Chapter 2. Configuring your BladeCenter unit
The BladeCenter unit automatically detects the modules and blade servers that are installed and stores the vital product data (VPD) information. When the BladeCenter unit is started, it automatically configures the remote-management port on the management module, so that you can configure and manage the BladeCenter unit and blade servers. You configure and manage the BladeCenter unit remotely through the management module using the Web-based user interface.
Note: You can also configure the I/O modules directly through an external I/O-module port using a Telnet interface or a Web browser. See the documentation that comes with the I/O module for more information.
For the management module to communicate with the blade servers in the BladeCenter unit, you will need to configure the IP addresses for the following internal and external ports:
vThe external Ethernet (remote management) port on the management module (see the User's Guide or Command-Line Interface Reference Guide for your management module type for instructions). The initial management-module autoconfiguration enables the network-management station to connect to the management module to configure the port completely and to configure the rest of the BladeCenter unit.
vThe internal Ethernet port on the management module for communication with the I/O modules (see the User's Guide or Command-Line Interface Reference Guide for your management module type for instructions).
vThe internal Ethernet management port on each I/O module for communication with the management module. You configure this port by configuring the IP address for the I/O module (see the User's Guide or Command-Line Interface Reference Guide for your management module type for instructions).
Note: Pass-thru modules have no internal Ethernet port.
To communicate with the blade servers for functions such as deploying an operating system or application program, you also will need to configure at least one external (in-band) port on an Ethernet switch module. See the BladeCenter Management Module User’s Guide or the BladeCenter Management Module Command-Line Interface Reference Guide for information about configuring external ports on I/O modules.
Note: If a pass-thru module is installed in I/O-module bay 1 or 2 (instead of an Ethernet switch module), you will need to configure a port on the network switch to which the pass-thru module is connected.
Management module and advanced management modules support different types of remote access. See the documentation for your management module type for information and instructions.
The Web-based user interface and command-line interface communicate with the management and configuration programs that are part of the firmware that comes with the management module. You can use these programs to perform tasks such as:
vDefining the login IDs and passwords
vSelecting recipients for alert notification of specific events
