To configure the IPMI port using the Access Appliance shell menu

1. To configure the IPMI locally, connect the following components to the appropriate ports on the rear panel of the appliance node:

   • A standard video cable between the VGA (Video Graphics Array) port and a computer monitor.

   • A USB keyboard to a USB port on the appliance node.

   To configure the IPMI remotely over the network, use SSH to connect to the appliance node management IP on eth0.

   eth0 is not used to SSH to the appliance node as a general practice, but can be used for the initial IPMI configuration via a direct laptop connection to eth0.

2. Log on to the Access Appliance shell menu.

   Enter the user name and password for the appliance node. By default, the user name is admin and the password is P@ssw0rd where 0 is the number zero.

3. Enter the system ipmi network ip= netmask= gateway= command.

   where ip is the new IP address for the IPMI port. The netmask and gateway enable connectivity between your network computer and the IPMI port. The IPMI port must be configured as a DHCP or static address. At any point in time, you can run the system ipmi network show command to view the IPMI network details

4. Type Exit and press Enter to log out of the Access Appliance shell menu.
5. If you have already connected the IPMI port to your network with a Cat5 ethernet cable, check that you can reach the Veritas Remote Management Console using the new address in a web browser.