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Configuring, BladeCenter, Fabric, Manager

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Chapter 4. Configuring BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager Configuring OFM involves a number of steps that include the creation of your configuration file and applying the new configuration, along with several other considerations. Important: You must configure OFM through the AMM Web interface before you can use either the IBM Director extension or standalone versions of OFM-Advanced upgrade. Creating a configuration file automatically When using OFM for the first time, you will need to create a configuration file in which you assign virtual addresses to each slot in each chassis. The following example outlines the kind of steps you might follow when creating a configuration file automatically. It does not apply to all BladeCenter environments. These example steps assume that you have a single domain (no addresses are duplicated). 1. Log in to the AMM Web interface and select Open Fabric Manager in the left pane, under Blade Tasks. The Open Fabric Manager Configuration Management page will open in the right pane. 2. Click Create an Initial Configuration. This will open the Specify Virtual Addresses page in the right pane. 3. For the Ethernet Address Type, use the pull-down under Vendor and select IBM. Note: Another option for Vendor is User Defined. 4. For the FC Address Type, use the pull-down under Vendor and select Emulex or QLogic. 5. Click Advanced option and check the box next to Generate an FC target place holder. 6. In the WWN field, enter the storage system WWN. Note: You also have an option here to specify a value in the LUN field. 7. Click Next. This will open the Chassis to include page in the right pane. 8. On the Chassis to include page, there are two methods for providing the list of chassis to be included in the configuration file. You can either create a file with the list of AMM IP addresses or use the chassis that were discovered by the AMM via SLP. When using the Use AMM IP Addresses that were discovered on the AMM management network button, you should verify that all the chassis that you want to configure OFM on are listed on that page When using the AMM via SLP method, all of the chassis that were discovered will be displayed on the AMM Web interface Remote Chassis page. If you elect to use an explicit list of AMM IP addresses instead, create a text file in which each line contains a single IP address or the hostname of a single chassis. If you use hostnames in this file, you will need to enable DNS and define at least one DNS server on the AMM Web interface Network Protocols page. When the text file is complete, you can then select the Use AMM IP © Copyright IBM Corp. 2007, 2008 15

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Chapter
4.
Configuring
BladeCenter
Open
Fabric
Manager
Configuring
OFM
involves
a
number
of
steps
that
include
the
creation
of
your
configuration
file
and
applying
the
new
configuration,
along
with
several
other
considerations.
Important:
You
must
configure
OFM
through
the
AMM
Web
interface
before
you
can
use
either
the
IBM
Director
extension
or
standalone
versions
of
OFM-Advanced
upgrade.
Creating
a
configuration
file
automatically
When
using
OFM
for
the
first
time,
you
will
need
to
create
a
configuration
file
in
which
you
assign
virtual
addresses
to
each
slot
in
each
chassis.
The
following
example
outlines
the
kind
of
steps
you
might
follow
when
creating
a
configuration
file
automatically.
It
does
not
apply
to
all
BladeCenter
environments.
These
example
steps
assume
that
you
have
a
single
domain
(no
addresses
are
duplicated).
1.
Log
in
to
the
AMM
Web
interface
and
select
Open
Fabric
Manager
in
the
left
pane,
under
Blade
Tasks
.
The
Open
Fabric
Manager
Configuration
Management
page
will
open
in
the
right
pane.
2.
Click
Create
an
Initial
Configuration
.
This
will
open
the
Specify
Virtual
Addresses
page
in
the
right
pane.
3.
For
the
Ethernet
Address
Type
,
use
the
pull-down
under
Vendor
and
select
IBM.
Note:
Another
option
for
Vendor
is
User
Defined
.
4.
For
the
FC
Address
Type
,
use
the
pull-down
under
Vendor
and
select
Emulex
or
QLogic.
5.
Click
Advanced
option
and
check
the
box
next
to
Generate
an
FC
target
place
holder
.
6.
In
the
WWN
field,
enter
the
storage
system
WWN.
Note:
You
also
have
an
option
here
to
specify
a
value
in
the
LUN
field.
7.
Click
Next
.
This
will
open
the
Chassis
to
include
page
in
the
right
pane.
8.
On
the
Chassis
to
include
page,
there
are
two
methods
for
providing
the
list
of
chassis
to
be
included
in
the
configuration
file.
You
can
either
create
a
file
with
the
list
of
AMM
IP
addresses
or
use
the
chassis
that
were
discovered
by
the
AMM
via
SLP.
When
using
the
Use
AMM
IP
Addresses
that
were
discovered
on
the
AMM
management
network
button,
you
should
verify
that
all
the
chassis
that
you
want
to
configure
OFM
on
are
listed
on
that
page
When
using
the
AMM
via
SLP
method,
all
of
the
chassis
that
were
discovered
will
be
displayed
on
the
AMM
Web
interface
Remote
Chassis
page.
If
you
elect
to
use
an
explicit
list
of
AMM
IP
addresses
instead,
create
a
text
file
in
which
each
line
contains
a
single
IP
address
or
the
hostname
of
a
single
chassis.
If
you
use
hostnames
in
this
file,
you
will
need
to
enable
DNS
and
define
at
least
one
DNS
server
on
the
AMM
Web
interface
Network
Protocols
page.
When
the
text
file
is
complete,
you
can
then
select
the
Use
AMM
IP
©
Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2007,
2008
15