Using The Baseboard Management Controller - IBM x3655 - System - 7985 Service Manual

10. Exit from ServeRAID Manager and remove the CD from the CD-RW/DVD
11. Restart the server.
Viewing the configuration: You can use ServeRAID Manager to view information
about RAID controllers and the RAID subsystem (such as arrays, logical drives,
hot-spare drives, and physical drives). When you click an object in the ServeRAID
Manager tree, information about that object appears in the right pane. To display a
list of available actions for an object, click the object and click Actions.

Using the baseboard management controller

The baseboard management controller provides basic service-processor
environmental monitoring functions for the server. If an environmental condition
exceeds a threshold or if a system components fail, the baseboard management
controller lights LEDs to help you diagnose the problem and also records the error
in the BMC system event 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
Enabling and configuring SOL using the OSA SMBridge
management utility program
To enable and configure the server for SOL by using the OSA SMBridge
management utility program, you must update and configure the BIOS code; update
and configure the baseboard management controller (BMC) firmware; update and
configure the Ethernet controller firmware; and enable the operating system for an
SOL connection.
BIOS update and configuration: To update and configure the BIOS code to
enable SOL, complete the following steps:
6. If you want to configure a hot-spare drive, complete the following steps:
a. Click the Spares tab.
b. Select the physical drive that you want to designate as the hot-spare drive,
and click the (Add selected drives) icon.
7. Click Next.
8. Review the information in the "Configuration summary" window. To change the
configuration, click Back.
9. Click Apply; when you are asked if you want to apply the new configuration,
click Yes. The configuration is saved in the controller and in the physical
drives.
drive.
The command-line interface provides direct access to server management
functions through the IPMI 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
Telenet client application can access the SOL connection.
Chapter 2. Configuration information and instructions
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