Introduction, Bmc key features and functions, Using the web ui – Dell PowerEdge C1100 User Manual

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Using the Baseboard Management Controller

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Introduction

This section introduces the A BMC and includes the requirements for web-based graphical user

interface (GUI), keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM), and virtual media.

BMC Key Features and Functions

The following lists the supported features of the BMC:

• IPMI v1.5 and v2.0
• Out-of-band monitoring and control for sever management over LAN
• Dedicated 10/100 NIC for remote management over a network
• Information report includes main board part number, product name, manufacturer, etc.
• Health status/hardware monitoring report
• Events log, view, and clear
• Event notification using chassis LED indicator and Platform Event Trap (PET)
• Platform Event Filtering (PEF) to take selected action for selected events, including NMI and

SMI

• Chassis management including power control and status report, front panel buttons, LED

control, Secure Mode, and Boot Option

• Watchdog and auto server re-start and recovery
• Multi-session user and alert destination for LAN channel
• IPMB connector to enable advanced server management communication with BMC

Using the Web UI

The BMC firmware features an embedded web server, enabling users to connect to the BMC using

an Internet browser (Microsoft

®

Internet Explorer™) without needing to install KVM and virtual

storage software on a remote console.
Web-based GUI is supported on the following browsers:

Microsoft Windows:
• Internet Explorer 6 and 7
• Mozilla

®

Firefox

®

2.0 or later

Linux:

Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or later

NOTE:

Before using the web user interface, ensure that the firewall settings are configured to enable

access to the following ports: 8890 (KVM), 9000 (storage), 9001, 9002, and 9003.

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