Patton FS6300 NMS Quick Start Guide

ForeSight 6300

Network Management System

Quick Start Guide

Document Number: 09203U7-001 Rev. A
Part Number: 07MFS6300-QS

Revised: April 18, 2008

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Technical Support: [phone]

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1.0 Mechanical overview

Mount the Linux server hardware on a four-post rack cabinet using the mounting accessories supplied.

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Mount the monitor and keyboard assembly on a 4-post rack/cabinet structure as per the manufacturer's

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instruction.

2.0 Power up

1.

Connect one side of the supplied power cable to a power outlet and the other side to the power connector
located at the rear panel of the server.

2.

Connect the eth0 RJ45 Ethernet port to a switch or a hub using a straight-through Ethernet cable.

Note

eth0 is the Ethernet port on the left while viewing the rear of the server.

3.

Connect the monitor and keyboard assembly to the server, following the manufacturer's instructions.

4.

Turn on the power buttons on the monitor and on the server.

5.

The server is pre-configured with Linux and the FS6300 NMS installed, and it is ready to run.

Switch/Hub

Linux box

(server)

Network

Figure 1.

Network diagram for FS6300 NMS

3.0 Log into the Linux box

Log into the Linux box with the following information:
Username:
Password:

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patton

patton

WRAC
(Windows Remote
Application Client)

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4.0 Verify the eth0 interface is ‘up’

1.

Open-up a new Terminal window in the Linux box and verify the IP address and gateway.
Using the CLI, type:

#sudo ifconfig
password: ***** //Your user password is ‘patton’.

2.

Verify that the IP address, netmask, and gateway for eth0 is listed and the status is ‘up’.

3.

If eth0 is not listed or active, configure eth0. Bring up the ethernet configuration GUI by typing the ‘neat’
command:

#sudo neat

4.

Configure the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway. Then, activate eth0 and save the configura­tion.

5.0 Activate IP Forwarding

1.

Check if IP forwarding is activated using the following command:

#sudo sysctl net.ipv4.ip_forward

Or, you can also use the command below:

#sudo cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward

2.

If the resulting value is 0, IP forwarding is not activated. You will need to activate the service using the
following command:

#sudo sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward=1

Or, you can also use the command below:

#sudo echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward

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