--- title: "1st Step: Configuring Basic Settings for the Operations Center Controller" canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/NetMRIAdminG752/42369663/1st%20Step%3A%20Configuring%20Basic%20Settings%20for%20the%20Operations%20Center%20Controller" format: markdown --- To begin setting up the Controller, you will need the following information: - The Management IP address of the appliance (this IP will be assigned to the MGMT port of the appliance) - A name for the global network to which NetMRI will initially connect and discover - The Default Gateway IP address for the management port - A designated controller name, if the default is not correct - The local domain name for the server network - Time zone and region information - DNS Server IP (and secondary DNS server IP if necessary) There are two possibilities for the basic IP configuration of the Controller: - Static IP addressing using the `configure`` server` command; - The appliance acts as a DHCP client, and the default values appear when you run the `configure ``server` command. To use a static IP address configuration for the Controller: 1. Use a terminal program to connect to the management IP address of the Controller appliance. 2. Log in using the default *admin/admin* username/password account. > ⚠️ **Note** > ⚠️ > ⚠️ The values you enter in the `configure`` ``server` command are the default values that will appear in this series of steps. If your Operations Center is configured through DHCP, default values from that service appear here. Avoid overwriting DHCP-provided settings if this is the case. 3. At the administrative shell prompt, enter `configure`` ``server` and press **Enter**. `admin-na206.corp100.com> ``configure server` 4. Press **Y** to begin system setup. Default values can be erased by pressing the spacebar and pressing **Enter** or by entering new values. 5. Enter the new Database Name and press **Enter**. `Database Name is a descriptive name for this deployment. It is used in reports titles, headers, etc.` `Recommended: Begin name with uppercase letter.` `Database Name []: ``Corp100_west` 6. For the first-time installation, you can choose to generate a new HTTPS certificate. `Do you want to generate a new HTTPS Certificate? (y/n) [n]: ``y` 7. Enter the local domain name in which the controller resides. This value is used for truncating device names in NetMRI data sets throughout the system. `Domain Name 1 (e.g., example.com) []: corp100.com` `Domain Name 2 (optional) []:` 8. Enter the time server IP address if one is available or is necessary: `Time Server [us.pool.ntp.org]:` 9. Enter the time zone region by typing in the suggested numeric value from the list: `Time Zone Regions` ` Choose your local region.` | | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `0.` | `Africa` | `1.` | `Antarctica` | `2.` | `Arctic` | `3.` | `Asia` | | `4.` | `Atlantic` | `5.` | `Australia` | `6.` | `Brazil` | `7.` | `Canada` | | `8.` | `CET` | `9.` | `Chile` | `10.` | `EET` | `11.` | `GMT` | | `12.` | `GMT-1` | `13.` | `GMT+1` | `14.` | `GMT-2` | `15.` | `GMT+2` | | `16.` | `GMT-3` | `17.` | `GMT+3` | `18.` | `GMT-4` | `19.` | `GMT+4` | | `20.` | `GMT-5` | `21.` | `GMT+5` | `22.` | `GMT-6` | `23.` | `GMT+6` | | `24.` | `GMT-7` | `25.` | `GMT+7` | `26.` | `GMT-8` | `27.` | `GMT+8` | | `28.` | `GMT-9` | `29.` | `GMT+9` | `30.` | `GMT-10` | `31.` | `GMT+10` | | `32.` | `GMT-11` | `33.` | `GMT+11` | `34.` | `GMT-12` | `35.` | `GMT+12` | | `36.` | `Europe` | `37.` | `Hongkong` | `38.` | `Iceland` | `39.` | `Indian` | | `40.` | `Israel` | `41.` | `Mexico` | `42.` | `NZ` | `43.` | `NZ-CHAT` | | `44.` | `Pacific` | `45.` | `US` | `46.` | `UTC` | `47.` | `WET` | `Enter choice (0-47) [0]: 45` 10. Enter the time zone location by typing in the suggested numeric value from the list: `Choose a location within your time zone.` | | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `0.` | `Alaska` | `1.` | `Aleutian` | `2.` | `Arizona` | `3.` | `Central` | | `4.` | `East-Indiana` | `5.` | `Eastern` | `6.` | `Hawaii` | `7.` | `Indiana-Starke` | | `8.` | `Michigan` | `9.` | `Mountain` | `10.` | `Pacific` | `11.` | `Samoa` | `Enter choice (0-11) [0]: ``10` 11. Follow the steps for configuring the management port IP settings: `+++ Configuring Management Port Settings` `You must configure an IPv4 or IPv6 address/mask on the management port.` `NetMRI can perform analysis from the management port or a separate scan port.` `IP Address (optional) []: ``10.120.25.212` `Subnet Mask (optional) []: ``255.255.255.0` `IPv6 Address (optional):` `IPv6 Prefix (optional):` `You must provide either an IPv4 gateway, an IPv6 gateway, or both.` `IPv4 Default Gateway (optional) []: ``10.120.25.1` `IPv6 Default Gateway (optional) []:` 12. Enter n for No and press Enter to skip the step for configuring the SCAN port on the Controller appliance: `Do you want to configure the Scan Port? (y/n) [n]: ` You will not use the SCAN ports LAN1 and LAN2 on the Controller appliance in an OC deployment. 13. Enter the addresses of the primary and secondary DNS server, if required: `DNS Server 1 (IP) []: ``172.23.16.21` `DNS Server 2 (optional) []:` 14. The setup utility lists the configuration settings and queries whether you wish to edit them. `Edit these settings? (y/n) [n]:` 15. To configure the system with these settings, press **Enter**. `Configure the system with these settings? (y/n) [y]:` `Configuring system ...` `+++ Validating Interfaces ...` `+++++ eth0 ... OK` `+++++ eth1 ... OK` `The controller appliance restarts.` 16. To verify your settings, enter the following: `admin-na206.corp100.com> ``show settings` This command lists the complete config settings for the Operations Center. 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