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    1 Cisco Cataly st Blade Switch 3130 for Dell and Cisco Cataly st Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide OL-14317-01 Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 for Dell and Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide This guide provides ins tructions on how to install the Cisco Ca talyst Blade Swi tch 3130 for Dell and the Cisco [...]

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    Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 313 0 for Dell and Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide Contents 2 Cisco Catalyst Blade Sw itch 3130 for Dell and Cisc o Cata lyst Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getti ng Started Guide OL-14317-01 For transl ations of the warnin gs that appear in this pu blication, see the Re gulatory Compliance an[...]

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    3 Cisco Cataly st Blade Switch 3130 for Dell and Cisco Cataly st Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide OL-14317-01 Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 for Dell and Cisco Catalyst Blade Swit ch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide Taking Out What You Need Taking Out What You Need These items ship with your switch: Follo w these steps: 1. Unpa[...]

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    Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 313 0 for Dell and Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide Switch Desc ription 4 Cisco Catalyst Blade Sw itch 3130 for Dell and Cisc o Cata lyst Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getti ng Started Guide OL-14317-01 The switch runs the univ ersal software image that has the Cisco IOS code for multiple feat[...]

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    5 Cisco Cataly st Blade Switch 3130 for Dell and Cisco Cataly st Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide OL-14317-01 Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 for Dell and Cisco Catalyst Blade Swit ch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide Switch Description Ta b l e 1 describes the switch ports. Each port has an associated LED. Th e System Status/ID [...]

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    Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 313 0 for Dell and Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide Dell Modular Server Chassis Arch itecture 6 Cisco Catalyst Blade Sw itch 3130 for Dell and Cisc o Cata lyst Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getti ng Started Guide OL-14317-01 Dell Modular Server Chassis Architecture The six chassis I/O module b[...]

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    7 Cisco Cataly st Blade Switch 3130 for Dell and Cisco Cataly st Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide OL-14317-01 Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 for Dell and Cisco Catalyst Blade Swit ch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide Installation Warning Statements For more information about t h e components of the inform ation panel, see the De[...]

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    Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 313 0 for Dell and Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide Installing the Switch in the Server Chassis 8 Cisco Catalyst Blade Sw itch 3130 for Dell and Cisc o Cata lyst Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getti ng Started Guide OL-14317-01 War ni ng Ultimate disposal of this product should be han dled acco[...]

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    9 Cisco Cataly st Blade Switch 3130 for Dell and Cisco Cataly st Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide OL-14317-01 Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 for Dell and Cisco Catalyst Blade Swit ch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide Installing the Switch in the Server Chassis – Y ou can install the swi tch into any of th e module slot s. If y[...]

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    Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 313 0 for Dell and Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide Installing the Switch in the Server Chassis 10 Cisco Catalyst Blade Sw itch 3130 for Dell and Cisc o Cata lyst Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getti ng Started Guide OL-14317-01 Step 6 Ensure that the release latch on the switch is in the open [...]

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    11 Cisco Cataly st Blade Switch 3130 for Dell and Cisco Cataly st Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide OL-14317-01 Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 for Dell and Cisco Catalyst Blade Swit ch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide Installing the Switch in the Server Chassis Figure 4 sho ws the switch being insert ed into the server chassis. [...]

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    Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 313 0 for Dell and Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide Configuring the Switch 12 Cisco Catalyst Blade Sw itch 3130 for Dell and Cisc o Cata lyst Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getti ng Started Guide OL-14317-01 Configuring the Switch Note T o run the system configuration d ialog, you must f irst c[...]

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    13 Cisco Cataly st Blade Switch 3130 for Dell and Cisco Cataly st Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide OL-14317-01 Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 for Dell and Cisco Catalyst Blade Swit ch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide Configuring the Switch Figure 5 Connecting T o the Switch Console P or t Step 2 Start the ter minal emulation se[...]

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    Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 313 0 for Dell and Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide Configuring the Switch 14 Cisco Catalyst Blade Sw itch 3130 for Dell and Cisc o Cata lyst Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getti ng Started Guide OL-14317-01 Connecting through the DRAC/MC Follo w these steps when connecting through th e DRA C /[...]

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    15 Cisco Cataly st Blade Switch 3130 for Dell and Cisco Cataly st Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide OL-14317-01 Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 for Dell and Cisco Catalyst Blade Swit ch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide Configuring the Switch Po wer- cycle the switch b y using this command: racadm chassisaction -m switch-N powercy[...]

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    Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 313 0 for Dell and Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide Configuring the Switch 16 Cisco Catalyst Blade Sw itch 3130 for Dell and Cisc o Cata lyst Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getti ng Started Guide OL-14317-01 Step 4 Make sure that the System St atus/ID LED on the switch is of f. This means that [...]

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    17 Cisco Cataly st Blade Switch 3130 for Dell and Cisco Cataly st Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide OL-14317-01 Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 for Dell and Cisco Catalyst Blade Swit ch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide Configuring the Switch Step 3 Enter an ena ble secret pa ssword, and press Retur n . The password can be fro m 1[...]

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    Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 313 0 for Dell and Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide Configuring the Switch 18 Cisco Catalyst Blade Sw itch 3130 for Dell and Cisc o Cata lyst Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getti ng Started Guide OL-14317-01 Y ou hav e no w completed the ini tial confi guration of the swi tch, and the switch di[...]

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    19 Cisco Cataly st Blade Switch 3130 for Dell and Cisco Cataly st Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide OL-14317-01 Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 for Dell and Cisco Catalyst Blade Swit ch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide Configuring the Switch Step 11 Disconnect the server chassi s serial port or the switch console port from the PC[...]

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    Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 313 0 for Dell and Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide Managing the Switch 20 Cisco Catalyst Blade Sw itch 3130 for Dell and Cisc o Cata lyst Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getti ng Started Guide OL-14317-01 Managing the Switch After completing the initial setup and conf igurat ion steps, use the [...]

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    21 Cisco Cataly st Blade Switch 3130 for Dell and Cisco Cataly st Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide OL-14317-01 Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 for Dell and Cisco Catalyst Blade Swit ch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide Managing the Switch Figure 6 Device Manager Dashboar d Follo w these steps to access the device manager: 1. Laun[...]

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    Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 313 0 for Dell and Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide Planning and Creating a Switch Stack (Only 3130G-S and 3130X-S Switches) 22 Cisco Catalyst Blade Sw itch 3130 for Dell and Cisc o Cata lyst Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getti ng Started Guide OL-14317-01 Other Management Options Y ou can use[...]

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    23 Cisco Cataly st Blade Switch 3130 for Dell and Cisco Cataly st Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide OL-14317-01 Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 for Dell and Cisco Catalyst Blade Swit ch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide Planning and Creating a Switch Stac k (Only 3130G-S and 3130X-S Switches) T o assign a priority v alue after you[...]

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    Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 313 0 for Dell and Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide Planning and Creating a Switch Stack (Only 3130G-S and 3130X-S Switches) 24 Cisco Catalyst Blade Sw itch 3130 for Dell and Cisc o Cata lyst Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getti ng Started Guide OL-14317-01 Stack Cabling Configuration Example T[...]

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    25 Cisco Cataly st Blade Switch 3130 for Dell and Cisco Cataly st Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide OL-14317-01 Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 for Dell and Cisco Catalyst Blade Swit ch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide Planning and Creating a Switch Stac k (Only 3130G-S and 3130X-S Switches) Connecting the StackWise Plus Cables F[...]

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    Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 313 0 for Dell and Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide Connecting to the Switc h Ports 26 Cisco Catalyst Blade Sw itch 3130 for Dell and Cisc o Cata lyst Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getti ng Started Guide OL-14317-01 Connecting to the Switch Ports This section descri bes ho w to connect t o the[...]

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    27 Cisco Cataly st Blade Switch 3130 for Dell and Cisco Cataly st Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide OL-14317-01 Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 for Dell and Cisco Catalyst Blade Swit ch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide Connecting to the Sw itch Ports Installing and Connecting to Devices in the 10-Gigabit Ethernet Slots The switch[...]

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    Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 313 0 for Dell and Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide In Case of Difficulty 28 Cisco Catalyst Blade Sw itch 3130 for Dell and Cisc o Cata lyst Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getti ng Started Guide OL-14317-01 Verify Port Connectivity After you connect a de vice to the switch port, the port LED tu[...]

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    29 Cisco Cataly st Blade Switch 3130 for Dell and Cisco Cataly st Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide OL-14317-01 Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 for Dell and Cisco Catalyst Blade Swit ch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide Accessing Help Online Resetting the Switch Configuration This section describes ho w to reset the switch config [...]

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    Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 313 0 for Dell and Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines 30 Cisco Catalyst Blade Sw itch 3130 for Dell and Cisc o Cata lyst Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getti ng Started Guide OL-14317-01 For More Information For more information [...]

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    31 Cisco Cataly st Blade Switch 3130 for Dell and Cisco Cataly st Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide OL-14317-01 Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 for Dell and Cisco Catalyst Blade Swit ch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide Hardware Warr anty Terms Hardware Warranty Terms This section descri bes the warranty terms for th e switch. Del[...]

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    Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 313 0 for Dell and Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide Hardware Warranty Terms 32 Cisco Catalyst Blade Sw itch 3130 for Dell and Cisc o Cata lyst Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getti ng Started Guide OL-14317-01 c. Click Go . The Cisco Limited W arranty and Software License page from the Informati[...]

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    33 Cisco Cataly st Blade Switch 3130 for Dell and Cisco Cataly st Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide OL-14317-01 Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 for Dell and Cisco Catalyst Blade Swit ch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide Hardware Warr anty Terms To Receive a Return Materials Authorization (RMA) Number Contact the compan y from whom[...]

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    Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 313 0 for Dell and Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide Hardware Warranty Terms 34 Cisco Catalyst Blade Sw itch 3130 for Dell and Cisc o Cata lyst Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getti ng Started Guide OL-14317-01 This document is to be used in co njunction with th e documents listed i n the “For [...]