Virtual TapeServer SCSI-to-FC Adapter User Manual

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Chapter 7: Using the Serial/Telnet Interface
• Select 5 to toggle the Ethernet mode among the following options:
10Mps Only
100Mps (half duplex) Only
100Mps (full duplex) Only
10/100Mps (Auto-Neg.)
• Select 6 to change the hostname. This is an alphanumeric entry of one word up to 8 characters
long.
• Select 7 to toggle the DHCP setting. This setting enables/disables support for Dynamic
Configuration Protocol. When enabled, the VT5900-SA will retrieve a dynamic IP address
from a DHCP server located on the Ethernet network that the VT5900-SA is connected to.
Once DHCP is enabled, it is necessary to save the current configuration and reboot the
VT5900-SA before an IP address will be requested from the DHCP server. Use the following
four steps:
a. Select X Return to previous menu
b. Select A Save Configuration
c. Select X Return to previous menu
d. Select 4 Reboot
After the VT5900-SA finishes rebooting, the Main Menu will appear on the serial interface
but, for Telnet, a new session will need to be opened to continue configuring the VT5900-SA.
DHCP status can be verified from the Ethernet Configuration Menu where DHCP Configura
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tion is indicated as “Enabled” if DHCP has been successfully activated. Note that the IP
address may also appear different than the former non-DHCP IP address.
Your DHCP server may allow you to set up a lease reservation for an IP address by providing
the server with the Ethernet MAC address of the VT5900-SA. This sets the DHCP server to
always provide the same IP address to the VT5900-SA. This setup can be useful for remote
management of the VT5900-SA via Telnet or Visual Manager. Because the method of setting
up a lease reservation varies depending on the DHCP server being used, it is recommended
you contact your Network Administrator for assistance.
• Select 8 to access the SNMP Settings, including the community names for GET and SET as
well as SNMP Trap settings. For Trap settings, select the IP address of the device to send the
SNMP trap notifications. SNMP Settings are described later in this chapter.
Note: Do not use a capital ‘Z’ as a part of the hostname as this is the autobaud
hot key used by the MS Windows HyperTerminal utility for serial connections.
Note: To use the DHCP feature, a DHCP server must be operational on the
Ethernet network used by the VT5900-SA. If the DHCP feature is used when
there is no DHCP server, the standard for DHCP requires that the VT5900-SA
wait three minutes for a response from a DHCP server before timing out.