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18 IBM Systems Director Management Console: Introduction and Overview
2.2.1 Hardware installation
For the hardware appliance, you need at least one network connection to
connect to the service processor of your POWER machines. To configure a
private and an open network, as shown in Figure 2-1, you need at least two
network connections: One in an open network over which you can reach the
SDMC through a web browser, and one private network for connecting the
SDMC with the service processor of your POWER machines, as shown in
Figure 2-1.
Figure 2-1 SDMC connection
2.2.2 Hardware appliance installation
To reinstall the hardware appliance, use the two installation DVDs that came with
the hardware. Installation options include a direct installation from the DVDs or a
Network (PXE) boot.
The installation from the DVDs takes nearly an hour. To install the hardware
appliance, you should perform the following steps.
1. Insert DVD1 and boot from it. You are asked if you want to erase all existing
data on disk. Select [Y]es, and then choose the disk to which to install.
Service Processor
SDMC
Private Network
Virtual Servers
Host
Open Network “Management”
Note: At the time of writing, only an early build of the hardware appliance was
available; therefore, the next steps could be different.