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  • Introduction
  • Connecting to a Minirax
  • Connecting to a CyberPac
  • Finding the IP in the BIOS
  • IPMI Operating system Install
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  1. Hardware Setup and Device Networking

MaxVision Servers

How to get started with the MaxVision servers

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Last updated 2 years ago

Introduction

The MaxVision Server is the primary server solution at DCO. There are three different tiers produced by MaxVision and each has different use cases. The smallest is the Minirax which can handle most functions of DCO on one or two of these servers. The next is the CyberPac which is very powerful and can handle the functions of multiple teams operating many VM's at once with ease. The largest is the MaxCube which is so powerful it is overkill for nearly every function imagined by DCO. Here I'll go over how to connect to the Minirax and CyberPac, how to install an operating system. And how to connect it to your other networked devices.

Connecting to a Minirax

When connecting to a Minirax when you don't know the IP, plug a VGA cable into the VGA connector (Indicated below by #6) on the back of the minirax along with a USB Keyboard into the USB connector. This will display the BIOS menu for the Minirax. There, you can navigate the menu to find the IP of the IPMI menu

Once you've retrieved the IPMI IP, connect an ethernet cable to the IPMI port (Indicated below by #1) and navigate to the IP. There you will find your IPMI menu where all configuration is made.

Connecting to a CyberPac

The method for connecting to a CyberPac is the same as a Minirax, though the layout of the ports is different. As before, connect to the VGA connector on the front of the CyberPac (Indicated by #2) as well as a USB keyboard. Navigate the BIOS menu to find the IP of the IPMI menu.

Once you've retrieved the IPMI IP, connect an ethernet cable to the IPMI port (Indicated below by #1) and navigate to the IP. There you will find your IPMI menu where all configuration is made.

Finding the IP in the BIOS

The following are the steps for navigating the BIOS to find the IPMI IP

*To be added with screenshots*

IPMI Operating system Install

*To be added with screenshots*

Connecting to your network

Connecting any of these devices to your network is very simple. Below are the steps for connecting a device to your network. Please refer to Basic Networking for more information on setting up a network.

  1. On your switch, configure a VLAN with the appropriate IP scheme for your MaxVision device

  2. Assign the port on your switch, that you want to connect to your MaxVision device, to the VLAN

  3. Plug in your MaxVision device

  4. If your MaxVision device is on a different VLAN that the endpoint devices accessing it, make sure routing is set up via IP routing or router-on-a-stick

For the below steps. Assume the IPMI IP is 10.1.4.11

// #1
switch(config)# int vlan 4
switch(config-if)# ip address 10.1.4.1 255.255.255.0
// Note: 10.1.4.1 is the default gateway
// #2
switch(config)# interface gig 1/0/1
switch(config-if)# switchport mode access
switch(config_if)# switchport access vlan 4
// #4
switch(config)# ip routing

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