Chapter 11: System Management
226 Console Server & RIM Gateway User Manual
SYSTEM MANAGEMENT
This chapter describes how the Administrator can perform a range of general console server system administration and
configuration tasks such as:
 Applying Soft and Hard Resets to the gateway
 Re-flashing the Firmware
 Configuring the Date, Time and NTP
 Setting up Backup of the configuration files
 Delayed configuration commits
 Configuring the console server in FIPS mode
System administration and configuration tasks that are covered elsewhere include:
 Resetting System Password and entering new System Name/ Description for the console server (Chapter
3.2)
 Setting the console server’s System IP Address (Chapter 3. 3)
 Setting the permitted Services by which to access the console server (Chapter 3.4)
 Setting up OoB Dial-in (Chapter 5)
 Configuring the Dashboard (Chapter 12)
11.1 System Administration and Reset
The Administrator can reboot or reset the gateway to default settings.
A soft reset is affected by:
 Selecting Reboot in the System: Administration menu and clicking Apply
The console server reboots with all settings (e.g. the assigned network IP address) preserved. However this soft reset
does disconnect all users and ends any SSH sessions that had been established.
A soft reset will also be affected when you switch OFF power from the console server, and then switch the power back
ON. However if you cycle the power and the unit is writing to flash you could corrupt or lose data, so the software reboot is
the safer option.
A hard erase (hard reset) is effected by:
 Pushing the Erase button on the rear panel twice. A ball point pen or bent paper clip is a suitable tool for
performing this procedure. Do not use a graphite pencil. Depress the button gently twice (within a couple of
second period) while the unit is powered ON.
This will reset the console server back to its factory default settings and clear the console server’s stored configuration
information (i.e. the IP address will be reset to 192.168.0.1). You will be prompted to log in and must enter the default
administration username and administration password (Username: root Password: default).
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