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Enable Network Access on the Appliance

Use the Network Settings Utility on the appliance to assign an IPv4 address to the management interface and enable network access. Network access is required for communication with CA Application Delivery Analysis and CA APM. An IPv6 management address is not supported.

Note: If network address translation (NAT) is enabled between the Multi-Port Monitor and the ADA Manager, additional steps are required. See the Integration with CA Application Delivery Analysis Guide for more information.

Follow these steps:

1. At the startup screen, press Enter to start the Network Settings Utility.
2. Press Tab to select the Configure button, and then press Enter.
3. In the list of network devices, perform one of the tasks to select the management interface:
   • Press Enter to select eth0 (the default interface) as the management interface.
   • Press Tab to a different interface, then press the space bar to select the interface. Press Tab to select the Next button, and then press Enter.
4. Type the IPv4 address, subnet mask, and default gateway IPv4 address of the management NIC. Make a note of the IP address so that you can add the monitoring device to CA Application Delivery Analysis.
5. If you did not select eth0 in step 3, press Tab to move to the check box labeled "Use this NIC for the Management NIC." Then press the space bar to enable the check box.
6. Press Tab to select the Next button, and then press Enter.
7. Type a fully qualified DNS host name for the appliance in the Hostname field.
8. Type the IPv4 address of the local DNS server in the Nameserver 1 field.
9. (Optional) Type IPv4 addresses for secondary DNS servers in the remaining Nameserver fields.
10. Type the host name or IPv4 address of the Network Time Protocol (NTP) server you want to use in the NTP Server field. The default is pool.ntp.org.

    Note: CA Application Delivery Analysis and CA APM collect information from multiple sources. The NTP synchronizes the clocks of all related servers, which allows Multi-Port Monitor to correlate data and incidents correctly.

11. Press the arrow key to select the Next button, and then press Enter.

    A confirmation message appears.

12. Press the arrow key to select the Yes button, and then press Enter.

    The Network Settings utility returns to the startup screen.

13. Access the Multi-Port Monitor web interface from a web browser. Use the following syntax in the browser Address field:

    http://<hostname>/
    

    If network configuration is successful, the Multi-Port Monitor Login page opens. The appliance is ready for configuration of RAID monitoring.

Using a Browser with IPMI

When IPMI is configured in the BIOS and cabled properly, you can use a browser on a remote machine in the network to access the CA6300 MTP appliance.

Follow these steps:

1. Open a browser window from a computer that is connected to the same network as the CA6300 MTP appliance.
2. Enter the IP address of the CA6300 MTP appliance in the browser address bar.
3. A login screen is displayed. Enter your Username and Password, and click Login.
   • Default Username: ADMIN
   • Default Password: ADMIN
4. The IPMI main page is displayed in the browser with the following tabs available:
   • System Information
   • Server Health
   • Configuration - configure IPMI settings
   • Remote Control - Launch a KVM console and perform power control and server management
   • Maintenance - Update firmware and reset the CA MTP 6300 appliance
   • Miscellaneous - Post snooping codes and launch the SOL console
   • Language - Currently, only English is supported
   • Help - get help with IPMI

Note: for detailed information on using and configuring the IPMI feature available with the CA6300 MTP appliance, refer to http://www.supermicro.com/products/nfo/IPMI.cfm?pg=list