HP XC System Software Installation Guide Version 2.1

8. Access the configuration mode:
ISR-9024# config
9. Access the interface fast mode:
ISR-9024(config)# interface fast
10. Set th e IP address and netmask. Enter the IP address of the switch and the netmask, using
the data in Table G-3 a s a reference. The netmask must be set to 255.255.0.0 as sho wn:
ISR-9024(config-if-fast)# ip-address-fast set IP_address 255.255.0.0
11. Confirm the settin gs:
ISR-9024(config-if-fast)# ip-address-fast show
12. Exit from the interface fast mode:
ISR-9024(config-if-fast)# exit
13. Access the route mode:
ISR-9024(config)# route
14. Set the gateway IP address, which is the internal IP address of the head node:
ISR-9024(config-route)# default-gw fast set IP_address
15. Confirm the g ateway I P setting:
ISR-9024(config-route)# default-gw show
16. Exit o ut of the route and configuration modes:
ISR-9024(config-route)# exit
ISR-9024(config)# exit
17. Reset the switch to save the settings you just mad e:
ISR-9024# reload
18. Log in as the root user on the head node.
19. Use the text ed ito r of y our choice to open the /etc/hosts file and add an entry for each
switch. For example, if you have one switch, the entry looks like the following:
172.20.66.1 IR0N00
Use the number zero (0), not th e letter O, in the host nam e IR0N00. Make your entries
above the following line in the file because any entries that follow this line w ill be deleted
if yo u reconfigure your sy stem:
#XC-CLUSTER Do Not Edit Below this Line
20. Save your changes and exit the file.
21. Repeat this entire procedure for each switch controller card, modifying the host name and
switch address using the data in Table G-3 as a reference.
After completing this procedure, you can access the switch controller cards using either the
switch name or IP address:
# telnet IR0N00
When the connection is estab lish ed, use the password you set in step 7 to log in to the switch
controller.
G-6 Configuring Interconnect Switch Line Monitoring Cards