Enabling The Intel Gigabit Ethernet Utility Program; Configuring The Gigabit Ethernet Controller; Enabling And Configuring Serial Over Lan (Sol); Uefi Update And Configuration - IBM System x3250 M3 Type 4251 Installation And User Manual

3. On the Welcome page, type a timeout value (in minutes) in the field that is
4. Click Continue to start the session. The System Health page provides a quick

Enabling the Intel Gigabit Ethernet Utility program

The Intel Gigabit Ethernet Utility program is part of the server firmware. 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
Intel Gigabit Ethernet Utility program from the Setup utility.

Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller

The Ethernet controllers are integrated on the system board. They provide an
interface for connecting to a 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, or 1 Gbps network and provide
full-duplex (FDX) capability, which enables simultaneous transmission and reception
of data on the network. If the Ethernet ports in the server support auto-negotiation,
the controllers detect the data-transfer rate (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, or
1000BASE-T) and duplex mode (full-duplex or half-duplex) of the network and
automatically operate at that rate and mode.
You do not have to set any jumpers or configure the controllers. However, you must
install a device driver to enable the operating system to address the controllers. To
find updated information about configuring the controllers, complete the following
steps.
Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. The actual procedure
1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.
2. Under Product support, click System x.
3. Under Popular links, click Software and device drivers.
4. From the Product family menu, select System x3250 M3 and click Go.

Enabling and configuring Serial over LAN (SOL)

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.
To enable and configure the server for SOL, you must update and configure the
UEFI code; update and configure the integrated management module (IMM)
firmware; update and configure the Ethernet controller firmware; and enable the
operating system for an SOL connection.

UEFI update and configuration

To update and configure the UEFI code to enable SOL, complete the following
steps:
1. Update the UEFI code:
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provided. The IMM will log you off of the Web interface if your browser is
inactive for the number of minutes that you entered for the timeout value.
view of the system status.
might vary slightly from what is described in this document.
a. Download the latest version of the UEFI code from http://www.ibm.com/
systems/support/.