Chapter 3 - 7700 Flash Storage Platform Device Configuration
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7700 Flash Storage Platform Installation Guide 7.6.3.x
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Performing Initial Set Up on 7700 FSP Controllers
You must perform setup during the initial configuration of the 7700 FSP Controllers using one of the
following methods and the Quick Start utility to configure management settings:
•
If you choose the
Using a VGA Setup for IPMI/iDRAC Remote Console Access to the Quick
on page 57, you can interrupt the POST to configure iDRAC for Virtual Console, or
allow it to boot until the Quick Start utility.
•
If you choose the
Using a VGA Setup to Complete the Quick Start Utility
on page 57, you can
allow it to boot until the Quick Start utility.
For more details, see
Configuring 7700 FSP Controller Management
Access
After the 7700 FSP Controller completes boot up, you are prompted to run the Quick Start
configuration utility to configure values for the time zone, the password for the IPMI admin user, the
management network (eth0) Eth0 settings for IP, Netmask, Gateway addresses, and the IPMI IP
address to suit your own network requirements. After setup, use SSH access to the management IP.
To configure the 7700 FSP Controller (7700 FSP Controller A), do the following:
1.
Connect RJ-45 cables from Eth0 (see Figure 2.5) and iPMI to the management network.
2.
On the Appliance Set Up Complete screen at the VGA or Virtual Console, type
yes
and press
Enter
to begin the configuration process.
If you type
no
and press
Enter,
the 7700 FSP Controller will shut down. Modify the default initial
configuration after the next system reboot.
3.
To set the time zone setting, do one of the following:
— Type
s
and press
Enter
to set a new time zone setting, and choose the appropriate time
zone for your locale or type
q
and press
Enter
to keep the current time zone (America/
Los_Angeles).
4.
To set the password for the IPMI admin user, do one of the following:
— To enter a new password for the IPMI admin user, type in a password and click
OK
, or to
retain the default password for the IPMI admin user, click
Cancel
.
Note:
The password length must be between 8 and 16 characters, use the following
character sets (A-Z, a-z, 0-9, and special characters such as !, @, #, $, %, ^, &, and _), and the
password must include at least one uppercase character, one lowercase character, and one
special character.
5.
Verify the network Eth0 settings for 7700 FSP Controller, and do one of the following:
— Type
yes
and press
Enter
to change the default network Eth0 settings, or type
no
and
press
Enter
to retain the default network Eth0 settings.
Note:
At setup, the default network
Eth0
setting is the Virtual Interface IP address
(embedded port 3), which is a factory default setting.
