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Initial Setup Guide cBlade ES
5-22 Release 5.0
2. At the Linux prompt, create a backup copy of the
/etc/hosts
file.
3. Edit the /etc/hosts file and insert the new names for the
cBlades after the IP address and before
cb1
and
cb2
.
For example:
172.28.2.30 new_cBlade1_name cb1 control-blade-A
172.28.2.31 new_cBlade2_name cb2 control-blade-B
where:
new_cBlade1_name
is the name being added for cBlade 1.
new_cBlade2_name
is the name being added for cBlade 2.
Note: When you name cBlades, it is helpful to retain an
indication of the cBlade number, as in
cb1 new_cBlade1_name
and
cb2 new_cBlade2_name
.
4. Save the
/etc/hosts
file.
5. At the Linux prompt, create a new file:
# cp /etc/sysconfig/network /etc/sysconfig/ifc/
network.ifca
6. Change directories, and then create a network file for each
cBlade:
# cd /etc/sysconfig/ifc
# cp network.ifca network.ifcb
7. Edit the
network.ifca
file to change the host name for
cBlade 1:
HOSTNAME= new_cBlade1_name
8. Save the network.ifca file.
9. Edit the
network.ifcb
file to change the host name for
cBlade 2:
HOSTNAME= new_cBlade2_name
10. Save the
network.ifcb
file.
11. Connect your console to Control Blade 2.
12. Repeat Step 2 through Step 10 on Control Blade 2.