Before you begin
Obtain a laptop with PuTTY, TeraTerm, or another terminal emulator installed on it.
If the laptop does not support RS232 interface, then obtain a USB to RS232 converter
cable, which then connects to the RJ45-DB9F cable.
You also need the following information:
- Admin password
- Host attributes settings
- Time settings
- DNS settings
- Data plane settings
About this task
You can configure the 1130C appliance from the
appliance console port if you have physical access to it. Configuration is
asynchronous, but you can see the boot up process.
The console port is on the
appliance's front panel. See Front and Back Panel Information.
Procedure
-
Connect the laptop serial port
to the console port.
If the laptop does not support
the RS232 interface, then obtain a USB to RS232 converter cable, which then
connects to the RJ45-DB9F cable.
-
Connect to the serial port
connection with a terminal emulator.
Ensure that your serial
connection is set properly:
- 115200 baud
- 8 data bits
- 1 stop bit
- Parity none
- Flow control
none
-
Enter the password in the
console session when prompted.
The default user is
admin and the default password is abc123.
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Enter the following
information when prompted by the configuration script:
- Admin Password
- Host Attributes
Settings
- Time Settings
- DNS Settings
- Data Plane
Settings
-
Type Yes at the
end of each session and move to the next session.
If you type No, the
session configuration options are repeated.
-
Press Enter.
The Appliance Post
Installation Configuration Menu opens after the last session
is applied.
-
Do one of the
following:
Enter A to apply
settings and exit.
Enter a number to repeat
the setup.
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Connect to a port that had
management access enabled during the CLI Wizard Setup.
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Open a web browser and enter
https://Your_Mgmt_Ipaddress:5825 into the address
bar.
The Universal Compute
Platform login screen opens.
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Enter admin and the
credentials that were created when setting up the installation wizard.
