Using The Embedded Hypervisor - IBM x3690 X5 Service Manual

v Command-line interface (IPMI Shell)
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.
v Serial over LAN
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.
For more information about IMM, see the Integrated Management Module User's
Guide at http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsite.wss/
docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5079770&brandind=5000008.

Using the embedded hypervisor

An optional USB flash device with VMware ESXi embedded hypervisor software is
available for purchase. Hypervisor is virtualization software that enables multiple
operating systems to run on a host system at the same time. The USB embedded
hypervisor flash device installs in USB connector on the low-profile, SAS/SATA
riser card in PCI riser slot 2 on the system board (see the following illustration).
The USB flash device is required to activate the hypervisor functions.
Note: When you add an optional MAX5 to your server configuration and you plan
to use the optional USB flash device with VMware ESXi embedded hypervisor
software, see the documentation that comes with the USB flash device and the
operating system installation instructions for installing VMware ESXi (or ESX,
depending on your environment) on your server at IBM website at
http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/. The documentation provides additional
installation and configuration information that you need to follow before you use
the MAX5.
PCI slot 3
error LEDs
USB connector
PCI riser card
To start using the embedded hypervisor functions, you must add the USB flash
device to the boot order in the Setup utility.
To add the USB flash device to the boot order, complete the following steps:
1. Turn on the server.
PCI slot 4 PCI slot 5
error LEDs error LEDs
USB embedded
hypervisor flash
device connector
Slot 5, PCI Express
Gen2 x8
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