Cisco Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module for HP BladeSystem p-Class Hardware Installation Guide

Switch Installation
Local Access from a Workstation Connected to the Switch Console Port with
No DHCP Service Available
to the Switch
1. Power up the switch.
2. Press Enter when prompted "Press RETURN to get started!”
3. Type no and press Enter twice
when prompted, "Would you like to terminate
autoinstall? [yes]:"
4. Type yes and press Enter when prompted, "Would you like to enter initial configuration
dialog? [yes/no]:"
5. Type yes and press Enter when prompted, "Would you like to enter basic management
setup? [yes/no]:"
6. Continue with the switch configuration. No default values are allowed. The passwords
and IP address for VLAN1 must be specified.
7. Save the configuration and exit the setup utility.
After exiting the setup utility, the switch enters the User EXEC mode and displays the
“[name of switch]>” prompt for further configuration.
Remote Access from a Workstation via Ethernet to the Switch with DHCP
Service Available to the Switch
IMPORTANT: When using Express Setup, the configurator will store the DHCP-supplied IP address as
a static IP address and will no longer negotiate the DHCP address on power up.
1. Power up the switch and let it boot up.
2. Open a web browser, and type the assigned DHCP address for the switch in the address
field. For example,
http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx represents the
DHCP-assigned address).
3. A popup window displays, asking, “Do you want a secured session with the switch?”
Select Yes.
4. A popup window displays, asking, “Do you want to proceed?” Select Yes.
5. Click the Configuration tab on the left side of the window to bring up the Express
Setup window. Continue with the switch configuration. If you enable Telnet, you will
need to specify a password. If you enable SNMP, you will need to specify the Read and
Write Community strings.
6. Click Submit to apply the configuration.
NOTE:
• The switch can be accessed via Telnet or SNMP for further configuration, once Telnet or SNMP
are enabled.
• Telnet and SNMP access are disabled by default. To access via Telnet or SNMP, you must enable
them.
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