Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- User’s Guide
- Contents
- Introduction
- What’s New for Version 5.1
- Setup and Administration
- Installing Server Administrator
- Using Server Administrator
- Instrumentation Service
- Remote Access Service
- Overview
- Hardware Prerequisites
- Software Prerequisites
- Adding and Configuring DRAC Users
- Configuring an Existing DRAC User
- Configuring the DRAC Network Properties
- Configuring the DRAC Alert Properties
- Configuring DRAC III Dial-in (PPP) Users and Modem Settings
- Configuring the DRAC Remote Features Properties
- Configuring DRAC Security
- Accessing and Using a Dell Remote Access Controller
- Working With the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
- Storage Management Service
- Server Administrator Logs
- Troubleshooting
- Glossary
- Index
94 Working With the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
Viewing Basic BMC Information
You can view the basic information about the BMC and also reset the BMC settings to their
default values.
NOTE: You must be logged in with Admin privileges to reset the BMC settings.
1
Click the
System
object.
2
Click the
Main System Chassis
object.
3
Click the
Remote Access
object.
The
Remote Access
page displays the following base information of the system’s BMC:
•BMC Name
• IPMI Version
• System GUID
• Number of Possible Active Sessions
• Number of Current Active Sessions
• IPMI Over LAN Enabled
• SOL Enabled
• IP Address Source
• IP Address
• IP Subnet
• IP Gateway
• MAC Address
Configuring BMC Users
BMC users can be configured using the Remote Access page; this page is accessed by browsing through
the following path.
1
Click the
System
object.
2
Click the
Main System Chassis
object.
3
Click the
Remote Access
object.
4
Click the
Users
tab.
The
Remote Access Users
window displays information about users that can be configured as BMC users.
NOTE: BMC Users are created independently of the users assigned or created through Server Administrator
or the operating system.
5
Click
User ID
to configure a new or existing BMC user.
The
Remote Access User Configuration
window allows you to configure a specific BMC user.