After establishing the cabling discussed earlier, Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect needs to be initially configured with a management IP address. This will allow the system to manage it remotely through GUI or CLI. Connect to the first Fabric Interconnect console using a serial connection. Configure the first Fabric Interconnect using the following steps:
- Select the installation method:
Enter the installation method (console/gui)? Console
- Select the initial setup:
Enter the setup mode (restore from backup or initial setup)
[restore/setup]? Setup
- Type in y to continue:
You have chosen to setup a new switch. Continue? (y/n): y
- Choose a complex password:
Enter the password for "admin": password
- Retype the password:
Confirm the password for "admin": password
- Choose the creation of a new cluster by selecting yes:
Do you want to create a new cluster on this switch
(select 'no' for standalone setup or if you want this switch
to be added to an existing cluster)? (yes/no) [n]: yes
- A or B will be suffixed to the name defined in the next step:
Enter the switch fabric (A/B): A
- Enter the name of the Fabric Interconnect:
Enter the system name: FI
- Enter the management IP address:
Mgmt0 IPv4 address: 172.16.1.10
- Enter the subnet mask:
Mgmt0 IPv4 netmask: 255.255.255.0
- Enter the address of the default gateway of the management network:
IPv4 address of the default gateway: 172.16.1.1
- Enter the shared IP of the cluster:
Virtual IPv4 address : 172.16.1.12
- Type in yes to configure the DNS:
Configure the DNS Server IPv4 address? (yes/no) [n]: yes
- Enter the DNS server IP address which is providing name services:
DNS IPv4 address: 8.8.8.8
- Type in yes to configure the domain name:
Configure the default domain name? (yes/no) [n]: yes
- Enter the domain name of the company:
Default domain name: yourcompany.com
- After pressing Enter, the cluster configuration will be confirmed with a summary of configurations. The following configurations will be applied:
- Switch Fabric = A
- System Name = FI
- Management IP Address = 172.16.1.10
- Management IP Netmask = 255.255.255.0
- Default Gateway = 172.16.1.1
- Cluster Enabled = yes
- Virtual IP Address = 172.16.1.10
- DNS Server = 8.8.8.8
- Domain Name = yourcompany.com
- Type in yes to save the changes:
Apply and save the configuration (select 'no' if you
want to re-enter)? (yes/no): yes