■
IP address
Get a new IP address to assign to the IPMI port. The default static IP address
of the IPMI port is 192.168.0.10.
■
Subnet mask
Enable connectivity between your network computer and the remote management
port.
■
Gateway IP address
Enable connectivity between your network computer and the remote management
port.
To configure the IPMI port using the Velocity shell menu
1
To configure the IPMI locally, connect the following components to the
appropriate ports on the rear panel of the appliance:
■
A standard video cable between the VGA (Video Graphics Array) port and
a computer monitor.
■
A USB keyboard to a USB port on the appliance.
To configure the IPMI remotely over the network, use SSH to connect to the
appliance IP.
2
Log on to the Velocity shell menu.
Enter the user name and password for the appliance. By default, the user name
is
admin
and the password is
P@ssw0rd
where 0 is the number zero.
3
Go to the
Main_Menu > Support
view.
4
Enter the following command to configure the IPMI port:
IPMI Network Configure
<IPAddress> <Netmask> <GatewayIPAddress>
Where
IP address
is the new IP address for the IPMI port. The Subnet mask
and Gateway enable connectivity between your network computer and the
IPMI port.
The IPMI port must be configured as a DHCP or static address.
At any point in time, you can run the following command to see the IPMI network
details:
IPMI Network Show
5
Type
Exit
and press Enter to log out of the Velocity shell menu.
6
Use a Cat5 cable to connect the IPMI port to your network.
7
Make sure you can reach the Veritas Remote Management Console over the
network using the new address in a web browser.
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Veritas Remote Management (IPMI) configuration
Configuring the IPMI port
