IBM BladeCenter - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

Contents
Safety ............................ix
Chapter 1. Introducing the IBM BladeCenter 4-Port Gb Ethernet Switch
Module ...........................1
Related publications .......................2
Notices and statements used in this book ...............4
Major components of the BladeCenter 4-Port Gb Ethernet Switch Module....4
Specifications and features .....................5
Standards and topology .....................6
Chapter 2. Installing and removing a switch module ..........7
Ethernet interface requirements ...................7
Installation guidelines .......................8
System reliability considerations ..................8
Handling static-sensitive devices ..................9
Installing a switch module .....................9
Removing a switch module ....................12
Chapter 3. Information panel LEDs and external ports .........15
Information panel ........................15
LEDs ............................15
Chapter 4. Switch management and operating concepts ........17
Ethernet switch subsystem overview .................17
BladeCenter chassis configuration and operation ...........17
Switch management and control .................18
IP addresses and SNMP community names ..............19
Traps ............................20
MIBs ............................21
SNMP ............................22
Authentication .........................22
Packet forwarding ........................23
Spanning Tree Protocol......................23
VLANs ............................24
Notes about VLANs on IBM BladeCenter 4-port Gb Ethernet switch module 24
IEEE 802.1Q VLANs ......................24
802.1Q VLAN packet forwarding .................25
802.1Q VLAN tags ......................26
Port VLAN ID ........................27
Tagging and untagging .....................28
Ingress filtering ........................29
VLANs ...........................29
DHCP ............................29
Chapter 5. Web-Based network management .............31
Introduction ..........................31
Remotely managing the Ethernet switch module ............31
Getting started .........................32
Configuration .........................34
Switch Information ......................35
IP Setup ..........................36
Port Setting .........................38
Configure Ports.......................38
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