Setup Guide

Using the Baseboard Management Controller 5
Introduction
This section introduces the A BMC and includes the requirements for web-based graphical user
interface (GUI), keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM), and virtual media.
BMC Key Features and Functions
The following lists the supported features of the BMC:
• IPMI v1.5 and v2.0
• Out-of-band monitoring and control for sever management over LAN
• Dedicated 10/100 NIC for remote management over a network
• Information report includes main board part number, product name, manufacturer, etc.
• Health status/hardware monitoring report
• Events log, view, and clear
• Event notification using chassis LED indicator and Platform Event Trap (PET)
• Platform Event Filtering (PEF) to take selected action for selected events, including NMI and
SMI
• Chassis management including power control and status report, front panel buttons, LED
control, Secure Mode, and Boot Option
• Watchdog and auto server re-start and recovery
• Multi-session user and alert destination for LAN channel
• IPMB connector to enable advanced server management communication with BMC
Using the Web UI
The BMC firmware features an embedded web server, enabling users to connect to the BMC using
an Internet browser (Microsoft
®
Internet Explorer™) without needing to install KVM and virtual
storage software on a remote console.
Web-based GUI is supported on the following browsers:
Microsoft Windows:
• Internet Explorer 6 and 7
• Mozilla
®
Firefox
®
2.0 or later
Linux:
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or later
NOTE: Before using the web user interface, ensure that the firewall settings are configured to enable
access to the following ports: 8890 (KVM), 9000 (storage), 9001, 9002, and 9003.