Chapter 3: Software Application and Usage Chapter 3 Software Application and Usage With an independent I/O processor embedded in Raritan's Kira 100 RISC System Chip, the AOC-SIMSO/SIMSO+ Add-On Card allows the user to access, monitor, manage and interface with systems that are in remote locations via LAN. The necessary utilities for the access and configuration of the add-on card are included on the Supermicro bootable CDs that came with your card. This section provides information on the configuration and the access of the IPMI card on the network. Using the IPMICFG Utility to Configure IP/MAC Addresses and other IPMI Network Settings 1.
Run the ipmicfg utility from the bootable CD that came with your shipment. 2. Refer to the table below to configure the IP/MAC addresses. 3. Follow the instructions given in the Readme.txt file to configure Gateway IP/Netmask IP addresses, to enable/disable DHCP and to configure other IPMI settings. Note 1 : The Readme.txt file is included in the CD that came with your shipment. A copy of the Readme.txt file, dated 07/05/2007, is also included below. IPMICFG Version 1.04 Copyright 2007 SuperMicro Computer Inc. Usage: IPMICFG Parameters (Example: IPMICFG -m 192.168.1.123) -m Show IP and MAC -m IP Set IP (format: ###.###.###.###) -a MAC Set MAC (format:
##:##:##:##:##:##) -k Show Subnet Mask -k Mask Set Subnet Mask (format: ###.###.###.###) -dhcp on Enable the DHCP -dhcp off Disable the DHCP -g Show Gateway IP -g IP Set Gateway IP (format: ###.###.###.###) Note 2 : For the H8QM8-2(+)/H8QME-2(+) motherboards, the AOC-SIMSO(+) IPMI card has to flash the firmware bin from \Firmware\H8Qxx-x in the Driver CD. If this AOC-SIMSO(+) is used on the onboard LAN1 of the H8QM8/E- 2(+), you can only use the IPMIView utility to access the AOC-SIMSO(+) IPMI card.
3-1 Board IPMI MAC IP Communication through X7 Series SIMSO(+) IPMI Card Available IP/DHCP Dedicated LAN LAN1 on MB H8 DDR2 Memory SIMSO(+) IPMI Card Available IP/DHCP Dedicated LAN LAN1 on MB H8QM8/E-x (Note 2 below) SIMSO(+) IPMI Card Available IP/DHCP Dedicated LAN LAN1 LAN1 LAN1 on MB