Whether you use a Data ONTAP command or a BMC command to manage the BMC depends on the task you want to perform.
| Action | Data ONTAP Command or Procedure | BMC Command |
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| Set up BMC in a new storage system | Turn on the new storage system. During bootup, press Ctrl-C. From the menu, select 4 or 4a to initialize disks and set up a root volume. Note: After the Data ONTAP setup script is completed, the BMC bmc setup script is initiated.
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| Reconfigure an BMC in an existing storage system | setup Note: After the Data ONTAP setup script is completed, the bmc setup script is initiated.
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| Initiate the bmc setup script to configure BMC | bmc setup | |
| Test the BMC’s AutoSupport setting | bmc test autosupport | |
| Display Data ONTAP bmc commands | bmc help | |
| Log in to the BMC | From the system console, press Ctrl-G. | From a UNIX host, enter ssh naroot@BMC_IP_addr |
| Display BMC CLI commands | help or ? | |
| Display the twenty most recent events logged by BMC | events latest 20 | |
| Display the five oldest events logged by BMC | events oldest 5 | |
| Display a summary of information about the records in the events log | events info | |
| Display the BMC configuration and version information | bmc status or sysconfig -v Note: sysconfig -v requires advanced mode.
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bmc config or bmc show |
| Display the list and the status of system hardware sensors | sensors show or sensors search [attr=N] | |
| Log in to the system to manage storage system resources | system console Note: Use exit to exit the BMC shell.
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| Display what has occurred at the storage system console | system log | |
| Dump the system core and reset the storage system | system core | |
| Control the storage system power or displays the power status | system power {on | off | cycle | status} | |
| Reboot the storage system | reboot | system reset [primary | backup] Note: Requires advanced mode.
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| Reset the BMC | bmc reboot |