Connecting and Logging In
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Media Flow Controller 2.0.5 Release Notes
Release 2.0.5
The best controller for your Media Flow Controller depends upon the number and type of
HDDs in your system, as well as factors such as connecting to an external JBOD. Generically,
Media Flow Controller is most compatible with HBAs that support standard SCSI pass-
through, assign standard Linux device names (that is, /dev/sda, /dev/sdb, and so forth), and
allow arrays of one physical disk to be created.
Configuring the Controller and Arrays for Optimum Performance
For controllers that require arrays or virtual disks to be defined before physical disks are
presented to the BIOS, and so to the operating system, and be set as bootable, you must
configure the Controller BIOS to prepare the hard drives to be caches. To do this:
•
Set up each physical HDD as an individual array or virtual disk (sometimes you must set
up a RAID 0 of one drive).
•
Disable write-cache.
For controllers that do not require arrays or virtual disks to be defined (that is, LSI 1068e with
Software RAID disabled), no explicit configuration is required.
Connecting and Logging In
You can connect to the command-line interface (CLI) with SSH, Telnet (once enabled, Telnet
is disabled by default), or serial console using the IP address of your Media Flow Controller.
The appliance responds with a login prompt. Enter admin as the user; there is no default
password. After you have connected, you must enter enable (for Enable mode) and then
configure terminal (for Configure mode) in order to begin upgrading Media Flow Controller.
You can connect to the Web interface using the IP address of your Media Flow Controller in a
browser on port 8080. The Media Flow Controller opens to a login page. The default
credentials are Account: admin, and no password.
Configuring Basic Network Connectivity
Before upgrading the Media Flow Controller software, the network connectivity must be set up.
If you have not already set up the basic network connectivity, follow these steps. At a
minimum, you must assign eth0 an interface protocol (IP) address, then the appliance can be
remotely accessed and upgraded.
To set up basic network connectivity:
1.
Log in as
admin
.
There is no default password.
2.
Enter configuration mode.
enable
configure terminal
3.
Set the IP address of eth0.
interface eth0 ip address <management_port_IP_address> <netmask>
