Configuring The Management Module - IBM HS40 - BladeCenter - 8839 Setup Manual

v BSMP IP Address Range: x.x.x.x (management modules other than the
v Accumulate timeout: 25 (default value is 5 for management modules other than
v Send threshold: 250
v Retry count: 3
v Retry interval: 2500 (default value is 250)
Do not attempt to enable or disable SOL on any of the blade servers that are listed
in the Serial Over LAN Status section.

Configuring the management module

Before you configure the management module for SOL operation, review the
following information:
v Make sure that the management-module external network interface (eth0)
v For management module types other than the advanced management module,
– For all switch modules other than the Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit
Ethernet Switch Module for the IBM BladeCenter, the SOL VLAN ID must be
set to 4095 (default value).
– For the Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module for the IBM
BladeCenter the SOL VLAN ID is set as follows:
- For Cisco IOS releases earlier than 12.1(22)EA6a, the SOL VLAN ID can be
set to any value between 3 and 1001: it cannot be set to the default value of
4095.
- For Cisco IOS release 12.1(22)EA6a and later, the SOL VLAN ID is set to a
default value of 4095. If desired, you can still set your own defined VLAN
ID.
Note: If your blade server has a Broadcom Ethernet controller and you
want to use an SOL VLAN ID of 4095 for the Cisco Systems Intelligent
Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module, upgrade to the latest versions of blade
server Broadcom Ethernet Controller firmware (minimum level supported
is 1.20.14).
If you set the SOL VLAN ID to a custom value, write it down for later use
during the configuration process.
advanced management module)
This is a mandatory field where x.x.x.x is the base IP address for blade servers
that is used for internal communication inside the BladeCenter unit. The IP
address that SOL uses to communicate with the blade system management
processor (BSMP) of each blade server is based on the IP address that is set in
this field. For example, if the value that you enter is 10.1.1.1, the blade server in
blade bay 1 will have IP address 10.1.1.1, the blade server in blade bay 2 will
have IP address 10.1.1.2, and so on.
the advanced management module and 150 for the advanced management
module)
configuration is valid for your production network. This configuration can be
obtained from a DHCP server or set statically.
the management-module internal network interface (eth1) and the Ethernet I/O
module configuration can be different from that of the management-module
external network interface (eth0); however, the management-module internal
network interface (eth1) and the Ethernet I/O module configuration must be in
the same subnet. The management-module internal interface (eth1) is exposed to
the external network through the management module, so it must not conflict
Chapter 2. General configuration
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