Using the osa smbridge management utility program, Using, Baseboard – Lenovo 6446 User Manual

Page 72: Management, Controller, Utility, Programs

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The

utility

starts

automatically

when

the

server

is

started.

You

can

also

locate

the

/ect/init.d

directory

to

start

the

utility

and

use

the

following

commands

to

manage

the

utility:

smbridge

status

smbridge

start

smbridge

stop

smbridge

restart

Using

the

baseboard

management

controller

utility

programs

Use

the

baseboard

management

controller

utility

programs

to

configure

the

baseboard

management

controller,

download

firmware

updates

and

SDR/FRU

updates,

and

remotely

manage

a

network.

Using

the

baseboard

management

controller

configuration

utility

program

Use

the

baseboard

management

controller

configuration

utility

program

to

view

or

change

the

baseboard

management

controller

configuration

settings.

You

can

also

use

the

utility

program

to

save

the

configuration

to

a

file

for

use

on

multiple

servers.

Note:

You

must

attach

an

optional

USB

diskette

drive

to

the

server

to

run

this

program.

To

start

the

baseboard

management

controller

configuration

utility

program,

complete

the

following

steps:

1.

Insert

the

configuration

utility

diskette

into

the

diskette

drive

and

restart

the

server.

2.

From

a

command-line

prompt,

type

bmc_cfg

and

press

Enter.

3.

Follow

the

instructions

on

the

screen.

Using

the

baseboard

management

controller

firmware

update

utility

program

Use

the

baseboard

management

controller

firmware

update

utility

program

to

download

and

apply

a

baseboard

management

controller

firmware

update

and

SDR/FRU

data

update.

The

firmware

update

utility

program

updates

the

baseboard

management

controller

firmware

and

SDR/FRU

data

only

and

does

not

affect

any

device

drivers.

Note:

To

ensure

proper

server

operation,

be

sure

to

update

the

server

baseboard

management

controller

firmware

before

you

update

the

BIOS

code.

To

update

the

firmware,

if

the

Linux

or

Windows

operating-system

update

package

is

available

from

the

World

Wide

Web

and

you

have

obtained

the

applicable

update

package,

follow

the

instructions

that

come

with

the

update

package.

Using

the

OSA

SMBridge

management

utility

program

Use

the

OSA

SMBridge

management

utility

program

to

remotely

manage

and

configure

a

network.

The

utility

program

provides

the

following

remote

management

capabilities:

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ThinkServer

RD120

Types

6444,

6445,

6446,

and

6447:

Installation

Guide

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