Users Guide

Introduction 9
BMC Configuration and Management Tasks
The following sections document the basic tasks needed to set up and configure the BMC on a managed
system in preparation for using the BMC Management Utility. These basic tasks are:
• Configuring the BMC
• Managing the BMC
Configuring the BMC
To configure the BMC in a pre-boot environment, you can use the Remote Access Configuration Utility,
the Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC) 5 Graphical User Interface (GUI), or the command line
interface (CLI) depending on the scope of your required configuration tasks. Alternately, you can
configure the BMC on a managed system with a running operating system using the Server
Administrator home page GUI or CLI. See "Baseboard Management Controller Configuration" for more
information.
Managing the System Using BMC
To manage the BMC in a pre-boot environment, or to access the BMC of a system, you can use the
BMC Management Utility. See "Using the BMC Management Utility." To configure the BMC on a
system with a running operating system or to perform everyday BMC management tasks, you can use the
GUI on the Server Administrator home page. See the Server Administrator User’s Guide for more
information about using Server Administrator to manage your system’s BMC functions. Figure 1-1 shows
the configuration matrix for BMC.