Removing and installing management modules, Removing, Installing – IBM BladeCenter T Type 8720 User Manual
Page 61: Management, Modules
Removing
and
installing
management
modules
The
BladeCenter
T
unit
comes
with
one
hot-swap
management
module
in
management-module
bay
1.
You
can
add
a
second
management
module
in
management-module
bay
2.
Note:
Only
one
management
module
is
active;
the
second
management
module,
if
present,
provides
redundancy.
Release latch
Release button
Management module
MAC address
Serial port
The
management
module
functions
as
a
service
processor
for
the
multiple
blade
servers.
The
management
module
configures
the
BladeCenter
T
unit
and
modules,
configuring
information
such
as
switch
module
IP
addresses.
The
management
module
also
performs
USB-to-PS/2
conversions
for
the
system
keyboard
and
mouse
and
can
send
the
VGA
signal
stream
to
a
remote
console
for
viewing.
See
for
information
about
the
controls
and
indicators.
The
service
processor
in
the
management
module
communicates
with
the
service
processor
in
each
blade
server
for
functions
such
as:
v
Blade
server
power-on
requests
v
Blade
server
error
and
event
reporting
v
Blade
server
requests
for
keyboard,
mouse,
and
video
v
Blade
server
requests
for
CD-ROM
drive
and
USB
ports
The
management
module
also
communicates
with
the
I/O
modules,
power
modules,
blower
modules,
and
blade
servers
to
detect
presence
or
absence
and
any
error
conditions,
sending
alerts
when
required.
Use
the
instructions
in
this
section
to
remove
or
install
a
management
module
at
the
front
of
the
BladeCenter
T
unit.
Chapter
4.
Setting
up
the
BladeCenter
T
hardware
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