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Information about each of these appliance configuration programs follows.
IBM Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility
The IBM Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility helps you to set up and
reconfigure the network configuration on your Model G00 appliance, as well as
other IBM appliances. The Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility agent,
preinstalled on your IBM Model G00 appliance, works with the Advanced Appliance
Configuration Utility console, a Java
network-attached system. You can use this system as a systems management
console to automatically detect the presence of Model G00 appliances on the
network. Once the Model G00 appliance is detected by the Advanced Appliance
Configuration Utility console, use the Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility to set
up and manage the appliance's network configuration, including assigning the IP
address, default gateway, network mask, and DNS server to be used by the
appliance. You can also use the Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility to start
Universal Manageability Services (UM Services) on the appliance, enabling you to
perform more advanced systems-management tasks.
For networks that are not currently running DHCP servers, the Advanced Appliance
Configuration Utility is useful for automatically configuring network settings for newly
added appliances, such as the Model G00. However, networks with DHCP servers
will also benefit from using the Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility because it
enables you to reserve and assign the appliance IP address in an orderly,
automated fashion. Even when you use DHCP and do not reserve an IP address
for the appliance, you can still use the Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility to
discover appliances and to start UM Services Web-based systems management.
Notes:
1. The Advanced Appliance Configuration configures and reports the TCP/IP
2. The Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility must be running to configure
3. The system running the Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility console
Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility Agent
Once you connect the Model G00 appliance to your network, the Advanced
Appliance Configuration Utility agent automatically reports the appliance's MAC
address (of the onboard Ethernet controller), serial number, type of appliance, and
whether DHCP is in use by the appliance or not. Furthermore, it will report the
hostname, primary IP address, subnet mask, primary DNS address, and primary
gateway address if these are configured on the system.
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appliance using the Model G00 desktop, which is a Windows Powered desktop
that is identical to a Windows 2000 Advanced Server desktop. If you are familiar
with administrative tasks using a Windows desktop, you can use Terminal
Services.
settings of the first adapter on each appliance only. The first adapter is typically
the built-in Ethernet controller. Be sure to connect the built-in Ethernet connector
to the same physical network as your systems management console.
newly installed appliances automatically.
automatically maintains a copy of its database (ServerConfiguration.dat) in the
Advanced Appliance Configuration Station installation directory. To remove
previous configuration data, close the Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility,
delete this file, and then restart the utility. This deletes all previously configured
Families. However, the Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility will
automatically discover connected appliances and their network settings.
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