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Configuring the gige switch via the web interface – Grass Valley K2 Storage System Instruction Manual v.3.3 User Manual

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K2 Storage System Instruction Manual

June 25, 2009

Chapter 8 Installing the Nearline 10 Storage System

28.Check the version of firmware currently installed on the switch. Type the

following, then press

Enter

:

show flash

Information is displayed similar to the following example:

HP_iSCSI_switch1# show flash

Image Size(Bytes) Date Version

----- ---------- -------- -------

Primary Image : 6737518 07/25/08 T.13.23

Secondary Image : 5886358 10/26/06 T.11.12

Boot Rom Version: K.12.12

Current Boot : Primary

29.Check the Primary Image Version and refer to your K2 Release Notes for

information about currently supported versions. Then proceed as follows:

• If K2 Release Notes instruct you to change the firmware on the switch, do so

before continuing. Refer to the documentation you received with the switch for
instructions to change the firmware. Then continue with the next procedure.

• If K2 Release Notes confirm that the version on the switch is a currently

supported version, continue with the next procedure.

30.Type the following, then press

Enter

:

menu

The main menu opens.

31.From the main menu, choose

Reboot Switch

and press

Enter

. When prompted

“Continue Reboot…?', answer yes (press the y key) to proceed. The switch restarts.

32.You can now use the switch’s web browser interface for further configuration, as

instructed in the next procedure.

33.Close the PC terminal program and disconnect the console cable.

Continue with the next procedure

“Configuring the GigE switch via the Web

interface”

.

Configuring the GigE switch via the Web interface

The following procedure is for the HP ProCurve switch 2900 series. Do not use this
procedure on other switch models.

For Nearline 10 with two switches, do the following on each switch.

1. From the control point PC or another PC, make sure that you have a direct Ethernet

cable connection to the switch, with no switches, routers, proxies, or other
networking devices in between.

2. On the PC, open Internet Explorer and type the switch’s IP address in the Address

field, as in the following example.

http://192.168.100.61

This should be the name or IP address as currently configured on the switch.