Accessing System Information; Recovering Provisioning - Avocent MERGEPOINT SP MANAGER Installer/User Manual

NOTE: If Verify username and password is selected, the username and password are verified when adding an SP
and the Serial over LAN (SoL) session starts automatically. If Verify username and password is deselected, the
username and password are not verified when adding an SP and the SoL session is not started.
For a verified SP, you may change the username and password in the corresponding
fields for accessing other functions.
7. From the SP Profile drop-down menu, select the SP profile of the new SP.
NOTE: For more information on configuring SP profiles, see Managing SP Profiles (Admin users only) on page 41
and Profile Configuration on page 206.
8. From the SoL access type drop-down menu, select the SoL access type for the new iLO
target device.
NOTE: This field only appears when you select iLO from the SP Profile drop-down menu.
9. Click Apply.
NOTE: For an SP with directcommnd-only SP profile, a username and password is not required. In this case, the
username and password fields and SP verification fields are not shown.
To BMC self test an SP:
1. In the side navigation bar, click an SP name.
2. Click the System tab.
3. In the top navigation bar, click Advanced Tools. The Setting window appears.
4. Click BMC Self Test to perform a BMC self test on the selected SP. A message will appear
to indicate the success status of the self test.

Accessing system information

The MergePoint SP manager can find and display certain system information for the selected
SP, including device ID, firmware version, IPMI version and manufacturer ID.
To retrieve system information:
1. In the side navigation bar, click an SP name.
2. Click the Properties tab.
3. In the top navigation bar, click Information. A detailed system information report appears.

Recovering provisioning

You can recover the original provisioning based on the configuration already in place at the
SP.
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