Operating instructions

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Using the Management Module Web interface
Perform the following steps to use the Management Module Web interface to enable the
external ports of the Cisco Systems IGESMs for the first time:
1. Point your browser to the external IP address of the Management Module in bay 1
(defaults to 192.168.70.125) and log on using the following credentials: ID= USERID and
Password = PASSW0RD (where 0 in password is a numeric zero).
2. On the left side of the window, under I/O module tasks, click Management.
3. On the right side of the window, select Bay 1 and then select Advanced Management.
4. On the right side of the window, under Advanced Setup, change External Ports to Enable
and click Save.
5. Repeat for any other Cisco Systems IGESMs.
Cat 6500 base configurations
The Cisco Systems IGESMs in each example were wiped out and a base configuration was
applied prior to the commencement of each example. In the case of the 6500s, the switch was
reset to the factory default. Afterward, the following configuration was applied to simulate
portions of a preexisting Cisco network (as mentioned previously, this is only an example and
more than likely will vary from your production network).
Several things to note about this base configuration include:
򐂰 VLAN 2 has been pre-added to both switches.
򐂰 VLANs 10, 15, 20, 25, 20, 25, 40, 45, and 50 have already been created.
򐂰 L3 interfaces have been created for each VLAN (10, 15, 20, and so on) for the purposes of
providing a
pingable point on the external switches.
򐂰 The blade servers usually have at least one default gateway. Although the choice of how
many default gateways to use is up to the user (see more information about this subject in
“Default gateway configuration on multihomed servers” on page 228), the configuration
should make use of Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) for the default gateway address.
This will help to ensure high availability for blade servers pointing at the default gateway. In
our case, the default gateways were placed on the 6500s, with HSRP configured on both
6500s to ensure that the blade servers always have a path to other networks.
򐂰 IP addresses used in the base configuration for 6500-1 are as follows:
– 6500-1, VLAN 10 address: 10.1.10.251/24
HSRP address: 10.1.10.254/24
– 6500-1, VLAN 15 address: 10.1.15.251/24
HSRP address: 10.1.15.254/24
– 6500-1, VLAN 20 address: 10.1.20.251/24
HSRP address: 10.1.20.254/24
– 6500-1, VLAN 25 address: 10.1.25.251/24
HSRP address: 10.1.25.254/24
– 6500-1, VLAN 30 address: 10.1.30.251/24
HSRP address: 10.1.30.254/24
– 6500-1, VLAN 35 address: 10.1.35.251/24
HSRP address: 10.1.35.254/24