IBM x3400 Installation Guide - Page 67

update, configuration, Linux

Get IBM x3400 - System - 7975 PDF manuals and user guides View all IBM x3400 manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 67 highlights

BIOS update and configuration Complete the following steps to update and configure the BIOS code to enable SOL: 1. Update the BIOS code: a. Download the latest version of the BIOS code from http://www.ibm.com/ support/. b. Update the BIOS code, following the instructions that come with the update file that you downloaded. 2. Update the BMC firmware: a. Download the latest version of the BMC firmware from http://www.ibm.com/ support/. b. Update the BMC firmware, following the instructions that come with the update file that you downloaded. 3. Configure the BIOS settings: a. Restart the server and press F1 when prompted to start the Configuration/Setup Utility program. b. Select Devices and I/O Ports; then, make sure that the values are set as follows: v Serial Port A: Auto-configure v Serial Port B: Auto-configure c. Select Remote Console Redirection; then, make sure that the values are set as follows: v Remote Console COM Port: COM 2 v Remote Console Baud Rate: 19200 or higher v Remote Console Connection Type: VT100 v Remote Console Connect: Direct v Remote Console Flow Control: Hardware v Remote Console Active After Boot: Enabled d. Press Esc twice to exit the Remote Console Redirection and Devices and I/O Ports sections of the Configuration/Setup Utility program. e. Select Advanced Setup; then, select Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) Settings. f. Set BMC Serial Port Access Mode to Dedicated. g. Press Esc twice to exit the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) Settings and Advanced Setup sections of the Configuration/Setup Utility program. h. Select Save Settings; then, press Enter. i. Press Enter to confirm. j. Select Exit Setup; then, press Enter. k. Make sure that Yes, exit the Setup Utility is selected; then, press Enter. Linux configuration For SOL operation on the server, you must configure the Linux operating system to expose the Linux initialization (booting) process. This enables users to log in to the Linux console through an SOL session and directs Linux output to the serial console. See the documentation for your specific Linux operating-system type for information and instructions. Chapter 4. Configuring the server 53

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • 99
  • 100
  • 101
  • 102
  • 103
  • 104
  • 105
  • 106
  • 107
  • 108
  • 109
  • 110
  • 111
  • 112
  • 113
  • 114
  • 115
  • 116
  • 117
  • 118
  • 119
  • 120
  • 121
  • 122
  • 123
  • 124
BIOS
update
and
configuration
Complete
the
following
steps
to
update
and
configure
the
BIOS
code
to
enable
SOL:
1.
Update
the
BIOS
code:
a.
Download
the
latest
version
of
the
BIOS
code
from
support/.
b.
Update
the
BIOS
code,
following
the
instructions
that
come
with
the
update
file
that
you
downloaded.
2.
Update
the
BMC
firmware:
a.
Download
the
latest
version
of
the
BMC
firmware
from
support/.
b.
Update
the
BMC
firmware,
following
the
instructions
that
come
with
the
update
file
that
you
downloaded.
3.
Configure
the
BIOS
settings:
a.
Restart
the
server
and
press
F1
when
prompted
to
start
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program.
b.
Select
Devices
and
I/O
Ports
;
then,
make
sure
that
the
values
are
set
as
follows:
v
Serial
Port
A
:
Auto-configure
v
Serial
Port
B
:
Auto-configure
c.
Select
Remote
Console
Redirection
;
then,
make
sure
that
the
values
are
set
as
follows:
v
Remote
Console
COM
Port
:
COM
2
v
Remote
Console
Baud
Rate
:
19200
or
higher
v
Remote
Console
Connection
Type
:
VT100
v
Remote
Console
Connect
:
Direct
v
Remote
Console
Flow
Control
:
Hardware
v
Remote
Console
Active
After
Boot
:
Enabled
d.
Press
Esc
twice
to
exit
the
Remote
Console
Redirection
and
Devices
and
I/O
Ports
sections
of
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program.
e.
Select
Advanced
Setup
;
then,
select
Baseboard
Management
Controller
(BMC)
Settings
.
f.
Set
BMC
Serial
Port
Access
Mode
to
Dedicated
.
g.
Press
Esc
twice
to
exit
the
Baseboard
Management
Controller
(BMC)
Settings
and
Advanced
Setup
sections
of
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program.
h.
Select
Save
Settings
;
then,
press
Enter.
i.
Press
Enter
to
confirm.
j.
Select
Exit
Setup
;
then,
press
Enter.
k.
Make
sure
that
Yes,
exit
the
Setup
Utility
is
selected;
then,
press
Enter.
Linux
configuration
For
SOL
operation
on
the
server,
you
must
configure
the
Linux
operating
system
to
expose
the
Linux
initialization
(booting)
process.
This
enables
users
to
log
in
to
the
Linux
console
through
an
SOL
session
and
directs
Linux
output
to
the
serial
console.
See
the
documentation
for
your
specific
Linux
operating-system
type
for
information
and
instructions.
Chapter
4.
Configuring
the
server
53