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Acano solution acano server installation guide acano february 2014 76-1002-04-d.
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Contents acano solution: installation guide 76-1002-04-d page 2 contents 1 introduction ....................................................................................................................... 3 1.1 before you start ........................................................................
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Introduction acano solution: installation guide 76-1002-04-d page 3 1 introduction follow this guide to fit the acano server into a rack, fit the power supplies, connect the cables, and power up. It also tells you how to achieve basic network connectivity with the acano solution release 1.1 software...
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Introduction acano solution: installation guide 76-1002-04-d page 4 up to five ethernet patch cables. The cabling required depends on your network speed and the length of the cable run: 10gbase-t: cat 6 (patch) or cat 6a, 1000base-t: cat 5e, cat 6 or cat 6a, 100base-t: cat 5e, cat 6 or cat 6a a sele...
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The acano server acano solution: installation guide 76-1002-04-d page 5 2 the acano server the front and back of the acano server are shown in figures 1 and 2 below. Not all the connections are required during installation. Figure 1: acano server front panel figure 2: acano server back panel with po...
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The acano server acano solution: installation guide 76-1002-04-d page 6 2.1 pin outs for console port the pin outs are for the console port on the front of the acano server are: connector description/use 1 no connection 2 dtr (connected to pin 7) 3 transmit data 4 ground 5 ground 6 receive data 7 ds...
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The acano server acano solution: installation guide 76-1002-04-d page 7 amber: link at 1g off: link at 10/100m right green: link up blinking: activity on link off: link down.
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Hardware installation acano solution: installation guide 76-1002-04-d page 8 3 hardware installation note: from end november 2013 the acano server ships with two rack rails – and this guide reflects that. The rack rails are not available for older acano servers: if you need an older version of the i...
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Hardware installation acano solution: installation guide 76-1002-04-d page 9 9. Attach the outer rail section to the sides of the rack using the supplied m5 screws and cage nuts (see figure 4). Use two screws at the back and two screws at the front of each rail (eight in total). Figure 4: cage nut l...
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Hardware installation acano solution: installation guide 76-1002-04-d page 10 speed and cable length. The interface leds show which speed is in use. See the section, led descriptions . 16. If required, connect the other interfaces (b to d)..
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Network configuration acano solution: installation guide 76-1002-04-d page 11 4 network configuration 4.1 creating an administrator account 17. Connect power: ac power option: connect both power units to the ac mains using the appropriate power cables for your location. There are no on/off switches;...
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Network configuration acano solution: installation guide 76-1002-04-d page 12 23. Set up your admin account using the following command. User add admin admin 24. You will be prompted for a password which you must enter twice. 25. Close the hatch and push the screws down to secure the hatch, no screw...
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Network configuration acano solution: installation guide 76-1002-04-d page 13 ipv4 admin del 28. Set dns configuration: a. To output the dns configuration, type: dns b. To set the application dns server, type: dns mmp add forwardzone note: a forward zone is a pair consisting of a domain name and a s...
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Network configuration acano solution: installation guide 76-1002-04-d page 14 ii. Issue the following command in the command line management shell on the ca server replacing the path and csr name with your information: certreq -submit -attrib "certificatetemplate:webserver" c:\users\administrator\de...
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Network configuration acano solution: installation guide 76-1002-04-d page 15 4.4 configuring the web interface for https access you can configure the web admin interface to use any or all of the five ethernet interfaces. 32. Establish a ssh connection again to the mmp of the acano server and sign i...
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Dc power option – wiring and safety acano solution: installation guide 76-1002-04-d page 16 appendix a dc power option – wiring and safety if you are using the dc power option for your acano server, you must observe the following additional instructions. Location the acano server must be installed i...
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Acano solution: installation guide 76-1002-04-d page 17 © 2014 acano (uk) ltd. All rights reserved. This document is provided for information purposes only and its contents are subject to change without notice. This document may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, for any p...