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For more information about planning, deploying, and managing the use of host
Ethernet adapters, see the Configuring section of the PowerVM Information
Roadmap.
Updating IBM Director
If you plan to use IBM Director to manage the blade server, you must check for the
latest applicable IBM Director updates and interim fixes.
To install the IBM Director updates and any other applicable updates and interim
fixes, complete the following steps.
Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. The actual procedure
might vary slightly from what is described in this procedure.
1. Check for the latest version of IBM Director:
2. Install IBM Director.
3. Download and install any applicable updates or interim fixes for the blade
Table 35. MAC addressing scheme for physical and logical host Ethernet adapters
Node
management module
Integrated Ethernet
controller eth0
Integrated Ethernet
controller eth1
HEA port 0
MAC address 1
HEA port 1
MAC address 2
Logical HEA ports
Logical HEA port
a. Go to the IBM Director download site at http://www.ibm.com/systems/
management/director/downloads.html.
b. If the drop-down list shows a newer version of IBM Director than the
version that comes with the blade server, follow the instructions on the Web
page to download the latest version.
server:
a. Go to the IBM Support site at http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.
b. Under Product support, click BladeCenter.
c. Under Popular links, click Software and device drivers.
d. Click BladeCenter JS12 to display the list of downloadable files for the
blade server.
Relation to the MAC
Name in
that is listed on the
JS12 label
Same as first MAC
address
MAC + 1
MAC + 2
MAC + 3
MAC +4 to MAC +16
MAC +17
Same as last MAC
address on the label
Example
00:1A:64:44:0e:c4
00:1A:64:44:0e:c5
00:1A:64:44:0e:c6
00:1A:64:44:0e:c7
00:1A:64:44:0ec8 to
00:1A:64:44:0ed5
00:1A:64:44:0ec8 to
00:1A:64:44:0ed5
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