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: +1 (301) 975-1007

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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

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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6.0 Set up the physical connection

1.

Connect the switch to an Ethernet port of the Patton WRAC workstation with a straight-through cable as shown in Figure 1 on page 2. Or, connect to a WAN port of a SmartNode or router. Refer to the

Started Guide

for more information.

Getting

The WRAC workstation operates with the factory default settings: Default IP Address: Default gateway:

192.168.254.2/24

192.168.254.1

7.0 Test the connection

1.

Check the connection between the server and the PC by typing the following command from the Linux box:

#ping 192.168.254.2

192.168.254.2

is the default IP address of the WRAC workstation.

8.0 Start the FS6300 NMS

The Server and the WRAC PC are now physically connected and you may start up the FS6300 NMS server.

8.1 Open the server launcher ﬁle

To start the server, from the directory where the FS6300 server software resides, i.e.

FS6300_1_xxx

. From the terminal session, execute these commands:

#ls

// The files in this directory will be displayed, // which includes the shell command WebNMSLauncher.sh

#sudo -b ./WebNMSLauncher.sh

// The launcher will be displayed.

#

/opt/FS6300/

8.2 Run the FS6300 NMS server

On the splash screen window, there are icons in the top pane of the window.

1.

Right-click on

2.

In the resulting pop-up window [FS6300 Grant Permission Window], enter the IP address of the WRAC workstation–

3.

Press

4

Grant Permission

192.168.254.2

and select

.

Run

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Grant. Verify that the IP address is successfully granted. Close the window.

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Right-click on

5.

Right-click on

6.

At the end of the start-up log, the following message will display:

….please connect your client to the web server on port:6300

The server is ready to be connected to the network and the remote application client.

Reinitialize 6300NMS Start 6300NMS Server

and select

Run.

Run

.

9.0 Run the Application Client

1.

Power up the FS6300 Windows PC workstation.

2.

Log into the PC with the username:

3.

On the desktop, double-click on the WRAC icon.

4.

A splash screen will display with icons for the Application Client, Web Client and Set Server IP Address.

5.

Right-click on the

6.

A pop-up window will display. Enter the following information: Host:

192.168.254.1

Port:

6300

Username: Password:

7.

Press

Connect to Server

instructions on how to operate and manage features in the Application Client.

Application Client

superuser

and the WRAC GUI will display. Refer to the

patton

and password:

icon and select

Run

.

patton

.

Getting Started Guide

for detailed

10.0 Additional information

For detailed information about installing, conﬁguring, operating, and troubleshooting, refer to the

6300 NMS Getting Started Guide

ton CD-ROM or at

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www.patton.com/manuals

and the

ForeSight 6300 NMS Administrator’s Reference Guide

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on the enclosed Pat-

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For additional service and support information, refer to the “Contacting Patton for assistance” chapter of the

ForeSight 6300 NMS Getting Started Guide

available online at www.patton.com.

located on the CD-ROM that came with your NMS or

Warranty, Trademark, & Compliance Information

For warranty, trademark and compliance information, refer to the

ForeSight 6300 NMS

located on the CD-ROM that came with your NMS or available online at

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