Management And Configuration Program; Setting Up The Management And Configuration Program - IBM BladeCenter T 8720 Installation And User Manual

1. Connect one end of a Category 5 or higher Ethernet cable to an Ethernet
2. Check the Ethernet LEDs to make sure that the network connection is working.

Management and configuration program

This section provides the instructions for setting up and using the management and
configuration program in the management module.

Setting up the management and configuration program

Complete the following steps to set up the management and configuration program:
1. Connect a PC to the BladeCenter T management network.
2. At initial power-on, the management module configures the Ethernet port
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connector on the LAN module. Connect the other end of an Ethernet cable to
the network.
The following illustration shows the locations of the Ethernet LEDs on the LAN
module.
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Ethernet link Ethernet activity
Ethernet link LED
When this green LED is lit, there is an active connection through the
port to the network.
Ethernet activity LED
When this green LED is flashing, it indicates that there is activity
through the port over the network link.
connection in one of the following ways:
v If you have an accessible, active, and configured dynamic host configuration
protocol (DHCP) server on the network, the host name, IP address, gateway
address, subnet mask, and DNS server IP address are set automatically.
v If the DHCP server does not respond within 2 minutes after the port is
connected, the management module uses a default IP address of
192.168.70.125 and subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
Either of these actions enables the Ethernet to assign a connection.
If you cannot communicate with a replacement management module through
the Web interface. Press the IP reset button on the front of the management
module to set the management module to the factory default IP addresses;
then, access the management module using the factory IP address (see
"Setting up the management and configuration program" for the factory IP
addresses) and configure the management module.
Note: If the IP configuration is assigned by the DHCP server, the network
administrator can query the MAC address of the management-module
network interface on the DHCP server to determine what IP address and
host name are assigned.
Alarms