Initializing the system with the technician port (IBM® SSR task)

To initialize the system, connect a computer to a technician port of the node canister by using an Ethernet cable, and then open a wizard in a supported web browser.

Before you begin

View the Planning worksheets.

Procedure

  1. Ensure the system is powered on.
  2. Configure an Ethernet port on the personal computer to enable Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) configuration of its IP address and DNS settings.

    If you do not have DHCP, you must manually configure the personal computer. Specify the static IPv4 address 192.168.0.2, subnet mask 255.255.255.0, gateway 192.168.0.1, and DNS 192.168.0.1.

  3. Locate the technician port on each node canister, as shown in the following figure:

    The technician port is labeled with the "gear" icon.

    Figure 1. Technician port
    technician port
    •  1  Node canister 1 technician port
    •  2  Node canister 2 technician port
  4. Connect an Ethernet cable between the port of the personal computer that is configured in step 2 and the technician port in the left canister (1) that is shown in Figure 1.
  5. After the Ethernet port of the personal computer is connected, open a supported browser and browse to address https://install.internal. (If you do not have DCHP, open a supported browser and go to the following static IP address 192.168.0.1.)
    The browser is automatically directed to the initialization tool.
  6. Follow the instructions that are presented by the initialization wizard to configure the system with a management IP address.
  7. After you complete the initialization process, disconnect the cable between the personal computer and the technician port. Continue to initial system setup, see Completing the initial system setup (customer task).
  8. For newly installed nodes, set IP address for each node. Configure the service IP address for each node by using the values provided by the customer on the planning worksheets. To configure service IP address in the management GUI, navigate to Settings > Network > Service IPs

    Repeat the step for each node in the system.

  9. Using the initialization GUI, enter the requested information by using the worksheets that you created during the planning phase, including the management IP address, subnet mask, DNS, and gateway.
  10. Add any additional control enclosures to the system created for the first enclosure in the order.
    1. If the customer ordered feature code 9152, or otherwise has multiple control enclosures in the order, find the "Management address and service address information worksheet" that the customer filled out.
    2. Determine whether you should add the additional control enclosures to the system that you created for the first control enclosure for which you just completed the service setup. (The customer might prefer to add more candidate enclosures to existing systems on their own.)
    3. To add a new candidate enclosure to an existing system, log on to the management GUI by using the same username and password that you used to complete the service setup for the first control enclosure.

What to do next

Important:
  • Connect to the system CLI using SSH and use sainfo lsrootcertificate and satask exportrootcertificate to export the system's root certificate and add it to the browser's trust store. The root certificate must be exported from the node that will be used to initialize the system.
  • Browser security features might alert the user that the system certificate does not contain a valid subject alternative name. It is safe to accept the risk and continue. A new certificate that contains a valid subject alternative name can be created after completing system initialization. See System Certificates for instructions to create a new certificate.
  • It might be necessary to remove old certificates that are stored in the browser before the browser accepts the request.
  • The web browser might display a warning about a potential security risk if the root certificate is not added to the browser truststore. It is safe to accept the risk and continue.
  • After the technician port physical connection is completed (that is, connected both ends), it can take up to 10 seconds before the port is fully up and able to process requests. Submitting requests before this interval might result in 404 error responses.
  • If the https://service.internal request in the browser causes a 404 error, or fails to produce a response, it might be necessary to use the url https://192.168.0.1 in the browser request to connect to the system.

After you initialize all control enclosures in the order, complete the service setup for the first control enclosure in a multi-control enclosure order or for the only control enclosure in the order.