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

Cisco Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module for HP BladeSystem p-Class Hardware Installation Guide D-1

Configuring the Switch Using CLI

Overview

This chapter provides quick installation and setup procedures.

NOTE: For detailed switch installation instructions or information on connecting to the small form-factor

pluggable (SFP) modules, see Chapter 2, “Switch Installation.” For product overview information, see

Chapter 1, “Product Overview.”

These steps describe how to do a simple installation:

• Accessing the CLI Through the Console Port

• Connecting to the Console Port

• Starting the Terminal Emulation Software

• Entering the Initial Configuration Information

Accessing the CLI Through the Console Port

You can access the CLI on a configured or unconfigured switch by connecting the console

port of the switch to the serial port on your PC or workstation and accessing the switch

through a terminal emulation program such as HyperTerminal.

To access the switch through the console port, follow the steps in the sections listed below:

• “Connecting to the Console Port” section

• “Starting the Terminal Emulation Software” section

• “Entering the Initial Configuration Information” section

NOTE: You can use the mdix auto interface configuration command in the CLI to enable the automatic

medium-dependent interface crossover (Auto-MDIX) feature. When the Auto-MDIX feature is enabled,

the switch detects the required cable type for copper Ethernet connections and configures the

interfaces accordingly. Therefore, you can use either a crossover or a straight-through cable for

connections to a copper 10/100/1000BASE-T SFP module port on the switch, regardless of the type of

device on the other end of the connection.

The Auto-MDIX feature is enabled by default on switches running Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)SE1 or

later. For configuration information for this feature, refer to the switch software configuration guide or

the switch command reference guide.