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The BMC web application allows provisioning of the 4 four host management interfaces. When the host management interfaces are configured, a direct link from BMC is enabled to the EMA/EMA Platform Mode for installing and upgrading the 

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Use the following procedure to configure the 4 host management interfaces:

  1. Log on to SBC BMC GUI using the IP address configured in one of the previous sections.

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    Use any one of the following methods to obtain the BMC IP address:

    Configuring SBC 5400 BMC IP Address Via Serial Console

    Or

    Configuring SBC 5400 BMC for Remote Access 

    username: root password: superuser


    The BMC Main Screen appears:

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  2. Click Navigate to Configuration > Platform Management Network tab. The Platform Management Network Settings screen is displayed.

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    Refer to SBC 5400 Media Ports and Operational Modes to know more about these four media ports and their operational modes.

    Warning

    Any changes to the media port speed, deletes the existing configuration. To use the option, Enable 10G Media Speed, power off the host first.

     

    The SBC 5400 platform includes the following configurable media port configurations.

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    10 Gbps
    • Pkt0 runs at 10 Gbps
    • Pkt1, Pkt2, and Pkt3 are inactive
    1 Gbps

    In 4x1Gbps mode:

    • Pkt0, Pkt1, Pkt2, and Pkt3 run at 1 Gbps and all the four ports are configurable.
    • Pkt2 and Pkt3 ports will not operate without the 4x1Gbps license.

    In 2x1 Gbps mode:

    • Pkt0 and Pkt1 run at 1 Gbps
    • Pkt2 and Pkt3 are inactive
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    In 10 Gbps mode, only media0 is configurable and operable.

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    • 2 x 1 Gbps mode is a default mode that any SBC 5400 platform can use. A license is required to use both 4 x 1 Gbps and 1 x 10 Gbps modes.
    • If there is no license, only ports 0 and 1 are operable.
    The media port speed is user-configurable and the following licenses are added in this release in support of the media port configurations:
  3. SBC-4X1GMP – This license allows four 1 Gbps media ports.
  4. SBC-1X10GMP – This license allows one 10 Gbps media port.
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    A message appears to enter the management IP addresses for the first time installation

  5. If the management interfaces have not yet been configured, a warning message appears. Click OK to proceed with the Management Port configuration.

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  6. Click OK.
  7. Management Interfaces Not Configured Warning message
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  8. Configure the following network settings for all the four management interfaces from 0 to 3.as needed:

    - IPv4 Address or/and IPv6 Address

    - Prefix

    - Default Gateway

    , Prefix and Default Gateway

    - IPv6 Address, Prefix and Default Gateway

     

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    The IPv4 Address, Prefix and Default Gateway should be configured for Management Interface "0". For all other Management Interfaces, the settings are optional. 

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  9. Click Save.

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    Once you save the changes to the Management IP addresses, a warning message appears. Note that the changes to the Management IP addresses will only take effect when the SBC application is Installed (or re-Installed if already present). Refer to SBC 5400 - Installing Application for more information. 

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  2.  Click OK to complete the process.

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