Users Guide

Introduction 11
IPMI Shell Over a Shared LAN
If you plan to use the BMC Management Utility’s IPMI Shell to access your system’s BMC over a
shared LAN, you must follow the BMC configuration guidelines listed in Table 1-3.
IPMI Shell Over the Serial Cable
If you plan to use the BMC Management Utility’s IPMI Shell or a text console redirection to access
your system’s BMC over a serial cable, you must follow the BMC configuration guidelines listed in
Table 1-4.
Table 1-3. BMC LAN Access Configuration Guidelines
Features Connection
Medium
BMC Configuration Tools Basic Configuration Tasks BMC Management
Tools
• Remote SEL
access
• Power control
•System
identification
•System
information
Accessed over a
shared LAN
• BMC Setup Module (pre-
operating system
environment)
• DTK (pre-operating system
environment)
• Server Administrator
• Configure BMC user(s)
• Enable LAN on managed
system
• Configure the IP address,
Subnet mask, and Gateway
on the managed system
• Enable VLAN (optional)
IPMI Shell
Table 1-4. BMC Serial Configuration Guidelines
Features Connection
Medium
BMC Configuration Tools Basic Configuration Tasks BMC Management
Tools
• Remote SEL
access
• Power control
•System
identification
•System
information
Accessed through
the serial channel
by using a null
modem cable
• BIOS (pre-operating system
environment)
• DTK (pre-operating system
environment)
• Server Administrator (to
enable BMC serial only)
• Configure BMC user(s)
• Enable BMC serial in BIOS
• Set BMC serial to either
Basic mode or Terminal
mode
• Set the Baud rate (9600 or
19200)
• IPMI Shell
(Basic mode
only)
•Terminal
emulation
(Terminal
mode only)