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Install HCAs and Drivers in Hosts
Refer to the HP Dual-port 4x Fabric Adapter Quick Setup Installation card and the HP Dual-port 4x
Fabric Adapter User Guide.
Install and Power on the InfiniBand Chassis
Refer to the HP 24-Port 4x Fabric Copper Switch Hardware Quick Setup Installation card and the HP
24-Port 4x Fabric Copper Switch Hardware User Guide for installation and power instructions.
Configure Basic Connectivity
The InfiniBand switch is not pre-configured with an IP address. You must configure the IP address of a
management port to administer and monitor the InfiniBand switch with the CLI and Element Manager.
A Management port is provided for a connected Ethernet host running TCP/IP or connected InfiniBand
hosts running IPoIB. Configure the Management port you wish to use.
• “Configuring an Ethernet Management IP Address” on page 10
• “Configuring an InfiniBand Management IP Address” on page 12
Configuring an Ethernet Management IP
Address
To configure an out-of-band Ethernet Management IP address:
1. Make sure that the InfiniBand switch is attached to a PC or terminal via the serial port. Refer to the
HP 24-Port 4x Fabric Copper Switch Hardware Quick Setup Installation card and the HP 24-Port
4x Fabric Copper Switch Hardware User Guide.
2. Open a terminal emulation program, such as HyperTerminal for Windows
®, and set the session
parameters as follows:
• Baud: 9600 b/s
• Data Bits: 8
•Parity: None
• Stop Bits: 1
• Flow control: None
3. At the Login: prompt, enter the username and password. The default is super and super.
Example
4. At the CLI prompt, enter enable. This enters the privileged-execute mode.
5. Enter configure to enter the global-configuration mode.
Login: super
Password: super
Topspin-360>
Topspin-360> enable
Topspin-360# configure
Topspin-360(config)#
