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Software Configurations and Conventions
Before you start configuring node modules, read the following list of mandatory tasks. You can refer to this list to
ensure you have performed the basic tasks required for proper system operation. Note that some of these tasks may
already have been done.
Mandatory tasks:
Booting from LAN, from virtual media or from onboard storage
Installing an OS
Conventions:
The following conventions are used in this guide:
Elements between
< >
in
blue
are variables. The value shown is an example or an instruction of what to enter.
Items between
( )
show a value range for the variable spelled out, e.g.,
<Switch No. (1-5)>
means that you must
enter the number of the switch and that this number can be between 1 and 5.
The
|
symbol indicates a choice between two or more alternatives, e.g.
x|y|z
reads “x or y or z”.
Elements in black bold are selectable menu items or button names.
Elements in
blue italics
are configuration options or types.
The > symbol separates a series of operations required to access a specific element.
Refer to the MSH89xx User’s Guide for the IPMI mapping of the system.
Refer to the SYMKLOUD MS29xx Platform Quick Start Guide for a list of default IP addresses.
Configuration command tables:
Sections 5/ contain 2-column tables. The first column describes steps that can be performed in the Web-type
interface(s) named in the header. The second column describes steps that can be performed in CLI-type interface(s)
specified in the header. See Figure 6 and Figure 7 to find out how to access the specified Web-type or CLI-type
interface.
