Configuring the BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842 blade server

No manual configuration of the BladeCenter® JS20 Type 8842 blade server open firmware (BIOS) or ISMP is required. This blade server automatically configures itself when you install it in the BladeCenter unit and is automatically reconfigured after you install new software or hardware. The BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842 blade server has built-in support for the SOL feature. You must install the Broadcom Ethernet controller device driver after you install the blade server operating system.

You must use the SOL feature to initially install and configure the operating system in the BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842 blade server. After the operating system has been completely installed and configured, you can use either Telnet or SSH sessions to communicate directly with the blade server operating system.

Note: The Broadcom Ethernet controller on the BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842 blade server might be unable to communicate for a few seconds while the blade server is restarting. If this occurs, the current SOL session will be terminated; however, the SOL session can be established again after the blade server restarts.

The following sections describe how to set up SOL for the BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842 blade server. You must perform the following procedures: