Chapter 2. configuring the bladecenter t unit, Chapter, Configuring – IBM BladeCenter T Type 8720 User Manual

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Chapter

2.

Configuring

the

BladeCenter

T

unit

The

BladeCenter

T

unit

automatically

detects

the

modules

and

blade

servers

that

are

installed

and

stores

the

vital

product

data

(VPD).

When

the

BladeCenter

T

unit

is

started,

the

management

module

automatically

configures

the

remote

management

port

on

the

management

module,

accessed

through

the

LAN

module

on

the

rear

of

the

BladeCenter

T

unit,

so

that

you

can

configure

and

manage

the

BladeCenter

T

unit

and

blade

servers.

You

configure

and

manage

the

BladeCenter

T

unit

remotely,

through

the

management

module,

using

the

Web-based

user

interface.

Note:

There

are

two

ways

to

configure

the

switch

modules;

through

the

management-module

Web

interface,

or

through

an

external

switch-module

port

enabled

through

the

management

module,

using

a

Telnet

interface

or

a

Web

browser.

See

the

documentation

that

comes

with

the

switch

module

for

more

information.

For

the

active

management

module

to

communicate

with

the

I/O

modules

in

the

BladeCenter

T

unit,

you

must

configure

the

IP

addresses

for

the

following

internal

and

external

ports:

v

The

external

Ethernet

(remote

management)

port

on

the

management

module,

accessed

through

the

LAN

module

on

the

rear

of

the

BladeCenter

T

unit

(see

for

instructions).

The

initial

management

module

autoconfiguration

enables

the

network

management

station

to

connect

to

the

management

module

to

configure

the

port

completely

and

to

configure

the

rest

of

the

BladeCenter

T

unit.

v

The

internal

Ethernet

port

on

the

management

module

for

communication

with

the

I/O

modules

(see

for

instructions).

v

The

management

port

on

each

switch

module

provides

for

communication

with

the

management

module.

You

configure

this

port

by

configuring

the

IP

address

for

the

switch

module

(see

for

instructions).

Note:

Some

types

of

I/O

modules,

such

as

the

pass-thru

module,

have

no

management

port.

See

the

documentation

that

comes

with

the

I/O

module

to

determine

what

else

you

must

configure

in

the

I/O

module.

To

communicate

with

the

blade

servers

for

functions

such

as

deploying

an

operating

system

or

application

program

over

the

network,

you

must

also

configure

at

least

one

external

(in-band)

port

on

an

Ethernet

switch

module

in

I/O-module

bay

1

or

2.

See

for

information

about

configuring

external

ports

on

Ethernet

switch

modules.

The

management

module

supports

the

following

Web

browsers

for

remote

access.

The

Web

browser

that

you

use

must

be

Java

™

-enabled,

must

support

JavaScript

™

1.2

or

later,

and

must

have

the

Java

Virtual

Machine

(JVM)

1.4.1

or

later

Plug-in

installed.

The

JVM

Plug-in

is

available

at

the

Java

Web

site

at

http://www.java.com/.

v

Microsoft

®

Internet

Explorer

5.5

(with

latest

Service

Pack

installed),

or

later

v

Netscape

Navigator

4.72,

or

later

(version

6

is

not

supported)

v

Mozilla

version

1.3,

or

later

©

Copyright

IBM

Corp.

2004

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