Cisco Headend System Release 2.7 Installation Guide

 

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Now that you have successfully connected the laptop computer to the server and 
logged on, complete the following steps to configure the ALOM port. 
1  At the sc> prompt, type setsc  if_network  true and press Enter. 

Result:  One of the following results occurs: 

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If you have never before set the admin password for this server, the system 
responds with a message similar to the following: 
Warning: the setsc command is being ignored because the password for 
admin has not been set.  
Setting password for admin. 
New password: 

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If the system detects that the admin password for this server has previously 
been set, then the network management port of the server becomes 
functional. 

2  Did the system display the “setting password” message described in the first 

bullet of step 1? 

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If yes, go to step 3. 

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If no, go to step 4. 

3  Complete the following steps if the “setting password” message, described in the 

first bullet of step 1, appeared after completing step 1. 
a  Type the new admin password and press Enter. The Re-enter new password 

prompt appears. 

b  Retype the new admin password and press Enter. 
c  Type setsc  if_network  true and press Enter. The network management port 

of the server becomes functional. 

4  Type setsc  netsc_dhcp  false and press Enter. This command prevents the 

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) from obtaining the network 
configuration. 

5  Type setsc  netsc_ipaddr  [IP address] and press Enter. This command 

establishes the unique IP address of the network management port. 
Notes: 

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Substitute the IP address of the network management port of the RNCS 
server for [IP address]. 

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The network administrator can help you determine the IP address.