Access the Server Command Line

To access the Command Line, you need to connect to the server over a network connection. You will do this in one of two ways:

  1. Access the system over the management (public) network assigned to your system. In this case, proceed to Launch the Command Line.
  2. Access the system by directly connecting to the system's Service Port. To do this, see Connect to the system Service Port.

Note: Before connecting directly to the Service Port, make sure you have first configured laptop settings that allow you to directly connect to the system's internal network (see Configure Laptop Network Settings for Direct Server Connections).

Note: You don't need to connect to the Service Port if you will be accessing the system over an ethernet network. For connections over your network, connect to the system using an SSH client like PuTTY using the IP address for the server node over your normal network connection.

Each server node contains an integrated 1GbE Ethernet port that is used for initial system installations, but is also dedicated to Service access once the system is installed.

If you desire to directly connect to the system, connect an Ethernet cable from the Ethernet port of a service laptop to the Service Port on the rear of the Server Node you wish to access as shown below. Do this prior to accessing the command line.

Service Port - Gen 2 Systems

Service Port - R630 Systems

Figure 1: Service Port (The appliance model and/or options shown below may differ from your system. No matter which model you are connecting to, the service port is located as shown here.)

  1. Open an SSH connection to the appropriate server and use the IP address assigned to the node on the Management or LAN Client network, or use the Service Port IP address.

    • Node 1 : 10.17.21.1 (dual-server node systems)
    • Node 2 : 10.17.21.2 (dual-server node, or supported "HA-ready" single-server node StorNext appliances)

  2. Initiate an ssh session to the system using Terminal or PuTTY:
    1. Log in to the command line using the following credentials:
      • User name: stornext
      • Password: <stornext user account password>

        Note: "password" is the default password for the stornext user account. If the password has been changed, use the current password. Beginning with StorNext 7.0.2, you must change the default password for the stornext user account. As of StorNext 7.0.2, the first time you log in, you will be prompted to change the password to a different one.

    2. Enter sudo rootsh to gain root user access.
    3. Enter the password for the stornext user account again.