Settings

Configuring BMC Date and Time Settings

Procedure

Step 1

From the Navigation Pane, select Settings > Date and time.

Step 2

Under Configure Settings, choose between the following options:

  • Manual

  • NTP

Step 3

For Manual, update the following properties:

Name

Description

Date field

Enter in YYYY-MM-DD format.

24-hour time (UTC) field

Enter time in HH:MM format.

Step 4

For NTP, update the following properties:

Name

Description

Server 1 field

Specify the first NTP server.

Server 2 field

Specify the second NTP server.

Server 3 field

Specify the third NTP server.

Step 5

Click Save Settings.

Network Management in Cisco BMC

Cisco BMC offers diverse interfaces, including Web GUI, Redfish, and IPMI commands, to facilitate comprehensive management of the BMC network. Network configuration involves tasks such as configuring IP addresses, IP address sources, and gateways.

Fundamental network configuration features include:

  • IP Addresses Source

  • IP Address

  • Gateways

  • subnet mask

Viewing or Configuring Network Settings


Note

The Shared NIC (eth1) is associated with the X710 OCP card. Ensure this configuration is considered when setting up your network interfaces to optimize connectivity and performance.

When using OCP (eth1) for management traffic, the NCSI support is available only on Port 1 of the OCP card.

Procedure

Step 1

From the Navigation Pane, select Settings > Network.

Step 2

Under Network Settings, update the following properties:

Name

Description

Hostname field

Specifies the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) for the BMC.

Click the edit button to update the domain name.

Use domain name toggle button

Enable or disable the option to use the domain name for network communications.

Use DNS servers toggle button

Enable or disable the option to use DNS servers for resolving hostnames to IP addresses.

Use NTP servers toggle button

Enable or disable the option to use Network Time Protocol servers to synchronize the BMC's clock

Use Shared NIC (eth1) toggle button

Enable or disable the option to use the shared network interface card (NIC) eth1 for network connectivity.

Step 3

Under eth0/eht1, you can view the following properties:

Name

Description

Link status field

Indicates the current status of the network link, showing whether it is active (LinkUp) or inactive.

Speed (mbps) field

Displays the current speed of the network connection in megabits per second (Mbps).

Interface settings

FQDN field

Specifies the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) assigned to the interface.

MAC address field

Displays the unique Media Access Control (MAC) address assigned to the network interface.

Viewing or Adding IPv4 Address

Procedure

Step 1

From the Navigation Pane, select Settings > Network.

Step 2

Under IPv4, update the following properties:

Name

Description

DHCP toggle button

Enable or disable the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) for automatic IP address assignment.

When you enable DHCP, Add static IPv4 address windows is displayed.

IP Address field

Specify the Internet Protocol (IP) address assigned to the device, which uniquely identifies it on the network.

Gateway field

Enter the IP address of the network gateway, which serves as the access point or router that passes traffic between the local network and other networks or the internet.

Subnet mask field

Enter the network address range by specifying which portion of the IP address refers to the network and which part refers to the device.

Step 3

Under IPv4 addresses, you can view the following properties:

Name

Description

IP address column

Specifies the Internet Protocol (IP) address assigned to the device, which uniquely identifies it on the network.

Gateway column

Refers to the IP address of the network gateway, which serves as the access point or router that passes traffic between the local network and other networks or the internet.

Subnet mask column

Defines the network address range by specifying which portion of the IP address refers to the network and which part refers to the device.

Address origin column

Indicates how the IP address is obtained, whether dynamically assigned by DHCP or statically set by the user.

Viewing, Adding, or Deleting Static DNS IP Address

Procedure

Step 1

From the Navigation Pane, select Settings > Network.

Step 2

Under Static DNS, click Add IP address.

Add IP address window is displayed.

Step 3

In the Add IP address window, update the following properties:

Name

Description

Static DNS field

Enter the static DNS server addresses to be used for domain name resolution when DHCP is disabled.

Step 4

Click Add.

Step 5

(Optional) To delete an IP address, click the delete icon corresponding to the row you want to delete.

Setting Power Restore Policies

Procedure

Step 1

From the Navigation Pane, select Settings > Power restore policy.

Step 2

Under power restore policies select one of the following:

  • Always on—The system powers on whenever power is applied.

  • Always off—The system remains powered off when power is applied.

  • Last state—The system returns to its last power state (on or off) when power is applied.

Step 3

Click Save settings.