Configuring the LOM or IPMI port
Prerequisite(s):
♦
A
switch or keyboard, monitor, and mouse are connected. The user
input devices or KVM switch are only temporarily needed to set the IP
address, so you can disconnect them after the IP address is set.
♦
The IP, subnet, and gateway or router addresses are available and known
to you.
1.
Log in to the Windows operating system using the Administrator account and
its default password
admin
.
You can change the Administrator account password after logging in. See the
Windows documentation if necessary.
2.
Select
Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)
, and click
Properties
.
3.
Set the IP address, subnet mask, router or gateway, and DNS server for your
environment and click
OK
.
Figure 2: Default TCP/IP settings
4.
Click
OK
again to close the
Properties
dialog for that network connection.
You interact with the hardware appliance through the Apex UI.
1.
Navigate to
https://hostname
where
hostname
is the IP address or DNS
name for the appliance.
2.
Log into the interface using the username
admin
and default password
admin.
Configuring the LOM or IPMI port
Your appliance comes with an on-board LOM or IPMI port that provides you a
dedicated management channel for device maintenance. It allows you to monitor,
start, stop, and manage your appliance remotely regardless of whether the
appliance is powered on.
Prerequisite(s):
♦
A GigaStor system.
♦
Keyboard, monitor, and mouse or KVM attached to the GigaStor.
♦
The static station IP, subnet, and gateway/router addresses are available
and known to you.
