IBM System x3550 M3 Management Node with Software Preload
Quick Start Guide - v1.72
IBM Confidential
06/21/2012
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Introduction
The IBM System x3550 M3 Management Node with Software Preload (Machine/Type/Model
7944-DD*) is a pre-built subsystem that is used to manage IBM hardware platforms. The
subsystem includes both hardware and software, and it can be used in an assortment of
deployments.
For example, in context of IBM Cloud offerings based upon BladeCenter, the x3550 M3
Management Node with Software Preload hosts the platform management tools while the
virtualization and cloud management components reside on the blades in the BladeCenter.
Figure 1 illustrates such a Cloud environment that includes the x3550 M3 Management Node with
Software Preload.
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The scope of this document is a summary of setup and configuration of the x3550 M3
Management Node with Software Preload. Hardware installation of the x3550 M3 Management
Node and other components within the infrastructure are described elsewhere.
Preload Software Components
Figure 2 illustrates the components resident on the x3550 M3 Management Node with Software
Preload. The gray symbols represent components that are external to the x3550 M3 Management
Node with Software Preload.
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