Installing The Smbridge Management Utility Program - IBM x3455 - System - 7984 User Manual

identify the server by the default host name. The default host name for each server
is the last 8 characters of the BMC MAC address. The BMC MAC address can be
found in the Configuration/Setup Utility program, 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.
The baseboard management controller comes with several utility programs that you
can use to configure the baseboard management controller, download firmware
updates and SDR/FRU updates, and remotely manage a network. For additional
information about using these programs, see "Using the baseboard management
controller utility programs" on page 77.

Installing the SMBridge management utility program

Important: To obtain maximum benefit from the Avocent SMBridge management
utility program, install and load the program before problems occur.
To install the SMBridge management utility program on a server running a Microsoft
Windows operating system, complete the following steps:
1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/support/xseries/index.html and
2. Insert the BMC Management Utility CD into the CD-RW/DVD drive. The
3. Follow the prompts to complete the installation.
download the utility program and create the BMC Management Utility CD.
InstallShield wizard starts, and a window similar to that shown in the following
illustration opens.
The installation program prompts you for a transmission control protocol/Internet
protocol (TCP/IP) port number and an IP address. Specify an IP address, if you
want to limit the connection requests that will be accepted by the utility program.
To accept connections from any server, type INADDR_ANY as the IP address. Also
specify the port number that the utility program will use. These values will be
recorded in the smbridge.cfg file for the automatic startup of the utility program.
Chapter 3. Configuring the server
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