Setting the server ip address, Configuring the server serial port – HP EVA Array iSCSI Connectivity Option User Manual

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If you plan to use HP StorageWorks mpx Manager to manage the mpx100/100b, see

Install the management application

” on page 56.

Setting the server IP address

The IP address of a new mpx100/100b is 10.0.0.1\255.0.0.0. To ensure that your server is configured

to communicate with the 10.0.0 subnet, see the following instructions for your server.
To set the server address for a Windows server:

1.

Select Start > Settings > Control Panel > Network and Dial-up Connections.

2.

Select Make New Connection.

3.

Click Connect to a private network through the Internet, and then click Next.

4.

Enter 10.0.0.253 for the IP address.

Configuring the server serial port

To configure the server serial port:

1.

Connect the cable with the supplied dongle from a COM port on the management server to the

serial port on the mpx100/100b.

2.

Configure the server serial port according to your operating system.
For Windows:
a. Open the HyperTerminal application.
b. Select Start > Programs > Accessories > HyperTerminal > HyperTerminal.
c. Enter a name for the mpx100/100b connection and choose an icon in the Connection

Description window, and then click OK.

d. Enter the following COM Port settings in the COM Properties window, and then click OK.

• Bits per second: 115200
• Data Bits: 8
• Parity: None
• Stop Bits: 1
• Flow Control: None
For Linux:
i.

Set up minicom to use the serial port. Create or modify the /etc/minirs.dfl file with

the following content:

pr portdev/ttyS0

pu minit

pu mreset

pu mhangup

The command line pr portdev/ttyS0 specifies port 0 on the server. Choose the pr

setting to match the server port to which you connected the mpx100/100b.

ii. To verify that all users have permission to run minicom, review the /etc/minicom.users

file and confirm that the line ALL exists or that there are specific user entries.

3.

Continue with

Connect the mpx100/100b to AC power

” on page 58.

Installing the mpx Manager as a standalone application

You can manage the mpx100/100b using HP StorageWorks mpx Manager as a standalone

application. The mpx Manager software is available in the HP StorageWorks iSCSI Connectivity

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