Configuring The Switch Module Through The Switch-Module Browser-Based Interface - IBM BNT Installation Manual

Configuring the switch module through the switch-module
browser-based interface
This section describes how to use the switch-module browser-based interface (BBI)
to access and configure the internal switching software. For more information
about the BBI, see the BNT 10-Port 10Gb Ethernet Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter
Browser Based Interface Quick Guide.
This section also describes some of the Web interface switch-module management
features.
The switch module offers an embedded HTML, browser-based interface that you
can use to manage the switch through Netscape Navigator and Communicator,
Mozilla Firefox, or Microsoft Internet Explorer. This interface is enabled by default.
The browser-based interface acts as an access tool and can communicate directly
with the switch through HTTP. Your computer might have to access and install a
Java plug-in (JRE 1.4.0) to run without errors. Later versions of the JRE might work
but are not officially supported.
Note: This interface does not accept Chinese-language input (or other double-byte
Before you can access and start the browser-based interface, make sure that you
have completed the following procedures:
v Install the switch module in the BladeCenter unit.
v Make sure that the switch-module software is installed on the switch module.
v Configure at least one IP interface on the switch module.
v Enable frames and the JavaScript program in your Web browser.
The following hardware and software are required for the Web interface:
v A frame-capable Web-browser program, such as Internet Explorer (version 6.0 or
v A computer or workstation with network access to the switch module
To start the browser-based interface, complete the following steps:
1. Start a Web browser. The Web-browser window opens.
2. In the URL field, enter the IP address of the switch module, in the following
3. Enter your user ID and password and click OK. The default user ID is admin.
Note: The passwords that are used to access the switch module are case-sensitive.
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character-set languages).
later), Mozilla Firefox (version 1.0.4 or later), or Netscape Navigator (version 4.7
or later)
format:
http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx. The login window opens.
The default password is admin.
To increase system security, change the password after you log on for the
first time.