Users Guide
Configuring Your Managed System 23
Configuring the BMC
The Server Administrator Instrumentation Service allows you to manage Baseboard Management
Controller (BMC) features such as general BMC information, configuration of the LAN and serial
port, BMC users, and BIOS setup. To use Server Administrator to configure the BMC on a
managed system, perform the following steps:
NOTE: You must be logged in with Admin privileges to configure the BMC settings.
1
Log in to the Server Administrator home page for the target system.
2
Click the
System
object.
3
Click the
Main System Chassis
object.
4
Click the
BMC
object.
5
The
BMC Information
window appears.
6
Click the
Configuration
tab.
Under the
Configuration
tab, you can configure LAN, Serial Port, and Serial Over LAN.
7
Click the
Users
tab.
Under the
Users
tab, you can modify the BMC user configuration.
NOTICE: A password must be set for each BMC user. The BMC firmware does not allow access to users
with null user names or passwords.
8
Click the
BIOS Setup
tab.
Under the
BIOS Setup
tab, you can modify the state of the Serial Port, Console Redirection,
and Console Redirection Failsafe Baud Rate.