Owner's Manual
Configuring Protocols to Send Information to IT Assistant 263
4
Click the
Remote Access
object.
The BMC information window is displayed.
5
Click the
Configuration
tab.
Under the
Configuration
tab, select
Enable NIC
and
Enable IPMI Over
LAN
, and provide the
New Encryption Key
.
NOTE: The value of the New Encryption Key (or the KG key) is a hexadecimal
value. However, KG Key is applicable only on DellPowerEdge x9xx and
later systems, which support IPMI version 2.0. By default, KG Key is
disabled on the BMC.
6
Click the
Users
tab.
7
Select the User ID of the administrator.
8
On the
Users
page, enter the user name and password.
NOTE: The default user name and password are root and calvin respectively.
9
To configure the managed system to send alerts to IT Assistant, on the left
pane, click the
System
object.
10
Click the
Alert Management
tab.
11
Click
Platform Events
.
12
Select the
Generate Alert
check box for the alerts to be sent.
NOTE: To generate an alert, you must select both Generate Alert and Enable
Platform Events Alerts.
13
Click
Apply Changes
.
This configures the managed system for IPMI discovery and configures the
BMC to send alerts to IT Assistant.
NOTE: When you configure IT Assistant to use the IPMI parameters of the BMC of
your managed systems, ensure that the BMC user name, password, and the kg key
values in the managed system must match those on the management station.
Configuring BMC From the BIOS POST
1
During system reboot, press <Ctrl><E> to enter the Remote Access
Configuration Utility.
2
Set
IPMI Over LAN
to
On
.