Users Guide

34 Using the BMC Management Utility
NOTE: HyperTerminal and telnet settings must be consistent with the settings on the managed system. For
example, the baud rates and terminal modes should match.
NOTE: The Windows "telnet" command that is run from a MS-DOS
®
prompt supports ANSI terminal emulation, and
the BIOS needs to be set for ANSI emulation to display all the screens correctly.
Installing the BMC Management Utility
The BMC Management Utility is installed on a management station to remotely connect to the
managed system’s BMC. See Figure 3-1.
Installation Prerequisites
Before using the BMC Management Utility, you must perform at least the basic BIOS and
BMC configuration tasks described in "Configuring Your Managed System."
In addition, to access the BMC using the IPMI serial feature, you must have a working connection
between the management station and the correct serial I/O port of the managed system’s BMC using a
null modem cable.
Figure 3-1. Installing on a Management Station
Supported Operating Systems
The management station must be running one of the following supported operating systems:
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, ES, WS (version 4)
• Microsoft Windows 2000
• Microsoft Windows XP
• Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 Web, Standard, and Enterprise Editions
•SUSE
®
Linux Enterprise Server