Items Required - IBM SAN512B-6 Installation, Service And User Manual

Items required

The following items are required for initial setup and verification of the device:
v The device, mounted and installed with the required blades, FRUs, transceivers,
v A workstation computer with an installed terminal emulator application, such as
v An unused IP address with corresponding subnet mask and gateway address.
v A serial cable (provided) with an RJ-45 connector.
v An RJ-45 to DB-9 adapter.
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Table 6. Configuration and verification tasks (continued)
Task
Establishing an Ethernet connection to the
device.
Set a unique domain ID for the device.
Set the date and time for the device.
Customize a switch and chassis name for the
device.
Verify installed licenses and license key
Verify correct operation of device.
Back up the configuration.
and cables and is connected to a power source.
HyperTerminal for Windows.
Task details or additional information
Connect Ethernet cable to active CP blade
Ethernet port labeled "Management" and
establish a connection.
Disable the device using the switchDisable
command, and then use the configure
command to step through prompts to
configure a domain ID. Use switchEnable to
re-enable the device.
Use the date, tsTimeZone, and
tsClockServer commands to set date, time
zone, and synchronize local time of device
with NTP server.
Use the switchName command, followed by
new name in quote marks (switchname
"bigswitch".)
Use the chassisName command followed by
the new name in quote marks (chassisname
"chassis_002").
Enter the licenseShow command to
determine display enabled licenses and the
license key.
Enter the licenseIdShow command to obtain
the chassis ID.
Record the license key and chassis ID for
future reference.
Check LEDs on blades and FRUs, and use
the following commands to verify operation:
v psShow
v fanShow
v switchShow
v fabricShow
v slotShow
v tempShow
v historyShow
v errdump
Use the configUpload command.