Managing Tools And Utilities With Imm And The Server Firmware; Using Ipmitool; Using Advanced Settings Utility (Asu); Other Methods For Managing The Imm - Lenovo RD220 - ThinkServer - 3798 User Manual

3. From the Setup Utility main menu, select System Settings.
4. On the next screen, select Integrated Management Module.
5. Select Reset IMM.

Managing tools and utilities with IMM and the server firmware

This section describes the tools and utilities that are supported by IMM and the
server firmware. The tools that you use to manage the IMM in-band do not require
you to install device drivers. However, if you choose to use certain tools such as
IPMItool in-band, you must install the OpenIPMI drivers.
Updates and downloads for systems-management tools and utilities are available
on the Lenovo Support Web site at http://www.lenovo.com/support. To check for
updates to tools and utilities, complete the following steps.
Note: Changes are made periodically to the Lenovo Support Web site. Procedures
1. Steps

Using IPMItool

IPMItool provides various tools that you can use to manage and configure an IPMI
system. You can use IPMItool in-band or out-of-band to manage and configure the
IMM.
For more information about IPMItool, or to download IPMItool, go to
http://sourceforge.net/.

Using Advanced Settings Utility (ASU)

Advanced Settings Utility (ASU) version 3.0.0 or later is required to manage IMM.
ASU is a tool that you can use to modify firmware settings from the command-line
interface on multiple operating-system platforms. It also enables you to issue
selected IMM setup commands. You can use ASU in-band or out-of-band to
manage and configure the IMM.
Note: If the USB in-band interface (LAN over USB) is disabled, ASU requires the

Other methods for managing the IMM

You can use the following user interfaces to manage, configure, and update the
IMM:
v IMM Web interface
v SNMPv1
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Note: After you reset the IMM, this confirmation message is displayed
immediately:
IMM reset command has been sent successfully!! Press ENTER to continue.
The IMM reset process is not yet complete. You must wait approximately
4 minutes for the IMM to reset before the IMM is functional again. If you
attempt to access sever firmware information while the server is
resetting, Unknown is displayed in the fields, and the description is Error
retrieving information from IMM.
for locating firmware and documentation might vary slightly from what is
described in this document.
installation of IPMI device drivers.