Chapter
5.
Configuration
considerations
This
chapter
describes
the
information
you
need
to
plan
for
your
BladeCenter
hardware
configuration.
The
following
hardware
requires
configuration:
v
Management
module
(see
“Management
module
configuration
planning”).
v
Ethernet
switch
module
(see
“Ethernet
switch
module
configuration
planning”
on
page
74).
v
Blade
server
(see
“Blade
server
configuration
planning”
on
page
83).
Management
module
configuration
planning
Your
BladeCenter
unit
comes
with
one
hot-swap
management
module
in
the
management
bay.
The
management
module
functions
as
a
system-management
processor
(service
processor)
and
keyboard/video/mouse
(KVM)
switch
for
the
multiple
blade
servers.
The
management
module
also
communicates
with
the
switch
modules,
power
modules,
blower
modules,
and
blade
servers
to
detect
presence
or
absence
and
any
error
conditions,
sending
alerts
when
required.
Use
the
information
provided
in
this
section
along
with
the
worksheet
provided
(see
“Management
module
configuration
worksheet”
on
page
95)
to
plan
for
the
configuration
of
the
management
module.
In
addition,
complete
details
for
each
of
the
options
that
you
can
configure
are
provided
in
the
BladeCenter
Type
8677
Installation
and
User’s
Guide
.
Configure
these
options
for
the
management
module:
v
General
settings
v
Ethernet
Network
interfaces
v
Alerts
v
Login
profiles
v
Network
protocols
v
Security
General
settings
General
settings
include:
v
Management
module
name
v
Name
of
the
person
who
is
responsible
for
the
management
module
v
Physical
location
of
the
management
module
v
Real-time
clock
settings
Login
Profiles
You
can
specify
up
to
12
login
profiles.
For
each
login
profile,
specify
the
following:
v
Login
ID
v
Password
v
Authority.
You
can
specify
either
read
only
(R/O)
or
read/write
(R/W).
Ethernet
network
interfaces
You
can
configure
the
following
two
Ethernet
interfaces:
v
External
network
interface,
which
is
the
interface
for
the
remote
management
and
console
port.
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Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2003
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