This procedure assumes the target 7036-P16 and the server are configured, attached to the network and the Digi RealPort® software is
installed on the server.
1.
Ensure the 7036-P16 and the server are on the network, the user should ping the 7036-P16 by typing the following command:
ping -c 1 [IP address of target 7036-P16]
. If the 7036-P16 responds to the ping, then it is on the network
and the user may proceed to
2
. If the 7036-P16 does not respond to the ping, then the 7036-P16 is not on the network and the
user must go to the 7036-P16 IP address Configuration Procedure to perform the network configuration procedure.
2.
Insure the Digi RealPort® Software is installed on the server. Type:
rpm -qa | grep dgr
. The response should be: dgr-
1.9.1. If there is any other response, the Digi RealPort® Software is not installed and the user should go to either the
Linux
Red Hat Installation Instructions
or the
Linux SuSE Installation Instructions
.
3.
Type:
dgrp_cfg_node -v init
[
Device ID
] [
IP address
] [7036-P16 Port(s)] Where: [
Device ID
] is any two characters
that the user may wish to use to identify the target 7036-P16 [
IP address
] is the IP address of the target 7036-P16. [7036-P16
Port(s)] is the port number(s) being configured.
Configuration Methods Considerations
If the 7036-P16 is to be used in a network that supports Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), then the configuration will be
performed by simply connecting to the network and powering up the 7036-P16. The 7036-P16 is shipped from the factory with the
DHCP option enabled. If DHCP is not supported on the network, then the user must choose between the ARP-Ping Configuration or
the Direct Terminal Attach methods. The ARP-Ping Configuration method is recommended for the following reasons:
•
This method does not require the user to be in the same room as the 7036-P16.
•
This method does not require any extra hardware, such as a tty terminal or cabling to attach the 7036-P16 to the tty terminal.
•
This method works equally well for AIX and Linux installations.
•
This method does not require the 7036-P16 be connected into a network that supports DHCP.
ARP-Ping Network Configuration Method
1.
Gather the following information:
o
MAC address: [
MAC address
] (see the MAC address label on the 7036-P16)
o
IP address: [
IP address
]
o
Default gateway: [
IP gateway address
]
o
Name server: [
name server address
]
o
Subnet mask: [
subnet mask
]
o
Host name: [
host name
]
o
Domain name: [
domain name
]
2.
Connect the power cord from the 7036-P16 to a power source and power up.
3.
Connect the Ethernet cable from the 7036-P16 to an Ethernet network.
4.
Login into a server as root, make sure the server is on the same subnet as the 7036-P16.
5.
Manually update the server's ARP table. Use the IP address and the 7036-P16's MAC address gathered in
1
.
The AIX and the Linux command line entries to update the ARP table are different, use the following examples for reference
when you need to update the server's ARP table:
AIX command: arp -s ether [
IP address
] [
MAC address
]
Linux Command:arp -v -H ether -s [
IP address
] [
MAC address
]
6.
Send a ping command to the 7036-P16 using the IP address. ping -c 1 [
IP address
]
The ping may time out before there is a response from the 7036-P16. Repeat the ping command until the 7036-P16 responds.
The ping response indicates that the IP address has been configured.
7.
Telnet to the 7036-P16, use the IP address from the ping command. telnet [
IP address
]
8.
Login to the 7036-P16 as root, use the default password
dbps
.
9.
After login, the user may choose to change the root password. Type:
newpass
and follow the prompts.
10.
Type:
set config
and press enter. This allows the user to view the current configuration.
11.
Type the following commands on the 7036-P16 command line using the information gathered in
1
to complete the IP address
configuration.
o
set config ip=[IP address]
o
set config submask=[subnet mask]
