HP MicroServer Remote Access Card User Manual

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About how to get ipmitool, please review “IPMI Messaging interface”.
Verifying that the BMC firmware is functioning
Open the front panel of the server chassis, and check the heartbeat LED (CR1, which location is near
the “Aspeed” chipset) on the Remote Access Card. Normally, it should blink with one second
interval. If not, the BMC firmware should work abnormally.
Under OS, you can send IPMI command (Get Self Test Result) to BMC to check the whether the
response values right or not. If not, BMC should work abnormally. Please refer to IPMI specification
2.0 to get detail info.
Under DOS:
Ipmitool 20 18 4
Under Linux (shell):
Ipmitool raw 0x6 0x4
Recovering from a BMC firmware crash
When BMC firmware crashes, and you fail to update BMC firmware via BMC WebUI. You can
attempt to update BMC firmware via PCIE method. (The update BMC firmware method via PCIE can
run without regard to BMC firmware ok or not). Please refer to “Update BMC Firmware under DOS
mode, Windows, Linux”
How to configure BMC
BMC supports various interfaces for configuration and operation. This guide discusses the following
Interfaces:
1. BIOS RBSU -> Advanced -> IPMI Configuration page can be used when the system environment
does not use DHCP, DNS, or WINS.
2. Browser-based setup can be used when you can connect to BMC on the network using a
browser. This method can also reconfigure a previously configured BMC.
3. SMASH CLP can be used when a command line is accessible through telnet, SSH.