Changing the IP address of a BladeCenter chassis manually

This topic describes how to change the IP address of the BladeCenter® chassis manually.

Complete the following steps to change the IP address of the BladeCenter chassis manually:

  1. Using a crossover cable, connect a system to the external port of the management module.
  2. Change the IP address of the non-chassis system to an address on the 192.168.70.0 subnet.
  3. Using the non-chassis system, open a Web browser.
  4. In the Address field or the Location field, type the following address and press Enter:
    http://192.168.70.125
    A password window opens.
  5. In the applicable fields, type the default user name (USERID) and password (PASSW0RD) for the BladeCenter management module. (Use uppercase letters and a zero, not the letter O.)
  6. Click OK.
  7. In the BladeCenter Management Module window, click Continue.
  8. In the left pane of the System Status Summary window, click Network Interfaces.
  9. In the DHCP field of the Management Module Network Interfaces window, click Disabled—Use static IP configuration.
  10. In the IP address field, type a valid IP address on the same subnet as the management server.
  11. In the Subnet mask field, type a valid subnet mask.
  12. In the Gateway address field, type a valid gateway address.
  13. Click Save.
  14. In the left pane, click Restart MM.

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