Dell PowerEdge C6100 Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 6

www.dell.com | support.dell.com Watchdog and Automatic System Recovery The BMC watchdog timer commands, as defined in the IPMI v2.0 specification, are part of the Intelligent Platform Management Interface. The watchdog timer can restart, turn off, or cycle power to your server in your absence to support automatic system recovery functions. If a pre-set interval expires, the configured timer actions are executed and logged into SEL for later examination. The timer commands are: • System reset • System power off • System power cycle • Host diagnostic interrupt NOTE: The software that acquired and activated the watchdog timer is responsible for resetting the timer countdown. Virtual Storage The firmware supports USB diskette, keyboard, mouse, and CD/DVD. These are supported as a composite device. The USB keyboard and mouse traffic is bridged to the KVM connections. Using the Web User Interface The embedded console client provides KVM/IP functionality. The client is in the form of an ActiveX control for the Windows® platform and an application for the Linux® platform. NOTE: The application must be installed before completing the console redirection. A web-based graphic user interface (GUI) is supported on the following browsers: • Windows platforms: Internet Explorer® 6.0 or later • All platforms: Firefox 2.0017 or later NOTE: Before using the Web user interface, ensure that the firewall settings are configured to enable access to the following: KVM:7578, USB-CDROM:5120, and USB-Floppy:5123. Logging into the Web User Interface Enter the BMC-embedded server IP address or URL into the address bar of the web browser. The BMC interface has a default of (DHCP\Static). Press the key to enter the system BIOS setup and change these settings. 6 Using the Baseboard Management Controller