Excel – IP Address Formula for ‘Auto fill’
KB ID 0000928 Problem I got asked this week if I know how to do this, a colleague was doing a spreadsheet, and needed to quickly put in IP addresses. The Problem is if you use ‘Auto Fill’ to continue your IP addresses, it does not behave quite like you would expect. Solution A quick search got me most of the way there, but the solution is different depending on which ‘octet’ of the IP address you want to...
IBM / Lenovo IMM (Integrated Management Module) Default Username and Password
KB ID 0001088 Problem I’m more used to HP servers with iLO’s and Dell servers with DRAC’s, but today I had to put in an IBM System X (now Lenovo) Server with an IMM on it. Once I’d got its IP address from my DHCP servers list of leases I was faced with a logon screen. Solution Took some hunting, but the credentials are as follows; Username: USERID Password: PASSW0RD (That’s a zero, not an ‘O’...
Change HP Wireless Access Points from Autonomous to Controlled Mode
KB ID 0000853 Problem I had a client this week who was putting in an MSM730 Wireless controller, and a few MSM460 Access Points. They already had an MSM460 in their meeting room, and I was asked to add that into the new setup on the controller as well. Out of the box the access points are in controlled mode (look for a controller), if they don’t find one they assume they are in autonomous mode and either setup on 192.168.1.1 or get...
Register HP Wireless Access Points With an HP MSM Controller on a Different Subnet
KB ID 0000913 Problem If you have HP Access Points on remote sites, you have the choice of either leaving them in automomous mode, or registering them with a controller at another site. This is handy if you want to manage all your VSC’s from one location. You can do this via DNS, or via DHCP at that remote site, (I tend to setup both to be on the safe side). Solution Option 1: Set MSM Controller Location via DHCP 1. On your...
Install and Configure an HP UPS Network Module
KB ID 0000813 Problem I installed one of these a couple of weeks ago, and there’s some good documentation with the module itself so installing it into the UPS and giving it an IP address was easy, getting the right client software to talk to it was a pain. Solution Configure the Network Module 1. Physically install the module in the UPS, it’s fixed with two screws and you can install it with the UPS powered on. 2. It takes a...