Configuring BMC for a remote server

The UpdateXpress application supports to configure the BMC settings for a remote server.

1. Launch the UpdateXpress application. See Launching the UpdateXpress application.
2. In the Welcome window, click Next.
3. In the Target Server window, select Manage the remote server, input the following information, and click Next.

   • IP address or Host name: BMC IP address or host name of the target system.

   • User Name: BMC user name of the target system.

   • Password: BMC password of the target system.

   • Port: BMC CIM or RSET port number. If users do not input, the default port is used.

   Note

   If users are not intended to check the BMC server certificate and SFTP/HTTPS server key fingerprint, select Accept BMC server's certificate and SFTP/HTTPS server's key fingerprint by default, and click Next.
4. In the Task window, select BMC configuration, and click Next.
5. In the Configuration Mode window, select one of the following:

   • Common BMC Configuration > Next

   • Import BMC Configuration File > Select file > Next

6. In the BMC configuration window, do one of the following:

   • If Common BMC Configuration is selected in the previous step, select one or more current values, and click Next.

   • If Import BMC Configuration File is selected in the previous step, skip this step.

7. In the BMC Change View window, check or remove the values and click Next.
8. In the Export BMC Configuration window, export the configuration as a file. Specify the exported file location, and click Next.
9. In the BMC Execute window, click Execute > Next.
10. In the Finish window, click the log to check the updates, and click Close to exit.