Performing post-installation tasks

Perform the post-installation procedure to configure your BladeCenter S for use with Windows Essential Business Server 2008 (EBS) and to take advantage of the management plug-in.

Before you begin

Install all three EBS servers before performing this procedure, as described in Installing Essential Business Server.

  1. Install IBM Director Core Services Agent on each blade.
  2. Install the IBM Hardware Management Pack on the EBS management server.
  3. Discover the BladeCenter S that the three EBS servers are in, using the management module IP address and subnet mask, plus the user ID and password, as required.
  4. Install "IBM EBS Administration Add-in for BladeCenter 1.0" on the EBS management server.
    EBS plug-in