IBM eServer 130 xSeries, User Reference Manual

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Chapter 4. The Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility
The Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility is one way to configure network
settings. If you are adding multiple appliance servers to your network, you can use
the Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility to configure multiple appliance servers
simultaneously.
Use the following general procedure to configure your appliance server:
1. If you have not already done so, designate a mobile computer, workstation, or
server to use to manage the network.
2. Install and then start the Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility from the
Supplementary CD on the workstation (see “Installing and starting the Advanced
Appliance Configuration Utility”).
3. If you need to change the language of your operating system, do so now. For
more information, see “Changing the language of the operating system” on page
20.
4. Create groups and determine if you want to enable reprovisioning (see “Using the
group functions to manage your appliance servers” on page 34 and “Enabling
Reprovisioning for an existing group” on page 41).
5. If necessary, add appliance servers to the groups (see “Moving an appliance
server into a group” on page 39). You might not need to perform this step if
appliance servers have automatically been moved to another group.
6. Configure your Web site and transfer Web content to the appliance server. See
the “Appliance setup and configuration Web page” on page 16 for more
information.
7. You can now manage your appliance using UM Services or the Advanced
Appliance Configuration Utility.
Installing and starting the Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility
To install and start the Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility, do the following:
1. Insert the Supplementary CD into the CD-ROM drive of your remote Windows
workstation designated for managing the network.
2. Run the IAAConfig\setup.exe file, from the Supplementary CD to your remote
workstation.
3. From the remote workstation you are using to manage the network, go to the Start
menu and then open the IBM Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility.
Any IBM xSeries appliance server that is running and is connected to the same
physical subnet as the system that is running the Advanced Appliance
Configuration Utility console is automatically discovered when you start the
Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility. Each appliance appears in the All
Appliances list and one of the following lists: the appliance list of the group it
belongs to, the Unassigned Appliances list, or the Conflicting IP Address list. A
rescan, (see “Rescanning” on page 42) forces an immediate discovery of
appliances in the subnet.
Notes:
a. The Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility configures and reports the
TCP/IP settings of the first adapter on each appliance server only. The first
adapter is the port 1 Ethernet controller. Be sure to connect the built-in
Ethernet connector to the same subnet as your system running the Advanced
Appliance Configuration Utility.