Configuring the guest os ip address, Additional interfaces, Adding and removing interfaces – Brocade Virtual ADX Installation and Deployment Guide (Supporting ADX v03.1.00) User Manual

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virsh command: Run the virsh shutdownvadx_domain_name where vadx_domain_name is the

name of the guest that you specified in the xml configuration file.

Virtual Machine Manager: In Linux, open the Virtual Machine Manager application from

Application > System Tools . The newly deployed V_ADX will be listed in the guest VM list. Right
click on Brocade Virtual ADX and select Open to access to the console and select Virtual Machine
> Shutdown > Shutdown , to shut down the VM.

Configuring the guest OS IP address

After powering on the Brocade Virtual ADX for the first time, execute the following steps from the Virtual
Machine Manager console, to configure the guest OS IP address.

1.

NOTE
You must set a root password to use certain services, for example, access using SSH.

Login as root user using the login name "root".

2. Setup the IP address and netmask for the mgmt1 of the Brocade Virtual ADX using vi/etc/sysconfig/

network-scripts/ifcfg-mgmt1 . Make sure it has the following variables available.

NOTE
The Brocade Virtual ADX supports DHCP. By default, DHCP is enabled on mgmt1. If there is a
DHCP server available, it will assign the IP address to the Brocade Virtual ADX.

ONBOOT=yes

DEVICE=mgmt1

BOOTPROTO=static

IPADDR=x.x.x.x

NETMASK=x.x.x.x

GATEWAY=x.x.x.x

TYPE=ETHERNET

Change the IP address and netmask as applicable for your network environment. This mgmt1
interface will be used to remotely access the Brocade Virtual ADX.

To access the console, click Console radio button from the View menu. Click anywhere in the
console window and enter any key to see the console output.

Additional interfaces

You can add up to five additional interfaces to the default configuration (four interfaces).

Adding and removing interfaces

Use the following steps to add or remove interfaces in a KVM host environment.

1. Shutdown the Brocade Virtual ADX.

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