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Option ROM settings. For the interconnect modules with management processors that can use the
Onboard Administrator management network, access and configure their IP address using either an
external serial console port or the Onboard Administrator CLI serial connection to that bay. After
changing the interconnect module IP address manually, the switch may require power cycling to use the
new setting.
IMPORTANT: Do not configure the IP address for any Onboard Administrator in the
169.254.x.x range.
The initial credentials to log into a new Onboard Administrator module are printed on a label on each
module. The user is Administrator and the password is unique to each module. This password must be
captured by the installer and communicated to the remote Administrator for the first remote login to the
Onboard Administrator GUI or Onboard Administrator CLI.
The enclosure settings can be configured manually or uploaded from a configuration script or file. The web
GUI offers a First Time Setup Wizard. The CLI can be accessed from the Onboard Administrator serial port,
Ethernet management port, service port, or by using the Enclosure KVM - Onboard Administrator CLI button.
An alternative to manual configuration is to upload an enclosure configuration file to the active Onboard
Administrator using either the GUI or CLI with an HTTP, FTP or TFTP network location for the configuration file,
or use the GUI, CLI or Insight Display to upload a configuration file from a USB key drive plugged into the
active Onboard Administrator USB port.
The recommended practice to create an enclosure configuration file is to use the GUI, CLI, or Insight Display
USB Key Menu to save the existing configuration to a file. The saved configuration file is a set of CLI text
commands for each configuration item. The Onboard Administrator will not save user passwords when it
saves a configuration file. The user can edit the configuration file and insert the password commands for
each user account - or use the Administrator local account to individually update all user passwords after
restoring a previously saved enclosure configuration file.
If the enclosure contains redundant Onboard Administrator modules, the remaining Onboard Administrator
updates the new Onboard Administrator with all the settings.
Signing in to the Onboard Administrator GUI
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