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Cisco MDS 9148 Multilayer Fabric Sw itch Quick Start Guide
Date: February 2010
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2 Verifying Your Shipping Contents
Verify that you have received all items, including the following:
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Rack-mount kit
ESD wrist strap
Cables and connectors
Any optional items ordered
3 Installing the Switch
Install the switch in one of the following enclosures:
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An open EIA rack
A perforated or solid-walled EIA cabinet
A two-post Telco rack
Figure 3
Exam ple Rack Mount
Note
Before you install the switch in a rack, you will need to install the rack mount support brackets on the switch.
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4 Installing the SFPs
Install one of the following SFPs in each empty port:
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A Fibre Channel Shortwave 1-, 2-, 4-, or 8-Gbps SFP transceiver, part number DS-SFP-FC8G-SW
A Fibre Channel Long wavelength 1-, 2-, 4-, or 8-Gbps SFP transceiver, part number DS-SFP-FC8G-LW
A Fibre Channel Short wavelength 1-, 2-, or 4-Gbps SFP transceiver, part number DS-SFP-FC4G-SW
Figure 4 SFP Installation
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5 Powering Up the Switch
To power up the switch, follow these steps:
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Figure 5
Sw itch Ground
Grounding
pad location
System grounding pad
Wire
Screws (M4)
Grounding
lug
The Cisco MDS 9148 Switch supports only AC power supply. The power supply status is indicated on a front panel
LED.
The Cisco MDS 9148 Switch includes a front panel reset button that resets the switch without cycling the power.
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Figure 6
Power Receptacle and On/ Off Sw itch on Cisco MDS 9148 Sw itch
On/Off
switch
AC power
receptacle
6 Setting Up a Network
To set up a network, follow these steps:
Step 1 Ensure that the Mgmt0 port is connected to the management network.
Step 2 Ensure that the console port is connected to the PC serial port (or to a terminal server), as shown in Figure 7. For
example, on a Windows PC used as a terminal emulator, you can use HyperTerminal. The default baud rate on the
console port is 9600.
Figure 7
Connection to Term inal Em ulator.
Teminal
emulator
Console port
Note
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Step 3 Use the switch setup utility that appears on the console connection.
Step 4 Use the switch setup utility to do the following:
a. Set the admin password for the switch.
Caution
Make sure that you configure a strong password. Short, easy-to-decipher passwords are not allowed by Cisco
NX-OS software. Strong passwords are at least eight characters long and contain numbers, uppercase letters,
and lowercase letters.
Exam ple 1
IP Address Step in the Setup Utility
Continue with Out-of-band (mgmt0) management configuration? {yes/no]: yes
Mgmt0 IPV4 address: 209.165.200.225
Mgmt0 IPV4 netmask: 255.255.255.224
c. Set up the default gateway.
Note
The switch is now ready to be managed via the Mgmt port using Telnet or Device Manager or Fabric Manager.
7 Connecting Devices
To connect devices, follow these steps:
Figure 8
Server and Storage Connection
Web
browser
Server
Storage
FC
MDS 9148
Note
For more information about switch installation and configuration, see the Cisco MDS 9100 Series Hardware
Installation Guide and the appropriate CISCO MDS 9000 Family NX-OS feature configuration guides.
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8 Installing Cisco Device Manager
To install Cisco Device Manager, follow these steps:
Step 1 Enter the IP address you assigned to your switch in your Address field of you browser to begin the Cisco Device
Manager installation.
Figure 9
Cisco Device Manager Installation
Step 3 Follow the onscreen instructions to install Cisco Device Manager.
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9 Using the Quick Config Wizard
To enable ports and assign zone memberships, follow these steps:
Step 1 Click the Device Manager icon on your desktop to log in.
Figure 10
Device Manager Login
Step 4 Click FC, and then choose Quick Config.
Step 5 Enable two ports by checking the two corresponding check boxes in the Enable column, as shown in Figure 11.
Figure 11
Enable Zone Ports
Step 6 Select one of the two enabled ports that you want in a zone by checking its check box in the Ports Zoned To area.
When you check this check box, the second enabled port automatically becomes checked. Both ports are now members
of the same zone.
Step 7 Click Next.
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Figure 12
Confirm Changes
Step 8 Click Finish to save your changes.
Step 9 Repeat Steps 2 through 5 to create more zones.
Note
Note
A maximum of 12 zones with two ports each can be created with the Quick Config Wizard.
For more information about installing Cisco Device Manager and using the Quick Config Wizard, see the Cisco MDS
9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide.
1 0 Creating VSANs
To create VSANs, follow these steps:
Step 1 Click the Device Manager icon on your desktop to log in.
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Figure 13
Device Manager Login
Step 4 Click FC, and then choose VSANs.
Step 5 Click Create.
Figure 14
VSAN Creation
Step 7 Click Finish to save your changes.
Step 8 Repeat Step 6 and 7 to create more VSANs.
Note
For more information on how to create VSANs, see the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide.
This completes the installation of your Cisco MDS 9148. The switch is now ready to use.
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