Configuring chassis components
Use the IBM® Flex System Manager management software web interface to configure the components, or resources, in a managed Flex System Enterprise Chassis.
During initial setup of the management software, you can configure the resources in a managed chassis. When you click Configure Chassis Components on the Initial Setup page, the Configure Chassis Components page opens and displays the following options:
- Request Access for Compute Nodes
- This page shows a list of compute nodes to which the management software does
not have full access. For more information about access states of
compute nodes and other managed resources, see Access states of managed resources.Note: For more information about changing the compute node name that is displayed in the management software web interface, see Naming managed resources in a chassis.
- Access I/O Modules
- The I/O Modules Access page enables you to configure network device SNMP and security access, and provide user credentials.
- Collect Inventory
- A Launch Job window opens that enables you to collect inventory for the managed resources in the chassis.
- Configure Chassis Components using 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.
- Configure I/O Modules Advanced Settings
- The Configuration Templates page displays a list of pre-defined templates, and enables you to create new templates for network devices.
- Configure Additional Components
- Advanced settings for system storage and IBM Power Systems™ compute nodes must be configured outside of the management software. For more information about storage resources, see Managing and configuring storage. For more information about configuring IBM Power Systems compute nodes, see Managing Power Systems compute nodes.