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Using, baseboard, management, controller, utility, programs

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The installation program prompts you for a TCP/IP port number and an IP address. Specify an IP address, if you want to limit the connection requests that will be accepted by the utility program. To accept connections from any server, type INADDR_ANY as the IP address. Also specify the port number that the utility program will use. These values will be recorded in the smbridge.cfg file for the automatic startup of the utility program. To install the Avocent SMBridge management utility program on a server running a Linux operating system, complete the following steps . You must be logged in as a root user to perform these procedures. 1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/, download the management utility program, and create the BMC Management Utility CD. 2. Insert the BMC Management Utility CD into the drive. 3. Type mount/mnt/cdrom. 4. Locate the directory where the installation RPM package is located and type cd/mnt/cdrom. 5. Type the following command to run the RPM package and start the installation: rpm -ivh smbridge-2.0-xx.rpm where xx is the release level that is being installed. 6. Follow the prompts to complete the installation. When the installation is complete, the utility copies files to the following directories: /etc/init.d/SMBridge /etc/smbridge.cfg /usr/sbin/smbridged /var/log/smbridge/LICENSE The utility starts automatically when the server is started. You can also locate the /ect/init.d directory to start the utility and use the following commands to manage the utility: smbridge status smbridge start smbridge stop smbridge restart Note: For more information about the SMBridge management utility program, see "Using the SMBridge management utility program" on page 54. Using the baseboard management controller utility programs Use the baseboard management controller utility programs to configure the baseboard management controller, download firmware updates and SDR/FRU updates, and remotely manage a network. Using the baseboard management controller configuration utility program Use the baseboard management controller configuration utility program to view or change the baseboard management controller configuration settings. You can also use the utility program to save the configuration to a file for use on multiple servers. Go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/ to download the utility program. Run the utility program to create a configuration utility diskette. Complete the following steps to start the baseboard management controller configuration utility program: Chapter 3. Configuring the server 53

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The
installation
program
prompts
you
for
a
TCP/IP
port
number
and
an
IP
address.
Specify
an
IP
address,
if
you
want
to
limit
the
connection
requests
that
will
be
accepted
by
the
utility
program.
To
accept
connections
from
any
server,
type
INADDR_ANY
as
the
IP
address.
Also
specify
the
port
number
that
the
utility
program
will
use.
These
values
will
be
recorded
in
the
smbridge.cfg
file
for
the
automatic
startup
of
the
utility
program.
To
install
the
Avocent
SMBridge
management
utility
program
on
a
server
running
a
Linux
operating
system,
complete
the
following
steps
.
You
must
be
logged
in
as
a
root
user
to
perform
these
procedures.
1.
Go
to
download
the
management
utility
program,
and
create
the
BMC
Management
Utility
CD.
2.
Insert
the
BMC
Management
Utility
CD
into
the
drive.
3.
Type
mount/mnt/cdrom
.
4.
Locate
the
directory
where
the
installation
RPM
package
is
located
and
type
cd/mnt/cdrom
.
5.
Type
the
following
command
to
run
the
RPM
package
and
start
the
installation:
rpm
-ivh
smbridge-2.0-
xx
.rpm
where
xx
is
the
release
level
that
is
being
installed.
6.
Follow
the
prompts
to
complete
the
installation.
When
the
installation
is
complete,
the
utility
copies
files
to
the
following
directories:
/etc/init.d/SMBridge
/etc/smbridge.cfg
/usr/sbin/smbridged
/var/log/smbridge/LICENSE
The
utility
starts
automatically
when
the
server
is
started.
You
can
also
locate
the
/ect/init.d
directory
to
start
the
utility
and
use
the
following
commands
to
manage
the
utility:
smbridge
status
smbridge
start
smbridge
stop
smbridge
restart
Note:
For
more
information
about
the
SMBridge
management
utility
program,
see
“Using
the
SMBridge
management
utility
program”
on
page
54.
Using
the
baseboard
management
controller
utility
programs
Use
the
baseboard
management
controller
utility
programs
to
configure
the
baseboard
management
controller,
download
firmware
updates
and
SDR/FRU
updates,
and
remotely
manage
a
network.
Using
the
baseboard
management
controller
configuration
utility
program
Use
the
baseboard
management
controller
configuration
utility
program
to
view
or
change
the
baseboard
management
controller
configuration
settings.
You
can
also
use
the
utility
program
to
save
the
configuration
to
a
file
for
use
on
multiple
servers.
Go
to
to
download
the
utility
program.
Run
the
utility
program
to
create
a
configuration
utility
diskette.
Complete
the
following
steps
to
start
the
baseboard
management
controller
configuration
utility
program:
Chapter
3.
Configuring
the
server
53