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Installing and Configuring the Server Switch

This chapter describes installing and configuring the Server Switch Module and configuring the
password and system clock, Additional configuring includes synchronizing with NTP and extending an
InfiniBand fabric

This chapter contains the following sections:

• Installing the Server Switch Module, page 2-1

• Downloading Operating System Software from Cisco.com, page 2-1

• Configuring the Server Switch Module, page 2-2

• Connecting Beyond BladeCenter, page 2-4

Installing the Server Switch Module

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To install the Cisco Server Switch Module, follow these steps:

Step 1 Ensure that you are properly grounded by attaching the ESD wrist strap to bare skin and attaching the

clip on the other end to unpainted metal.

Step 2 Choose the I/O slot into which you want to install the Server Switch Module. You must install the

module in I/O slot 7 or slot 9.

Step 3 Refer to your BladeCenter unit documentation for standard hardware module installation instructions.

Downloading Operating System Software from Cisco.com

The operating system associated with the Cisco 4x InfiniBand HCA Expansion Card for IBM
BladeCenter canbedownloadedfrom www.cisco.comby usingthe TechnicalSupport & Documentation
link. To download the software, follow these steps:

Step 1 Go to www.cisco.com and log in with your CCO user ID.
Step 2 Click Technical Support & Documentation.
Step 3 Click Software Downloads.
Step 4 Click Server Networking & Virtualization Software.

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Step 5 Click Cisco InfiniBand Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter to obtain the operating system

TopspinOS v2.6.0.
The software is an ISO image.

Step 6 Burn the ISO image onto a CD.

The ISO image contains the latest switch operating system software, release notes and other
documentation.

Configuring the Server Switch Module

To configure the Cisco InfiniBand Server Switch Module, follow these steps:

Step 1 Open the BladeCenter Chassis Manager log-in screen by launching a Web browser and entering the IP

address of the BladeCenter chassis in the address bar.

Step 2 Log in.

The BladeCenter Chassis Manager interface appears.

Step 3 Expand I/O Module Tasks in the left-hand navigation tree.
Step 4 Select Management under I/O Module Tasks in the left pane.

An I/O Module Management heading appears in the display.

Step 5 Click the link of the physical slot that holds the Server Switch Module that you want to configure.

A heading appears, where X is the number of the slot.

Step 6 Enter an IP address for the Server Switch Module in the IP address field of the New Static IP

Configuration section.

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Note The IP address of the Server Switch Module must fall in the same subnet as the modules in the

other slots.

Step 7 Enter a subnet mask or the Server Switch Module in the Subnet mask field of the New Static IP

Configuration section.

Note The subnet mask of the ServerSwitch Module must match the subnet mask of the modules in the

other slots.

Step 8 Enter a gatewayIP address for the Server Switch Module in the Gateway address field of the New Static

IP Configuration section, and then click Save.

Note The gateway address of the Server Switch Module must match the gateway address of the

modules in the other slots.

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