5 Software installation
5.2 System setup using the VCA Manager
4.2.5
Setup Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI)
1
Attach a VGA monitor and a keyboard to the VCA.
2
During boot of the VCA hit
Delete
.
3
The machine will stop booting into BIOS settings.
4
Select
IPMI BMC Network Configuration Change
and change it to
yes
.
5
Change to a static IP address, gateway and netmask.
6
To improve security, change the login and password.
7
Reboot the machine.
5
Software installation
5.1
System setup using Linux commands
When booting and the Quadro VCA is connected on interface
eth3
to local network DHCP
will be used by default.
A unique hostname is preset.
To change the default settings (hostname, IP address, default route), log in either on the
console or per ssh as user
iray
and run:
sudo system-config-network
This will modify the following system files:
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth<N>
/etc/sysconfig/network
/etc/hosts
Note
Contact your network system administrator to add the hostname of the Quadro VCA to
DNS.
5.2
System setup using the VCA Manager
Network settings can be changed from the VCA Manager interface if you are not familiar
with Linux.
1
Connect a second machine (for example, your laptop) to the configuration port
eth2
.
2
Set this second machine to any IP address from the
192
.
168
.
124
.
0
network.
3
Connect to
http://
VCA-IP-address-or-hostname
:
14000
.
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Quadro VCA — Installation Guide
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