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that is connected to the lower section of the midplane. All other components plug into one section only (upper or lower). However, there is another matching component that can plug into the other midplane section for redundancy.

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Figure 2-2 Midplane view

It should be noted that the upper and lower midplane sections in an IBM Eserver BladeCenter are independent of each other (see Figure 2-3). Having a dual midplane ensures that there is no single point of failure and the blades remain operational.

Figure 2-3 Internal picture of the upper and lower midplane of the BladeCenter chassis

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Contents

Redpaper Page International Technical Support Organization First Edition September Contents Page Troubleshooting tools Page Vii Trademarks Team that wrote this Redpaper Preface IBM RTP Become a published author Comments welcome Page Executive summary Page IBM Eserver BladeCenter overview IBM Eserver BladeCenter product family IBM Eserver BladeCenter and blade modules IBM Eserver BladeCenter storage solutions IBM Eserver BladeCenter architecture IBM Eserver BladeCenter system managementMidplane IBM BladeCenter Midplane Management Module Ethernet interface Management Module Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet path Gigabit Ethernet path IBM Eserver HS20 architecture PXH-D Stand-alone configuration tools Web interface Page Nortel Networks Layer 2/3 GbE Switch Modules Nortel Networks L2/3 GbESM connections Product description Nortel Networks Layer 2/3 GbE Switch Modules Value proposition Leadership features and functionProduct strength Competitive advantage Supported hardware Product shipment groupSupported platforms Page Nortel Networks Layer 2/3 GbE Switch Module architecture Nortel Networks L2/3 GbESM architecture overview Nortel GbESM architecture overview GbESM2 Nortel Networks L2/3 GbESM block diagram Nortel Networks L2/3 GbESM block diagram Connections on the Nortel GbESM Nortel Networks L2/3 GbESM ports specific roles INT1 Nortel Networks Layer 2/3 GbE Switch Module architecture Page Nortel Networks L2/3 GbESM management and administration Management paths to the Nortel Networks L2/3 GbESM Nortel Networks L2/3 GbESM management connectivity Management Module Path Out-of-band management In-band management Serial port PathExternal Ethernet ports Path 3A In-band management considerations Internal Ethernet ports Path 3B Main Menu commands Command-line interfaceNortel Networks L2/3 GbESM user interface IBM Eserver BladeCenter Management Module and I2C CLI Main Menu Global commands Navigation commands Configuration control commandsAdditional commands Upgrading the firmware Display of a firmware update using CLI Example 5-1 Example configuration file dump Capturing the current configuration Description of default user accounts Configuring user accounts Browser Based Interface Snmp management IBM Director Switch information using BBI Multiple Nortel Networks L2/3 GbESMs in a BladeCenter IBM Eserver BladeCenter system initial setup Management Module firmware IBM Eserver BladeCenter system Accessing the Management Module Web interface Management Module network interfaceEstablishing a physical connection to the Management Module Management Module External Network Interface window Configuring the Management Module network interfaces 3 I/O module management tasks Nortel Networks L2/3 GbESM setup and configuration I/O Module Tasks Management advanced setup Nortel Networks L2/3 GbESM firmware download Determining the level of Nortel switch software Blade server initial configuration Firmware updateUpdateXpress Firmware update Operating systems Microsoft Windows 2003 Broadcom driver installation Red Hat Linux Broadcom driver installation Broadcom Advanced Control Suite installation Select Control Suite and Basp Firmware and device drivers used in this example Page Copyright IBM Corp . All rights reserved Vlan tagging 802.1Q Standards and technologiesLink Aggregation and Lacp 802.3ad Spanning Tree 802.1D, 802.1w, 802.1s Open Shortest Path First Ospf RFC1257, RFC2328, and others Routing Information Protocol RFC1058 and RFC2453 Where standards originate and how to get them Summary of sample configurationsBasic Layer 2 configuration Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol Vrrp RFC Advanced Layer 2 configurations Layer 3 configuration static routingLayer 3 configurations dynamic routing Configuration Introduction to High AvailabilityIntroduction to trunk failover What trunk failover can protect against Introduction to NIC Teaming Vrrp Priority Introduction to Vrrp Some important rules for ensuring High Availability Guidelines for attaching the BladeCenter to a networkGuidelines and comments Cable type selection cross-over or straight-through IBM Eserver BladeCenter configuration Base configurations for examples in this documentHardware and software used for lab environment Fiber connections Cisco 3560G switch Preconfiguration preparationNortel Networks L2/3 GbESM Additional hardware used during the experiments Management Module settings for Nortel GbESMs Base configuration common to all examplesBlade server configuration with Basp IP address and Vlan scheme Basic Layer 2 entry topology Blade server 2 Basp configuration Layer 2 configuration with 802.1Q tagging and trunk failover Cisco 3560G switch configuration Example 7-2 Verifying the Vlan setupExample 7-1 Create the VLANs and IP interfaces first Example 7-3 Create IP addresses Said MTU Example 7-4 Links Nortel Networks L2/3 GbESM switch configuration Example 7-6 PVIDs set Example 7-7 Verifying the Vlan setup of the Nortel GbESM Example 7-7shows what has been configured so far Complete configuration snapshots Re-enable the ports INT2 INT3 EXT1 EXT2 Page Page Basic topology conclusions Advanced Layer 2 topology sample configurations 0.0 G0/24 Cisco 3560G G0/23 Core Dynamic link aggregation Ieee 802.3ad Lacp Port EXT5 tag ena pvid Port EXT6 tag ena pvid Common Spanning Tree configuration Ieee 802.1D and Pvst Configure the Cisco Core1 and Core2 for tagged Lacp trunksVerify the Lacp trunk status Enter apply to execute the configuration changes Reenable the ports Verify the Spanning Tree statusExample 7-11 Verifying port status and Vlan assignment Example 7-12 Verifying the Spanning Tree status 300 Ffff-0011f936b700 8004 Design or topology remarks Full configuration snapshots Def INT1 INT2 INT3 EXT1 EXT2 EXT5 EXT6 on GbESM2 Page Page Page Rapid Spanning Tree Ieee 802.1w Configure the Cisco Core1 and Core2 for Rapid-PVST Design remarks Full configuration snapshots Def INT1 INT2 INT3 EXT1 EXT2 EXT5 EXT6 on GbESM2 Page Page Multi-Spanning Tree Ieee 802.1s Configurations for use of MST Example 7-17 Mstp Information Display GbESM Key configuration commands to verify Mstp FWD Example 7-18 Mstp Information Display Cisco Example 7-19 Sample Mstp Configuration GbESMPage Example 7-20 Sample Mstp Configuration Cisco Page Implications of using Layer Layer 3 topology sample configurations Reasons for choosing a Layer 3 design Layer 3 sample configuration with static routing and Vrrp Merits of this configuration Summary of IP Addressing used in this sample Layer 3 sample configuration static routing, Vrrp Example 7-21 Layer 3 VLANs and ports for GbESM switches Configure VLANs and subnets for the uplink portsPage Configuration for Core1 address Example 7-22 Layer 3 VLANs and ports for Core switches Example 7-23 Vrrp Configuration for GbESMs Vrrp configuration Example 7-24 Vrrp Hot-standby configuration Configuration of Hot-standby for Vrrp Verifying operation of the configuration Reconnect procedure when configuration is ready Name Example 7-26 Verifying Vrrp status INT2 INT3 EXT3 Page Page Page Page Dynamic routing options OSPF/RIP 2summarizes the IP addresses in use. -7also shows these Configure additional VLANs and subnets for the uplink ports Page Example 7-30 Additional VLANs and Subnets Core switches Configuring Ospf Configuring RIPExample 7-31 RIP configuration for the GbESMs Example 7-32 RIP configuration for the Core switches Example 7-34 Configuration for Core switch Verifying operation of this configurationExample 7-35 Configuration for Core switch Example 7-36 GbESM commands to verify RIP Example 7-37 Cisco commands to verify RIP RIP User Configuration Example 7-38 GbESM commands to verify Ospf GbESM commands to verify OspfPage Ospf Example 7-39 Cisco commands to verify Ospf Cisco commands to verify Ospf Userid L3/vrrp/on /c/l3/vrrp/vr Page Page Page Page Example 7-42 Extreme switch configuration Configuration for Extreme switchesPage Page Page Page Page Page Page Serial over LAN feature description and configuration General rules to establish an SOL connection SOL overview SOL use during Nortel Networks L2/3 GbESM experiments Configuring SOL for use with the Nortel GbESMPage Nortel Networks Layer 2/3 GbE Switch Module troubleshooting Basic rules Basic rules and unique symptoms General comments on troubleshooting Nortel Networks L2/3 GbESM troubleshooting methodology Systematic approach Problem definition Data collection Nortel GbESM Alteon OS switch dumpsTest connectivity Details from affected users Action plan creation Data analysisAction plan implementation Observation of results Problem resolution Troubleshooting toolsPing Traceroute Difference tool Tftp serverSyslog server Protocol analyzer Web load generator GbE Switch documents GbE Switch software imagesNetwork monitors or management systems Service and support Online services Placing a call to IBMOrdering information Listed here are other helpful Web sites Other support sitesPage Abbreviations and acronyms Pvid IBM Redbooks Other publicationsOnline resources Page Help from IBM How to get IBM RedbooksPage Page Nortel Networks L2/3