The IBM eServer BladeCenter JS20 - IBM Redbooks

6. As soon as you type 8, the Open Firmware command prompt is displayed.
If you do not type any key when the D5BB checkpoint code is displayed, the
blade server proceeds to boot using the default boot sequence. To learn how to
configure the boot sequence, see 5.3, “Blade server configuration” on page 76.
5.5.4 Specifying IP parameters to Open Firmware
You can use a directed bootp to install a JS20 blade from a NIM server. bootp
does not require the NIM server to be on the same subnet as the JS20 blade.
Nor does this option require that you have the MAC address of the network
adapter on the JS20 blade.
To perform a directed bootp, you need an SoL connection to the blade so that
you can specify the IP parameters to Open Firmware. Currently you must have
two network adapters to perform a NIM installation if you are using SoL. You
cannot install AIX 5L over the same adapter that is using SoL.
Step 1: Preparing your NIM server
Follow these steps to prepare your NIM server.
1. Create a SPOT, lpp_source, and any other resources that you need at the
level of AIX 5L that you want to install on your NIM server. Your NIM server is
usually the NIM master, but you can also set up a NIM client as a NIM server.
For instructions on how to create NIM resources, see 7.1, “Minimal NIM
installation” on page 124.
2. Ensure that you have the information in the following worksheet (Table 5-3) for
your JS20 blade before you proceed with the installation.
Table 5-3 Network configuration information worksheet
Network attribute Value
Network interface
Host name
IP address _______.________.________.________
Network mask _______.________.________.________
Name server _______.________.________.________
Domain name _______.________.________.________
Gateway _______.________.________.________
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