Using the baseboard management controller, Bios update and configuration, Using – Lenovo 6446 User Manual
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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
component
fails,
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)
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.
v
Serial
over
LAN
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.
Important:
The
server
Ethernet
ports
are
set
to
DHCP
by
default.
In
order
to
find
your
BMC
on
an
existing
network,
you
will
need
to
identify
the
server
by
the
default
hostname.
The
default
hostname
for
each
server
is
the
last
8
characters
of
the
BMC
MAC
address.
The
BMC
MAC
address
can
be
found
in
the
setup
utility,
on
a
label
on
the
system
board,
and
on
a
tag
hanging
from
the
front
of
the
server.
Once
you
have
deployed
your
server,
make
sure
that
you
remove
the
BMC
MAC
address
tag
from
the
front
of
the
server
so
that
it
does
not
impede
airflow
through
the
front
of
the
server.
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:
1.
Update
the
BIOS
code:
a.
Download
the
latest
version
of
the
BIOS
code
from
b.
Update
the
BIOS
code,
following
the
instructions
that
come
with
the
update
file
that
you
downloaded.
2.
Update
the
BMC
firmware:
Chapter
4.
Configuring
the
server
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