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Connecting to the Server Remotely For Setup
Wait for approximately two minutes to let the server boot to standby power during the first bootup. You can verify system
power status by looking at the system Power Status LED on the front panel. The system is in standby power mode when
the LED is amber.
Step 2 Connect a USB keyboard and VGA monitor to the server using one of the following methods:
• Connect an optional KVM cable (Cisco PID N20-BKVM) to the KVM connector on the front panel. Connect your
USB keyboard and VGA monitor to the KVM cable.
• Connect a USB keyboard and VGA monitor to the corresponding connectors on the rear panel.
Step 3 Open the Cisco IMC Configuration Utility:
a) Press and hold the front panel power button for four seconds to boot the server.
b) During bootup, press F8 when prompted to open the Cisco IMC Configuration Utility.
Note
The following are the requirements for Strong Password:
• The password can have a minimum of 8 characters and a maximum of 14 characters.
• The password must not contain the user's name.
• The password must contain characters from three of the following four categories:
• English uppercase letters (A through Z)
• English lowercase letters (a through z)
• Base 10 digits (0 through 9)
• Non-alphabetic characters !, @, #, $, %, ^, &, *, -, _, =, "
Step 4 Continue with Setting Up the System With the Cisco IMC Configuration Utility, on page
Connecting to the Server Remotely For Setup
This procedure requires the following equipment:
• One RJ-45 Ethernet cable that is connected to your management LAN.
Before you begin
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The first time that you enter the Cisco IMC Configuration Utility, you are prompted to change the default
password. The default password is password. The Strong Password feature is enabled.
To configure the system remotely, you must have a DHCP server on the same network as the system. Your
DHCP server must be preconfigured with the range of MAC addresses for this server node. The MAC address
is printed on a label that is on the pull-out asset tag on the front panel. This server node has a range of six
MAC addresses assigned to the Cisco IMC. The MAC address printed on the label is the beginning of the
range of six contiguous MAC addresses.
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