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v System-event log (SEL).
v ROM-based IMM2 firmware flash updates.
v Auto Boot Failure Recovery (ABR).
v Nonmaskable interrupt (NMI) detection and reporting.
v Automatic Server Restart (ASR) when POST is not complete or the operating
v Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) Specification V2.0 and
v Invalid system configuration (CNFG) LED support.
v Serial over LAN (SOL).
v PECI 2 support.
v Power/reset control (power-on, hard and soft shutdown, hard and soft reset,
v Alerts (in-band and out-of-band alerting, PET traps - IPMI style, SNMP, e-mail).
v Operating-system failure blue screen capture.
v Configuration save and restore.
v PCI configuration data.
v Boot sequence manipulation.
The IMM2 also provides the following remote server management capabilities
through the OSA SMBridge management utility program:
v Command-line interface (IPMI Shell)
v Serial over LAN
Obtaining the IP address for the IMM2
To access the web interface, you need the IP address for IMM2. You can obtain the
IMM2 IP address through the Setup utility. The server comes with a default IP
address for the IMM2 of 192.168.70.125. To locate the IP address, complete the
following steps:
1. Turn on the server.
2. When the prompt <F1> Setup is displayed, press F1. (This prompt is displayed
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system hangs and the operating system watchdog timer times-out. The IMM2
might be configured to watch for the operating system watchdog timer and reboot
the system after a timeout, if the ASR feature is enabled. Otherwise, the IMM2
allows the administrator to generate a nonmaskable interrupt (NMI) by pressing
an NMI button on the system board for an operating-system memory dump. ASR
is supported by IPMI.
Intelligent Platform Management Bus (IPMB) support.
schedule power control).
The command-line interface provides direct access to server management
functions through the IPMI 2.0 protocol. Use the command-line interface to issue
commands to control the server power, view system information, and identify the
server. You can also save one or more commands as a text file and run the file
as a script.
Establish a Serial over LAN (SOL) connection to manage servers from a remote
location. You can remotely view and change the UEFI settings, restart the server,
identify the server, and perform other management functions. Any standard Telnet
client application can access the SOL connection.
Note: Approximately 5 to 10 seconds after the server is connected to power,
the power-control button becomes active.
on the screen for only a few seconds. You must press F1 quickly.) If you have
set both a power-on password and an administrator password, you must type
the administrator password to access the full Setup utility menu.
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