IBM 306m User Guide - Page 60

Configuring, Gigabit, Ethernet, controllers, Updating, Director - reboot

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Use the following commands in CLI mode: v connect Connect to the LAN. Type connect -ip ip_address -u username -p password. v identify Control the system-locator LED on the front of the server. v power Turn the server on and off remotely. v reboot Force the server to restart. v sel Perform operations with the System Event/Error log. v sysinfo Display general system information that is related to the server and the baseboard management controller. Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controllers The Ethernet controllers are integrated on the system board. They provide an interface for connecting to a 10-Mbps, 100-Mbps, or 1-Gbps network and provide full-duplex (FDX) capability, which enables simultaneous transmission and reception of data on the network. If the Ethernet ports in the server support auto-negotiation, the controllers detect the data-transfer rate (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, or 1000BASE-T) and duplex mode (full-duplex or half-duplex) of the network and automatically operate at that rate and mode. You do not have to set any jumpers or configure the controllers. However, you must install a device driver to enable the operating system to address the controllers. For device drivers and information about configuring the Ethernet controllers, see the Intel Ethernet Software CD that comes with the server. To find updated information about configuring the controllers, 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 to http://www.ibm.com/support/. 2. Under Search technical support, type xSeries 306m, and click Search. 3. In the Additional search terms field, type ethernet, and click Go. Updating IBM Director If you plan to use IBM Director to manage the server, you must check for the latest applicable IBM Director updates and interim fixes. To install the IBM Director updates and any other applicable updates and interim fixes, 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. Check for the latest version of IBM Director: a. Go to http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/systems_management/ xseries_ sm/dwnl.html. 48 IBM xSeries 306m Types 8849 and 8491: User's Guide

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Use
the
following
commands
in
CLI
mode:
v
connect
Connect
to
the
LAN.
Type
connect
-ip
ip_address
-u
username
-p
password
.
v
identify
Control
the
system-locator
LED
on
the
front
of
the
server.
v
power
Turn
the
server
on
and
off
remotely.
v
reboot
Force
the
server
to
restart.
v
sel
Perform
operations
with
the
System
Event/Error
log.
v
sysinfo
Display
general
system
information
that
is
related
to
the
server
and
the
baseboard
management
controller.
Configuring
the
Gigabit
Ethernet
controllers
The
Ethernet
controllers
are
integrated
on
the
system
board.
They
provide
an
interface
for
connecting
to
a
10-Mbps,
100-Mbps,
or
1-Gbps
network
and
provide
full-duplex
(FDX)
capability,
which
enables
simultaneous
transmission
and
reception
of
data
on
the
network.
If
the
Ethernet
ports
in
the
server
support
auto-negotiation,
the
controllers
detect
the
data-transfer
rate
(10BASE-T,
100BASE-TX,
or
1000BASE-T)
and
duplex
mode
(full-duplex
or
half-duplex)
of
the
network
and
automatically
operate
at
that
rate
and
mode.
You
do
not
have
to
set
any
jumpers
or
configure
the
controllers.
However,
you
must
install
a
device
driver
to
enable
the
operating
system
to
address
the
controllers.
For
device
drivers
and
information
about
configuring
the
Ethernet
controllers,
see
the
Intel
Ethernet
Software
CD
that
comes
with
the
server.
To
find
updated
information
about
configuring
the
controllers,
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
to
2.
Under
Search
technical
support
,
type
xSeries
306m
,
and
click
Search
.
3.
In
the
Additional
search
terms
field,
type
ethernet
,
and
click
Go
.
Updating
IBM
Director
If
you
plan
to
use
IBM
Director
to
manage
the
server,
you
must
check
for
the
latest
applicable
IBM
Director
updates
and
interim
fixes.
To
install
the
IBM
Director
updates
and
any
other
applicable
updates
and
interim
fixes,
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.
Check
for
the
latest
version
of
IBM
Director:
a.
Go
to
xseries_
sm/dwnl.html.
48
IBM
xSeries
306m
Types
8849
and
8491:
User’s
Guide