Checking Ess Management Server And Protocol Nodes - IBM ESS 5000 SC Series Hardware Manual

Checking ESS management server and protocol nodes

By using the following steps, you can check the ESS protocol nodes and the ESS management server
(EMS). Ensure that the EMS is the final node that you check in an order (if applicable). If an EMS is not in
the order, skip any ping tests that are specified.
The following hardware checks are the same for the protocol nodes and the EMS because both are not
attached to external storage:
• If you are adding only a protocol node, when hardware checkout is complete perform the ping test from
the protocol node to the existing EMS. Request the customer to provide the EMS IP address.
• If an EMS is in the order, the EMS is always checked at the last and a ping test is performed from the
EMS.
• When you configure the IP addresses for the protocol node, set the following items:
– C11-T1 – Management VLAN
– HMC1 port – FSP VLAN
• When you configure the IP addresses for the EMS node, set the following items:
– C11-T1 – Management VLAN
– HMC1 port – FSP VLAN
– C11-T2 – FSP VLAN
Note: Always see the "Installation worksheet" on page 45 to know what the IP addresses need to be set
by using essutils.
Connect point-to-point to C11-T4 (bottom port).
You can use the same commands that you use to check an I/O server except two command options:
Check enclosure cabling and paths to disks and Check disks for IO operations. You will not run these
options because the EMS nor protocol nodes contain any SAS adapter or external storage like the I/O
servers. However, when you run essutils, perform the following steps:
Note: For more information, see "Checking I/O servers" on page 30.
• Set root password to ibmesscluster.
• Check and validate various install parameters.
• Quick storage configuration check.
• Check for serviceable events.
• Gather serviceable event ID details (if required.)
• Erase serviceable event (if required).
• Assign FSP ipmi IP address.
• Assign ipmi static state and netmask.
• Check HMC1 interface settings.
• Assign IP address to Interface (Mgmt/FSP).
You need to run this option two times: for C11-T1(f0) EMS management interface and for C11-
T2(f1)FSP interface. If you are setting the IP for a protocol node, you will set only C11-T1(f0) like an I/O
server node.
1. Assign IP addresses.
a) Set the following three IP addresses of the EMS (On the protocol node you will only set two IP
addresses – the same as the I/O servers. One for C11-T1 (management interface) and HMC1 (FSP
connection).
• FSP ipmi IP (HMC1 port)
• Management interface (enP1p8s0f0)
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