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1. Set up the appliance hardware: a. Unpack the equipment from its container and verify that all components are present. b. Plug in the redundant power cables on the back of the appliance. c. Connect a live Ethernet cable to Port 1 on the back of the appliance. d. Connect a monitor to the VGA output on the back of the appliance. e. Connect a standard PS2 keyboard to the purple PS2 port in the back of the appliance. f. Power on the appliance. The “Start of First Boot” message displays. |
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2. At the “Start of First Boot” message, press Enter . |
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3. Specify the fully qualified, DNS-resolvable hostname for the Cisco DMM appliance, for example server.example.com . Do not enter an IP address. Choose OK . |
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4. Enter the following network information and then choose OK :
- The server IP address
- The subnet mask
- The default gateway IP address or DNS-resolvable hostname
- The primary DNS server IP address or DNS-resolvable hostname
- The secondary DNS server IP address or DNS-resolvable hostname
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5. Confirm that you entered the correct network settings. If the settings are correct, choose Yes . If they are wrong, choose No to go back and correct them. |
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6. Configure settings for the appliance network interface card (NIC) by completing one of the following steps:
- If the NIC for your appliance should auto-negotiate the fastest possible transmission mode when it is connected to another device, choose Yes .
- If the NIC should not auto-negotiate, choose No , choose the NIC speed, choose OK , select the duplex method, choose OK , and then choose Yes .
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7. Set the time zone settings, as follows: a. Use the Up / Down arrow keys to navigate through the Time Zone list. b. Stop when the correct time zone is displayed, and then choose OK. If the settings are correct, choose Yes . if they are wrong, choose No to go back and correct them. |
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8. Set the current month, year, and day, as follows: a. Use the Tab key and the Up / Down arrow keys to navigate and change the selected values. b. When you are done, choose OK. If the settings are correct, choose Yes . if they are wrong, choose No to go back and correct them. |
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9. Set the current hour, minute, and second. Use the 24 hour time format (24 hours that increment from 0100 to 2400). a. Use the Tab key and the Up / Down arrow keys to navigate and change the selected values. b. When you are done, choose OK. If the settings are correct, choose Yes . If they are wrong, choose No to go back and correct them. |
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10. Enter a password for the admin account, and choose OK . Re-enter the password and choose OK twice. This is the default account to use when you administer the appliance. The password that you enter must contain at least six characters.
Tip We recommend that you use a strong password. A strong password has at least eight characters and contains numbers, uppercase and lowercase letters, and symbols.
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11. Enter a password for the pwadmin account, and choose OK . Re-enter the password and choose OK twice. DO NOT LOSE THE PASSWORD FOR THIS ACCOUNT. You cannot recover it if you do. This account is used to recover the admin and superuser account passowrds and to access diagnostic tools when troubleshooting with Cisco support personnel. After a moment, the appliance reboots, and a login prompt appears. |
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12. Load the administrative interface for Cisco DMM in a web browser ( http:// < DMM_server_name > :8080/ ). Use the Cisco DMM appliance fully qualified domain name that you configured in Step 3 for the server name. |
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13. Log into Cisco DMM by entering the following default username and password.
- Username: superuser
- Password: admin
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14. Click Accept to agree to the terms of the End User License Agreement and then enter the following information for the superuser account:
- Email Address—Enter the e-mail address for the superuser account for system notifications.
- Password and Re-enter password—Enter and confirm a new password for the superuser account.
Click Save . The license installation page displays. |
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15. Install the license keys to activate the DMM modules that you purchased, as follows. a. Click Browse , find and select the license file where you saved it, and then click Open . b. Click Install License . The DMM software features and modules that you purchased are now enabled. |