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B.4 IPMI
The X11DAC supports the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI). IPMI is used to
provide remote access, monitoring and management. There are several BIOS settings that
are related to IPMI.
For general documentation and information on IPMI, please visit our website at:
http://www.supermicro.com/products/nfo/IPMI.cfm.
B.5 Logging into the BMC (Baseboard Management
Controller)
Supermicro ships standard products with a unique password for the BMC user. This password
can be found on a label on the motherboard.
When logging in to the BMC for the first time, please use the unique password provided by
Supermicro to log in. You can change the unique password to a user name and password of
your choice for subsequent logins.
For more information regarding BMC passwords, please visit our website at