FUJITSU ServerView Virtual-IO Manager V3.1 User Manual

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For blade servers, management with VIOM essentially includes the following
functions:

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Defining the network paths on the Intelligent Blade Panel (IBP module)

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Defining the I/O parameters (including virtual addresses) of a server
blade

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Saving the I/O parameters in combination with the required network
paths in server profiles

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Assigning the server profiles to the server blades or to empty slots as
well as moving a server profile between any number of server blades

You can assign the server profiles to any number of different server blades of
a blade server or even to another blade server, provided that the required net-
work connections are available on the respective chassis.

For PRIMERGY rack servers, management with VIOM essentially includes
the following functions:

l

Defining the I/O parameters (including virtual addresses) of a PRIM-
ERGY rack server

l

Saving the I/O parameters in server profiles

l

Assigning the server profiles to a PRIMERGY rack server

Before you can execute the functions above, a blade server chassis or PRIM-
ERGY rack server must be managed by VIOM. You also do this using the
GUI of the Virtual-IO Manager (see chapter

"Managing servers with VIOM"

on page 257

).

Management using VIOM is divided into the following key steps:

1. Before VIOM can work with a blade server chassis or PRIMERGY rack

server it must be managed by VIOM.

2. For blade servers with IBP, you can define external network con-

nections.

3. You then define the corresponding profiles for all applications/images

and save them in the server profile repository on the central management
station.

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2.3 Management with VIOM - Procedure

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