Contents
Safety ........................v
Chapter 1. Introducing the IBM Eserver BladeCenter Management
Module .......................1
Related documentation ...................2
About your documentation CD ................3
System requirements...................3
Using the Documentation Browser ..............3
Notices and statements used in this book .............5
Overview of the management module ..............6
Chapter 2. Installing and removing amanagement module......7
Installation guidelines ...................7
System reliability considerations ...............8
Handling static-sensitive devices...............8
Preparing for management module redundancy ..........9
Installing amanagement module ...............10
Removing amanagement module ...............14
Cabling the management modules...............15
Chapter 3. Management module LEDs and external ports ......17
Management module controls and indicators ...........17
Management module input/output connectors ..........19
Video connector ....................20
Keyboard connector ..................20
Mouse connector ...................20
Remote management and console Ethernet connector .......21
Chapter 4. Configuring the management module .........23
Setting up the remote connection ...............26
Cabling the Ethernet port.................26
Configuring the management module for remote access ......27
Communicating with the IBM Director software .........28
Using the management and configuration program .........29
Starting the management and configuration program .......29
Configuring the ports ..................30
Restoring asaved configuration file .............32
Appendix A. Getting help and technical assistance ........33
Before you call .....................33
Using the documentation ..................33
Getting help and information from the World Wide Web .......34
Software service and support ................34
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