Dell EMC OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version 6.0.1 User's Guide

SYSCFG questions

Q: Can I use the SYSCFG utility to configure Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) over the serial port to access my RAC?

A: No. The Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) firmware does not support PPP configurations for the serial port.

Q: The SYSCFG utility --lancfgparams option has suboptions that configure the IP address, Gateway, and Subnet Mask for the system BMC. There is also a MAC address. Are these the same as the operating system network parameter of the managed system?

A: No. The Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) has its own IP address, Gateway, Subnet Mask, and MAC address values.

Q: What is the minimum configuration needed to support BMC Platform Event Filtering?

A: You must enable LAN-channel access pefalerting and ensure that you set the BMC IP address and Gateway values for alerting.

Q: I installed the factory defaults for the BMC of my system. Then, I enabled BMC user ID 3. What is the username for this user ID?

A: The default username for user IDs 3 to 10 is NULL.

Q: Can I use this NULL username to remotely log in to a BMC of a system?

A: No. Remote login using a NULL username is not allowed. It is recommended that you always provide a non-null, valid username for the user ID when you enable a BMC user ID.

Q: Are duplicate usernames allowed in the BMC?

A: No. If you enter a username value that already exists, the SYSCFG utility returns an error code of 89, which means This username is already in use. Enter a unique username.

Q: In --solcfgparams, when I set the Serial Over LAN (SOL) character send threshold using solcharsendthreshold to be 225, I get a Hardware subsystem error. Invalid data field in request. What are the valid values?

A: The range of valid values for --solcfgparams and --solcharsendthreshold are from 1 to 220.

Q: How do I enable console redirection on a modular system?

A: Set the --serialcomm option value to enableconred. For example, syscfg -serialcomm=enableconred.