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Chapter 3: Server Utilities QSSC-S4R Server System Product Guide
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BMC LAN Channel Configuration
In order to perform remote management, configure the Integrated BMC IP address for remote access. The
Integrated BMC LAN channel can be configured for DHCP or assigned a static IP address. Configure the
Integrated BMC LAN channel for DHCP unless static is required.
1. To configure the Integrated BMC LAN channel IP information on Integrated BMC channel 1 for DHCP, type
syscfg /le 1 dhcp
Note: You will configure the BMC LAN channel for DHCP unless otherwise instructed. To assign a
static IP address type: syscfg /le 1 static 192.168.1.121 255.255.255.0, where 192.168.1.121 is your
assigned static IP address and 255.255.255.0 is the subnet mask.
2. To verify an IP address was successfully assigned to the managed server BMC display the current BMC
LAN channel 1 network settings, type
syscfg /d lan 1
3. Record the Integrated BMC IP Address for your reference.
BMC SOL Configuration
When you connect to the Integrated BMC, you can remotely control the text console including the BIOS menu,
via the Serial Over LAN (SOL) function.
1. To enable Serial Over LAN (SOL) on the Integrated BMC channel 1, type
syscfg /sole 1 enable admin 115200 5 60
The managed server has now been successfully configured for out-of-band management.
BIOS Configuration
The SYSCFG utility supports not only the configuration of BIOS and BMC settings but it also provides the
capability to save and restore BIOS and BMC firmware settings both in binary and in text mode from a text file,
known as INI file. The advantage of using an INI file is that you can modify and change the values of any of the
settings available in the INI file. This human readable INI file is not only a vehicle for mass deployment but also
enables easy modification of existing server settings. In this section describes how to modify select BIOS
settings and how to save the Integrated BMC and BIOS setting to the .ini file.
1. To disable BIOS setting “Quiet Boot”, type
syscfg /bqb disable
2. Console redirection must be enabled and set up in BIOS to match the SOL settings which are enabled by
default. SYSCFG can be used to configure console redirection. Follow the steps below to configure Console
Redirection:
# 00 - Disable, 01 - Serial Port A, 02 - Serial Port B
syscfg /bcs "console redirection" 1
# 00 - Disable, 01 - Enable
syscfg /bcs "legacy OS redirection" 01
3. To save both BMC and BIOS settings to the syscfg INI file, type
syscfg /s ini
4. Use wordpad to open syscfg.ini to view current settings.
Click Start > All Programs > Accessories > WordPad
On the File menu, click Open and browse to the c:\syscfg directory to select the syscfg.ini file. Search
the syscfg.ini to view the changes you have made in the lab so far.
5. The following is a listing of the new setting configurations that is completed using syscfg: