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3/ Software Configurations and Conventions
Before configuring node modules, review the following list of mandatory tasks. You can refer to that list to ensure
you have performed the basic tasks required for proper system operation. Note that some of these tasks may have
already been completed.
Mandatory tasks:
Booting from LAN, or from virtual media, or USB storage in faceplate, or from disk onboard
Installing an OS
Conventions:
Elements between
< >
Items between
()
show a value range for the variable spelled out, e.g.
the switch number and that this number can be between 1 and 5.
The
|
symbol indicates a choice between two or more alternatives, e.g. x|y|z reads "x or y or z".
Elements in black bold are selectable menu items or button names.
Elements in
blue italics
The > symbol separates a series of operations required to access a specific element.
Refer to the user guide of the hub used for the IPMI mapping of the system.
Configuration command tables:
Sections 4/ and 5/ contain tables with two columns. The first column describes steps that can be performed in the
web-type interface(s) named in the header. The second column describes steps that can be performed in the CLI-type
interface(s) specified in the header. See Figure 6 and Figure 7 to find out how to access the specified web-type or CLI-
type interface.
IPMI command convention:
In the following sections, when you see "From IPMITOOL", one of the three options below can be selected. The generic
"PROMPT" will be used to identify the access command or path (e.g., PROMPT
From the ShMC CLI
ipmitool> set targetaddr
ipmitool>
<IPMI command>
From an IOL remote PC
> ipmitool –H
<node BMC ip address>
From an IOL remote PC via ShMC
> ipmitool –H
<ShMC ip address >
in
blue
are variables. The value shown is an example or an instruction on what to enter.
are configuration options or types.
<node ipmi address>
-U admin –P admin –I lanplus
-U admin –P admin –t
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<Switch No. (1-5)>
<IPMI
command>):
<IPMI command>
<node ipmi address> <IPMI command>
means you must enter
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