Avocent MERGEPOINT 53XX SP MANAGER User's Guide download pdf (Page 33)

Bridge mode

Bridge mode bridges the private Ethernet ports with the public Ethernet ports, allowing traffic

to go through the MergePoint SP5x24/SP5x40 manager from a host on the external network to

a service processor on the internal network and vice-versa, with no interference from the

MergePoint SP manager itself.

After Bridge mode is enabled, the bridged Ethernet interfaces are referred to as br0; the eth0,

eth1 and priv0 are not accessible at the same time.

NOTE: If Bridge mode is enabled, security settings are no longer managed by the MergePoint SP manager.

Instead, the user must configure any required security settings from the service processor attached to the

MergePoint SP manager.

Configuring MergePoint SP5x00 manager network settings

In the Appliance Network Setting window, you can set IP addresses for the Ethernet ports and

configure a DNS server.

A primary and a secondary DNS server may be configured to allow the use of SP names instead

of IP addresses.

You can also set VLAN for each Ethernet interface.

To configure network settings for the MergePoint SP5x00 manager (Admin users

only):

1. Click the Network tab.

2. In the top navigation bar, click Network.

3. Select Eth0 or Eth1 as the default gateway and click Apply.

4. Configure the following fields for the Domain Name System (DNS) server:

a. In the Primary server field, type the IP address of the primary server.

b. In the Secondary server field, type the IP address of the secondary server.

c. In the Domain name field, type the domain name.

d. Click Apply.

5. Click a device link. Configure IPv4 and/or IPv6 addresses by entering the following

information in the respective areas.

a. In the MTU field, accept or change the existing value.

b. For the DHCP method, select DHCP.

-or-

Chapter 2: Installation and Setup 21

1 2 ... 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 ... 235 236

No comments

Avocent MERGEPOINT 53XX SP MANAGER User's Guide Page 33