Alcatel-Lucent VitalQIP AMS 1000 User manual

Quick Start Guide 190-409-093R1.5, Issue 1
VitalQIP AMS 1000
®
Thank you for choosing the VitalQIP®AMS 1000 appliance. The AMS 1000 appliance comes
preloaded with the Appliance Management Software. Upon successful configuration, the AMS 1000
will host the centralized Appliance Management functionality for AMM 500, AMM 1000, AMM
5000, ESM 1000, and ESM 5000 appliances. This guide is intended to help you configure the AMS
1000 appliance.
If the box containing the AMS 1000 appliance or the contents themselves are damaged, please contact
the Alcatel-Lucent Support center immediately. Refer to “Contacting technical support”.
Refer to the table below as you ensure that the contents of the box are accounted for.
Box contents
Your AMS 1000 ships with the following items:
Prerequisites
A static IP address should be made available for use by the AMS 1000.
Figure 1. VitalQIP AMS 1000 front view
Figure 2. VitalQIP AMS 1000 rear view
Item Quantity
AMS 1000 appliance 1
Quick Start Guide 1
Slide Rail Kit - Basic 1
Slide Rail Kit - tool less 1
Power cable 1
Bezel key 1

Appliance setup instructions
1. Attach the appliance to an appropriate rack using the supplied rack mount hardware (optional).
2. Connect a network cable to the Ethernet port labelled NIC1 on the back of the appliance.
3. Connect a monitor and a keyboard to the appropriate ports on the appliance. These devices can be removed after
the initial setup.
4. Connect the supplied power supply cable to the back of the appliance and to a power source (110v or 240v). The
appliance automatically powers up after the power source is connected.
If the power does not come on, use the supplied key to remove the bezel. Turn the key counterclockwise one quarter
turn and carefully pull off the bezel. If no lights are displayed, push the power-on button, then replace and re-lock
the bezel.
5. You should see a flickering green light indicating connectivity on the network connection on the rear of the
appliance. If you do not see the light, call your network support team to check on network connectivity. If the cable
has network connectivity, and the connectivity indicator is still not lit, call Alcatel-Lucent support.
6. The system boots up. Once the boot is complete, log in as amsadmin, with a password of amsadmin.
Result: The Red Hat Desktop GUI is displayed.
7. Open System | Administration | Network.
Result: A prompt asks for the root password.

8. Enter the root password: changeit
Result: The Network Configuration screen opens.
9. Double-click on the eth0 device entry.
Result: The Ethernet Device screen opens.
10. In the Statically set IP addresses section, enter appropriate values for the Address, Subnet mask and
Default gateway address fields. The values can be obtained from your network administrator.
11. Click OK to save.

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12. Close the Network Configuration screen.
Result: A dialog box opens with the message Do you want to save your changes?
13. Click Yes to save the changes.
Result: A dialog box opens with the message Changes are saved. You may want to restart the network
and network services or restart the computer.
14. Click OK.
15. Logout and reboot the machine.
16. Once the reboot is complete, log into the AMS 1000 as amsadmin, with a password of amsadmin. Open a
terminal window and ping a known IP address to make sure that connectivity is established.
17. Start the web browser and enter http://127.0.0.1:8080/ams/manage.
18. When the AMS UI opens, log in as amsadmin, with a password of amsadmin. Confirm that the license agreement
comes up. At this point, the AMS 1000 is up and running. The monitor and keyboard can be removed from the
system.
Contacting technical support
If you need assistance with the AMS 1000, contact technical support via phone or web.
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