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Chapter 6. Configuring the blade server
This chapter contains the configuration tasks that you must perform so that you can
use the IBM BladeCenter Management Module command-line interface. This
chapter also describes other configuration requirements for the blade server.
After you install the blade server in the BladeCenter unit, the blade server is
automatically configured. The blade server is automatically reconfigured after you
install software or hardware. IBM periodically make firmware updates available for
the blade server. Before you continue, make sure that the blade server has the
latest version of firmware code. For additional information, see "Upgrading the
system firmware" on page 48.
Because the firmware code in the blade server uses auto-configuration, additional
blade-server configuration programs are not required for the blade server. However,
if you have attached other devices to the blade server or the BladeCenter unit, you
must configure those devices as described in the applicable documentation that
comes with those devices or the BladeCenter unit.
You do not have to set any passwords to use the blade server. If you change the
battery or replace the system-board assembly, you must reset the date and time
through your operating system.
For information about setting up your network configuration for remote
management, see the IBM BladeCenter Planning and Installation Guide or the IBM
BladeCenter T Installation and User's Guide located at http://www.ibm.com/pc/
support/ on the World Wide Web.
Notes:
v The BladeCenter unit needs to be configured only once.
v If your blade server contains a different type of optional Ethernet-compatible
v Before you can run programs on the blade server, you must install an operating
v Throughout this document, the Management Module Web-based user interface is
v Throughout this document, the user name is also known as the user identifier or
Communicating with the blade server
You can access the blade server through:
v The management module, either through
v The serial interface. See "Using the serial interface" on page 46.
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switch module in I/O bay 1 than the switch modules that are mentioned in this
chapter, see the documentation that comes with the Ethernet switch module that
you are using.
system on the blade server. For information about installing the operating system,
see Chapter 7, "Installing the operating system," on page 51.
also known as the BladeCenter Management Module Web interface.
user ID for logging on to the management module.
– The Web-based management and configuration program. This is your main
access method to the blade server.
or
– The command-line interface. See "Using the command-line interface" on page
46.
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