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.
What’s New
• In 12th generation of servers, Base Management with IPMI offering from
iDRAC7 is referred to as Baseboard Management Controller Management
Utility.
• Support for up to four LOMs with failover modes for iDRAC7.
• Licensing feature check for Dedicated NIC, Virtual Media, Power
Capping, and Power Monitoring for iDRAC7.
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.