IBM eServer 130 xSeries, User Reference Manual

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Chapter 3. Configuring your xSeries 130 appliance server
This chapter describes how to configure your xSeries 130 appliance server. If you
need to change the operating system of your appliance server to a language other
than English, see “Changing the language of the operating system” on page 20.
You can configure your appliance server remotely by using Windows Remote Terminal
Services, or directly by attaching a monitor, keyboard, and mouse to the appliance
server. For more information on cabling directly to your appliance server, see
“Cabling the model 8654 appliance server” on page 69 or “Cabling the model 8672
appliance server” on page 73.
Use the following general procedure to help you configure the appliance server:
1. Designate a workstation to use to remotely manage the appliance server.
2. Configure your appliance server.
• If you are configuring one appliance server, start your system using UM
Services, see “Configuring the xSeries 130 using Universal Manageability
Services”.
• If you are configuring multiple appliance servers, see Chapter 4, “The
Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility,” on page 33.
Note: If you do not use the Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility or DHCP to
set your IP address, then you must set the IP address manually. Changing
the IP address forces you to connect your system through UM Services
using the host name (if it has not changed) or the new IP address.
After you configure the appliance server, you can:
• Configure your Web site and transfer Web content to the appliance server
using the tools available (see “Appliance setup and configuration Web page”
on page 16).
• Manage your appliance server using UM Services or the Advanced Appliance
Configuration Utility.
Configuring the xSeries 130 using Universal Manageability Services
Universal Manageability Services (UM Services) provides you with local or remote
administering, monitoring, and maintenance of the xSeries 130 through a Web
browser.
To start UM Services and set your appliance server IP address, do the following:
1. Connect the workstation from which you will manage the appliance server to the
same physical subnet as your appliance server.
2. Start your Web browser.
3. In the Address or Location field of the browser:
• For a secure connection, type https://imodelserial:1412
• For a non-secure connection, type http://imodelserial:1411
Note: For example, i86545DX25A1234. Model is the model type of your
appliance server and serial is the serial number that is located in the
lower-right corner of the bezel. For more information on the location, see
Figure 1 on page 1.
4. Press Enter, a user login window opens.