Spirent A2-400 Appliance Installation Instructions
Connecting to the Appliance
Spirent A2-400 Appliance Installation Instructions
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You can now use the following commands to set the addressing mode and/or set the IP
address, netmask and gateway. When you have made your changes, you must activate the
new settings and reboot the appliance:
admin(hypervisor)>> mode - shows the current IP addressing
mode.
admin(hypervisor)>> mode dhcp - sets the IP addressing mode to
DHCP.
admin(hypervisor)>>mode static - sets the IP addressing mode to
static.
Note:
You must manually set the IP address, netmask and gateway, if you use the static
setting.
admin(hypervisor)>> ipaddress - shows the current IP address.
admin(hypervisor)>> ipaddress 192.168.1.10 - sets the IP
address.
admin(hypervisor)>> netmask - shows the current netmask.
admin(hypervisor)>> netmask 255.255.255.0 - sets the netmask.
admin(hypervisor)>> gwaddress - shows the current gateway
address.
admin(hypervisor)>> gwaddress 192.168.1.1 - set the gateway
address.
admin(hypervisor)>>activate - Activates your new settings
Note:
If you are connected using SSH, you will lose connectivity when you use the
activate
command. You must power cycle the appliance manually, or log back in to the
appliance using the new IP address. You must then use the
reboot
command below, before
the product's GUI or script can access the appliance.
admin(hypervisor)>>reboot – Applies your settings and reboots
the appliance.
When the appliance restores, after the power cycle or reboot, it is ready for use with the
product’s GUI or an automation script (if supported in your current release).
For a complete list of the admin commands available for the appliance, refer to
.
