hp workstations zx6000, hp server rx2600 - operation and maintenance guide

System Conﬁguration

Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)

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Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)

The baseboard management controller supports the industry-standard Intelligent

Platform Management Interface (IPMI) speciﬁcation. This speciﬁcation describes the

management features that have been built into the system board. These features

include: diagnostics, both local and remote, console support, conﬁguration management,

hardware management and troubleshooting.

This section explains the BMC command-line interface including:

• Using the BMC Command Line Interface (CLI)

• BMC Command Overview

Using the BMC Command Line Interface (CLI)

To access the system’s BMC CLI, you must ﬁrst connect to the workstation using a serial

connection and terminal or laptop/emulator.

Logging in to the BMC CLI

Please keep in mind that the terminal can be terminal emulation software running on a

laptop computer. Here is the procedure for logging in to the BMC command line

interface:

1. With the workstation turned off, connect a null-modem cable to Serial Port A on the

back panel of the system and to a laptop or other Windows system with a serial port

and terminal emulation software or terminal.

Figure 3-1 Serial Port A (Console)

2. Conﬁgure the terminal emulation software or terminal with these settings:

• Baud rate: 9600

• Bits: 8

• Parity: None

• Stop Bits: 1 (one)

• Flow Control: Xon/Xoff

3. Turn on the zx6000 system. The system console will display in the terminal

emulation software window.

Console

Serial Port