Setting Up The Remote Connection; Cabling The Ethernet Port; Configuring The Management Module For Remote Access - IBM BladeCenter 8677 Installation And User Manual

Setting up the remote connection

To configure and manage the BladeCenter unit and blade servers, you must first set
up the remote connection through the external Ethernet port on the management
module.

Cabling the Ethernet port

Complete the following steps to connect the Ethernet cable to the management
module:
1. Connect one end of a Category 5 or higher Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port
2. Check the Ethernet LEDs to ensure that the network connection is working. The

Configuring the management module for remote access

After you connect the 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.
If you do not want to use the default static values, you can configure the static IP
address, host name, and subnet mask for the management module through the
on the management module. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to the
network.
following illustration shows the locations of the Ethernet LEDs.
OK
Ethernet link
LINK
TX/RX
Ethernet activity
IP
Ethernet link LED
When this green LED is lit, it indicates that there is an active connection
through the port to the network.
Ethernet activity LED
When this green LED is flashing, it indicates that there is activity
through the port over the network link.
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 static IP address and subnet
address.
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