Product guide

Chapter 3: Server Utilities QSSC-S4R Server System Product Guide

Version 1.0

Basically, you can easily configure the RMM3 for remote access using SYSCFG:

 Set user’s password (other than anonymous users)

 Enable that user on BMC LAN Channel 3 (for RMM3)

 Configure BMC LAN Channel 3’s IP address (DHCP or static IP)

For detailed information on how to configure and use RMM3, refer to the Remote Management Module 3 User

Guide.

Access BMC via RMM3

The RMM3 is IPMI V2.0 Compliant. It allows the customer to remote access BMC through RMM3’s dedicated

LAN channel (LAN channel 3).

 The customer can send IPMI commands through the dedicated NIC on the RMM3.

 RMM3 also supports SOL over this channel. The customer can activate SOL session via the dedicated NIC

on the RMM3.

In order to access BMC via RMM3, you must configure RMM3’s IP address and associate BMC user ID to BMC

LAN channel 3.

BMC Firmware Update Procedure

BMC firmware can be updated from pre-OS and OS present environments, such as Extensible Firmware

Interface, Microsoft Windows* Pre-installation Environment (WinPE), Microsoft Windows* Server and Red Hat*

or SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server operating systems.

You can download the server firmware update package from <www.qsscit.com>

Update BMC firmware under EFI

Quanta provides a firmware update package for EFI for each platform on the support web site. In order to

download the update and run it under EFI, a USB key is frequently used. Use the following steps for reference:

 Copy “Firmware update package for EFI” (name may vary depending on the platform) to the USB Key and

insert USB key to the system.

 Boot system to EFI.

 Change from EFI shell to USB key (for example, fs0:).

 Change directory to the folder where the BMC update package is located.

 Run “updBMC.nsh” to perform the BMC update.

 After update is completed, reboot the system.

 Verify that the BMC firmware has been successfully updated by viewing “System Management Page” in the

BIOS menu.

Update BMC firmware under WinPE

Windows Pre-installation Environment (WinPE):

In order to build a customized WinPE CD for factory build purpose, you have to prepare the following content:

 The package “Firmware Update Package for the QSSC-S4R server platform, One-boot Flash Utility,

embedded EFI shell, and Microsoft Windows* Pre-installation Execution Environment (WinPE)” (name of the

package may vary depending on the platform) is posted for each platform on Quanta’s support web site.

This download contains BIOS, BMC, FRUSDR, and HSC code for use with the customized WinPE CD.

 Microsoft WinPE CD

 “BIOS, Firmware Update and Configuration utilities for Windows* PE” for each platform on the support web

site.