Accessing The Blade Switch For The First Time; Logging In Through The Oa Module; Logging In Through The Console Port - HP 6125XLG Installation Manual

Accessing the blade switch for the first time

You can access the blade switch either by logging in through the OA module or through the console
port.

Logging in through the OA module

To log in to the blade switch through the HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator (OA) module:
1. Use a serial cable to connect the terminal (for example, a PC) to the serial port of the OA module.
2. Turn on the PC, run a terminal emulator program (for example, Windows XP HyperTerminal) on
the PC, and set terminal parameters as follows:
Bits per second—9,600
Data bits—8
Parity—None
Stop bits—1
3. Press Enter and the login information appears.
4. Enter the username and password.
OA prompt information appears on the login interface.
5. Enter the connect interconnect <bay_number> command, where the bay number argument
specifies the slot number of the blade switch.
6. Press Enter.
When the command line prompt appears, you can configure the switch. For more information
about the configuration, see

Logging in through the console port

When you access the blade switch through the console port, you must use a console cable (see
to connect a console terminal, for example, a PC, to the console port on the blade switch.
A console cable is an 8-core shielded cable, with a crimped RJ-45 connector at one end for connecting
to the console port of the blade switch, and a DB-9 female connector at the other end for connecting to
the serial port on the console terminal.
Figure 5 Console cable
"Configuring the blade
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