Contents
Tables ...............v
Who should read this user’s guide . . vii
Conventions and terminology .....ix
Chapter 1. IBM BladeCenter Open Fabric
Manager V3.0 ............1
Chapter 2. Overview of BladeCenter
Open Fabric Manager .........3
Accessibility features for BladeCenter Open Fabric
Manager................3
License information ............3
Hardware and software requirements ......3
Supported hardware...........3
Supported software ...........6
BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager components. . . 6
Configuration file............6
AMM Web interface ..........13
Chapter 3. Planning for BladeCenter
Open Fabric Manager ........15
Preparing for OFM ............15
Upgrading firmware ..........15
Setting up boot from SAN ........19
Chapter 4. Installing BladeCenter Open
Fabric Manager ...........21
Installing OFM .............21
Installing OFM-Advanced upgrade ......21
Installing the IBM Systems Director plug-in
version of OFM-Advanced upgrade for Windows 21
Installing the OFM-Advanced upgrade
stand-alone version for Windows ......21
Installing the IBM Systems Director plug-in
version of OFM-Advanced upgrade for Linux . . 22
Installing the OFM-Advanced upgrade
stand-alone version for Linux .......22
Chapter 5. Configuring BladeCenter
Open Fabric Manager ........23
Creating a configuration file automatically ....23
Selecting domains ...........26
Avoiding address duplication .......26
Creating a requirements report ........27
Creating a requirements report from ″The
Configuration File Has Been Created″ page in the
AMM Web interface ..........27
Creating a requirements report from the main
Open Fabric Manager Configuration
Management page on the AMM Web interface. . 27
Editing the configuration file manually .....28
Applying a new configuration ........28
Viewing the configuration in a local chassis . . . 29
Retrieving the current configuration ......30
Chapter 6. Using OFM and
OFM-Advanced upgrade .......31
Using OFM ..............31
Initial deployment ...........31
Adding a new chassis to the domain .....31
Replacing a blade in the same slot......32
Swapping addresses between blades .....32
Replacing AMM IP addresses .......32
Replacing the AMM in a single AMM
environment .............32
Using OFM-Advanced upgrade........33
Creating a blade address manager configuration
template ..............33
Applying a blade address manager configuration
template ..............36
Creating a standby blade pool configuration
template ..............37
Deploying a standby blade pool configuration
template manually ...........37
Creating an event action plan .......38
Chapter 7. Troubleshooting and
support ..............39
Problems when you create or apply a standby blade
pool .................39
Incorrect OFM address usage ........40
Configuration failure scenarios ........40
Error messages .............42
Chapter 8. Reference ........45
Accessibility features for BladeCenter Open Fabric
Manager ...............45
Session and credentials ..........45
Standby AMM .............45
CLI command .............46
Events ................46
User interface..............47
BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager summary . . 47
Blade Address Manager Configuration wizard. . 48
BladeCenter Standby Blade Pool Configuration
wizard ...............52
Chapter 9. Publications and related
information .............53
Notices & Trademarks ........55
Notices ................55
Trademarks .............56
Glossary ..............59
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