RDX QuikStation 4 and 8 Product Manual
8 - System Maintenance
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The following table describes the system tasks you can complete using a USB flash drive.
Use the IPMI Remote Management Interface
The Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) is only available on the RDX
QuikStation 8 model with two 10GbE Ethernet ports. See rear component illustration on
for location of the IPMI port.
The default network configuration for the IPMI port is set for dynamic IP addresses (DHCP).
System Task
Description
Network information
You can get current active network settings by creating an
empty file named
network.info
on USB stick.
When the flash drive is inserted into the RDX QuikStation, the
system automatically writes detailed network information into
that text file. Any existing content in that file is erased prior to
writing network settings.
Network configuration
You can configure network settings for the RDX QuikStation
via the
network.conf
file, which is included on your RDX
QuikStation USB flash drive. When the flash drive is inserted
into the RDX QuikStation, the system automatically detects
and imports the network settings from the file. For more
information, see
“Options for RDX QuikStation” on page 55
.
Important: The file must be named
network.conf
in order
for the RDX QuikStation to import network settings.
Firmware updates
You can update firmware by saving the firmware file to a USB
flash drive and inserting the flash drive into the RDX
QuikStation. The RDX QuikStation automatically detects the
firmware and updates the system. For more information, see
“Manually Update RDX QuikStation Firmware” on page 101
.
Important: Rename the firmware file
vtx1u.fw
so that the
RDX QuikStation can detect and load the file.
Password recovery
You can reset the built-in administrator password via USB by
creating an empty
password.reset
file. For more
information, see
“Recovering the Built-In Administrator
.
System log dump
You can generate a log dump by inserting a USB flash drive
into the RDX QuikStation. The RDX QuikStation automatically
generates a system log when a USB flash drive is detected.
For more information, see
.
Important: If any of the following files –
network.conf,
password.reset, network.info
or
vtx1u.fw
–
are loaded onto the flash drive, the RDX QuikStation will not
generate a log dump, but will instead read and load the file.