MC
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S400
3
Management Center
Quick Start Guide
the RAID synchronization with the
show raid array
com
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mand in the Management Center CLI. The appliance is fully
operational during RAID synchronization.
5 — License the Appliance
After the appliance has been initialized, complete the
installation by licensing the appliance. Typical Management
Center deployments require configuration of an HTTP Proxy
to connect to the licensing servers. If the deployment
includes access to the Internet, you do not need to configure
the HTTP Proxy.
To license the appliance:
1. Open a terminal emulation program and log in to the
appliance.
NOTE:
Confirm the appliance’s
DB9 Serial
port is con
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nected to a serial terminal or workstation and that the ter
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minal emulation software is configured as in
2. When prompted with the Serial Console welcome
screen, to access CLI, press:
1
3. To access privileged commands, enter:
enable
4. When prompted, enter the enable
Password
specified
during the initial configuration.
5. (Optional) If the appliance requires an HTTP Proxy to
access the licensing server, configure HTTP Proxy set
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tings by entering:
#
configure t
(config)#
proxy-settings
(config-proxy-settings)#
host
<proxy-IP
address>
(config-proxy-settings)#
port
<proxy
port>
(config-proxy-settings)#
enable
6. To license the appliance, enter:
licensing load
7. To verify the license, enter:
license details
8. Exit CLI.
NOTE:
After the license has been successfully installed,
wait at least one minute for services to start before
attempting to log in to the Management Console window.
6 — Verify Connectivity
Once the appliance has been initialized and licensed, verify
you can log in to the appliance’s Management Console
window.
To log in to the appliance’s Management Console window:
1. Open a browser and enter the appliance’s IP address
and port number. For example, an IP address of
192.168.2.42 with a port number of 8082 (the default),
would be: https://192.168.2.42:8082
2. When prompted, enter the admin
Username
and
Pass
-
word
, then click
Login
. The Management Console win
-
dow opens.
NOTE:
The admin username and password for the
Management Console is unique and separate from the
admin username and password for CLI.
7 — Perform a Graceful Shutdown
Before mounting the appliance, log in to CLI and perform a
graceful shutdown of the appliance.
To perform a graceful shutdown:
1. Open a terminal emulation program and log in to the
appliance.
NOTE:
Confirm the appliance’s
DB9 Serial
port is con
-
nected to a serial terminal or workstation and that the ter
-
minal emulation software is configured as in
.
2. When prompted with the Serial Console welcome
screen, to access CLI, press:
1
3. To access privileged commands, enter:
enable
4. When prompted, enter the enable
Password
specified
during the initial configuration.
5. Enter:
shutdown
WARNING!
Do not power off the appliance with the soft pow
-
er switch or by removing the power cables! Abruptly removing
power can result in irreparable data loss. Always use the
shutdown
command from CLI to power off the appliance.
