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The BMC is active as long as your system is receiving power from an outlet and will remain ON, even if the system is shut down. It has a dedicated network interface and is accessible via the configured IP to perform power control functions using the Integrated BMC Web Console once it is configured.
Before configuring the BMC utility it is recommended that you contact your network administrator to obtain:
The BMC is configured using CLI commands only. In the GUI, you can run the BMC commands shown in this section using the CLI widget on the Dashboard. Once initial configuration is complete, the BMC can be further configured through the Web Console.
This setup procedure describes the process of setting the initial user id and password and assigning an IP address on which to access the BMC web interface.
When you power up your system for the first time, you will not have connectivity with the BMC. You will need to:
Proceed with the following after powering up your FortiADC:
eqcli > show bmc User Name: root Status: disabled IP Address: 0.0.0.0/32 (static) Gateway: 0.0.0.0 eqcli: 12000287: Operation successful eqcli > |
The default User Name will be root when you use the CLI. You will be able to change this once you have set up network connectivity and have access to the Integrated BMC Web Console; however, only the user root can be configured using the CLI.
User Name
as follows. After entering bmc passwd at the eqcli prompt, press ENTER and follow the prompts to enter password and confirm password. press ENTER after entering and confirming.eqcli > bmc passwd Please enter password: password Please confirm password: password eqcli: 12000287: Operation successful eqcli > |
eqcli > bmc enable eqcli: 12000287: Operation successful eqcli > |
lan ip
) for the BMC. The default IP address is 0.0.0.0/32
. This is a static address. You will also need a Gateway (gw
) address if used; however, you can enter 0.0.0.0 as the gateway address if there is none. eqcli > bmc lan ip 192.168.1.8/21 gw 192.168.0.1 eqcli: 12000287: Operation successful eqcli > |
eqcli > show bmc User Name: root Status: enabled IP Address: 192.168.1.8/21 (static) Gateway: 192.168.0.1 eqcli: 12000287: Operation successful eqcli > |
You should now be able to access the Integrated BMC Web Console for additional configuration options and for remote power control options. To access the console enter the IP address that you configured in the address bar of your web browser.