Help with md3000i

[Nick_Parrott at Dell.com]

Hi Guys,

Close, but not close enough. Some MD3000's were shipped with the serial
cables, some were not.. not sure of the reasons why, just know that it's
50/50 as to whether a customer calling in has one.

You can do a full reset (this needs a Dell tech to provide the
syntax/credentials for the reset command) or you can simply look at the
IP's of the management ports with a similar command to ifconfig, then
use the Java software to fire in on that IP.

I'm checking out the availability of this cable, as far as I'm aware
it's not "for sale" but can be provided with a service call if there is
another reason for us to be out to the unit.

Regards,

Nick 

-----Original Message-----
From: linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com
[mailto:linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com] On Behalf Of Sid Young
Sent: 31 July 2008 04:51
To: Matthew Geier
Cc: linux-poweredge-Lists
Subject: RE: Help with md3000i


Yes I suspect that is the case, the serial cable activates something,
however I am told there is a password that needs to be applied and
instructions from a level 2/3 tech to resolve access.

Could be something really simple like "wipe config all<enter>" ;)

Sid

-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Geier [mailto:matthew at acfr.usyd.edu.au] 
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 12:15 PM
To: Scott R. Ehrlich
Cc: Sid Young; Linux-PowerEdge at dell.com
Subject: Re: Help with md3000i

Scott R. Ehrlich wrote:
> Can you put it on an isolated LAN or use a crossover cable between it 
> and a PC, and use a network sniffer to monitor IP addresses?  If so, 
> you should be able to get the IP from it through the sniffer.
>
> As for the unlock kit, I'd like to learn more about that, too - 
> exactly what it does, what it costs, etc.
>
>   
 What's the bet the 'unlock kit' is the serial console cable :-)

 My MD3000i came with a serial cable which when plugged in gives you
access to a service console. You can do all sorts of scary stuff from
the service console - including determining the IP address of the
controller :-)



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