Enable Administrative Communication; Communications Settings - Dell DD6300 Hardware Overview And Installation Manual

Configure System for Use

Enable administrative communication

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For HA pairs, administrative communication must be enabled on both nodes.
The administrative interfaces are located on the management module on the rear of
the chassis. These interfaces are for management network traffic only. Do not use
these interfaces for data traffic.
1. Connect an administrative console to the serial port on the back panel of the
system.
2.
Note
You must have 115200 baud rate for the system to work correctly; 9600 baud rate
does not work.
Launch a terminal emulation program from your computer and configure the
following communication settings:
Table 48 Communications settings
Setting
Baud rate
Data bits
Stop bits
Parity
Flow control
Emulation
3. Press Enter to activate the console.
Note
If you do not see the prompt on your terminal to log in, then complete Step 4.
4. Verify the front blue power LED (blue square) is on. If it is not, make sure the
power cables are fully seated at both ends, and both AC sources are on.
5.
Note
The initial username is sysadmin and the initial password is the system serial
number.
Log in to the Data Domain console using the sysadmin username.
localhost.localdomain login: sysadmin
6. Type the default password, which is the system serial number. The Product ID/SN
tag is attached beneath the power supply at the rear of the system. See the rear
panel of the system for the Product ID/SN tag.
Password: system_serial_number
Value
115200
8
1
None
None
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