Follow these instructions when assigning a static IP address using a serial connetion to a server SP.
Review Static IP Assignment Considerations prior to performing the following procedure.
Establish a local serial console connection to the server SP.
For information about how to attach a serial console to a Sun Blade Server Module, see Attach Local Serial Console to Sun Blade Server Module. For all other Sun server platforms, consult the user documentation provided with the system.
Configure the following settings in the terminal window running on the connected serial console.
8N1: eight data bits, no parity, one stop bit
9600 baud
Disable hardware flow control (CTS/RTS)
Disable software flow control (XON/XOFF)
Press Enter to establish a connection between the serial console and the Sun Blade Server Module SP.
Eventually the ILOM Login prompt appears.
For example: <hostname> Login:
Log in to ILOM as an Administrator by entering an administrator user name and password then press Enter.
You can log into ILOM using the preconfigured administrator account shipped with ILOM:
root/changeme
. For more details see About the Preconfigured ILOM Administrator
Account.
The default prompt (->) appears. Tthe system is ready for you to establish network settings by issuing CLI commands.
Type the following command to set the working directory:
cd /SP/network
Use the following CLI commands to specify the IP, NetMask, and Gateway addresses.
Command |
Description and Example |
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Type this command followed by the static IP address that you want to assign to the blade service processor. For example, by typing:
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Type this command followed by the static NetMask address that you want to assign to the blade SP. For example, by typing:
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Type this command followed by the static gateway address that you want to assign to the blade SP. For example, by typing:
would, tell ILOM to assign |
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Type the following command to tell ILOM whether you want to set a Static IP address on the server SP. set
pendingipdiscovery=static |
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Type this command (true) to assign the network settings specified. For example:
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Log out of ILOM.