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Management and configuration program options, Configuring the external ethernet port – IBM BladeCenter 8677 User Manual

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The BladeCenter management and configuration window opens.

Note: The upper left corner of the management and configuration window shows

the location and identity of the active management module.

Management and configuration program options

From the management and configuration program main menu, you can select
settings that you want to view or change.

The navigation pane (on the left side of the management module window) contains
navigational links that you use to manage your BladeCenter unit and check the
status of the components (modules and blade servers). The following information
describes the choices you will use to configure the external Ethernet port on the
management module, the internal Ethernet port on the management module, and
the management port on each switch module. See the

BladeCenter Management

Module User’s Guide

on the

Documentation CD

that comes with your BladeCenter

unit for a description of all the navigational links.

Configuring the external Ethernet port

Under MM Control, click Network Interfaces

External Network Interface (eth0).

This is the interface for the remote management and console port.

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Set Interface to Enabled to use the Ethernet connection.

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