Understanding the Installation
Understanding Management and Power Cabling
Single-Switch Location Guidelines
Attach the Rails to the Switch
Attach Telco Adapters to the Rack Slides
Attach the Rack Slides to the Rack
Install the Switch Into the Rack
Install the Air Duct and Front Support
Attach Data and Management Cables
Prepare the Front Support and Small Air Duct
Verify the DHCP-Assigned IP Address and Host Name
Configure Network Management From the CLI (SER MGT)
Log Into the Oracle ILOM Web (NET MGT)
Log Into the Oracle ILOM CLI (NET MGT)
Log Into the Oracle ILOM CLI (SER MGT)
Change a SEFOS User Privilege Level
Configure Network Management From the Web Interface
Configure Network Management From the CLI
Log Out of the Oracle ILOM CLI
Configuring the SEFOS Environment
Configuring the Switching Feature
Configuring the Routing Feature
Check Switch Status (Oracle ILOM)
The switch is managed at the management console, which is either a 10/100 Ethernet connection at the NET MGT port or a serial device attached to the SER MGT port.
The NET MGT connection is the default means of communicating with the SP. The SP has a DHCP client in operation and requires the Ethernet network to have a DHCP server. The DHCP server must be configured with the MAC address of the SP, so the server can provide an IP address to the SP upon booting. If a DHCP server is not available, then the SER MGT connection is used.
The advantage of the NET MGT connection over the SER MGT connection is that administration of the gateway can happen from anywhere on the network. There is no cable length constraint for the network management route because of the re-amplification, filtering, and processing that happens at each hub or switch within the Ethernet network. No network management cable should be any longer than 100 meters.
The SER MGT connection requires a serial connection to a serial device management console. The serial device management console can be a serial terminal, a terminal server, or a serial connection running on a system or laptop.
If no DHCP server is available on the management network, the SER MGT port must be used to configure the NET MGT port. See Configure Network Management From the CLI (SER MGT). Because of the nature of the serial signal, a serial management cable cannot be used reliably if it is more than 10 meters long.