Setting Up And Configuring The Dpi Blade - IBM BladeCenter PN41 Problem Determination And Service Manual

Setting up and configuring the DPI blade

To set up and configure the DPI blade, complete the following steps:
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1. Enable the SNMPv1 agent:
a. From the remote console, log in to the advanced management module in
the BladeCenter unit and start a session.
b. Select MM Control → Network Protocol. Under Management Module
Network Protocols, select Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP).
c. From the menu, select Enabled for the SNMPv1 agent. Click Save.
d. Under Management Module Network Protocols, select TCP Command
Mode Protocol. Set the Command Mode field to n + m, where n is the
number of DPI blades in the BladeCenter unit and m is the number of TCP
command mode protocol connections that currently exist.
2. Install VMware ESX Server on the host (client) blade server. Follow the
installation instructions that come with the software. During the installation,
specify a user name and password, and assign an IP address to the host
blade server. Record this IP address in "DPI blade IP addresses" on page 9.
3. Install VMware Virtual Infrastructure Client 2.0 on the remote console. Follow
the installation instructions that come with the software.
4. Add a virtual switch:
a. From Virtual Infrastructure Client on the remote console, log in to the host
blade server, using the IP address, user name, and password that you
specified in step 2.
b. Click the Configuration tab.
c. Under Hardware, click Networking, and click Add Networking.
d. Select Virtual Machine, and click Next.
e. Select Create a Virtual Switch, and click Next.
f. In the VLAN ID field, enter an unused VLAN ID number between 2 and
4094. Record the VLAN ID in "DPI blade IP addresses" on page 9.
Note: This is the VLAN ID of the chassis internal network, where the host
blade server communicates with the advanced management module.