Nortel Networks 42C4911 manual 1Switch management on the BladeCenter management module

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Figure 1-1Switch management on the BladeCenter management module

4.You can use the default IP addresses provided by the management module, or you can assign a new IP address to the switch module through the management module. You can assign this IP address through one of the following methods:

„Manually through the BladeCenter management module

„Automatically through the IBM Director Configuration Wizard (available in Director release 5.20.1)

NOTE – If you change the IP address of the GbE Switch Module, make sure that the switch module and the management module both reside on the same subnet.

5.Enable the following features in the management module:

„External Ports (I/O Module Tasks > Admin/Power/Restart > Advanced Setup)

„External management over all ports (Configuration > Advanced Configuration) This setting is required if you want to access the management network through the external data ports (EXT1 - EXT6) and the external management port (EXT7) on the GbE Switch Module.

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