Supermicro SUPERSERVER 5018A-TN7B, User Manual

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Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup
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5.13 IPMI
The 5018A-TN7B supports the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI).
IPMI provides remote access, monitoring and management through the baseboard
management controller (BMC) and other management controllers distributed
among different system modules. There are several BIOS settings that are related
to IPMI. For general documentation and information on IPMI, visit our website at:
http://www.supermicro.com/products/nfo/IPMI.cfm.
BMC ADMIN User Password
For security, each system is assigned a unique default BMC password for the
ADMIN user. This can be found on a sticker on the chassis and a sticker on the
motherboard. The sticker also displays the BMC MAC address.
Figure 5-10. BMC Password Label