Removing And Installing Management Modules - IBM BladeCenter T Type 8730 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Removing and installing management modules

The BladeCenter T unit comes with one hot-swap management module in
management-module bay 1. You can add a second management module in
management-module bay 2.
Note: Only one management module is active; the second management module, if
present, provides redundancy.
Release button
Management module
Release latch
Serial port
MAC address
The management module functions as a service processor for the multiple blade
servers. The management module configures the BladeCenter T unit and modules,
configuring information such as switch module IP addresses. The management
module also performs USB-to-PS/2 conversions for the system keyboard and
mouse and can send the VGA signal stream to a remote console for viewing. See
"Management module controls and indicators" on page 10 for information about the
controls and indicators.
The service processor in the management module communicates with the service
processor in each blade server for functions such as:
v Blade server power-on requests
v Blade server error and event reporting
v Blade server requests for keyboard, mouse, and video
v Blade server requests for CD-ROM drive and USB ports
The management module also communicates with the I/O modules, power modules,
blower modules, and blade servers to detect presence or absence and any error
conditions, sending alerts when required.
Use the instructions in this section to remove or install a management module at
the front of the BladeCenter T unit.
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Chapter 4. Setting up the BladeCenter T hardware