Preparing
for
BladeCenter
deployment
To
configure
your
BladeCenter
unit,
you
need
to:
v
Determine
which
deployment
tools
you
are
going
to
use
v
Set
up
your
deployment
infrastructure
v
Configure
your
BladeCenter
unit:
–
Configure
the
management
module
–
Set
the
chassis
policies
–
Configure
the
switch
modules
This
section
provides
information
about
the
available
deployment
tools
and
setting
up
your
deployment
infrastructure.
Deployment
tools
Before
you
can
begin
using
the
BladeCenter
unit,
you
must
configure
each
of
the
components
(management
modules,
switch
modules,
and
blade
servers).
You
have
a
variety
of
options
available
to
configure
these
components.
For
example,
you
can
access
the
firmware
that
is
embedded
into
each
of
the
components
to
configure
the
component
using
either
of
these
options:
v
Through
a
Web
browser.
To
access
the
components
through
a
Web
browser,
point
the
browser
to
the
IP
address
for
the
component.
The
Web
browser
you
use
must
meet
the
following
requirements:
–
Support
for
Java
™
–
Support
for
JavaScript
™
1.2
–
Minimum
screen
resolution
of
800x600
with
256
colors.
If
you
point
to
the
management
module,
you
will
see
the
System
Status
menu
after
logging
in.
From
this
menu,
you
can
perform
management
module
configuration,
switch
module
configuration,
and
blade
server
configuration.
In
addition,
you
can
point
your
browser
to
the
IP
address
of
the
switch
modules
or
the
blade
server
to
configure
those
components
directly.
v
Through
a
Telnet
interface.
The
Telnet
interface
provides
a
command
line
interface
through
the
Management
module,
external
Ethernet
connection
(out
of
band),
or
external
Fibre
Channel
connection
(in
band).
The
command-line
interface
includes
a
Help
menu,
port
display
and
configuration,
general
switch
status
and
configuration,
and
Fibre
Channel
zoning
capability.
Instructions
for
using
the
Web
browser
interface
and
Telnet
are
provided
in
the
BladeCenter
Type
8677
Installation
and
User’s
Guide
.
You
can
also
configure
BladeCenter
unit
components
using
these
deployment
tools:
v
IBM
Director
4.0.
You
can
use
IBM
Director
4.0,
which
includes
a
configuration
wizard
to
guide
you
step-by-step
through
the
various
configuration
options
that
are
available.
In
addition,
IBM
Director
4.0
enables
you
to
constantly
monitor
systems
and
handle
alerts
that
occur
in
the
case
of
hardware
or
software
outages.
For
additional
information
about
using
IBM
Director
with
the
deployment
of
your
BladeCenter
unit,
refer
to
IBM
Eserver
BladeCenter
Systems
Management
,
which
is
available
at
http://www.ibm.com/redbooks.
v
Remote
Deployment
Manager
3.1.01
(must
include
Patch
2
or
above).
RDM
provides
an
easy-to-use
interface
that
allows
you
to
quickly
load
your
Windows
operating
system
images
on
one
or
more
blade
servers.
For
additional
information
about
using
RDM
with
the
deployment
of
your
BladeCenter
unit,
refer
Chapter
3.
Deployment
considerations
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