Configure the Baseboard Management Controller

Preform the configuration steps only on System x® or xSeries® servers without an RSA II. Refer to worksheet item XSP1 in the iSCSI Network Planning Worksheets to determine this.

1. From the main setup menu, highlight Advanced Setup using the up or down arrow keys and press Enter to select.
2. Look for RSA II Settings.
   • If RSA II Settings exist, this indicates RSA II hardware is installed and the Baseboard Management Controller does not need to be configured. In this case, skip to the last step of this procedure.
   • If there are no RSA II Settings, RSA II hardware is not installed and you must continue with this procedure to configure the Baseboard Management Controller.
3. Highlight Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) Settings using the up or down arrow keys and press Enter.
4. Highlight BMC Network Configuration using the up or down arrow keys and press Enter to select.
5. Highlight Static IP Address (worksheet item XSP4) using the up or down arrow keys and use the backspace key to position the cursor for entry of the IP address from the iSCSI Network Planning Worksheets.
6. Highlight Subnet Mask (worksheet item XSP5) using the up or down arrow keys and use the backspace key to position the cursor for entry of the subnet mask from the iSCSI Network Planning Worksheets.
7. Highlight Gateway (worksheet item XSP6) using the up or down arrow keys and use the backspace key to position the cursor for entry of the gateway address from the iSCSI Network Planning Worksheets.
8. Highlight Save Network Settings in BMC using the up or down arrow keys and press Enter to select and perform the action. This will bring up the BMC Settings saved! screen.
9. Press Enter to return to the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) Settings menu.
10. Highlight User Account Settings using the up or down arrow keys and press Enter.
11. Highlight UserID 2 using the up or down arrow keys and press Enter.
12. On the UserID 2 Account Settings screen, highlight UserID 2 using the up or down arrow keys and use the left or right arrow keys to change the value to Enabled.
13. Highlight Username using the up or down arrow keys. Using the backspace key to position the cursor, fill in the field using the information from worksheet item XSP7 in the iSCSI Network Planning Worksheets.
14. Highlight Password using the up or down arrow keys. Using the backspace key to position the cursor, fill in the field using the information from worksheet item XSP8 in the iSCSI Network Planning Worksheets.
15. Highlight Confirm Password using the up or down arrow keys. Using the backspace key to position the cursor, fill in the same password as above.
16. Highlight Privileged Limit using the up or down arrow keys and use the left or right arrow keys to change the value to Administrator.
17. Highlight Save User Account Settings to BMC using the up or down arrow keys and press Enter.
18. The BMC User Account Settings Saved! Screen will be displayed. Press Enter to return to the User Account Settings menu.
19. Press Esc to return to the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) Settings menu.
20. Press Esc to return to the Advanced Setup menu.
21. Press Esc to return to the main setup menu.