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Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration
Guide, Release 1.0.0
First Published: 2023-11-03
Last Modified: 2023-11-28
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Cisco Systems, Inc.
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  • Page 1 Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0 First Published: 2023-11-03 Last Modified: 2023-11-28 Americas Headquarters Cisco Systems, Inc. 170 West Tasman Drive San Jose, CA 95134-1706 http://www.cisco.com Tel: 408 526-4000 800 553-NETS (6387) Fax: 408 527-0883...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Accessing Gateway's CLI from CIMC CLI Log into the Gateway Configurator for the First Time Changing the Default Login Credentials Configuring New Login Credentials using GUI Configuring New Login Credentials using CLI Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...
  • Page 3 Rules for Packet Management Configuring Fluidity Settings using GUI Configuring Fluidity Settings using CLI Configuring Gateway Status C H A P T E R 7 Configuring and Validating Smart Licensing Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...
  • Page 4 C H A P T E R 8 Shutting Down and Powering off the Gateway Shutting Down using the Power Button Shutting Down using the Cisco IMC GUI Shutting Down using Cisco IMC CLI Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...

  • Page 5: P R E F A C E Preface

    This guide details the installation and configuration of the IEC-6400 Edge Compute Appliance. This is the first release of IEC-6400 Edge Compute Appliance. The IEC-6400 Edge Compute Appliance uses the Cisco Ultra-Reliable Wireless Backhaul (URWB) technology with Cisco’s UCS C220 M6 Rack Server.
  • Page 6 Cisco Bug Search Tool (BST) is a gateway to the Cisco bug-tracking system, which maintains a comprehensive list of defects and vulnerabilities in Cisco products and software. The BST provides you with detailed defect information about your products and software.

  • Page 7: Overview Of Cisco Iec-6400 Gateway

    The Cisco UCS C220 M6 server supports: • 2x 10GBase-T Ethernet LAN on Motherboard (LOM) ports used as data ports • Support for an optional Cisco VIC, providing 4x 10/25G SFP28 data ports, which extends the throughput capability up to 40 Gbps •...

  • Page 8: Architecture

    The IEC-6400 gateway establishes a fixed architecture and implements the multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) protocol which uses labels rather than network addresses to guide data from one node to another node. This functionality increases the IP packet delivery rate. Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...

  • Page 9: External Features

    The gateway and all other edge gateways must be provided with a private LAN IP address, and they are accessed through the private IP addresses. External Features Front Panel Overview The following figure shows the front panel features of the IEC-6400 gateway: Figure 2: Front Panel View Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...
  • Page 10 Riser 1, which is controlled by CPU 1: • Supports one PCIe slot • Slot 1 is half height, ¾ length, x16 Riser 2 (blanking panel) Riser 3 (blanking panel) Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...
  • Page 11 LAN2 is left connector (12) USB 3.0 ports (2x) UCS C220 M6 server LED pattern For more details about UCS C220 M6 server LED pattern, see Status LEDs and Buttons. Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...
  • Page 12 Overview of Cisco IEC-6400 Gateway External Features Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...

  • Page 13: Installing Gateway In The Rack

    • Installing Gateway in the Rack, on page 7 Installing Gateway in the Rack To install the UCS C220 M6 Rack Server in the rack, see Installing the Server. Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...
  • Page 14 Installing Gateway in the Rack Installing Gateway in the Rack Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...

  • Page 15: Initial Gateway Setup

    Connect a USB keyboard and VGA monitor to the gateway using one of the following methods: • Connect an optional KVM cable (Cisco PID N20-BKVM) to the KVM connector on the front panel. Connect your USB keyboard and VGA monitor to the KVM cable.

  • Page 16: Configuring The Cisco Integrated Management Controller

    • , (Comma) Step 4 By default, the Cisco IMC uses DHCP to receive the IP address of the device. To assign static IP address to CIMC using CLI, see the latest CLI configuration guide at Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Integrated Management Controller.
  • Page 17 Step 4 (Or) Press and hold the power button for four seconds to boot the gateway. The first time that you enter the Cisco IMC configuration interface, you are prompted to change the default Note password. The default password is password.
  • Page 18 Configuring the Cisco Integrated Management Controller Step 5 Click at the left corner. A left pane appears. Step 6 Go to Admin > Networking. A new Network page appears. Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...
  • Page 19 (Optional) Enable dynamic DNS and set a dynamic DNS (DDNS) domain. Step 12 Click Save Changes. The device reboots and you must refresh the browser to establish connection with the new management IP address. Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...

  • Page 20: Connecting To Gateway Console Port

    If you are logging in for the first time, use the standard command prompt (>) mode to execute unprivileged commands. Use the default username and password to login: Cisco. Note Once the initial configuration completes, ensure that you remove the serial cable from the gateway. Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...

  • Page 21: Log Into Gateway Configurator For The First Time

    Rules to Reset the Login Credentials, on page After successful login, the device is in provisioning mode. Log into the Gateway Configurator for the First Time Follow the steps to access the IEC-6400-URWB Configurator: Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...

  • Page 22: Changing The Default Login Credentials

    • Username: Cisco • Password: Cisco Step 6 Click Login. Changing the Default Login Credentials • Configuring New Login Credentials using GUI • Configuring New Login Credentials using CLI Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...

  • Page 23: Configuring New Login Credentials Using Gui

    Enter the current mesh passphrase in the Mesh passphrase field. Step 7 Enter the new mesh passphrase in the Confirm mesh passphrase field. Step 8 Click Change. The IEC-6400- URWB Configurator window appears. Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...

  • Page 24: Configuring New Login Credentials Using Cli

    Rules to Reset the Login Credentials. The default login credentials are: Note username: Cisco password: Cisco Step 2 To reset the login credentials, use the following example credentials: username: demouser password: DemoP@ssw0rd Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...

  • Page 25: Rules To Reset The Login Credentials

    • ! (Exclamation mark) • * (Asterisk) • + (Plus sign) • - (Minus sign) • , (Comma) • ‐ (Hyphen) • @ (At sign) • ^ (Circumflex) • _ (Underscore) Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...
  • Page 26 • Three sequential characters or digits (ABC/ CBA) or (123/321) • The same three characters or digits consecutively (AAA) or (666) • Same as or the reverse of the username • Same as the current or existing password Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...

  • Page 27: Configuring The Gateway Initially In Provisioning Mode

    To switch between offline and online mode, follow these steps: Step 1 Log into the configurator interface, see Log into the Gateway Configurator for the First Time. The URWB IEC-6400-URWB Configurator window appears. Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...

  • Page 28: Configuring The Gateway Initially In Provisioning Mode

    IoT OD is the cloud management portal, where the gateway connects to the online cloud through the network. In the offline mode, the gateway is configured using the CLI or web Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...
  • Page 29 IoT OD IW. If the gateway is not able to connect to the network. Gateway Fails to Connect to the Network, on page Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...

  • Page 30: Gateway In Provisioning Mode

    When the gateway fails to receive an IP address from the DHCP server, it reverts to the fallback IP address (192.168.0.10/24). Note DHCP is only used in provisioning mode. A static IP address must be assigned for normal operation. Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...

  • Page 31: Gateway In Connected Mode

    During the provisioning mode, if the gateway fails to connect to IoT OD IW, the device remains in provisioning mode. You must manually configure the gateway in offline mode to change the state. Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...

  • Page 32: Gateway Fails To Connect To The Network

    Step 4 If the gateway cannot connect to the network using the DHCP settings, IOT OD IW Cloud connection info status is shown as Disconnected. Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...
  • Page 33 DHCP server, so it uses the fallback IP address of 192.168.0.10: Device# ip IP: 192.168.0.10 Network: 255.255.255.0 Device: Nameservers: DHCP Address (PROVISIONING Mode): IP: 192.168.0.10 Network: 255.255.255.0 Device: Nameservers: 127.0.0.1 Fallback Address (PROVISIONING Mode): IP: 169.254.201.72 Network: 255.255.0.0 Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...

  • Page 34: Configuring General Settings Using Gui

    • Enter the local primary DNS IP address value in the Local Dns 1 field. • Enter the local secondary DNS IP address value in the Local Dns 2 field. Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...

  • Page 35: Configuring Lan Parameters Using Cli

    To reset the configuration and data wipe, use the following CLI command: Device# factory reset default WARNING: Secure data wipe will be performed on the next reboot. This could take a long time Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...

  • Page 36: Rebooting The Gateway Using Gui

    The LOAD OR RESTORE SETTINGS window allows you to perform the following tasks: • Save the gateway's current software configuration as a configuration (*.conf) file. • Upload and apply a saved configuration file to the current gateway. Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...

  • Page 37: Downloading The Gateway's Current Configuration Settings

    To download the gateway's existing configuration settings to your computer, follow these steps: Step 1 In the MANAGEMENT SETTINGS, click configuration settings. The LOAD OR RESTORE SETTINGS window appears. Step 2 Click Save to download the gateway's configuration (*.conf) file. Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...

  • Page 38: Uploading A Saved Configuration File To The Gateway

    Offline – It sets up IoT OD IW in offline mode. The gateway is disconnected from IoT OD IW and must be manually configured. To configure the gateway using IoT OD IW, see Configure IW gateways in online / offline mode. Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...

  • Page 39: Configuring Advanced Settings

    Table 1: SNMP CLI Commands Purpose Command or Action To enable or disable SNMP functionality Device# snmp [enabled | disabled] To specify the SNMP protocol version Device# snmp version {v2c | v3} Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...
  • Page 40 Device # snmp password <length 8-64> Device # snmp auth-method <MD5|SHA|SHA-224|SHA-256|SHA-384|SHA-512> Device # snmp encryption <aes| none> Device # snmp secret <length 8-64> Device # snmp periodic-trap enabled/disabled Device # snmp event-trap enabled/disabled Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...

  • Page 41: Configuring Snmp Version V2C Using Gui

    By default, the gateways are shipped from the factory with SNMP in disabled mode. To change the gateway's SNMP mode to version v3 and then configure the gateway, follow these steps: Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...
  • Page 42 Choose the appropriate encryption protocol from the SNMP v3 encryption drop-down list. The available options are: • No Encryption • DES (Data Encryption Standard) • AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...

  • Page 43: Configuring Ntp Using Gui

    Enter the host name of a chosen primary NTP server in the NTP server hostname field. Step 4 Choose the authentication method from the NTP authentication drop-down list. Following are the available options: Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...

  • Page 44: Configuring Ntp Using Cli

    String - IP address or domain name. Example: Device# ntp server 192.168.216.201 To configure an NTP authentication, use the following CLI command: Device# ntp server-auth None Device# configure ntp server-auth SHA1 <password> <keyid> Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...
  • Page 45 To validate NTP configuration and status, use the following CLI commands: Device# ntp NTP: enabled NTP: 192.168.216.201 Server auth: SHA1 Timezone: Asia/Shanghai Current date: Thu 02 Nov 2023 07:15:02 PM CET Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...

  • Page 46: Configuring Vlan Settings

    Enter the native identification number of the VLAN in the Native VLAN ID field. Step 5 Click Save. Rules for Packet Management Parameter Default value Native VLAN processing Enabled Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...
  • Page 47 If native VLAN is ON, then the packet is allowed (tagged with NVID) If native VLAN is OFF, then the packet is dropped Tagged packet (any VID without any check) Packet allowed with original tag Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...

  • Page 48: Configuring Fluidity Settings Using Gui

    Packet allowed (untagged) Note The packets transmitted through the Cisco VIC SFP+ interface is always tagged with a VLAN header. The outgoing packets from the interface are classified as untagged with an IEEE 802.1p header and VLAN ID tag of 0.

  • Page 49: Configuring Fluidity Settings Using Cli

    The gateway status window shows information on basic settings (including the gateway's MAC address) and allows you to download diagnostic data files and view event logs. In the MANAGEMENT SETTINGS, click status. • The STATUS window appears. Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...
  • Page 50 Following are the sections available in other part of the STATUS section: • DIAGNOSTIC TOOL: To download diagnostics of the device. • Open services: To show or hide services. • DEVICE LOGS: To show or clear logs. Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...

  • Page 51: Configuring And Validating Smart Licensing

    This license level is set globally at the Mesh End or Global Mesh end. The license levels for gateways is configured independently on each gateway. It can be configured at a different level than the radio devices in the network. Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...

  • Page 52: Configuring And Validating Smart Licensing Using Cli

    Network Premier for Radios To configure the smart license Seats number for Device# license iw-network platform [iw9165 | iw9167] seats 6 Catalyst IW916x devices iw9165 iw9165 Platform iw9167 iw9167 Platform Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...
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  • Page 54: Configuring Smart Licensing Using Gui

    There are no seats defined for the IEC-6400 license. Note Step 3 Click Save. Step 4 In the IEC Smart License Settings section, choose license level from the License Level drop-down list. Step 5 Click Save. Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...

  • Page 55: Configuring Smart License Seats Management Using Cli

    To configure the license level for the gateway, use the following CLI command: Device# license iec-level [ advantage | essentials | premier ] advantage: Network Advantage for Radios essentials: Network Essentials for Radios premier: Network Premier for Radios Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...
  • Page 56 Configuring and Validating Smart Licensing Configuring Running License Level for Gateway using CLI Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...

  • Page 57: Shutting Down And Powering Off The Gateway

    • Graceful shutdown - Press and release the Power button. The operating system performs a graceful shutdown, and the gateway goes to standby mode, which is indicated by an amber Power button/LED. Cisco IEC6400 Edge Compute Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.0...

  • Page 58: Shutting Down Using The Cisco Imc Gui

    Shutting Down using the Cisco IMC GUI Before you begin You must log in with user or admin privileges to perform this task. Step 1 In the Cisco IMC home page, click Host Power > Power Off. A confirmation pop-up appears. Step 2 Click OK.
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