Using The Remote Presence And Blue-Screen Capture Features; Obtaining The Imm Host Name - IBM System x3850 X6 Installation And Service Manual

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.

Using the remote presence and blue-screen capture features

This topic provides an overview of the remote presence and blue-screen capture
features that is integrated into IMM2.
About this task
The remote presence and blue-screen capture features are integrated functions of
the integrated management module II (IMM2). The remote presence feature
provides the following functions:
v Remotely viewing video with graphics resolutions up to 1600 x 1200 at 75 Hz,
regardless of the system state
v Remotely accessing the server, using the keyboard and mouse from a remote
client
v Mapping the CD or DVD drive, diskette drive, and USB flash drive on a remote
client, and mapping ISO and diskette image files as virtual drives that are
available for use by the server
v Uploading a diskette image to the IMM memory and mapping it to the server as
a virtual drive
The blue-screen capture feature captures the video display contents before the IMM
restarts the server when the IMM detects an operating-system hang condition. A
system administrator can use the blue-screen capture to assist in determining the
cause of the hang condition.

Obtaining the IMM host name

This topic provides instructions on how to obtain the host name for the IMM.
About this task
If you are logging on to the IMM for the first time after installation, the IMM
defaults to DHCP. If a DHCP server is not available, the IMM uses a static IP
address of 192.168.70.125. The default IPv4 host name is "IMM-" (plus the last 12
characters on the IMM MAC address). The default host name also comes on the
IMM network access tag that comes attached to the power supply on the rear of
the server. The IMM network access tag provides the default host name of the
IMM and does not require you to start the server.
Note: You can also obtain the IMM host name, MAC address, and IP address from
the LCD display panel. See "LCD system information display panel" on page 28
for more information.
The IPv6 link-local address (LLA) is derived from the IMM default host name. The
IMM LLA is on the IMM network access tag is on the power supply on the rear of
the server. To derive the link-local address, complete the following steps:
1. Take the last 12 characters on the IMM MAC address (for example,
5CF3FC5EAAD0).
2. Separate the number into pairs of hexadecimal characters (for example,
5C:F3:FC:5E:AA:D0).
3. Separate the first six and last six hexadecimal characters.
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