Avocent MERGEPOINT 53XX SP MANAGER, Installer/User Manual

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Chapter 2: Installation and Setup
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6. Click Apply.
To set dynamic provisioning parameters:
1. Click Targets - Provisioning.
2. In the Dynamic Provisioning area, enter the Start and End IP addresses of a range of optional
BMC IP addresses.
3. Click Apply.
To set static provisioning parameters:
1. Click Targets - Provisioning.
2. In the Static Provisioning area, click Add and specify the requested PXE parameters.
3. Click Apply.
NOTE: To modify the static IP address, click the name link and follow the on-screen instructions. To delete a
static IP address, select the name link and click Delete.
BMC log
Once BMC provisioning starts, an activity log is displayed in the Provisioning window listing all IP
addresses which have been assigned to target devices. A status of Confirmed or Unconfirmed is
displayed for each target device in the specified IP address range. A status of Confirmed in the
State column indicates that the BMC provisioning for that target device is complete and the target
device can now be managed by the MergePoint SP manager.
To delete the provisioning log (Admin users only):
1. Click Targets- Provisioning.
2. In the Provisioning Log area, select the desired line(s) and click Delete.
Users
Managing MergePoint SP manager user accounts
The default user account username and password are both
admin
. Each MergePoint SP manager
should have at least one Admin user. An Admin user account cannot be deleted if it is the only
Admin user account configured.
You may specify a privilege of Admin, Operator, User or customized roles for each user account.
The Admin privilege gives the user full control over all settings and the ability to perform any
MergePoint SP manager operations, as well as manage all of the target devices in the MergePoint
SP manager. The Operator privilege allows the user to perform basic operations, modify a limited
number of settings and manage assigned target devices. A User privilege allows the user to view
and query information of assigned target devices but prevents performing most operations and
modifying most settings. Customized roles are created under the User Role tab. Customized role