Configuring the 7700 FSP Controller
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6.
To change the network Eth0 parameter settings for the IP, Netmask, and Gateway addresses,
do the following:
— To enter a new IP address, type
1
and press
Enter
, and type a new IP address in the
dotted decimal format (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx), and press
Enter
.
— To enter a new Netmask address, type
2
and press
Enter
, and type a new Netmask
address in the dotted decimal format, and press
Enter
.
— To enter a new Gateway address, type
3
and press
Enter
, and type a new Gateway
address in the dotted decimal format, and press
Enter
.
— To save your settings, type
4
and press
Enter
.
7.
To change the IPMI IP address, do one of the following:
— To enter a new IPMI IP address, type in new IP address in the dotted decimal format, and
press
Enter
, or to retain the existing IPMI/iDRAC IP address, type
q
and press
Enter
.
The Appliance Setup Complete screen displays.
8.
Press
Enter
to continue, and an MG script file stops and restarts all of the Concerto software
services and reboots.
9.
Log in as "
root
", and the default password is "
ViolinMEM1
".
10.
Go to 7700 FSP Controller B and repeat the previous series of steps to configure it to match
the 7700 FSP Controller A settings.
This completes the initial configuration of the 7700 FSP system. Once you have configured both
7700 FSP Controller A and 7700 FSP Controller B, perform the following:
•
Test and verify that you have connectivity using the iDRAC interfaces to both the 7700
FSP Controllers.
•
If you can successfully connect to both 7700 FSP Controllers, then your network
connectivity is good. If it is not, the test may fail at some point, and you should then
troubleshoot the problem. For details, see
11.
If this is not already installed on an accessible server in your network, install Symphony. For
details, see
Connecting Cables to the Fibre Channel Switches
Once both 7700 FSP Controllers are configured, perform any additional configuration on the 7700
FSP Controller using Symphony and command line access using SSH. For more details on
installing Symphony, see the latest version
Violin Symphony Installation Guide
.
Testing iDRAC Interfaces
It is important to verify the iDRAC interfaces on the 7700 FSP Controllers to ensure connectivity.
This section demonstrates how to perform this procedure.
Prerequisites:
The 7700 FSP Controllers have been successfully installed.
To test iDRAC interfaces, do the following:
1.
Open an HTTPS session using the IP address assigned to the iDRAC interface.
