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Figure 9-5 AMM login page
After you log in to the AMM, you can manage and retrieve information from the HX5, such as
hardware vital product data (VPD), power usage, and so on. We describe more of this
information in 9.3, “Advanced Management Module (AMM)” on page 454.
9.2.2 IMM in-band configuration
Managing an IMM in-band means to manage the IMM through the operating system. IBM
Systems Director, for example, can update the firmware of an IMM via the operating system.
The benefit of this approach is that you do not need to configure the IMM with its own
dedicated IP address if there are insufficient IP addresses to allocate.
For in-band management, the methods of managing the x3690 X5 and the x3850 X5 are the
same as the HX5.
There is no actual configuration required within the IMM web interface to allow the IMM to be
managed in-band. However, you must ensure that the prerequisite drivers are installed to
allow the operating system to recognize the IMM. All supported versions of Microsoft
Windows Server 2008, VMware ESX, and Linux now include the prerequisite drivers for the
eX5 systems.
See IBM ServerProven at the following website for a list of the supported operating systems:
http://ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/nos/matrix.shtml
If IBM Systems Director is used to manage an eX5 system in-band, you must install an agent
on the operating system of the managed system. We provide more detail about IBM Systems
Director in 9.5, “IBM Systems Director 6.2” on page 467.
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