Removing and installing management modules

The BladeCenter T unit comes with one hot-swap management module in management-module bay 1. You can add a second management module in management-module bay 2.

Note: Only one management module is active; the second management module, if present, provides redundancy.

Release button

Management module

Release latch

Serial port

MAC address

The management module functions as a service processor for the multiple blade servers. The management module configures the BladeCenter T unit and modules, configuring information such as switch module IP addresses. The management module also performs USB-to-PS/2 conversions for the system keyboard and mouse and can send the VGA signal stream to a remote console for viewing. See “Management module controls and indicators” on page 10 for information about the controls and indicators.

The service processor in the management module communicates with the service processor in each blade server for functions such as:

vBlade server power-on requests

vBlade server error and event reporting

vBlade server requests for keyboard, mouse, and video

vBlade server requests for CD-ROM drive and USB ports

The management module also communicates with the I/O modules, power modules, blower modules, and blade servers to detect presence or absence and any error conditions, sending alerts when required.

Use the instructions in this section to remove or install a management module at the front of the BladeCenter T unit.

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