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Install the 3232C cluster switch

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Follow this procedure to set up and configure the Cisco Nexus 3232C switch.

Before you begin

Make sure you have the following:

  • Access to an HTTP, FTP, or TFTP server at the installation site to download the applicable NX-OS and Reference Configuration File (RCF) releases.

  • Applicable NX-OS version, downloaded from the Cisco Software Download page.

  • Applicable licenses, network and configuration information, and cables.

  • Completed cabling worksheets.

  • Applicable NetApp cluster network and management network RCFs downloaded from the NetApp Support Site at mysupport.netapp.com. All Cisco cluster network and management network switches arrive with the standard Cisco factory-default configuration. These switches also have the current version of the NX-OS software but do not have the RCFs loaded.

  • Required switch and ONTAP documentation.

Steps

  1. Rack the cluster network and management network switches and controllers.

    If you are installing the…​ Then…​

    Cisco Nexus 3232C in a NetApp system cabinet

    See the Installing a Cisco Nexus 3232C cluster switch and pass-through panel in a NetApp cabinet guide for instructions to install the switch in a NetApp cabinet.

    Equipment in a Telco rack

    See the procedures provided in the switch hardware installation guides and the NetApp installation and setup instructions.

  2. Cable the cluster network and management network switches to the controllers using the completed cabling worksheets.

  3. Power on the cluster network and management network switches and controllers.

What's next?

Optionally, you can install a Cisco Nexus 3223C switch in a NetApp cabinet. Otherwise, go to review cabling and configuration.