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vUser’s Guide that comes with your management module.

This document contains information for configuring your GbE switch module using the management-module user interface.

vIBM BladeCenter Management Module Command Line Reference Guide

This document contains information for configuring your GbE switch module using the management-module CLI.

In addition to reviewing these documents, make sure to review the Planning and Installation Guide for your BladeCenter unit type for information to help you prepare for system installation and configuration at http://www.ibm.com/support/.

For BladeCenter units with four I/O-module bays, you must also install an Ethernet-I/O card (also known as an Ethernet expansion card) in the blade server to support the GbE switch module in I/O-module bays 3 or 4. For information about the types of compatible I/O-expansion cards for the blade servers, see the documentation for your BladeCenter unit.

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