IBM eServer BladeCenter 8677, Installation And User Manual

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b. Add the following statement to .xinitrc in the user’s home
directory:
xset m 1 1 (Turn off mouse acceleration)
c. Add the following statement to /etc/modules.conf:
options mousedev xres=X yres=Y
(Notify the mouse
driver of the video resolution) where X and Y specify the
video resolution
d. Enter the following commands:
insmod mousedev
(Reload the mouse driver module)
init 5 (Return to GUI mode if necessary)
Firmware update
Select this choice to update the service processor firmware on a
blade server. Select the target blade server and the firmware file to
use for the update; then, click
Update . You can obtain the firmware
files from the IBM Support Web site at
http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.
Configuration
Select this choice to:
v Define a name for a blade server.
v
View or define the startup (boot) sequence for one or more blade
servers. The startup sequence prioritizes the following
boot-record sources for a blade server:
– IDE drive 1 (HDD1)
– IDE drive 2 (HDD2)
– CD-ROM
– Diskette
– Network
- PXE - Attempt a PXE/DHCP network startup the next time
the selected blade server is turned on or restarted.
Note: In order to use the CD-ROM drive or diskette drive as a
boot-record source for a blade server, the blade server
must have been designated as the owner of the CD-ROM
drive, diskette drive, and USB port. You set ownership
either by pressing the CD/diskette/USB select button on
the blade server or through the “Remote Control” choice
described on page on page 48.
Switch Tasks
Select the choices in this section to view and change the settings or
configuration on network-interface switch modules in the BladeCenter unit.
Power/Restart
Select this choice to display the power status of the switch modules
and perform the following actions:
v Turn a switch on or off
v Reset a switch
Management
Select this choice to view or change the IP configuration of the
switch modules, ping the switch module, return a switch module to
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