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- 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. - power Turn the server on and off remotely. - reboot Force the server to restart. - sel get Display the System Event/Error log. - sol Configure the SOL function. - sysinfo Display system information that is related to the server and the globally unique identifier (GUID). Using the Boot Menu program The Boot Menu program is a built-in, menu-driven configuration program that you can use to temporarily redefine the first startup device without changing settings in the Configuration/Setup Utility program. To use the Boot Menu program, complete the following steps: 1. Turn off the server. 2. Restart the server. 3. Press F12. 4. Select the startup device. The next time the server is started, it returns to the startup sequence that is set in the Configuration/Setup Utility program. Enabling the Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet Utility program The Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet Utility program is part of the BIOS. You can use it to configure the network as a startable device, and you can customize where the network startup option appears in the startup sequence. Enable and disable the Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet Utility program from the Configuration/Setup Utility program. 64 System x3400 Types 7973, 7974, 7975, and 7976: Installation Guide

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–
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.
–
power
Turn
the
server
on
and
off
remotely.
–
reboot
Force
the
server
to
restart.
–
sel
get
Display
the
System
Event/Error
log.
–
sol
Configure
the
SOL
function.
–
sysinfo
Display
system
information
that
is
related
to
the
server
and
the
globally
unique
identifier
(GUID).
Using
the
Boot
Menu
program
The
Boot
Menu
program
is
a
built-in,
menu-driven
configuration
program
that
you
can
use
to
temporarily
redefine
the
first
startup
device
without
changing
settings
in
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program.
To
use
the
Boot
Menu
program,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Turn
off
the
server.
2.
Restart
the
server.
3.
Press
F12.
4.
Select
the
startup
device.
The
next
time
the
server
is
started,
it
returns
to
the
startup
sequence
that
is
set
in
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program.
Enabling
the
Broadcom
Gigabit
Ethernet
Utility
program
The
Broadcom
Gigabit
Ethernet
Utility
program
is
part
of
the
BIOS.
You
can
use
it
to
configure
the
network
as
a
startable
device,
and
you
can
customize
where
the
network
startup
option
appears
in
the
startup
sequence.
Enable
and
disable
the
Broadcom
Gigabit
Ethernet
Utility
program
from
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program.
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System
x3400
Types
7973,
7974,
7975,
and
7976:
Installation
Guide