3. You can start connecting all of the cables to the switch.
Configuring the System
This section provides the initial configuration steps for the switch.
1. Connect the host PC to the Console (RJ-45) port of the switch system using the supplied cable.
The Console ports for the switches are shown below as examples.
Figure 9: The Switch Console Port
2. Configure a serial terminal program (for example, HyperTerminal, minicom, or Tera Term) on
your host PC with the settings described in Table 1.
3. Log in (from a serial terminal program) as admin and using “admin” as the password to start the
Mellanox configuration wizard.
Any yellow or red status LEDs are cause for concern and must be dealt with immediately.
It can take up to 5 minutes to boot up, during which time the status LED may indicate red.
Make sure to connect to the Console RJ-45 port of the switch and not to the (Ethernet) MGT
port(s).
No remote IP connection is available at this stage.
Table 1 - Serial Terminal Program Configuration
Parameter Setting
Baud Rate 115200
Data bits 8
Stop bits 1
Parity None
Flow Control None
Connect the host PC
to the Console port.
4. Go through the Mellanox configuration wizard. Table 2 shows an examples of DHCP, zeroconf,
and static IP wizard sessions.
Table 2 - Configuration Wizard Session - IP Configuration by DHCP Example
Wizard Session Display Comments
Mellanox configuration wizard
Do you want to use the wizard for initial
configuration? yes
You must perform this configuration the first time you operate the
switch or after resetting the switch. Type ‘y’ and then press <Enter>.
Step 1: Hostname? [switch] If you wish to accept the default hostname, then press <Enter>. Other-
wise, type a different hostname and press <Enter>.
Step 2: Use DHCP on mgmt0 interface?
[no] yes
Perform this step to obtain an IP address for the switch. (mgmt0 is the
management port of the switch.)
If you wish the DHCP server to assign the IP address, type ‘yes’ and
press <Enter>.
If you type ‘no’ (no DHCP), then you will be asked whether you wish to
use the ‘zeroconf’ configuration or not.
If you enter ‘no’ (no Zeroconf), then you need to enter a static IP, and
the session will continue.
Step 3: Enable IPv6? [yes] The management interface will be able to use IPv6 addresses.
Step 4: Enable IPv6 auto-config
(SLAAC) on mgmt0 interface? [no]
This turns on auto-configuration of the IPv6 addresses. This is unsuit-
able for DHCPv6.
Step 5: Enable DHCPv6 on mgmt0 inter-
face? [no]
To enable DHCPv6 on the MGMT0 interface.
Step 6: Admin password (Press <Enter>
to leave unchanged)? <new_password>
Step 6: Confirm admin password?
<new_password>
To avoid illegal access to the machine, please type a password and
then press <Enter>. Then confirm the password by re-entering it.
Note that password characters are not printed.
You have entered the following informa-
tion:
<A summary of the configuration is now
displayed.>
To change an answer, enter the step
number to return to or hit <enter> to
save changes and exit.
Choice: <Enter>
Configuration changes saved.
The wizard displays a summary of your choices and then asks you to
confirm the choices or to re-edit them.
Either press <Enter> to save changes and exit, or enter the configura-
tion step number that you wish to return to.
Note:
To re-run the configuration wizard run the command “configuration
jump-start” in Config mode.
Table 3 shows an example of static IP configuration for mgmt0 interface.
Table 4 shows an example of a Zeroconf wizard session.
5. Before attempting a remote (for example, SSH) connection to the switch, check the mgmt0
interface configuration. Specifically, verify the existence of an IP address. To check the current
mgmt0 configuration, enter the following commands:
Table 3 - Configuration Wizard Session – Static IP Configuration
Configuration Wizard Session - Static IP Configuration (Example)
Mellanox configuration wizard
Do you want to use the wizard for initial configuration? y
Step 1: Hostname? [switch]
Step 2: Use DHCP on mgmt0 interface? [yes] no
Step 3: Use zeroconf on mgmt0 interface? [no]
Step 4: Primary IP address? [for example 192.168.10.4] 10.10.10.10
Mask length may not be zero if address is not zero (interface eth0)
Step 5: Netmask? [0.0.0.0] 255.255.255.0
Step 6: Default gateway? [for example 192.168.10.1] 10.10.10.255
Step 7: Primary DNS server?
Step 8: Domain name?
Step 9: Enable IPv6? [yes]
Step 10: Enable IPv6 autoconfig (SLAAC) on mgmt0 interface? [no]
Step 11: Admin password (Enter to leave unchanged)?
To change an answer, enter the step number to return to.
Otherwise hit <enter> to save changes and exit.
Choice:
Configuration changes saved.
To return to the wizard from the CLI, enter the "configuration jump-start"
command from configure mode. Launching CLI...
switch>
Table 4 - Configuration Wizard Session – Zeroconf Configuration
Wizard Session Display - IP Zeroconf Configuration (Example)
Mellanox configuration wizard
Do you want to use the wizard for initial configuration? y
Step 1: Hostname? [switch]
Step 2: Use DHCP on mgmt0 interface? [yes] no
Step 3: Use zeroconf on mgmt0 interface? [no] yes
Step 4: Default gateway? [For example:192.168.10.1]
Step 5: Primary DNS server?
Step 6: Domain name?
Step 7: Enable IPv6? [yes]
Step 8: Enable IPv6 autoconfig (SLAAC) on mgmt0 interface? [no]
Step 9: Admin password (Enter to leave unchanged)?
To change an answer, enter the step number to return to.
Otherwise hit <enter> to save changes and exit.
Choice:
Configuration changes saved.
To return to the wizard from the CLI, enter the “configuration jump-start" command from configure mode.
Launching CLI...
switch>
switch > enable
switch # configure terminal
switch (config) # show interfaces mgmt0
6. Run the command:
7. Compare the results of this command with the latest version for your switch posted on the sup-
port page for your switch.
For full Installation Instructions and the full User Manual go to the Mellanox web page at:
www.mellanox.com > Products > Select your product > Select the document.
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