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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. Important: The server Ethernet ports are set to DHCP by default. In order to find your BMC on an existing network, you will need to identify the server by the default hostname. The default hostname for each server is the last 8 characters of the BMC MAC address. The BMC MAC address can be found in the setup utility, on a label on the system board, and on a tag hanging from the front of the server. Once you have deployed your server, make sure that you remove the BMC MAC address tag from the front of the server so that it does not impede airflow through the front of the server. Using the baseboard management controller utility programs Use the baseboard management controller utility programs to configure the baseboard management controller, download firmware updates and SDR/FRU updates, and remotely manage a network. Using the baseboard management controller configuration utility program Use the baseboard management controller configuration utility program to view or change the baseboard management controller configuration settings. You can also use the utility program to save the configuration to a file for use on multiple servers. Note: You must attach an optional USB diskette drive to the server to run this program. To start the baseboard management controller configuration utility program, complete the following steps: 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 and apply a baseboard management controller firmware update and SDR/FRU data update. The firmware update utility program updates the baseboard management controller firmware and SDR/FRU data 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, if the Linux or Windows operating-system update package is available from the World Wide Web and you have obtained the applicable update package, follow the instructions that come with the update package. Chapter 4. Configuring the server 45

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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.
Important:
The
server
Ethernet
ports
are
set
to
DHCP
by
default.
In
order
to
find
your
BMC
on
an
existing
network,
you
will
need
to
identify
the
server
by
the
default
hostname.
The
default
hostname
for
each
server
is
the
last
8
characters
of
the
BMC
MAC
address.
The
BMC
MAC
address
can
be
found
in
the
setup
utility,
on
a
label
on
the
system
board,
and
on
a
tag
hanging
from
the
front
of
the
server.
Once
you
have
deployed
your
server,
make
sure
that
you
remove
the
BMC
MAC
address
tag
from
the
front
of
the
server
so
that
it
does
not
impede
airflow
through
the
front
of
the
server.
Using
the
baseboard
management
controller
utility
programs
Use
the
baseboard
management
controller
utility
programs
to
configure
the
baseboard
management
controller,
download
firmware
updates
and
SDR/FRU
updates,
and
remotely
manage
a
network.
Using
the
baseboard
management
controller
configuration
utility
program
Use
the
baseboard
management
controller
configuration
utility
program
to
view
or
change
the
baseboard
management
controller
configuration
settings.
You
can
also
use
the
utility
program
to
save
the
configuration
to
a
file
for
use
on
multiple
servers.
Note:
You
must
attach
an
optional
USB
diskette
drive
to
the
server
to
run
this
program.
To
start
the
baseboard
management
controller
configuration
utility
program,
complete
the
following
steps:
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
and
apply
a
baseboard
management
controller
firmware
update
and
SDR/FRU
data
update.
The
firmware
update
utility
program
updates
the
baseboard
management
controller
firmware
and
SDR/FRU
data
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,
if
the
Linux
or
Windows
operating-system
update
package
is
available
from
the
World
Wide
Web
and
you
have
obtained
the
applicable
update
package,
follow
the
instructions
that
come
with
the
update
package.
Chapter
4.
Configuring
the
server
45