Management Features Of Ethernet Connection Blade Module - Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX900 User Manual

2.1.4

Management Features of Ethernet Connection Blade Module

The PRIMERGY BX400/BX900 Ethernet Connection Blade can either be managed through the console
port or through the network (in-band/out-of-band management) with SNMP, TELNET or HTTP protocols.
Various Files of Management Operation:
a) There are three types of files for the PRIMERGY BX400/BX900 Ethernet Connection Blade:
BootROM Image: The images brought up by loader when power up. Also known as POST
(Power On Self-Test).
Configuration Files: The file stores system configuration information.
Operation Code: Executed after system boot-up, also known as Runtime Image.
b) Due to the size of flash memory, the PRIMERGY BX400/BX900 supports only two copies for
Operation Code and BootROM image respectively and up to 10 copies for Configuration files.
c) Triple function mode of Ethernet Connection Blade Module is supported in PRIMERGY
BX400/BX900, user could change the function of Ethernet Connection Blade between "Switch",
"IBP" and "EHM" through the CLI commands after a power recycle.
Duplication of Management file
The PRIMERGY BX400/BX900 can copy those three types of files in the following ways.
a) Local files to local file copy: The PRIMERGY BX400/BX900 can copy an existed local Configuration
File to another local file. Copy exited local Operation Code to another local file is not permitted.
b) Remote TFTP/FTP Server to Local file copy: The PRIMERGY BX400/BX900 can support to
download Configuration File or Operation Code from remote server to local file.
c) Local file to remote server: The PRIMERGY BX400/BX900 can support to upload an existed local
Configuration File to the remote server.
d) Running Config to local file copy.
e) Running Config to remote TFTP/FTP server.
f) Local file to Running Config copy.
g) Remote TFTP/FTP server to Running Config copy.
Select Start-up Files
Users can select one of 10 copies for Configuration Files and one of two copies for Operation Codes as
start-up file which is used as default boot up configuration and execution image, and the other copy of
Configuration File and Operation Code will be used for backup.
Save Configuration as file
Users can save the running configuration as a file for future use. This newly saved configuration file can
be selected as start-up file later on. Or users can upload this saved configuration to the remote server for
backup.
Provision
The PRIMERGY BX400/BX900 allows users to select the Configuration files to configure the system.
There are two timings to configure system: Start-up and Runtime.
a) Start-up: Select the Configuration File for start-up purpose.
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