Dell POWEREDGE 1955 - Manual (Page 28)

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General System Configuration
NOTE:
A Gb Ethernet pass-through module is also available as an option and requires no configuration.
The Gb Ethernet pass-through module must be connected to a 1000 Mb port on the external switch
(10 Mb and 100 Mb ports are not supported).
Before configuring the switch, obtain the following information from your network administrator:
• Username and password
• The IP address to be assigned to the VLAN 1 interface through which the device is to be
managed
• The IP subnet mask for the network
• The IP address of the default gateway
To configure the PowerConnect 5316M Ethernet switch module using the internal serial port on
the DRAC/MC module, perform the following steps:
1 Log on to the DRAC/MC Telnet or serial interface.
2 To redirect the switch console through the DRAC/MC console, enter the following command:
connect switch-x
where x is the module slot number on the chassis. For example, if you are connecting to
switch module 1, type connect switch-1
3 Enter the following commands to enter and change to global configuration mode:
console> enable
console# configure
console(config)#
4 Set the user name and password with the highest privilege level of 15 with the following
command:
console(config)# username admin password secret level 15
NOTE:
The username "admin" and password "secret" are used only for example—those fields are
user-selectable.
5 Configure the static address to be assigned to the VLAN interface as 192.168.1.123 (example
only) and subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 (example only) with the following commands:
console(config)# interface vlan 1
console(config-if)# ip address 192.168.1.123 255.255.255.0
6 Configure the IP default gateway as 192.168.1.1(example only) with the following commands:
console(config-if)# exit
console(config)# ip default-gateway 192.168.1.1