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Chapter 3 Setting Up ADM
To change the root password
1TypeanewpasswordfortherootuserandpressEnter.
2RetypethepasswordandpressEntertoconfirm.Thewizardnowaskstoaddnetworkinformation,type
yes.Thewizardpromptsyoutoaddnetworkinformationandyoucanaddthenetworkinformationas
describedin“ConfiguringStaticNetwork
Settings”onpage 25.
Configuring Static Network Settings
TheADMonlysupportsusingastaticIPaddressfortheADMvirtualappliance.
BeginningwiththeIPaddress,typethevaluesthatarerecordedin“A D M SetupProcedures”onpage 23,as
describedinTable 3‐2.
Ifallthenetworkinformationiscorrect,thewizardpromptsyoutosetupthetimezone.Youcansetupthe
timezoneasdescribedin“ConfiguringtheTimezoneandTime”onpage 25.
Configuring the Timezone and Time
Thispromptasksyoutosetupthetimezone,typeyes.Thewizarddisplaysthecurrenttimezoneandprompts
youtosetupthetimezonebyclickingthenumberofyourchoice.Theoptionsavailableareasfollows:
1Fromzonelist:Ifyouselect1,allpossiblezonesare
listedandyoucanenterthenumberoftimezonethat
youwanttoset.Thewizarddisplaystheselectedtimezoneandasksforconfirmation.Ifyoutypeyes,the
timezoneisselectedandamessagetosetupthelocaltimeappears.
or
2Manually:Ifyouselect2,amessagethat
asksyoutoentermajorworldcityincontinent/cityformat
appears.EnterthedetailsaspertheformatandpressEnter.Ifthetimezoneenteredispresentinthe
database,thetimezoneisselectedandamessagetosetupthelocaltimeappears.
or
3ExitTimeZonesettings:Ifyouselect
3,thewizardexitsthetimezoneconfigurationandamessagetoset
upthelocaltimeisdisplayed.
Formoreinformationabouttimezones,seeAppendix A,“TimeZones,”onpage 57.
Thewizarddisplaysthecurrenttimeandaskstosetupthelocaltime.Enterthecurrentdateandlocaltimein
YYYY/MM/DD‐HH:MM:SSformat,andpressEnter.
N
OTEIfyoutypeno,youcanaddthenetworkinformationbyrunningthesystem_setupcommandanda
messagetosetupthetimezoneappears.Youcansetupthetimezoneasdescribedin“Configuringthe
TimezoneandTime”onpage 25.
NOTEDefaultvaluesappearinparenthesis.Someofthesevaluesmustbechangedaccordingtothefollowing
steps.
Table 3-2. Network Settings
CLI prompt Notes and Values
IPaddress TypetheIPaddress.
Netmask Typethenetmask.
Gateway Typethegateway.
DNS TypetheDNS.
Hostname FullyqualifiedhostnametobeusedbyADM,forexample
localhost.localdomain.com
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