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Director software can automatically discover the BladeCenter T unit (out-of-band,
using the Ethernet port on the management module) and create a managed object
for the unit.
For the IBM Director software to discover the BladeCenter T unit, your network
must initially provide connectivity from the IBM Director server to the BladeCenter T
management-module Ethernet port. To establish connectivity, the management
module attempts to use DHCP to acquire its initial IP address for the Ethernet port.
If the DHCP request fails, the management module uses a static IP address.
Therefore, the DHCP server (if used) must be on the management LAN for the
BladeCenter T unit.
Notes:
1. All management modules are preconfigured with the same static IP address.
You can use the management-module Web interface to assign a new static IP
address for each BladeCenter T unit. If DHCP is not used and you do not
assign a new static IP address for each BladeCenter T unit before attempting to
communicate with the IBM Director software, only one BladeCenter T unit at a
time can be added onto the network for discovery. Adding multiple units to the
network with a unique IP address assignment for each BladeCenter T unit
results in IP address conflicts.
2. For switch communication with the IBM Director server through the
management-module external Ethernet port, the switch-module internal network
interface and the management-module internal and external interfaces must be
on the same subnet.
Preparing for BladeCenter T deployment
To configure your BladeCenter T unit, you need to:
v Determine which deployment tools you are going to use
v
Set up your deployment infrastructure
v Configure your BladeCenter T unit:
– Configure the management module
– Set the chassis policies
– Configure the I/O modules
This section provides information about the available deployment tools and setting
up your deployment infrastructure.
Deployment tools
Before you can begin using the BladeCenter T unit, you must configure each of the
components (management modules, I/O modules, and blade servers). You have a
variety of options available to configure these components. For example, you can
access the firmware that is embedded into each of the components to configure the
component using either of these options:
v
Through a Web browser. To access the components through a Web browser,
point the browser to the IP address for the component. The Web browser you
use must meet the following requirements:
– Support for Java
™
– Support for JavaScript
™
1.2
– Minimum screen resolution of 800x600 with 256 colors.
If you point to the management module, you will see the System Status menu
after logging in. From this menu, you can perform management module
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