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Contents
1 Introduction
Supported System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
BMC Configuration and Management Tasks
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Configuring the BMC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Managing the BMC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Planning for Using Your System’s BMC
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Basic BMC Alerting Over a Shared LAN
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IPMI Shell Over a Shared LAN
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IPMI Shell Over the Serial Cable
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SOL Proxy Over a Shared LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
BMC Configuration and Management Tools
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Using the System Maintenance Utility
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Using the BMC Management Utility
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Using Sever Administrator
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Other Dell Documents You Might Need
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Obtaining Technical Assistance
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2 Configuring Your Managed System
BIOS Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Starting the System Setup Utility
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Navigating Setup Utility Screens
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Using the System Setup Utility
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Configuring Your Managed System with the
System Maintenance Utility (SMU)
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User Configuration Subtask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
LAN Channel Configuration Subtask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Serial Over LAN Configuration Subtask
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LAN Alert Configuration
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Configuring Your Managed System with Server Administrator
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Configuring Your Managed System to Access its BMC
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