Initial GigaVUE‑FM Configuration

After you have deployed a new GigaVUE‑FM instance, you need to perform an initial configuration before you can start using GigaVUE‑FM. This procedure only needs to be performed once for each GigaVUE‑FM instance deployed.

Note:  Use Care When Shutting Down or Rebooting GigaVUE‑FM. Never directly Power-Off the virtual machine. For Microsoft Hyper-V environment, you cannot use any of the reset, or turn-off hooks. Using either of these may lead to corruption that will prevent proper GigaVUE‑FM operation.

The best ways to shutdown a GigaVUE‑FM on Hyper-V is to use either Shutdown or Ctrl+Alt+Del from the Action button on the virtual console.

To perform the initial configuration:

  1. Click Start > Administrative Tools > Hyper-V Manager.

    2. Note:  Make sure you have already disconnected the ISO image file used to install GigaVUE‑FM. Refer to Disconnect the ISO Image File for details.

  2. Locate the Virtual Machines entry in the results pane, right-click the GigaVUE‑FM virtual machine, and click the Connect option. The Virtual Machine Connection tool opens for the GigaVUE‑FM virtual machine.
  3. Select Action > Start to start the GigaVUE‑FM virtual machine from the Virtual Machine Connection tool. The GigaVUE‑FM virtual machine powers on and displays a login prompt.
  4. Log in as admin with password admin123A!!. You will be prompted to change your password. After you change and confirm your password, perform the following steps:
  1. Provide a unique hostname for GigaVUE‑FM. Note that the hostname may contain letters, numbers, periods (.), and hyphens (-), but may not begin with a hyphen. No other special characters are permitted.

    2. Example: fmctl set hostname <host-name>

  1. Enter the required domain name.

    2. Example: fmctl set domain <domain-name>

  2. Decide whether to use DHCP or STATIC for the management interface. Choose one of the following options:
    • If you want to set DHCP the IPv4 Address or IPv6 Address, CIDR, Gateway, DNS Servers, and Search Domains are dynamically set up for the management interface.

      • Example: fmctl set ip dhcp

    • If you want to set static ip for GigaVUE‑FM, you must provide the following:
      1. IPv4 Address or IPv6 Address, and the respective CIDR and Gateway.

        2. Example: fmctl set ip static<IP address>/<mask> <gateway>

        Example: fmctl set ip6 static<IPv6 address>/<mask> <gateway>

      1. In the DNS Servers field, provide the address of any additional name servers required. Enter the set of IP addresses with spaces in between.

        2. Example: fmctl set nameservers <IP address>

      2. In the Search Domains field, provide the required DNS domains with spaces in between.
        Example: fmctl set searchdomain <domain-name>
  3. You can choose to either enable or disable NTP using fmctl command.

    4. Example: fmctl set ntp enable 0.pool.ntp.org, 1.pool.ntp.org, 2.pool.ntp.org

  4. Reboot your GigaVUE‑FM virtual machine.

You can now access GigaVUE‑FM by opening a browser and entering its IP address (the IP address you specified).

Note:  You must reboot the GigaVUE‑FM, when there is a change in the IP address of the GigaVUE‑FM.