HP ProCurve 6120G/XG Installation Instructions page 3
Blade switch for hp c-class bladesystem
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Also See for ProCurve 6120G/XG:
- Configuration manual (662 pages) ,
- Manual (606 pages) ,
- Management manual (222 pages)
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Installing the HP ProCurve
6120G/XG Blade Switch
NOTE: The HP ProCurve 6120G/XG Blade Switch
Module can be used in an HP BladeSystem c7000
Enclosure or an HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure. The
illustrations in this document show the blade switch being
installed in a c7000 enclosure.
1.
Remove the interconnect blank.
2.
Prepare the HP ProCurve 6120X/XG Blade Switch for
installation.
3.
Install the blade switch into the interconnect bay.
A green Module Status ("health") LED indicates a
successful installation. If the Module Status LED is amber
or is off, see the "Troubleshooting" section of the HP
BladeSystem enclosure setup and installation guide for
more information.
4.
Connect network cables to the blade switch as desired.
Accessing the blade switch from
the HP BladeSystem Onboard
Administrator
These instructions assume that you have already set up the HP
BladeSystem Onboard Administrator (OA) using the First Time Setup
Wizard. See the HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator User
Guide for details on OA setup. For information on OA command line
interface (CLI) commands, see the HP BladeSystem Onboard
Administrator Command Line Interface User Guide. Both guides are
available at http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/documentation.
1.
Connect a workstation or laptop computer to the serial port
on the c3000/c7000 OA module using a null-modem
serial cable (RS232).
2.
Using a terminal program (such as HyperTerminal or
TeraTerm), open a connection to the serial port using
connection parameters of 9600, 8, N, 1.
3.
Press Enter. OA prompts you for login information.
4.
Enter a valid username and password. The OA system
prompt appears.
5.
Enter the command:
connect interconnect <bay_number>
where <bay_number> is the number of the bay
containing the blade switch. OA connects you to the
initial screen of the blade switch CLI.
6.
Press Enter. The blade switch CLI prompt appears. You
are now ready to enter blade switch CLI commands.
See the paragraphs below for instructions for assigning an IP
address to the blade switch. Refer to the Management and
Configuration Guide for HP ProCurve 6120 Blade Switches for more
detailed information on configuring the blade switch. The complete
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