System information

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Figure 1-6 BladeCenter Management Module
The Management Module has a standard RJ45 connector for a 10/100MB Ethernet remote
console connection, as well as two PS/2® connectors for keyboard, mouse and a 15-pin
D-shell connector for video which are provided for the local console. Although the connectors
for the keyboard and mouse are PS/2 type connectors, these devices are routed to a USB
bus, enabling them to be switched between blades.
The Management Module will retrieve and monitor critical information about the chassis and
blade servers such as temperature, voltages, power supply, memory, fan and HDD status;
this information will then be fed into an error and status log.
The manageability functions of the IBM Eserver BladeCenter are accessible via a Web GUI
that is contained in the management module. This GUI allows you to view the status of, and
control each blade server, which includes shutting down and restarting.
1.2.4 BladeCenter 1200W Power Supply Module
The standard BladeCenter chassis will ship with two 1200W Power Supply Modules, but,
depending on the configuration of your IBM Eserver BladeCenter, you may require all four
power modules. The standard two power modules provide power for the following
components:
򐂰 Blade slots 1 through 6
򐂰 Blowers
򐂰 Management modules
򐂰 Switch modules
򐂰 Media tray
Note: The operating system in each blade must provide USB support for the blade server
to recognize and make use of the keyboard and mouse.