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Configuring the LAN over USB interface manually
The IMM using the LAN over USB interface requires operating-system drivers and other configuration. The
firmware update package or Advanced Settings Utility attempt to perform the setup automatically, if needed.
If the automatic setup fails or if you prefer to set up the LAN over USB manually, use one of the following
processes. For more information about LAN over USB configuration on different operating systems, see the
IBM white paper Transitioning to UEFI and IMM on the IBM web site (see "Related documentation" on page
3 for information on how to find publications for your blade server).
Windows IPMI device driver
Use this information to install the Microsoft IPMI device driver.
The Microsoft IPMI device driver is not installed by default on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 operating
systems. To install the Microsoft IPMI device driver, complete the following steps:
1. From the Windows desktop, click Start ® Control Panel® Add or Remove Programs.
2. Click Add/Remove Windows Components.
3. From the component list, select Management and Monitoring Tools, and then click Details.
4. Select Hardware Management.
5. Click Next. The installation wizard opens and guides you through the installation.
Note: The Windows installation disk might be required.
LAN over USB Windows Driver Installation
Use this information to install the LAN over USB driver for Windows.
When you install Windows, there will be an unknown RNDIS device in the device manager. IBM provides
a Windows INF file that identifies this device. The signed version of the INF is included in all of the
Windows versions of the IMM, UEFI, and DSA update packages. Perform the following steps to install
ibm_rndis_server_os.inf.
Note: These steps only need to be performed if the server is running a Windows operating system and the
ibm_rndis_server_os.inf file has not been previously installed. The file needs to be installed only once. It is
required by Windows operating systems to detect and use the LAN over USB functionality.
1. Obtain a Windows version of the IMM, server firmware, and DSA update package (see "Firmware
updates" on page 59 for more information).
2. Extract the ibm_rndis_server_os.inf and device.cat files from the firmware update package and copy
them to the \WINDOWS\inf subdirectory.
3. For Windows 2003: Install the ibm_rndis_server_os.inf file by right-clicking on the file and selecting
Install. This generates a PNF file of the same name in \WINDOWS\inf. For Windows 2008: Go to
Computer Management, then Device Manager and find the RNDIS Device. Select Properties
> Driver > Reinstall driver. Point the server to the \Windows\inf directory where it can find the
ibm_rndis_server_os.inf file and install the device.
4. Go to Computer Management then Device Manager and right-click on Network adapters and select
Scan for hardware changes. A small pop-up confirms that the Ethernet device is found and installed.
The New Hardware Wizard starts automatically.
5. When you are prompted with the question, "Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for
software?", select No, not this time. Click Next to continue.
6. When you are prompted with the question, "What do you want the wizard to do?", select Install from a
list or specific location (Advanced). Click Next to continue.
7. When you are prompted with the statement, "Please choose your search and installation options", select
Don't search. I will choose the driver to install. Click Next to continue.
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