Using The Baseboard Management Controller; Using The Boot Menu Program; Enabling The Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet Utility Program - IBM x3350 - System - 4192 Installation Manual

Using the baseboard management controller

The baseboard management controller (BMC) provides environmental monitoring
functions for the server. If an environmental condition exceeds thresholds or if
system components fail, the baseboard management controller lights LEDs to help
you diagnose the problem and also records the error in the system event/error 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
See the User's Guide that is on the IBM System x Documentation CD for more
information about the baseboard management controller.

Using the Boot Menu program

The Boot Menu program is a built-in, menu-driven configuration utility program that
you can use to temporarily redefine the first startup device without changing
settings in the Configuration/Setup utility program.
To use the Boot Menu program, complete the following steps:
1. Turn off the server.
2. Restart the server.
3. Press F12. If a bootable USB mass storage device is installed, a submenu item
4. Select a device from the Select Boot Device menu.
5. Select an option, and then select Exit and continue booting.
The next time the server starts, it returns to the startup sequence that is set in the
Configuration/Setup Utility program.

Enabling the Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet Utility program

The Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet Utility program is part of the BIOS. You can use it
to configure the network as a startable device, and you can customize where the
network startup option appears in the startup sequence. Enable and disable the
Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet Utility program from the Configuration/Setup Utility
program
The command-line interface (CLI) provides direct access to server management
functions through the IPMI 2.0 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.
USB Key/Disk is displayed.
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