Skybox Appliance 7000 Quick Start Guide
Skybox version 11.7.100
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4. Select BMC LAN configuration.
5. Select User Configuration to configure the RMM user.
On the User Configuration page:
a. Click User ID and set an unused user ID as the RMM user.
b. Configure the user:
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Privilege: Select Administrator.
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User Status: Select Enabled.
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User Name: Type a name for the user.
Note: You cannot change the name of the anonymous user.
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User Password: Type the password twice.
6. When you are finished, press F10 to save and exit the configuration.
Skybox Appliance boots with the RMM interface configured with the user that you provided.
Troubleshooting the RMM IP address
To change the IP address of the RMM interface
1. Reboot your Skybox Appliance.
2. During the boot process, press F2 to open the BIOS setup.
3. From the menu, select Server Management.
4. Select BMC LAN configuration:
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If you are using DHCP: The system assigns a name to the RMM interface and its IP
address; you can configure the name at the bottom of the page, in BMC hostname.
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If you are using a Static address: Provide the IP address, netmask, and gateway IP
address.
5. When you are finished, press F10 to save and exit the configuration.
Skybox Appliance boots with the RMM interface configured with the user that you provided.
Configuration via console
To configure connection using a mouse, keyboard, and screen
1. Connect one end of a standard network cable to the NIC 1 (eno1) port on the Skybox
Appliance back panel; connect the other end of the cable to a network socket.
2. Connect a mouse, keyboard, and screen to the connectors on the Skybox Appliance back
panel.
3. Log in to Skybox Appliance as the root user. The default password for your 1st login is
skyboxview.
On the initial log in, you must change the default password.
4. Configure a network interface with an IP address, netmask, and default gateway:
a. Run
set_appliance_network
b. Select a network interface to configure.
