Yellow Dog Enterprise Linux

TOPIC: Finding the MAC Address for the QS2x



  1. Open a terminal Window and type:
    telnet {IP address or FQDN of Management Module } [ENTER]
  2. Enter your username and password.
  3. You should now have a “system>” prompt.
  4. To reboot the blade, log into the Advanced Management Module (AMM) by opening a web browser and navigating to the IP address of the AMM.
  5. Log in by entering the username and password. If not changed, the default is USERID and PASSW0RD. Note that 0 is the number zero, not the letter O.
  6. From the left­hand panel click "Power/Restart" under "Blade Tasks."
  7. From the right­hand window select the check box next to bay 1 (the QS22). Below that, click "Power On."
  8. At the "system>" prompt at the terminal window, immediately, type:
    console -T system:blade[X] [ENTER]
    Where “X” is the number of the slot of the blade you want to connect to, if a blade occupies more then one slot use the slot with the lowest number.
  9. Continue to enter the "console -T..." command until the blade has started to boot.
  10. Watch for the following output, which will display the MAC address for the blade:
    ...
    Welcome to Open Firmware
    Licensed Internal Code - Property of IBM
    (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2005, 2007 All Rights Reserved.
    Cell/B.E. is a trademark of SONY Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Trying to load:  from:
    /axon@10000000000/plb5/plb4/pcix@4000004600000000/ethernet@1..Bootloader 1.5
    Reading MAC address from device: 00:1A:64:0F:2B:A6
    ...
    



This HOWTO was prepared by Owen Stampflee and Bonnie Gosler, Fixstars Solutions, Inc.



 
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