Lenovo ThinkSystem SR665 V3 System Configuration Manual

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Chapter 5. System configurationComplete these procedures to configure your system.Set the network connection for the Lenovo XClarity ControllerBefore you can access the Lenovo XClarity Controller over your network, you need to specify how LenovoXClarity Controller will connect to the network. Depending on how the network connection is implemented,you might need to specify a static IP address as well.The following methods are available to set the network connection for the Lenovo XClarity Controller if youare not using DHCP:• If a monitor is attached to the server, you can use Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager to set thenetwork connection.Complete the following steps to connect the Lenovo XClarity Controller to the network using the LenovoXClarity Provisioning Manager.1. Start the server.2. Press the key specified in the on-screen instructions to display the Lenovo XClarity ProvisioningManager interface. (For more information, see the “Startup” section in the LXPM documentationcompatible with your server at https://sysmgt.lenovofiles.com/help/topic/lxpm_frontend/lxpm_product_page.html.)3. Go to LXPM ➙ UEFI Setup ➙ BMC Settings to specify how the Lenovo XClarity Controller willconnect to the network.– If you choose a static IP connection, make sure that you specify an IPv4 or IPv6 address that isavailable on the network.– If you choose a DHCP connection, make sure that the MAC address for the server has beenconfigured in the DHCP server.4. Click OK to apply the setting and wait for two to three minutes.5. Use an IPv4 or IPv6 address to connect Lenovo XClarity Controller.Important: The Lenovo XClarity Controller is set initially with a user name of USERID and passwordof PASSW0RD (with a zero, not the letter O). This default user setting has Supervisor access. It isrequired to change this user name and password during your initial configuration for enhancedsecurity.• If no monitor is attached to the server, you can set the network connection through the Lenovo XClarityController interface. Connect an Ethernet cable from your laptop to XCC system management port onyour server. For the location of the XCC system management port, see Chapter 2 “Server components” onpage 11.Note: Make sure that you modify the IP settings on the laptop so that it is on the same network as theserver default settings.The default IPv4 address and the IPv6 Link Local Address (LLA) is provided on the Lenovo XClarityController Network Access label that is affixed to the Pull Out Information Tab. See “Identify the serverand access the Lenovo XClarity Controller” on page 49.Update the firmwareSeveral options are available to update the firmware for the server.© Copyright Lenovo 2022 53