Server Requirements; Serial Connections; Lan Connections; Configuring The Connection - HP Integrity rx4610 User Manual

3 Server Requirements

The DPC console connects to servers with server management capabilities (managed servers). Any operating
system can be running on the server. If DPC connects to the server using a serial (modem or direct)
connection, the server's Emergency Management Port (EMP) features are used. If DPC connects to the
server using a LAN connection, the server's BMC LAN-Alert (BLA) features are used. Both server feature
sets require setup using these utilities, depending on your server features:
BIOS Setup for IA-32 managed servers
System Setup Utility (SSU) for IA-32 managed servers
Server Management (SM) Configuration Utility for Itanium™-based servers

Serial Connections

If the server connection is by external modem or null-modem RS-232 serial cable, you must use the managed
server's COM2 port. If the connection is by modem, you must use a Hayes-compatible modem listed on the
NT Hardware Compatibility list provided by Microsoft. Servers that are Intelligent Platform Management
Bus (IPMI) 0.9 servers require a modem speed of 19200 BPS.

LAN Connections

No external hardware requirements exist for LAN connections between the managed server and the client
workstation running DPC. The on-board Network Interface Card (NIC) is used for communication.

Configuring the Connection

Depending on the managed server and the connection type, you use different methods to configure the
connection between the workstation running DPC and the managed server. Table 1 shows these methods:
Table 1 Methods for Configuring a Connection
Managed Server
IA-32 Platforms
Itanium-based Platforms

System Setup Utility (SSU)

SSU is used to configure all Emergency Management Port (EMP) settings for serial connections and all
Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) LAN settings for LAN connections. For details on how to use
SSU and for the settings you need to configure serial connections, see the server product guide for the
particular managed server.

BIOS Setup and Console Redirection

BIOS setup is used to enable or disable console redirection on the managed server. Using this method to
enable or disable console redirection applies only to IA-32 managed servers that have a serial connection to
the workstation running DPC. Furthermore, console redirection configuration using this method is only
effective when you
Reboot the managed server from DPC.
Power on the managed server from DPC.
For the case when you use DPC to boot the managed server to its service partition, console redirection is
always enabled regardless of how you have configured it in BIOS setup.
Serial Connection
System Setup Utility (SSU)
BIOS Setup for Console Redirection
Server Management Configuration
(SMConfig)
LAN Connection
System Setup Utility (SSU)
Server Management
Configuration (SMConfig)
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