Viewing The Configuration; Using The Baseboard Management Controller; Enabling And Configuring Sol Using The Osa Smbridge Management Utility Program - IBM 7979B1U User Manual

10. Exit from ServeRAID Manager and remove the CD from the CD-RW/DVD
11. Restart the server.

Viewing the configuration

You can use ServeRAID Manager to view information about RAID controllers and
the RAID subsystem (such as arrays, logical drives, hot-spare drives, and physical
drives). When you click an object in the ServeRAID Manager tree, information about
that object appears in the right pane. To display a list of available actions for an
object, click the object and click Actions.

Using the baseboard management controller

The baseboard management controller provides basic service-processor
environmental monitoring functions for the server. If an environmental condition
exceeds a threshold or if a system component fails, the baseboard management
controller lights LEDs to help you diagnose the problem and also records the error
in the BMC system event log.
The baseboard management controller also provides the following remote server
management capabilities through the OSA SMBridge management utility program:
v Command-line interface (IPMI Shell)
v Serial over LAN
Enabling and configuring SOL using the OSA SMBridge management
utility program
To enable and configure the server for SOL by using the OSA SMBridge
management utility program, you must update and configure the BIOS code; update
and configure the baseboard management controller (BMC) firmware; update and
configure the Ethernet controller firmware; and enable the operating system for an
SOL connection.
BIOS update and configuration
To update and configure the BIOS code to enable SOL, complete the following
steps:
1. Update the BIOS code:
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8. Review the information in the "Configuration summary" window. To change the
configuration, click Back.
9. Click Apply; when you are asked whether you want to apply the new
configuration, click Yes. The configuration is saved in the controller and in the
physical drives.
drive.
The command-line interface provides direct access to server management
functions through the IPMI protocol. Use the command-line interface to issue
commands to control the server power, view system information, and identify the
server. You can also save one or more commands as a text file and run the file
as a script.
Establish a Serial over LAN (SOL) connection to manage servers from a remote
location. You can remotely view and change the BIOS settings, restart the server,
identify the server, and perform other management functions. Any standard Telnet
client application can access the SOL connection.
a. Download the latest version of the BIOS code from http://www.ibm.com/
systems/support/