Procedure to configure IP for GSP Port in HP-PA Server Models

Step 1: Connect a terminal to the console port of the system.
Step 2: Login to the console using username and password. The default username for GSP is typically root and the default password is root.
Step 3: Press Ctrl+B to go to the GSP prompt. Sometimes, it is required to press Ctrl+Ecf to get write access to the console.

Step 4: Type “lc” on the GSP prompt to modify the IP configuration and press “Y” when prompted for modification

Current configuration:

MAC Address : 0x00110a417c09

IP Address : --------------

GSP Host Name : --------------

Subnet Mask : --------------

Gateway : --------------

Web Console Port Number : 2023

Do you want to modify the LAN configuration? (Y/[N]): y

Step 5: Press “Y” when prompted to modify the Current IP Address.

Current IP Address:

Do you want to modify it? (Y/[N]): y

Step 6: Type the IP address of the GSP port and press “Y” to confirm.

New IP Address: 172.16.1.100

Confirm? (Y/[N]): y

Step 7: Press “Y” when prompted to modify the current GSP Host Name.

Current GSP Host Name:

Do you want to modify it? (Y/[N]): y

Step 8: Type the hostname of the GSP port and press “Y” to confirm

New GSP Host Name: m1sys100

Confirm? (Y/[N]): y

Step 9: Press “Y” when prompted to modify the current Subnet Mask.

Current Subnet Mask:

Do you want to modify it? (Y/[N]): y

Step 10: Type the subnet mask of the GSP port and press “Y” to confirm

Enter new Subnet Mask: 255.255.224.0

Confirm? (Y/[N]): y

Step 11: Press “Y” when prompted to modify the current Gateway.

Current Gateway:

Do you want to modify it? (Y/[N]): y

Step 12: Type the gateway of the GSP port and press “Y” to confirm.

Enter New Gateway: 172.16.0.1

Confirm? (Y/[N]): y

Step 13: Press “n” when prompted to modify the current Web Console Port.

Current Web Console Port Number: 2023

Modifying Web Port number will cause all present Web

connections to be dropped.

Do you want to modify it? (Y/[N]): n

-> Reset the GSP for LAN configuration to take effect.

-> Use the R option of the XD command to reset the GSP

Step 14: Type “xd” at the GSP prompt and press “r” to reset the GSP.

Step 15: From any of the lab machines, ping to the newly configured IP address of the GSP and see if it is alive on the network.

How to configure IP-address and user account in Sun ALOM SC from OS

Step 1: Login to the system using root account.
Step 2: Change to the directory /usr/platform/`uname –i`/sbin

# cd /usr/platform/`uname –i`/sbin

Step 3: Set the IP address for the remote console using the following scadm command.

# ./scadm set netsc_ipaddr 172.16.1.100

Step 4: Set the subnet mask for the remote console using the following scadm command.

# ./scadm set netsc_ipnetmask 255.255.224.0

Step 5: Set the default gateway for the remote console using the following scadm command.

# ./scadm set netsc_ipgateway 172.16.0.1

Step 6: Enable the remote console network interface using the following scadm command.

# ./scadm set if_network true

Step 7: Verify whether the entered values are correct by running the following scadm command.

# ./scadm shownetwork

Step 8: Add a user called “admin” using the following scadm command.

# ./scadm useradd admin

Step 9: Set the permission for “admin” user, using the following scadm command..

# ./scadm userperm admin cuar

Step 10: Set the password for “admin” user using the following scadm command.

# ./scadm userpassword admin

Password:

Re-enter Password:

Step 11: Reset the system controller to activate the network for remote console by running the following scadm command

# ./scadm resetrsc

Step 12: From the host, ping to the newly configured IP address of the SC and see if it is alive on the network.

Sun: Advanced Lights Out Manager

Sun™ Advanced Lights Out Manager (ALOM) is a system controller that enables you to remotely manage and administer the Sun server's.
ALOM works as soon as it is installed and power on the server. ALOM comes pre-installed on the below server models

• Sun Fire V125 server
• Sun Fire V210 server
• Sun Fire V215 server
• Sun Fire V240 server
• Sun Fire V245 server
• Sun Fire V250 server
• Sun Fire V440 server
• Sun Fire V445 server
• Netra 210 server
• Netra 240 server
• Netra 440 server

ALOM enables us to monitor and control our server over a network, or by using a dedicated serial port for connection to a terminal or terminal server.
ALOM provides a command-line interface that we can use to remotely administer geographically distributed or physically inaccessible machines.
ALOM enables us to run diagnostics remotely such as power-on self-test (POST), that would otherwise require physical proximity to the server's serial port.


We can also configure ALOM to send email alerts of hardware failures, hardware warnings, and other events related to the server or to ALOM.


ALOM circuitry runs independently of the server, using the server's standby power. Therefore, ALOM firmware and software continue to function when the server operating system goes offline or when the server is powered off.

Note: Most of the people will refer this ALOM as remote console or SC console.