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Note

If you want to use scripts, policies, settings, and user accounts already present in a NetMRI instance, follow the instructions in Configuring An Operations Center Controller From an Existing NetMRI Instance.

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  • Log in to the admin shell on the Operations Center Controller.
  • At the command prompt, enter configure tunserver
  • When prompted to enter the reference system serial number or return to skip, type the serial number of the NetMRI reference system and then press Enter. In each prompt, defaults are shown in square brackets [ ]. To accept the default, simply press Enter.
  • When prompted to use these settings, enter y.
  • When prompted to restart the Controller, enter y. The complete package of scripts, policies, and user data is downloaded by the Operations Center. You install the data in the following step.

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After registration, the NetMRI GUI is not available on the reference NetMRI unit. All the access to the unit must be through the Controller.

Operations Center Command-Line Setup

After the NetMRI Operation Center appliance and its surrounding Collectors have been installed, do the following for the Operations Center:
If the NetMRI Operations Center appliance uses DHCP, note the IP address assigned to the appliance.

To configure a static IP for NetMRI, do the following:

 1. In the administrative shell, enter configure ip and then complete the following:

  • Enter the Management IP Address: the IPv4 address of the management interface of NetMRI.
  • Enter the Management Subnet Mask: the subnet mask of the management interface of NetMRI.
  • Enter the Management Gateway Address: the IPv4 default gateway of the management interface of NetMRI.
  • Enter the Primary DNS Server: the primary DNS server for the NetMRI appliance.
  • Enter the Primary DNS Domain: the DNS domain name for NetMRI.

 2. In the Current Settings section, review your entries.

  • When prompted to edit the settings, enter n and press Enter.
  • When prompted to configure the IP settings, enter y. Wait while NetMRI configures the network and sets the web interface to use the new IP address.
  • When prompted, enter y to complete the configuration.

 3. At the command prompt, enter configure server and then complete the following (values you entered in the configure ip command are the default values here):

  • Enter your network, server, and domain names.
  • Enter the NTP time server if applicable.
  • Enter the time zone region to be used for timestamps within NetMRI.
  • Enter the location within your time zone region.
  • Enter IP address and the Subnet Mask for the NetMRI system. Enter the IPv6 address and the IPv6 prefix if applicable.
  • Enter the default gateway. Enter the IPv6 default gateway if applicable.
  • Enter n for the scan port.
  • Enter the DNS server(s) for NetMRI.
  • Review your settings. If you accept the settings, enter n.
  • Enter y to configure the server with the settings you just entered.
  • Wait while NetMRI configures the network and sets the web interface to use the new IP address.
  • When prompted, enter y.
  • Restart the server and reboot.
  • At the command prompt, enter exit to log out.

  Continue to the following section, Running the Setup Wizard.