Nodegrid Bold SR TM - ZPE SystemsThe Nodegrid Bold SR provides extensive access to the devices...

TheNodegridBoldSRprovidesextensiveaccesstothedevicesattachedtothisequipment.Asaresult,caremustbetakentoavoidcompromisingyoursecuritypolicies.

Fromthefactory,thisequipmentisshippedwiththefollowingsettings:

• DHCP,SSHv2,HTTPS–ENABLED

• AllSerialports–DISABLED

• Ethernet,USBandSerialConsolePorts–ENABLED

• Twodefaultuserswithpasswords:– root – root– admin – adminNote:rootaccesstoshellenabledontheconsoleportonly.

ZPErecommendschangingthedefaultpasswordsofadminandroot,aswellascarefullyconfiguringsecuritysettingsimmediatelyafterinitialsetup.

PleaseconsulttheNodegridBoldSRUserGuideformoreinformationonsecuritysettings.

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Formanualdownloadsandsupport,visit:www.zpesystems.com/resources/support

ForfurtherassistancepleasecontactZPETechnicalSupport.

1 DesktoporRackmountyourBoldFordetailedinstructions,seetheNodegridBoldSRUserGuide.

2 ConnecttoyournetworkConnectaZPE-recommendedCAT5eorCAT6cablefromthe1GeB porttoyournetwork.ConnectnetworkdevicestothenetworkportsontheBold.

3 ConnectserialdevicesUsingCAT5eorCAT6cables,connecttheappropriateserialdevicestotheserialportsontheBoldSR.

4 ConnectUSBdevicesConnectsupportedUSBdevicestotheappropriateportslocatedonthebackoftheBoldSR.

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DC power

Ethernet

Connected Devices

NetworkingRoutersSwitchesGateways

ComputeServersBlades(Linux,

WindowsServers)

Network DevicesPower, SDN VMs, Virtual MachinesIPMI/DRAC/iLO/CIMC, SSH/TELNET Servers

PowerRack PDUs

UPS

SecurityFirewallsSecurity Devices

TelecomWireless

Transmission Switching

Designed forNetwork Admins, Sys Admins, IT Admins, Security Managers, Data Center, Colo Managers,

DevOps, Engineers

4G/LTE

Console

USB 2.0/3.0 Serial

Optional Serial

VGA

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6Optional Antenna

Byinstalling,copying,orotherwiseusingthisdevice,youagreetobeboundbythetermsofthelicensing,maintenanceandsaleagreementssetforthonwww.zpesystems.com/docs/legal.ifyoudonotagreetothetermsofthoseagreements,donotinstallorusetheHardwareand/orSoftwareProduct(s).

Wi-Fi

Optional Antenna

Option for rack mounting or

desktop

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5 ConnectpowercableandturnontheBoldSR

Connectthepoweradaptertotheappliance.PressthepowerswitchtopoweronBoldSR.

6 ConnecttotheSerialConsoleport

UsingtheZPE’sRJ-45consoleadaptor,connectaterminalorworkstationtotheserialconsoleportontheBoldSR.TheBoldSRwillbeconfiguredusingaterminalorterminalemulatorwithsessionsettingsof:115,200,8,Nand1,withnoflowcontrol.

Alternatively,usetheVGAport.

Note:AllremainingmanualsetupstepsarerequiredthefirsttimeyouconfigureyourBoldSR.

7 Configurenetworkparameters

NOTE:Skiptostep8 ifyouhaveaDHCPenvironment.DHCPisthedefaultIPconfiguration.IfnoDHCPserverisavailable,pleaselogintoNodegridBoldSRviaitsconsoleportusingadmin credentialsandconfigureastaticIPaddressusingCLIinstructionsasfollows:[admin@nodegrid/]#cdsettings/network_interfaces/eth0/[admin@nodegrideth0]#setipv4_mode=static[admin@nodegrideth0]#setipv4_address=10.0.0.10ipv4_mask=255.255.255.0ipv4_gateway=10.0.0.1[admin@nodegrideth0]#showinterface:eth0macaddress:08:00:27:c4:cf:e5status=enabledipv4_mode=staticipv4_address=10.0.0.10ipv4_mask=255.255.255.0ipv4_gateway=10.0.0.1ipv6_mode=no_ipv6_address[admin@nodegrideth0]#commit[admin@nodegrideth0]#exit

ConnecttotheBoldconsoleport.Loginasroottochangetherootpassword.

8 Configureserial,network&USBdevices

Note:YourBoldwillrespondoverthenetworkat192.168.160.10 ifyourDHCPserverfailsorisunavailable.

Note: TocheckyourcurrentIPaddress,connecttotheBoldSRconsoleportandhitEnter attheloginpromptuntilyouseetheIPaddress.

ToconfiguretheBoldforthefirsttimeviaNetwork:

a)Openawebbrowser(HTTP/S)andenteritsIPaddressintheaddressfield.OrstartanSSHsessiontoyourBold’sIPaddress.

b)LogintoyourBoldasadmin.

c)SetyourNodegridBoldSRbasicconfiguration:

Step1– Security

Securityservicestab:Selectthedesiredservices,cryptographicprotocolsandciphersuitelevels.ClickSavewhenfinished.

Step2- Network

Networksettingstab:SetyourdesiredNetworkandInterfacesparameters.ClickSaveforeachsubmenu.

Step3- Ports

ManagedDevicestab:Selectlocalserialconsoleportcheckboxesandclick“Edit.”SetyourpreferencesandclickSavewhenfinished.

Step4- ChangeAdminPassword

Atanytime,clickadmin@domain.comintheupperrightcornerofyourscreenandclick“ChangePassword”tochangeyoursystempassword.

Note: ConnecttotheBoldSRconsoleport.Loginasroot tochangeitspassword.

Congratulations!

YourNodegridBoldSRisnowconfiguredandreadytoacceptusersandconnectionstoitsports.

9 AdditionalConfiguration

NOTE:Werecommendthatyousetupanew Administratoraccount(inadmingroupwithfullprivileges)andusethenewaccountinsteadofthedefaultadmin account.

AddNewUsersClickSecuritytab,LocalAccounts,Add,setoptions,Save.

Alerts&loggingSetandsendalertsbyemail,SMS,and/orSNMP.

PowerControlnetworkattachedPDUpowerstripsandserver,networkandstoragedevices.

Foradvancedconfigurationoptions,how-tosandtipspleaserefertoyourBoldSRUserGuide.

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