46 Nortel Networks L2/3 Ethernet Switch Module for IBM Eserver BladeCenter
Configuring the Management Module network interfaces
After you access the Management Module Web interface, you can configure the external and
internal network interfaces. From the BladeCenter Management Module Web interface, click
MM Control→ Network Interfaces.
Figure 6-2 Management Module External Network Interface window
The BladeCenter Management Module defaults to the IP address 192.168.70.125. If you
have more than one BladeCenter chassis on your management network, you are required to
change the external network interface (eth0). If you do not, you will have IP address conflicts
and will not be able to access your Management Modules. In Figure6-2, we config ured the
external interface to be on the same default management subnet with a unique IP address.
After you have configured the external interface, you need to configure the internal interface
with another unique IP address. The purpose of internal network interface (eth1) is to
communicate with the BladeCenter devices across an Ethernet link (Figure6-3). Note that if
you do not configure the internal interface on the same network as the external interface, you
will not have IP connectivity from the Management Module to your switches modules.
Figure 6-3 Management Module Internal Network Interface window