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3. From the menu on the left side of the page, click System x support search. 4. From the Task menu, select Install. 5. From the Product family menu, select System x3200 M2. 6. From the Operating system menu, select your operating system, and then click Search to display the available installation documents. Using the mini-baseboard management controller utility programs Use the mini-baseboard management controller utility programs to configure the mini-baseboard management controller, download firmware updates and SDR/FRU updates, and remotely manage a network. Using the mini-baseboard management controller setup utility program Use the mini-baseboard management controller setup utility program to view or change mini-baseboard management controller information, user management, LAN configuration, and LAN alert settings. To download the program, complete the following steps. Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. The actual procedure might vary slightly from what is described in this document. 1. Go tohttp://www.ibm.com/systems/support/. 2. Under Product support, click System x. 3. Under Popular links, click Software and device drivers. 4. Click IBM System x3200 M2 to display the matrix of downloadable files for the server. 5. From the BMC software, copy the files bmc.exe and Init.ini to a setup utility diskette. To start the mini-baseboard management controller setup utility program, complete the following steps: 1. Turn on the server. 2. Insert the setup utility diskette into the diskette drive. 3. From a command line, type bmc and press Enter. For the program to interface with the mini-baseboard management controller, the parameters in the Intf.ini file must be set correctly. To modify the Intf.ini file, select 0 from the main menu and use the arrow keys to select settings for the following parameters: v System interface: This is the interface through which system software sends and receives messages to and from the mini-baseboard management controller. Select KCS (keyboard controller style). v Port Address: This is the base address of the system interface. v Register Spacing: Select ByteBoundary, ThirtyTwoBitBoundary, or SixteenBitBoundary. v Channel Number: Use the arrow keys to select the channel number (0 through 15). v DHCP Mode: This is the LAN configuration address source. Chapter 3. Configuring the server 65

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3.
From
the
menu
on
the
left
side
of
the
page,
click
System
x
support
search
.
4.
From
the
Task
menu,
select
Install
.
5.
From
the
Product
family
menu,
select
System
x3200
M2
.
6.
From
the
Operating
system
menu,
select
your
operating
system,
and
then
click
Search
to
display
the
available
installation
documents.
Using
the
mini-baseboard
management
controller
utility
programs
Use
the
mini-baseboard
management
controller
utility
programs
to
configure
the
mini-baseboard
management
controller,
download
firmware
updates
and
SDR/FRU
updates,
and
remotely
manage
a
network.
Using
the
mini-baseboard
management
controller
setup
utility
program
Use
the
mini-baseboard
management
controller
setup
utility
program
to
view
or
change
mini-baseboard
management
controller
information,
user
management,
LAN
configuration,
and
LAN
alert
settings.
To
download
the
program,
complete
the
following
steps.
Note:
Changes
are
made
periodically
to
the
IBM
Web
site.
The
actual
procedure
might
vary
slightly
from
what
is
described
in
this
document.
1.
Go
2.
Under
Product
support
,
click
System
x
.
3.
Under
Popular
links
,
click
Software
and
device
drivers
.
4.
Click
IBM
System
x3200
M2
to
display
the
matrix
of
downloadable
files
for
the
server.
5.
From
the
BMC
software,
copy
the
files
bmc.exe
and
Init.ini
to
a
setup
utility
diskette.
To
start
the
mini-baseboard
management
controller
setup
utility
program,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Turn
on
the
server.
2.
Insert
the
setup
utility
diskette
into
the
diskette
drive.
3.
From
a
command
line,
type
bmc
and
press
Enter.
For
the
program
to
interface
with
the
mini-baseboard
management
controller,
the
parameters
in
the
Intf.ini
file
must
be
set
correctly.
To
modify
the
Intf.ini
file,
select
0
from
the
main
menu
and
use
the
arrow
keys
to
select
settings
for
the
following
parameters:
v
System
interface:
This
is
the
interface
through
which
system
software
sends
and
receives
messages
to
and
from
the
mini-baseboard
management
controller.
Select
KCS
(keyboard
controller
style).
v
Port
Address:
This
is
the
base
address
of
the
system
interface.
v
Register
Spacing:
Select
ByteBoundary
,
ThirtyTwoBitBoundary
,
or
SixteenBitBoundary
.
v
Channel
Number:
Use
the
arrow
keys
to
select
the
channel
number
(0
through
15).
v
DHCP
Mode:
This
is
the
LAN
configuration
address
source.
Chapter
3.
Configuring
the
server
65