HP 9000 Dclass Manual

Figure3-49iLOMPSetupFlowchart
Preparation
YoumustperformthefollowingtasksbeforeyoucanconfiguretheiLOMPLAN.
•Determinethephysicalaccessmethodtoselectandconnectcables.
•DeterminetheiLOMPLANconfigurationmethodandassignanIPaddressifnecessary.
DeterminingthePhysicaliLOMPAccessMethod
BeforeyoucanaccesstheiLOMP,youmustfirstdeterminethecorrectphysicalconnection
method.TheiLOMPhasaseparateLANportfromthesystemLANport.Itrequiresaseparate
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LANdrop,IPaddress,andnetworkinginformationfromthatoftheportusedbytheoperating
system.
Table3-5liststheappropriateconnectionmethod,requiredconnectioncomponents,and
connectorstothehostconsole.UseTable3-5todeterminethephysicalconnectionmethod.
Table3-5ConsoleConnectionMatrix
RequiredConnectionComponentsConsoleConnectionMethodOperating
System
10/100LANcableLANHP-UX
1.RS-232DB-9FtoDB-9Fstraightcable
2.Consoledevice(forexample,alaptoporASCIIterminal)
LANportlocalRS-232serial
portremote/modemport...

TIP:HPrecommendsusingtheDHCPandDNSmethodtosimplifyaccesstotheiLOMP.
WhenyouuseDHCPandDNS,youcanconnecttotheiLOMPbytypingtheDNSnameinyour
browserratherthananIPaddressonlyifthefollowingconditionsapply:
•DHCPmustbeenabled(DHCPisenabledbydefault)
•YouareusingaDHCPserverthatprovidesthedomainnameandtheprimaryDNSserver
IPaddress
•TheprimaryDNSserveracceptsdynamicDNS(DDNS)updates
•TheprimaryDNSserverIPaddresshasbeenconfiguredthroughtheDHCPserver
ToconfiguretheiLOMPusingDHCPandDNS,followthesesteps:...

Table3-7ARPPingCommands
DescriptionCommand
ThiscommandassignsanIPaddresstotheiLOMPMACaddress.ThisARPtableentrymaps
theMACaddressoftheiLOMPLANinterfacetothestaticIPaddressdesignatedforthat
interface.
arp-s
Thiscommandtestsnetworkconnections.ItverifiesthattheiLOMPLANportisconfigured
withtheappropriateIPaddress.
ping
ThefollowingprocedureexplainshowtousetheARPPingutilityusingaPCthatisconnected
tothenetworkthatisonthesamephysicalsubnetastheserver....

1.Ensuretheemulationsoftwaredeviceisproperlyconfigured.Theterminalemulationdevice
runssoftwarethatinterfaceswiththeserver.Thesoftwareemulatesconsoleoutputasit
wouldappearonanASCIIterminalscreenanddisplaysitonaconsoledevicescreen.
2.Toensuretheemulationsoftwareiscorrectlyconfigured,verifythefollowing:
a.Verifythatthecommunicationsettingsareconfiguredasfollows:
•8/none(parity)
•9600baud
•None(receive)
•None(transmit)
b.Verifythattheterminaltypeisconfiguredappropriately.Supportedterminaltypesare
asfollows:...

2.LoginusingthedefaulttheiLOMPusernameandpassword(Admin/Admin).TheMP
MainMenuscreendisplays.
TIP:Forsecurityreasons,HPstronglyrecommendsthatyoumodifythedefaultsettings
duringtheinitialloginsession.See“ModifyingUserAccountsandDefaultPassword”
(page96).
FollowingistheMPMainMenuscreen:
   MP MAIN MENU:
          CO: Console
         VFP: Virtual Front Panel
          CM: Command Menu
          CL: Console Logs
          SL: Show Event Logs
          HE: Main Menu Help
           X: Exit Connection...

a.AccesstheMPMainMenu.
b.EnterCMattheMP>prompt.
c.EnterUCattheMP:CM>promptandfollowthepromptstomodifydefaultpasswords.
3.Tosetupuseraccounts,followthesesteps:
a.AccesstheMPMainMenu.
b.EnterCMattheMP>prompt.
c.EnterUCattheMP:CM>promptandfollowthepromptstomodifyuseraccounts.
SettingUpSecurity
Forgreatersecurityandreliability,HPrecommendsthatiLOMPmanagementtrafficbeona
separatededicatedmanagementnetworkandthatonlyadministratorsbegrantedaccesstothat...

InteractingWiththeiLOMPUsingtheWebGUI
WebbrowseraccessisanembeddedfeatureoftheiLOMP.
TheiLOMPhasaseparateLANportfromthesystemLANport.ItrequiresaseparateLAN
drop,IPaddress,andnetworkinginformationfromthatoftheportusedbytheoperatingsystem.
Beforestartingthisprocedure,youmusthavethefollowinginformation:
•DNSnamefortheiLOMPLAN
•Hostname(usedwhenmessagesareloggedorprinted)
TointeractwiththeiLOMPthroughthewebGUI,followthesesteps:
1.OpenawebbrowserandentertheDNSnamefortheiLOMP.TheiLOMPloginpageopens....

Figure3-51StatusSummaryPage
4.SelectthewebinterfacefunctionsbyclickingtheFunctiontabsatthetopofthepage.Each
functionlistsoptionsintheNavigationBarontheleftsideofthepage.
5.ClickanoptionlinktodisplaydataintheDisplayscreen.
6.ClickRefreshtoupdatethedisplay.
TheiLOMPwebinterfacehasarobusthelpsystem.TolaunchiLOMPhelp,clicktheHelptab
intheDisplayscreenorclickthequestionmarkkey(?)atthetoprightcornerofeachpageto
displayhelpaboutthatpage.
AccessingtheGraphicConsoleUsingVGA...

InstallingYourA6150BGraphicsCard
IfyouorderedtheA6150BgraphicscardkitforinstallationintoaHP9000rp3410orrp3440
server,installthegraphicscardtoactivategraphicscapability.DonotinstalltheUSBcard;itis
notsupported.USBcapabilityisalreadyincorporatedintotherp3410orrp3440server,andthe
USBportsarelocatedontherearpanel.
ToinstalltheA6150graphicscard,see“ReplacingaPCIorGraphicsCard”(page170).
ConnectingaMonitorUsingtheVGAPort
UsetheseprocedurestoconnectamonitortotheVGAportontherearoftheserver....