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Baud Rate This field sets the baud rate at which serial data is transferred by the BMC when SOL is active. The choices are Default IPMI, 9600 bps, 19.2 kbps, 38.4 kbps, 57.6 kbps, and 115.2 kbps. If Default IPMI is selected, the baud rate used is the rate currently set for BIOS serial redirection. When SOL is active, serial communication with the BMC always occurs with 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, and RTS/CTS (hardware) flow control. LAN Alert Configuration See the System Software Guide on the Resource CD for information about configuring BMC LAN alerts. Click Next to move to the Serial Over LAN screen. Configuring Your Managed System with Server Administrator You can also configure the BMC options using Server Administrator Version 1.8.3. Server Administrator is a one-to-one system management software program that must be installed on the managed system. Once installed, Server Administrator can be remotely accessed from a management station with a supported browser to perform BMC configuration tasks. See the Sever Administrator User's Guide for more information about installing and using the Server Administrator. You can configure the BMC settings from either the Server Administrator home page or from its command line interface. Users must have Administrator privileges to access the BMC settings. Users logged in with User or Power User group privileges can view the BMC information but cannot change the settings. See the Server Administrator Version 1.8.3 Command Line Interface User's Guide for information about configuring the BMC from the command line. When using Server Administrator, you can click Help on the global navigation bar for more detailed information about the specific window you are viewing. Server Administrator help is available for all windows accessible to the user based on user privilege level and the specific hardware and software groups that Server Administrator discovers on the managed system. Configuring Your Managed System to Access its BMC The Server Administrator Instrumentation Service allows you to manage Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) features such as general BMC information, configuration of the LAN and serial port, and BMC users. To use Server Administrator to configure the BMC on a managed system, perform the following steps: NOTE: You must be logged in with Admin privileges to configure the BMC settings. 1 Log in to the Server Administrator home page for the target system. 2 Click the System object. 3 Click the Main System Chassis object. Configuring Your Managed System 25

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Configuring Your Managed System
25
Baud Rate
This field sets the baud rate at which serial data is transferred by the BMC when SOL is active. The
choices are
Default IPMI
,
9600 bps
,
19.2 kbps
,
38.4 kbps
,
57.6 kbps
, and
115.2 kbps
. If
Default
IPMI
is selected, the baud rate used is the rate currently set for BIOS serial redirection. When SOL
is active, serial communication with the BMC always occurs with 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit,
and RTS/CTS (hardware) flow control.
LAN Alert Configuration
See the
System Software Guide
on the
Resource
CD for information about configuring BMC LAN
alerts. Click
Next
to move to the
Serial Over LAN
screen.
Configuring Your Managed System with Server Administrator
You can also configure the BMC options using Server Administrator Version 1.8.3. Server
Administrator is a one-to-one system management software program that must be installed on the
managed system. Once installed, Server Administrator can be remotely accessed from a
management station with a supported browser to perform BMC configuration tasks. See the
Sever
Administrator User’s Guide
for more information about installing and using the Server
Administrator.
You can configure the BMC settings from either the Server Administrator home page or from its
command line interface. Users must have Administrator privileges to access the BMC settings.
Users logged in with User or Power User group privileges can view the BMC information but
cannot change the settings.
See the
Server Administrator Version 1.8.3 Command Line Interface User's Guide
for information
about configuring the BMC from the command line.
When using Server Administrator, you can click
Help
on the global navigation bar for more
detailed information about the specific window you are viewing. Server Administrator help is
available for all windows accessible to the user based on user privilege level and the specific
hardware and software groups that Server Administrator discovers on the managed system.
Configuring Your Managed System to Access its BMC
The Server Administrator Instrumentation Service allows you to manage Baseboard Management
Controller (BMC) features such as general BMC information, configuration of the LAN and serial
port, and BMC users. To use Server Administrator to configure the BMC on a managed system,
perform the following steps:
NOTE:
You must be logged in with Admin privileges to configure the BMC settings.
1
Log in to the Server Administrator home page for the target system.
2
Click the
System
object.
3
Click the
Main System Chassis
object.