HP Onboard Administrator - Manual (Page 127)

Configuring the HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosure and enclosure devices 127
If your facility prefers fixed IP address assignment, you can specify unique fixed addresses individually for
each of the server blade iLO bays and interconnect module management bays, or you can use EBIPA to
assign a range of fixed IP addresses to individual server blade and interconnect module bays. If you specify
fixed addresses individually, the subnet mask, gateway, DNS servers, NTP servers, and domain can be the
same or different for each bay. If you use EBIPA to assign a range of fixed addresses, you must specify the
first IP address in a range (and subnet mask); when you click the Autofill down arrow button for that bay, the
bays listed below that bay are automatically assigned consecutive IP addresses. The subnet mask, gateway,
DNS servers, NTP servers, and domain are also copied to each of the consecutive bays in the list.
For example, if you specify IPv4 address 16.100.226.21 for EBIPA bay 1, then using the Autofill feature,
bays 1 through 16 are assigned consecutive IP addresses in the range 16.100.226.21 to 16.100.226.36.
If you specify 16.200.139.51 for interconnect bay 3 and use the feature, interconnect bays 3 through 8 are
assigned consecutive IP addresses in the range 16.200.139.51 to 16.200.139.56.
IMPORTANT: Do not use the 169.254.x.x range when configuring EBIPA-assigned addresses,
as this network address range is reserved for use by the Onboard Administrator.
NOTE: The Autofill button only fills all address fields if the associated address field with the first
address in the list is clicked. For example, Autofill for address 1 will fill addresses 1-16, Autofill for
address 2 will fill 2-16, and so on.
If you have double dense server blades, do not configure EBIPA settings for the base bays. You must
configure EBIPA in the Device Bay Double Dense Side A and Device Bay Double Dense Side B tabs, using the
double dense convention (for example, assigning addresses to 1A, 2A, and so on; 1B, 2B, and so on). Using
the Autofill feature in either of these tabs assigns consecutive IP addresses to the bays listed below the bay
where you specify the first IP address in the range (for example, if you specify the IP address for bay 1A and
use the Autofill feature, bays 2A, 3A, and so on are assigned consecutive addresses).
To specify EBIPA settings for interconnect module management bays, use the Interconnect Bays tab.
To apply settings, click Apply.
Servers in the device bays automatically acquire the Device Bay EBIPA addresses within a few minutes, but
the interconnect switch modules must be manually restarted by clicking the Virtual Power button on each
Onboard Administrator Interconnect Module information page.
Column Description
Bay The bay in the enclosure of the device.
Enabled Enables EBIPA settings for the device bay. EBIPA settings for all device bays can be
enabled by selecting the check box next to Enabled in the heading row or individual
device bays can be selected by clicking the check box for that particular device bay.
EBIPA Address The fixed IP address you want to assign to the device bay. Possible values are
###.###.###.### where ### ranges from 0 to 255.
Subnet Mask Subnet mask for the device bays. Possible values are ###.###.###.### where ###
ranges from 0 to 255.
Gateway The fixed gateway IP address that you want to assign for the device bays. Possible
values are ###.###.###.### where ### ranges from 0 to 255.
Domain Domain name for the device bays. Possible values are a character string with a
maximum of 64 characters, including all alphanumeric characters, the dash (-), and the
period (.)
DNS Servers IP addresses for primary, secondary, and tertiary DNS servers. Possible values are
###.###.###.### where ### ranges from 0 to 255.
Autofill Assigns consecutive IP addresses for the selected device bays below in the device list.