IBM System x3755 M3 7164 Installation And User Manual

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3. Save the settings and exit from the Setup utility.Installing your operating system without using ServerGuideIf you have already configured the server hardware and you are not using theServerGuide program to install your operating system, complete the following stepsto download the latest operating-system installation instructions from the IBMwebsite.Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM website. The actual proceduremight vary slightly from what is described in this document.1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.2. Under Product support, click System x.3. From the menu on the left side of the page, click System x support search.4. From the Task menu, select Install.5. From the Product family menu, select System x3755 M3.6. From the Operating system menu, select your operating system, and then clickSearch to display the available installation documents.Using the integrated baseboard management controllerThe integrated baseboard management controller (iBMC) is a second generation ofthe functions that were formerly provided by the baseboard management controllerhardware. It combines service processor functions, video controller, and remotepresence function in a single chip.The iBMC supports the following basic systems-management features:v Alerts (in-band and out-of-band alerting, PET traps - IPMI style, SNMP, email).v Auto Boot Failure Recovery.v Automatic Server Restart (ASR) when POST is not complete or the operatingsystem hangs and the operating-system watchdog timer times out. The iBMCmight be configured to watch for the operating-system watchdog timer and restartthe server after a timeout, if the ASR feature is enabled. Otherwise, the iBMCallows the administrator to generate an NMI by pressing a nonmaskable interruptbutton on the information panel for an operating-system memory dump. ASR issupported by the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI).v Boot sequence manipulation.v Command-line interface.v Configuration save and restore.v DIMM error assistance. The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)disables a failing DIMM that is detected during POST, and the iBMC lights theassociated system-error LED and the failing DIMM error LED.v Environmental monitor with fan speed control for temperature, voltages, fanfailure, and power supply failure.v Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) Specification V2.0 support.v Invalid system configuration (CNFG) LED support.v Light path diagnostics LEDs to report errors that occur with fans, power supplies,microprocessor, hard disk drives, and system errors.v Nonmaskable interrupt (NMI) detection and reporting.v Operating-system failure blue screen capture.Chapter 3. Configuring the server 83