Configuring the BMC TS-4200 series hardware appliance

The TS-4200 series hardware appliance is designed so that you can start using it today. The information in this section describes how to perform the initial configuration activities. Download the PDF version of the following worksheet to log details about the appliance and plan your deployment.  

Getting started with the TS-4200 series involves the following activities:

Inspecting included Ethernet cables

The BMC TrueSight End User Monitor 4200 Series comes with the following cables for you to use:

• Four white standard Category 6 Ethernet cables for setting up traffic capture
• One blue standard Category 6 Ethernet cable for managing the device

Inspecting network ports

The TS-4200 series has the following network ports on the back of the device:

• Four capture ports dedicated to traffic capture.

• One management port for managing the device; for example, to perform initial configuration tasks via the CLI. You must also use this port to feed external devices which rely on system data.

• One spare port that can be configured as either a traffic capture port or a management port using the sparenic command in the system CLI.

 TS-4200 series network ports

Preparing the system for users

Before using the system, you must connect the TS-4200 series to a terminal, perform some device configuration tasks, and connect to a network and to traffic sources.  You perform these tasks only when you set up the device for the first time.

Preparing the system for users typically involves the following activities:

1. Connecting to the CLI on a TS-4200 appliance
2. (Optional) Getting Help for a CLI command
3. Performing initial configuration tasks on a TS-4200
4. Setting up traffic capture for a TS-4200
5. Connecting to the network and user interfaces from a TS-4200

6. (Optional) Installing a dual-port fiber 10 GbE NIC in a TS-4200

   Note

   If your network uses an all-fiber infrastructure, replace the dual-port copper network interface card (NIC) with a dual-port fiber 10 GbE NIC. Replacing the NIC eliminates the need to use a copper-to-fiber media converter.

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