Avocent MERGEPOINT SP MANAGER User Manual

T A B L E OF  C ON T E N T S
Product Overview 1
Features and Benefits 1
Supported SPs 2
MergePoint SP5x00 Manager Configuration 3
LEDs on the MergePoint SP5x00 manager 4
MergePoint SP5x24/SP5x40 Manager Configuration 5
Safety Precautions 6
Rack mount safety considerations 8
Cabling installation, maintenance and safety tips 8
Installation and Setup 11
Configuring Power for the MergePoint SP manager 11
Connecting to the Network 13
Configuring the MergePoint SP Manager Basic Settings 13
Activating the MergePoint SP5x00 Manager License 15
Adding the MergePoint SP Manager to a DSView 3 SoftwareInstallation 16
MergePoint SP Manager Configuration Wizard 16
Saving the wizard settings in a config file 17
Modifying the config file settings (Admin users only) 17
Configuring the MergePoint SP Manager Network Settings 19
Ethernet ports on the MergePoint SP5x00 manager 19
Ethernet ports on the MergePoint SP5x24/SP5x40 manager 20
Configuring MergePoint SP5x00 manager network settings 21
Configuring MergePoint SP5x24/SP5x40 manager network settings 22
Private Subnets on the MergePoint SP5x24/SP5x40 Manager 24
Firewall/Packet Filtering 25
Chains 25
Rules 25
BMC Provisioning (IPMI Targets Only) 26
Starting or stopping the BMC provisioning service (Admin users only) 27
Configuring PXE parameters for IPMI BMC provisioning (Admin users only) 27
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Avocent MERGEPOINT SP MANAGER Specifications

General

Brand	Avocent
Model	MERGEPOINT SP MANAGER
Category	Network Hardware
Language	English