Configuring Dhcp For The Management Controller Ports; Connecting To The Web Management Interface; Acquiring The System Ip Address; Accessing The Web Interface - IBM FlashSystem 820 Manual

Configuring DHCP for the management controller ports

Your storage system is pre-configured to use DHCP as its IP address method. To configure your DHCP
server, you must know the hardware MAC address of the storage system.
About this task
To obtain the MAC address and to configure your system to use DHCP, complete the following steps:
Procedure
1. From the mc-1 Config or mc-2 Config submenu, select the Show Current option. This option displays
the information for the selected MCP.
2. Use the ↓ button to scroll to the section that displays the information for the Ethernet device. The
MAC address is shown at the bottom and is displayed as six octets, such as a2:78:90:f7:01:88. Use
this value to configure your DHCP server.
3. On the front panel display, choose Eth0 Config for MCP 1, or Eth1 Config for MCP 2, and select
DHCP.
4. On the next pane, use the ↓ to confirm the setting. The system restarts automatically. The final screen
displays the IP address that is assigned by the DHCP server.
5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 to configure the second MCP, using the mc-2 Config submenu and Eth1
Config.
Results
If the network fails to start, check the Ethernet connection and contact your system administrator. If the
IP configuration was successfully saved, select the Restart Net option from the management controller
menu instead of reselecting the same IP configuration.

Connecting to the web management interface

Learn about the tasks you need to perform to connect to the web management interface.

Acquiring the system IP address

To use the web interface, you must connect to it over your network.
About this task
To acquire the IP address of the storage system, complete the following steps by using the front panel
display:
Procedure
1. Press the Menu button to display the Main Menu pane. Use the arrow buttons to find the System
Info option, and then press Select.
2. Use the ↓ button to scroll until you see the Eth0 P line and the lines below it.
3. Take note of the IP address.

Accessing the web interface

Learn to how to access the storage system web interface.
About this task
To open the web interface, complete the following steps:
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