To get started with the appliance, you must install the
appliance in the rack, configure the appliance for access, start the
user interface, and confirm the operational state of the appliance.
Procedure
- Physically install the appliance in the rack.
- Carefully unpack the appliance. Locate all supplied
power cords and the serial cable. Do not discard the serial cable
after installation; you might need it later for problem determination
or maintenance.
- Identify the rack location for installation, and ensure
that there is sufficient space above and below the appliance for ventilation
and appliance maintenance.
- Secure the mounting rails.
- Slide the appliance in place, and secure the front angle
brackets.
- From the front of the appliance, use a network cable
to connect the MGMT port to an appliance on your network.
Ethernet cables are not supplied.
- From the rear of appliance, use the supplied power cords
to connect power supply 1 and power supply 2 to power outlets.
- From a serial console, establish a connection to the CONSOLE connector
on the front of the device, configured with 9600 baud 8N1 (8 bits
per character, no parity, 1 stop bit), and no flow control. Use the
supplied serial cable for this connection. If your serial console
does not have a serial port but has only a USB port, then use a USB-to-serial
adapter. The recommended terminal emulation on the serial console
is VT100.
- From the rear of appliance, toggle the power switch
to the ON position. The green power LED light is illuminated and the
serial console displays.
- Configure the appliance for access with the serial console. See Initializing and configuring IBM WebSphere DataPower XC10 Appliance for more information.
- Start the user interface.
Use one of the
following browsers to access the user interface:
- Mozilla Firefox, version 3.5.x and later
- Mozilla Firefox, version 3.6.x and later
- Microsoft Internet
Explorer, version 7 or 8
From a network-connected workstation, open a Web browser
and perform the following procedure:
- In the address bar, enter the URL and port information defined
during the device initialization. You can use the IP address that
you defined or the host name that corresponds to the IP address, for
example https://myXC10.ibm.com. Use the secure
HTTP protocol (HTTPS).
- Enter xcadmin in the User field.
- Enter the corresponding password in the Password field.
This password is initially set to xcadmin.
- Click Log In. (To log out, click Log
Out.)
- Confirm the operational states of the appliance.
Confirm
the following operational states:
- The green Power LED light at front of the appliance is illuminated.
- The yellow Error alarm LED light at front of the appliance is
not illuminated.
- The green Caching LED light at the front of the appliance is illuminated.
- The amber Caching Error LED light at the front of the appliance
is not illuminated.
For a diagram of where each of these lights is located
on the appliance, see Appliance hardware specifications.
If these
states do not match your appliance, see Troubleshooting and support for WebSphere DataPower XC10 Appliance.
- Update your appliance firmware to the latest version. See Updating the firmware for more
information.