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Installing, using, baseboard, management, controller, utility, programs

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Select this choice to specify the key strokes to start the PXE boot agent utility. You can select Ctrl+S (default), or Ctrl+B. v Banner Message Timeout Select this choice to specify the amount of time (in seconds) that the server will wait for you to press Ctrl+S after the prompt appears. You can select 2 (default), 3, 5, or 8 seconds. v Link Speed Select this choice to set the link speed for the LAN connection. AutoNeg (auto-negotiate) is the default setting. v Pre-boot Wake on LAN Select this choice to enable or disable the pre-boot Wake on LAN feature. Enable is the default setting If you are using an Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) aware operating system, such as Microsoft Windows 2000, disable this choice to use Wake on LAN support. Otherwise, enable it. If you are using a non-ACPI-aware operating system, do not send wake-up packets to the server while it is turned on. If you send a wake-up packet to the server while it is turned on and you are then unable to turn off the server, see "Power problems" in the ″Problem isolation tables″ section in the Problem Determination and Service Guide on the IBM System x Documentation CD. Installing and using the baseboard management controller utility programs The baseboard management controller provides 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. The baseboard management controller also provides the following remote server management capabilities through the OSA SMBridge management utility program: v Command-line interface (IPMI Shell) 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. v Serial over LAN Establish a Serial over LAN (SOL) connection to manage servers from a remote location. You can remotely view and change the BIOS settings, restart the server, identify the server, and perform other management functions. Any standard Telnet client application can access the SOL connection. For more information about IPMI 2.0, see the Intelligent Platform Management Interface Specification (IPMI Specification), version 2.0, available at http://www.intel.com. Note: The server Ethernet ports are set to DHCP by default. The BMC MAC address can be found on a tag on the front of the server. Once you have deployed the server, remove the tag so that it does not impede airflow through the front of the server. Chapter 3. Configuring the server 61

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Select
this
choice
to
specify
the
key
strokes
to
start
the
PXE
boot
agent
utility.
You
can
select
Ctrl+S
(default),
or
Ctrl+B.
v
Banner
Message
Timeout
Select
this
choice
to
specify
the
amount
of
time
(in
seconds)
that
the
server
will
wait
for
you
to
press
Ctrl+S
after
the
prompt
appears.
You
can
select
2
(default),
3,
5,
or
8
seconds.
v
Link
Speed
Select
this
choice
to
set
the
link
speed
for
the
LAN
connection.
AutoNeg
(auto-negotiate)
is
the
default
setting.
v
Pre-boot
Wake
on
LAN
Select
this
choice
to
enable
or
disable
the
pre-boot
Wake
on
LAN
feature.
Enable
is
the
default
setting
If
you
are
using
an
Advanced
Configuration
and
Power
Interface
(ACPI)
aware
operating
system,
such
as
Microsoft
Windows
2000,
disable
this
choice
to
use
Wake
on
LAN
support.
Otherwise,
enable
it.
If
you
are
using
a
non-ACPI-aware
operating
system,
do
not
send
wake-up
packets
to
the
server
while
it
is
turned
on.
If
you
send
a
wake-up
packet
to
the
server
while
it
is
turned
on
and
you
are
then
unable
to
turn
off
the
server,
see
“Power
problems”
in
the
″
Problem
isolation
tables
″
section
in
the
Problem
Determination
and
Service
Guide
on
the
IBM
System
x
Documentation
CD.
Installing
and
using
the
baseboard
management
controller
utility
programs
The
baseboard
management
controller
provides
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.
The
baseboard
management
controller
also
provides
the
following
remote
server
management
capabilities
through
the
OSA
SMBridge
management
utility
program:
v
Command-line
interface
(IPMI
Shell)
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.
v
Serial
over
LAN
Establish
a
Serial
over
LAN
(SOL)
connection
to
manage
servers
from
a
remote
location.
You
can
remotely
view
and
change
the
BIOS
settings,
restart
the
server,
identify
the
server,
and
perform
other
management
functions.
Any
standard
Telnet
client
application
can
access
the
SOL
connection.
For
more
information
about
IPMI
2.0,
see
the
Intelligent
Platform
Management
Interface
Specification
(IPMI
Specification)
,
version
2.0,
available
at
Note:
The
server
Ethernet
ports
are
set
to
DHCP
by
default.
The
BMC
MAC
address
can
be
found
on
a
tag
on
the
front
of
the
server.
Once
you
have
deployed
the
server,
remove
the
tag
so
that
it
does
not
impede
airflow
through
the
front
of
the
server.
Chapter
3.
Configuring
the
server
61