IBM eServer BladeCenter 8677, Installation And User Manual

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v Login ID
v Authority level (default is Read Only)
v Password (requires confirmation)
Alerts Select this choice to specify which alerts (from lists of Critical,
Warning, and System alerts) are monitored, which alert notifications
are sent to whom, how alert notifications are sent (SNMP, e-mail,
IBM Director), whether to include the event log with the notification,
and other alert parameters.
Network Interfaces
Select this choice to configure the two Ethernet interfaces: external
(remote management and console), and internal (communication
with the switch modules).
When you use the management module Web interface to update
the Ethernet switch module configuration, the management module
firmware writes its settings for the switch module only to the
management module NVRAM; it does not write its settings for the
switch module to the switch module NVRAM.
If the switch module restarts when the management module is not
able to apply the IP address it has in NVRAM for the switch
module, the switch module will use whatever IP address it has in its
own NVRAM. If the two IP addresses are not the same, you might
not be able to manage the Ethernet switch module any more.
The management module cannot apply the switch IP address from
its NVRAM if:
v The management module is restarting
v The management module has failed
v
The management module has been removed from the chassis
You must Telnet into the switch module, change the IP address to
match the one you assigned through the management module, and
save the switch settings in the Telnet session (
Basic Setup
→
Save
Changes ).
Note: For switch communication with a remote management
station, such as the IBM Director server, through the
management module external Ethernet port, the switch
module internal network interface and the management
module internal and external interfaces must be on the same
subnet.
v
External Network Interface (eth0) - This is the interface for the
remote management and console port.
– Interface - Select Enabled (the default) to use the Ethernet
connection.
– DHCP - Select one of the following choices:
- DHCP with rollover to static (this is the default).
- DHCP only
- Static only
– Hostname - (Optional) This is the IP host name you want to
use for the management module (maximum of 63 characters).
– Static IP configuration - You need to configure this
information only if DHCP is disabled.
Chapter 4. Configuring your BladeCenter unit
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