Dell PowerConnect 6248 Support Question
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How To Configure Dell Powerconnect 6248p
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User's Guide - Page 5
... 64 SFP+ Port LEDs 65 XFP Module Port LEDs 65 10/100/1000 Base-T Port LEDs 65 System LEDs 67 Stacking LEDs 68
5 Configuring Dell PowerConnect
Overview 71 Starting the CLI 72 General Configuration Information 74
Terminal Connection Configuration 74 Baud Rate 74 Other Configuration Requirements 74 Booting the Switch 75 Configuration Overview 81 Easy Setup Wizard 81
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User's Guide - Page 71
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If you connect the terminal to the Master Switch. Configuring Dell PowerConnect
71 When a stack is described later in the stack. 5
Configuring Dell PowerConnect
Overview
This chapter describes the initial switch configuration.
NOTE: Before proceeding, read the release notes for the first time, the switches elect the Master Switch, which may occupy any location in this product...
User's Guide - Page 72
... IP address, corresponding management access granted, and a workstation connected to the switch before using CLI commands.
72
Configuring Dell PowerConnect
The Easy Setup Wizard welcome message now displays. You can be managed over a direct connection to access the switch through a Telnet connection. Configure the switch using the Easy Setup Wizard and enter the necessary commands to...
User's Guide - Page 73
... 2
Boot menu (Special functions)
Reboot
No
Loading program from flash to RAM
Yes Enter Wizard
No
Initial Configuration: IP Address, Subnetmask, Users Basic Security configuration
Wizard Configuration Process
Standard Switch Installation
Advanced Configuration: IP Address from DHCP, IP Address from bootp, Security management
Advanced Switch Installation
Configuring Dell PowerConnect
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User's Guide - Page 74
...; 115200 The following is an example configuration for switch remote control use with binary files containing the switch operating system and ASCII configuration files that each switch fits into its network environment.
The configuration process consists of adjusting the ASCII configuration files so that are delivered with Telnet, SSH, and so forth
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Configuring Dell PowerConnect
User's Guide - Page 75
...0x1ae4898
XBD device block I/O handle: 0x10001
auto disk check on with the local terminal already connected, the switch goes through Power On Self Test (POST).
Start operational code. 2 -
If a critical problem is... to run special procedures. Booting the Switch
When the power is an example of simultaneously open files: 22
Configuring Dell PowerConnect
75 Select an option.
User's Guide - Page 77
... Code Date: Tue May 26 14:12:20 2009
Configuring Dell PowerConnect
77 Boot Menu 3.2.0.1 Select an option. Start operational code. 2 - Start operational code 2 - Update boot code 8 - The following output displays an example configuration. Retrieve event log using XMODEM 5 - Change baud ...Items such as addresses, versions, and dates may differ for each switch.
User's Guide - Page 80
... and you can use the local terminal to select management unit)>
Applying Global configuration, please wait ... See "Software Download and Reboot."
80
Configuring Dell PowerConnect If it is the latest version.
However, before configuring the switch, ensure that the software version installed on the switch is not the latest version, download and install the latest version. JAN...
User's Guide - Page 81
... the network administrator:
• Is the network setup for the management VLAN. Configuring Dell PowerConnect
81 This administrative account setup by the wizard has the highest privilege level (level 15). The wizard configures one privileged user account during the set up the switch. The Easy Setup Wizard requires that it can be setup when turning...
User's Guide - Page 82
...IP address. Functional Flow
The following functional flow diagram illustrates the procedures for the Easy Setup Wizard.
82
Configuring Dell PowerConnect You may include spaces.
Although spaces are given another opportunity to run the set-up wizard. Once saved,...to be powered on in the field without a serial connection, the switch waits 60 seconds for you to respond to a set-up prompt if the...
User's Guide - Page 84
...may also choose to allow all IP addresses to manually configure the switch. If you enter with normal operation using the input ...configured. Welcome to Dell Easy Setup Wizard
The Setup Wizard guides you through the initial switch configuration, and gets you must respond to the next question to run the setup wizard within 60 seconds)? [Y/N] y
Step 1:
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Configuring Dell PowerConnect...
User's Guide - Page 85
...For more information on adding management systems, see the user documentation). To manage the switch using SNMP (required for SNMP management by default.
To add a management station:
...user password: ********
Please reenter the user password: ********
Step 3:
Configuring Dell PowerConnect
85 Would you like to setup the SNMP management interface now? [Y/N] y
To setup the...
User's Guide - Page 86
... or /nn): 255.255.255.0 Step 4: Finally, set up configuration file. console>
86
Configuring Dell PowerConnect Optionally you may request that the system automatically retrieve an IP address... address is the configuration information that you for the switch. Next, an IP address is correct, please select (Y) to save the configuration, and copy to discard configuration and restart the wizard...
User's Guide - Page 88
... Telnet Password • Configuring an Initial HTTP Password • Configuring an Initial HTTPS Password
Modifying Switching Port Default Settings
When configuring/receiving IP addresses through DHCP and BOOTP, the configuration received from these servers includes the IP address, and may include subnet mask and default gateway.
88
Configuring Dell PowerConnect Context Sensitive Help
Use...
User's Guide - Page 89
... Back Pressure
Default Setting 1G Auto-negotiation Enabled On (Enabled) On Off
Configuring Dell PowerConnect
89 Table 5-1. Port Default Settings
Function Port speed and mode Port forwarding ... from the global configuration mode.
indicates that the CLI is similar to a different level of the command hierarchy. Enter this mode by the PowerConnect 6200 Series switches:
• SwitchA...
User's Guide - Page 90
... a DHCP Server When using the DHCP protocol to retrieve an IP address, the switch acts as shown in order to retrieve an IP address for the DHCP server.
2. DHCP Management VLAN ID 1 Routing Interfaces: Netdir Multi
90
Configuring Dell PowerConnect To verify the IP address, enter the show ip interface Management Interface: IP Address...
User's Guide - Page 91
..., a password recovery procedure can be configured for the local terminal only and allows a one-time access to the switch.
AAA uses both local and remote ... 1, which allows access but not configuration rights. all passwords are user-defined. If a userdefined password is delivered with no default password configured; Configuring Dell PowerConnect
91 Data encryption is handled through...
User's Guide - Page 92
...(config-line)#password secret123 • When initially logging on to a switch through a Telnet session, enter pass1234 at the password prompt. Configuring an Initial Telnet Password To configure an initial Telnet password, enter the following commands:
console(config)#ip http authentication local console(config)#username admin password user1234 level 15
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Configuring Dell PowerConnect
User's Guide - Page 93
console#configure console(config)#crypto certificate 1 generate console(config-crypto-cert)#...upgrade (install a new version of) the control software application on the switch. Configuring Dell PowerConnect
93 Configuring an Initial HTTPS Password To configure an initial HTTPS password, enter the following commands once when configuring to use an HTTPS session over a console, a Telnet, or an...
User's Guide - Page 94
... runs the currently active system image unless chosen otherwise. The TFTP server must run the boot system command to verify which is saved on the
switch.
94
Configuring Dell PowerConnect Ensure that appears:
console#copy xmodem image
Mode XMODEM
Data Type Code
Destination Filename image2
Management access will be downloaded is a data transfer protocol...
