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Chapter 3 Installing the Server
Initial Server Setup
b. During bootup, press F8 when prompted to open the BIOS CIMC Configuration Utility. Verify that
the NIC mode is set to Dedicated (default) to indicate that the 1GE management port is used to
access the CIMC for server management (see the rear panel illustrations in
Figure 1-2 and
Figure 1-4 for identification of the ports).
Note The other NIC modes are NOT supported. For example: Shared LOM EXT, Shared LOM and
Cisco Card.
c. Verify that the NIC redundancy setting is None (default):
Note The NIC redundancy modes Active-standby and Active-active are NOT supported.
d. Choose whether to enable DHCP for dynamic network settings, or to enter static network settings.
Note Before you enable DHCP, your DHCP server must be pre-configured with the range of MAC
addresses for this server. The MAC address is printed on a label on the rear of the server. This
server has a range of six MAC addresses assigned to the CIMC. The MAC address printed on
the label is the beginning of the range of six contiguous MAC addresses.
e. (Optional) Use this utility to make VLAN settings, and to set a default CIMC user password.
Note Changes to the settings take effect after approximately 45 seconds. Refresh with F5 and wait
until the new settings appear before you reboot the server in the next step.
f. Press F10 to save your settings and reboot the server.
Note If you chose to enable DHCP, the dynamically assigned IP and MAC addresses are displayed on
the console screen during bootup.
Step 4 Connect to the CIMC for server management. Connect Ethernet cables from your LAN to the server 1
GE management port (
Figure 1-2 and Figure 1-4 for identification of the ports).
Step 5 Use a browser and the IP address of the CIMC to connect to the CIMC Setup Utility. The IP address is
based upon the settings that you made in
Step 3 (either a static address or the address assigned by your
DHCP server).
Note The default user name for the server is admin. The default password is password.
To manage the server, see the Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Server Configuration Guide or the Cisco
UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Server CLI Configuration Guide for instructions on using those interfaces.
The links to these documents are in the C-Series documentation roadmap:
http://www.cisco.com/go/unifiedcomputing/c-series-doc