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Using, baseboard, management, controller, Installing, SMBridge, utility, program

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v Spin-up properties v PHY properties Using the baseboard management controller The mini-baseboard management controller provides basic environmental monitoring for the server. If environmental conditions exceed thresholds or if system components fail, the baseboard management controller lights LEDs to help you diagnose the problem and also records the error in the BMC system-event log. Important: If the system-error LED on the front of the server is lit but there are no other error indications or you have corrected all errors, restart the server. If the LED continues to remain lit after you restart the server, power off the server; then, turn the server on again. The baseboard management controller also provides the command-line interface (IPMI Shell) remote server management capabilities through the Avocent SMBridge management utility program. The command-line interface provides direct access to server management functions through the IPMI 2.0 protocol. Use the command-line interface to issue commands to control the server power, view system information, and identify the server. You can also save one or more commands as a text file and run the file as a script. Installing the SMBridge management utility program To install the SMBridge management utility program on a server running a Windows operating system, complete the following steps: 1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/ , download the utility program, and create the BMC Management Utility CD. 2. Insert the BMC Management Utility CD into the drive. The InstallShield wizard starts, and a window similar to that shown in the following illustration opens. 3. Follow the prompts to complete the installation. 52 IBM System x3250 M2 Types 4190 and 4194: User's Guide

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v
Spin-up
properties
v
PHY
properties
Using
the
baseboard
management
controller
The
mini-baseboard
management
controller
provides
basic
environmental
monitoring
for
the
server.
If
environmental
conditions
exceed
thresholds
or
if
system
components
fail,
the
baseboard
management
controller
lights
LEDs
to
help
you
diagnose
the
problem
and
also
records
the
error
in
the
BMC
system-event
log.
Important:
If
the
system-error
LED
on
the
front
of
the
server
is
lit
but
there
are
no
other
error
indications
or
you
have
corrected
all
errors,
restart
the
server.
If
the
LED
continues
to
remain
lit
after
you
restart
the
server,
power
off
the
server;
then,
turn
the
server
on
again.
The
baseboard
management
controller
also
provides
the
command-line
interface
(IPMI
Shell)
remote
server
management
capabilities
through
the
Avocent
SMBridge
management
utility
program.
The
command-line
interface
provides
direct
access
to
server
management
functions
through
the
IPMI
2.0
protocol.
Use
the
command-line
interface
to
issue
commands
to
control
the
server
power,
view
system
information,
and
identify
the
server.
You
can
also
save
one
or
more
commands
as
a
text
file
and
run
the
file
as
a
script.
Installing
the
SMBridge
management
utility
program
To
install
the
SMBridge
management
utility
program
on
a
server
running
a
Windows
operating
system,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Go
to
,
download
the
utility
program,
and
create
the
BMC
Management
Utility
CD.
2.
Insert
the
BMC
Management
Utility
CD
into
the
drive.
The
InstallShield
wizard
starts,
and
a
window
similar
to
that
shown
in
the
following
illustration
opens.
3.
Follow
the
prompts
to
complete
the
installation.
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IBM
System
x3250
M2
Types
4190
and
4194:
User’s
Guide