Accessing the Arista CloudEOS and vEOS Router Appliance

IPMI

 

Web Access into System IPMI

IPMI is supported on the following browsers:

  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Google Chrome

On the management station, open the Web browser and connect using: https://<hostname or IP of iDRAC>.

For example: https://192.168.0.120.

The Login page appears
Figure 1. IPMI Login page

Login using the default username and password, which are:

  • Username: root
  • Password: arista
Note: Both the username and password are case sensitive.

Updating the Host Password

You can directly update or change a password by completing the following steps.

  1. Enter your login credentials.

    Default Username: root

    Default Password: arista

  2. Running the password with no options changes the password of the account running the command. You will first be prompted to enter the account's current password: 
    [root@cv ~]# passwd
  3. You will be asked to enter a new password.
  4. Enter the same password again, to verify it.
  5. If the passwords match, the password is changed. 
    passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.
[root@cv ~]#

Changing the IPMI Password

Two options are available to change the IPMI password:

  • Changing the Password through the IPMI Web Interface.
  • Changing the Password through the CLI.

Changing the Password through the IPMI (iDRAC) Web Interface

To change the password through the IPMI (iDRAC) web interface, complete the following steps.

  1. Under "iDRAC Settings", go to User Authentication. The User Authentication page appears.
    Figure 2. User Authentication Page

  2. Click the User ID number of the root account. The Configure User radio button should already be checked.
     
  3. Click Next. The page appears, showing options for changing passwords.
    Figure 3. Change Password Page

  4. Select the Change Password checkbox.
  5. Enter the new password in the New Password and Confirm New Password boxes.
  6. Click Apply to apply the password change.
    Figure 4. Password Apply Page

  7. Logout, and then login through the IPMI GUI to verify the change.

Changing the Password through the CLI

Complete the following steps to reset the IPMI (iDRAC) password using the racadm command line tool.

  1. Telnet or SSH into the Host IP.
  2. Execute the following commands to change the IPMI password.
    Figure 5. Changing the Password

Web Access into Host via WOK

On the management station, open your Web browser and connect to URL: https://<CVA hostname or IP address>:8001. Login through the WOK Login Page.

IPMI is supported on the following browsers:

  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Google Chrome

Default username and password:

  • Username: root
  • Password: arista
Note: Both the username and password are case sensitive.
Figure 6. WOK Login page

Web Access into CVX and CVP consoles via WOK

Figure 7. Access the CVX and the CVP consoles


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To access the console ports for your CVP and/or CVX applications:

  1. Open your browser to https://<CVA hostname or IP address>:8001.
  2. Enter in your login credentials.
    • Default Username: root
    • Default Password: arista
  3. Select the "Guests" tab in the GUI menu.
  4. Click on "View Console" to open the console for the respective CVP or CVX application.