Table Of Contents - IBM HS40 - BladeCenter - 8839 Setup Manual

Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . 1
Hardware and firmware requirements .
Hardware requirements.
Firmware requirements .
Checking firmware versions .
Starting the BladeCenter management-module Web
interface . . . . . .
Chapter 2. General configuration . . . . 7
Configuring the global SOL settings for the
BladeCenter unit . . .
Configuring the management module .
Installing and configuring SSH for SOL .
Enabling SOL for blade servers .
Updating and configuring the blade server BIOS .
Chapter 3. Operating system
configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Linux configuration .
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1 configuration
SUSE SLES 8.0 configuration
Installing the Ethernet controller device driver for
Linux operating systems .
Microsoft Windows 2003 Standard Edition
configuration . . . .
Chapter 4. Special component
requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Configuring the BladeCenter HS22 Type 7870 blade
server . . . . . .
Configuring the BladeCenter HS20 Type 8832 and
HS20 Type 8843 blade servers .
HS20 Type 8832 SOL jumper placement .
Updating the integrated systems management
processor firmware .
Updating the Broadcom Ethernet controller
firmware . . . .
Configuring the BladeCenter HS40 Type 8839 blade
server . . . . . .
Updating the Baseboard Management Controller
firmware . . . .
Updating and configuring the BIOS .
Configuring the BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842 blade
server . . . . . .
Updating the open firmware (BIOS) .
Updating the integrated systems management
processor firmware .
Updating the Broadcom Ethernet controller
firmware . . . .
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Configuring the IBM 4-Port Gb Ethernet Switch
Module for BladeCenter .
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Configuring the Nortel Networks Layer 2-7 GbE
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Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter .
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Configuring the Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit
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Ethernet Switch Module for the IBM BladeCenter
Connecting an Intelligent Copper Pass-thru Module 35
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Chapter 5. Using SOL . . . . . . . . 37
Starting an SOL session .
Starting a command-line Telnet connection .
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Establishing a serial connection .
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Starting a command-line Secure Shell (SSH)
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connection.
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Starting an SOL session from the command-line
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interface .
Ending an SOL session
Monitoring SOL session status .
Restarting a blade server through SOL .
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Mounting and unmounting media for Linux
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operating systems .
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Chapter 6. Troubleshooting SOL. . . . 45
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Management module indicates that blade server
does not support SOL .
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Blade server shows SOL status of Not Ready .
SOL session opens and drops .
Trouble entering SOL commands or receiving
double prompts .
Garbage characters in an SOL session.
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Appendix A. Getting help and technical
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assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
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Before you call .
Using the documentation .
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Getting help and information from the World Wide
Web . . . .
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Software service and support
Hardware service and support .
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IBM Taiwan product service .
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Appendix B. Notices . . . . . . . . . 53
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Trademarks .
Important notes .
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Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
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