This has really just been my luck so far this week. I turn on our new Avocent MergePoint 5300 to start the configuration. Go into the configuration via the console port:
1:Summary
2:Network config
3:Set date and time
4:Set admin password
5:Reboot
6:Power off
7:Roll back the version
8:Security config
9:Debug Log
10:Restore to Factory Defaults
0:Exit
Please select [0 - 10]:
Fair enough, right? All I need to do is set up the IP address so I can jump into the configuration website so I select “Network Config”.
Set eth1 Speed:
1:Auto-Negotiate
2:10 Mbps/Half Duplex
3:10 Mbps/Full Duplex
4:100 Mbps/Half Duplex
5:100 Mbps/Full Duplex
0:Return
Current Setting [Auto-Negotiate]
Please select [0 - 5]:1
Set eth1 DHCP?(Y/N):N
Invalid response, please input again [YES/NO] -> NO
Invalid response, please input again [YES/NO] -> N
Invalid response, please input again [YES/NO] -> no
Invalid response, please input again [YES/NO] -> n
Invalid response, please input again [YES/NO] ->
Invalid response, please input again [YES/NO] -> YES
Invalid response, please input again [YES/NO] -> yes
Invalid response, please input again [YES/NO] -> y
Invalid response, please input again [YES/NO] -> quit
Invalid response, please input again [YES/NO] -> exit
Invalid response, please input again [YES/NO] ->
Invalid response, please input again [YES/NO] ->
Invalid response, please input again [YES/NO] ->
Apparently there is no known valid response. How does a product leave QA in this state? I already hate this thing and I haven’t even set it up yet.
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