7.2.6.6 Connecting a Serial Cable........................................................................................................................................... 91

7.2.6.7 Connecting PSU Cables................................................................................................................................................ 92

7.2.6.7.1 Connecting the AC PSU Cable................................................................................................................................ 92

7.2.6.7.2 Connecting DC PSU Cables..................................................................................................................................... 93

7.2.6.8 Checking Cable Connections...................................................................................................................................... 94

7.3 Power-On and Power-Off.................................................................................................................................................. 95

7.3.1 Power-On Procedure........................................................................................................................................................ 95

7.3.2 Power-Off Procedure........................................................................................................................................................ 96

7.4 Initial Configuration............................................................................................................................................................. 97

7.4.1 Default Information.......................................................................................................................................................... 97

7.4.2 Configuration Overview.................................................................................................................................................. 98

7.4.3 Changing Initial Passwords............................................................................................................................................ 99

7.4.3.1 Changing the Initial Password of the Default iBMC User................................................................................99

7.4.3.2 Changing the Initial U-Boot Password................................................................................................................. 101

7.4.4 Checking the Server....................................................................................................................................................... 102

7.4.5 Setting the iBMC IP Address........................................................................................................................................104

7.4.6 Configuring RAID............................................................................................................................................................ 105

7.4.7 Configuring the BIOS..................................................................................................................................................... 105

7.4.7.1 Accessing the BIOS...................................................................................................................................................... 106

7.4.7.2 Setting the System Boot Sequence........................................................................................................................106

7.4.7.3 Setting PXE for a NIC................................................................................................................................................. 107

7.4.7.4 Setting the BIOS Password....................................................................................................................................... 108

7.4.7.5 Selecting a Language................................................................................................................................................. 109

7.4.7.6 Restarting the Server.................................................................................................................................................. 109

7.4.8 Installing an OS............................................................................................................................................................... 110

7.4.9 Upgrading the System................................................................................................................................................... 110

8 Troubleshooting...................................................................................................................112

9 Common Operations.......................................................................................................... 113

9.1 Querying the iBMC IP Address....................................................................................................................................... 113

9.2 Logging In to the iBMC WebUI......................................................................................................................................114

9.3 Logging In to the Desktop of a Server........................................................................................................................ 118

9.3.1 Using the Remote Virtual Console............................................................................................................................ 118

9.3.1.1 iBMC................................................................................................................................................................................. 118

9.3.2 Using the Independent Remote Console................................................................................................................ 121

9.3.2.1 Windows......................................................................................................................................................................... 121

9.3.2.2 Ubuntu............................................................................................................................................................................ 123

9.3.2.3 macOS............................................................................................................................................................................. 125

9.4 Logging In to the CLI.........................................................................................................................................................127

9.4.1 Logging In to the CLI Using PuTTY over a Network Port................................................................................. 128

9.4.2 Logging In to the CLI Using PuTTY over a Serial Port....................................................................................... 130

9.5 Managing VMD................................................................................................................................................................... 132

9.5.1 Enabling VMD.................................................................................................................................................................. 132

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