Pluribus Networks Freedom Series Quick Start Manual

Secondary DNS IP (0.0.0.0): ip-address <return>
Domain name (pluribusnetworks.com): domain-name <return>
Automatically Upload Diagnostics (yes): <return>

NOTE: The MGMT and in-band IP addresses must be on separate networks.

Pluribus Networks Freedom Series

Quick Start Guide

Quick Start Guide Overview

This guide describes the inial setup of a Pluribus Networks
server-switch, and is intended for experienced network administrators.
You are guided through the inial configuraon of a Pluribus Networks
server-switch and the inial connecvity to your management and data

networks.

Pluribus Networks server-switches provide out-of-band management on
the MGMT1 port. A separate interface provides in-band management
which is configured during inial setup. Use the in-band interface to
manage available services on the server-switch such as SSH or vManage.

This guide assumes that you have basic networking skills including Layer
2 and Layer 3, along with basic system administraon skills, and you
have installed your server-switch in your network rack.

Console Port F64

Console PortE28Q

Before You Begin

Gather the following informaon:

System Name:______________________________________________
Password for network-admin(default login):______________________

(Six characters or more required.)
MGMT interface IP address and netmask:________________________

In-band IP address and netmask:_______________________________

Default gateway IP address:___________________________________

CAUTION! Do not connect any ports to the network unl the server-switch is
configured. You can accidentally create loops on the network which may cause network
connecvity problems..

1. Log into the server-switch with the username network-admin and the
default password, admin.

2. Accept the EULA by entering Yes. To view the EULA, type eula and the

enre EULA is displayed for your review.

3. You can begin inial configuraon using the setup quesons in the Quick
Start Wizard.

console login: network-admin
Password: admin
Last login: Fri Oct 3 12:23:04 on console
Pluribus Command Line Interface v2.2
System setup required:
System Name (switch): hostname <return>
network-admin Password: password <return>
Re-enter Password: password <return>
Mgmt IP/Netmask: ip-address/netmask <return>
In-band IP/Netmask: ip-address/netmask <return>
Gateway IP (0.0.0.0): ip-address <return>
Primary DNS IP (0.0.0.0): ip-address <return>

Performing the Inial Configuraon

Note: Fabric Communicaon

All fabric communicaon occurs over the in-band or MGMT interfaces

on a server-switch.

In order for server-switches to form a fabric, the server-switches
communicate using Layer 2 or Layer 3 networking on the in-band or
MGMT interfaces.

You must create a fabric even if you have only one server-switch. If the
server-switch is joining an exisng fabric, then you can add it to the fabric
using a few simple commands.

1. To create a new fabric name corp-fabric, use the following command:

>fabric-create name corp-fabric network-type

in-band|mgmt

2. You can create a password for the fabric so that other server-switches can
only join the fabric if the administrator knows the password. Add the
password, sw0rdf1$h, using the following command:

>fabric-create name corp-fab password <return>

password: <sw0rdf1$h>
You can now join the fabric, corp-fabric, using the fabric-join command:

>fabric-join name corp-fab <return>

fabric password:<sw0rdf1$h>

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Joining an Exisng Fabric

When a server-switch joins an exisng fabric, it receives the rest of the
configuraon from the fabric and then keeps track of the fabric state.

1. To join the an exisng fabric, ,network-fab, use the fabric-join

command:

>fabric-join name network-fab

2. If the fabric was created with an oponal password, you must enter the
correct password to join the fabric:

>fabric-join name network-fab password

fabric password: <password>

Using the fabric-join command restarts nvOS and causes a short
interrupon on the network.

Once you complete the inial configuraon, you can display the system

setup using the switch-setup-show command. Plug your network cable

into the MGMT port and the network port.

Configuring the Inial Fabric

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Console Port E68

You can connect to the server-switch by connecng a rollover
cable to the console port or connecng a keyboard and monitor

to the server-switch.

Connect the console port on the server-switch to your laptop or terminal
concentrator using a serial cable.

Set terminal emulator connecon to 9600 bps, 8 data bits, parity - none,
stop bits 1, flow control - none.

Plugin and power on the server-switch.

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Aer you’ve connected your server-switch, you may want to take the me to
ensure that you have connecvity by pinging an external IP address.

To ping the external network from the server-switch, use the ping command:

>ping 98.138.253.109 : 56 data bytes

98.138.253.109 is alive.

To ping a domain, use the ping command again:

>ping yahoo.com
yahoo.com is alive.

You are now ready to connect your ports to the network .

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Configuring Port Connecvity

A port on the server-switch becomes acve automacally aer a cable

is connected to another device on the network. To check port status,

use the following command:

>port-show port 31 format all layout vertical
switch: corp1
port: 31
ip: 192.168.42.10
mac: 64:0e:94:28:00:8e
hostname: pubdev01
status: up,LLDP
lport: 31
rport: 31
config: fd,10g
trunk: auto-129

The port comes up with RSTP and LLDP enabled but no LACP trunk.

Connecng to a Third Party Switch or Server

To connect to a third party switch or server, you may need to change the
speed on the interface, turn off autonegoaon, or adjust other sengs
on the port. It is important to match the interface sengs of the server­switch to interfaces on other devices.

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Subming a Service Request

You can purchase oponal support contracts from your partner, reseller, or
Pluribus Networks. Purchasing a support contract from a local partner is
somemes preferred due to geographical or language requirements.
Please contract your local partner to beer understand the available service

programs and pricing.

If you purchased a Pluribus FreedomCare maintenance agreement, you can
contact Pluribus Networks directly for support requirements.
To review the various service offerings, please visit

www.pluribusnetworks.com/support, or you can send your inquiries to
[e-mail].

For those under a current PluribusCare contract, you may submit support
requests through the Pluribus Networks customer portal, by e-mail, or
by telephone. Please visit www.pluribusnetworks.com/support.
To provide technical feedback on this document, or to report errors or
omissions, please send your comments to

[e-mail].

Confirming Connecvity on the Network

Documentaon

Product documentaon is located at

www.pluribusnetworks.com/support/documentaon.

You can login using your username and password sent to you by the Pluribus
Networks Support team.

[e-mail]

Pluribus Networks

2455 Faber Place Suite 100
Palo Alto, CA 94303

855.GET.VNET

Instrucons for upgrading to the latest version of nvOS may be obtained
from your partner. If you have purchased a FreedomCare contract, the
instrucons are included in the Release Notes located at

www.pluribusnetworks.com/support/documentaon.

Upgrading soware requires a connecon to the Internet or you can
upgrade using offline soware packages located on the Pluribus Support

site.

Upgrading nvOS Soware Using Offline Packages

To upgrade nvOS without an Internet connecon, you can download and
install offline packages. You need soware such as Winscp for Windows or
use the terminal applicaon on your Mac.

1. Log into nvOS and use the admin-sftp-modify command to enable
SFTP and create a password for SFTP.

2. Launch your SFTP client and create a profile for the server-switch using
sp as the user name and the password you created.

3. Connect to the server-switch and accept the key for the first me.

4. Navigate to the import/ folder and copy the downloaded nvOS package.

5. Return to the server-switch and log into it using SSH.

6. Run the following command:

>software-upgrade package import/nvOS-2.2.X-XXXX­ platform.pkg

The plaorm is either aquila (F64) or leo (E68 or E28Q).
The soware automacally begins upgrading to the new version. You can

monitor the upgrade process using the software-upgrade-status-show

command. Once the upgrade is complete, the server-switch automacally
reboots to the new version of nvOS.

3. To show fabric details, use the fabric-show command:

>fabric-show

name switch-ip id vlan network-type tid

-------------------------------------------------- -----

corp-fab 192.168.11.1 a000030:5537b46c 3 in-band 216

Use the following command:

>port-config-modify

The server-switch port connected to a server becomes acve once a cable
is connected and the server NIC is acve.

You add VLANs to the server-facing port as necessary and configure them
as tagged or untagged depending on your requirements. To create a
VLAN and then assign it to the port use the commands:

>vlan-create id 21 scope local

>vlan-port-add id 21 port 54
untagged
> vlan-show id 21
switch id scope name ports untagged-ports

-------- -- ----- ------- ------------ -------------­corp1 21 local vlan-21 54,65-72,129 54

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Upgrading nvOS Soware

Licensing Informaon

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The server-switch comes pre-installed with a base license. To view license
details, use the software-license-show command.

To install a new license, use the software-license-install
command and follow the instrucons on the license cerficate included
with the documentaon package.

To upgrade a license use the software-license-upgrade command
and follow the instrucons on the license cerficate.

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