Communicating With The Ibm Director Software - IBM eServer BladeCenter 8677 Installation And User Manual

address is 255.255.255.0, and the default hostname is MMxxxxxxxxxxxx, where
xxxxxxxxxxxx is the burned-in medium access control (MAC) address. The MAC
address is on a label on the management module, below the IP reset button.
Important: Pressing the IP reset button on the management module replaces the
configured IP addresses for the management module with the factory default IP
addresses, and loses the connection with the remote management station, the
switch modules, and the blade servers. If you press this button, you will need to
reconfigure the management module settings.
Notes:
1. If the IP configuration is assigned by the DHCP server, the network
2. Set your laptop to have an address with the same subnet as the management

Communicating with the IBM Director software

Notes:
1. See the illustration on page 57 for an example of a typical network
2. The IBM Director CD comes with the BladeCenter unit.
To communicate with the BladeCenter unit, the IBM Director software needs a
managed object (in the Group Contents pane of the IBM Director Management
Console main window) that represents the BladeCenter unit. If the BladeCenter
management module IP address is known, the network administrator can create an
IBM Director managed object for the unit. If the IP address is not known, the IBM
Director software can automatically discover the BladeCenter unit (out-of-band,
using the Ethernet port on the BladeCenter management module) and create a
managed object for the unit.
In order for the IBM Director software to discover the BladeCenter unit, your
network must initially provide connectivity from the Director server to the
BladeCenter management module Ethernet port. To establish connectivity, the
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administrator can use the MAC address of the management module network
interface to find out what IP address and host name are assigned.
module; then, enter the address of the management module in your Web
browser if you want to access the management module with a laptop.
configuration. See the IBM Eserver BladeCenter Planning and Installation
Guide for more examples of network configurations. You can obtain the planning
guide from the Web site at http://www.ibm.com/pc/eserver/bladecenter.