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ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual
2 Managing the iPBridge
Default values are appropriate for most configurations, but may be modified for your needs using CLI
commands or ATTO ExpressNAV.
ATTO iPBridge Services configures and tunes the
iPBridge for many different environments and
applications, updates the firmware, configures the
addresses of the connected SCSI devices,
monitors status and reports on hardware.
Communicate with the ATTO iPBridge through
the GbE management port using ATTO
ExpressNAV or Telnet or through the serial port
using standard terminal emulation software.
Note
ATTO ExpressNAV is the recommended
management tool for the iPBridge
• Refer to Configuring the iPBridge on page 13 to
set up ExpressNAV and Telnet.
• To use ExpressNAV, refer to ExpressNAV
provides web-based interface on page 19.
• To use the Command Line Interface during a
Telnet session or from the Advanced Page of
ExpressNAV, refer to CLI provides ASCII-based
interface on page 21.
CAUTIONCAUTION
Any changes must be saved and will not
take effect until the ATTO iPBridge is
restarted.
Some completed configuration commands do not
take effect until you have issued the
saveConfiguration
command. When this is the case,
the
Ready
prompt will be followed by asterisk.
You can issue the
saveConfiguration
command
after each such configuration command or wait
until you have entered all the parameters you wish
to change.
Change default username, password
It is best practice to change the default username
and password after you have configured your
iPBridge. If you do so, record the new username
and password in a convenient place.
To change the default administrator password
1 If you have not already, open an ExpressNAV
session.
For instructions, refer to To open an
ExpressNAV session on page 19.
2Click Bridge.
The Bridge Configuration page is displayed.
The username that you are currently logged in
with is displayed in the Username text box.
3 Enter appropriate information into the
Username, Current Password, Old
Password, New Password, and Confirm
Password text boxes.
Note
The username is case insensitive and
password is case sensitive.
4Click Submit.
5 The username and password for all Telnet, FTP
and ATTO ExpressNAV sessions is changed.
You may also set a read only password or a read
only username. Refer to
General use commands
on page 25.
SCSI configuration
Default values are appropriate for most
configurations, but may be modified for your
needs using CLI commands. Refer to
SCSI
configuration commands
on page 31 for more
information.
You may change the InitID, the port bus speed,
terminaton, sync transfers, type of transfers,
performance speed and the way the ports respond
to resets. You may also get information on these
parameters, a list of SCSI ports and their time
outs.