Chapter 4. Configuring The Management Module - IBM BladeCenter Advanced Management Module Installation Manual

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Chapter 4. Configuring the management module

The BladeCenter unit automatically detects the modules and blade servers that

are installed and stores the vital product data (VPD). When the BladeCenter

unit is started, the management module automatically configures the remote

management port of the management module so that you can configure and

manage BladeCenter unit components. You can configure and manage

BladeCenter unit components from a remote location through the

management-module Web interface or the management-module CLI. You can

also configure and manage BladeCenter unit components through the local

management-module serial port, using the CLI.

You configure only the active management module. The standby management

module, if present, receives the configuration and status information

automatically from the active management module.

If the management module that you installed is a replacement for the only

management module in the BladeCenter unit and you saved the configuration

file before you replaced the management module, you can apply the saved

configuration file to the replacement management module by using the

management-module Web interface or the management-module CLI. See the

management-module User's Guide or the Command-Line Interface Reference Guide

for instructions.

Note: There are two ways to configure the I/O modules: through the

management-module Web interface or through an external I/O-module

port that is enabled through the management module, using a Telnet

interface or a Web browser. See the documentation that comes with each

I/O module for information.

After the management module is installed, you must configure a remote

connection and remote access or a local connection.

You also can use the management-module Web interface or

management-module CLI to view some of the blade-server configuration

settings. All management modules are preconfigured with the same static IP

address. You can assign a new static IP address for each BladeCenter unit. If

DHCP is not used and you do not assign a new static IP address for each

BladeCenter unit before you attempt to communicate with a

management-module interface, only one BladeCenter unit at a time can be

added onto the network for discovery. Adding multiple units to the network

without a unique IP address assignment for each BladeCenter unit results in IP

address conflicts.

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