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v User accounts
v TFTP
v VLANs
v Multicasting
v Mirroring
v Spanning tree
v Class of service
v Link aggregation
v Enable external ports for management
Note: Refer to your Ethernet switch documentation for more information about the
Use the information provided in this section along with the worksheet provided (see
"Ethernet switch module configuration worksheet" on page 104) to plan for the
configuration of the management module. More information about these options is
provided in each Gb Ethernet switch installation and user's guide.
Attention:
Switch module set to disabled. Before any communication with the ports is possible,
the ports must first be enabled using the management module configuration panels.
These panels are accessed by attaching a workstation to the 10/100-Mbps Ethernet
port on the management module or by using the IBM Director Wizard. Once the
Ethernet Switch module ports are enabled, a system management workstation can
communicate with the Ethernet switch module using the Web GUI or Telnet
commands.
The following Ethernet switches are supported:
v IBM BladeCenter 4-port Gb Ethernet Switch Module
v IBM BladeCenter T 4-port Gb Ethernet Switch Module
v Nortel Networks Layer 2-7 Gb Ethernet Switch Module
Switch settings
For the switch, determine the name, description, and contact. In addition, determine
how the switch will obtain an IP address:
v The IP address that you specify for the switch when you configure the
v If the switch is going to obtain an IP address manually, you need to enter an IP
v If you specify BOOTP as the method used to obtain an IP address, the switch
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various options.
The BladeCenter T unit ships with the external ports of the Ethernet
management module will override any settings you specify here.
address, subnet mask, and default gateway. The switch default IP address is
based on the switch module bay in which you installed the switch:
– Switch module bay 1: IP address is 192.168.70.127
– Switch module bay 2: IP address is 192.168.70.128
– Switch module bay 3: IP address is 192.168.70.129
– Switch module bay 4: IP address is 192.168.70.130
sends out a BOOTP broadcast request to a BOOTP server when it is turned on.
If no server is found, the default or previously entered IP settings are used.
Note: Before the switch can broadcast a BOOTP request, you have to enable
the external ports on the switch through the BladeCenter T management
module.
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