Cisco Catalyst 3040 User manual

Getting Started Guide
Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3040 for FSC
Getting Started Guide
INCLUDING LICENSE AND WARRANTY
1Introduction
2Taking Out What You Need
3BX600 System Architecture
4Preparing to Install the Blade Switch in the BX600 System
5Managing the Blade Switch
6In Case of Difficulty
7Obtaining Documentation
8Documentation Feedback
9Cisco Product Security Overview
10 Obtaining Technical Assistance
11 Obtaining Additional Publications and Information
12 Hardware Warranty Terms
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1 Introduction
This guide provides instructions on how to install your Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3040 for
FSC—referred to as the blade switch—in the Fujitsu Siemens PRIMERGY BX600 S2 system and to set
up and configure it. The PRIMERGY BX600 S2—referred to as the BX600 system—supports up to
four Ethernet blade switches in its blade bays.
This guide also covers management options and troubleshooting help for the blade switch.
For details on the numbers, types, and the location of the BX600 system slots, for additional
information on the BX600 system, and for detailed port mapping information, see the BX600 setup
and installation guide at http://manuals.fujitsu-siemens.com/primergyservers.html.
For additional installation and configuration information about the blade switch, see the Cisco
Catalyst Blade Switch 3040 for FSC documentation on Cisco.com. For system requirements, important
notes, limitations, open and resolved caveats, and last-minute documentation updates, see the release
notes, also on Cisco.com.
When using the online publications, refer to the documents that match the Cisco IOS software version
that is running on the blade switch. See the “Obtaining Documentation” section on page 1-24 for more
information about the related publications.
For translations of the warnings that appear in this publication and all safety and handling warnings
for this product, see the Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco Catalyst Blade
Switch 3040 for FSC that accompanies this guide.
Before proceeding, read the release notes for the BX600 system. The release notes are available on the
FSC support website at http://support.fujitsu-siemens.com/com/support/index.html.
2 Taking Out What You Need
These items ship with your blade switch:
•Console cable
•Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3040 for FSC Getting Started Guide (this book)
•Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3040 for FSC
•Registration card
Follow these steps:
1. Unpack and remove the blade switch and the accessory kit from the shipping box.
2. Return the packing material to the shipping container, and save it for future use.
If you ordered the blade switches with the BX600 system, they are already installed. The unpacking
procedure only applies if a blade switch is ordered separately. See the BX600 system documentation
for the unpacking procedure for the BX600 system equipment.
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Cisco Gigabit Ethernet Blade Switch Description
Figure 1 shows the blade switch, which has these features:
•10 internal Gigabit Ethernet 1000BASE-X ports
•1 console port
•2 external 10/100/1000BASE-T copper Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports
•4 external small form-factor pluggable (SFP) module uplink ports that support 1000BASE-SX
fiber and 10/100/1000BASE-T copper (only Cisco SFP modules are supported)
Each port has an associated LED. The associated BX600 system management blade controls a System
Status/ID LED.
Figure 1 The Catalyst Blade Switch 3040 for FSC
1Blade switch 6Gigabit Ethernet port LEDs
2Console port 7SFP module ports
3Console port LED 8SFP module port LEDs
4System Status/ID LED 9Release latch
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The blade switch is powered from the BX600 S2 system backplane, and temperature management is
provided by the BX600 S2 system. The blade switch has no fan.
To set up the switch, you need a PC and an Ethernet (Category 5) straight-through cable (as shown)
or a console cable (ships with the product).
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3 BX600 System Architecture
The four BX600 system I/O blade slots are on the rear panel (see Figure 2). You can insert blade
switches into the NET1, NET2, NET3, and NET4 I/O blade slots.
Figure 2 Rear View of the BX600 System
1NET1 slot (with blade switch installed) 5Rear panel of the BX600 system
2NET2 slot 6BX600 system management blade
3NET3 slot 7Advanced KVM1blade
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Figure 3 shows the BX600 system management blade on the left and an optional advanced KVM blade
on the right.
Figure 3 BX600 System Management and Advanced KVM Blades
1RS-232 serial port 5Failure indicator LED
2Ethernet port 6Advanced KVM blade Ethernet port
3I2C connector1
1. A proprietary Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) connector for Fujitsu
Siemens Computers service applications
7KVM connector 2
2. The KVM connector uses a special cable to connect a VGA monitor, a PS2 keyboard,
and a PS2 mouse.
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Table 1 describes the BX600 system management blade LEDs:
Note For more information about the master and failure management blade LEDs or the advanced
KVM management blade, see the PRIMERGY BX600 Basic Unit Operating Manual.
Consider these requirements before you install your blade switch:
•The NET1 and NET2 slots are a pair. If the NET2 slot is used, the I/O blade in the NET2 slot must
be the same type as the one in the NET1 slot.
•The NET3 and NET4 slots are a pair. If the NET4 slot is used, the I/O blade in the NET4 slot must
be the same type as the one in the NET3 slot.
•If the blade switch is installed in the NET3 and NET4 slots, an Ethernet I/O module (daughter
card) must be installed on the BX600 server.
For information about requirements for installing blades in the BX600 system or the components of
the BX600 system, see the PRIMERGY BX600 Basic Unit Operating Manual.
Table 1 Management Blade LED Descriptions
LED Description
Ethernet port Green: On shows link is up; blinking shows power is on.
Amber: On shows LAN is active; blinking shows power is on.
Master (green) On: The management blade is the master, responsible for managing the entire
system.
Off: The management blade is a slave—a standby or backup of the master
management blade.
Blinking: The management blade is in special mode.
Failure (amber) On: If only one management blade is installed, it has failed.
Off: This management blade is operating normally.
Blinking: The management blade is running in power-on mode, that is, generating
a heartbeat for the master/slave selection.
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4 Preparing to Install the Blade Switch in the BX600 System
Before you install the blade switch in the BX600 system, review the safety and compliance
information:
•Review and become familiar with the safety guidelines in the Regulatory Compliance and Safety
Information for the Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3040 for FSC that accompanies this guide.
•Review and become familiar with the BX600 system safety guidelines in the BX600 system
documentation.
•Review and become familiar with any temperature, power, and grounding requirements specified
in the BX600 system documentation.
Warning Only trained and qualified personnel should be allowed to install, replace, or service
this equipment. Statement 1030
Caution To prevent electrostatic-discharge (ESD) damage when installing blade switches, follow
your normal board and component handling procedures.
Note When you initially configure a blade switch, it should be in the same state as when it was
shipped, that is, unconfigured and with no assigned default username and password.
When you install a blade switch, you do not need to power down the BX600 system.
Overview of Steps for Installing and Configuring the Blade Switch
You can install and configure the blade switch by using either of two methods. In each, you start a
terminal-emulation program on a PC. The terminal-emulation software—a PC application such as
Hyperterminal or ProcommPlus—makes communication between the blade switch and your PC or
terminal possible. The PC communicates with the blade switch either through its console port or
through the console port of BX600 system management blade.
•To set up the blade switch through its console port, start with the next section, “Installing the
Blade Switch in the BX600 System.”
•To set up the blade switch through the BX600 system management blade, first connect it to a PC
to run the terminal emulation program and to interact with the console menu. Do this before you
install the blade switch into the BX600 system. Start with the “Connecting through the BX600
System Management Blade” section on page 13.
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Installing the Blade Switch in the BX600 System
Follow these steps to install the blade switch in the BX600 system:
Step 1 Obtain and make note of this information from your system administrator before you begin
the blade switch installation:
– Switch IP address
– Subnet mask (IP netmask)
– Default gateway (router)
– Enable secret password (encrypted)
– Enable password (not encrypted)
– Telnet password
– SNMP community strings (optional)
Step 2 Touch the blade switch static-protective package to unpainted metal on the BX600 system for
at least 2 seconds.
Step 3 Remove any dummy blade from the slot.
Caution Keep dummy blades for future use. If you remove the blade switch and do not replace it
with another one, you must reinstall a dummy blade in that slot.
Step 4 Remove the blade switch from its static-protective package.
Step 5 Select the I/O slot in which to install the blade switch. Follow the installation requirements
listed in the “BX600 System Architecture” section on page 5.
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Step 6 Ensure that the release latch on the blade switch is in the open position. (See Figure 4.)
Figure 4 Open the Blade Switch Release Latch
Step 7 Slide the blade switch into the slot until it stops.
Step 8 Push the release latch on the front of the blade switch toward the right and into the closed
position.
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Figure 5 shows the blade switch being inserted into the BX600 system.
Figure 5 Inserting the Blade Switch into the BX600 System
Step 9 If you are setting up the blade switch through the its console port, go to the “Connecting
through the Blade Switch Console Port” section on page 12. If you are setting it up through
the BX600 system management blade, go to Step 6 in the “Connecting through the BX600
System Management Blade” section on page 13.
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Connecting through the Blade Switch Console Port
Follow these steps to set up the blade switch by connecting it to a PC through its console port:
Step 1 Connect one end of the console cable to the blade switch console port. Connect the other end
of the cable to the serial port of a PC. (See Figure 6.)
Figure 6 Connecting through the Blade Switch Console Port
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Step 2 Start the terminal emulation session so you can see the output display from the power-on
self-test (POST).
Step 3 On the PC terminal emulation program:
a. Set the data format to 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and no parity.
b. Set the terminal emulation speed to 9600 baud.
c. Set the flow control to None.
Step 4 Go to the “Waiting for POST to Complete” section on page 16 to finish configuring the blade
switch.
Connecting through the BX600 System Management Blade
Follow these steps to set up the blade switch by connecting to a PC through the BX600 system
management blade console port:
Step 1 Connect one end of a DB9 null-modem or a crossover cable to the RS-232 console serial port
of the associated management blade. Connect the other end of the cable to the RS-232 console
serial port of the PC. (See Figure 7.)
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Figure 7 Connecting through the BX600 System Management Blade
Step 2 On the PC terminal emulation program:
a. Set the data format to 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and no parity.
b. Set the terminal emulation speed to 115200 baud.
c. Set Flow Control to none.
d. Under Properties, select VT100 for Emulation mode.
e. Select Terminal keys for Function, Arrow, and Ctrl keys. Make sure that you select Terminal
keys not Windows keys.
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Step 3 On the console monitor, the management blade application displays a login screen. Log in by
using these defaults:
username root
password root
The management blade Console Main menu appears.
Note If the BX600 system is already configured, obtain the management blade username
and password from the system administrator. If you use root for the username and
password, you must change them later. See the BX600 system documentation for
more information.
Step 4 To power on the BX600 system, use these menu choices in the Console Main menu:
a. Enter 1(Management Agent). The Management Agent menu appears.
b. Enter 3(System Information). The System Information menu appears.
c. Enter 2(Power Supply). The Power Supply menu appears.
d. Enter 1(Power Control). The Power Control menu appears.
e. Enter 2to power on the BX600 system.
f. Enter 0at each menu to return to the main menu.
Note The management blade console menu uses a hot key to return to a previous menu. The default
is set to Ctrl–Q. For some terminal emulation programs, Ctrl–Q might not work. You can
reset the hot key in the Console Redirection Table menu. Choose a character from A-Z,
excluding M. The hot key to exit console redirection and return to the previous mode is then
Ctrl + the character you have set. For more information, see the BX600 system
documentation.
Step 5 Install the blade switch by following the instructions in the “Installing the Blade Switch in the
BX600 System” section on page 9, and then return to this section.
Step 6 After you have installed the blade switch in the BX600 system, wait for the blade switch port
11x LED to blink green before you continue.
Step 7 Enter 3 (Console Redirection) on the main menu to open the Console Redirection Table menu.
Step 8 Enter 2 (Console Redirect Switch Blade) in the Console Redirection Table menu to redirect
the console to the blade switch. The Console Redirection Switch Blade menu appears.
Step 9 Enter 1if you are configuring the blade switch in the NET1 slot, 2if you are configuring the
blade switch in the NET2 slot, and so on.
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Step 10 Go to “Waiting for POST to Complete” section on page 16 to finish configuring the blade
switch.
If the blade switch is already installed and powered up when you use the BX600 system management
blade console menu, you must reboot the switch to display the system configuration dialog:
1. Enter enable at the user EXEC (Switch>) prompt, then enter reload at the privileged EXEC mode
(Switch#) prompt.
2. Follow the instructions in the next section, “Waiting for POST to Complete.”
Waiting for POST to Complete
Follow these steps:
Step 1 Wait several minutes for the blade switch to complete the POST.
Step 2 The POST is complete when the System Status/ID LED is off and the Console LED is solid
green or amber.
If the blade switch fails POST because of a misconfiguration or error, the System Status/ID
LED blinks green and the Console LED is off.
Note POST errors are usually fatal. Call Cisco Customer Support immediately if your blade
switch fails POST.
Step 3 Wait for the blade switch to complete flash initialization. When you see the prompt Press
Return to Get Started!, wait for any interface status information output to finish its
appearance, then press Return or Enter.
Step 4 Make sure that the System Status/ID LED is off and that the Console LED is green or amber.
The blade switch is now operating properly.
Step 5 See the “Completing the Initial Configuration” section on page 17 for instructions on setting
up and initially configuring the blade switch.
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Completing the Initial Configuration
Follow these steps to complete the setup program and to create an initial configuration.
Note For information about how to automatically configure the blade switch, see the “Assigning
the Switch IP Address and Default Gateway” chapter in the blade switch configuration guide.
Step 1 After you have pressed Enter or Return after the prompt to start the system configuration
dialog, enter yes at these prompts:
Would you like to terminate autoinstall? [yes]: yes
--- System Configuration Dialog ---
Continue with configuration dialog? [yes/no]: yes
At any point you may enter a question mark '?' for help.
Use ctrl-c to abort configuration dialog at any prompt.
Default settings are in square brackets '[]'.
Basic management setup configures only enough connectivity
for management of the system, extended setup will ask you
to configure each interface on the system
Would you like to enter basic management setup? [yes/no]: yes
Step 2 Enter a hostname for the blade switch after the prompt, and press Return.
The hostname is limited to 20 characters. Do not use -n, where n is a number, as the last
character in a host name for any blade switch.
Step 3 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.
Step 4 Enter an enable password, and press Return.
Step 5 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.
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Step 6 (Optional) Configure Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) by responding to
the prompts.
To configure SNMP later, press Return (which applies the default of no). If you accept the
default, you can configure SNMP later through the CLI.
Configure SNMP Network Management? [no]:
To configure SNMP now, enter yes.
Configure SNMP Network Management? [no]: yes
Community string [public]: public
The Current interface summary displays.
Step 7 Enter vlan1 for the interface name at this prompt:
Enter interface name used to connect to the management network from the above
interface summary.
Step 8 To configure the interface, enter Yes after the prompt, and then enter the blade switch
IP address and subnet mask. Press Return.
The IP address and subnet mask shown here are examples:
Configuring interface Vlan1:
Configure IP on this interface? [yes]: Yes
IP address for this interface [10.0.0.1]: 10.0.0.1
Subnet mask for this interface [255.255.255.0] : 255.255.255.0
Class A network is 10.0.0.1, 21 subnet bits; mask is /21
Step 9 Enter no when the prompt asks you if you would like to enable the blade switch as a cluster
command switch. This is a standalone blade switch.
Would you like to enable as a cluster command switch? [yes/no]: no
Note Clustering is not supported on the Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3040 for FSC.
You have now completed the initial configuration. An example of the output is shown here:
The following configuration command script was created:
hostname switch1
enable secret 5 $1$cagJ$e4LP91PNazfdADoNAZm6y0
enable password
enable_password
line vty 0 15
password
terminal-password
snmp-server community public
!
!
interface Vlan1
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no shutdown
ip address 10.0.0.1 255.255.255.0
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/1
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/2
. . . (output truncated)
interface GigabitEthernet0/16
!
end
Step 10 These choices appear. Enter 2, and then press Return.
[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 reboots,
save it in NVRAM by selecting option 2.
Enter your selection [2]:2
Make your selection, and press Return.
Step 11 If you plan to set up more than one blade switch, enter Ctrl-Q to return to the Console
Redirect Switch Blade menu, and choose the next blade switch. When you have set up all of
the blade switches, enter 0on the Console Redirect Switch Blade menu to return to the
management blade Console Main menu. This re-enables the blade switch console port.
Step 12 Disconnect the BX600 system serial port or the blade switch console port from the PC. See the
“Managing the Blade Switch” section on page 20 for information about configuring and
managing the blade switch.
If you need to rerun the system configuration dialog, see the “Resetting the Switch Configuration”
section on page 24.
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5 Managing the Blade Switch
After you complete the initial configuration, use the device manager or other management options
described in this section for further configuration.
Using the Device Manager
The simplest way to manage the blade switch is by using the device manager that is in its memory. This
is a web interface that offers quick configuration and monitoring. You can access the device manager
from anywhere in your network through a web browser.
Follow these steps:
Step 1 Launch a web browser on your PC or workstation.
Step 2 Enter the blade switch IP address in the web browser, and press Enter. The device manager
page appears.
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