Chapter 4. Configuring Your Bladecenter Unit - IBM BladeCenter 8677 Installation And User Manual

Chapter 4. Configuring your BladeCenter unit

The BladeCenter unit automatically detects the modules and blade servers that are
installed and stores the vital product data (VPD) information. When the BladeCenter
unit is started, it automatically configures the remote management port on the
management module, so that you can configure and manage the BladeCenter unit
and blade servers. You configure and manage the BladeCenter unit remotely,
through the management module, using the Web-based user interface and the
HTTP.
Note: You can also configure the switch modules directly through an external
For the management module to communicate with the I/O modules in the
BladeCenter unit, you will need to configure the IP addresses for the following
internal and external ports:
v The external Ethernet (remote management) port on the management module
v The internal Ethernet port on the management module for communication with
v The management port on each switch module for communication with the
See the documentation that comes with the I/O module to determine what else you
need to configure in the I/O module.
To communicate with the blade servers for functions such as deploying an operating
system or application program, you also will need to configure at least one external
(in-band) port on an Ethernet switch module in I/O-module bay 1 or 2. See "What to
configure" on page 47 for information about configuring external ports on switch
modules.
Note: If a pass-thru module is installed in I/O-module bay 1 or 2 (instead of an
The management module supports the following Web browsers for remote access.
The Web browser that you use must be Java-enabled, must support JavaScript 1.2
or later, and must have the Java 1.4.1 Plug-In installed.
v Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 (with Service Pack 1), or later
v Netscape Navigator 4.72, or later (version 6.x is not supported)
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switch module port, using a Telnet interface or a Web browser. See the
documentation that comes with the switch module for more information.
(see "Configuring the external Ethernet port" on page 43 for instructions). The
initial management module autoconfiguration enables the network management
station to connect to the management module to configure the port completely
and to configure the rest of the BladeCenter unit.
the I/O modules (see "Configuring the internal Ethernet port" on page 44 for
instructions).
management module. You configure this port by configuring the IP address for
the switch module (see "Configuring the management port on I/O modules" on
page 44 for instructions).
Note: Some types of I/O modules, such as the pass-thru module, have no
management port.
Ethernet switch module), you will need to configure the network switch that
the pass-thru module is connected to; see the documentation that come with
the network switch.
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