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Local Console Connection, Configuring Networking, Settings

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NOTE: For details about logging in and using the Initial System Configuration Wizard, see Configuring Networking Settings. Local Console Connection To configure a local console connection, you must make the following two rear chassis cable connections: • VGA port and your video monitor • USB port and your keyboard To make local console cable connections for the DR Series system appliance, complete the following: 1. (DR4000 system) Locate the VGA monitor port and the USB ports on the back of your system. See Figure 3 for the VGA and USB port locations and complete steps 1 to 4. For the DR4100/DR6000 system, skip to step 5. 2. Connect the video monitor to the VGA port on the back of your system (see item 1 in the DR4000 System Rear Chassis Port Locations table). 3. Connect the USB keyboard to one of the two USB ports on the back of your system (see item 3 in DR4000 System Rear Chassis Port Locations table). 4. You are now ready to perform initialization using the DR Series system CLI login process. For more information, see Logging in and Initializing the DR Series System. Figure 6. DR4000 System Rear Chassis Port Locations Item Indicator, Button, or Connector Icon Description 1 Video connector Connects a VGA display to the system. 2 iDRAC6 Enterprise port Dedicated management port for the iDRAC6 Enterprise card. 3 USB connectors (2) Connects USB devices to the system. The ports are USB 2.0-compliant. 4 Ethernet connectors (2) 5 Ethernet Connectors (2) on expansion card Embedded 10/100/1000 NIC connectors. 1-GbE/10-GbE/10-GbE SFP+ Ethernet Port To make local console cable connections for the DR4100 system appliance, complete the following: NOTE: For the 1-GbE ports, these are two internal LAN on Motherboard (LOM) ports referenced in item 4 above that reside on the motherboard, and two ports on an expansion card referenced in item 5 above. If the system is using the two 10-GbE ports, these reside on an expansion card referenced in item 5 above. 33

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NOTE:
For details about logging in and using the
Initial System Configuration Wizard
, see
Configuring Networking
Settings
.
Local Console Connection
To configure a local console connection, you must make the following two rear chassis cable connections:
•
VGA port and your video monitor
•
USB port and your keyboard
To make local console cable connections for the DR Series system appliance, complete the following:
1.
(
DR4000 system
) Locate the VGA monitor port and the USB ports on the back of your system. See Figure 3 for the
VGA and USB port locations and complete steps 1 to 4. For the DR4100/DR6000 system, skip to step 5.
2.
Connect the video monitor to the VGA port on the back of your system (see item 1 in the DR4000 System Rear
Chassis Port Locations table).
3.
Connect the USB keyboard to one of the two USB ports on the back of your system (see item 3 in DR4000 System
Rear Chassis Port Locations table).
4.
You are now ready to perform initialization using the DR Series system CLI login process. For more information, see
Logging in and Initializing the DR Series System
.
Figure 6. DR4000 System Rear Chassis Port Locations
Item
Indicator, Button, or Connector
Icon
Description
1
Video connector
Connects a VGA display to the system.
2
iDRAC6 Enterprise port
Dedicated management port for the iDRAC6
Enterprise card.
3
USB connectors (2)
Connects USB devices to the system. The ports are
USB 2.0-compliant.
4
Ethernet connectors (2)
Embedded 10/100/1000 NIC connectors.
5
Ethernet Connectors (2) on
expansion card
1-GbE/10-GbE/10-GbE SFP+ Ethernet Port
To make local console cable connections for the DR4100 system appliance, complete the following:
NOTE:
For the 1–GbE ports, these are two internal LAN on Motherboard (LOM) ports referenced in item 4
above that reside on the motherboard, and two ports on an expansion card referenced in item 5 above. If the
system is using the two 10–GbE ports, these reside on an expansion card referenced in item 5 above.
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