Creating A Family - IBM eServer 135 xSeries User Reference Manual

• Conflicting Network Addresses
Any discovered appliance server that has the same IP address as a previously
discovered appliance server will be listed in the Conflicting Network Addresses
group.

Creating a Family

To create a Family:
1. Click Create Family from the family menu.
The Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility Family Setup window appears.
2. Select the Appliance Family Rules.
The Appliance Family Rules determine what purpose an appliance must serve to
be included in the family. You can select one of the following values:
• IBM xSeries 150
• IBM xSeries 130 and 135
3. Specify a family name.
In the Family Name field, type a name that will be used for the family.
4. Specify network resources to be used by members of the family.
You can use the Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility to assign network
resources for members of the Family, or you can use a DHCP server to assign
network resources.
• To use the Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility to assign network
resources, clear the Use DHCP check box and complete the following fields:
Min IP Address
The lowest IP address in a range of IP addresses that can be
assigned to an appliance that is a member of the family
Max IP Address
The highest IP address in a range of IP addresses that can be
assigned to an appliance that is a member of the family
Subnet Mask The subnet mask value that will be used by appliances that
are members of the family
Default Gateway
The IP address of the default gateway that will be used by
appliances that are members of this Family (optional)
DNS The IP address of the Domain Name Server that will be used by
appliances that are members of the family (optional)
• To use a DHCP server to assign network resources, select the Use DHCP
check box. This will enable a DHCP server on your network to assign an IP
address and subnet mask and to specify the default gateway address and
address of the Domain Name System (DNS) Server that will be used by
appliances that are members of this family.
5. Select a host name allocation type.
The host name allocation type enables you to automatically specify a specific host
name that members of this family will use. You can select one of the following
host name allocation types:
No Allocation
No preconfigured host name format will be assigned to appliances that
are members of this family.
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