What is a MDS switch?

What is a MDS switch?

What is a MDS switch?

The Cisco MDS 9132T switch provides high-speed connectivity from the server rack to the SAN core. It empowers small, midsize, and large enterprises that are rapidly deploying cloud-scale applications using extremely dense virtualized servers, providing the dual benefits of greater bandwidth and consolidation.

How do I reset my Cisco MDS password?

Below is the password recovery steps:

  1. Reload the MDS. When the switch begins its NX-OS software boot sequence, hold the Ctrl key and press the ] key to generate the Ctrl-] key sequence.
  2. Set a new password: switch(boot)#configure terminal switch(boot-config)#admin-password mypassword.
  3. Load the system NX-OS image.

What does MDS stand for Cisco?

Cisco MDS (Multilayer Director Switch) Storage Networking Fundamentals (training)

How do I change the password on my Cisco MDS switch?

Procedure

  1. Use an SSH session to connect to the management IP of the switch containing the admin account.
  2. Assign a new network administrator password. Type: configure terminal .
  3. Type: username admin-name password new password .
  4. Type: exit .
  5. Save the configuration by typing: copy running config startup-config .

How do I restore a Cisco switch to factory settings?

Hold the “mode” button on the front of the switch for 10 seconds. The lights will blink then go solid – the switch completely wipes all configuration and then reboots.

What is Vsan in Cisco MDS?

A VSAN is a virtual storage area network (SAN). A SAN is a dedicated network that interconnects hosts and storage devices primarily to exchange SCSI traffic. In SANs, you use the physical links to make these interconnections. A set of protocols run over the SAN to handle routing, naming, and zoning.

How do I set SAN switch zoning?

There are two distinct methods of zoning that can be applied to a SAN: World Wide Name zoning and port zoning. WWN zoning groups a number of WWNs in a zone and allows them to communicate with each other. The switch port that each device is connected to is irrelevant when WWN zoning is configured.

What is the command to reset a Cisco switch?

Resetting the Cisco IP switch to factory defaults

  1. Reset the switch to factory defaults: Erase the existing configuration: write erase. Reload the switch software: reload.
  2. Save the configuration: IP_switch-A-1# copy running-config startup-config.
  3. Reboot the switch and wait for the switch to reload: IP_switch-A-1# reload.

What is default IP of Cisco switch?

192.168.1.254
To access the switch by using the web-based interface, you must know the IP address the switch is using. The switch uses the factory default IP address of 192.168. 1.254 by default.