IBM BladeCenter Advanced Management Module, Installation Manual

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IBM BladeCenter Management Module User’s Guide
This document provides general configuration information for the
management-module Web interface, including information about features,
how to configure your management module, and how to get help.
v
IBM BladeCenter Management Module Command-Line Interface Reference Guide
This document explains how to use the management-module command-line
interface (CLI) to directly access management functions as an alternative to
using the Web interface. The CLI also provides access to the text-console
command prompt on each blade server through a Serial over LAN (SOL)
connection.
v IBM BladeCenter Serial over LAN Setup Guide
This document describes how to update and configure BladeCenter
components for Serial over LAN (SOL) operation. The SOL connection
provides access to the text-console command prompt on each blade server
and enables the blade servers to be managed from a remote location.
In addition to the documentation in this library, be sure to review the IBM
BladeCenter Planning and Installation Guide for your BladeCenter unit for
information to help you prepare for system installation and configuration. This
document is available at http://www.ibm.com/systems/bladecenter/.
The IBM Documentation CD
Your management module comes with an IBM BladeCenter Documentation CD,
which contains documentation for your system in PDF and includes the IBM
Documentation Browser to help you find information quickly.
System requirements
To run the CD, use a system that has the following minimum hardware and
software:
v
Microsoft
®
Windows NT
®
4.0 (with Service Pack 3 or later), Windows
®
2000,
SUSE LINUX, or Red Hat
®
Linux
®
.
v 700 MHz Intel
®
microprocessor.
v 32 MB RAM.
v Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 (or later) or xpdf, which comes with Linux
operating systems. Acrobat Reader software is included on the CD, and you
can install it when you run the Documentation Browser.
Using the Documentation Browser
Use the Documentation Browser to browse the contents of the CD, read brief
descriptions of the documents, and view documents, using Adobe Acrobat
Reader or xpdf. The Documentation Browser automatically detects the regional
settings in use in your system and presents the information in the language for
Chapter 1. Introduction
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