Configuring BMC IP Address Via Serial Console

The following procedure describes how to use the Windows PC/terminal to connect the SBC serial port and assign it an IP address.

Procedure

1. Connect one end of the supplied serial cable (DSUB 9-Pin Female to DSUB 9-Pin Male) to the SBC DB9 serial port and the other end to the serial port of your PC.
   
   
2. Use the following serial port settings of PC.
   . Baud:38400
   . Data bits:8
   . Stop bits:1
   . Parity:None
   . Flow Control:None
   
   
3. Login to the BMC using default credentials:
   At the prompt enter:
   Username: root
   Password: <password for root user of BMC> (default: superuser)
   
   

4. Execute the bmcInit.sh command. Assign the BMC management IP address, netmask, default gateway and NTP time server IP address.
   
   Example:

   # sh bmcInit.sh
   *************************************************************
   ***                BMC Initialization                     ***
   *************************************************************
   Enter BMC management IP (aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd)     : 10.2.12.181
   Enter BMC management netmask (aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd): 255.255.255.0
   Enter default gateway IP (aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd)    : 10.2.12.1
   Enter NTP time server IP (aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd)    : 10.1.1.2
   
   Enter advanced configuration? <y/n>:n
   
   Note: The advanced configuration is used exclusively to configure static routes. For this installation example, enter "n".
   

   Verify your entries....
   bmcIpAddr       = 10.2.12.181
   bmcNetmask      = 255.255.255.0
   gatewayIpaddr   = 10.2.12.1
   ntpServerIpaddr = 10.1.1.2
   
   Ok to apply configuration? <y/N>:y
   
   Restarting NTP and network services ....
   Setting up IP spoofing protection: rp_filter.
   Reconfiguratoin network interfaces...done.
   Restarting NTP server: ntpd... done.
   Note: Reboot the BMC after completing the process.

5. Connect the Field Service port of the SBC to the Ethernet router and access the BMC over the network.