Hardware Overview and Quick Start Installation and Initial Setup

Quick Start Hardware Installation and Initial Setup

Quick Start Hardware Installation and Initial Setup

This section is designed to help you install the DCM Controller and access its management interface as quickly as possible. It provides just the basic hard- ware installation and setup steps for network administrators who have some experience installing network devices and configuring Linux-based systems.

More detailed instructions are provided in Chapter 2: “Detailed Hardware Installation and Initial Setup Steps.” If you start using the instructions outlined below and find that you need additional information about a particular step, a reference is provided to help you locate the related section in Chapter 2: “Detailed Hardware Installation and Initial Setup Steps.”

To install the DCM Controller and configure the initial settings, complete the following steps:

1.Take inventory. Ensure that you have received all the parts for the DCM Controller:

Console cable, DB-9 to RJ45 (5188-6699)

Accessory kit for the HP ProCurve DCM Controller (5069-5705)

HP ProCurve Datacenter Connection Manager Controller Hardware Installation Guide, this manual (5998-3265).

Customer Support/Warranty booklet (5990-8862)

Power cord

For a more detailed list of parts, see “1. Ensure That You Have All the Parts” on page 2-2 in Chapter 2: “Detailed Hardware Installation and Initial Setup Steps.”

2.Prepare the installation site. You can use the DCM Controller’s accessory kit to install the controller in a variety of locations and orientations:

Telco rack or equipment cabinet—The accessory kit includes the brackets for mounting the DCM Controller in a standard 19-inch telco rack or in an equipment cabinet.

Horizontal surface—The accessory kit includes rubber feet for securing the DCM Controller on a horizontal surface.

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Data Center Connection Manager Software Products specifications

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