Users Guide

28 Using the BMC Management Utility
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See the Dell OpenManage™ Version 2.0 User's Guide for additional information about installing
the BMC Management Utility on a management station.
By default, the installation program copies the files to the following directory:
C:\Program Files\ Dell\SysMgt\bmc .
The SOL Proxy service does not auto-start after installation. To start the SOL Proxy service after
installation, you can either reboot the system (SOL Proxy automatically starts on a reboot), or
manually start the service by going to the
bmc directory and entering the following command:
solproxy start
Uninstalling on Systems Running Supported Windows Operating Systems
To uninstall the BMC Management Utility, use the Add/Remove Programs utility in the Control
Panel.
Installing on Systems Running Supported Red Hat Linux Enterprise Operating Systems
To install the BMC Management Utility on a management station running the Red Hat Linux
Enterprise operating system, perform the following steps:
1 Log on as root to the system where you want to install the management station components.
2 If necessary, mount the Systems Management Consoles CD using the command:
mount /mnt/cdrom
3 Install the BMC Management Utility with the following command:
rpm -ivh /linux/bmc/osabmcutil*.rpm
By default, the installation program copies the files to the following locations:
/etc/init.d/solproxy
/etc/solproxy.cfg
/usr/sbin/solproxyd
/usr/bin/solconfig
/usr/bin/ipmish
The SOL Proxy will start automatically during system startup. Alternatively, you can go to directory
/etc/init.d and use the following commands to manage the SOL Proxy service:
solproxy status
solproxy start
solproxy stop
solproxy restart