Server Management Guide

Baseboard Management Controller
Intel
®
Server Boards and Server Platforms Server Management Guide 21
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.
The BMCs communicate through NIC 1 or NIC 2 depending on your network configuration. To
communicate with the BMC, you need to attach a standard Ethernet cable. You can use PING to confirm
that this connection is valid.
For details on which Ethernet port is shared with the BMC to ensure successful communication, see the
following table:
Table 10. Shared Ethernet ports with BMC
Intel
®
Server Boards
System Ethernet port shared with the BMC
Intel
®
Server Board S5500BC
On-board NIC 2 only
Intel
®
Server Board S5500HC
On-board NIC 1 only
Intel
®
Server Board S5520SC
On-board NIC 1 only
Intel
®
Server Board S5520UR
On-board NIC 1 only
Intel
®
Server Board S3420GP
On-board NIC 1 only (Note: V SKU don’t have BMC)
The following figure displays the location for NIC1 and NIC2 on Intel
®
SR2600UR server system to
serve as a reference.
NOTE
The location of the on-board NICs may be slightly different on other Intel
®
server boards.
A
On-board NIC2
B
On-board NIC1
Figure 6. Rear connectors of the Intel
®
SR2600UR server system
2.4.5 Secure Shell (SSH)
Secure Shell (SSH) connections are supported for SMASH-CLP sessions to the BMC.