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a. When Virtual I/O controllers (VIC) are installed in a chassis, each VIC should
4. (Switch) Configure the administrator password on each SilverStorm Chassis
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5. (Switch) Mount or copy the relevant chassis firmware CD(s) or files onto the
Fast Fabric management node. During the steps below the *.pkg files on the
CD will be used to upgrade the firmware on each chassis.
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Once the above steps have been completed, additional setup of the Chassis may
be performed using Fast Fabric.
1. (Switch) Select the "Chassis Admin via Fast Fabric" option from the main menu.
2. (Switch) Select the items shown as "Perform" in the menu below and press
the P key to perform them:
SilverStorm Technologies Inc. IB Chassis Admin Menu (4.1.1.0.15)
Fast Fabric Chassis List: /etc/sysconfig/iba/chassis
0) Edit Config and Select/Edit Chassis Files [Perform]
1) Verify Chassis via Ethernet ping
2) Update Chassis Firmware
3) Show Status of Chassis IB Ports
4) Reboot Chassis
5) Generate all Chassis Problem Report Info
6) Run a command on all chassis
7) View ibtest result files
P) Perform the selected actions
N) Select None
X) Return to Previous Menu (or ESC)
3. (Switch) "Edit Config and Select/Edit Chassis Files" will permit the chassis and
fastfabric.conf files to be edited. When placed in the editor for fastfabric.conf,
review all the settings. Especially review the FF_CHASSIS_LOGIN_METHOD
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also be assigned a unique name.
Newer versions of SilverStorm chassis firmware permit SSH keys to be
configured within the chassis for secure password-less login. In this case
it is recommended to configure SSH keys in the chassis at this point such
that the IB Management Node can login as admin without a password.
When using versions of SilverStorm chassis firmware that do not support
SSH keys, to simplify the use of Fast Fabric it is recommended to install
all chassis with the same admin password.
When copying files its best to place all files at a given firmware level into
a single directory whose name indicates the firmware revision number
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