• Connect an optional KVM cable (Cisco PID N20-BKVM) to the KVM connector on the front panel. Connect your
USB keyboard and VGA monitor to the KVM cable.
• Connect a USB keyboard and VGA monitor to the corresponding connectors on the rear panel.
Step 3
Open the Cisco IMC Configuration Utility:
a) Press and hold the front panel power button for four seconds to boot the server.
b) During bootup, press
F8
when prompted to open the Cisco IMC Configuration Utility.
The first time that you enter the Cisco IMC Configuration Utility, you are prompted to change the default
password. The default password is
password
. The Strong Password feature is enabled.
Note
The following are the requirements for Strong Password:
• The password can have minimum 8 characters; maximum 14 characters.
• The password must not contain the user’s name.
• The password must contain characters from three of the following four categories:
• English uppercase letters (A through Z)
• English lowercase letters (a through z)
• Base 10 digits (0 through 9)
• Non-alphabetic characters !, @, #, $, %, ^, &, *, -, _, =, “
Step 4
Continue with
Setting Up the System With the Cisco IMC Configuration Utility, on page 13
Connecting to the Server Remotely For Setup
This procedure requires the following equipment:
• One RJ-45 Ethernet cable that is connected to your management LAN.
Before you begin
To configure the system remotely, you must have a DHCP server on the same network as the system. Your
DHCP server must be preconfigured with the range of MAC addresses for this server node. This server node
has a range of six MAC addresses assigned to the Cisco IMC. The MAC address printed on the label is the
beginning of the range of six contiguous MAC addresses.
Note
Step 1
Attach a power cord to each power supply in your server, and then attach each power cord to a grounded AC power outlet.
Wait for approximately two minutes to let the server boot to standby power during the first bootup. You can verify system
power status by looking at the system Power Status LED on the front panel. The system is in standby power mode when
the LED is amber.
Installing the Server
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Installing the Server
Connecting to the Server Remotely For Setup
