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1. Insert the configuration utility diskette into the USB 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. The firmware update utility program updates the baseboard management controller firmware only and does not affect any device drivers. Note: To ensure proper server operation, be sure to update the server baseboard management controller firmware before you update the BIOS code. To update the firmware, download the Linux or Windows operating-system update package that is available from http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/support/xseries/ index.html. If you have installed the OSA device driver and IBM Mapping Layer, you can update the firmware without restarting the server. Otherwise, extract the files to a firmware update diskette on a USB diskette drive and restart the server. Using the OSA SMBridge management utility program Use the OSA SMBridge management utility program to remotely manage and configure a network. The utility program provides the following remote management capabilities: v CLI (command-line interface) mode Use CLI mode to remotely perform power-management and system identification control functions over a LAN or serial port 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: - identify Control the system-locator LED on the front of the server. - power Turn the server on and off remotely. - sel Perform operations with the BMC system event log. - sysinfo Display general system information that is related to the server and the baseboard management controller. v Serial over LAN Use the Serial over LAN capability to remotely perform control and management functions over a Serial over LAN (SOL) network. You can also use SOL to remotely view and change the server BIOS settings. At a command prompt, type telnet localhost 623 to access the SOL network. Type help at the smbridge> prompt for more information. Use the following commands in an SOL session: - connect Connect to the LAN. Type connect -ip ip_address -u username -p password. - identify Control the system-locator LED on the front of the server. Chapter 3. Configuring the server 65

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1.
Insert
the
configuration
utility
diskette
into
the
USB
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.
The
firmware
update
utility
program
updates
the
baseboard
management
controller
firmware
only
and
does
not
affect
any
device
drivers.
Note:
To
ensure
proper
server
operation,
be
sure
to
update
the
server
baseboard
management
controller
firmware
before
you
update
the
BIOS
code.
To
update
the
firmware,
download
the
Linux
or
Windows
operating-system
update
package
that
is
available
from
index.html.
If
you
have
installed
the
OSA
device
driver
and
IBM
Mapping
Layer,
you
can
update
the
firmware
without
restarting
the
server.
Otherwise,
extract
the
files
to
a
firmware
update
diskette
on
a
USB
diskette
drive
and
restart
the
server.
Using
the
OSA
SMBridge
management
utility
program
Use
the
OSA
SMBridge
management
utility
program
to
remotely
manage
and
configure
a
network.
The
utility
program
provides
the
following
remote
management
capabilities:
v
CLI
(command-line
interface)
mode
Use
CLI
mode
to
remotely
perform
power-management
and
system
identification
control
functions
over
a
LAN
or
serial
port
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:
–
identify
Control
the
system-locator
LED
on
the
front
of
the
server.
–
power
Turn
the
server
on
and
off
remotely.
–
sel
Perform
operations
with
the
BMC
system
event
log.
–
sysinfo
Display
general
system
information
that
is
related
to
the
server
and
the
baseboard
management
controller.
v
Serial
over
LAN
Use
the
Serial
over
LAN
capability
to
remotely
perform
control
and
management
functions
over
a
Serial
over
LAN
(SOL)
network.
You
can
also
use
SOL
to
remotely
view
and
change
the
server
BIOS
settings.
At
a
command
prompt,
type
telnet
localhost
623
to
access
the
SOL
network.
Type
help
at
the
smbridge>
prompt
for
more
information.
Use
the
following
commands
in
an
SOL
session:
–
connect
Connect
to
the
LAN.
Type
connect
-ip
ip_address
-u
username
-p
password
.
–
identify
Control
the
system-locator
LED
on
the
front
of
the
server.
Chapter
3.
Configuring
the
server
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