Performing the Initial Switch Configuration for the Cisco Nexus 93108-1G or 9348 Ethernet Switch

6.4.2.1 Performing the Initial Switch Configuration for the Cisco Nexus 93108-1G or 9348 Ethernet Switch

During the initial configuration, you reset the switch and use the Basic System Configuration Dialog to configure the switch.

Before configuring the switch, note the following:

The Cisco Ethernet switch should not be connected until the running configuration has been verified, and any necessary changes have been made by the network administrator.
The Cisco Ethernet switch should not be connected to the customer network until the IP addresses on all components have been configured in Oracle Exadata Rack. This is to prevent any duplicate IP address conflicts which are possible due to the default addresses set in the components when shipped.

Configuration should be done with the network administrator.

Connect from the Cisco switch serial console to a laptop or similar device using the available RJ45 cable.
Ensure the terminal session is recorded on the laptop by logging the output.
The output can be used as a reference that the switch has been configured correctly. The default serial port speed is 9600 baud, 8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, and no handshake.
Power on the switch.
Log in as the admin user.
```
User Access Verification
exadatax7-adm0 login: admin
Password: ********
```
Note:
If you do not have the password for the admin user, then contact Oracle Support Services.

Erase the existing configuration.

exadatax7-adm0# write erase

Warning: This command will erase the startup-configuration.

Do you wish to proceed anyway? (y/n)  [n] y

Restart the system so you can perform the automated setup.

exadatax7-adm0# reload

This command will reboot the system. (y/n)?  [n] y

2017 Aug 31 01:09:00 exadatax7-adm0 %$ VDC-1 %$ %PLATFORM-2-PFM_SYSTEM_RESET: Manual system restart from Command Line Interface


CISCO SWITCH Ver7.59
Device detected on 0:1:2 after 0 msecs  
...

Switch to normal setup and, when asked if you want to enforce secure password standard, enter no, then enter a new password for the admin user.

Running S93thirdparty-script...

Populating conf files for hybrid sysmgr ...
Starting hybrid sysmgr ...
inserting /isan/lib/modules/klm_cisco_nb.o ... done

Abort Auto Provisioning and continue with normal setup ? (yes/no) [n]: yes

         ---- System Admin Account Setup ----

Do you want to enforce secure password standard (yes/no) [y]: no

  Enter the password for "admin": 
  Confirm the password for "admin":

When the Basic System Configuration Dialog appears, choose to enter the basic configuration dialog.

        ---- Basic System Configuration Dialog VDC: 1 ----

This setup utility will guide you through the basic configuration of
the system. Setup configures only enough connectivity for management
of the system.

Please register Cisco Nexus9000 Family devices promptly with your
supplier. Failure to register may affect response times for initial
service calls. Nexus9000 devices must be registered to receive 
entitled support services.

Press Enter at anytime to skip a dialog. Use ctrl-c at anytime
to skip the remaining dialogs.

Would you like to enter the basic configuration dialog (yes/no): yes

In the basic configuration, you can use the default inputs until asked to enter the switch name.

In this example, the switch has a name of test123sw-adm0.

  Create another login account (yes/no) [n]: 
  Configure read-only SNMP community string (yes/no) [n]: 
  Configure read-write SNMP community string (yes/no) [n]: 
  Enter the switch name : test123sw-adm0

Respond no when asked to configure Out-of-band management configuration.

Continue with Out-of-band (mgmt0) management configuration? (yes/no) [y]: no

Respond yes when asked to configure advanced IP options.
```
Configure advanced IP options? (yes/no) [n]: yes
```
Respond no when asked to configure static route (this will be configured later).
```
Configure static route? (yes/no) [n]: no
```

Enter the destination prefix and mask, and other values as prompted.

   Destination prefix : 10.100.100.0

   Destination prefix mask : 255.255.255.0

   Next hop IPv4 address : 10.100.100.1

Skip configuring the DNS IPv4 addresses (this will be configured later).
```
Configure the DNS IPv4 address? (yes/no) [n]: no
```
Skip configuring the default domain name (this will be configured later).
```
Configure the default domain name? (yes/no) [n]: no
```

Accept the default responses until asked to configure SSH and the NTP server.

Enable the telnet service? (yes/no) [n]: no
Enable the ssh service? (yes/no) [y]: yes
   Type of ssh key you would like to generate (dsa/rsa) [rsa]: rsa
   Number of rsa key bits <1024-2048> [1024]: 1024
 
Configure the ntp server? (yes/no) [n]: yes
     NTP server IPv4 address : 10.100.100.3

Accept the default responses until asked to specify the CoPP system profile. Enter lenient.

 Configure default interface layer (L3/L2) [L2]: 
 Configure default switchport interface state (shut/noshut) [noshut]: 
 Configure CoPP system profile (strict/moderate/lenient/dense) [strict]: lenient

After reviewing the configuration, save the configuration.

The following configuration will be applied:
   no password strength-check
   switchname test123sw-adm0
  ...

Would you like to edit the configuration? (yes/no) [n]: 

Use this configuration and save it? (yes/no) [y]: yes

[########################################] 100%
Copy complete.

Add the VLAN 1 IP address.

test123sw-adm0(config)# feature interface-vlan
test123sw-adm0(config)# interface vlan 1
test123sw-adm0(config-if)# ip address 10.100.100.110/24
test123sw-adm0(config-if)# no shutdown
test123sw-adm0(config-if)# exit

Set the spanning tree port type for ports 1-47.

test123sw-adm0(config)# interface E1/1-47
test123sw-adm0(config-if)# spanning-tree port type edge
test123sw-adm0(config-if)# exit

Set switchport on all 48 ports and set port 48 to a network port (instead of a host port).

test123sw-adm0(config)# interface E1/1-48
test123sw-adm0(config-if)# switchport
test123sw-adm0(config-if)# exit
test123sw-adm0(config)# interface E1/48
test123sw-adm0(config-if)# spanning-tree port type network
test123sw-adm0(config-if)# ip route 0.0.0.0/0 10.100.100.1

Configure the DNS information.

test123sw-adm0(config)# ip domain-name example.com
test123sw-adm0(config)# ip name-server 10.100.100.2
test123sw-adm0(config)# exit

Save the current configuration.

test123sw-adm0# copy running-config startup-config
[########################################] 100%
Copy complete.

Optional: Set the clock, as described in the next topic.

Parent topic: Configuring the Cisco Nexus 93108-1G or 9348 Ethernet Switch