2.
Close any serial communication programs running on the workstation.
3.
Open a terminal emulator application (such as HyperTerminal on a PC or TERM in a UNIX
environment) and configure the application as follows:
• In a Windows 95, 98, 2000, or NT environment:
• Bits per second—9600
• Data bits—8
• Parity—None
• Stop bits—1
• Flow control—None
• In a UNIX environment, enter the following at the prompt:
tip/dev/ttyb –9600
If
ttyb
is already in use, use
ttya
instead and enter the following string at the prompt:
tip /dev/ttya -9600
Setting the switch IP address
You can configure the 8-Gb SAN Switch with a static IP address, or you can use a DHCP server to
set the IP address. DHCP is enabled by default. The 8-Gb SAN Switch supports both IPv4 and IPv6.
DHCP
When using DHCP, the 8-Gb SAN Switch obtains an IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway
address from the DHCP server. The DHCP client can only connect to a DHCP server that is on the
same subnet as the switch. If your DHCP server is not on the same subnet as the 8-Gb SAN Switch,
use a static IP address.
Setting a static IP address
1.
Log in to the switch using the default password,
(password)
.
2.
Enter
ipaddrset
to set the Ethernet IP address.
If you are going to use an IPv4 IP address, enter the IP address in dotted decimal notation as
prompted:
Ethernet IP Address: [192.168.74.102]
If you are going to use an IPv6 address, enter the network information in colon-separated notation
as prompted:
switch:admin> ipaddrset -ipv6 --add 1080::8:800:200C:417A/64
IP address is being changed...Done.
3.
Enter the IP addressing information, as prompted.
Ethernet Subnetmask: [255.255.255.0]
Ethernet IP Address: [192.168.74.102]
Ethernet Subnetmask: [255.255.255.0]
4.
Enter
off
to disable DHCP when prompted.
DHCP [OFF]: off
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