Gateway 9315 User Manual

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The baseboard management controller (BMC) performs several system management 
functions such as:

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Monitoring server components (FRU) and sensor data records (SDR) (the information 
provided depends on the option selected)

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Managing nonvolatile storage for the system event log and sensor data records

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Interfacing with the emergency management port to send alerts and interact with 
remote management systems.

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Fault resilient booting (the extent depends on the option selected).

You should update the BMC firmware when Gateway Customer Care has instructed you 
to update it.

Create a DOS-bootable USB Disk-on-key device or a DOS-bootable CD.

Download the BMC update file from 

support.gateway.com

.

Follow the instructions included with the update file.

The FRU/SDR must be updated whenever you add additional hardware to your server 
that must be monitored by the BMC or whenever you update the BIOS. Each time 
you update the FRU/SDR, we recommend that you check 

support.gateway.com

 for the 

most current version of the utility. If a newer version is available than the one included 
on the SCCD, download the newer version and use it instead of the SCCD. Follow 
the instructions in the readme.txt file that accompanies the utility, or proceed with 
the following.

Boot your server to DOS (using a DOS-bootable diskette, CD, or USB disk-on-key 
device).

Put the System Companion CD in the CD drive and change directories (to the CD drive) 
to access it.