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Maintenance Mode Features
• Provides support for the download and upgrade of software via VBDownload.
• Supports limited IWS and CLI for configuration and diagnosis.
• Local access of the VBrick is supported through COM 2 on the rear of the box, refer to
the section on Command Line Interface (CLI) in Chapter 10 for details.
• Remote configuration is supported over Ethernet. In addition, Maintenance mode will
configure these interfaces according to the parameters specified in Full Feature Mode.
• Previously configured Usernames and Passwords are remembered in Maintenance Mode.
• Maintenance Mode contains the ability to change the IP parameters for the Ethernet
port.
• Maintenance Mode contains the ability to set the configuration parameters to defaults.
• Maintenance Mode contains the ability to reboot the VBrick.
Maintenance Mode Limitations
• Neither video nor audio can be sent or received while in Maintenance Mode.
• Only the Ethernet IP parameters can be changed while in Maintenance Mode.
• SNMP is not supported.
• Unlike IWS and CLI operations in Full Feature Mode, Maintenance Mode IWS and CLI
do not automatically save and reboot when the network parameters are changed. In
Maintenance Mode, after the user initiates changes and then applies them, it is necessary
to manually save and reboot the appliance. Command Line Interface (CLI) in
Maintenance Mode does not support the Global Editing Commands: be, en and sh.
Maintenance Mode Indicators
There are three indicators that show when you are in Maintenance Mode:
• If you enter Maintenance Mode, the front panel display (LCD screen) will read
Maintenance Mode xx", on the top line and the IP Address in the second line, "xx"
indicating the reason for being in Maintenance Mode.
• If you log into the Integrated Web Server (IWS), the screen indicates the appliance is in
maintenance mode and the reason.
DHCP Enable/
Disable
If DHCP is enabled the VBrick must get it's IP address and Subnet
Mask from the DHCP server. If the DHCP server supplies the
Gateway address or DNS server address, these parameters will replace
user-entered parameters.
IP Address IP address associated with the Ethernet interface of the VBrick.
Subnet Mask Subnet mask for the VBrick Ethernet IP address.
Gateway IP
Address
Gateway IP address for communicating across the Ethernet segment
attached to the VBrick.
Host Name On Ethernet models, this is used for DHCP Client Host Name. The
Host Name defaults to the Media Access Control address, a hardware
address that uniquely identifies each node of a network. Host Name
can be 18 characters maximum and the first character must be a letter.
The remaining characters can be letters, numbers or hyphens.