Setting Management And Configuration Program Options - IBM eServer BladeCenter T8720 Installation And User Manual

Setting management and configuration program options

From the management and configuration program main menu, you can select
settings that you want to view or change.
The navigation pane (on the left side of the management module window) contains
navigational links that you use to manage the BladeCenter T unit and check the
status of the components (modules and blade servers). The following information
describes the choices that you have to configure the external Ethernet port on the
management module, the internal Ethernet port on the management module, and
the external management port on each I/O module. See the BladeCenter T
Management Module User's Guide on the BladeCenter T Documentation CD that
comes with the BladeCenter T unit for a description of all the navigational links.
Configuring the external Ethernet port
Under MM Control, click Network Interfaces → External Network Interface (eth0).
This is the interface for the remote management and console port.
v Set Interface to Enabled to use the Ethernet connection.
v If you plan to use redundant management modules and want both to use the
Configuring the internal Ethernet port
Under MM Control, click Network Interfaces → Internal Network Interface (eth1).
This interface communicates with the network-interface I/O modules, such as the
Ethernet switch module or the Fibre Channel switch module.
same IP address, disable DHCP and configure and use a static IP address (the
IP configuration information will be transferred to the redundant management
module automatically when needed). Otherwise, configure the DHCP setting as
you prefer. You must configure the static IP address only if DHCP is disabled.
– IP address - The IP address for the management module. The IP address
must contain four integers from 0 through 255, separated by periods, with no
spaces or consecutive periods. The default setting is 192.168.70.125.
– Subnet mask - The subnet mask must contain four integers from 0 to 255,
separated by periods, with no spaces. The default setting is 255.255.255.0
– Gateway address - The IP address for your network gateway router. The
gateway address must contain four integers from 0 through 255, separated by
periods, with no spaces.
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