file to several switches that have the same hardware configuration so that they have identical module and port configurations This section describes how to work with configuration files and has the following topics Displaying Configuration Files page 3 17 Downloading Configuration Files to the Switch page 3 19 Saving the Configuration page 3 20 Copying Files page 3 20 Backing Up the Current Configuration page 3 20 Rolling Back to a Previous Configuration page 3 21 Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch Configuration Guide and Command Reference 3 16 OL 6988 02 Chapter3 Initial Configuration Working with Configuration Files Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Displaying Configuration Files Use the show running config command to view the running configuration file switch show running config ip default gateway 10 20 83 1 logging level fcdomain 2 logging level fspf 2 logging level fens 2 logging level fcs 2 logging level port 2 logging level zone 2 logging level auth 2 logging level ipconf 2 logging level module 2 lo
7. subnet mask for the 255 255 255 0 interface specified in Step 2 Step 4 switch config if no shutdown Enables the interface Step5 switch config if exit Returns to configuration mode Step6 switch config ip default gateway Configures the default gateway address 10 1 1 1 Using the force Option When you try to shut down a management interface mgmt0 a follow up message confirms your action before performing the operation You can use the force option to bypass this confirmation The following example shuts down the interface without using the force option gt Caution Do not shut down the mgmt0 port unless you have direct console access If the management interface is shutdown a console connection is the only way to regain access to the switch switch config t switch config interface mgmt 0 switch config if shutdown Shutting down this interface will drop all telnet sessions Do you wish to continue y n y The following example shuts down the interface using the force option switch config t switch config interface mgmt 0 switch config if shutdown force Note You need to explicitly configure a default gateway to connect to the switch and send IP packets or add a route for each subnet Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch Configuration Guide and Command Reference 3 14 OL 6988 02 Chapter3 Initial Configuration Default Gatew ay Configuration Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com
8. user role Enter the user role network operator network_admin Step5 Enter yes no is the default to configure the read only or read write SNMP community string Configure read only SNMP community string yes no n yes a Enter the SNMP community string SNMP community string snmp_community Step6 Enter a name for the switch N Note The switch name is limited to 32 alphanumeric characters Enter the switch name switch _name Step7 Enter yes yes is the default to configure out of band management Continue with Out of band mgmt0 management configuration yes no yes a Enter the mgmt0 IP address Mgmt0 IP address ip address b Enter the mgmt0 subnet mask Mgmt0 IP netmask subnet_mask Step8 Enter yes yes is the default to configure the default gateway recommended Configure the default gateway yes no y yes a Enter the default gateway IP address IP address of the default gateway default_gateway Step9 Enter yes yes is the default to enable Telnet service Enable the telnet service yes no y yes Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch Configuration Guide and Command Reference 3 6 OL 6988 02 Chapter3 Initial Configuration Initial Setup Routine Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Step 10 Enter no no is the default to disable the SSH service Enabled SSH service yes no n no Step11 Enter no no is the default to not configure the NTP server
9. P routing is enabled the switch uses the IP route and the default network IP address If IP routing is disabled the switch uses the default gateway IP address Default Login The Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch has the network administrator as a default user admin You cannot change the default user at any time See the Role Based Authorization section on page 9 5 You must explicitly configure a strong password for the Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch If a password is trivial short easy to decipher your password configuration is rejected Be sure to configure a strong password See Configuring User Accounts section on page 9 6 If you configure and subsequently forget this new password you have the option to recover this password See the Recovering the Administrator Password section on page 9 10 Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch Configuration Guide and Command Reference I 0L 6988 02 33 Chapter3 Initial Configuration Initial Setup Routine Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Setup Options The setup scenario differs based on the subnet to which you are adding the new switch You must configure a Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch with an IP address to enable management connections from outside of the switch Figure 3 1 shows a switch that is managed out of band over a connection to the network through an Ethernet port Figure 3 1 Management Access to Switches Router IP address ee 172 16
10. Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com CHAPTER Initial Configuration This chapter describes how to initially configure switches so they can be accessed by other devices This chapter includes the following sections Starting a Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch page 3 2 Initial Setup Routine page 3 2 Accessing the Switch page 3 9 e Assigning a Switch Name page 3 10 Where Do You Go Next page 3 10 Verifying the Status of the Switch page 3 10 Configuring Date and Time page 3 11 Management Interface Configuration page 3 13 Default Gateway Configuration page 3 15 Telnet Server Connection page 3 16 Working with Configuration Files page 3 16 Deleting Files page 3 21 N Note No configuration is needed on the Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch for interoperability with Brocade and McData switches For information on configuring these third party switches refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Switch to Switch Interoperability Configuration Guide Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch Configuration Guide and Command Reference I 0L 6988 02 31 Chapter3 Initial Configuration Starting a Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Starting a Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch The following procedure is a review of the tasks you should have completed during hardware installation including starting up the switch These tasks must be completed before you can co
11. c configuration of the system Setup configures only enough connectivity for management of the system Note setup is mainly used for configuring the system initially when no configuration is present So setup always assumes system defaults and not the current system configuration values Press Enter if you want to skip any dialog Use ctrl c at anytime to skip all 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 Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch Configuration Guide and Command Reference I 0L 6988 02 35 Chapter3 Initial Configuration Initial Setup Routine Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Step4 Enter yes no is the default to create additional accounts N Note Only the admin user name can create or modify user accounts Create another login account yes no n yes While configuring your initial setup you can create an additional user account in the network admin role besides the administrator s account See the Role Based Authorization section on page 9 5 for information on default roles and permissions a Enter the user login ID Enter the user login ID user_name b Enter the user password Enter the password for user _name user password Confirm the password for user _name user password c Enter the
12. ce I 0L 6988 02 3 7 Chapter3 Initial Configuration Initial Setup Routine Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Using the setup Command To make changes to the initial configuration at a later time you can enter the setup command in EXEC mode N Note The setup utility is mainly used for the initial configuration when no configuration is present The setup utility assumes system defaults and not the current system configuration values switch setup S Basic System Configuration Dialog This setup utility will guide you through the basic configuration of the system Setup configures only enough connectivity for management of the system Note setup always assumes a predefined defaults irrespective of the current system configuration when invoked from CLI Press Enter in case 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 Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch Configuration Guide and Command Reference 38 OL 6988 02 Chapter3 Initial Configuration Accessing the Switch Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Accessing the Switch After initial configuration you can access the switch in the following ways Serial console access You can use a serial port connection to access the CLI Out of ba
13. ck Verifies the time zone configuration Step5 switch show run Displays changes made to the time zone configuration along with other configuration information Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch Configuration Guide and Command Reference I 0L 6988 02 3 11 Chapter3 Initial Configuration Configuring Date and Time Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Adjusting for Daylight Saving Time Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Following U S standards the switch can advance the clock one hour at 2 00 a m on the first Sunday in April and move the clock back one hour at 2 00 a m on the last Sunday in October You can also explicitly specify the start and end dates and times and you can specify whether or not the time adjustment recurs every year To enable the daylight saving time clock adjustment according to the U S rules perform this task Command switch config t switch config clock timezone timezone name hour_offset_from_UTC minute _ offset_from UTC Example switch config clock timezone PST 8 0 switch config no clock timezone switch config clock summer time daylight_timezone_name start_week start_day start_month start_time end_week end_day end_month end_time daylight_offset_inminutes Follow this example switch config clock summer time PDT 1 Sun Apr 02 00 5 Sun Oct 02 00 60 Switch config switch config no clock summer time switch config exit switch Switch s
14. ck doc cisco com Saving the Configuration After you have created a running configuration in system memory you can save it to the startup configuration in the bootflash file system using the following copy command switch copy running config bootflash startup config The copy running config startup config command is an alias to the previous command and is used frequently throughout this guide Copying Files The syntax for the copy command follows and is explained in Table 3 1 switch copy lt scheme gt lt server gt lt file name gt lt scheme gt lt server gt lt file name gt Table 3 1 copy Command Syntax Scheme File Name volatile He User specified bootflash User specified tftp IP address or DNS name User specified ftp This example shows how to copy a running configuration to the bootflash file system switch copy running config bootflash my config This example shows how to overwrite the contents of an existing configuration in the nonvolatile file system switch copy bootflash my config bootflash startup config Backing Up the Current Configuration Before installing or migrating to any software configuration back up the startup configuration This example shows how to back up the startup configuration copy in the bootflash file system ASCII file switch copy startup config bootflash my config This example shows how to back up the startup configuration to the TFTP server ASCII f
15. contents can be used to overwrite the existing startup configuration The write erase command clears the binary file Deleting Files Assuming you are already in the bootflash file system use the delete command to delete a file from the bootflash file system switch delete dns_config cfg Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch Configuration Guide and Command Reference I 0L 6988 02 3 21 Chapter3 Initial Configuration Deleting Files Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch Configuration Guide and Command Reference 3 22 OL 6988 02
16. d documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Configuring Date and Time A Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch uses Universal Coordinated Time UTC which is the same as Greenwich Mean Time GMT To change the default time on the switch enter the clock command from EXEC mode switch clock set lt HH MM SS gt lt DD gt lt Month in words lt YYYY gt The following example sets the time on the switch switch clock set 15 58 09 23 May 2005 Mon May 23 15 58 09 UTC 2005 Where HH represents hours in military format 15 for 3 p m MM is minutes 58 SS is seconds 09 DD is the date 23 Month is the month in words May and YYYY is the year 2005 N Note The clock command changes are saved across system resets Configuring the Time Zone You can specify a time zone for the switch To specify the local time without the daylight savings feature perform this task Command Purpose Stepl1 switch config t Enters configuration mode Step2 switch config clock timezone lt timezone Sets the time zone with a specified name name gt lt 23 to 23 hours offset from UTC time gt specified hours and specified minutes lt 0 to 50 minutes offset from UTC gt This example sets the time zone to Pacific Example Standard Time PST and offsets the UTC time by switch config clock timezone PST 8 0 negative eight hours and 0 minutes Step3 switch config exit Returns to EXEC mode switch Step4 switch show clo
17. gging level ntp 2 logging level sysmgr 2 no snmp server contact no snmp server location zone name asdfa zoneset name dave interface mgmt0 ip address 10 20 83 122 255 255 255 0 interface fc1 1 interface fc1 2 4 interface fc1 3 da interface fc1 4 interface fc1 5 interface felf6 interface fc1 7 interface fc1 8 4 interface fc1 9 da interface fc1 10 interface fel 11 e interface fc1 12 interface fc1 13 interface fc1 14 4 interface fc1 15 da interface fc1 16 interface 61 17 interface fc1 18 interface fc1 19 interface fel 20 Use the show startup config command to view the startup configuration file switch show startup config interface fcl 1 no shutdown Auto interface fc1 2 no shutdown Auto interface fc1 3 no shutdown Fx interface fc1 4 no shutdown Auto Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch Configuration Guide and Command Reference I 0L 6988 02 3 17 Chapter3 Initial Configuration Working with Configuration Files Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com interface fcl 5 no shutdown Auto interface fc1 6 no shutdown Auto interface fc1 7 no shutdown Auto interface fc1 8 no shutdown Auto interface fc1 9 no shutdown Auto interface fc1 10 no shutdown Auto interface fc1 11 no shutdown Auto interface fc1 12 no shutdown Auto interface fc1 13 no shutdown Auto inte
18. he switch through the management interface but first you must configure some IP parameters IP address subnet mask so that the switch is reachable You can manually configure the management interface from the CLI The management port mgmt0 is autosensing and operates in full duplex mode at a speed of 10 100 Mbps The speed and mode cannot be configured Note Before you begin to configure the management interface manually obtain the switch s IP address and IP subnet mask Also make sure the console cable is connected to the console port Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch Configuration Guide and Command Reference I 0L 6988 02 3 Em Chapter3 Initial Configuration Management Interface Configuration Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Obtaining Remote M anagement Access In some cases a switch interface might be administratively shut down You can check the status of an interface at any time by using the show interface mgmt 0 command To obtain remote management access perform this task Command Command Stepl switch config terminal Enters configuration mode You can also abbreviate swiech CORTLo E the command to config t Step2 switch config interface mgmt 0 Enters the interface configuration mode on the specified interface mgmt0 You can use the management Ethernet interface on the switch to configure the management interface Step3 switch config ip address 10 1 1 0 Enters the IP address and IP
19. how clock Purpose Enters configuration mode Offsets the time zone as specified This example sets the Pacific standard offset time as negative 8 hours and 0 minutes Disables the time zone adjustment feature Sets the daylight savings time for a specified time zone The start and end values are as follows Week ranging from through 5 Day ranging from Sunday through Saturday Month ranging from January through December The daylight offset ranges from 1 through 1440 minutes which are added to the start time and deleted time from the end time This example adjusts the daylight savings time for the Pacific daylight time by 60 minutes starting the first Sunday in April at 2 a m and ending the last Sunday in October at 2 a m Disables the daylight saving time adjustment feature Returns to EXEC mode Verifies the time zone configuration Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch Configuration Guide and Command Reference 3 12 OL 6988 02 Chapter3 Initial Configuration Management Interface Configuration Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com NTP Configuration A Network Time Protocol NTP server provides a precise time source radio clock or atomic clock to synchronize the system clocks of network devices NTP is transported over User Datagram Protocol UDP IP All NTP communications use UTC An NTP server receives its time from a reference time source such as a radio clock or atomic clock
20. ile switch copy startup config tftp 172 16 10 100 my config This example shows how to back up the running configuration to the bootflash file system ASCII file switch copy running config bootflash my config Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch Configuration Guide and Command Reference 3 20 OL 6988 02 Chapter3 Initial Configuration Deleting Files Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Rolling Back to a Previous Configuration All switch configurations reside in the internal bootflash file system If your internal bootflash file system is corrupted you could potentially lose your configuration Save and back up your configuration file periodically This example shows how to roll back to a snapshot copy of a previously saved running configuration binary file switch copy bootflash snapshot config bootflash startup config N Note You can enter a rollback command only when a snapshot is already created Otherwise you will receive the No snapshot config founa error message This example shows how to roll back to a configuration copy that was previously saved in the bootflash file system ASCII file switch copy bootflash my config startup config Note Each time a copy running config startup config command is entered a binary file is created and the ASCII file is updated A valid binary configuration file reduces the overall boot time significantly A binary file cannot be uploaded but its
21. nd 10 100BASE T Ethernet access You can use Telnet or SSH to access a Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch or use SNMP to connect to Cisco Fabric Manager N Note To use Cisco Fabric Manager refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide Figure 3 2 illustrates serial console access and out of band access Figure 3 2 Switch Access Options Router IP address e mn 172 16 1 1 ten Telnetor CLI SSH w a 4 a DNS y Server Console Out of band connection management subnetwork as GUI v Na SNMP IP address 172 16 1 2 Management LAN Ethernet connection 79936 Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch Configuration Guide and Command Reference I 0L 6988 02 3 9 Chapter3 Initial Configuration Assigning a Switch Name Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Assigning a Switch Name Each switch in the fabric requires a unique name You can assign names to easily identify the switch by its physical location its SAN association or the organization to which it is deployed The assigned name is displayed in the command line prompt The switch name 1s limited to 32 alphanumeric characters Note This guide refers to the Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch as switch and it uses the switch prompt To change the name of the switch perform this task Command Purpose Stepl1 switch config t Enters configuration mode Step2 switch config switchname myswi
22. nfigure the switch Before you can configure a switch follow these steps Step1 Verify the following physical connections for the new Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch The console port is physically connected to a computer terminal or terminal server The management 10 100 Ethernet port mgmt0 is connected to an external hub switch or router Refer to the Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch Hardware Installation Guide for more information je Tip Save the host ID information for future use for example to enable licensed features The host ID information is provided in the Proof of Purchase document that accompanies the switch Step2 Verify that the default console port parameters are identical to those of the computer terminal or terminal server attached to the switch console port 9600 baud 8 data bits 1 stop bit No parity Step3 Power on the switch The switch boots automatically and the switch prompt appears in your terminal window Initial Setup Routine The first time that you access a Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch it runs a setup program that prompts you for the IP address and other configuration information necessary for the switch to communicate over the Ethernet interface This information is required to configure and manage the switch Note The IP address can be configured from the CLI only When you power up the switch for the first time assign the IP address After you perform this step the Cisco Fabric
23. ough a Telnet or SSH session Step 2 Configure the switch using the configuration file downloaded from the remote server using the copy lt scheme gt lt server address gt running config command where scheme is TFTP or FTP The configuration file downloads and the commands are executed as the file is parsed line by line Saving Configuration Files to an External Device You can save a configuration file stored on internal storage to a remote server To a Remote Server To save a configuration file to a remote server such as FTP follow these steps Step1 Log into the switch through the console port or through a Telnet or SSH session Step2 Save the configuration using the copy running config lt scheme gt lt server address gt command where scheme is FTP Step 3 Specify the IP address or host name of the remote server and the name of the file to download The configuration file is saved to the remote server Use the following command to save a running configuration file to a remote server switch copy running config lt scheme gt lt server address gt Use the following command to save a startup configuration file to a remote server switch copy bootflash startup config lt scheme gt lt server address gt Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch Configuration Guide and Command Reference I 0L 6988 02 3 19 Chapter3 Initial Configuration Working with Configuration Files Send documentation comments to mdsfeedba
24. rface fc1 14 no shutdown Auto interface fc1 15 no shutdown Auto interface fc1 16 no shutdown Auto interface fc1 17 no shutdown Auto interface fc1 18 no shutdown Auto interface fc1 19 no shutdown Auto interface fc1 20 no shutdown Auto Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch Configuration Guide and Command Reference HEI 18 OL 6988 02 Chapter3 Initial Configuration Working with Configuration Files Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Dow nloading Configuration Files to the Switch You can configure a Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch by using configuration files that you create or download from another switch Before you begin downloading a configuration file using a remote server do the following Ensure that the configuration file to be downloaded is in the correct directory on the remote server Ensure that the permissions on the file are set correctly Permissions on the file should be set to world read Ensure that the switch has a route to the remote server The switch and the remote server must be in the same subnetwork if you do not have a router or default gateway to route traffic between subnets Check connectivity to the remote server using the ping command From a Remote Server To configure a Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch using a configuration file downloaded from a remote server using TFTP or FTP follow these steps Step1 Log in to the switch through the console port or thr
25. tchl Changes the switch name prompt as specified myswitchl config Step3 myswitchi config no switchname Reverts the switch name prompt to its default switch switch config Where Do You Go Next After reviewing the default configuration you can change it or perform other configuration or management tasks The initial setup can be performed at the CLI only However you can continue to configure other software features or access the switch after initial configuration by using either the CLI or the Device Manager and Fabric Manager applications To use the Cisco Fabric Manager refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide Verifying the Status of the Switch Before you begin configuring the switch you need to ensure that the switch is functioning as designed To verify the status of a switch at any time enter the show module command in EXEC mode A sample output of the show module command follows Switch show module Mod Ports Module Type Model Status t 2a 1 2 4 Gbps FC Supervisor 0 DS C9020 20K9 active Mod Sw Hw World Wide Name WWN io oaa 10 00 00 0drecti9rebi0l SS Mod MAC Address Serial Num 1 00 cO dd 03 di ed 0426207855 this terminal session If the status is OK or active you can continue with your configuration Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch Configuration Guide and Command Reference 3 10 OL 6988 02 Chapter3 Initial Configuration Configuring Date and Time Sen
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