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1. Insert the configuration utility diskette into the diskette drive and restart the server. 2. From a command-line prompt, type bmc_cfg and press Enter. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen. Using the baseboard management controller firmware update utility program Use the baseboard management controller firmware update utility program to download a baseboard management controller firmware update or a SDR/FRU update. The firmware update utility program updates the baseboard management controller firmware or SDR/FRU data only and does not affect any device drivers. Important: To ensure proper server operation, be sure to update the server baseboard management controller firmware before you update the BIOS code. To download the program, 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/systems/support/. 2. Under Product support, click System x. 3. Under Popular links, click Software and device drivers. 4. Click IBM System x3250 M2 to display the matrix of downloadable files for the server. 5. From the BMC software choice, click the link for the applicable package and download the package. To update the firmware, run the executable program in the package. Follow the instructions that come with the package. Using the SMBridge management utility program Use the SMBridge management utility program to remotely manage and configure a network. The utility program provides the CLI (command-line interface) remote management capabilities. Use CLI mode to remotely perform power-management and system identification control functions over a LAN interface from a command-line interface. Use CLI mode also to remotely view the BMC system-event log. Use the following commands in CLI mode: v connect Connect to the LAN. Type connect -ip ip_address -u username -p password. v help Display a complete list of supported commands. v identify Control the system-locator LED on the front of the server. v power View the current power status. v power on | off Turn the server on and off remotely. 54 IBM System x3250 M2 Types 4190 and 4194: User's Guide

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1.
Insert
the
configuration
utility
diskette
into
the
diskette
drive
and
restart
the
server.
2.
From
a
command-line
prompt,
type
bmc_cfg
and
press
Enter.
3.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen.
Using
the
baseboard
management
controller
firmware
update
utility
program
Use
the
baseboard
management
controller
firmware
update
utility
program
to
download
a
baseboard
management
controller
firmware
update
or
a
SDR/FRU
update.
The
firmware
update
utility
program
updates
the
baseboard
management
controller
firmware
or
SDR/FRU
data
only
and
does
not
affect
any
device
drivers.
Important:
To
ensure
proper
server
operation,
be
sure
to
update
the
server
baseboard
management
controller
firmware
before
you
update
the
BIOS
code.
To
download
the
program,
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
Product
support
,
click
System
x
.
3.
Under
Popular
links
,
click
Software
and
device
drivers
.
4.
Click
IBM
System
x3250
M2
to
display
the
matrix
of
downloadable
files
for
the
server.
5.
From
the
BMC
software
choice,
click
the
link
for
the
applicable
package
and
download
the
package.
To
update
the
firmware,
run
the
executable
program
in
the
package.
Follow
the
instructions
that
come
with
the
package.
Using
the
SMBridge
management
utility
program
Use
the
SMBridge
management
utility
program
to
remotely
manage
and
configure
a
network.
The
utility
program
provides
the
CLI
(command-line
interface)
remote
management
capabilities.
Use
CLI
mode
to
remotely
perform
power-management
and
system
identification
control
functions
over
a
LAN
interface
from
a
command-line
interface.
Use
CLI
mode
also
to
remotely
view
the
BMC
system-event
log.
Use
the
following
commands
in
CLI
mode:
v
connect
Connect
to
the
LAN.
Type
connect
-ip
ip_address
-u
username
-p
password
.
v
help
Display
a
complete
list
of
supported
commands.
v
identify
Control
the
system-locator
LED
on
the
front
of
the
server.
v
power
View
the
current
power
status.
v
power
on
|
off
Turn
the
server
on
and
off
remotely.
54
IBM
System
x3250
M2
Types
4190
and
4194:
User’s
Guide