Enabling the CMM floating IP address

When you have two CMMs installed in a Flex System chassis, you can enable the floating IP address option to always access the primary CMM no matter how the IP addresses are specified for the primary and standby CMMs.

You can enable the primary CMM floating IP address through the CMM web interface. When you enable the floating IP address, the connection will always resolve to the primary CMM.

Use this information to enable the floating IP address for the primary and standby CMMs.
  1. From the CMM web interface homepage, click Mgt Module Management > Network > Ethernet.
  2. On the Ethernet Configuration page, select either IPv4 or IPv6 for your system; then, under Configure IP address settings select the option to use a static IP address.
  3. Click Mgt Module Management > Properties > Advanced Failover and enable the advance failover option.
  4. Enter the floating IP address to be used for the CMMs.
Note: You can also set the CMM floating IP address using the CMM command-line interface. See ifconfig command for information.
Parent topic: Using the Lenovo Flex System Chassis Management Module web interface