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BMC Settings

This menu allows you to configure the management controller.

Table 1. BMC settings

Item

Options

Description

Power Restore Policy

  • Always Off

  • Restore

  • Always On

Determine the mode of operation after loss of power.

[Always Off]: System remains off upon power restore. [Restore]: System restores to the state it was before power failed. [Always On]: System turns on upon power restore. Allow a few minutes for the changes to take effect.

Note
This option is configuration-dependent, and this item cannot restore to default value by using the "load default" option in Setup.
Power Restore Random Delay

  • Enabled

  • Disabled

Provide a random delay of 1 to 15 seconds for Power On. If system state was on before power failed, the system will delay Power On once power is restored.
Note

  • This option is platform-dependent, and this item cannot restore to default value by using the "load default" option in Setup.

  • When "Power Restore Policy" is [Always Off], the item is not shown.

Ethernet over USB interface

  • Enabled

  • Disabled

[Enabled] will make the xClarity Essentials in-band update utility available.

[Disabled] will prevent xClarity Essentials and other applications running on the server from requesting the BMC to perform tasks.
Note
After you modify related settings of Ethernet over USB interface, the new settings do not take effect immediately but after a while.

Network Settings

N/A

Configure the network of the management controller.

Reset Factory Defaults Setting

N/A

Restore all management controller settings to factory defaults, including network configuration and credentials. The management controller will be restarted automatically.

Restart BMC

N/A

Restart the BMC.

Note

All settings under BMC page could not reset to default with Load Default Settings. Please use Reset Factory Defaults Setting to reset to default setting in this page.

Network settings​

Item

Options

Description

Network Interface Port

  • Dedicated

  • Shared

Select the System Management Network Interface Port.

Note
This option is configuration-dependent.

Shared NIC on

Dedicated

Select the shared NIC port.

Note
This item is only on when "Network Interface Port" is [Shared], and this option is configuration-dependent.

Fail-Over Rule

  • None

  • Failover to shared (Optional Card ML2)

  • Failover to shared (Optional Card PHY)

  • Failover to shared (Onboard Port)

Control fail-over types allowed.

Note
This item is only on when "Network Interface Port" is [Dedicated], and this option is configuration-dependent.

Network Setting

  • Dedicated

  • Shared

The item is selectable when Fail-Over Rule is enabled to onboard port or optional card.

Burned-in MAC Address

N/A

 

Hostname

N/A

Change the host name. The new name should be within 1 to 63 characters.

DHCP Control

  • Static IP

  • DHCP Enabled

  • DHCP with Fallback

Configure DHCP Control or manually configure a static IP address. Fallback will use static IP address if DHCP fails. Select Static IP to enter IPV4 address manually.

IP Address

x.x.x.x

Enter an IP address in dotted-decimal notation.

When an invalid IP address is input, the following popup message is displayed:

  • ERROR

  • Invalid Input Range

  • Ok

Subnet Mask

x.x.x.x

Enter the subnet mask in dotted-decimal notation.

When an invalid IP address is input, the following popup message is displayed:

  • ERROR

  • Invalid Input Range

  • Ok

Default Gateway

x.x.x.x

Enter the default gateway in dotted-decimal notation.

When an invalid IP address is input, the following popup message is displayed:

  • ERROR

  • Invalid Input Range

  • Ok

IPv6

  • Enabled

  • Disabled

Enable/Disable IPv6 support on management port.

Local Link Address

N/A

 

VLAN Support

  • Enabled

  • Disabled

Enable/Disable VLAN Support to specify the 802.1q VLAN ID on the management port network device.

VLAN ID1VLAN ID Range is 1-4094.
Note
This item only on VLAN Support is enabled.
Note
Enter an invalid VLAN ID, the following popup message will display:

ERROR

Invalid Input Range

Ok

Advanced Setting for BMC Ethernet

N/A

Provide advanced settings for BMC Ethernet.

Note

UEFI Setup does not cache the previous shared NIC settings, so after changing "Network Interface Port" to [Dedicated] and enabling "Failover to Shared NIC" with "Independence" mode, you need to change "Network Interface Port" back to [Shared] and configure the network settings for failover to shared NIC.

Advanced Settings for BMC Ethernet​

Item

Options

Description

Autonegotiation

  • No

  • Yes

[No]: Can manually choose the Data rate and Duplex mode.

[Yes]: There is no manual configuration needed.
Note

  • This item is configuration-dependent.

  • This item cannot restore to default value by using the "load default" option in Setup.

Data rate

Note
This item is only displayed when Autonegotiation is No.

  • 100 Mb (Ethernet)

  • 10 Mb (Ethernet)

Set the amount of data to be transferred per second over LAN connection.

Note

  • This item is configuration-dependent.

  • This item cannot restore to default value by using the "load default" option in Setup.

Duplex

Note
This item is only displayed when Autonegotiation is No.

  • Half

  • Full

Set the type of communication channel used in the network.

[Full]: Allow data to be transferred in both directions at once.

[Half]: Allow data to be transferred in either one direction or the other, but not both at the same time.

Note

  • This item is configuration-dependent.

  • This item cannot restore to default value by using the "load default" option in Setup.

Maximum Transmission Unit

1500

Specify the maximum size of a packet (in bytes) for the network interface. The valid range is 68–1500.

Note
Changes will take effect after network settings in previous page are saved.