Setting the mode of the Ethernet connectors
There are three
If you set one of the Ethernet connectors for system management, the other two Ethernet connectors can be teamed. If two Ethernet connectors are teamed, the connection speed of two Ethernet connectors will be the same with the lower connection speed after teaming.
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Ethernet connector 0 | Ethernet connector 1 and Ethernet | 1000 Mbps |
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Ethernet connector 1 | Ethernet connector 0 and Ethernet | 1000 Mbps |
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Ethernet connector 2 | Ethernet connector 0 and Ethernet | 1000 Mbps |
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To set the mode of the Ethernet connectors in the Setup Utility program, do the following:
1.Start the Setup Utility program. See “Starting the Setup Utility program” on page 51.
2.On the Server Management menu, select BMC Network Configuration ➙ BMC LAN Share Setting.
3.Do one of the following:
•If you want to use the Ethernet connector 0 as an Ethernet connector and a system management connector, select Management NIC Shared.
•If you want to use the Ethernet connector 0 as a dedicated system management connector, select Management NIC Dedicated.
•If you want to use the Ethernet connector 1 as an Ethernet connector and a system management connector, select Onboard LAN port1 Shared.
•If you want to use the Ethernet connector 2 as an Ethernet connector and a system management connector, select Onboard LAN port2 Shared.
Note: If you set one Ethernet connector as the system management connector, the other two Ethernet connectors will be ordinary Ethernet connectors by default.
4. Press F10 to save settings and exit the Setup Utility program.
Exiting the Setup Utility program
After you finish viewing or changing settings, press Esc to return to the Setup Utility program main interface. If you are on a nested submenu, press Esc repeatedly until you reach the main interface. Then, you can do one of the following to exit the Setup Utility program:
•If you want to save the new settings and exit the Setup Utility program, press F10 or select Save & Exit ➙ Save Changes and Exit. Otherwise, your changes will not be saved.
•If you do not want to save the new settings, select Save & Exit ➙ Discard Changes and Exit.
•If you want to return to the default settings, press F9 or select Save & Exit ➙ Restore Defaults.
For more information about the Save & Exit menu in the Setup Utility program, see “Save & Exit menu” on page 54.
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