Configuring the HPE Superdome Flex Server
Procedure
1. Prepare to configure the HPE Superdome Flex Server.
2. Connect the RMC or eRMC to the manageability network.
3. Connect the MGMT LAN port on the BMC to the manageability network.
4. Configuring the RMC on the network
5. Changing the factory-default IPMI password on the RMC.
6. Verify the HPE Superdome Flex Server is running correctly and can boot.
7. Configure the RMC to forward SNMP alerts.
Preparing to configure the HPE Superdome Flex Server
Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends that you gather the information and equipment you need before you configure
the HPE Superdome Flex Server.
Procedure
1. Verify the height of the rack and the doorways at your site.
The system resides in a 42 U rack, which is 200 cm, or 78.75 inches, high.
For more information about the physical specifications, see the HPE Superdome Flex QuickSpecs at
support/superdome-flex-quickspecs.
2. Coordinate with the site network administrator to connect the HPE Superdome Flex Server to a private server
management network within your corporate LAN.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise strongly recommends using a management network that is separate from the normal
corporate LAN. Make sure to limit and restrict access to the rack management controller (RMC) management
interfaces using a firewall, access control lists (ACLs), or VPN. These precautions greatly reduce many security risks.
3. Determine the configuration that the Hewlett Packard Enterprise customer engineer has performed for you.
4. Gather information for the rack management controller (RMC) and the baseboard management controller (BMC).
Your site network administrator can help you gather the information in the following table.
If you have a 1U RMC and want to set it up using the RMC AUX port and LAN cable, go directly to step
7. Otherwise
continue with step
5.
5. Locate or obtain the following equipment:
• A system that you can connect to the RMC.
• A terminal emulation program installed on the laptop. For example, Minicom, HyperTerminal, or PuTTY.
• The RMC cable, which was included in the shipping crate. This cable is a USB-A to micro USB-B cable, and it bears
one of the following part numbers:
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