Chapter 5. Web-Based network management
This chapter describes how to use the Web-based network management module to
access and configure the internal switching software.
Important: Before you configure your Ethernet switch module, be sure that the
management modules in your BladeCenter unit are properly configured. In addition,
to access and manage your Ethernet switch module from an external environment,
you might need to enable certain features, such as the external ports and external
management over all ports. See the applicable BladeCenter Installation and User’s
Guide publications on the IBM BladeCenter Documentation CD for more
information.
In addition to reviewing the publications in this library, be sure to review the IBM
BladeCenter Planning and Installation Guide located at
http://www.pc.ibm.com/eserver/bladecenter on the World Wide Web for information
to help you prepare for system installation and configuration.
Introduction
The switch module offers an embedded hypertext markup language (HTML),
Web-based interface that enables you to manage the switch through a standard
browser, such as Opera, Netscape Navigator/Communicator, or Microsoft
®
Internet
Explorer. The Web browser acts as an access tool and can communicate directly
with the switch using the HTTP protocol. Your browser window might vary with the
window illustrations in this guide.
Note: This Web-based management module does not accept Chinese language
input (or other double-byte character-set languages).
The Web-based management module and the Telnet program are different ways to
access the same internal switching software and configure it. Thus, all the settings
that you encounter in Web-based management are the same as those found in the
Telnet program. If your system application requires that you use the Telnet program,
see Chapter 6, “Configuring the switch module through the Telnet interface” on
page 75 for additional information.
Remotely managing the Ethernet switch module
The Ethernet switch module supports two remote-access modes for management
through Ethernet connections. You can select the mode that is best suited for your
BladeCenter environment. The Ethernet switch module has an internal Ethernet
path to the management module and the four external Ethernet ports on the switch
module.
v The default mode uses the internal path to the management module only. In this
mode, the remote-access link to the management console must be attached to
the 10/100 Mbps Ethernet port on the management module. With this mode, the
IP addresses and SNMP parameters of the Ethernet switch modules can be
automatically assigned by the IBM Director BladeCenter Deployment Wizard or,
you must manually assign them through the BladeCenter Management and
Configuration Program. This mode enables the system administrator to provide a
secure LAN for management of the BladeCenter subsystems separately from the
data network.
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