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Tables
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Who should read this user's guide
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Conventions and terminology
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Chapter 1. IBM BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager
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Chapter 2. Planning for BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager
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Hardware and software requirements
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Supported hardware
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Expansion cards
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BladeCenter chassis'
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BladeCenter servers
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Fibre channels
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Ethernet switches
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Pass-thru modules and switches
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Supported software
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Preparing for OFM
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Upgrading firmware
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Steps to update AMM firmware using the AMM Web interface
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Steps to update AMM firmware using UpdateXpress for BladeCenter (UXBC)
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Steps to update firmware without an OS
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Setting up boot from SAN
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Chapter 3. Installing BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager
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Installing OFM
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Installing OFM-Advanced upgrade
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Installing the IBM Director extension version of OFM-Advanced upgrade for Windows
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Installing the OFM-Advanced upgrade standalone version for Windows
24
Installing the IBM Director extension version of OFM-Advanced upgrade for Linux
24
Installing the OFM-Advanced upgrade standalone version for Linux
24
Chapter 4. Configuring BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager
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Creating a configuration file automatically
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Selecting domains
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Avoiding address duplication
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Duplicate addresses
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Creating a requirements report
31
Creating a requirements report from \
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Creating a requirements report from the main Open Fabric Manager Configuration Management page on the AMM Web interface
31
Editing the configuration file manually
31
Applying a new configuration
32
Viewing the configuration in a local chassis
32
Retrieving the current configuration
33
Chapter 5. Using OFM and OFM-Advanced upgrade
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Using OFM
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Initial deployment
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Adding a new chassis to the domain
35
Replacing a blade in the same slot
35
Swapping addresses between blades
36
Replacing AMM IP addresses
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Replacing the AMM in a single AMM environment
36
Using OFM-Advanced upgrade
37
Discovering a chassis
37
Discovering a chassis automatically
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Adding a chassis manually
37
Creating a blade address profile
38
Applying a blade address profile
40
Creating a standby blade pool profile
40
Applying a failover configuration profile manually
41
Comparing the configuration file with the actual configuration
41
Creating an event action plan
42
Chapter 6. Troubleshooting and support
43
Problems when you create or apply a standby blade pool
43
Incorrect OFM address usage
44
Configuration failure scenarios
44
Error messages
46
Getting help and support
48
Finding information about IBM Director Problems
49
Information to provide to the IBM Technical Support Center or IBM Director customer forum
51
Getting fixes
53
Software service and support
53
Chapter 7. Reference
55
BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager components
55
Configuration file
55
Example: Configuration file
60
Mapping of devices to ports
60
Multi-slot blades and the port offset parameter
60
AMM Web interface
61
Accessibility
61
Session and credentials
62
Standby AMM
62
CLI command
63
Events
63
Chapter 8. Related information
65
Notices & Trademarks
67
Notices
67
Trademarks
68
Glossary
71
Terms
71
Index
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