Procedure: Accessing Astorwize V7000 Gen1 Canister Using A Directly Attached Ethernet Cable - IBM Storwize V7000 Unified Problem Determination Manual

Procedure
To connect a personal computer directly to the node canister, complete the
following steps:
1. Configure DHCP on the Ethernet port of the personal computer to connect to
2. Connect an Ethernet cable between the port on the personal computer and the
3. Open a supported web browser on the personal computer and browse to this
4. Complete the appropriate procedure.
5. Log out of the service assistant.
6. Disconnect the Ethernet cable from the technician port.
Procedure: Accessing aStorwize V7000 Gen1 canister using a
directly attached Ethernet cable
If you need to use a direct Ethernet connection to attach a personal computer to a
Storwize V7000 Gen1 node canister to run the service assistant or to use the service
CLI, use this procedure.
About this task
Follow this procedure if you are not authorized to use a USB flash drive in your
data center and when the service address of your nodes cannot be accessed over
your Ethernet network. This situation might occur for a new installation where the
default service IP addresses cannot be accessed on your network.
The default service addresses are listed in "Problem: Cannot connect to the service
assistant" on page 245.
Note: Do not attempt to use a directly attached Ethernet cable to a canister that is
active in a clustered system. You might disrupt access from host applications or the
management GUI. If the node is active, go to Settings > Network in the
management GUI to set the service IP address to one that is accessible on the
network.
Procedure
Complete the following steps to access acanister using a directly attached Ethernet
cable.
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the node canister.
If the personal computer cannot support DHCP, configure static IPv4 address
192.168.0.2 on the port.
technician port.
The technician port is labeled T on the rear of the node canister.
URL:
http://192.168.0.1
v If the initialization tool opens, complete the initialization as described in the
installation procedure.
v If the service assistant dialog opens, use it to service the node canister.
1. Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to Ethernet port 1 of the node canister.
Note: A cross-over Ethernet cable is not required.
2. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable directly to the Ethernet port on a
personal computer that has a web browser installed.