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Connection requirements

To perform the initial blade appliance configuration, you can use either a concurrent-KVM (cKVM) or a Serial over LAN (SOL) console connection.

Both of these connections are accessed through the advanced management module in the BladeCenter unit, either using a local physical connection (keyboard, video, or serial port) to the advanced management module, or a network connection to the advanced management module. For information about connecting to the advanced management module, see the IBM BladeCenter Advanced Management Module User's Guide or the IBM BladeCenter Advanced Management Module Command-Line Interface Reference Guide.