BLADE OS™ ISCLI Reference HP GbE2c L2/L3 Ethernet Blade Switch Version 5.1 Advanced Functionality Software

BLADE OS 5.1 ISCLI Reference
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 Chapter 1: ISCLI Basics BMD00115, August 2009
To establish a console connection with the switch:
1. Connect the terminal to the console port using the null modem cable.
2. Power on the terminal.
3. Press the Enter key a few times on the terminal to establish the connection.
4. You will be required to enter a password for access to the switch. (For more information, see the
“Setting passwords” section in the “First-time configuration” chapter.)
Setting an IP address
To access the switch via a Telnet or an SSH connection, you need to have an Internet Protocol (IP)
address set for the switch. The switch can get its IP address in one of the following ways:
 Management port access:
 Using a Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) server—When the /cfg/sys/dhcp
command is enabled, the management interface (interface 256) requests its IP address
from a DHCP server. The default value for the /cfg/sys/dhcp command is enabled.
 Configuring manually—If the network does not support DHCP, you must configure the
management interface (interface 256) with an IP address. If you want to access the switch
from a remote network, you also must configure the management gateway (gateway 4).
Table 2 Console configuration parameters
Parameter Value
Baud Rate 9600
Data Bits 8
Parity None
Stop Bits 1
Flow Control None