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Procedure

Perform the following steps to login to the BMC:

1. Use PuTTY or other terminal emulator to connect to the

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   server on port 22.

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   0 Figure 1 PuTTY Terminal

    

    

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   Alternatively, simply enter the BMC IP address in a web browser address bar.

2. At the login prompt, enter login ID and password. The default login / password is root / superuser.

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   0 Figure 1 BMC Login Prompt

3. If a wrong password is entered, an "Invalid Authentication" message is displayed.
   
   

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   0 Figure 1 Invalid Authentication

4. After four unsuccessful attempts the User ID is locked. Try to login after 60 seconds.

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   0 Figure 1 User is locked

   
   After successful login, the BMC window opens defaulted to System Information tab as shown in the following example.

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   0 Figure 1 BMC - System Information Tab 3 BMC - System Information Tab
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