Configuring The Management Module For Remote Access - IBM BladeCenter Management Module User Manual

Configuring the management module for remote access

After you connect the active management module to the network, the Ethernet port
connection is configured in one of the following ways:
v If you have an accessible, active, and configured dynamic host configuration
v If the DHCP server does not respond within 2 minutes after the port is
Either of these actions enables the Ethernet connection on the active management
module.
Make sure your computer is on the same subnet as the management module; then,
use your Web browser to connect to the management module (see "Starting the
management-module Web interface" on page 12 for more information). In the
browser Address field, specify the IP address the management module is using:
v If the IP address was assigned through a DHCP server, get the IP address from
v The factory-defined static IP address is 192.168.70.125, the default subnet
Note: If the IP configuration is assigned by the DHCP server, the network
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protocol (DHCP) server on the network, the host name, IP address, gateway
address, subnet mask, and DNS server IP address are set automatically.
connected, the management module uses the factory-defined static IP address
and default subnet address.
your network administrator.
address is 255.255.255.0, and the default host name 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.
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MAC address
IP
administrator can use the MAC address of the management module network
interface to find out what IP address and host name are assigned.