IBM 26R0881 Manuals

Table of Contents

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    Table of Contents
  • 7

    Tables
  • 9

    Who Should Read This User's Guide
  • 11

    Conventions and Terminology

• 13

  Chapter 1. IBM Bladecenter Open Fabric Manager

• 15

  Chapter 2. Planning for Bladecenter Open Fabric Manager

  • 15

    Hardware and Software Requirements
    • 15

      Supported Hardware
    • 15

      Expansion Cards That Support OFM
    • 15

      Bladecenter Chassis' That Support OFM
    • 16

      Bladecenter Servers That Support OFM
    • 16

      Fibre Channels Switches That Support OFM
    • 16

      Ethernet Switches That Support OFM
    • 17

      Supported Software
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      Pass-Thru Modules and Switches That Support
  • 18

    Preparing for OFM
    • 18

      Upgrading Firmware
    • 20

      Bladescanner and Chassisupdate Log File Locations
    • 22

      Setting Up Boot From SAN

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  Chapter 3. Installing Bladecenter Open Fabric Manager

  • 23

    Installing OFM
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    Installing Ofm-Advanced Upgrade
    • 23

      Installing the IBM Director Extension Version of Ofm-Advanced Upgrade for Windows
    • 24

      Installing the Ofm-Advanced Upgrade Standalone Version for Windows
    • 24

      Installing the IBM Director Extension Version of Ofm-Advanced Upgrade for Linux
    • 24

      Installing the Ofm-Advanced Upgrade Standalone Version for Linux

• 27

  Chapter 4. Configuring Bladecenter Open Fabric Manager

  • 27

    Creating a Configuration File Automatically
    • 29

      Selecting Domains
    • 30

      Avoiding Address Duplication
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    Creating a Requirements Report
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      Creating a Requirements Report From "The Configuration File Has Been Created" Page in the AMM Web Interface
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      Creating a Requirements Report From the Main Open Fabric Manager Configuration Management Page On the AMM Web Interface
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    Editing the Configuration File Manually
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    Applying a New Configuration
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    Viewing the Configuration in a Local Chassis
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    Retrieving the Current Configuration

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  Chapter 5. Using OFM and Ofm-Advanced Upgrade

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    Using OFM
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      Initial Deployment
  • 35

    Copyright IBM Corp. 2007, 2008
    • 35

      Adding a New Chassis to the Domain
    • 35

      Replacing a Blade in the Same Slot
    • 36

      Swapping Addresses Between Blades
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      Replacing AMM IP Addresses
    • 36

      Replacing the AMM in a Single AMM Environment
  • 37

    Using Ofm-Advanced Upgrade
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      Discovering a Chassis
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      Creating a Blade Address Profile
    • 40

      Applying a Blade Address Profile
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      Creating a Standby Blade Pool Profile
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      Applying a Failover Configuration Profile Manually
    • 41

      Comparing the Configuration File with the Actual Configuration
    • 42

      Creating an Event Action Plan

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  Chapter 6. Troubleshooting and Support

  • 43

    Problems When You Create or Apply a Standby Blade Pool
    • 43

      Blade Address Configuration Creation and
  • 44

    Incorrect OFM Address Usage
  • 44

    Configuration Failure Scenarios
    • 44

      Standby Blade Pool Creation and Application
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    Error Messages
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      Parsing Errors
  • 48

    Getting Help and Support
    • 49

      Finding Information about IBM Director Problems
    • 51

      Information to Provide to the IBM Technical Support Center or IBM Director Customer Forum
    • 53

      Getting Fixes
    • 53

      Software Service and Support

• 55

  Chapter 7. Reference

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    Bladecenter Open Fabric Manager Components
    • 55

      Configuration File
    • 60

      Ofm
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      AMM Web Interface
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    Accessibility
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    Session and Credentials
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    Standby AMM
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    CLI Command
  • 63

    Events

• 65

  Chapter 8. Related Information

  • 67

    Notices & Trademarks
  • 67

    Notices
    • 68

      Trademarks
  • 71

    Glossary
  • 71

    Terms
  • 73

    Index