Chapter 5 Lights Out Management Port of the NetScaler Appliance

3.In the Menu bar, click Remote Control.

4.Under Options, click Console Redirection.

5.Click Launch Console, and then click Yes.

6.Type the administrator credentials for the appliance.

Obtaining Properties of the Host

After you log on to the appliance by using the access console, you can remotely manage the appliance. At the console prompt, type sh nsip.

Obtaining Health Monitoring Information

You can log on to the LOM port to view the health information about the appliance. All system sensor information, such as system temperature, CPU temperature, status of fan and power supplies, appears on the sensor readings page.

To obtain health monitoring information

1.In a web browser, type the IP address of the LOM port.

2.In the User Name and Password boxes, type the administrator credentials.

3.In the Menu bar, click System Health.

4.Under Options, click Sensor Readings.

Obtaining the MAC Address and the Serial Number of the Appliance

A Media Access Control address (MAC address) is a unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications on the physical network segment.

To obtain the MAC address and the serial number of the appliance

1.In a web browser, type the IP address of the LOM port.

2.In the User Name and Password boxes, type the administrator credentials.

3.In the Menu bar, click Remote Control.

4.Under Options, click Console Redirection.

5.Click Launch Console, and then click Yes.

6.Type the administrator credentials for the appliance to log on.

7.Type show interface <management_interface_id> to obtain the MAC address.

8.Type show hardware to obtain the serial number of the appliance.

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Citrix Systems 9.3 setup guide Obtaining Properties of the Host, Obtaining Health Monitoring Information

9.3 specifications

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