Learning More About Intel Nic Teaming; Completing The Ipmitool Installation; Requirements - Sun Microsystems Sun Fire X4150 Installation Manual

Learning More About Intel NIC Teaming

For more information on setting up NIC teaming for your environment, refer to the
Intel Connectivity web page on "Advanced Networking Services—Teaming" at:
http://support.intel.com/support/network/sb/CS-009747.htm
Additionally, you may download the complete set of Intel Network Connections
User Guides for your server's network adapters at:
http://support.intel.com/support/network/sb/cs-009715.htm

Completing the IPMItool Installation

The IPMItool is a command line utility that reads the sensor data repository (SDR)
and displays sensor values, System Event Log (SEL), Field Replaceable Unit (FRU)
inventory information, gets and sets LAN configuration parameters, and performs
chassis power control operations via the server's service processor (SP). IPMItool is
supplemental software and may be installed using the server's Tools and Drivers
CD/DVD (described earlier in this chapter).
Once installed, the IPMItool may be used to access your server's service processor
(or another Sun server's Service Processor) in the following ways:
Through the server's ILOM (Integrated Lights Out Manager) or ELOM (Embedded
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Lights Out Manager) interface. For details on using ILOM or ELOM, refer to your
server's documentation.
Through the server's Windows operating system. To use the IPMItool with
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Windows, it must be used in conjunction with the IPMI System Management
driver (available with Windows Server 2003 R2 or R2 SP2, or as a Sun
supplemental software component for Windows Server 2003 SP1). To make sure
you have what you need to use the IPMItool with Windows Server 2003, refer to
the requirements listed below.

Requirements

To use IPMItool, ensure that you have completed the requirements specified for your
Windows Server 2003 version:
For Windows Server 2003 SP1:
Install the IPMI tool as described in
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the Installation Wizard" on page
Install the Sun IPMI System Management driver as described in
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Supplemental Software Using the Installation Wizard" on page
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