Chapter 4. Configuring The Bladecenter S System; Configuring I/O Modules - IBM BladeCenter S Installation And User Manual

Chapter 4. Configuring the BladeCenter S system

Configuring the BladeCenter S system involves performing all of the tasks that are
necessary to set up a functioning BladeCenter S system on which you can begin to
install applications.
Before you begin
Before you configure the BladeCenter S system, make sure that you have
completed all installation activities.
What to do next
After you have completed the initial configuration, you can begin to install and
configure applications.
You can also optionally install Storage Configuration Manager to manage the SAS
connectivity modules and integrated shared storage.
You can also optionally install Storage Configuration Manager to manage the SAS
connectivity modules or SAS RAID controller modules and integrated shared
storage.

Configuring I/O modules

You must enable at least one external port on an Ethernet switch module in I/O
module bay 1 to communicate with the Ethernet controllers that are integrated in
each blade server.
About this task
There are two ways to access an I/O module to configure it:
v Using a Web browser and accessing the Web interface for the I/O module, using
v Using a program such as Telnet and accessing the command-line interface (CLI)
To configure an I/O module, complete the following steps:
Procedure
1. Access the I/O module, using its IP address.
2. Configure the I/O module. See the documentation that comes with the I/O
3. Update the firmware for the I/O module, if necessary. See the documentation
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its IP address. You can obtain the IP address from the System Status page of the
advanced management module Web interface.
for the I/O module, using its IP address.
module for information about configuration.
that comes with the I/O module for information about updating firmware.
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