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Using, baseboard, management, controller, utility, program, SMBridge

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If you are using a diskette, insert the SDR/FRU update diskette into the external USB diskette drive. 3. From a command line, type fsloader -? and press Enter. Using the baseboard management controller management utility program Use the baseboard management controller management utility program to remotely manage and configure a server network. The following features are available from the program: v IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) Shell Use this feature to remotely perform power-management and system identification control functions over a LAN or serial port interface from a command-line interface. Use this feature also to remotely view the event log. v Serial over LAN Proxy Use this feature to remotely perform control and management functions over a Serial over LAN network. Use this feature also to remotely view and change the BIOS settings. To download the utility program and create the baseboard management controller management utility CD, go to http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/support/xseries/ index.html, select System x3455 from the Hardware list, and click Go. Click the Download tab, and search for BMC software. The CD provides information about installing and using the program. Using the SMBridge management utility program Use the Avocent SMBridge management utility program to remotely manage and configure a network. The utility program provides the following remote management capabilities: v CLI (command-line interface) mode Use CLI mode to remotely perform power-management and system identification control functions over a LAN or serial port interface from a command-line interface. Use CLI mode also to remotely view the BMC system event log. Use the following commands in CLI mode: - identify Control the system-locator LED on the front of the server. - power Turn the server on and off remotely. - sel Perform operations with the BMC system event log. - sysinfo Display general system information that is related to the server and the baseboard management controller. Chapter 3. Configuring the server 79

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If
you
are
using
a
diskette,
insert
the
SDR/FRU
update
diskette
into
the
external
USB
diskette
drive.
3.
From
a
command
line,
type
fsloader
-?
and
press
Enter.
Using
the
baseboard
management
controller
management
utility
program
Use
the
baseboard
management
controller
management
utility
program
to
remotely
manage
and
configure
a
server
network.
The
following
features
are
available
from
the
program:
v
IPMI
(Intelligent
Platform
Management
Interface)
Shell
Use
this
feature
to
remotely
perform
power-management
and
system
identification
control
functions
over
a
LAN
or
serial
port
interface
from
a
command-line
interface.
Use
this
feature
also
to
remotely
view
the
event
log.
v
Serial
over
LAN
Proxy
Use
this
feature
to
remotely
perform
control
and
management
functions
over
a
Serial
over
LAN
network.
Use
this
feature
also
to
remotely
view
and
change
the
BIOS
settings.
To
download
the
utility
program
and
create
the
baseboard
management
controller
management
utility
CD,
go
to
index.html,
select
System
x3455
from
the
Hardware
list,
and
click
Go
.
Click
the
Download
tab,
and
search
for
BMC
software.
The
CD
provides
information
about
installing
and
using
the
program.
Using
the
SMBridge
management
utility
program
Use
the
Avocent
SMBridge
management
utility
program
to
remotely
manage
and
configure
a
network.
The
utility
program
provides
the
following
remote
management
capabilities:
v
CLI
(command-line
interface)
mode
Use
CLI
mode
to
remotely
perform
power-management
and
system
identification
control
functions
over
a
LAN
or
serial
port
interface
from
a
command-line
interface.
Use
CLI
mode
also
to
remotely
view
the
BMC
system
event
log.
Use
the
following
commands
in
CLI
mode:
–
identify
Control
the
system-locator
LED
on
the
front
of
the
server.
–
power
Turn
the
server
on
and
off
remotely.
–
sel
Perform
operations
with
the
BMC
system
event
log.
–
sysinfo
Display
general
system
information
that
is
related
to
the
server
and
the
baseboard
management
controller.
Chapter
3.
Configuring
the
server
79