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Dell(TM) OpenManage(TM) Baseboard Management Controller Management

Utility Version 3.0 Readme

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NOTE: This readme provides information about the Dell OpenManage

Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) Management Utility

version 3.0.

NOTE: See the Server Administrator readme ("readme.txt") or the

installation readme ("readme_ins.txt") on the

"Systems Console and Agent" CD for the latest information

and issues specifically related to Server Administrator.

This file contains the following sections:

* Criticality

* Supported Systems

* Release Highlights

* User Notes

* Known Issues

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Criticality

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3 - Optional

Optional = It is recommended that you review the specifics about the

update to determine if it applies to your system. The update contains

changes that impact only certain configurations, or provides new

features that may or may not apply to your environment.

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Supported Systems

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The Dell OpenManage Baseboard Management Controller Management

Utility supports the following Dell systems:

800, 830, 840, 850, 860, SC1425, SC1435, 1800, 1850, 1855, 1900,

1950, 1955, 2800, 2850, 2900, 2950, 2970, 6800, 6850, 6950, T105,

R805, R900, Dell PowerVault™ NX1950, PowerVault 100, PowerVault 500,

PowerVault 600

NOTE: All references in this document to PowerEdge 840, 2950,

and 2900 also apply to the PowerVault 100, PowerVault 500,

and PowerVault 600 systems respectively.

Summary of content (6 pages)

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###################################################################### Dell(TM) OpenManage(TM) Baseboard Management Controller Management Utility Version 3.0 Readme ###################################################################### NOTE: This readme provides information about the Dell OpenManage Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) Management Utility version 3.0. NOTE: See the Server Administrator readme ("readme.txt") or the installation readme ("readme_ins.
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NOTE: R805 is scheduled to be to be available in December 2007.
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* You can manage a system by accessing multiple IPMI instances at the same time as long as your system's BMC supports more than one concurrent connection. However, multiple sessions can lead to session failures under high network traffic. * When attempting to gracefully shutdown a system running Novell(R) NetWare(R) or Red Hat(R) Linux through SOL Proxy, you may receive a message stating that the system is unable to power off the server because the "power_off_timeout" was reached.
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* The Linux operating system shell prompt has a path cache that can under some circumstances cause a different ipmish to be invoked if ipmish is execute immediately after it is installed. To resolve this, type "hash -r" at the same shell prompt to clear the cache and then execute ipmish. * To run ipmitool inband on Windows 2003 R2 systems, the Windows IPMI driver needs to be installed. For instructions on how to install the driver, visit the following web address: http://technet2.microsoft.
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NOTE: The lower-number MAC address will be LOM_1. Workaround: Go to "Start" and select "Network Connections." Click "View" and select "Details." This will display the Local Area Connections information. Right-click "Local Area Connection" and rename it as "Local Area Connection #2." Rename the already existing "Local Area Connection #2" to "Local Area Connection." This ensures that the Local Area Connection names match the correct onboard NICs.
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Alternate key strokes are provided as BIOS starts up for a number of special keys. See the "Dell OpenManage Baseboard Management Controller Utilities User's Guide" for the complete list. * If you get the message "already installed" when trying to install the ipmitool Linux .rpm file, use the --force option. E.x. rpm -Uvh --force ##################################################################### Information in this document is subject to change without notice. (C) 2007 Dell Inc.