You configure the primary (active) management module;
the standby management module, if present, automatically synchronizes its
configuration to match that of the primary management module. This synchronization
can take up to 45 minutes.
The configuration information in this documentation applies to the primary
management module, which might be the only management module in the BladeCenter® unit.
If the management module that you installed is a replacement for the only
management module in the BladeCenter unit and you saved the configuration
file before you replaced the management module, you can apply the saved configuration
file to the replacement management module by using the management-module Web
interface. See Restoring and modifying your management-module configuration for
information about applying a saved configuration file.
The BladeCenter unit
automatically detects the modules and blade servers that are installed and
stores the vital product data (VPD). When the BladeCenter unit is started, the
management module automatically configures the remote management port of the
management module so that you can configure and manage BladeCenter components. You configure
and manage BladeCenter components
remotely by using the management-module Web interface, the management-module
command-line interface (CLI), or simple network management protocol (SNMP).
Note: There are two ways to configure the I/O modules: through the management-module
Web interface or through an external I/O-module port that is enabled through
the management module through a Telnet interface or a Web browser. See the
documentation that comes with each I/O module for information.
For the active management module to communicate
with network resources and with the I/O modules in the BladeCenter unit, you must configure
the IP addresses for the following internal and external ports:
- The external Ethernet (remote management) port (Ethernet 0) of the management
module (see Network Interfaces).
The initial automatic management-module configuration 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.
- The internal Ethernet port (Ethernet 1) on the management module for communication
with the I/O modules (see Network Interfaces).
- The management port on each I/O module which provides for communication
with the management module. You configure this port by configuring the IP
address for the I/O module (see Configuration).
Note: Some types of I/O modules, such as the pass-thru module, have no management
port.
See the documentation that comes with each I/O module to
determine what else you must configure in the I/O module.
To communicate with the blade servers for functions such as deploying an
operating system or application program over a network, you must also configure
at least one external (in-band) port on an Ethernet switch module in I/O-module
bay 1 or 2
.
Note: If a pass-thru module (instead of an Ethernet I/O
module) is installed in I/O-module bay 1 or 2, you must configure the network
switch that the pass-thru module is connected to; see the documentation that
comes with the network switch for instructions.