Initial Configuration with the CLI Setup Program

To set up the initial configuration for the switch module, you can use the CLI setup program, which runs automatically after the switch module powers on. You must assign an IP address and other configuration information necessary for the switch module to communicate with the local routers and the Internet.

Information You Need

Before you run the CLI Setup program, you need the following information:

  • Switch Module IP address
  • Subnet mask (IP netmask)
  • Default gateway (router)
  • Enable secret password
  • Enable password
  • Telnet password

Completing the Setup Program

Follow these steps to complete the setup program and to create an initial configuration for the switch module:

Step 1 Power up the CGR 2010 ESM.

The CLI Setup program runs automatically.

Step 2 Enter Yes at these two prompts.

 

 

Step 3 Enter a host name for the switch module, and press Return.

On a command switch module, the host name is limited to 28 characters and on a member switch module to 31 characters. Do not use -n, where n is a number, as the last character in a host name for any switch module.

Enter host name [Switch]: host_name
 

Step 4 Enter an enable secret password, and press Return.

The password can be from 1 to 25 alphanumeric characters, can start with a number, is case sensitive, allows spaces, but ignores leading spaces. The secret password is encrypted, and the enable password is in plain text.

Enter enable secret: secret_password
 

Step 5 Enter an enable password, and press Return.

Enter enable password: enable_password
 

Step 6 Enter a virtual terminal (Telnet) password, and press Return.

The password can be from 1 to 25 alphanumeric characters, is case sensitive, allows spaces, but ignores leading spaces.

Enter virtual terminal password: terminal-password
 

Step 7 (Optional) Configure Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) by responding to the prompts. You can also configure SNMP later through the CLI. To configure SNMP later, enter no.

Configure SNMP Network Management? [no]: no
 

Step 8 Enter the interface name (physical interface or VLAN name) of the interface that connects to the management network, and press Return. For this release, always use vlan1 as that interface.

Enter interface name used to connect to the
management network from the above interface summary: vlan1
 

Step 9 Configure the interface by entering the switch module IP address and subnet mask and pressing Return. The IP address and subnet masks shown below are examples.

Configuring interface vlan1:
Configure IP on this interface? [yes]: yes
IP address for this interface: 10.4.120.106
Subnet mask for this interface [255.0.0.0]: 255.0.0.0
 

Step 10 Enter Y to configure the switch module as the cluster command switch module. Enter N to configure it as a member switch module or as a standalone switch module.

If you enter N, you can configure the switch module as a command switch module later through the CLI. To configure it later, enter no.

Would you like to enable as a cluster command switch? [yes/no]: no

You have completed the initial configuration of the switch module, and the switch module displays its configuration. This is an example of the configuration output:

 

 

Step 11 These choices appear:

[0] Go to the IOS command prompt without saving this config.
 
[1] Return back to the setup without saving this config.
 
[2] Save this configuration to nvram and exit.
 
If you want to save the configuration and use it the next time the switch module reboots, select option 2 to save it in NVRAM.
 
Enter your selection [2]:2
 

Make your selection, and press Return.

 

After you complete the setup program, the switch module can run the default configuration that you created. To change this configuration or to perform other management tasks, enter commands at the Switch> prompt.