F5 8900, Platform Manual

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Description Option Number/Letter
Powers off the Host subsystem. In this case, TMOS is
powered off. If the Host subsystem is already powered
off, this option powers on the Host subsystem. Power off/on Host subsystem
(issues hardware
shutdown--USE WITH CARE!) 5
Configures the baud speed for connecting to AOM using
the serial console. AOM baud rate configurator B
Presents a logon prompt for the AOM subsystem. This
subsystem cannot be configured by end users. AOM subsystem login L
Runs the AOM network configuration utility. This utility
enables you to reconfigure the IP address, netmask, and AOM network configurator N
default gateway used by AOM. If you use this option
while connected using SSH, your session will be
disconnected as a part of the network configuration
operation.
Displays information about the platform, including serial
number and MAC address. AOM platform information P
Accessing the AOM Command Menu from the serial console
You can access the AOM Command Menu through the host console shell (hostconsh) using the front panel
serial console.
1. Connect to the system using the serial console.
2. Open the AOM Command Menu.
Esc (
Setting up Always-On Management SSH access
You can use the AOM Command Menu to set up remote SSH access to the system and then connect remotely
using an SSH client.
1. Connect to the system using the serial console.
2. Open the AOM Command Menu.
Esc (
3. Type
n
to open the AOM network configuration utility.
4. Configure an IP address and gateway for the AOM subsystem.
Accessing the AOM Command Menu using SSH
You can access the AOM Command Menu through the host console shell (hostconsh) remotely through
SSH, provided you have configured an IP address for AOM.
1. Open an SSH session, where
<ip addr>
is the IP address that you configured for AOM:
ssh root@ <ip addr>
2. Type the root password.
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