Establish a network connection to the SMN, as follows:

# ssh -X sysco@uv-system-smn

From the SMN, launch the Mozilla Firefox web browser, as follows:

sysco@system-smn:~/hw>firefox

Enter the IP address of the BaseIO node baseboard management controller (BMC), similar to the following:

http://192.168.1.200

To determine the IP address of the BaseIO node BMC, see “Determining the IP Address of the BaseIO BMC”.

The BMC login screen appears, as shown in Figure 3-1. Login as root with the password superuser.

Figure 3-1. BMC Login Screen

The System Information screen appears, as shown in Figure 3-2. Click on the Remote Control tab.

Figure 3-2. BMC System Information Screen

The Remote Control screen appears, as shown in Figure 3-3. Click on the Console Redirection button.

Figure 3-3. BMC Remote Control Screen

The Console Redirection screen appears, as shown in Figure 3-4. Click on the Launch Console button.

Figure 3-4. BMC Remote Control Console Redirection Screen

A Java application under Firefox will open. Select Execute Java Web Start file (default) from the pop-up menu, as shown in Figure 3-5. You may need to enable pop-ups for this address for the Firefox browser first.

Figure 3-5. Select Execute Java Web Start file (default) Pop-up Menu

You will then get a screen about The web site's certificate cannot be verified. Do you want to continue? , as shown in Figure 3-6. Click the Yes button to continue. You can also click the checkbox to keep it from showing up later.

Figure 3-6. Web site Warning-Security Screen

You will then get a screen about The application's digital signature cannot be verified. Do you want to run the application?, as shown in Figure 3-7. Click the Run button to continue. You can also click the checkbox to keep it from showing up later.

Figure 3-7. Application Warning-Security Screen

The JViewer KVM redirection window appears with a Shell> prompt, as shown in Figure 3-8.

Figure 3-8. KVM JViewer Shell Prompt Screen

From the Shell> prompt issue the following commands, as shown in Figure 3-9:

Shell>fs0
fs0:\>cd efi
fs0:\efi>cd SuSE
fs0:\efi\SuSe>elilo

Figure 3-9. Booting the Operating System from the JViewer Shell> Prompt Screen

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Note: This example shows booting SLES11 SP1. Alternatively, you could boot RHEL 6 at the Shell> prompt.

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The operating system login screen appears. At the prompt enter init5, as shown in Figure 3-10.

Figure 3-10. JViewer Operating System Login Screen

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Note: To see the SUSE graphics screen you want system run level 5.

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The SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86_64) login screen appears, as shown in Figure 3-11. Log in as root user

Figure 3-11. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86_64) Login Screen

The SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86_64) desktop appears, as shown in Figure 3-12.

Figure 3-12. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86_64) Desktop Screen

Login to the CMC, as follows:

ssh root@hostname-cmc
SGI Chassis Manager Controller, Firmware Rev. 1.1.11

CMC:r1i1c>  

Run the iodcon command on the CMC to get to the node BMC 'bmc0', as follows:

CMC:r1i1c> iodcon
Starting BaseIO BMC debug console on node BMC 'bmc0'
*** Use CTRL-X to exit this console ***

SGI UV BMC, Firmware Rev. 1.1.11

Log into the console as root, as follows:

r1i1b0i login: root
Password: 

SGI UV BMC, Firware Rev. 1.0.0

r1i1b0i> 

Run the ifconfig eth1 command to obtain the inet addr, as follows:

r1i1b0i> ifconfig eth1
eth1      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 08:00:69:15:C1:2B
           inet addr:172.20.255.254  Bcast:172.20.255.255  Mask:255.255.0.0
           UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
           RX packets:331167 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
           TX packets:596190 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
           collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
           RX bytes:22075035 (21.0 MiB)  TX bytes:742617052 (708.2 MiB)
           Interrupt:1

Enter CTRL-X to exit the console.

The output also displays the MAC address as the HWaddr. You can use this information to configure a known MAC to IP address/host name mapping in your DHCP server.

Establish a network connection to the SMN, as follows:

# ssh -X sysco@uv-system-smn

Perform the following command to find the IP address of the BaseIO BMC, as follows:

sysco@uv-sys-smn:~/hw> cmclist -a
# File: /var/lib/dhcp/db/dhcpd.leases
# UID              IP Address      
d \001\010\000i\025\300\237 172.21.0.255    

Perform steps one through 11 in Procedure 3-1.

When the Linux Shell> prompt appears enter exit, as shown in Figure 3-14.

Figure 3-14. KVM JViewer Shell Prompt with exit Command Screen

The SGI KVM screen appears, as shown in Figure 3-15.

Figure 3-15. SGI KVM Console Startup Screen

After the SGI KVM Console software completes loading, the BIOS setup utility appears, as shown in Figure 3-16.

Figure 3-16. BIOS Setup Utility