Table Of Contents - Avocent MERGEPOINT 53XX SP MANAGER Installer/User Manual

TABL E OF CONTEN TS

Table of Contents

List of Figures ................................................................................................................. ix
List of Tables ................................................................................................................... xi
Chapter 1: Product Overview.......................................................................................... 1
Features and Benefits ........................................................................................................................ 1
Supported Target Devices.................................................................................................................. 2
MergePoint SP5300 Appliance Configuration .................................................................................. 3
LEDs on the MergePoint SP5300 appliance .............................................................................. 3
MergePoint SP5324/SP5340 Appliance Configuration .................................................................... 4
Safety Precautions ............................................................................................................................. 5
Rack mount safety considerations .............................................................................................. 6
Cabling installation, maintenance and safety tips...................................................................... 6
Chapter 2: Installation and Setup ................................................................................... 9
Configuring Power for the MergePoint SP manager ........................................................................ 9
Connecting to the Network .............................................................................................................. 10
Configuring the MergePoint SP Manager Basic Settings ............................................................... 11
Activating the MergePoint SP5300 Appliance License Keys .......................................................... 12
Adding the MergePoint SP Manager to a DSView 3 Software Installation .................................... 13
Configuring the MergePoint SP Manager Network Settings........................................................... 13
Ethernet ports on the MergePoint SP5300 appliance .............................................................. 13
Ethernet ports on the MergePoint SP5324/SP5340 appliance................................................. 14
Configuring MergePoint SP5300 appliance network settings ................................................. 15
Configuring MergePoint SP5324/SP5340 appliance network settings.................................... 16
Private Subnets on the MergePoint SP5324/SP5340 Appliance ..................................................... 17
Firewall/Packet Filtering ................................................................................................................ 18
Chains ....................................................................................................................................... 18
Rules ......................................................................................................................................... 18
BMC Provisioning (IPMI Targets Only) ......................................................................................... 19
Starting or stopping the BMC provisioning service (Admin users only).................................. 20
Configuring PXE parameters for IPMI BMC provisioning (Admin users only) ...................... 20
BMC log.................................................................................................................................... 21
iii