Connecting An Ethernet Cable And Opening A Telnet Session; Setting The Switch Domain Id; Setting The Switch Date And Time - IBM System Storage SAN32B-E4 Installation, Service And User Manual

4. Optionally, verify that the address was correctly set by entering the
5. Record the IP address on the pull out tab provided for this purpose on the port
6. If the serial port is no longer required, use the logout command to log out of

Connecting an Ethernet cable and opening a Telnet session

To create an Ethernet connection to the switch, follow these steps.
1. Remove the plug from the Ethernet port.
2. Connect an Ethernet cable to the switch Ethernet port and to the workstation or
3. Open a Telnet session on the workstation.

Setting the switch domain ID

To set the switch domain ID, follow these steps.
1. Log on to the switch through Telnet, using the admin account.
2. Modify the domain ID if required.

Setting the switch date and time

The date and time settings are used for logging events. Switch operation does not
depend on the date and time; a switch with an incorrect date and time value still
functions properly. However, because the date and time are used for logging, error
detection, and troubleshooting, you should set them correctly.
Perform the following steps to set the date and time of the switch.
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ipAddrShow command at the prompt.
side of the switch.
the serial console, remove the serial cable, and replace the plug in the serial
port.
to an Ethernet network containing the workstation.
Note: The following information describes using the CLI but these tasks can be
performed using Web Tools or Data Center Fabric Manager .
The default domain ID is 1.
v If the switch is not powered on until after it is connected to the fabric and
the default domain ID is already in use, the domain ID for the new switch is
automatically reset to a unique value.
v If the switch is connected to the fabric after it has been powered on and the
default domain ID is already in use, the fabric will segment. To find the
domain IDs that are currently in use, run the fabricShow command on
another switch in the fabric.
a. Disable the switch by entering the switchDisable command.
b. Enter the configure command. The command prompts will display
sequentially; enter a new value or press Enter to accept each default value.
c. Enter y after the "Fabric param" prompt:
Fabric param (yes, y, no, n): [no] y
d. Enter a unique domain ID (such as the domain ID used by the previous
switch, if still available):
Domain: (1..239) [1] 3
e. Complete the remaining prompts or press Ctrl+D to accept the remaining
settings without completing all the prompts.
f. Re-enable the switch by entering the switchEnable command.