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with any other addresses on your production network. If you use a

configuration for the Ethernet I/O module that is not valid for your production

network, you will not be able to update the firmware or manage your Ethernet

I/O module through a Web interface.

v

Telnet sessions with the BladeCenter management module do not have a timeout

value set by default. If no timeout value is set, Telnet sessions will remain active

indefinitely. See the

BladeCenter Management Module Command-Line Interface

Reference Guide

for information about configuring the Telnet session timeout

value for the management module.

v

The SOL blade system management processor (BSMP) address range can include

any valid IP addresses that do not conflict with any of the IP addresses of the

blade servers. The BSMP address range is used for internal communication

between the blade server and the I/O module and is not exposed to the external

network.

Complete the following steps to update the management-module firmware and

configure the management module to enable SOL:

1.

Start the BladeCenter management-module Web interface (see “Starting the

BladeCenter management-module Web interface” on page 5).

2.

Complete the following steps to update the BladeCenter management module

firmware:

a.

Download the latest management-module firmware from

http://www.ibm.com/support/.

b.

Update the management-module firmware, following the instructions that

come with the update file that you downloaded.

3.

Start the BladeCenter management-module Web interface (see “Starting the

BladeCenter management-module Web interface” on page 5).

4.

Complete the following steps to enable SOL for the management module:

a.

For management module types other than the advanced management

module, complete the following steps to configure the internal network

interface (eth1) settings:

1)

In the navigation pane, click

MM Control

→

Network Interfaces

.

2)

Scroll to the

Internal Ethernet Interface (eth1)

section.

3)

Make sure that

Interface

is set to

Enabled

.

4)

Set the

Static IP Configuration

fields to the values that are required for

your physical network. The values must be in the following formats:

v

IP address:

x.x.x.x

v

Subnet mask:

x.x.x.x

v

Gateway address:

x.x.x.x

The static IP configuration values specify valid IP addresses of the form

x.x.x.x

, where each

x

is a number from 0 to 255.

5)

Click

Save

; then, click

OK

or

Yes

to confirm. Do not restart the

management module.

b.

Complete the following steps to configure the Ethernet I/O module

network settings:

Note:

If you are using management channel auto discovery (MCAD),

replace references to I/O-module bay 1 in the following procedure with the

I/O module bay number that is actually being used (see the

BladeCenter

Advanced Management Module User's Guide

for additional information about

MCAD).

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BladeCenter: Serial over LAN Setup Guide

Section	Page
Contents	5
Chapter 1. Introduction	7
Hardware and firmware requirements	8
Hardware requirements	8
Firmware requirements	9
Checking firmware versions	10
Starting the BladeCenter management-module Web interface	11
Chapter 2. General configuration	13
Configuring the global SOL settings for the BladeCenter unit	13
Configuring the management module	15
Installing and configuring SSH for SOL	17
Enabling SOL for blade servers	18
Updating and configuring the blade server BIOS	19
Chapter 3. Operating system configuration	21
Linux configuration	21
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1 configuration	21
SUSE SLES 8.0 configuration	25
Installing the Ethernet controller device driver for Linux operating systems	27
Microsoft Windows 2003 Standard Edition configuration	28
Chapter 4. Special component requirements	31
Configuring the BladeCenter HS22 Type 7870 blade server	31
Configuring the BladeCenter HS20 Type 8832 and HS20 Type 8843 blade servers	33
HS20 Type 8832 SOL jumper placement	34
Updating the integrated systems management processor firmware	34
Updating the Broadcom Ethernet controller firmware	35
Configuring the BladeCenter HS40 Type 8839 blade server	35
Updating the Baseboard Management Controller firmware	35
Updating and configuring the BIOS	36
Configuring the BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842 blade server	36
Updating the open firmware (BIOS)	37
Updating the integrated systems management processor firmware	37
Updating the Broadcom Ethernet controller firmware	38
Configuring the IBM 4-Port Gb Ethernet Switch Module for BladeCenter	38
Configuring the Nortel Networks Layer 2-7 GbE Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter	39
Configuring the Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module for the IBM BladeCenter	40
Connecting an Intelligent Copper Pass-thru Module	41
Chapter 5. Using SOL	43
Starting an SOL session	43
Starting a command-line Telnet connection	44
Establishing a serial connection	44
Starting a command-line Secure Shell (SSH) connection	45
Starting an SOL session from the command-line interface	45
Ending an SOL session	46
Monitoring SOL session status	47
Restarting a blade server through SOL	49
Mounting and unmounting media for Linux operating systems	50
Chapter 6. Troubleshooting SOL	51
Management module indicates that blade server does not support SOL	51
Blade server shows SOL status of Not Ready	52
SOL session opens and drops	53
Trouble entering SOL commands or receiving double prompts	54
Garbage characters in an SOL session	54
Appendix A. Getting help and technical assistance	57
Before you call	57
Using the documentation	57
Getting help and information from the World Wide Web	58
Software service and support	58
Hardware service and support	58
IBM Taiwan product service	58
Appendix B. Notices	59
Trademarks	59
Important notes	59
Index	61
A	61
B	61
C	61
D	61
E	61
F	61
G	61
H	61
I	61
J	61
L	61
M	61
N	62
O	62
R	62
S	62
T	62
U	62

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