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Manual Host Configuration
To perform initial configuration of the system:
Step 1. Connect a host PC to the Console RJ45 (
) port of the system, using the supplied
harness cable (DB9 to RJ45). Make sure to connect to the Console RJ45 port and not to the
(Ethernet) MGT (
) port.
Step 2. Configure a serial terminal program (for example, HyperTerminal, minicom, or Tera Term) on
your host PC with the settings described in the table below. Once you perform that, you should get
the CLI prompt of the system.
Serial Terminal Program Configuration
Parameter
Setting
Baud Rate
115200
Data bits
8
Stop bits
1
Parity
None
Flow Control
None
Step 3. Login as admin and use admin as password. On the first login, the MLNX-OS configuration
wizard will start.
Step 4. To configure network attributes and other initial parameters to the system, follow the
configuration wizard as shown in the Configuration Wizard Session table below.
Configuration Wizard Session
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 system or after resetting the system. Type
‘y’ and then press <Enter>.
Step 1: Hostname? [switch]
If you wish to accept the default hostname, press
<Enter>. Otherwise, type a different hostname and
press <Enter>.
<localhost># ssh admin@<ip-address>
Mellanox MLNX-OS Switch Management
Password:
Mellanox Switch
Mellanox configuration wizard
Do you want to use the wizard for initial configuration? yes
Step 1: Hostname? [my-switch]
Step 2: Use DHCP on mgmt0 interface? [yes] no
<localhost>#
