Dell PowerEdge 7250 User manual

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Dell OpenManage™
Baseboard Management Controller
User’s Guide

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Contents
1 Introduction
Supported System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
BMC Configuration and Management Tasks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Configuring the BMC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Managing the BMC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Planning for Using Your System’s BMC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Basic BMC Alerting Over a Shared LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
IPMI Shell Over a Shared LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
IPMI Shell Over the Serial Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
SOL Proxy Over a Shared LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
BMC Configuration and Management Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Using the System Maintenance Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Using the BMC Management Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Using Sever Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Other Dell Documents You Might Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Obtaining Technical Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2 Configuring Your Managed System
BIOS Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Starting the System Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Navigating Setup Utility Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Using the System Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Configuring Your Managed System with the
System Maintenance Utility (SMU) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
User Configuration Subtask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
LAN Channel Configuration Subtask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Serial Over LAN Configuration Subtask. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
LAN Alert Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Configuring Your Managed System with Server Administrator . . . . . . . . 25
Configuring Your Managed System to Access its BMC . . . . . . . . . 25

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3 BMC Management Utility
Installing the BMC Management Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Installation Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Supported Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
IPMI Shell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Using IPMI Shell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
IPMI Shell Command Syntax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
IPMI Shell Global Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
IPMI Shell Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
SOL Proxy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Using SOL Proxy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Configuring SOL Proxy with the SOL Proxy Configuration File . . . . . . . . 53
4 Known Issues and Frequently Asked Questions
A BMC Management Utility Error Codes
B Using Console Redirection
Hardware Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Software Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Configuring the Host System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Configuring the Client System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Configuring the Serial Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Configuring the Terminal Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Managing the Host System Remotely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Configuring Special Key Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

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C Terminal Mode Commands
Security Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Hex-ASCII Command Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Text Command Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Terminal Mode IPMI Message Bridging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Boot Option Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Figures
Figure 1-1. BMC Configuration Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Figure 2-1. User Configuration Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Figure 2-2. Edit User Configuration Screen . . . . . . . . . . 18
Figure 2-3. LAN Channel Configuration Screen . . . . . . . . 20
Figure 2-4. Serial Over LAN Configuration Screen . . . . . . . 24
Figure 3-1. Installing on a Management Station . . . . . . . . 28
Figure 3-2. IPMI Shell Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Figure 3-3. IPMI Help Option Example 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Figure 3-4. IPMI Help Option Example 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Figure 3-5. identify Option Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Figure 3-6. sysinfo Option Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Figure 3-7. power Option Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Figure 3-8. sel Option Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Figure 3-9. SOL Proxy Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Figure 3-10. SOL Proxy Main Menu Example . . . . . . . . . . 45

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Figure 3-11. Connecting to the Remote System’s BMC . . . . . . 47
Figure 3-12. Configuring the Serial-Over-LAN for the
Remote System, Example 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Figure 3-13. Configuring the Serial-Over-LAN for the
Remote System, Example 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Figure 3-14. Configuring the Serial-Over-LAN for the
Remote System, Example 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Figure 3-15. Console Redirection Example . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Figure 3-16. Reboot Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Figure 3-17. Sample Help Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Tables
Table 1-1. BMC LAN Alerting Configuration Guidelines . . . . 8
Table 1-2. BMC LAN Access Configuration Guidelines . . . . . 8
Table 1-3. BMC Serial Configuration Guidelines . . . . . . . . 9
Table 1-4. BMC SOL Configuration Guidelines . . . . . . . . . 9
Table 2-1. Using Setup Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Table 2-2. Setup Console Redirection Submenu Items . . . . 14
Table 3-1. IPMI Shell Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Table A-1. BMC Management Utility Error Codes . . . . . . 57
Table B-1. Supported Escape Sequences . . . . . . . . . . 63
Table B-2. Additional Escape Sequences . . . . . . . . . . 65
Table C-1. Terminal Mode Request to BMC . . . . . . . . . 69
Table C-2. Terminal Mode Request from BMC . . . . . . . . 69
Table C-3. Supported BMC Combinations for IPMI
Message Bridging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Table C-4. Terminal Mode Text Commands . . . . . . . . . 71
Table C-5. Boot Option Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Table C-6. Terminal Mode Configuration . . . . . . . . . . 84

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Introduction
The Dell™ PowerEdge™ systems baseboard management controller (BMC) monitors the system
for critical events by communicating with various sensors on the system board and sends alerts and
log events when certain parameters exceed their preset thresholds. The BMC supports the
industry-standard Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) specification, enabling you
to configure, monitor, and recover systems remotely. The BMC provides the following features:
• Allows access through the system’s serial port and integrated NIC
• Fault logging and SNMP alerting
• Access to system event log (SEL) and sensor status
• Control of system functions including power on and off
• Support that is independent of the system’s power or operating state
• Text console redirection for system setup, text-based utilities, and operating system consoles
• Access to the Microsoft EMS/SAC and Red Hat Linux serial console interfaces by using serial
over LAN (SOL).
Dell provides several distinct utilities and programs for accessing the BMC to perform
management activities. The following BMC interfaces allow users to configure and manage your
system through the BMC.
• The BMC Management Utility allows remote, out-of-band LAN and/or serial port power
control, event log access, and console redirection.
• The System Maintenance Utility (SMU) is an EFI-based configuration tool that provides the
ability to configure the BMC.
• Dell OpenManage Server Administrator allows remote, in-band access to event logs, power
control, and sensor status information and provides the ability to configure the BMC.
• In addition, the BMC can be accessed by standard, off-the-shelf terminal or terminal
emulator utilities that allow access to sensor status information, and power control.

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Supported System
The BMC-management features documented in this guide are supported on the following Dell
PowerEdge system:
•7250
BMC Configuration and Management Tasks
This user’s guide documents the basic tasks needed to set up and configure the BMC on a
managed system in preparation for using the BMC Management Utility. These basic tasks can be
broken down into the two following sections:
• Configuring a managed system’s BMC
• Managing a remote managed system by accessing its BMC
Configuring the BMC
To configure the BMC in a pre-boot environment, you can use the System Maintenance Utility.
Alternately, you can configure the BMC on a managed system with a running operating system
using the Sever Administrator home page GUI or CLI.
Managing the BMC
To manage a remote managed system by accessing its BMC in a pre-boot environment, or by
accessing the BMC of a nonresponsive system, you must use the BMC Management Utility. To
configure the BMC on a system with a running operating system or to preform everyday BMC
management tasks, you can use the Server Administrator home page GUI.
Planning for Using Your System’s BMC
How you plan to use the BMC to manage your system dictates the configuration procedures you
will need to perform. The following are some likely configuration scenarios:
• Configure BMC LAN alerting so that you can monitor your managed system using IT
Assistant.
• Configure BMC LAN Access so that you can use the BMC Management Utility’s IPMI Shell
to access your system’s BMC over a shared LAN.
• Configure BMC Serial Access so that you can use the BMC Management Utility’s IPMI Shell
or a text console redirection to access your system’s BMC over a serial cable.
• Configure BMC Serial Over LAN Access so that you can use the BMC Management Utility’s
SOL Proxy to access your system’s BMC over a shared LAN to activate console redirection.
Consult the
BMC Configuration Matrix (Figure 1-1), as well as the sections describing each likely
configuration scenario, before moving on to the next chapter "Configuring Your Managed System."

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Figure 1-1. BMC Configuration Matrix

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Basic BMC Alerting Over a Shared LAN
If you plan to only use your system’s BMC functionality to monitor BMC Alerts using IT Assistant,
you will need follow the BMC configuration guidelines listed in Table 1-1.
IPMI Shell Over a Shared LAN
If you plan to use the BMC Management Utility’s IPMI Shell to access your system’s BMC over a
shared LAN, you will need follow the BMC configuration guidelines listed in Table 1-2.
IPMI Shell Over the Serial Cable
If you plan to use the BMC Management Utility’s IPMI Shell or a text console redirection to access
your system’s BMC over a serial cable, you will need follow the BMC configuration guidelines listed
in Table 1-3.
Table 1-1. BMC LAN Alerting Configuration Guidelines
Features Connection
Medium
BMC Configuration Tools Basic Configuration Tasks BMCManagement
Tools
SNMP Traps Accessed over a
Shared LAN
• SMU (pre-operating system
environment)
•ServerAdministrator
• Enable alerting on the
managed system
•ConfigureIPaddresson
managed system
• Configure Subnet mask on
managed system
• Configure Gateway on
managed system
• Configure Alert destination
IP address
IT Assistant
Table 1-2. BMC LAN Access Configuration Guidelines
Features Connection
Medium
BMC Configuration Tools Basic Configuration Tasks BMC Management
Tools
•RemoteSEL
Access
•Powercontrol
•ID
•System
Information
Accessed over a
shared LAN
• SMU (pre-operating system
environment)
•ServerAdministrator
•ConfigureBMCuser(s)
• Enable LAN on managed
system
•ConfigureIPaddresson
managed system
• Configure Subnet mask on
managed system
• Configure Gateway on
managed system
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SOL Proxy Over a Shared LAN
If you plan to use the BMC Management Utility’s SOL Proxy to access your system’s BMC over a
shared LAN, you will need follow the BMC configuration guidelines listed in Table 1-4.
Table 1-3. BMC Serial Configuration Guidelines
Features Connection
Medium
BMC Configuration Tools Basic Configuration Tasks BMCManagement
Tools
•SELAccess
•Powercontrol
•ID
•System
Information
Accessed through
the serial channel
by using a null
modem cable
• SMU (pre-operating system
environment)
• Server Administrator (to
enable BMC serial only)
•ConfigureBMCuser(s)
•EnableBMCSerialinBIOS
• Set BMC serial to either
Basic mode or Terminal
mode
• Set Baud rate (9600 or
19200)
• IPMI Shell
(Basic Mode
only)
•Terminal
emulation
(Terminal
Mode only)
Table 1-4. BMC SOL Configuration Guidelines
Features Connection
Medium
BMC Configuration Tools Basic Configuration Tasks BMCManagement
Tools
•TextUtility
Console
redirection
•RemoteBIOS
setup
•Microsofttext
console
redirection
• Red Hat Linux
text console
redirection
Accessed over a
shared LAN
• SMU (pre-operating system
environment)
• Server Administrator (to
enable BMC serial only)
•ConfigureBMCuser(s)
•EnableBMCNICinBIOS
•ConfigureBIOStext
console redirection
–Enable
– Set Baud rate (9600 or
19200)
– Set terminal emulation
type (VT100 or ANSI)
•SOLProxy
•Microsofttext
console
redirection
• Red Hat Linux
text console
redirection

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BMC Configuration and Management Tools
Using the System Maintenance Utility
The System Maintenance Utility is an EFI-based program that provides the ability to view or
modify the systems management firmware configuration, which is maintained by the BMC.
The SMU lets you:
• Configure the serial channel for remote systems management over a direct serial connection.
• Configure the LAN channel for remote systems management over the network.
• Configure users and associated passwords for channel access. Users and channels can be
assigned privilege levels to further define the access levels.
• Configure platform events to define the actions that should take place when specific events
occur.
• Configure serial over LAN and terminal mode capabilities.
• Configure the power restore policy for the system.
• View, save, and clear the BMC System Event Log.
• View and save the BMC Sensor Data Records.
• View and save the Field Replaceable Unit records.
Using the BMC Management Utility
The BMC Management Utility provides a command-line, remote management station to manage
all supported BMC functions. Use the BMC Management Utility to manage your system from a
remote management station and as your managed system’s emergency management console. The
utility gives you the option of using either a command line interface (IPMI Shell) or a serial over
LAN proxy (SOL Proxy) to access and manage the BMC. To use the BMC Management Utility,
you will need to perform the following basic tasks:
NOTE: You must first configure your BMC using the SMU or Server Administrator before you can use the
BMC Management Utility.
• Configure BIOS setting to allow console redirection
• Configure the BMC using the SMU or Server Administrator.
• Install the BMC Management Utility to a management station
See "Configuring Your Managed System" for instructions on configuring your managed system in
preparation for using the BMC Management Utility, and see "BMC Management Utility" for
complete instructions on using the BMC Management Utility to manage your system BMC.

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Using Sever Administrator
Server Administrator Version 1.8.3 provides a convenient and easy-to-use graphical user interface
for remotely configuring or managing your system’s BMC on a system running a supported
operating system. The Server Administrator Instrumentation Service can be used to configure the
most relevant BMC features. In addition, Server Administrator can be utilized as command line
interface. Server Administrator requires that the system has an operating system installed and
functioning. As a result, Server Administrator is best suited for everyday BMC management tasks,
and is not an option for performing pre-boot setup or accessing the BMC as a emergency
management console. To use Server Administrator, you will need to perform the following basic
tasks:
• Install Server Administrator on the managed system.
• Remotely access the Server Administrator home page from a supported browser on a
management station.
• Remotely configure BMC on the managed system.
See the
Server Administrator Version 1.8.3 User’s Guide and Command line Interface User’s Guide
for more information about using Server Administrator to configure and manage your system
BMC.
Other Dell Documents You Might Need
In addition to this User's Guide , you can find the following guides either on the Dell Support
website or on the
Systems Management and Documentation CD:
•The
Dell OpenManage Software Quick Installation Guide provides additional information
about installing the BMC Management Utility on a management station.
•The
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 1.8.3 User’s Guide provides additional
information about using Server Administrator to manage your system’s BMC.
•The
Dell PowerEdge 7250 Systems Product Guide provides supplemental information about
configuring your BIOS settings to allow console redirection.
Additionally, you can find the following guide on the
Resource CD:
•The
Dell PowerEdge 7250 System Software Guide provides information about using the
System Maintenance Utility to configure and manage your system.
The Server Administrator version 1.8.3
readme.txt file provides the latest available information for
the installation and operation of the programs and utilities used to manage your system through
the BMC. The readme is available on the
Systems Management and Documentation CD and on the
Dell Support website at
support.dell.com .

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Obtaining Technical Assistance
If at any time you do not understand a procedure described in this guide or if your product does not
perform as expected, help tools are available to assist you. For more information about these help
tools, see "Getting Help" in your system's
Installation and Troubleshooting Guide .
Additionally, Dell Enterprise Training and Certification is available; see
www.dell.com/training for
more information. This service may not be offered in all locations.

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Configuring Your Managed System
In order to use the BMC Management Utility, you must first configure the necessary system BIOS,
network, and serial connection settings to enable access to the BMC.
In addition, to utilize the BMC Management Utility IPMI Serial functions, you must have a
working connection between the management station and the correct serial I/O port of the
managed system, using a null modem cable.
This section describes the basic procedures you must perform in order to prepare your BMC to be
accessed and managed using the BMC Management Utility. The following procedures are
described:
• BIOS Configuration
• Configuring Your BMC with the System Maintenance Utility (SMU)
• Configuring Your BMC with Server Administrator
BIOS Configuration
For most configurations you will need to configure specific BIOS settings before you can use the
BMC Management Utility. To configure the necessary system BIOS settings, your must enter the
System Setup utility.
NOTE: For more information about configuring BIOS settings, see your system’s Product Guide.
Starting the System Setup Utility
To start Setup during the power-on sequence, follow these steps:
1 Press the power button on the front control panel of the system.
2 When POST shows the message Hit <F2> if you want to run SETUP , press
<F2>. If the system has an administrator password configured, the system prompts you to
enter the password. If the system does not have a password configured, the main screen of the
BIOS Setup utility appears.
Navigating Setup Utility Screens
The BIOS Setup utility consists of five primary menus: Main , Advanced , Security , System
Management
, and Exit . Each menu occupies a single screen and presents a list of menu items.
Some menu items are submenus, while others are settings that you can change from the screen.
Table 2-1 describes how to navigate the utility screens and menus.

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Using the System Setup Utility
1 Navigate to the Systems Management menu.
2 Navigate to the Console Redirection menu item and press <Enter>.
3 Configure all S etup Console Redirection submenu items necessary for the method you have
chosen to access your managed system’s BMC. See Table 2-2 for a list of all valid
Setup
Console Redirection
submenu items. Default values, if applicable, are enclosed in brackets.
See Figure 1-1 for an overview of the necessary setup procedures.
4 Navigate to the Exit menu and select Exit Saving Changes . When prompted, select Yes to
save your changes and exit the utility.
Table 2-1. Using Setup Screens
Key Action
Left arrow Scroll left through the main menu screens
Right
arrow
Scroll right through the main menu screens
Enter Select a submenu item or accept a drop-down choice
Tab Select a field within a value (for example, date field)
F9 Select the default value
F10 Save your changes and exit Setup
ESC Go back to a previous screen
Up arrow Scroll up through menu items or value lists
Down
arrow
Scroll down through menu items or value lists
Table 2-2. Setup Console Redirection Submenu Items
Submenu Item Default Value Description
Serial Console
Redirection
Enabled
Disabled
When enabled, Console Redirection uses only COM2.
Choosing Disabled completely disables Console
Redirection.
Baud Rate 9600
[19.2K]
38.4K
57.6K
115.2K
When Console Redirection is enabled, use the baud rate
specified. When the BMC Management Utility is
sharing the COM port as console redirection, the baud
rate must be set to 19.2K to match the utility’s baud
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Flow Control No Flow Control
[CTS/RTS]
CTS/RTS + CD
XON/XOFF
No flow control.
CTS/RTS = Hardware-based flow control.
CTS/RTS +CD = Hardware-based + carrier-detect flow
control. When the BMC Management Utility is sharing
the COM port as console redirection, the flow control
must be set to CTS/RTS or CTS/RTS+CD depending
on whether a modem is used.
Xon/Xoff = Software-based flow control.
Terminal Type [PC-ANSI]
VT100+
VT-UTF8
Select terminal type. VT100+ only available when
English selected as the language. VT-UTF8 uses
UNICODE. PC-ANSI is the standard PC-type terminal.
Serial Port COM2 2F8 IRQ3 Hardcoded – no selection available. Note that if Console
Redirection is enabled, then the Base I/O address and
IRQ selection of Serial Port B (under Menu Advanced,
submenu Peripheral Configuration) should match this
Serial Port setting under the Console Redirection
submenu.
Remote Console Reset Enabled/Disabled Enables remote reset using escape key sequence;
<ESC> <R> <ESC> <r> <ESC> <R>
ACPI OS Headless
Operation
Disabled
Same as BIOS
Serial Port
Used to pass information about serial redirection to
ACPI OS.
ACPI OS Baud Rate 9600
19.2k
38.4K
57.6k
115.2k
Only available when ACPI OS Headless Operation is
same as BIOS or Serial Port.
ACPI OS Flow Control No Flow Control
CTS/RTS
XON / XOFF
CTS/RTS + CD
Only available when ACPI OS Headless Operation is
same as BIOS or Serial Port.
ACPI OS Terminal
Ty p e
PC-ANSI
VT100+
VT-UTF8
Only available when ACPI OS Headless Operation is
same as BIOS or Serial Port.
Table 2-2. Setup Console Redirection Submenu Items
(continued)
Submenu Item Default Value Description

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Configuring Your Managed System with the System
Maintenance Utility (SMU)
NOTE: The SMU can be run from both the Resource CD and from the system’s utility partition (UT). See
the System Software Guide on the Resource CD for instructions on running the SMU from the UT.
The managed system must have a CD drive. A network connection is not required.
The following sequence of steps is followed to start the SMU locally (using the system
Resource
CD):
1 Insert the system Resource CD into the CD drive on the managed system and boot the
system to the EFI shell. The
Resource CD menu program begins running automatically and
displays a splash screen followed by the main menu.
2 Use the arrow keys to move to the Utilities menu item. Press the <Enter> key.
3 Use the down arrow key to highlight the System Maintenance Utility menu item. Press the
<Enter> key to start the local SMU application.
The server management configuration task appears in the task pane of the SMU. This task allows
you to configure server management settings maintained by the BMC. The server management
configuration task supports configuring of the following, which are displayed as sub-tasks:
•Users
• LAN Channel
•Serial/Modem
• Platform Event Filtering (PEF)
• Power Settings
Upon selecting one of the above sub-tasks, a screen is displayed that contains some or all of the
configuration items that pertain to the selected sub-task. The data that is initially displayed is read
from the server management controller of the system. You can update the settings and save them
back to the system.
Sub-tasks can be made up of one or more screens, depending on the server management
configuration settings you enabled. Buttons that are common to the server management
configuration tasks are:
Save — Causes the current values of the settings in the current subtask to be stored in non-volatile
memory on the system.
Edit — Causes a screen to be displayed that allows you to change settings related to a single entry
in a table.

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User Configuration Subtask
The User Configuration subtask provides a way to configure the user access to the LAN and Serial
channels. Up to four users are allowed. Some of the options presented in these screens depend on
how the channels have been configured; therefore, the channels should be configured before you
access these settings.
Sessions allow a framework for user authentication and allow multiple IPMI messaging streams on
a single channel.
After clicking on the
User Configuration subtask, the screen displayed below is shown. This screen
displays an entry for each possible user that can be configured. This screen shows:
• Whether a particular user is enabled or disabled for channel access
• Whether a password is set for the user
• The BMC privilege level the user has for each of the available channels that supports sessions
(users can only access channels that support sessions)
Figure 2-1. User Configuration Screen
The first user is always present and is used to support an anonymous login. The username for this
user is null (blank) and cannot be changed; the user name displays the text Anonymous User. The
password can be set to a desired value.
It is possible for multiple user entries to have the same username. This occurs if a different
password is needed for the same user on different channels. In this case, the privilege level for the
channel that is not to be accessed with the associated password should be set to No Access.

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Otherwise, the firmware attempts to use the first entry in the user table that it finds that allows
access to the specified channel and would expect the password associated with that entry to be the
one entered to gain access to the specified channel.
The figure below shows the screen that is displayed when a User Name is selected and then the
Edit button is clicked. Changes made to user settings do not take effect until the next time that
the user establishes a session.
After configuring the user information, click
Save to complete this sub-task.
Figure 2-2. Edit User Configuration Screen
After editing the user information, click OK to return to the User Configuration screen.
Enable User
This check box is used to enable you to attempt to have access to the available channels. Leaving
the box unchecked disables the user, preventing that user from accessing the channels.
Enter Username
This edit box is used to enter an out-of-band username. If the anonymous user is selected for
modification, the screen displayed does not include this edit box because the user name cannot be
changed.