Chapter 5. Configuring The Bladecenter T Unit - IBM eServer BladeCenter T8720 Installation And User Manual

Chapter 5. Configuring the BladeCenter T unit

The BladeCenter T unit automatically detects the modules and blade servers that
are installed and stores the vital product data (VPD). When the BladeCenter T unit
is started, the management module automatically configures the remote
management port on the management module, accessed through the LAN module
on the rear of the BladeCenter T unit, so that you can configure and manage the
BladeCenter T unit and blade servers. You configure and manage the BladeCenter
T unit remotely, through the management module, using the Web-based user
interface.
Note: There are two ways to configure the switch modules; through the
management-module Web interface, or through an external switch-module port
enabled through the management module, using a Telnet interface or a Web
browser. See the documentation that comes with the switch module for more
information.
For the active management module to communicate with the I/O modules in the
BladeCenter T unit, you must configure the IP addresses for the following internal
and external ports:
v The external Ethernet (remote management) port on the management module,
v The internal Ethernet port on the management module for communication with
v The management port on each switch module provides for communication with
See the documentation that comes with the I/O module to determine what else you
must configure in the I/O module.
To communicate with the blade servers for functions such as deploying an operating
system or application program over the network, you must also configure at least
one external (in-band) port on an Ethernet switch module in I/O-module bay 1 or 2.
See "What to configure" on page 68 for information about configuring external ports
on Ethernet switch modules.
The management module supports the following Web browsers for remote access.
The Web browser that you use must be Java
1.2 or later, and must have the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) 1.4.1 or later Plug-in
installed. The JVM Plug-in is available at the Java Web site at http://www.java.com/.
v Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 (with latest Service Pack installed), or later
v Netscape Navigator 4.72, or later (version 6 is not supported)
v Mozilla version 1.3, or later
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accessed through the LAN module on the rear of the BladeCenter T unit (see
"Configuring the external Ethernet port" on page 67 for instructions). The initial
management module autoconfiguration enables the network management station
to connect to the management module to configure the port completely and to
configure the rest of the BladeCenter T unit.
the I/O modules (see "Configuring the internal Ethernet port" on page 67 for
instructions).
the management module. You configure this port by configuring the IP address
for the switch module (see "Configuring management ports on I/O modules" on
page 68 for instructions).
Note: Some types of I/O modules, such as the pass-thru module, have no
management port.
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