Configuring the management module

Before you configure the management module for SOL operation, review the following information:

Make sure that the management-module external network interface (eth0) configuration is valid for your production network. This configuration can be obtained from a DHCP server or set statically.
For management module types other than the advanced management module, the management-module internal network interface (eth1) and the Ethernet I/O module configuration can be different from that of the management-module external network interface (eth0); however, the management-module internal network interface (eth1) and the Ethernet I/O module configuration must be in the same subnet. The management-module internal interface (eth1) is exposed to the external network through the management module, so it must not conflict with any other addresses on your production network. If you use a configuration for the Ethernet I/O module that is not valid for your production network, you will not be able to update the firmware or manage your Ethernet I/O module through a Web interface.
Telnet sessions with the BladeCenter® management module do not have a timeout value set by default. If no timeout value is set, Telnet sessions will remain active indefinitely. See the BladeCenter Management Module Command-Line Interface Reference Guide for information about configuring the Telnet session timeout value for the management module.
The SOL blade system management processor (BSMP) address range can include any valid IP addresses that do not conflict with any of the IP addresses of the blade servers. The BSMP address range is used for internal communication between the blade server and the I/O module and is not exposed to the external network.

Complete the following steps to update the management-module firmware and configure the management module to enable SOL:

Start the BladeCenter management-module Web interface (see Starting the BladeCenter management-module Web interface).
Complete the following steps to update the BladeCenter management module firmware:
1. Download the latest management-module firmware from http://www.ibm.com/support/.
2. Update the management-module firmware, following the instructions that come with the update file that you downloaded.
Start the BladeCenter management-module Web interface (see Starting the BladeCenter management-module Web interface).
Complete the following steps to enable SOL for the management module:
1. For management module types other than the advanced management module, complete the following steps to configure the internal network interface (eth1) settings:
  1. In the navigation pane, click MM Control → Network Interfaces.
  2. Scroll to the Internal Ethernet Interface (eth1) section.
  3. Make sure that Interface is set to Enabled.
  4. Set the Static IP Configuration fields to the values that are required for your physical network. The values must be in the following formats:
    - IP address: x.x.x.x
    - Subnet mask: x.x.x.x
    - Gateway address: x.x.x.x
    The static IP configuration values specify valid IP addresses of the form x.x.x.x, where each x is a number from 0 to 255.
  5. Click Save; then, click OK or Yes to confirm. Do not restart the management module.
2. Complete the following steps to configure the Ethernet I/O module network settings:
  Note: If you are using management channel auto discovery (MCAD), replace references to I/O-module bay 1 in the following procedure with the I/O module bay number that is actually being used (see the BladeCenter Advanced Management Module User's Guide for additional information about MCAD).
  1. In the navigation pane, click I/O Module Tasks → Configuration.
  2. Scroll to the Bay 1 (Ethernet SM)* section.
  3. Set the values in the New Static IP Configuration fields, if they are not already correct as listed in the Current IP Configuration section. The values must be in the following formats:
    - IP address: x.x.x.x
    - Subnet mask: x.x.x.x
    - Gateway address: x.x.x.x
    The static IP configuration values specify valid IP addresses of the form x.x.x.x, where each x is a number from 0 to 255.
  4. If you changed any values, click Save.
Complete the following steps to restart the management module. Restarting the management module ends the current BladeCenter management-module Web interface session.
1. In the navigation pane, click MM Control → Restart MM.
2. Click Restart.
3. Click OK to confirm.
4. Click Yes to restart the management module and end the session.