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Accessing HP P6000 Command View on the management module - installation guide

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3. Select Administrator Options > Configure Network Options. 4. Enter an IP address and other network settings that apply. NOTE: The reserved internal IP addresses are 10.253.251.230 through 10.253.251.249. 5. Click Save Changes. The IP address changes immediately, causing you to lose connectivity to the HP P6000 Control Panel. The new IP address is stored and remains in effect, even when the storage system is shut down or restarted. IMPORTANT: The new IP address will be lost if the storage system is later uninitialized or the management module is reset. 6. From a computer on the private network, browse to https://newly configured ip address:2373 and log in. The HP P6000 Control Panel GUI appears. Accessing HP P6000 Command View on the management module To access HP P6000 Command View on the management module: 1. Click Use management module server. 2. Click Launch Command View EVA. The logon window appears. 3. Enter the username and password for accessing HP P6000 Command View. Changing the host port default operating mode NOTE: Fibre Channel host ports must be connected or have an optical loopback plug installed. When using the loopback plug, the host port must be configured for direct connect. By default, a storage system is shipped to operate in a Fibre Channel switch environment and is configured in fabric mode. If you choose to connect the storage system directly to a server, you must change the host port operating mode to direct mode. If you do not change this mode, the storage system will be unable to communicate with your server. Use the HP P6000 Control Panel to change the default operating mode. NOTE: Change your browser settings for the HP P6000 Control Panel as described in the HP P6000 Command View Installation Guide. You must have administrator privilege to change the settings in the HP P6000 Control Panel. To change the default operating mode: 1. Connect to the management module using one of the methods described in "Connecting through a public network" (page 56) or "Connecting through a private network" (page 57). 2. Log into the HP P6000 Control Panel as an HP P6000 administrator. The HP P6000 Control Panel is displayed. 3. Select Administrator Options > Configure Controller Host Ports (Figure 49 (page 59)). 4. Select the controller. 58 Connecting to the management module

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3.
Select
Administrator Options > Configure Network Options
.
4.
Enter an IP address and other network settings that apply.
NOTE:
The reserved internal IP addresses are 10.253.251.230 through 10.253.251.249.
5.
Click
Save Changes
. The IP address changes immediately, causing you to lose connectivity to
the HP P6000 Control Panel.
The new IP address is stored and remains in effect, even when the storage system is shut down
or restarted.
IMPORTANT:
The new IP address will be lost if the storage system is later uninitialized or
the management module is reset.
6.
From a computer on the private network, browse to
https://
newly configured ip
address
:2373
and log in. The HP P6000 Control Panel GUI appears.
Accessing HP P6000 Command View on the management module
To access HP P6000 Command View on the management module:
1.
Click
Use management module server
.
2.
Click
Launch Command View EVA
. The logon window appears.
3.
Enter the username and password for accessing HP P6000 Command View.
Changing the host port default operating mode
NOTE:
Fibre Channel host ports must be connected or have an optical loopback plug installed.
When using the loopback plug, the host port must be configured for direct connect.
By default, a storage system is shipped to operate in a Fibre Channel switch environment and is
configured in
fabric
mode. If you choose to connect the storage system directly to a server, you
must change the host port operating mode to
direct
mode. If you do not change this mode, the
storage system will be unable to communicate with your server. Use the HP P6000 Control Panel
to change the default operating mode.
NOTE:
Change your browser settings for the HP P6000 Control Panel as described in the
HP
P6000 Command View Installation Guide
. You must have administrator privilege to change the
settings in the HP P6000 Control Panel.
To change the default operating mode:
1.
Connect to the management module using one of the methods described in
“Connecting
through a public network” (page 56)
or
“Connecting through a private network” (page 57)
.
2.
Log into the HP P6000 Control Panel as an HP P6000 administrator. The HP P6000 Control
Panel is displayed.
3.
Select
Administrator Options > Configure Controller Host Ports
(
Figure 49 (page 59)
).
4.
Select the controller.
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Connecting to the management module