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1. Connect a crossover cable from the remote management and console (Ethernet) connector on the management module to the Ethernet network connector on the computer that you are connecting. 2. Open a Web browser on the computer and direct it to the static IP address that is assigned to the management module. If you do not know this IP address, ask your system administrator. 3. Enter a valid user name and password to start the remote session. Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller One dual-port Gigabit Ethernet controller is integrated on the blade server system board. Each controller port provides a 1000-Mbps full-duplex interface for connecting to one of the Ethernet-compatible switch modules in I/O bays 1 and 2, which enables simultaneous transmission and reception of data on the Ethernet local area network (LAN). Each Ethernet-controller port on the system board is routed to a different switch module in I/O bay 1 or bay 2. The routing from the Ethernet-controller port to the I/O bay will vary according to whether an Ethernet adapter is enabled and the operating system that is installed. See "Blade server Ethernet controller enumeration" on page 39 for information about how to determine the routing from the Ethernet-controller ports to I/O bays for your blade server. Note: Other types of blade servers, such as the BladeCenter HS20 Type 8678, that are installed in the same BladeCenter unit as this BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842 might have different requirements for Ethernet controller routing. See the documentation that comes with the other blade servers for detailed information. The bonding function enables two Ethernet ports to operate as failover devices for each other. v If you are using the AIX® operating system, the Ether Channel device driver performs the bonding function. For additional information, see the documentation that comes with your operating system. v If you are using one of the Linux operating systems, the bonding function also enables two Ethernet ports to operate as one Ethernet port with twice as much throughput as two individual Ethernet ports. To use the bonding function for Ethernet ports through the Linux operating systems, you must use the bonding device driver (for Linux) that comes with your operating system. Do not use the bonding device driver that comes with other blade servers. For additional information about the bonding device driver for Linux, go to the Linux on POWER Web site at http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/server/lopdiags/. Depending on the operating system that you installed, click the SUSE LINUX or Red Hat tab. Then, select the applicable readme file from the list of files under the Supporting information heading in the right navigation column. Review the contents of this readme file for instructions. You do not have to set any jumpers or configure the controllers for the blade server operating system. However, you must install a device driver to enable the blade server operating system to address the Ethernet-controller ports. For device drivers and information about configuring your Ethernet-controller ports, see the Ethernet software documentation that comes with your blade server, or contact your IBM marketing representative or authorized reseller. For updated information about configuring the controllers, go to the IBM Support Web site at http://www.ibm.com/ support. 38 BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842: Installation and User's Guide

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1.
Connect
a
crossover
cable
from
the
remote
management
and
console
(Ethernet)
connector
on
the
management
module
to
the
Ethernet
network
connector
on
the
computer
that
you
are
connecting.
2.
Open
a
Web
browser
on
the
computer
and
direct
it
to
the
static
IP
address
that
is
assigned
to
the
management
module.
If
you
do
not
know
this
IP
address,
ask
your
system
administrator.
3.
Enter
a
valid
user
name
and
password
to
start
the
remote
session.
Configuring
the
Gigabit
Ethernet
controller
One
dual-port
Gigabit
Ethernet
controller
is
integrated
on
the
blade
server
system
board.
Each
controller
port
provides
a
1000-Mbps
full-duplex
interface
for
connecting
to
one
of
the
Ethernet-compatible
switch
modules
in
I/O
bays
1
and
2,
which
enables
simultaneous
transmission
and
reception
of
data
on
the
Ethernet
local
area
network
(LAN).
Each
Ethernet-controller
port
on
the
system
board
is
routed
to
a
different
switch
module
in
I/O
bay
1
or
bay
2.
The
routing
from
the
Ethernet-controller
port
to
the
I/O
bay
will
vary
according
to
whether
an
Ethernet
adapter
is
enabled
and
the
operating
system
that
is
installed.
See
“Blade
server
Ethernet
controller
enumeration”
on
page
39
for
information
about
how
to
determine
the
routing
from
the
Ethernet-controller
ports
to
I/O
bays
for
your
blade
server.
Note:
Other
types
of
blade
servers,
such
as
the
BladeCenter
HS20
Type
8678,
that
are
installed
in
the
same
BladeCenter
unit
as
this
BladeCenter
JS20
Type
8842
might
have
different
requirements
for
Ethernet
controller
routing.
See
the
documentation
that
comes
with
the
other
blade
servers
for
detailed
information.
The
bonding
function
enables
two
Ethernet
ports
to
operate
as
failover
devices
for
each
other.
v
If
you
are
using
the
AIX
®
operating
system,
the
Ether
Channel
device
driver
performs
the
bonding
function.
For
additional
information,
see
the
documentation
that
comes
with
your
operating
system.
v
If
you
are
using
one
of
the
Linux
operating
systems,
the
bonding
function
also
enables
two
Ethernet
ports
to
operate
as
one
Ethernet
port
with
twice
as
much
throughput
as
two
individual
Ethernet
ports.
To
use
the
bonding
function
for
Ethernet
ports
through
the
Linux
operating
systems,
you
must
use
the
bonding
device
driver
(for
Linux)
that
comes
with
your
operating
system.
Do
not
use
the
bonding
device
driver
that
comes
with
other
blade
servers.
For
additional
information
about
the
bonding
device
driver
for
Linux,
go
to
the
Linux
on
POWER
Web
site
at
Depending
on
the
operating
system
that
you
installed,
click
the
SUSE
LINUX
or
Red
Hat
tab.
Then,
select
the
applicable
readme
file
from
the
list
of
files
under
the
Supporting
information
heading
in
the
right
navigation
column.
Review
the
contents
of
this
readme
file
for
instructions.
You
do
not
have
to
set
any
jumpers
or
configure
the
controllers
for
the
blade
server
operating
system.
However,
you
must
install
a
device
driver
to
enable
the
blade
server
operating
system
to
address
the
Ethernet-controller
ports.
For
device
drivers
and
information
about
configuring
your
Ethernet-controller
ports,
see
the
Ethernet
software
documentation
that
comes
with
your
blade
server,
or
contact
your
IBM
marketing
representative
or
authorized
reseller.
For
updated
information
about
configuring
the
controllers,
go
to
the
IBM
Support
Web
site
at
support.
38
BladeCenter
JS20
Type
8842:
Installation
and
User’s
Guide