Server Management Guide

Scenarios and Best Practices
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5.4.1 Configuring BIOS and BMC
Before you can use DPCCLI to manage a remote server through SOL for access the BIOS boot up
screen, at a minimum you will need to configure the following settings on the BMC and BIOS of the
remote server:
 IP source (static or DHCP), IP Address, Subnet mask
 Enable one user and set password for this user
 Enable user’s privilege level
 Enable text-based console redirection (serial Over LAN - SOL)
ESB2 BMC and Integrated BMC may have a different default BMC setting; you must check/configure
the following settings if you encounter an issue when pinging the BMC and connecting to the BMC
through DPCCLI:
NOTE
SYSCFG for Linux* is used to display these settings as examples; you can either use SYSCFG for
EFI/Microsoft Windows* or IDA.
 Ensure the BMC ARP Response is enabled.
If this setting is not enabled, you may not be able to ping ESB2 BMC’s IP address. To enable it, type
#syscfg /lc 1 enable 10b
Integrated BMC has this setting enabled by default.
Figure 40. Gratuitous ARP and BMC ARP Response Setting
 Ensure that the configured Channel “Access Mode” is set as “Always”.