Setting up a Static IP For Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI)
Setup a static IP for the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) on all the nodes. This is needed to setup the HyperScale X Appliance. In addition, this will also ensure that the IPMI is accessible in the network using the static IP. For example, it would be useful to power-on or power-off the nodes using the IPMI console.
Before You Begin
- Make sure that the appliance is properly racked and secured. For more information see the following pages:
- Connect the IPMI port to the Management network.
Procedure
- Power on the node.
- Press <DEL> during the boot splash screen. The Setup Utility will be displayed.
- Navigate to the IPMI tab.
- Navigate to the BMC Network Configuration option.
Press <Enter> to select the option.
- Set Update IPMI LAN Configuration to [Yes].
- Set Configuration Address Source to [Static].
- Enter values for the Station IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway Address for the selected node.
- Press <F4> to save and exit the Setup Utility.
- Verify that the IPMI is accessible using the static IP address as follows:
- Open a web browser from a remote workstation and enter the static IP of the IPMI.
- The login screen will be displayed.
- Type in the credentials for the default administrator account as follows:
Username: ADMIN
Password: ADMIN
Note: The IPMI password can be changed later from the IPMI Web Server interface. For more information, see Changing the IPMI Password on HyperScale X Appliance Nodes.
- Click Login.
The IPMI Web Server interface is displayed.
- Launch the Remote Console window as follows:
- Click inside the Remote Console preview.
This will launch a Java Applet.
- Run the Java applet to start the Remote Console Window.
Alternatively, if you do not want to use Java Applet, you can use HTML5 viewer. Click Remote Control > iKVM/HTML5 and then click the iKVM/HTML5 button.
The Remote Console window will be displayed.
- Click inside the Remote Console preview.
- Login using the following default credentials:
Login: root
Password: cvadmin
Press Alt + Ctrl + F2 if the login prompt is not displayed.
Note: This password can be changed during setup.
Important: Note down the Hostname, which is the node serial number. This will be useful to identify the node when you deploy the HyperScale X Appliance software.
What to Do Next
Based on your network topology, deploy the appliance as described in Deploying HyperScale X Appliance.
Last modified: 12/4/2020 8:42:40 PM