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Set the switch password

Your switch ships with the default password: 

password

. Change the password of your switch and keep the new password in a 

secure location for reference. You can write your password here if needed: _______________________________________

1. Enter your password in the 

Set Parameters

 screen and follow the onscreen prompts.

2. You can also enter a new name for the switch at this time. Accept the displayed date and time and click Next.

Configure the zones and perform device selection

1. Select Typical Zoning on the 

Zone Configuration

 screen and click Next. 

Typical Zoning is the default zone configuration. See the 

EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide 

for more information on 

zone configuration (available on the installation CD).

2. Enter the number and types of devices that you are connecting to the switch on the 

Device Selection

 

screen

EZSwitchSetup uses these values to automatically configure the ports on your switch for the devices that you are 
connecting.

Connect devices

The 

Connect Devices

 screen displays a graphical representation of the switch with the device connections based on the 

information that you entered when you configured zones and performed device selection. The 

Connect Devices

 screen will 

show all physical connections as missing until you connect the devices that you specified.

1. Install the SFP transceivers in the Fibre Channel ports on the switch to match the ports shown onscreen. 

a. Remove any protector plugs from the SFP transceivers you are going to use, and position and insert 

each SFP transceiver as required (right side up in the top row of ports and upside down in the bottom 
row of ports) until it is firmly seated.

b. Close the latching bale. 

2. Connect Fibre Channel cables from the switch (shown below) to your host and storage devices (not shown). 

Make the physical connections to match the connections on the Device Connection 

screen

3.

Finish screen

: Congratulations—you’ve successfully completed the setup!

4. Click Finish to exit setup.

You are now ready to configure the storage component of the SAN using the documentation that came 
with the storage server(s).

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a. Remove plastic protector caps from the Fibre Channel 

cable ends (if there are any), and position the cable 
connector so that it is oriented correctly.

b. Insert the cable connector into the SFP until it is firmly 

seated and the latching mechanism clicks. 

c. The 

Device Connection screen 

shows missing, valid, and 

invalid connections as you cable the switch. Note that it 
can take up to 15 seconds for the connection to display as 
a valid connection. Verify that the connections are all 
green and click Next.

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