General Information on setting up your DS400 for network connection

DS400 Setup

The following sections provide general information on setting up your DS400 for connecting the Management port (ETH0) to the network so that ServeRAID Manager can manage the enclosure. You use the Command Line Interface (CLI) to change the IP address. For additional information on the CLI see Using the CLI.

# DS400 factory defaults

The factory default settings for the DS400 are as follows.

#### Hostname: DS400

Domain Name: ibm.com

Timezone[GMT]: GMT-5

New Administrator password: passw0rd (the o in password is the number 0)

Default Gateway: 0.0.0.0

DNS servers: NO

Use DHCP: NO

Management i/f IP address: 192.168.70.12X

Management i/f IP netmask: 255.255.0.0

Management i/f broadcast address: 192.168.255.255

Management port (ETH0) IP setup

The factory default IP address for the management port for Controller A (the left-most port when viewing the rear of the DS400) is 192.168.70.123 (ETH0[A]). The management port for Controller B defaults to 192.168.70.124 (ETH0[B]). If you want to change these addresses, establish a Telnet session to the respective management port. Once connected, the CLI prompt will appear.

Alternately the CLI can be run from a terminal session by connecting to the left most serial port jack. Use serial cable FRU PN 13N1792 (not supplied). The terminal settings are as follows:

#### Baud Rate: 115,200

Data Bits: 8

Parity: None

Stop Bits: 1

Flow Control: Off

Note: You need to be in administrator mode to change the IP addresses. Default PW is passw0rd (zero – not an O)

CLI example to set up a new IP address for the management port

Make sure you are in administrator mode. To check the current settings of the port (ETH0) do the following:

DS400 [A]>ad (log in as administrator)

DS400 [A]# interface manage eth0[A] info

----[ Interface 'eth0' ]-------------------------------------------------------

Services: management

Alternative name: eth0

Status: Enabled

MAC address: 00:00:D1:DD:B6:8C

DHCP DISABLED

IP address: 192.168.70.123

Netmask: 255.255.0.0

Broadcast: 10.1.0.255

MTU: 1500

Speed: AUTO

Note: Make sure the Status is “Enabled” and DHCP is disabled to set static addresses.

To set up a new address:

DS400[A]# interface manage eth0[A] ip 191.1.9.2

Please wait.

Interface values are now:

IP address: 191.1.9.2

Broadcast address: 10.1.0.255

Netmask: 255.255.255.0

The IP address for the management station has been changed to 191.1.9.2. If you want to make this address permanent, save the configuration.

Note: Any changes in IP addresses are valid only for the current session. If a DS400 is power cycled or rebooted, the IP address will revert back to the initial values. In order to save the new IP addresses do the following from a CLI prompt:

DS400[A]> administrator (if not already in ad mode)

DS400[A]# save

Perform a “System Reboot” (or power cycle the enclosure) to make the new IP address permanent.

To check that the IP address has been successfully set up and to verify that the IP stack is operational do the following:

1. Connect a HOST NIC to the management port and perform a ping to the IP address you set up.

If the DS400 has a second controller, repeat the procedure shown above.

Once you have set up and verified the IP addresses, return to About Problem Determination (back arrow).

Note: In a dual controller enclosure, it is recommended that a single Telnet session be active only to one controller. The management of both controllers can take place through that single connection. You can log on to a controller from the current controller session by doing a “Controller Set”. See Using the CLI – Controller Commands

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