Server Management Guide

Baseboard Management Controller
Intel
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Server Boards and Server Platforms Server Management Guide 25
Channel
ID
Interface
Supports
Sessions
4
Reserved
Yes
5
USB
No
6
Secondary IPMB
No
7
SMM
No
8 0Dh
Reserved
0Eh
Self
2
0Fh
SMS/Receive Message Queue
No
2.5.5 BMC IP Address and external connection
The BMC IP address for a particular embedded NIC is always different from the IP address of the
Server’s operating system.
The BMC supports static and DHCP sourced IP address assignment on all of its management NICs. The
IP address source parameter must be set to “static” before the IP address, subnet mask, or gateway
address can be manually set.
If the BMC’s IP address on a LAN channel changes while a LAN session is in progress over that channel,
the BMC does not take action to close the session except through a normal session timeout. The remote
client must re-sync with the new IP address.
To communicate with the BMC, you need to attach a standard Ethernet cable to NIC 1. You can use
PING to confirm that this connection is valid.
The following figure displays the location for NIC1 and NIC2 on Intel
®
S1200BT server system to serve
as a reference.
NOTE
The location of the on-board NICs may be slightly different on other Intel
®
server boards.
D
On-board NIC1
E
On-board NIC2
Figure 7. Rear connectors of the Intel
®
R1304BT server system