Before you begin
Power on the device
Follow these instructions to connect the laptop to the switch using an adapter and log into the terminal:
Use the included power cables to supply power to the device, and power on all three servers and the TOR switch.
Connect a laptop to the uplink management port (port 10) on the switch.
Set the networking configuration of the laptop:
- Set the Internet protocol (IP) address of the link on the laptop to
198.18.0.30
. - The subnet mask is
255.255.255.224
. - The default gateway is
198.18.0.1
. - DNS fields can be left blank, as you must connect to
198.18.0.6
by using the IP address and not a hostname.
- Set the Internet protocol (IP) address of the link on the laptop to
Verify that you can access the device by establishing a Secure Shell (SSH) connection to the server assigned the IP
198.18.0.6
using the usernameapplianceusr
and default passwordBosco08!
.ssh applianceusr@198.18.0.6
What's next
Create an input configuration file