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Template Last Updated - 2/7/2007 Initial Configuration of the Switch 37

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Initial Configuration of the Switch

This section describes how to initially configure the Dell VRTX 1Gb and

10Gb switch modules.

NOTE: Before proceeding further, read the latest documentation and release notes

for this product, which can be downloaded from the Dell Support website at

dell.com/support

To logon to the switch after it is inserted into the chassis, perform the

following:

Turn on the chassis. To display the IP address configured for the out-of-

band interface, go to the CMC GUI, options:

I/O Module Overview >

Setup.

See the

CMC User Guide

for further information on how to access

the CMC GUI.

Log on to the switch in one of the following ways:

– Establish a Telnet session to the out-of-band IP address obtained in

the last step, and log on with the default user/password:

root/calvin

Continue managing the switch through the CLI (see the

Dell

PowerEdge VRTX Switch Modules, R1-2401 and R1-2210 CLI

Reference Guides

– Open a GUI session from the CMC GUI, options:

I/O Module

Overview > Properties > Launch IOM GUI

. In the Login menu,

select either Basic or Advanced mode and use the default

user/password:

root/calvin

. Continue managing the switch through

the Network Administrator.

– Connect to the IOM serial interface through the CMC. For that, use

the CMC command:

connect switch

. See the

CMC Command Line

Reference

from

dell.com/support