IBM BladeCenter Advanced Management Module, Installation Manual

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Chapter 4. Configuring the management module
The BladeCenter unit automatically detects the modules and blade servers that
are installed and stores the vital product data (VPD). When the BladeCenter
unit is started, the management module automatically configures the remote
management port of the management module so that you can configure and
manage BladeCenter unit components. You can configure and manage
BladeCenter unit components from a remote location through the
management-module Web interface or the management-module CLI. You can
also configure and manage BladeCenter unit components through the local
management-module serial port, using the CLI.
You configure only the active management module. The standby management
module, if present, receives the configuration and status information
automatically from the active management module.
If the management module that you installed is a replacement for the only
management module in the BladeCenter unit and you saved the configuration
file before you replaced the management module, you can apply the saved
configuration file to the replacement management module by using the
management-module Web interface or the management-module CLI. See the
management-module User’s Guide or the Command-Line Interface Reference Guide
for instructions.
Note:
There are two ways to configure the I/O modules: through the
management-module Web interface or through an external I/O-module
port that is enabled through the management module, using a Telnet
interface or a Web browser. See the documentation that comes with each
I/O module for information.
After the management module is installed, you must configure a remote
connection and remote access or a local connection.
You also can use the management-module Web interface or
management-module CLI to view some of the blade-server configuration
settings. All management modules are preconfigured with the same static IP
address. You can assign a new static IP address for each BladeCenter unit. If
DHCP is not used and you do not assign a new static IP address for each
BladeCenter unit before you attempt to communicate with a
management-module interface, only one BladeCenter unit at a time can be
added onto the network for discovery. Adding multiple units to the network
without a unique IP address assignment for each BladeCenter unit results in IP
address conflicts.
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