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Initial Configuration

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Fabric OS Procedures Version 3.1.x/4.1.x User Guide

7. At the Gateway Address prompt, enter the IP address of the gateway system if

applicable. Press the Enter key to continue.

The configuration is then committed to the switch firmware.

8. You are then prompted whether to make the IP address changes active now or

at the next reboot. Enter

y

at the prompt to have the IP address changes take

effect immediately.

The following example shows how to configure the IP address for a SAN Switch
2/16 using the

ipaddrset

command.

Example:

Configuring the Control Processor IP Addresses for the SAN Switch 2/32

The SAN Switch 2/32 has one Control Processor (CP) for which the Ethernet IP
and host information must be configured.

1. Have the following information available for the new switch:

— Ethernet IP Address

— Ethernet Subnetmask

— Hostname

— Gateway IP Address

2. Log in to the switch as the admin user.

3. Enter the

ipaddrset

command at the command line. An interactive

session is opened.

4. Enter the Ethernet IP address and click Enter.

5. Enter the Ethernet Subnetmask and click Enter.

6. Enter the Hostname and click Enter.

7. Enter the Gateway IP Address and click Enter.

switch:admin> ipaddrset

Ethernet IP Address [10.32.53.136]:

Ethernet Subnetmask [255.255.240.0]:

Fibre Channel IP Address [none]:

Fibre Channel Subnetmask [none]:

Gateway Address [10.32.48.1]: