Operating instructions

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Establishing a physical connection to the Management Module
The only way to manage the Management Module is through the external 10/100 Mbps
Ethernet port on the front of the module. To establish the physical connection to the
Management Module, use one of the following methods:
򐂰 Use a Category 3, 4, 5, or higher unshielded twisted pair (UTP) straight-through cable to
connect the Ethernet port on the Management Module to a switch in a network that has an
accessible management station.
򐂰 Use a Category 3, 4, 5, or higher cross-over cable to connect a management station (PC,
laptop) directly to the external Ethernet port of the Management Module.
Accessing the Management Module Web interface
After you establish the physical connection to the Management Module, configure the
management station with an available IP address in the same subnet as the Management
Module. By default, the subnet is 192.168.70.0/24. You have two primary methods to manage
the Management Module:
򐂰 HTTP Web interface
򐂰 IBM Director
We use the Management Module Web interface to demonstrate the initial configuration of the
Management Module and the switch module configuration.
Follow these steps to establish a management session with the Management Module and to
configure the initial switch module settings:
1. Open a Web browser and connect to the Management Module using the configured IP
address. The default IP address for the Management Module external interface is
192.168.70.125. Note that the default IP address for the internal interface is
192.168.70.126.
2. Enter the user ID and password. The default is USERID and PASSW0RD (case-sensitive with a
zero in the place of the letter O). Click OK.
3. At the initial window, click Continue to access the management session.
You can also refer to the BladeCenter Management Module User’s Guide on the IBM
BladeCenter Documentation CD.
Configuring the Management Module network interfaces
After you access the Management Module Web interface, you will be able to configure the
external and internal network interfaces. From the BladeCenter Management Module Web
interface, click MMControl
→ Network Interfaces.