Dell SC8000 - Reset Hardware and System Serial Numbers; Set Controller IP Addresses

Configure the Controller(s)
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d PresstheEnterkeyseveraltimestoinitiatethe connection.Theterminalechoesback
toindicatethatconnectivityhasbeenestablished.Iftheprompt(
>)isnotdisplayed,
seeTroubleshootingtheSerialConnectiononpage 205.
2 Setthe HSNandSSNusingtheSSN(s)providedinthepre‐installationdocuments.
 Controller1:SettheHSNandSSNtothelowerSSN.
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platform init hsn set [
lowerSSN]
platform init ssn set [
lowerSSN]
cs purge all
-reset
 Controller2:(Dual‐controlleronly)SettheHSNandSSNtothehigherSSN.
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platform init hsn set [
higherSSN]
platform init ssn set [
higherSSN]
cs purge all
-reset
Thecontrollertakesseveralminutestoreboot.Thecontrollermayrebootmorethan
once—thisisnormal.
3 Whentherebootiscomplete,verifythatthetablethatisdisplayedendswith:
2 1 Finish
4 Verifythenewsettingsbyrunningthecontroller showcommand.
5 Recordthefactorydefaulteth1address.Fordual‐controllerStorageCenters,theeth1
addressfromController2isneededduringthesetupprocess.
Set Controller IP Addresses
StorageCentercontrollersusestaticIPaddresses.ConfigureanIPaddressforthe
managementinterface(eth0),specifyoneormoreDNSservers,andsetthedomainname
towhichtheStorageCenterbelongs.
 eth0supportssystemloginandaccessforthesoftware.Itisusedtosendemails,alerts,
SNMPtraps,andPhoneHomedata.
 eth1isusedfordedicatedInter‐ProcessCommunication(IPC)betweencontrollersina
dual‐controllerStorageCenter.Becauseeth1isdirectlyconnectedtotheother
controller,nodefaultgatewayisrequired.
Donotchangetheeth1addressunlessbothcontrollerswerefactoryconfiguredwiththe
sameaddressorthecustomerrequests
thechange.Theeth1addresscannotresidein
thesamesubnetaseth0.
Note: Tofacilitatetroubleshooting,enableloggingforthesession.
Caution: Thefollowingcommandsarefornewinstallationsonly.Runningthe
cs purge all commandonanexistingStorageCentercontrollerdeletesthe
existingconfigurationandcanmakedatainaccessible.
Note: Althoughenteredindecimal,thenewHSNandSSNvaluesarereturned
inhexadecimal.