Configuring The Mergepoint Sp Manager Basic Settings - Avocent MERGEPOINT 53XX SP MANAGER Installer/User Manual

2. For a MergePoint SP5300 appliance: Using Ethernet cables, connect the LAN1 (eth0) network
port on the back of the appliance to the external network, and connect the LAN2 (eth1) port to
the internal network. In a typical installation, the LAN1 port provides access to the web
interface, and the LAN2 port provides access to the service processors.
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For a MergePoint SP5324/SP5340 appliance: Connect an Ethernet cable from the primary
Ethernet 10/100/GE (Gigabit Ethernet) port to the network. If desired, connect an Ethernet
cable to the secondary Ethernet 10/100 port and configure the port for failover (see
Configuring MergePoint SP5324/SP5340 appliance network settings on page 16).
Connect an Ethernet cable from any private Ethernet port on the MergePoint SP5324/SP5340
appliance to dedicated Ethernet ports on a service processor or a dedicated Ethernet port on a
blade server that manages multiple blade service processors.
3. Turn on the power switches of the connected devices.
NOTE: Service processors should be configured according to their manufacturer's instructions.

Configuring the MergePoint SP Manager Basic Settings

Before a MergePoint appliance can be added to your network, it must have an IP address to identify
it. By default, it is DHCP enabled and can obtain an IP address from an available DHCP server.
For installations where a DHCP server is unavailable or not desired, the IP address can be assigned
through a serial connection.
To configure the MergePoint SP manager IP address through a serial connection:
1. Connect a terminal or a workstation that is running a terminal emulation program to the
serial port.
2. Start a session with the port settings of serial speed as 9600 bps, data length as 8 data bits,
parity as none, stop bits as 1, flow control as none and emulation as ANSI.
Once a connection is established, a prompt appears.
3. For the MergePoint SP5300 appliance:
a. Type
b. Type
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For a MergePoint SP5324/SP5340 appliance:
a. Log into the console port as
b. Enter the
c. Type
2 (Network Config).
1 (Setup eth) to configure any of the listed network settings specific to your network.
passwd command, and enter and confirm a new password for the root user.
cli to load the CLI utility.
root with the default password
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