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BladeCenter: Serial over LAN Setup Guide

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Страница 4: ...ation in Appendix A Getting help and technical assistance on page 51 and Appendix B Notices on page 53 Twelfth Edition November 2009 Copyright IBM Corporation 2009 US Government Users Restricted Right...

Страница 5: ...ver 30 Updating the open firmware BIOS 31 Updating the integrated systems management processor firmware 31 Updating the Broadcom Ethernet controller firmware 32 Configuring the IBM 4 Port Gb Ethernet...

Страница 6: ...iv BladeCenter Serial over LAN Setup Guide...

Страница 7: ...hroughout this document as the BladeCenter unit Unless stated otherwise all descriptions and instructions in this document apply to all BladeCenter unit configurations In the BladeCenter environment t...

Страница 8: ...to control a blade server through SOL only on blade server types that support SOL functionality that have the required firmware levels see Table 1 on page 3 v An Ethernet I O module installed in I O...

Страница 9: ...omponent support SOL operation Table 1 Firmware levels required for SOL for older BladeCenter components Component Firmware level BladeCenter Management Module 1 08 or later BladeCenter HS20 Type 8678...

Страница 10: ...seconds to refresh and display information Important To avoid problems and to maintain proper system performance always make sure that the blade server firmware code service processor code and diagno...

Страница 11: ...the BladeCenter management module Web interface 1 Open a Web browser In the address or URL field type the IP address or host name that is assigned for the management module remote connection The Ente...

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Страница 13: ...OL on page 11 v Enable the blade servers for SOL operation see Enabling SOL for blade servers on page 12 Perform the SOL configuration that is shared by all BladeCenter components using the management...

Страница 14: ...nagement Module User s Guide for information The SOL settings and recommended values are v Serial Over Lan Enabled Use this field to enable or disable SOL globally for the BladeCenter unit If SOL is e...

Страница 15: ...ent processor BSMP of each blade server is based on the IP address that is set in this field For example if the value that you enter is 10 1 1 1 the blade server in blade bay 1 will have IP address 10...

Страница 16: ...from http www ibm com support b Update the management module firmware following the instructions that come with the update file that you downloaded 3 Start the BladeCenter management module Web interf...

Страница 17: ...ing the BladeCenter management module Web interface on page 5 2 If you have not previously installed a security key file complete the following steps Otherwise go to step 3 a In the navigation pane cl...

Страница 18: ...l have SOL enabled then click or select Enable Serial Over LAN For advanced management modules you will also need to click Perform Action Selecting the check box at the top of the status table selects...

Страница 19: ...t version of BIOS for your blade server type from http www ibm com support b Update the blade server BIOS following the instructions that come with the update file that you downloaded 2 Complete the f...

Страница 20: ...t PXE DHCP to Planar Ethernet 2 v Run PXE only on selected Planar NIC to Enabled f Press Esc to exit the Start Options section of the Configuration Setup Utility program g Select Save Settings then pr...

Страница 21: ...ou do not have to configure the Linux operating system when using a BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842 blade server however you still must install the Ethernet controller device drivers see Installing the Eth...

Страница 22: ...d console ttyS1 19200n8 console tty1 g Add the following lines between the two image sections This will allow you to Interact with the OS boot via SOL image boot vmlinuz 2 4 9 e 12smp label linux Inte...

Страница 23: ...d boot initrd 2 4 9 e 12 img read only root dev hda6 2 Type lilo and then press Enter to store and activate the LILO configuration When the Linux operating system starts a LILO boot prompt is displaye...

Страница 24: ...ontent of the boot grub grub conf file and the content of this file after modification Original boot grub grub conf contents grub conf generated by anaconda Note that you do not have to rerun grub aft...

Страница 25: ...el vmlinuz 2 4 9 e 12 ro root dev hda6 initrd initrd 2 4 9 e 12 img You must reboot the Linux operating system after completing these procedures for the changes to take effect and to enable SOL You mu...

Страница 26: ...t vmlinuz root dev hda2 acpi oldboot vga 791 console tty1 console ttyS1 19200 initrd hd0 1 boot initrd Note The entry beginning with kernel hd0 1 is shown with a line break after vga 791 In your file...

Страница 27: ...ures for the changes to take effect and to enable SOL You must also install device drivers for your Ethernet controller see Installing the Ethernet controller device driver for Linux operating systems...

Страница 28: ...pe bootcfg EMS ON PORT COM2 BAUD 19200 ID boot_id where boot_id is the boot entry ID from step 1b then press Enter 3 Complete the following steps to verify that the EMS console is redirected to the CO...

Страница 29: ...multi 0 disk 0 rdisk 0 partition 1 WINDOWS OS Load Options fastdetect redirect You must reboot the Windows 2003 operating system after completing this procedure for the changes to take effect and to...

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Страница 31: ...ge 34 v Connecting an Intelligent Copper Pass thru Module on page 35 Configuring the BladeCenter HS22 Type 7870 blade server Complete the following steps to configure the HS22 Type 7870 blade server f...

Страница 32: ...Redirection Settings menu a If you are using a serial breakout cable with a BladeCenter H unit or a BladeCenter S unit set COM Port 1 to Enable otherwise set it to Disable b Set COM Port 2 to Enable c...

Страница 33: ...creen this indicates an interruption in the flow of serial data Press Ctrl q to resume serial data flow The following sections describe the SOL configuration that is required for the BladeCenter HS20...

Страница 34: ...t processor ISMP firmware No configuration is required for the BladeCenter HS20 Type 8832 or Type 8843 blade server ISMP to enable SOL Attention Do not change the BladeCenter media tray owner by press...

Страница 35: ...update the blade server Broadcom Ethernet controller firmware use an update diskette or use the Broadcom Ethernet controller diagnostic utility depending on the operating system that is installed on y...

Страница 36: ...ort Serial 2 v Baud Rate 19 2K v Flow Control CTS RTS v Terminal Type VT100 d Press Esc twice to exit the Remote Console Redirection and Devices and I O Ports sections of the Configuration Setup Utili...

Страница 37: ...have to configure the blade server open firmware to enable SOL 1 Download the latest version of BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842 blade server open firmware from http www ibm com support 2 Update the blade...

Страница 38: ...he Broadcom Ethernet controller firmware you must restart the blade server before you can use the SOL feature Configuring the IBM 4 Port Gb Ethernet Switch Module for BladeCenter Complete the followin...

Страница 39: ...for IBM BladeCenter Complete the following steps to update the firmware of the Nortel Networks Layer 2 7 GbE Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter No configuration is required for the Nortel Networks Lay...

Страница 40: ...ide for additional information about MCAD 1 Start the BladeCenter management module Web interface see Starting the BladeCenter management module Web interface on page 5 2 In the navigation pane click...

Страница 41: ...ent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module for trunk mode a Type config t and then press Enter b Type int gi0 port_number where port_number is an external port number from 1 through 14 for the switch module t...

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Страница 43: ...aneous SOL sessions active one for each of up to 14 blade servers with 6 additional command line interface sessions available for BladeCenter unit management For a BladeCenter T unit this enables you...

Страница 44: ...sed for management module Web access The default management module user name is USERID and the default password is PASSW0RD note the number zero not the letter O in PASSW0RD A CLI command prompt is di...

Страница 45: ...specified by the console command until the SOL session is ended regardless of the persistent command target that was in effect before the SOL session During an SOL session no BladeCenter command line...

Страница 46: ...tem blade x where x is the blade bay where the blade server assembly is installed A blade server that occupies more than one blade bay is identified by the lowest bay number that it occupies For examp...

Страница 47: ...gement module the SOL Session status for each blade server has three possible states Not Ready This status indicates that no SOL session is available between the management module and the blade server...

Страница 48: ...failure that must be investigated Ready This status indicates that an SOL session is established between the management module and the blade server This SOL session is available to connect to a Telnet...

Страница 49: ...ing a specific key sequence This makes it possible to restart the blade server without ending the SOL session so that you can use the restart command in the management module command line interface Ty...

Страница 50: ...medium to be mounted is a CD 1 Make sure that the mnt cdrom directory exists on your server If this directory does not exist type mkdir mnt cdrom and then press Enter 2 To mount the CD type mount dev...

Страница 51: ...rt SOL and this is a normal message for this blade server type v The management module has not completed its communication sequence with each of the blade servers in the BladeCenter unit This conditio...

Страница 52: ...BSMP is not already in use on the external network The default SOL BSMP address range starts at 10 1 1 80 and ends at 10 1 1 93 for all 14 blades in the BladeCenter unit If any blade servers or other...

Страница 53: ...er s Guide or the Management Module Command line Interface Reference Guide for instructions After the restart is complete check the blade server SOL status if the status indicates Ready then try to st...

Страница 54: ...racters sent over an SOL session which might corrupt the BIOS screens display If you are getting garbage characters while viewing or typing in an SOL session check the following items v Make sure the...

Страница 55: ...bay 1 Look for high packet loss or high packet error rates See the Management Module User s Guide for additional information v Try to start an SOL session with another blade server in the BladeCenter...

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Страница 57: ...by following the troubleshooting procedures that IBM provides in the online help or in the documentation that is provided with your IBM product The documentation that comes with IBM systems also desc...

Страница 58: ...ur country or region see http www ibm com services sl products For more information about Support Line and other IBM services see http www ibm com services or see http www ibm com planetwide for suppo...

Страница 59: ...rporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries Java and all Java based trademarks are trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc in the United States other countries or both Linux is a...

Страница 60: ...non IBM products and services that are ServerProven including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose These products are offered and warrante...

Страница 61: ...e Linux 15 SSH 11 SUSE Linux 19 connect ICPM 35 Intelligent Copper Pass thru Module 35 D device driver blade server Linux for Ethernet controller 21 documentation latest version 2 E Emergency Manageme...

Страница 62: ...ssion ending 40 maximum allowed 1 2 37 starting 37 40 SOL settings configure global 7 41 SSH connection 39 install and configure 11 starting command line interface 37 management module Web interface 5...

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