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    Dell™ OpenManage™ Baseboard Management Controller Utilities User's Guide www.dell.com | support.dell.com
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    use of your computer. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2007 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the
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    Contents 1 Introduction 9 What's New in BMC Management Utility 3.0 . . . 10 Supported Systems 10 BMC Configuration and Management Tasks 12 Configuring the BMC 12 Managing the System Using BMC 12 BMC Action on Event 14 Basic BMC
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    Using Server Administrator 45 Using Dell Remote Access Controller 5 47 3 Using the BMC Management Utility . . . . 49 Installing the BMC Management Utility 50 Installation Prerequisites 50 Supported Operating Systems 51 4 Contents
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    Windows Operating Systems 52 Uninstalling on Systems Running Supported Windows Operating Systems 53 Installing on Systems Running Supported Linux Enterprise Operating Systems 54 Uninstalling on Systems Running Supported Linux Enterprise Operating Systems 55 IPMI Shell 55 Using IPMI Shell
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    Error Codes 107 B Terminal Mode Commands 111 Configuring Terminal Mode 111 Using Terminal Mode 112 Security Information 112 Syntax 113 Command Length 113 Character Support 113 Hex-ASCII Command Format 114 Text Command Format 114 Examples 115 C Escape Key Sequences 123 6 Contents
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    D Serial Port Console Redirection 125 Serial Communication 125 Console Redirection Via COM1 125 Console Redirection Via COM2 125 Serial Terminal Communication to BMC or DRAC 126 SPCR Table 126 Serial Console redirection With SOL Proxy 127 Configuring Linux for Serial Redirection During Boot
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    8 Contents
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    and SNMP alerting • Access to the system event log (SEL) and sensor status • Control of system functions including power on and power off • Support that is independent of the system's power or operating state • Text console redirection for system setup, text-based utilities, and operating system
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    the first half of 2008. For latest information, see http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/default.mspx. Supported Systems The BMC management features documented in this guide are supported on the following Dell systems: • 800 • 830 • 840 • 850 • 860 • SC1425 • SC1435 • 1800 • 1850 • 1855 • 1900
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    • 1955 • 2800 • 2850 • 2900 • 2950 • 2970 • 6800 • 6850 • 6950 • T105 • R900 • Dell PowerVault™ NX1950 • PowerVault 100 • PowerVault 500 • PowerVault 600 NOTE: All references in this document to x9xx systems also apply to the PowerVault NX1950, PowerVault 500, and PowerVault 600 systems. All
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    system or to perform everyday BMC management tasks, you can use the GUI on the Server Administrator home page. See the Server Administrator User's Guide for more information about using Server Administrator to manage your system's BMC functions. Figure 1-1 shows the configuration matrix for BMC. 12
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    Figure 1-1. BMC Configuration Matrix Introduction 13
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    BMC Action on Event If you plan to use your system's BMC to perform actions when events occur, you must follow the BMC Action on Event configuration guidelines listed in Table 1-1. Table 1-1. BMC Action on Event Configuration Guidelines Features Connection Medium • System Reset LAN • System
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    Table 1-2. BMC LAN Alerting Configuration Guidelines Features Connection BMC Configuration Basic Configuration Management Medium Tools Tasks Tools Platform LAN Event Alerts (SNMP Traps) • Remote Access Configuration Utility (preoperating system environment) 1 Configure NIC Selection to
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    Table 1-3. BMC LAN Access Configuration Guidelines Features Connection BMC Configuration Basic Configuration Management Medium Tools Tasks Tools • Remote SEL LAN access • Power control • System identification • Sensor information • Remote Access Configuration Utility (preoperating system
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    IPMI Shell Over the Serial Cable If you plan to use the BMC Management Utility's IPMI Shell to access your system's BMC over a serial cable, you must follow the BMC configuration guidelines listed in Table 1-4. NOTE: Console redirection does not apply to BMC when using the serial interface. Table
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    Table 1-4. BMC Serial Configuration Guidelines (continued) Features Connection BMC Configuration Basic Medium Tools Configuration Tasks Management Tools • System information • Access the BMC of the remote system 3 Set Serial baud rate to match the rate to be used by the management tool 4 Set
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    SOL Proxy Over a LAN If you plan to use the BMC Management Utility's SOL Proxy to access your system's console over a LAN, you must follow the BMC configuration guidelines listed in Table 1-5. Table 1-5. BMC SOL Configuration Guidelines Features Connection BMC Configuration Basic Configuration
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    Table 1-5. BMC SOL Configuration Guidelines (continued) Features Connection BMC Configuration Basic Configuration Management Medium Tools Tasks Tools • Force a reboot on a remote system and activate console redirection • Access BMC of the remote system 4 Configure other Console Redirection
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    of an initial deployment. Use the DTK SYSCFG utility to set all supported BMC features. Additionally, you can use the Deployment Toolkit utilities to on a management station. See "Configuring Your Managed System" for instructions on configuring the BMC on a managed system in preparation for using
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    to configure and manage your system BMC. Other Dell Documents You May Need In addition to this User's Guide, you can find the following guides either on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com or on the Dell Systems Documentation CD and the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD
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    tools, see "Getting Help" in your system's Installation and Troubleshooting Guide or the Hardware Owner's Manual. Additionally, Dell Enterprise Training and Certification is available; see www.dell.com/training for more information. This service may not be offered in all locations. Introduction 23
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    24 Introduction
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    settings can also be configured using the Deployment Toolkit or the Server Administrator. NOTE: For more information about configuring BIOS settings, see your system User's Guide. Configuring Your Managed System 25
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    Configuring System BIOS in Dell PowerEdge™ x8xx/x9xx Systems 1 Turn on or restart your system. 2 Press immediately after you see the following message: = Setup The System Setup screen appears. NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press , allow the system to finish
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    10 Use the up- and down-arrow keys to navigate to the Remote Terminal Type option and then use the space bar to select either VT 100/VT 200 or ANSI, if applicable. 11 Press to return to the System Setup screen. 12 Press to exit the System Setup program. The Exit screen displays the
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    Off: COM1 and COM2 are both disabled and not available for use by the operating system or applications. BIOS Console redirection is disabled. NOTE: Select On with Console Redirection via COM2 to use Console Redirection with SOL. 6 Use the up- and down-arrow keys to navigate to the External Serial
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    2003, are automatically configured to send text console output to the BIOS. Manual configuration of the Redirection after Boot feature through the system BIOS may not be options, see the instructions for the DTK SYSCFG utility in the Deployment Toolkit User's Guide. Configuring Your Managed System
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    Figure 2-1. Remote Access Configuration Utility Entering the Remote Access Configuration Utility 1 Turn on or restart your system. 2 Press when prompted after POST. If your operating system begins to load before you press , allow the system to finish booting, and then restart your
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    Table 2-1. Remote Access Configuration Utility Option IPMI Over LAN NIC Selection NOTE: This option is available only on Dell PowerEdge x9xx and xx0x systems. Description Enables or disables the out-of-band LAN channel access to the shared network controller. Displays the configuration option. •
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    Table 2-1. Remote Access Configuration Utility (continued) Option LAN Parameters RMCP+ Encryption Key IP Address Source Ethernet IP Address MAC Address Description • Dedicated Select this option to enable the remote access device to utilize the dedicated network interface available on the Remote
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    Table 2-1. Remote Access Configuration Utility (continued) Option Subnet Mask Default Gateway VLAN Enable VLAN ID VLAN LAN Alert Enabled Alert Policy Entry 1 Alert Destination 1 Description The subnet mask for the static IP address. NOTE: IP address 169.254.0.2 subnet mask 255.255.0.0 is returned
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    DNS Servers from DHCP on = IP addresses of the DNS Servers are assigned by the DHCP off = IP addresses of the DNS Servers are set manually DNS Server 1 This field is read-only when DNS Servers from DHCP is set to on. Enter the IP Address of DNS Server 1 The following
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    Table 2-1. Remote Access Configuration Utility (continued) Option Description DNS Server 2 This field is read-only when DNS Servers from DHCP is set to on. Enter the IP Address of DNS Server 2 The following IPv4 rules apply: • IP addresses cannot be 127.xxx.xxx.xxx, where xxx is between 0-255.
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    team or link aggregation team, the BMC management traffic will not function on PowerEdge x8xx systems. The NIC teaming option is supported only on PowerEdge x9xx and xx0x systems. For more information about network teaming, see the documentation for the network interface controller. Configuring
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    Operating Systems NOTE: See the Deployment Toolkit User's Guide for additional information about installing and using the utilities, DTK components are provided as a self-extracting zip file on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. The self-extracting file can be opened on any system running
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    found in the DTK zip file under the \Dell\drivers folder. 3 Adding support for mass storage drivers into Windows PE: NOTE: You must implement this step 4 Starting required services: The mr2kserv service should be installed and started for RAID to function; the racsvc service should be installed and
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    5 Extracting the following files from your Windows Server 2003 product CD to \Dell\Toolkit\Tools: • rpcns4.dll • rpcrt4.dll • rpcss.dll NOTE: The directory name should not have any spaces. You can now customize the Windows PE according to your requirements. Creating a Bootable CD Use the following
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    a CD. You are now ready to use your bootable CD to configure the BMC on a managed system. See the Deployment Toolkit User's Guide for additional information. Creating a Bootable Windows PE 2.0 ISO Image If you are using Windows PE 2.0, download Windows Administrative Installation Kit (WAIK) from
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    the utilities, and the Deployment Toolkit Command Line Interface Reference Guide for a complete list of all valid options, suboptions, BMC. 1 Obtain the ISO image of embedded Linux available on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. 2 Burn the ISO image using any commonly available CD burning
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    for additional information about installing and using the Deployment Toolkit utilities, and the Command Line Interface Reference Guide for a complete list of valid options, suboptions, and arguments for using the SYSCFG utility to configure and manage your BMC. 42 Configuring Your Managed System
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    Configuring New BMC Users The BMC is configured by default with user ID 2 set to username: root and password: calvin. It is highly recommended that you change the user name and password when deploying your system. 1 Insert the bootable BMC configuration diskette or CD into the appropriate drive of
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    options. For a complete list of valid options, suboptions, and arguments for configuring the BMC LAN channel see the Deployment Toolkit Command Line Interface Reference Guide. 3 To configure the BMC IP address source for the LAN channel to a static IP address, at the command prompt, type: syscfg lcp
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    serial channel, see the Deployment Toolkit Command Line Interface Reference Guide. Configuring Your BMC Using Server Administrator You can also configure the station with a supported browser to perform BMC configuration tasks. See the Server Administrator User's Guide for more information about
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    user privilege level and the specific hardware and software groups that Server Administrator discovers on the managed system. The Server Administrator Instrumentation Service allows you to manage BMC features, such as, general BMC information, configuration of the LAN and serial port, BMC users, and
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    and users, perform remote management tasks, and troubleshoot a remote (managed) system for problems. Configuring the Network and IPMI LAN Settings DRAC 5 Web-based interface. See the Dell Remote Access Controller 5 User's Guide for more information. 2 Click Remote Access in the System tree. 3 Click
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    5 Click Apply Changes when completed. 6 Click the appropriate User Configuration page button to continue. See the Dell Remote Access Controller 5 User's Guide for more information on the IPMI user privileges, DRAC group permissions, and the DRAC user privilege settings. 48 Configuring Your Managed
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    scriptable console application programs used for the control and management of remote systems using the IPMI version 1.5 and later protocol. IPMI Shell and IPMItool support both serial access and LAN access to the BMC. The IPMI Shell can be used either in the generic CLI mode or the interactive mode
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    ANSI terminal emulator that supports console redirection on your system is Hilgraeve's HyperTerminal Private Edition 6.1 or later. NOTE: See your system's User's Guide for more information about console redirection, including hardware and software requirements and instructions for configuring host
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    I/O port of the managed system's BMC using a null modem cable. Figure 3-1. Installing on a Management Station Supported Operating Systems The management station must be running one of the following supported operating systems: • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, ES, WS (version 4.0) 32-bit and 64-bit
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    The following installation procedures provide step-by-step instructions for installing and uninstalling the BMC Management Utility for each supported operating system: • Installing/uninstalling on systems running supported Windows operating systems • Installing/uninstalling on systems running
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    . See the Dell OpenManage Installation and Security User's Guide for additional information about installing the BMC Management Utility on DSM_BMU_SOLProxy in the list of services and right-click to start the service. Uninstalling on Systems Running Supported Windows Operating Systems To uninstall
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    Installing on Systems Running Supported Linux Enterprise Operating Systems To install the BMC Management Utility .d and use the following commands to manage the SOL Proxy service: solproxy status dsm_bmu_solproxy32d start dsm_bmu_solproxy32d stop solproxy restart 54 Using the BMC Management
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    GUI. Its commands and options are specified using command line arguments only. IPMI Shell supports out-of-band (OOB) access (over a LAN or through the serial port Display the current power status. • Display the 16-byte system GUID of the managed system. • Display information from the system's field
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    In addition to the operations that can be performed by a user with user-level BMC user privileges, IPMI Shell allows a user with operator-level and administrator-level BMC user privileges to: • Power on, reset, or power cycle a managed system. • Simulate a hard power off on a managed system (forcing
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    manage the remote system. See "IPMI Shell Commands" for a complete list of valid options, commands, subcommands, and arguments. On systems running a supported Linux operating system: 1 Start an operating system (OS) shell. 2 Enter IPMI Shell commands (see "IPMI Shell Command Syntax") to manage the
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    Arguments with embedded tabs or spaces must be enclosed in matching double quotation marks ("). For example: -user "John Smith" Every command has one default action. The default action is typically, but not always, the equivalent of reading and displaying the current setting or status for the
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    Specifies the KG value in Hex format. The IPMI encryption key is a public key used to generate an encryption key for use between firmware and application. It is differentiated from a password, which is not public and is used to access the firmware. The maximum value is 20 ASCII hex pairs with no
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    port can be ttyS0, ttyS1, ttyS2, and so on. -baud baud_rate Specifies the communication baud rate over the serial channel. The maximum reliably supported baud rates are: • 19200 for PowerEdge x8xx systems • 57600 for PowerEdge x9xx and xx0x systems without Dell Remote Access Controller 5 (DRAC
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    Options -help subcommand A command list and a capsule description of options are printed if no argument is given. When there is an argument specifying a valid command, the help option displays a detailed description of the command. See Figure 3-7 and Figure 3-4. Figure 3-3. IPMI Help Option Example
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    Figure 3-4. IPMISH Help option Example 2 IPMI Session Option -interactive Synopsis ipmish -interactive [-cfg ] Description This option invokes the interactive CLI mode. An IPMISH prompt appears when entering interactive CLI mode. Type quit to exit the IPMISH prompt and return to the
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    Figure 3-5. IPMISH interactive option The following line edit functions are supported during the interactive session: 1 Up and Down arrow keys to move the input cursor back by one space. The following line edit functions are supported for the SOL proxy menu mode: 1 Left and Right arrow key to move
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    IPMI Shell Commands Table 3-1 lists IPMI Shell commands with a brief description. NOTE: The sol, sensor, and connect commands can be used in the IPMI Shell interactive and non-interactive modes and the quit command can be used only in the interactive mode. Table 3-1. IPMI Shell Commands Command
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    front panel LED on or off. If the BMC supports the IPMI extension Chassis Identify On command, then the identify or status check of the command is not displayed on the command prompt. You should manually check the status on the system. Options -t seconds Specifies how long the LED is
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    Description This command retrieves and displays the system information, including field replaceable unit (FRU) and BMC information for the managed system. See Figure 3-7 and Figure 3-8. Subcommands fru - Returns FRU related information id - Returns BMC related information Default Subcommand If a
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    Figure 3-8. sysinfo FRU Example power Synopsis power status power off [-force] | on | cycle | reset Description This command displays the current power status of the managed system, turns the system on or off, or resets the system. See Figure 3-9. Subcommands • status - Displays the current power
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    • cycle - Turns off the system, pauses, then turns the system back on. • reset - Pulses the system reset signal, regardless of the power state. Options -force This option simulates pressing and holding the power button for four or more seconds. Default Subcommand If a subcommand is not specified,
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    sel clear Description This command displays the system event log information, displays the contents of the event log, and deletes all the event log records. See Figure 3-10. Subcommands • status - Displays the total number of system event log records. • get - Prints all or part of the event log. •
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    Figure 3-10. sel Option Example SOL Synopsis sol[enable |disable] sol config [-baud baud rate][-priv privilege level] [retry count retry_count] [retry interval retry_interval] Description This command allows you to configure sol session parameters of a remote BMC. NOTE: The command prompt responds
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    Options • -baud baud_rate Specifies the communication baud rate over the serial channel, such as 9600 or 19200. It should be in conformity with the SOL baud rate of the managed server. • -priv privilege_level Specifies minimum privilege levels required to establish an SOL session. Possible values
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    Description This command displays the current status of platform sensors using one of the two possible formats. OPTIONS [temp|fan|volt|discrete|numeric] Specifies the sensor group (temp, volt, fan, discrete, or numeric) for which information is displayed. If you do not specify a sensor group, all
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    connect Synopsis connect -ip bmc-ip-address | bmc-host-name [-u username] [-p password] [-k IPMI encryption key value] connect -com bmc_ip_address | bmc_hostname -u username -p password [-k KG value] Description This command establishes an IPMI connection with the remote server in the
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    Figure 3-13. IPMISH connect option LCD Synopsis lcd info Description This command displays the status of the LCD display on a x9xx or xx0x system. You can also configure the LCD display using this command. Subcommands • info - Displays information about the LCD display. • set - Sets LCD display to
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    Subcommands • status - Displays the current power status of the system. The returned values denote energy consumption, peak power (in Watts), and peak amperage. • clear peakpower - Deletes the peak power value. • clear cumulativepower - Deletes the cumulative power values. Default Subcommand If a
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    Linux serial console and Microsoft's EMS/SAC interfaces. SOL Proxy does not support in-band or serial connection to the managed system's BMC. When system's User's Guide for more information about console redirection, including hardware and software requirements and instructions for configuring host
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    system remotely using a telnet client. SOL Proxy is installed as a daemon service and automatically starts each time the system boots. SOL Proxy can accommodate only Windows environment, you can also use any telnet application that supports VT100 or ANSI emulation mode (such as HyperTerminal) as
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    → ASCII Setup...→ Wrap lines that exceed terminal width. NOTE: See your system's User's Guide for more information about console redirection, including hardware and software requirements and instructions for configuring host and client systems to use console redirection. • In a Linux environment
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    operating system login credentials of the system running the service: DSM_BMU_SOL_Proxy. 4 Provide a password when prompted. SOL the menu mode. See "SOL Proxy Main Menu" for further instructions. The following line edit functions are supported during the SOLProxy session: 1 Up- and down-arrow keys
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    successful message and the SOL Proxy main menu prompt appear. You are ready to use SOL Proxy. See "SOL Proxy Main Menu" for further instructions. SOL Proxy Main Menu After the telnet connection with SOL Proxy is successfully established, you are presented with the following choices. See Figure 3-15
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    Figure 3-15. SOL Proxy Main Menu Example The SOL Proxy main menu allows you to change the SOL settings of a remote managed system's BMC, reboot the remote BMC, or activate console redirection. When you select menu option 1, Connect to the Remote Server's BMC, you are prompted for the BMC IP address
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    To exit an active SOL session, use the character sequence. This sequence terminates SOL and returns you to the top-level menu. Connecting to the Remote Managed System's BMC NOTE: While multiple SOL sessions can be active at the same time, only one console redirection session can be active at
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    Configuring the SOL for the Remote Managed System Select option 2 in the main menu. NOTE: You must be connected to the managed system's BMC before you can configure the SOL features. If SOL Proxy is not yet connected to the managed system's BMC, you are prompted for an IP address, a username/
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    Figure 3-18. Configuring the Serial-Over-LAN for the Remote System, Example 2 • If SOL is enabled, two BMC settings are displayed: - The communication baud-rate between the system serial port and the BMC - The minimum BMC user privilege level required for activating console redirection SOL Proxy
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    Figure 3-19. SOL Settings, Example 3 Activating Console Redirection Select option 3 in the main menu. NOTE: You must be connected to the managed system's BMC before you can configure the SOL features. If SOL Proxy is not yet connected to the managed system's BMC, you are prompted for an IP address
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    Figure 3-20. Console Redirection Example Rebooting the Managed System and Activating Console Redirection Select option 4 in the main menu. NOTE: You must be connected to the managed system's BMC before you can configure the SOL features. If SOL Proxy is not yet connected to the managed system's BMC
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    While the managed system reboots, you can enter the BIOS system setup program to view or configure BIOS settings. See Figure 3-21. NOTE: Before activating the console redirection, you must first enable the console redirection features. See "Configuring Your Managed System" for more information.
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    the system. See "Configuring the SOL Proxy Configuration File" section for instructions on how to change the default settings to command mode. Commands in SOL mode. In addition to supporting all commands of the IPMI Shell interactive mode, the SOL Proxy supports the following additional commands.
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    console Synopsis console Description This command allows users to establish an SOL session with the connected server. NOTE: BMU responds with an error message if console is used before establishing an IPMI session with connect. reboot Synopsis reboot[-force] Description This command allows you to
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    Configuring the SOL Proxy Configuration File Certain parameters, for IPMI Shell and SOL Proxy, must be correctly configured in the SOL Proxy Configuration file, - SOLProxy.cfg, which is located in the default installation BMC directory. The parameters and their descriptions are as follows: Comments
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    Power-off Timeout Specifies the time in seconds before the SOL Proxy gives up polling for the managed system's power status. If the SOL Proxy issues the power off command and the system does not power off within the specified interval, the SOL Proxy returns with a message, indicating that the SOL
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    Sol Loss Silent Specifies system behavior when one or more SOL packets are lost. The possible values are 0 and 1. If it is set to 0 or is absent, the system will print an error message on the screen each time an SOL packet is lost. If it is set to 1, the system will not print error messages for loss
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    using the IPMI version 1.5 and later protocol. IPMItool supports out-of-band (OOB) access (over a LAN power status. • Display the 16-byte system GUID of the managed system. • Display information from . To start the OpenIPMI drivers, use the command service ipmi start. To set the system to start the
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    Codes" for a complete list of possible BMC Management Utility error codes. The complete list of commands listed under delloem in Table 3-2 are supported by the IPMItool. delloem The delloem commands provide information on Dell-specific features. Table 3-2 lists the delloem subcommands with a brief
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    status-Displays the current power status of the system. The returned values denote energy consumption, peak power (in Watts), and peak amperage. clear peakpower-Resets the peak power value. clear cumulativepower-Resets the cumulative power values. Default Subcommand If a subcommand is not specified,
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    Default Subcommand If a subcommand is not specified, this command functions the same as sel info. Options for sensor • list - Displays the complete list of sensors and thresholds in a wide table format. • get ... [] - Displays information for sensors specified by ID number. • thresh <
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    For example, to set the DNS server name to "foo": ipmitool raw 0x18 0x58 0xe4 0x15 0x66 0x6f 0x6f 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 The ASCII character conversion chart is displayed in Table 3-3: Table 3-3. ASCII Character Conversion Chart
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    Table 3-3. ASCII Character Conversion Chart (continued) Decimal Octal Hex 022 026 016 023 027 017 024 030 018 025 031 019 026 032 01A 027 033 01B 028 034 01C 029 035 01D 030 036 01E 031 037 01F 032 040 020 033 041 021 034 042 022 035 043 023 036 044 024 037 045 025
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    Table 3-3. ASCII Character Conversion Chart (continued) Decimal Octal Hex 049 061 031 050 062 032 051 063 033 052 064 034 053 065 035 054 066 036 055 067 037 056 070 038 057 071 039 058 072 03A 059 073 03B 060 074 03C 061 075 03D 062 076 03E 063 077 03F 064 100 040
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    Table 3-3. ASCII Character Conversion Chart (continued) Decimal Octal Hex 076 114 04C 077 115 04D 078 116 04E 079 117 04F 080 120 050 081 121 051 082 122 052 083 123 053 084 124 054 085 125 055 086 126 056 087 127 057 088 130 058 089 131 059 090 132 05A 091 133 05B
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    Table 3-3. ASCII Character Conversion Chart (continued) Decimal Octal Hex 103 147 067 104 150 068 105 151 069 106 152 06A 107 153 06B 108 154 06C 109 155 06D 110 156 06E 111 157 06F 112 160 070 113 161 071 114 162 072 115 163 073 116 164 074 117 165 075 118 166 076
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    102 Using the BMC Management Utility
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    Known Issues and Frequently Asked Questions This section discusses known issues with using the BMC Management Utility, along with frequently asked questions. Known Issues General Issues • You must assign a valid BMC user name and password before you can connect to your system's BMC using the BMC
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    the BMC directory and then executing the command. You may also manually add the BMU install directory to the execution search path. do I unlock an SOL session occupied by another user? A: Your system's BMC only supports one SOL session at a time. You must wait for the current user's session to
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    functions required during console redirection. Either upgrade to HyperTerminal Private Edition 6.1 or later, or select any other terminal emulation software that supports full configuration of VT100 or ANSI emulation mode. Q. What is the Spanning Tree feature? A. Most quality routers use the Rapid
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    ? A: The spanning-tree feature described in the previous Q&A can cause problems during power management as well. Use the solution above to help assure active text streams, data may be lost. See your system User's Guide for more information about configuring and using BIOS console redirection and see
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    BMC Management Utility Error Codes The following is a list of error messages for the BMC Management Utility. In case of a functional failure, an error message will be printed to stderr. The text of the error message is listed in the Message column in Table A-1. Errors will always be printed in a
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    Table A-1. BMC Management Utility Error Codes (continued) Code A5h A6h A8h A7h Classification Message Initialization Authentication errors. failure. Access denied. Unknown language. Invalid IP address. Session buffer limit exceeded. Syntax errors. Command syntax error. Description IPMI
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    Table A-1. BMC Management Utility Error Codes (continued) Code A8h A9h Classification Message Description IPMI Error First index larger than The first index is larger total SEL records. than the total SEL records. H/W or F/W Unsupported errors. command. Unsupported operation. 0xC1 Sensor
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    . 0xD0 Device busy. Device in firmware update mode. 0xD1 BMC unavailable. BMC initialization in 0xD2 progress. Bad BMC state. Request not supported 0xD5 in present BMC state. BMC out of sessions. No session slots are 0x81, available for connection 0x82, request. 0x83 Unexpected Invalid
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    Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) using a serial port connection and execute text-based commands. Two types of text commands are supported: • A limited selection of text commands • Standard binary Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) hex-ASCII commands Configuring Terminal Mode NOTE
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    Configure and retrieve the server management subsystems boot options. • Configure and retrieve the BMC's terminal mode configuration. • Execute any platform supported binary command specified in the IPMI specification using the hex-ASCII format. NOTE: Many of the Terminal Mode features described in
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    are limited to a maximum length of 122 characters. This includes the left- and right-brackets, but not control characters. Character Support Terminal mode messages are composed of standard printable ASCII characters. All other characters are treated as illegal characters. Special Character Handling
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    - Responder's LUN 2 [7:2] - Requester's Sequence Number [1:0] - Bridge field 3 Command Number 4 Completion Code 5:N Data Text Command Format Text commands do not support the bridging and sequence number fields present in the hex-ASCII commands. In addition, text commands are preceded by
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    Examples Hex-ASCII command example (IPMI Reset Watchdog Cmd): [18 00 22] [1C 00 22 00] Text command example: [SYS TMODE] [OK TMODE] Table B-3. Terminal Mode Text Commands Command SYS PWD Switches Description -U -U activates a terminal mode session. USERNAME USERNAME
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    Table B-3. Terminal Mode Text Commands (continued) Command Switches SYS TMODE SYS SET BOOT XX YY ZZ AA BB SYS SET BOOTOPT XX YY...NN Description Used as a no-op confirm that Terminal Mode is active. The BMC returns an OK response followed by TMODE. Sets the boot flags to direct a boot to the
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    Table B-3. Terminal Mode Text Commands (continued) Command SYS GET BOOTOPT XX YY ZZ Switches Description This is a text version of the IPMI Get System Boot Options command. It allows any of the boot option parameters to be retrieved. XX YY ZZ represents the hex-ASCII for the data bytes that are
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    Table B-3. Terminal Mode Text Commands (continued) Command SYS SET TCFG Switches -V XX YY -N XX YY SYS RESET SYS POWER OFF SYS POWER ON Description Returns the Terminal Mode Configuration bytes where XX and YY represent hex-ASCII encoding for the volatile version of data bytes 1 and 2 as
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    Table B-3. Terminal Mode Text Commands (continued) Command SYS HEALTH QUERY Switches Description Causes the BMC to return a high level version of the system health status in terse format. The BMC returns a string with the following format if the command is accepted. PWR:zzz H:xx T:xx V:xx PS:xx
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    Table B-3. Terminal Mode Text Commands (continued) Command SYS HEALTH QUERY Switches -V SYS IDENTIFY Description Causes the BMC to return a high level version of the system health status in multi-line verbose format. The BMC returns a string of the following format: SYS Health:xx
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    Table B-3. Terminal Mode Text Commands (continued) Command SYS IDENTIFY SYS IDENTIFY Switches -ON -OFF Description Causes the BMC to indicate the system's location, for example, with a blinking LED or beep for a specific period of time. XX is an optional hex-ASCII byte representing the number
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    Table B-4. Terminal Mode Configuration (continued) Byte Explanation 2 [7:4]-Output newline sequence (BMC to console). Selects what characters the BMC uses as the sequence when the BMC writes a line to the console in Terminal Mode. 0h = no termination sequence. 1h = (Factory
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    console redirection in BIOS through serial port. These keys are also listed during BIOS POST. Press the spacebar to pause and view the list. Supported sequences are also listed in the history of the system's telnet client. Table C-1. Escape sequences for specific keys Key F10 F12
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    124 Escape Key Sequences
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    Serial Port Console Redirection Serial Communication For PowerEdge x9xx and xx0x servers, serial console redirection can be accomplished using COM1 or COM2. Console Redirection Via COM1 To activate serial console redirection via COM1, you must configure the following settings: Set Serial
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    redirection and configures itself automatically during a bootable CD installation. The SPCR table is automatically enabled if the system service processor supports Emergency Management Services (EMS) such as console redirection. If it is not configured automatically, you must configure SPCR to match
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    = Configured baud rate for communication. The minimum supported baud rates for supported Dell™ PowerEdge™ systems is 19200. Serial Console Sysrq" key in systems running Linux, follow the instructions given below: NOTE: The following instructions are specific to the Linux GRand Unified Bootloader (
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    This sample file, using a baud rate of 19200, is an example. The following maximum baud rates are allowed for BMC serial communication and SOL: • 19200 for PowerEdge 1425SC and other PowerEdge x8xx systems. • 57600 for PowerEdge x9xx and xx0x systems without Dell Remote Access Controller 5 (DRAC 5).
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    Additional information for editing the grub.conf: 1 You may need to disable GRUB's graphical interface and use the text-based interface instead; otherwise, the GRUB screen will not be displayed in BMU console redirection. To do so, comment out the line starting with splashimage. 2 If you have
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    Table D-2. Sample File: /etc/innitab # # inittab This file describes how the INIT process should set up # the system in a certain run-level. # # Author: Miquel van Smoorenburg,
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    /mingetty tty3 4:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty4 5:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty5 6:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty6 # Run xdm in runlevel 5 # xdm is now a separate service x:5:respawn:/etc/X11/prefdm -nodaemon Serial Port Console Redirection 131
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    Edit the file /etc/securetty, as follows: Add a new line, with the name of the serial tty for COM1: ttyS0 See the sample file, which shows the addition of the new line. Table D-3. Sample File: /etc/securetty vc/1 vc/2 vc/3 vc/4 vc/5 vc/6 vc/7 vc/8 vc/9 vc/10 vc/11 tty1 tty2 tty3 tty4 tty5 tty6 tty7
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    Glossary The following list defines or identifies technical terms, abbreviations, and acronyms used in your system documents. adapter card An expansion card that plugs into an expansion-card connector on the system's system board. An adapter card adds some specialized function to the system by
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    autoexec.bat file The autoexec.bat file is executed when you boot your system (after executing any commands in the config.sys file). This start-up file contains commands that define the characteristics of each device connected to your system, and it finds and executes programs stored in locations
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    RAM. byte Eight contiguous bits of information, the basic data unit used by your system. cache A fast storage area that keeps a copy of data or instructions for quicker data retrieval. For example, your system's BIOS may cache ROM code in faster RAM. Or, a disk-cache utility may reserve RAM in which
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    Command The combination of an option and argument or just an option if no argument is required, such as in the following command line instances: utilname --option utilname --option=argument command line instance A series of valid commands, options, and arguments typed in the command line. For
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    the root directory are called subdirectories. Subdirectories may contain additional directories branching off of them. DKS Abbreviation for dynamic kernel support. DTK Abbreviation for Deployment ToolKit. DMA Abbreviation for direct memory access. A DMA channel allows certain types of data transfer
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    the traditional IDE standard: • Data transfer rates of up to 16 MB/sec • Support for drives other than just hard drives, such as CD and tape drives • Support for hard drives with capacities greater than 528 MB • Support for up to two controllers, each with up to two devices attached EMS Abbreviation
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    of instruction coding in system software and firmware that notifies a user about potential hardware problems on a system. expanded memory A technique for accessing RAM above 1 MB. To enable expanded memory on your system, you must use an EMM. You should configure your system to support
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    will typically be replaced in its entirety as part of a field service repair operation. function commands Commands that specify an action to be performed , which is a random number used in software applications. Each generated GUID is supposed to be unique. h Abbreviation for hexadecimal. A base-16
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    HMA Abbreviation for high memory area. The first 64 KB of extended memory above 1 MB. A memory manager that conforms to the XMS can make the HMA a direct extension of conventional memory. Also see XMM. host adapter A host adapter implements communication between the system's bus and the controller
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    IPMI Abbreviation for Intelligent Platform Management Interface, which is an industry standard for management of peripherals used in enterprise systems based on Intel® architecture. The key characteristic of IPMI is that inventory, monitoring, logging, and recovery control functions are available
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    MB Abbreviation for megabyte(s). The term megabyte means 1,048,576 bytes; however, when referring to hard drive storage, the term is often rounded to mean 1,000,000 bytes. memory A system can contain several different forms of memory, such as RAM, ROM, and video memory. Frequently, the word memory
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    NIC Acronym for network interface controller. NVRAM Acronym for nonvolatile random-access memory. Memory that does not lose its contents when you turn off your system. NVRAM is used for maintaining the date, time, and system configuration information. option An argument to a command that modifies
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    installation and configuration, compatibility with existing hardware, and dynamic support of mobile computing environments. POST Acronym for power-on random-access memory. A system's primary temporary storage area for program instructions and data. Each location in RAM is identified by a number
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    or hardware. Typically, readme files provide installation information, describe new product enhancements or corrections that have not yet been documented, and list known problems or other things you need to be aware of as you use the software or hardware. ROM Acronym for read-only memory. Your
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    modules in the chassis. See modular system. service tag number A bar code label that identifies each have a SMART-compliant hard drive and the proper support in the system BIOS. SMBIOS Acronym for system managed system or about potential hardware problems. SOL Abbreviation for Serial Over LAN
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    information about how the system firmware and service processor use the outof-band (OOB) support commands Commands that specify how an action should be performed. syntax The rules that dictate how you must type a command or instruction manually with a text editor, such as Notepad. 148 Glossary
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    TCP/IP Abbreviation for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. A system for transferring information over a computer network containing dissimilar systems, such as systems running Windows and UNIX. text editor An application program for editing text files consisting exclusively of ASCII
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    program may change options in the win.ini file. On other occasions, you may need to change or add options to the win.ini file manually with a text editor such as Notepad. 150 Glossary
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    write-protected Read-only files are said to be write-protected. You can write-protect a 3.5-inch diskette by sliding its write-protect tab to the open position or by setting the write-protect feature in the System Setup program. XMM Abbreviation for extended memory manager, a utility that allows
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    152 Glossary
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    terminal emulator utilities, 10 BMC Management Utility, 49, 107 installation prerequisites, 50 installing, 50 IPMI Shell, 49 SOL Proxy, 50 supported operating systems, 51 C console redirection, 85 D delloem, 76 deployment overview network-based, 22 E error codes BMC Management Utility, 107 Escape
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    Enterprise Linux shell, 80 using the configuration file, 90 using the Windows command prompt, 79 using Windows HyperTerminal console, 80 SOL Proxy configuration file, 90 supported operating systems BMC Management Utility, 51 154 Index
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    terminal emulation software, 50, 77, 105 supporting documentation other dell documents you might need, 22 system setup entering, 26, 30 T telnet, 50, 76-77 terminal emulation software supported, 50, 77 terminal mode commands, 111 U using IPMI Shell, 57 using SOL Proxy, 78 V VT100, 50, 77-78
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