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Chapter 4. Configuring the blade workstation Important: Configure the IP address of the blade workstation compression card and the thin client first, so that they can communicate with each other. Then, you can perform other configuration tasks. To configure the compression card IP address, follow the instructions in "Changing the IP address." The following configuration programs come with the blade workstation: v Configuration/Setup Utility program The Configuration/Setup Utility program is part of the basic input/output system (BIOS). Use it to change system settings, such as interrupt requests (IRQ), date and time, and passwords. See "Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program" on page 31 for more information. v Boot Menu program The Boot Menu program is part of the BIOS. Use it to override the startup sequence that is set in the Configuration/Setup Utility program and temporarily assign a device to be first in the startup sequence. For information about how to start the Boot Menu, see "Using the Boot Menu program" on page 34. v Broadcom NetXtreme II Ethernet Boot Agent The Broadcom NetXtreme II Ethernet Boot Agent is part of the BIOS. You can use it to configure the Ethernet boot options, such as the boot protocol to use, the link speed, and the VLAN mode and ID. Enable and disable the Broadcom NetXtreme II Ethernet Boot Agent from the Configuration/Setup Utility program. For information, see "Enabling the Broadcom NetXtreme II Ethernet Boot Agent" on page 35. For information about configuring the integrated Ethernet controller, see "Configuring the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet controller" on page 35. For information about setting up the network configuration for remote management, such as with the IBM Director products, see the IBM BladeCenter Planning and Installation Guide for your BladeCenter unit. You can obtain the planning guides from http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/. Changing the IP address The blade workstation contains three IP addresses: v The IP address on the compression card, for communication between the compression card and the thin client v The IP address for the blade workstation integrated Ethernet controller, for workstation communication on the network v The IP address for the Serial over LAN (SOL) function of the blade workstation BMC The remote thin client also has an IP address, for communication with the blade workstation compression card. See the following sections for information about changing each IP address: v "Changing the compression card IP address" on page 28 v "Changing the thin client IP address" on page 29 v "Changing the blade workstation IP address for the integrated Ethernet controller" on page 30 v "Changing the IP address for the SOL function" on page 30 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2007 27

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Chapter
4.
Configuring
the
blade
workstation
Important:
Configure
the
IP
address
of
the
blade
workstation
compression
card
and
the
thin
client
first,
so
that
they
can
communicate
with
each
other.
Then,
you
can
perform
other
configuration
tasks.
To
configure
the
compression
card
IP
address,
follow
the
instructions
in
“Changing
the
IP
address.”
The
following
configuration
programs
come
with
the
blade
workstation:
v
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
The
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
is
part
of
the
basic
input/output
system
(BIOS).
Use
it
to
change
system
settings,
such
as
interrupt
requests
(IRQ),
date
and
time,
and
passwords.
See
“Using
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program”
on
page
31
for
more
information.
v
Boot
Menu
program
The
Boot
Menu
program
is
part
of
the
BIOS.
Use
it
to
override
the
startup
sequence
that
is
set
in
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
and
temporarily
assign
a
device
to
be
first
in
the
startup
sequence.
For
information
about
how
to
start
the
Boot
Menu,
see
“Using
the
Boot
Menu
program”
on
page
34.
v
Broadcom
NetXtreme
II
Ethernet
Boot
Agent
The
Broadcom
NetXtreme
II
Ethernet
Boot
Agent
is
part
of
the
BIOS.
You
can
use
it
to
configure
the
Ethernet
boot
options,
such
as
the
boot
protocol
to
use,
the
link
speed,
and
the
VLAN
mode
and
ID.
Enable
and
disable
the
Broadcom
NetXtreme
II
Ethernet
Boot
Agent
from
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program.
For
information,
see
“Enabling
the
Broadcom
NetXtreme
II
Ethernet
Boot
Agent”
on
page
35.
For
information
about
configuring
the
integrated
Ethernet
controller,
see
“Configuring
the
Broadcom
NetXtreme
Gigabit
Ethernet
controller”
on
page
35.
For
information
about
setting
up
the
network
configuration
for
remote
management,
such
as
with
the
IBM
Director
products,
see
the
IBM
BladeCenter
Planning
and
Installation
Guide
for
your
BladeCenter
unit.
You
can
obtain
the
planning
guides
from
Changing
the
IP
address
The
blade
workstation
contains
three
IP
addresses:
v
The
IP
address
on
the
compression
card,
for
communication
between
the
compression
card
and
the
thin
client
v
The
IP
address
for
the
blade
workstation
integrated
Ethernet
controller,
for
workstation
communication
on
the
network
v
The
IP
address
for
the
Serial
over
LAN
(SOL)
function
of
the
blade
workstation
BMC
The
remote
thin
client
also
has
an
IP
address,
for
communication
with
the
blade
workstation
compression
card.
See
the
following
sections
for
information
about
changing
each
IP
address:
v
“Changing
the
compression
card
IP
address”
on
page
28
v
“Changing
the
thin
client
IP
address”
on
page
29
v
“Changing
the
blade
workstation
IP
address
for
the
integrated
Ethernet
controller”
on
page
30
v
“Changing
the
IP
address
for
the
SOL
function”
on
page
30
©
Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2007
27