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Supported System
The BMC-management features documented in this guide are supported on the following Dell
PowerEdge system:
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7250
BMC Configuration and Management Tasks
This user's guide documents the basic tasks needed to set up and configure the BMC on a
managed system in preparation for using the BMC Management Utility. These basic tasks can be
broken down into the two following sections:
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Configuring a managed system's BMC
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Managing a remote managed system by accessing its BMC
Configuring the BMC
To configure the BMC in a pre-boot environment, you can use the System Maintenance Utility.
Alternately, you can configure the BMC on a managed system with a running operating system
using the Sever Administrator home page GUI or CLI.
Managing the BMC
To manage a remote managed system by accessing its BMC in a pre-boot environment, or by
accessing the BMC of a nonresponsive system, you must use the BMC Management Utility. To
configure the BMC on a system with a running operating system or to preform everyday BMC
management tasks, you can use the Server Administrator home page GUI.
Planning for Using Your System's BMC
How you plan to use the BMC to manage your system dictates the configuration procedures you
will need to perform. The following are some likely configuration scenarios:
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Configure BMC LAN alerting so that you can monitor your managed system using IT
Assistant.
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Configure BMC LAN Access so that you can use the BMC Management Utility's IPMI Shell
to access your system's BMC over a shared LAN.
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Configure BMC Serial Access so that you can use the BMC Management Utility's IPMI Shell
or a text console redirection to access your system's BMC over a serial cable.
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Configure BMC Serial Over LAN Access so that you can use the BMC Management Utility's
SOL Proxy to access your system's BMC over a shared LAN to activate console redirection.
Consult the BMC Configuration Matrix (Figure 1-1), as well as the sections describing each likely
configuration scenario, before moving on to the next chapter "Configuring Your Managed System."
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Introduction
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