OpenGear

Connecting to console port

• Using Gui

• Directly using SSH:

  • ssh $username+$portnumber

  • ssh $username+$label

• PMShell from CLI:

  • Login to CLI: ssh $username

  • Access shell: pmshell

    • can add +serial to the username to access pmshell automatically (CM8000 Series)

  • Access console port: $portnumber

  • Escape sequence: $Enter ~ m

• Shell Commands:

  • ~b - Generate BREAK

  • ~h - View history

  • ~p - Power menu

  • ~c - Port Configuration menu

  • ~u – User sessions disconnect menu

  • ~m - Connect to port menu

  • ~. - Exit pmshell

  • ~? - Show this message

  • ~b - send break to connected serial device, ~~b if from an ssh connection

Configuring using OGCLI

• default account: root/default

Change IP address of interface using ogcli

ogcli replace conns << 'END'
conns[0].ipv4_static_settings.address="10.10.10.154"
conns[0].ipv4_static_settings.broadcast="10.10.10.255"
conns[0].ipv4_static_settings.gateway="10.10.10.1"
conns[0].ipv4_static_settings.netmask="255.255.255.0"
conns[0].mode="static"
conns[0].name="default-conn-1"
conns[0].physif="net1"
END

Changing Log level

• ogcli u port port16 logging_level="eventsAndReceivedCharacters"

• ogcli u port port16 logging_level="disabled"

• ogcli g port port16

• cat /run/port16.log to view log (not persistent)

Show OGCLI commands

• ogcli get system/version: get version

  • = config > system/serial_number > show

• ogcli get system/info: = config > system/info > show

• ogcli get conns: get network configurations

• ogcli get physif bnd0: get bnd0 interface configuration

Lighthouse configuration

• lh_resync: resync with light house from open gear device

NGINX Configuration (hosting WEBUI)

• /etc/nginx/ssl-params.conf

• /etc/config/cert/$hostname.pem

Configure Port Label

• Log into Open Gear

• Configure > Serial Ports

• Click on port to edit and change Label

Configure Port using CLI on 7000 series

config -s config.ports.port2.mode=portmanager
config -s config.ports.port2.label='Switch Console'
config -s config.ports.port2.speed=9600
config -s config.ports.port2.charsize=8
config -s config.ports.port2.parity=None
config -s config.ports.port2.stop=1
config -s config.ports.port2.flowcontrol=None
config -s config.ports.port2.pinout=X2
config -s config.ports.port2.protocol=RS232
config -s config.ports.port2.loglevel=0
config -s config.ports.port2.escapechar='~'
config -s config.ports.port2.powermenu=on
config -s config.ports.port2.ssh=on
config -s config.ports.port2.webshell=on
config -r serialconfig

Configure multiple ports on 7000 series

for PORT in 1 2 3 10 47 48
do
config -s config.ports.port$PORT.mode=portmanager
config -s config.ports.port$PORT.speed=9600
done
config -r serialconfig

Configure all ports

for (( PORT=48 ; PORT > 0 ; PORT-- ))
do
config -s config.ports.port$PORT.mode=portmanager
config -s config.ports.port$PORT.speed=9600
done
config -r serialconfig

Using CLI

• config

• port $portnumber

• lable "New Label"

• changes: list changes

• apply: apply change

• up: go up 1 level to configure another port

• exit: exit to bash shell

Generate Support Report

• sudo support-report -z > /temp/report.zip

Reset to Factory Default

• sudo factory_reset

• Using physical erase button, click twice within 2 seconds

Backup and Restore

• Backup: GUI: System > Export/Restore Configuration to export configuration

• Restore: GUI: System > Export/Restore Configuration to restore configuration

  • CLI: Copy and paste directly to CLI

Reference

• https://opengear.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/216373543-Communicating-with-serial-port-connected-devices

• Initial setup from the CLI

• Escape Sequence

• Communicating with serial port connected devices

• Access console devices via SSH

• Extended serial port operating modes

• How to backup and restore the configuration from the command line

• https://github.com/opengear/om-ansible-network-cli

• Configuring from the command line

• Logging of serial port access and communications activity

• OGCLI Guide

• CM8100 Console Server