To install Avaya Enterprise Linux on a server using an Ethernet cable connection from a laptop, you must configure the laptop to establish communication between the laptop and the server.

About this task

Use the procedure to prepare the laptop to connect to Avaya Enterprise Linux using a Ethernet cable.

Before you begin

  • Install the Avaya provided hardware on the server.

  • Ensure that eth1, which is also called port 2, is available for use when you connect to the server using a network cable.

  • Obtain the following equipment for the remote connection:

    • Telnet client and secure shell (SSH) client programs installed on the laptop.

      Note:

      PuTTY is a popular, free program that can function as both a Telnet client and as an SSH client.

    • An Ethernet or a CAT5 network cable that connects the laptop to the Services port on the server, eth1.

Procedure

  1. Connect an Ethernet (or CAT5) network cable from the laptop to the temporary services port eth1.
    Note:

    The eth1 port is also called port 2.

  2. Configure the laptop with the following settings:

    ipaddress=192.11.13.5

    netmask=255.255.255.252

  3. Verify link connectivity between the system and the server.
    1. At the command line prompt, enter the ping 192.11.13.6 command.
    2. Check the LED on the temporary Services port and the LED on the network card of the laptop.

      The LED light flashes green when the link is connected.

    3. The screen displays the response from the server that shows that the server is operational.
  4. Insert the Enterprise Linux Installer software into a DVD drive on the Experience Portal server.
  5. Reboot the server so that the server starts from the Avaya Enterprise Linux Installer software.

Next steps

Install or upgrade Avaya Enterprise Linux.