User's Manual

Introduction 11
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.
• Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC) 5 graphical user interface (GUI)
• iDRAC6 Enterprise graphical user interface (GUI)
• Command Line Interface (CLI)
from a management station 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" on
page 31 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" on page 51. 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.