IBM eServer BladeCenter 8677, Installation And User Manual

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Cabling the Ethernet port
Complete the following steps to connect the Ethernet cable to the management
module:
1. Connect one end of a Category 5 or higher Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port
on the management module. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to the
network.
2. Check the Ethernet LEDs to ensure that the network connection is working. The
following illustration shows the locations of the Ethernet LEDs.
OK
TX/RX
LINK
Ethernet link
Ethernet activity
IP
Ethernet link LED
When this green LED is lit, there is an active connection through the
port to the network.
Ethernet activity LED
When this green LED is flashing, it indicates that there is activity
through the port over the network link.
Configuring the management module for remote access
After you connect the management module to the network, the Ethernet port
connection is configured in one of the following ways:
v If you have an accessible, active, and configured dynamic host configuration
protocol (DHCP) server on the network, the host name, IP address, gateway
address, subnet mask, and DNS server IP address are set automatically.
v
If the DHCP server does not respond within two minutes after the port is
connected, the management module uses the static IP address and subnet
address.
v Blade server startups initiated from the network will be faster if you connect the
DHCP server to the Ethernet switch in switch bay 2. This is because the BIOS
code in the blade server “sees” the bottom Ethernet controller first, and the
bottom Ethernet controller in each blade server is associated with the switch in
switch bay 2.
Either of these actions enables the Ethernet connection.
If you do not want to use the default static values, you can configure the static IP
address, host name, and subnet mask for the management module through the
Web interface. The default IP address is 192.168.70.125, the default subnet
Chapter 4. Configuring your BladeCenter unit
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