Use this window to view the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) and Remote Access Controller (RAC) general information.
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NOTE: You can view RAC information, only if a DRAC card is installed in the system. |
System Tree Selection | Tab | Subtab | User Privileges | |
View | Manage | |||
Main System Chassis | ||||
Remote Access | Properties | Information | U, P, A | P, A |
U=User; P=Power User; A=Administrator; NA=Not Applicable. For more details on user privilege levels, see "Privilege Levels in the Server Administrator GUI."
This page lists the base information for your system's BMC and RAC.
BMC
BMC Name | Displays the name of your system's BMC. |
IPMI Version | Displays the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) version number of the BMC. |
System GUID | Displays the Global Unique Identifier (GUID) for the BMC. |
Number of Possible Active Sessions | Displays the number of possible
active sessions running on the BMC. NOTE: BMC enables up to four active LAN sessions and one active serial session simultaneously. |
Number of Current Active Sessions | Displays the number of active sessions running on the BMC. |
LAN Enabled | Displays if the local area network (LAN) is enabled (Yes) or disabled (No). |
SOL Enabled | Displays if the serial over LAN (SOL) connection is enabled (Yes) or disabled (No). |
IP Address Source | Displays the source for the BMC IP address as Static or DHCP. |
IP Address | Displays the IP address of the BMC network interface controller (NIC). |
IP Subnet | Displays the subnet address of the BMC NIC. |
IP Gateway | Displays the gateway address of the BMC NIC. |
MAC Address | Displays the MAC address of the BMC NIC. |
DRAC
Product | Displays the product name of the DRAC card. |
Description | Describes the functionality offered by the DRAC card. |
Version | Specifies the DRAC firmware version. |
IP Address | Specifies the IP address that the DRAC card is currently using. |
IP Subnet | Specifies the IP address of the subnet mask for the DRAC card. |
IP Gateway | Specifies the IP address of the gateway servicing the DRAC NIC. |
Remote Connect Interface | Click Launch Remote Connect Interface to start the DRAC home page. You must log in using your DRAC user name and password. |
Reset to Defaults | Allows users with Administrator and Power User
privileges to reset the Remote Access settings to default settings. NOTE: Clicking Reset to Defaults displays a warning message: "Warning: This action will reset all Remote Access settings to their default values. Are you sure you wish to proceed with this action?" You must confirm the message to execute the command. If another Remote Access command is in progress, a warning message displays on all Remote Access related pages: "Warning: Remote Access reset to default in progress. Click Refresh button to refresh this information." |
Prints a copy of the open window to your default printer. | |
Export | Saves a text file containing the contents of this window (the values of each data field separated by a customizable delimiter) to a destination you specify. |
E-mails the contents of this window to your designated recipient. See the Server Administrator User's Guide for instructions about configuring your Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server. | |
Refresh | Redraws the screen. |