Installing And Using The Baseboard Management Controller Utility Programs; Using The Raid Configuration Programs - IBM System x3755 Problem Determination And Service Manual

Installing and using the baseboard management controller utility
programs
The baseboard management controller provides basic service-processor
environmental monitoring functions. If an environmental condition exceeds a
threshold or if a system component fails, the baseboard management controller
lights LEDs to help you diagnose the problem and also records the error in the
BMC system event log.
Also use the baseboard management controller to 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.
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.
To download the program, go to http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/support/
xseries/index.html; then, copy the bmc_cfg.exe file to a configuration utility diskette
on a USB-connected diskette drive.
To start the baseboard management controller configuration utility program,
complete the following steps:
1. Insert the configuration utility diskette into the USB diskette drive and restart the
2. From a command-line prompt, type bmc_cfg and press Enter.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen.
Notes:
1. The default BMC IP address is 10.1.1.97
2. To ensure proper server operation, be sure to update the server baseboard

Using the RAID configuration programs

Use the IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility program and ServeRAID Manager to
configure and manage redundant array of independent disks (RAID) arrays. Be sure
to use these programs as described in this document.
v Use the IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility program to:
v Use ServeRAID Manager to:
Consider the following information when using the IBM ServeRAID Configuration
Utility program and ServeRAID Manager to configure and manage arrays:
v The ServeRAID-8k-l SAS controller that comes with the server supports only
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management controller firmware before you update the BIOS code.
– Perform a low-level format on a hard disk drive
– View or change IDs for attached devices
– Set protocol parameters on hard disk drives
– Configure arrays
– View the RAID configuration and associated devices
– Monitor operation of the RAID controller
RAID level-0, level-1, and level-10. You can replace it with a ServeRAID-8k SAS
controller that supports additional RAID levels.