NeXtScale n1200 Enclosure - Configuration options

Configuration tabs resides settings that are used to manage fan power control. There are eight sections in the configuration tab.

Graphic illustrating the chassis front view web interface Configuration page.

Firmware update

There are two phases to the firmware update process. During the firmware upload stage, you can choose path to fetch the firmware image. FPC checks the image header information for validation

Once a valid firmware image is uploaded, a firmware image confirmation table appears with Preserve Settingcheck box. If the firmware update proceeds with preserve setting checked, FPC configurations are kept and applied after the firmware is updated. The settings preserved include:

SMTP
SNMP
PEF
Network configuration
Time setting (always kept regardless if Preserve Setting is checked)
User account
Web service

Note: FPC will automatically reboot if you choose to cancel the firmware update process after uploading the firmware image.

During updating, you are directed to a loading page where all FPC functions are locked.

Once the progress reaches 100%, FPC automatically reboots and you need to log in again to access FPC Web interface.

SMTP/SNMP/PEF tabs

Configured SMTP and SNMP traps allow you to monitor chassis for selected events. SMTP/SNMP trap event types can be set in the PEF (Platform Event Filter) tab. SMTP email-alert and SNMP trap can be enabled, configured, and tested in the SMTP and SNMP tabs respectively. Global Alerting Enable in PEF tab also needs to be checked to enable email alerts. For SNMP trap type, check the Generate PEF box for targeted type of events. For SMTP trap, all the events will be sent to destination email address when Global Alerting Enable is checked.

Note: Community Name displays/configures the SNMP community name using only alphabet and numerical values. The value must not be empty.

Network configuration

Network configuration allows you to modify networking parameters: Hostname, DNS Domain Name, Auto Negotiation Mode, Network Speed, Duplex Mode, IP Version (IPv4, IPv6) Enable/Disable, IP Address, IP Source (Static, DHCP), Gateway, Subnet Mask, DNS Server, VLAN, and so on.

Graphic illustrating the Graphical power supply status table.

Click on the item of Network Interface Configuration leads to the detail network settings.

Time setting

This tab is used to configure system time. Select date and time and apply. Once they are set, the time is always kept even if you restore settings to default or uncheck Preserve Setting during firmware update.

Graphic illustrating the Graphical system fan status table.

User account

There are three types of user roles:

Administrator: Has full access to all the Web pages and can modify all the settings and configurations.
Operator: Has full access to all the Web pages except User Account page. Operator can only see its own account in the User Account page and no modification is allowed in the account page.
User: Has full access and modification rights to all the pages except the following pages in Configuration tab: SMTP/SNMP/PEF/Network Configuration/User Account/Web Service. Only viewing right is allowed on these pages. No modifications.

The following illustration displays the User Account tab if you are either User or Operator.

The following illustration displays the User Account tab if you are the Administrator.

Click on one of the accounts leads to User Configuration. You can enable/disable/delete account, set user name, set/change password, and select user privileges here. When Password Policy Check Enable box is checked, account password needs to be at least 8 characters with numbers, letters, and a character to be considered a successful set.

Note: You can assign account username in User Name field with up to 16 characters using alphanumeric characters a-z, A-Z and 0-9, - (hyphen) and _ (underscore). Click the Apply Changes button. If validation fails, the interface displays an error message.

Note: You can set/change password in New Password field using up to 20 printable US-ASCII (Code: 33-126) characters. Password must contain characters from three of the following four categories:

English uppercase characters (A through Z)
English uppercase characters (A through Z)
Base 10 digits (0 through 9)
Non-alphabetic characters (for example, !, $, #, %)

If validation fails, the interface displays an error message.

Web service

Web service let you configure different HTTP/HTTPS ports for connection and the Web page timeout period.