Establishing An Ethernet Connection; Customize A Switch Name; Customizing A Chassis Name - IBM SAN768B-2 Installation, Service And User Manual

Establishing an Ethernet connection

Note: Connecting the CP blades to a private network/VLAN is recommended.
After using a serial connection to configure the IP addresses for the SAN768B-2,
you can connect the active CP blade to the local area network (LAN) if desired.
By establishing an Ethernet connection, you can complete the SAN768B-2
configuration using a serial session, Telnet, or through a management application
such as Network Advisor.
To establish an Ethernet connection to the SAN768B-2, follow these steps:
1. Remove the shipping plug from the Ethernet port on the active CP blade.
2. Insert one end of an Ethernet cable into the Ethernet port.
3. Connect the other end to an Ethernet 10/100/1000 Base-T LAN.
4. To complete any additional SAN768B-2 configuration procedures through a

Customize a switch name

The switch name of the SAN768B-2 can be up to 30 characters long; can include
letters, numbers, and underscore characters; and must begin with a letter.
Note: Changing the name causes a domain address format RSCN to be issued.
To customize the name, follow these steps:
1. Enter the switchName command with the new name in quotes.
2. Record the new name for future reference.

Customizing a chassis name

The chassis name of the SAN768B-2 can be up to 15 characters long; can include
letters, numbers, hyphens, and underscore characters; and must begin with a letter.
1. Enter chassisName followed by the new name in double quotes.
2. To display the new chassis name, enter the chassisName command.
3. Record the new name for reference.
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The SAN768B-2 can now be accessed by remote connection using the command
line via Telnet or any of the management tools, such as Web Tools or Network
Advisor.
Telnet session, log in to the SAN768B-2 by Telnet, using the admin login. The
default password is password.
swDir:admin> switchName "ModularSwitch5"
Committing configuration...
Done.
ModularSwitch5:admin
switch:admin> chassisname "SAN768B-2_chassis_1"
Committing configuration...
Done.
switch:admin> chassisname SAN768B-2_chassis_1