Managing server under Direct Ethernet Connection

UpdateXpress application supports to manage the servers under direct Ethernet Connection. When the network cable is connected, UpdateXpress will try to access server BMC through the default BMC IP and credential.

To manage server under Direct Ethernet Connection, do the following:

Launch the UpdateXpress application. See Launching the UpdateXpress application.
In the Welcome window, click Next.
In the Target Server window, select Direct Ethernet Connection, input the following information, and click Next.
In the Direct Ethernet Connection Setting window, do the following:
1. Select the target adapter from the Available network adapter table.
2. Ensure the default IP address is 192.168.70.125.
3. Input the user name and password.
4. Click Test Connection > Next or Next.
In the Task window, select one of the following:
- Perform updating on target server. For details, see Step 4 and the subsequent steps in Updating a remote server from a local directory.
- Manage Staged Update. For details, see Step 4 and the subsequent steps in Managing staged update for a remote server.
- Remote RAID configuration. For details, see Step 4 and the subsequent steps in Configuring RAID array for a remote server.
- Configure security feature on ThinkEdge server. For details, see Step 4 and the subsequent steps in the following sections:

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