Setting The Initial Internet Protocol (Ip) Address; Setting The Initial Ip Address Using Appliance System; Manager - IBM eServer 135 xSeries User Reference Manual

Setting the initial Internet protocol (IP) address

Setting the initial IP address using Appliance System

Manager

You must set the initial IP address for the appliance server before you can perform
any other configuration procedure for the appliance. Be sure that you set the initial IP
address for only one appliance at a time on the physical network.
Note: Before you logon, you need to have a valid IP address, netmask, host name,
domain name, gateway, and primary DNS server address for the appliance to
use in your IP network. If you do not have this information, contact your
network administrator.
There are four methods that you can use to set the initial IP address. These methods
are:
• Using Appliance System Manager. See "Setting the initial IP address using
Appliance System Manager" for instructions.
• Using the command line if a locally attached browser is not available. See
"Setting the initial IP address in a command line" on page 28 for instructions.
• Using the IBM Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility. See "Setting the
initial IP address using the IBM Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility" on
page 28 for instructions.
• Using a diskette. See "Setting the initial IP address using a diskette" on page 29
for instructions.
To set the initial IP address for the appliance, do the following:
1. Open a browser on a computer that is attached to the same physical network as
the appliance.
2. Disable the proxy settings for the browser.
3. Go to http://appliance_IP_address:3939 where appliance_IP_address is the IP
address that you want to assign the appliance.
4. Type administrator for the user ID and password for the password.
Notes:
a. The User Name and Password fields are case sensitive.
b. The user name and password are different from the root user.
5. Click Next. The ASM Configuration window appears, allowing you to change
the password for the root user.
6. Change the password for the root user.
a. Type a new password.
b. Type the password again.
c. Click Next. The ASM Configuration-Set Networking Parameters window
appears. Type the information for the following required fields and then click
Next:
• Host Name
• Domain Name
• Gateway
• IP Address (the IP address is already displayed, but you can change it to
a different address)
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