Brocade VDX 6710-54 QuickStart Guide - Manual (Page 8)

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Changing the default account passwords
When you change the default account password after you log in for the first time, only the default password rule is in
effect. The rule specifies a minimum password length of eight characters. For advanced user and role management,
including setting password rules, refer to the Security chapter of the Brocade Network OS Administrator’s Guide.
1. Enter the configure terminal command to enter global configuration mode.
2. Enter the username command followed by the account name and the password parameter.
3. When prompted, enter the new password. and press Enter.
Switch# configure terminal
Entering configuration mode terminal
switch(config)# username admin password
(;;User password satisfying password-attributes):********
Setting the switch IP address
You can configure the Brocade VDX 6710 with a static IP address, or you can use a DHCP (Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol) server to set the IP address of the switch. DHCP is enabled by default. The Brocade VDX
6710 supports both IPv4 and IPv6 format addresses. For information about setting static IP addresses and stateless
IPv6 addresses, please see the Brocade Network OS Administrator’s Guide.
Using DHCP to set the IP address
When using DHCP, the Brocade VDX 6710-54 obtains its IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway address
from the DHCP server. The DHCP client can only connect to a DHCP server that is on the same subnet as the switch.
If your DHCP server is not on the same subnet as the Brocade VDX 6710-54, use a static IP address. For information
on how to set the IP address using a static IP address, please refer to the Brocade VDX 6710 Hardware Reference
Manual.
To set an IPv4 IP address using DHCP, complete the following steps.
1. Log in to the switch using the admin account.
2. Configure the management interface with the following command:
switch(config)# interface Management 1/0
3. Configure the IP address using the following command:
switch(config-Management-1/0)# ip address dhcp
Enabling and disabling Brocade VCS mode
Enable or disable a single switch for VCS™ mode as soon as passwords have been assigned and an IP address has
been set. Enabling VCS mode is disruptive since a reboot is required once the mode has been enabled. Enabling or
disabling VCS mode also causes the default configuration file for that mode to be applied.
The basic configuration tasks include enabling or disabling VCS mode explicitly, setting VCS parameters, and
applying the default configuration. If you disable VCS mode, you do not have to set the other parameters. For more
details about enabling VCS mode and setting VCS parameters, please see the Brocade Network OS Administrator’s
Guide and the Brocade Network OS Command Reference Guide.