Instructions for creating and reconfiguring a configuration file,
and replacing the unit.
Purpose
This section provides instructions on how to
perform the following tasks:
- Creating a 7036-P16 configuration file
- Reconfiguring a 7036-P16 from a stored configuration file
- Replacing a 7036-P16
Creating a 7036-P16 configuration file
7036-P16
configuration file considerations:
Create a copy of the 7036-P16
configuration and to store it on the host server.
Hardware requirements:- AIX® or Linux® Host
server with web access
- 7036-P16 attached to an Ethernet network
Gather the following information:- IP Address of the target 7036-P16: [7036-P16 IP Address]
- IP Address of the host server: [Host Server IP Address]
- Root password of target 7036-P16
7036-P16 configuration file creation methods
The
following are methods for creating a 7036-P16 configuration file:
Web user interface method
To create a configuration
file using the web user interface method, do the following:
- Use the host server to access the web interface of the target 7036-P16
by entering the 7036-P16 IP address in a browser's URL window, then log in
as the root user.
- Select Backup/Restore
- Select Backup
- Select Save
- The program will create a file named backup.cfg. Consider changing
that name to something more meaningful. Example: backup_[IP Address].txt
- When the task is completed a Download Complete message will be posted
to the screen.
Command line method
To create a configuration file
using the command line method, do the following:
- Ensure the TFTP daemon is enabled on the host server. On an AIX server type
the following on the command line: ps -ef | grep tftp
If
the TFTP daemon is enabled, the response will include two active TFTP processes
and the user should proceed to Step 8. If the response indicates that only
the grep process is active, then the TFTP daemon must be enabled.
- To enable the TFTP daemon, type the following command: smitty
subsys
- Select Start a Subsystem, then press Enter.
- Press F4
- Search the resulting list for tftpd, then press
Enter.
- Telnet to the target 7036-P16. Type: telnet [IP Address of
target 7036-P16], then press Enter.
- Login as the root user, use the root password.
- Type the following on the 7036-P16 command line:
cpconf
tohost=[Host Server IP Address]:/tmp/backup_[IP Address].txt
The
complete IP and tty port configuration information is now captured in the backup_[IP
Address].txt file. If the user changes the configuration, the user is
strongly advised to recreate the backup_[IP Address].txt file. The
user should make a note of the file name created.
Reconfiguring a 7036-P16 from a stored configuration file
Note: Use
a stored configuration file when replacing a 7036-P16.
Hardware
Requirements:- AIX or Linux Host
server with web access
- 7036-P16 attached to an Ethernet network
Gather the following information:- IP Address of the target 7036-P16: [7036-P16 IP Address]
- IP Address of the host server: [Host Server IP Address]
- Root password of target 7036-P16
7036-P16 reconfiguration methods
The following are
methods for creating a 7036-P16 configuration file:
Web user interface method
To modify the configuration
file using the web user interface method, do the following:
- Use the host server to access the web interface of the target 7036-P16
by entering the 7036-P16 IP address in a browser's URL window, then log in
as the root user.
- Select Backup/Restore
- Select Browse and navigate to the directory where the stored file is kept
on the host server.
- Select the stored configuration file and click on Open. For example: backup_[IP
Address].txt The complete path to the stored file will appear in the
Browse window.
- Click on Restore.
- Wait for the configuration to complete, then click on Done.
- Click on Reboot.
- The task is complete when the 7036-P16 reboots.
Command line method
To modify the configuration file
using the command line method, do the following:
- Telnet to the target 7036-P16. Type: telnet [IP Address of
target 7036-P16], then press Enter.
- Login as root, use the root password.
- To reconfigure the 7036-P16, type the following:
cpconf
fromhost=[Host Server IP Address]:/tmp/backup_[IP Address].txt
- Reboot the 7036-P16. Type: boot action=reset
- When the 7036-P16 reboots, then the task is complete.
Replacing a 7036-P16
Attention: Create
a 7036-P16 configuration file before replacing a 7036-P16.
A
Phillips screwdriver is needed to replace this unit.
To replacing a
7036-P16 unit, do the following:
- Gather the following IP information for the 7036-P16 unit to be replaced:
- MAC Address: [MAC Address] (MAC Address label is on the back of the 7036-P16)
- IP Address: [IP Address]
- Default Gateway: [IP Gateway Address]
- Name Server: [Name Server Address]
- Subnet Mask: [Subnet mask]
- Host Name: [Host Name]
- Domain Name: [Domain Name]
- Power down the 7036-P16.
- Remove the power cord.
- Remove the Ethernet cable.
- Remove each serial cable, make sure each cable is marked indicating from
which tty port it was removed.
- If the 7036-P16 is installed as a desk top unit, then remove the rubber
feet from the plastic bag and put them on the replacement 7036-P16.
- If the 7036-P16 is used as a rack mounted device, then undo the screws
from the rack and remove the 7036-P16 from the rack.
- Remove the replacement 7036-P16 unit from the shipping package.
- Remove the right angle brackets and screws from the plastic bag.
- Use a Phillips screw to attach the brackets in the pre-drilled holes on
the sides of the 7036-P16.
- Mount the new 7036-P16 in the same location from which the previous 7036-P16
was removed.
- Attach the power cord.
- Attach the Ethernet cable.
- Attach the serial cables, using the markings from Step 5 in order to restore
each cable to its previous port.
- After the 7036 is configured on the network, telnet to the target 7036-P16.
Type: telnet [IP Address of target 7036-P16]
- Login as the root user, use the root password.
- To reconfigure the 7036-P16, type the following:
cpconf fromhost=[Host
Server IP Address]:/tmp/backup_[IP Address].txt