Configure the primary Chassis Management Module (CMM) in
your chassis to manage all devices in the chassis.
About this task
For detailed information about configuring a CMM, see Configuring chassis components in the Flex System
online documentation.
Also, refer to steps
4.1 - 4.5 on the instruction poster that was provided with your chassis.
Procedure
Complete the following steps to configure the CMM.
If two CMMs
are installed, configure only the primary CMM,
which automatically synchronizes the configuration with the standby
CMM.
- Connect an Ethernet cable from the CMM in bay 1 to a client
workstation to create a direct connection.
To connect to the CMM for
the first time, you might need to change the Internet Protocol properties
on the client workstation.
Important: Ensure that the
client workstation subnet is the same as the CMM subnet. (The default
CMM subnet is 255.255.255.0). The IP address chosen for the client
workstation must be on the same network as the CMM (for example, 192.168.70.0
- 192.168.70.24).
- To launch the CMM management interface, open a web browser
on the client workstation, and direct it to the CMM IP address.
Note:
- Ensure that you use a secure connection and include https in the URL (for example, https://192.168.70.100). If you do not
include https, you will receive a page-not-found error.
- If you use the default IP address 192.168.70.100, the CMM management
interface might take a few minutes to be available. This delay occurs
because the CMM attempts to obtain a DHCP address for two minutes
before falling back to the default static address.
- Log in to the CMM management interface using the default
user ID USERID and password PASSW0RD. After you log in, you must change the default password.
- Complete the CMM Initial Setup Wizard to specify the details
for your environment. The Initial Setup Wizard includes the following
options:
- After saving the setup wizard settings and applying changes,
configure the IP addresses for all of the components in the chassis.
Refer to step 4.6 of the instruction poster that was provided
with your chassis.
Note: You must reset the System Management Processor
for each compute node and restart the Flex switches to show the new
IP addresses.
- Restart the CMM using the CMM management interface.
- As the CMM is restarting, connect a cable from the Ethernet
port on the CMM to your network.
- Log in to the CMM management interface using the new IP
address.
After you finish
You can also configure the CMM to support redundancy. Use the
CMM help system to learn more about the fields that are available
on each of the following pages.