Dell PowerEdge C8000 - Manual (Page 16)

16 About Your System
Management Interface
The sled includes a BMC that is responsible for monitoring the sled for
critical events by communicating with various sensors on the system board,
the node power distribution board and, if installed in the PowerEdge C8000
server enclosure, it also communicates with the enclosure’s fan controller
board and sends alerts and log events when certain parameters exceed their
preset thresholds.
You can access BMC using two modes of operation: non-central independent
mode or non-central consolidated mode. In the non-central independent
mode, you can access BMC through dedicated-NIC using the sled’s BMC
management port. In the non-central consolidated mode, you can access
BMC through shared-NIC using the PowerEdge C8000 server enclosure’s
BMC management port or Ethernet port.
Non-Central Independent Mode
To setup BMC connection using the non-central independent mode:
1 Before you setup BMC, you must first connect the sled to a local console
and configure the necessary system BIOS, network, and serial connection
settings to enable access to the BMC. See "Enabling and Configuring
Console Redirection Via BMC SOL" on page 53.
2 Remove the port cover on the sled’s BMC management port by using a
small flat blade screwdriver and pry the port cover off of the sled’s BMC
management port. Save the port cover for future use. See Figure 1-4.
3 Connect one end of the network cable to the sled’s BMC management
port.
4 Connect the other end of the network cable to an available port on the
Ethernet switch.
NOTE: Make sure to install the port covers in the PowerEdge C8000 server
enclosure’s BMC management port and Ethernet port. See Figure 1-4.