NonStop S-Series Hardware Installation and FastPath Guide (G06.25+)

Configuring the System
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10-8
Add a System Console to the Operating
Configuration
Procedure
1. Unpack the system console. See Unpacking and Assembling a System Console on
page 5-2.
2. Start and test the system console. See Starting and Testing a System Console on
page 5-8.
3. Before connecting the system console to the LAN, use the Windows XP
Professional operating system to assign a unique IP address and computer name
to the system console. For information about setting these and other network
parameters, see Step 3 on page 10-4 or the online help for the operating system.
4. Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to the 10Base-T connector on the network
interface card (NIC) at the back of the system unit for the backup system console.
5. Connect the other end of this Ethernet cable to any port on an Ethernet switch or
hub except the cascade port. See Figure 10-5.
Figure 10-5. Adding a System Console to the Operating Configuration
VST537.vsd
Cascade
Port
Medium-Dependent
Interface (MDI) Switch
settings for
Ethernet switches
Ethernet Switch 1 Ethernet Switch 2
To Backup
System Console
To Primary
System
Console
Cascade
Port
PMF CRU
containing
Processor 1
PMF CRU
containing
Processor 0
Group 01
MDI
to
Ethernet
Switch
MDI-X
to PC