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You will be presented with the
IPMI Status
menu (see above). Make the following changes to enable
IPMI:
Enable IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) via serial port:
select
Enabled.
Select which serial port to use:
select
Front serial port (DTE pin out)
since the
Digital
KVM via IP
has
DTE serial
port only.
Select baud rate to use:
select a value from the menu between
9600 bps
and
115,200
bps
based on the configuration on the host computer’s IPMI settings.
BMC Password:
Enter the password twice assigned to the BMC in the host computer’s
BIOS setup software.
NOTE:
that the selected baud rate should match the host computer’s setting. Problems with the BMC
password (as well as any other error information) will be recorded in the
Digital KVM via IP
’s
system log on the
Status
page of the Web interface. If the host computer’s BIOS setup allows
for multiple levels of security for the BMC, ensure the password you enter on the menu offers
sufficient authority to control chassis power and monitor fan status.
Once you have made the necessary changes on this screen, click
Commit
to activate IPMI with the
settings you entered.
NOTE
that clicking
Commit
will cause any active VNC sessions to fail and you
will need to re-establish them.
Accessing the Status Screen
The
Digital KVM via IP
allows you to monitor the status of the host computer via IPMI using either the
Web interface or the VNC client. The information you will be able to view using the status screen will
depend on the model of host computer being managed. Since IPMI implementations vary widely
across manufacturers, the information you are able to see on your status screen may differ from the
examples.
NOTE
that the
Status
screen will not allow you to make any configuration changes and is
for monitoring purposes only.
To access the
Status (IPMI Sensor Report)
screen:
From the Web interface: click
View IMPI sensor report
next to the thumbnail image on the
Home
screen