Configuring a chassis

This topic lists the chassis-configuration capabilities of IBM® Flex System Manager management software.

The Chassis Manager view provides several ways to configure a managed chassis. For more information about configuring a chassis and its components during initial setup, see Configuring chassis components.

Configuring a chassis with Configuration Patterns

Configuration Patterns enables you to provision or pre-provision managed resources by configuring local storage, network adapters, boot order, and Integrated Management Module (IMM) and Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) settings. For more information about Configuration Patterns, see Modifying firmware and hardware configuration settings.
Note: A valid IPv6 address must be assigned to a managed resource before you can use Configuration Patterns to configure settings for the resource.

Configuring a chassis from the Chassis Manager view

You can also use the Chassis Manager to manage the following settings and configurations in an Flex System Enterprise Chassis.
Note: To configure a chassis, you must have full access, and the IPMI and CIM status of the chassis must be OK.
  • Chassis Management Module power status
  • Service requests
  • Network IP configuration (IPv4, IPV6, advanced failover, host name, and DNS)
  • Backup and restore
  • User management (global setting, local user registry, user login, security level, user registry client, security policy, LDAP security, and trusted certificate)
  • Date, time, and NTP
  • Feature activation (Features on Demand, or FoD)
  • Dynamic UEFI
  • Boot setting
  • Switch module protocol configuration
  • Switch module VLAN configuration
Parent topic: Managing a chassis