Intel IXM5414E manual Introduction, Remotely managing the switch module

5 Web-Based Network Management

This chapter describes how to use the Web-based network management module to access and configure the internal switching software.

Important: Before you configure your Intel® Blade Server Ethernet Switch Module IXM5414E, be sure that the management modules in your SBCE platform are properly configured. In addition, to access and manage your switch module from an external environment, you might need to enable certain features, such as the external ports and external management over all ports. See the applicable Installation and User’s Guide publications on the Resource CD for more information.

Introduction

The Intel® Blade Server Ethernet Switch Module IXM5414E offers an embedded Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web-based interface that enables you to manage the switch through a standard browser, such as Opera*, Netscape* Navigator/Communicator or Microsoft* Internet Explorer. The Web browser acts as an access tool and can communicate directly with the switch using the HTTP protocol.

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This Web-based management module does not accept Chinese language input (or other double-byte character-set languages).

The Web-based management module and the Telnet program are different ways to access and configure the same internal switching software. Thus, all the settings that you encounter in Web- based management are the same as those found in the Telnet program. If your system application requires that you use the Telnet program, see Chapter 7 “Command Line Interface Management” on page 155 for additional information.

This chapter explains the menus and parameters used by the web management interface. Note that your browser window may not exactly match the window illustrations in this guide.

Remotely managing the switch module

The IXM5414E switch module supports two remote-access modes for management through Ethernet connections. You can select the mode that is best suited for your platform’s environment. The switch module has an internal Ethernet path to the management module and the four external Ethernet ports on the switch module.

•The default mode uses the internal path to the management module only. In this mode, the remote-access link to the management console must be attached to the 100 Mbps Ethernet port on the management module. With this mode, the IP addresses and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) parameters of the switch modules can be assigned manually through the SBCE Management and Configuration Program. This mode enables the system administrator to provide a secure LAN for management of the platform’s subsystems separately from the data network.

Important: With this mode, the IXM5414E switch module does not respond to remote- management commands through the four external Ethernet ports on the switch module.

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