Perform Initial Setup
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When Nexus switches are shipped from the factory, there is no default configuration on these switches. Therefore, when you power on the switch the first time, it goes into an initial setup mode. This initial setup mode indicates that the switch is unable to find the configuration file at the startup; therefore, this initial setup mode is also called startup configuration mode. To start a new switch configuration, first you perform the startup configuration using the console port of the switch. The startup configuration mode of the switch is an interactive system configuration dialog that guides you through the basic configuration ...

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