Procedure: Accessing canister by using a directly attached Ethernet cable

If you need to use a direct Ethernet connection to attach a personal computer to a node canister to run the service assistant or to use the service CLI, use this procedure.

Follow this procedure if you are not authorized to use a USB flash drive in your data center and when the service address of your nodes cannot be accessed over your Ethernet network. This situation might occur for a new installation where the default service IP addresses cannot be accessed on your network.

Note: Do not attempt to use a directly attached Ethernet cable to a canister that is active in a clustered system. You might disrupt access from host applications or the management GUI. If the node is active, go to Settings > Network in the management GUI to set the service IP address to one that is accessible on the network.

Complete the following steps to access a canister by using a directly attached Ethernet cable.

  1. Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to Ethernet port 1 of the node canister.
    Note: A cross-over Ethernet cable is not required.
  2. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable directly to the Ethernet port on a personal computer that has a web browser installed.
  3. Get the service IP address of the node canister attached at step #tbrd_ethdirectattach_7632wz/connect_ethernet_canister.
    If the service IP address is unknown, refer to Problem: node canister service IP address unknown.
  4. Use the operating system tools on the computer to set the IP address and subnet mask of the Ethernet port that is used in step #tbrd_ethdirectattach_7632wz/connect_ethernet_pc.
    Set them to the same subnet of the node canister service IP address.
  5. Point the web browser to the service IP address for the node canister.
  6. Log on with the superuser password.
    The default password is passw0rd.
  7. Set the service address of the node canister to one that can be accessed on the network as soon as possible.
  8. Wait for the action to complete.
  9. Disconnect your personal computer.
  10. Reconnect the node canister to the Ethernet network.