Introduction - Dell External OEMR 1435 User Manual

Introduction

The Dell™ systems' baseboard management controller (BMC) monitors the
system for critical events by communicating with various sensors on the
system board and sends alerts and logs events when certain parameters exceed
their preset thresholds. The BMC supports the industry-standard Intelligent
Platform Management Interface (IPMI) specification, enabling you to
configure, monitor, and recover systems remotely. The BMC provides the
following features:
• Access through the system's serial port and integrated NIC
• Fault logging and SNMP alerting
• Access to the system event log (SEL) and sensor status
• Control of system functions including power on and power off
• Support that is independent of the system's power or operating state
• Text console redirection for system setup, text-based utilities, and
operating system consoles
• Access to Linux Enterprise server serial console interfaces by using Serial
over LAN (SOL).
Dell provides several distinct utilities and programs for accessing the BMC to
perform management activities. The following BMC interfaces allow you to
configure and manage your system through the BMC:
• The BMC Management Utility allows remote, out-of-band LAN and/or
serial port power control, event log access, and console redirection.
• The Remote Access Configuration Utility enables configuring BMC in a
pre-operating system environment.
• The Dell OpenManage™ Deployment Toolkit SYSCFG utility provides a
powerful command line configuration tool.
• Dell OpenManage Server Administrator allows remote, in-band access to
event logs, power control, and sensor status information and provides the
ability to configure the BMC.
• Command Line Interface (CLI) tools provide a command line tool for sensor
status information, System Event Log (SEL) access, and power control.
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