Cisco Systems ME 3600X 24CX, ME 3600X, ME3600X24FSM User Manual

Cisco ME 3600X-24CX Switch Getting Started Guide

• About this Guide, page 2

• Box Contents, page 2

• Initial Setup, page 3

• Managing the Switch through the CLI, page 6

• Installing the Switch, page 6

• Connecting to the Switch Ports, page 10

• Troubleshooting, page 11

• Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request, page 12

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About this Guide

This guide provides instructions on how to install and configure your Cisco Metro Ethernet (ME) 3800X and ME 3600X switch. Also covered are switch management options, basic rack-mounting procedures, port and module connections, and troubleshooting help.

For more installation and configuration information, see the Cisco ME 3800X and ME 3600X switch documentation on Cisco.com. For system requirements, important notes, limitations, open and resolved bugs, and last-minute documentation updates, see the release notes, also on Cisco.com.

When you use the online publications, refer to the documents that match the Cisco IOS software version that is running on the switch. Look on the switch rear panel to locate the software version or enter the show version command from the CLI.

For translations of safety warnings that appear in this publication, review the warnings in the Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco ME 3600X-24CX Switch on Cisco.com.

Box Contents

Documentation

Product

and Compliance

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1 Cisco ME 3600X-2CX switch 6 Two 19-inch mounting brackets

2 Product documentation and compliance document 7 Cable guide and screw

3 AC power cord 8 Four number-12 pan head screws

4 Power cord bail and bushing 9 Four number-8 Phillips truss-head screws

5 Ground lug 10 Eight number-8 Phillips flat-head screws

Note Verify that you have received these items. If any item is missing or damaged, contact your Cisco

representative or reseller for instructions.

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Initial Setup

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Initial Setup

You need this equipment:

• PC

• Straight-through or crossover Category 5 Ethernet cable

Step 1

Step 2

Obtain this information from your network administrator before you start the setup program:

• Switch IP address

• Subnet mask (IP netmask)

• Default gateway (router)

• Enable secret password

• Enable password

• Telnet password

Connect the adapter cable to the console connector on the switch front panel. Connect the other end of the cable to the Ethernet port on your DHCP-enabled PC.

You must supply the console cable if you did not order one with your switch.

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

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Start a terminal-emulation application such as Hyperterminal or ProcommPlus.

Configure the baud rate and character format of the PC or terminal to match these console port default characteristics.

• 9600 baud

• 8 data bits

• 1 stop bit

• No parity

• None (flow control)

Power the switch.

AC power switches: Plug the AC power cord into the switch power supply and into a grounded AC outlet. Set the power supply switch to ON.

DC power switches: See the wiring instructions in the hardware installation guide on Cisco.com.

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Step 6

Approximately 30 seconds after the switch powers on, it begins the power-on self-test (POST), which can take up to 5 minutes to complete.

During POST, the System (SYST) LED blinks green.

When POST is complete, the SYTEM LED is green.

Troubleshooting:

If the SYST LED blinks green, does not turn green, or turns amber, contact your Cisco representative or reseller. The switch failed POST.

Step 7

Press Return or Enter at the prompt.

Completing the Initial Configuration

Follow these steps to complete the setup program and to create the initial switch configuration.

Step 1

Enter Ye s at these prompts:

Would you like to terminate autoinstall? [yes/no]: yes

Would you like to enter the initial 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 '[]'.

Press RETURN to get started!

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

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

Enter a hostname for the switch, 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 hostname for any switch.

Enter host name [Switch]: host_name

Enter an enable secret password, and press Return.

The password must be different from the enable secret password and 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.

Enter enable secret: secret_password

Enter an enable password, and press Return.

Enter enable password: enable_password

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.

Enter virtual terminal password: terminal-password

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Step 6

Step 7

Step 8

Step 9

(Optional) Configure Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) by responding to the prompts. You can also configure SNMP later through the CLI. To configure SNMP later, enter no.

Configure SNMP Network Management? [no]: no

At the prompt, enter either FastEthernet0 or the VLAN name (usually VLAN1) as the interface connected to the management network, and press Return.

Enter interface name used to connect to the management network from the above interface summary: FastEthernet0

Enter Ye s after the prompt, and then enter the switch IP address and subnet mask. Press Return.

The IP address and subnet mask shown to the right are examples.

Enter N when the prompt asks if you want to enable the switch as a cluster command switch. This switch will be a standalone switch that does not support clustering.

Would you like to enable as a cluster command switch? [yes/no]: no

The switch displays its initial configuration, as shown on the right.

Configuring interface vlan1: Configure IP on this interface? [yes]: yes

IP address for this interface: 10.4.120.106

Subnet mask for this interface [255.0.0.0]: 255.0.0.0

The following configuration command script was created: hostname switch1 enable secret 5 $1$Ulq8$DlA/OiaEbl90WcBPd9cOn1 enable password enable_password line vty 0 15 password terminal-password no snmp-server ! no ip routing

! interface Vlan1 no shutdown ip address 10.4.120.106 255.0.0.0 ! interface FastEthernet0/1 ! interface FastEthernet0/2

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...<output abbreviated>

interface FastEthernet1/0/3 ! interface GigabitEthernet0/1 ! interface GigabitEthernet0/2 ! end

These choices appear:

[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.

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