Brocade Communications Systems Brocade VDX 6710-54 用户手册
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Brocade VDX 6710-54 QuickStart Guide
Publication Number: 53-1002338-02
The root account is reserved for development and manufacturing. The user account is read-only and used primarily
for system monitoring.
for system monitoring.
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.
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
(<WORD>;;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.
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.
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:
TABLE 3
Default administrative account names and passwords
Account type
Login name
Password
Administrative
admin
password
User account (read-only)
user
password