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Chapter 5
Software Configuration
5.1
Introduction
The MC1600 Extreme Edge Server comes with software and firmware preinstalled and
ready for use when the system powers up. Each of the two CPUs boot up with an Insyde
UEFI BIOS that is accessible via the CPU's serial port, refer to
for further information. Each CPU is initially configured to boot a CentOS Linux
which includes SMART Embedded Computing’s Basic Blade Services (BBS). System
management and monitoring is accomplished through the BMC and provides a standard
IPMI implementation as well as some custom OEM commands.
5.2
Installed Software
This chapter describes the installed software and firmware along with the tools for
managing and configuring the softwares using the on-board utilities.
The software that is installed on the system includes the Linux-based BBS with a utility to
perform some of the firmware upgrades, a utility to configure the Broadcom switch, and a
utility to query and configure the front panel SFP modules.There is also AMI MegaRac
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based BMC firmware that provides system management functionality including firmware
upgrades and sensor monitoring, and a BIOS for each system CPU as the boot firmware.
The following sections provide additional details about the utilities provided.
5.2.1
Basic Blade Services (BBS)
The Linux/BBS is based on CentOS 7.5 and contains Linux-based utilities to upgrade
firmware.To login to the BBS use the default username: password - root:root.
5.2.1.1
Default Network Configuration
When the provided BBS/Linux boots up on the CPUs, there is a default network
configuration that is enabled as shown in the following tables.
Table 5-1
Single CPU Variant
CPU
Interface
Description
Default IP
Address
CPU1
ETH1
Front panel interface
172.26.1.10
ETH2
Front panel interface
Not configured
bcm
Network interface from CPU1 to the Broadcom switch Not configured
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