Configuring the BMC at power-up or with the setup command

You can configure the BMC when you first apply power to a storage system with a BMC installed or when you run the Data ONTAP setup command on the system.

Steps

1. Verify AutoSupport is configured properly.
2. At the storage system prompt, enter the following command: setup

   Example

   The following is an example for using setup with a static IP address:

       The Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) provides remote management 
       capabilities including console redirection, logging and power control.
       It also extends autosupport by sending down filer event alerts.
   
   Would you like to configure the BMC [y]: y
   Would you like to enable DHCP on the BMC LAN interface [y]: n 
   Please enter the IP address for the BMC []: 10.98.148.61
   Please enter the netmask for the BMC []: 255.255.255.0
   Please enter the IP address for the BMC Gateway []: 10.98.148.1
   Please enter gratuitous ARP Interval for the BMC [10 sec (max 60)]:
   
           The mail host is required by your system to enable BMC to send 
           ASUP message when filer is down
   
   Please enter the name or IP address of the mail host []: 
   You may use the autosupport options to configure alert destinations.
           The root volume currently contains 2 disks;  you may add more
           disks to it later using the "vol add" or "aggr add" commands.
   Now type 'reboot' for changes to take effect. 

   Example

   The following is an example for using setup with a DHCP server:

       The Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) provides remote management 
       capabilities including console redirection, logging and power control.
       It also extends autosupport by sending down filer event alerts.
   
   Would you like to configure the BMC [y]: y
   Would you like to enable DHCP on the BMC LAN interface [y]: y
   Please enter gratuitous ARP Interval for the BMC [10 sec (max 60)]:
   
           The mail host is required by your system to enable BMC to send 
           ASUP message when filer is down
   
   Please enter the name or IP address of the mail host: 
   You may use the autosupport options to configure alert destinations.
           The root volume currently contains 2 disks;  you may add more
           disks to it later using the "vol add" or "aggr add" commands.
   Now type 'reboot' for changes to take effect. 

3. At the storage system prompt, enter the following command to verify that the BMC’s network configuration is correct or to display the MAC address of the BMC: bmc status

   The following output is displayed if you used the static IP address in Step 2:

          Baseboard Management Controller:
             Firmware Version:   1.0
             IPMI version:       2.0
             DHCP:               off
             BMC MAC address:    ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
             IP address:         10.98.148.61
             IP mask:            255.255.255.0
             Gateway IP address: 10.98.148.1
             BMC ARP interval:   10 seconds
             BMC has (1) user:   naroot 
             ASUP enabled:       on
             ASUP mailhost:      mailhost@companyname.com
             ASUP from:          postmaster@companyname.com
             ASUP recipients:    recipient@companyname.com
             Uptime:             0 Days, 04:47:45
   

4. Verify that the BMC AutoSupport function is working properly by entering the following command at the storage system promp: bmc test autosupport
   Note: The BMC uses the same mailhost information that Data ONTAP uses for AutoSupport. You must ensure that the autosupport.to option has been set properly before issuing this command.

   You have successfully set up the BMC AutoSupport function when the following output is displayed: Please check ASUP message on your recipient mailbox.