The Management Server Setup wizard enables you to configure
the IBM® Flex
System Manager management software for
your network.
Before you begin
Before you use the Management Server Setup wizard to configure
network settings, consider whether you want to assign static IP addresses
to system-management elements or use a DHCP server to assign IP addresses
to these elements dynamically. System-management elements include
Chassis Management Modules (CMMs),
Integrated Management Modules (IMMs), System-management processors,
and network switches. To assign IP addresses to system-management
elements dynamically, you must attach an external DHCP server to the
management network (Eth0).
About this task
During the initial setup of the management software,
the Management Server Setup wizard opens automatically.
Within
the Management Server Setup wizard, configure the following information:
- Date and time. Specify the location of the NTP server.
Note: You
must set your keyid and password on an external NTP server to match
the keyid and password that you set in the
management software.
For more information about setting the keyid and password on your
NTP server, see the documentation that came with your NTP server.
If
you use the management node as the NTP server, the external NTP server
authentication key index and key must be set to match key index and
key that are set in the management software.
- Local area network (LAN) settings. Specify the IP address, DNS,
and other network settings for both adapters:
- Management network (Eth0)
- Data network (Eth1)
- User credentials, including ID, password, and permissions.
Procedure
Complete the following steps to access the initial setup
wizard.
Note: If you encounter problems during the Setup Wizard, see
Setup Wizard problems for troubleshooting information.
- Connect an Ethernet cable from a notebook computer to a Chassis Management Module (CMM) in
the chassis.
- From a client computer, point a browser to
https://default_IP_address_or_host_name
where default_IP_address_or_host_name is
either the IPv4 address or the default host name, FSM-<MAC
address>, on the network access tag that is attached to
the IBM Flex
System Manager management
node. The static IPv4 address depends on the bay where you installed
the management node. If you use the static IP address to connect to
the network, make sure that the IP address and subnet of the client
computer is set to the same value as the management node (the default
subnet is 255.255.255.0). The IP address of the management node must
also be in the same local domain as the client computer. To connect
to the management node for the first time, you might need to change
the IP properties on the client computer.
The host name can
be used if the configuration is assigned through a DHCP server; otherwise,
use the IPv4 static IP address on the network access tag.
Note: The
IPv6 LLA on the tag can be used only for an SSH session. You cannot
use it to connect through a web browser.
A
page with the Software License Agreement (SLA) is displayed.
- Accept the SLA to continue setting up IBM Flex
System Manager management software.
If you click Accept, the Management Server
Setup wizard opens.
- Configure the settings on the Date and Time page.
- Configure the settings on the System-level User ID and
Password page.
Note: The password that you set for the
system-level user ID (the default is USERID) is set automatically
for the pe user account.
For more information
about the system requirements for passwords, see Setting a new password.
- Configure the settings on the Network Topology page. Diagrams
of both network topologies are shown on this page.
Important: - The management node console can be connected to the management
network or the data network. To configure the management software to
access a single network that is using a single IP subnet, configure
only the Eth0 interface. To configure Eth0 and Eth1, you must configure
them on different IP subnets.
- Do not use a DHCP server to assign IP addresses for Eth0 and Eth1;
otherwise, the separate management and data networks might be assigned
to the same subnet.
- The host name must be configured on the network to which you will
connect the management node. Configure the host name on the Eth0 interface
if you will be connect to the management node on the management network,
or configure the host name on the Eth1 interface if you will connect
to the management node on the data network.
- On the Local Area
Network (LAN) Adapters page, choose the LAN adapter that you want
to configure. To see a network validation and recovery summary when
this setup is completed, select the check box below the table. After
you select either the management or data network for configuration,
the IP Address page opens.
- Configure the IP addresses for the LAN adapter that you
selected in the previous step.
Important: - Make sure that the IP address that is assigned to Eth0 is on the
same IPv4 subnet or IPv6 network as the IP address that is assigned
to the CMM.
- The Setup wizard enables you to use a DHCP server that will assign
IPv4, IPv6, or both types of IP addresses to system-management elements
(for example, the CMM, IMM, System-management processors, and network
switches). For the Setup wizard to obtain IP addresses automatically,
a DHCP server must be attached to the management network. If you want
to assign static IP addresses, a DHCP server is not required.
- IP addresses in the range 192.168.70.200 through 192.168.70.299
are reserved for use by the management software.
If you assign an IP address in this range to the Eth0 management network,
you are forced to change it to an available IP address.
- Configure the settings on the Network Settings page.
Note: The management software supports
only one default gateway.
- Configure the settings on the Domain Name System (DNS)
page.
Important: DNS server configuration is
required on the data network (Eth1) for the following
management software functions:
- Using VMControl to manage virtual machines and operating systems
that are running on compute nodes
- Updating the device drivers in the operating systems that are
running on IBM Power Systems™ compute nodes
Results
Approximately 5 minutes after the wizard completes the
setup, you are prompted to accept the security certificate for the
server. If you want to monitor the status of the process, you must
accept this certification.
Depending on the browser that you
use, you might have to accept the security certificate every time
you log in to the IBM Flex
System Manager management software.
With Mozilla Firefox, the warning is displayed only during initial
setup; if you add the exception during initial setup, the exception
is added automatically in the future. However, Microsoft Internet Explorer might require
you to accept the security certificate every time you log in.
Important: After the setup is complete, the management node
restarts. Continue the next setup process, which is described in
Selecting chassis for management. If you are configuring this
management software as
a backup node for manual failover, no further configuration is needed.