User's Manual

10 Introduction
Additionally, the BMC can be accessed by standard, off-the-shelf terminal or
terminal emulator utilities that allow access to sensor status information and
power control.
Supported Systems and Operating Systems
BMC Management Utility supports new Dell systems running supported
Microsoft Windows and Linux systems by implementing the new IPMItool
commands to monitor your system’s power, view, and set the LCD status.
For the complete list of supported systems and operating systems, see the
readme.txt file in the root installation folder, or the Dell Systems Software
Support Matrix available on the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com/manuals.
NOTE: All references in this document to x9xx systems also apply to the
PowerVault NX1950, PowerVault 500, and PowerVault 600 systems. All references
to the PowerEdge 840 system also apply to the PowerVault 100 system.
NOTE: The new power monitoring features are not supported on IPMIsh and
SOLProxy.
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 on a managed system in a pre-boot environment, you
can use:
• Dell Deployment Toolkit (DTK)
• Remote Access Configuration Utility in
x9xx systems
NOTE: The Remote Access Configuration Utility is called the BMC Setup Module in
Dell PowerEdge x8xx systems, iDRAC Configuration Utility in xx0x systems, and
iDRAC6 Configuration Utility in xx1x systems.