Chapter 3
Setting up Skybox Appliance
Skybox version 11.6.100
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a. Run
set_appliance_network
b. Select a network interface to configure.
c. Select the IP mode (static or DHCP).
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If you select static mode, provide the IP address, netmask, and default gateway.
5. If you are using DHCP, run
ifconfig
and note the IP address assigned to your Appliance.
You will need it later.
Configuration via serial port
To configure connection using a serial port connection
1. Connect one end of the serial cable to a serial port on the management machine; connect
the other end to the serial port on the Skybox Appliance.
2. On the management machine start a terminal emulation program, select the port that you
connected to in the previous step, and configure the following port settings:
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Bits per second: 9600
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Data bits: 8
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Parity: none
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Stop bits: 1
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Flow control: none
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(If using PuTTY as your terminal emulator) Character set translation on received data:
UTF-8
3. Press the Power button on the Skybox Appliance front panel and verify that the Power LED
is green.
4. Log in to your Skybox Appliance as the root user. The default password for your 1st login is
skyboxview.
On the initial log in, you must change the default password.
5. Configure a network interface with an IP address, netmask, and default gateway:
a. Run
set_appliance_network
b. Select a network interface to configure.
c. Select the IP mode (static or DHCP).
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If you select static mode, provide the IP address, netmask, and default gateway.
6. If you are using DHCP, run
ifconfig
and note the IP address assigned to your Skybox
Appliance. You will need it later.
Configuration via network port
You can connect to Skybox Appliance via the preconfigured static network port (eno2), whose
IP address is 192.168.1.1 /24.
To configure connection via eno2
1. Configure the IP address of the client side to a different IP address on the same network.
For example, 192.168.1.50 /24.
