Dell PowerEdge C6100 Using Instruction

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6 Using the Baseboard Management Controllerw w w . d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o m Watchdog and Automatic System RecoveryThe BMC watchdog timer commands, as defined in the IPMI v2.0 specification, are part of theIntelligent Platform Management Interface. The watchdog timer can restart, turn off, or cyclepower to your server in your absence to support automatic system recovery functions. If apre-set interval expires, the configured timer actions are executed and logged into SEL for laterexamination. The timer commands are:• System reset• System power off• System power cycle• Host diagnostic interruptNOTE: The software that acquired and activated the watchdog timer is responsible for resetting thetimer countdown.Virtual StorageThe firmware supports USB diskette, keyboard, mouse, and CD/DVD. These are supported as acomposite device. The USB keyboard and mouse traffic is bridged to the KVM connections.Using the Web User InterfaceThe embedded console client provides KVM/IP functionality. The client is in the form of anActiveX control for the Windows® platform and an application for the Linux® platform.NOTE: The application must be installed before completing the console redirection.A web-based graphic user interface (GUI) is supported on the following browsers:• Windows platforms: Internet Explorer® 6.0 or later• All platforms: Firefox 2.0017 or laterNOTE: Before using the Web user interface, ensure that the firewall settings are configured to enableaccess to the following: KVM:7578, USB–CDROM:5120, and USB–Floppy:5123.Logging into the Web User InterfaceEnter the BMC-embedded server IP address or URL into the address bar of the web browser. TheBMC interface has a default of (DHCP\Static). Press the key to enter the system BIOSsetup and change these settings.