Activating The Mergepoint Sp5300 Appliance License Keys - Avocent MERGEPOINT 53XX SP MANAGER Installer/User Manual

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d. Configure the primary Ethernet interface (eth0) by setting the method to static and
assigning a static IP address, a gateway and a netmask:
cli> set network interface eth0 method static address
<SPmanager_IPaddress> gateway <gateway_IP_address> netmask
<netmask>
e. Specify a hostname, a domain, a DNS server IP address, and an optional secondary DNS
server IP address:
cli> set network hostname <appliance_name> resolv domain
<domain_name> dns0 <DNS_server_IPaddress> dns1
<secondary_DNS_server_IPaddress>
f. Confirm the configuration for the interface:
cli> get network interface eth0
g. Confirm the name server configuration:
cli> get network resolv
h. Save the changes:
cli> commit
i. Exit from the CLI utility:
cli> quit
NOTE: To restore default configuration parameters, type restorefactory
using a previous firmware version, type roll_back.sh.
NOTE: For more information on configuring IP address, see Summary of How to Configure the Top Level
Parameters on page 116.

Activating the MergePoint SP5300 Appliance License Keys

You must register your MergePoint SP5300 appliance online at www.avocent.com to obtain a
master license key. The master key must be configured before you can discover and manage any
target devices. The license included with your MergePoint SP5300 appliance allows you to
discover and manage up to 64 target devices.
NOTE: Registration is not required for the MergePoint SP5324/SP5340 appliance.
A license key is made up of a master key and a slave key(s). The master key is used to activate the
MergePoint SP5300 appliance and its slave keys specify the number of managed target devices that
are supported by the license.
You may purchase upgrade licenses to add support for additional target devices up to a maximum
of 256. If you purchase one or more upgrade licenses, perform the following procedures to
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To restart the MergePoint SP manager