Cisco Integrated Management Console.
Usage : The Cisco rack server comes with video, Keyboard,
mouse and usb ports to get the access of the console but to use these ports one
need to have physical access of the UCS Rack server, which is not feasible all
the times.
In order to access the server remotely, 2 CIMC ports given
which can be connected to the network and later can be accessed via IP address
on the browser.
Advantage of CIMC :
- Remote management of UCS Rack server to install/configure and upgrade
- The session can be recorded.
- Keyboard inputs can be provided to the server from the console.
- Setting up the CIMC IP address.
- For the very first time, to setup the CIMC you need to have physically connected a monitor, keyboard and mouse with the console or the ports given behind the rack server.
- After connecting the above with the console, power on the server and wait for the screen to start.
- Press F8 key to access the CIMC configuration menu.
- On the left side of the CIMC window, use the arrow key select the desired options like shared LOM, provide the ip address with the gateway ip address, vlan information
- On the right side of the window select the NIC redundancy like Active-Active or Active Standby.
- Press F10 key to save.
After plugging in the Ethernet cable on CIMC port and
connecting it with the network, follow these steps to setup CIMC for management
of Server remotely.
1.
Before getting on to the next step make sure the
IP address which you want to give to the CIMC is ping-able in the network where
you want to hookup the UCS.
- Open the Browser and type the IP address of the CIMC console.
- The default username and password is admin/password.
- Login and manage your server. You can power it off/on and make various changes on the hardware level like bios setting etc.
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