IP Configuration using the KCOS CLI
1. Connect to the MN server:
a. Connect to the micro-usb serial interface at the back of the MN (baud:115200, data bits:
8, stop bits 1, parity: None, flow control: XON/XOFF).
b. Connect a display monitor to the VGA interface at the back of the MN.
c. Connect a keyboard to one of the MN USB interfaces.
2. At the KCOS CLI "login:" prompt, type
console
. Then select the
enter
key.
3. You will be prompted to log in again. Log in with the username and password provided on the
luggage tag. If a username and password are not listed on the luggage tag, log in as
Username
: admin |
Password
: admin (a luggage tag example is shown in the preceding
image).
4. To
display the MN IP address
, type
kcos networking ip show
An example output is displayed below.
The first IP address displayed in the following image is the system IP address.
The second IP address that is displayed is for internal use and should not be
used.
5.
Configure the MN IP
(mgmt0)
address
.
a. At the prompt type:
kcos networking ip set --help
. Then select the
enter
key to
see the available parameters.
b. Set the MN IP address. Examples are shown in the following image.
IP addresses in the following subnet ranges should be avoided because
they can cause problems with internal system communications:
l
192.168.99.0/24
l
192.168.248.0/21
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