BaseBoard Management Controller (BMC) setup

You can manage your storage system locally from an Ethernet connection by using any network interface. However, to manage your storage system remotely, the system should have a Remote LAN Module (RLM) or Baseboard Management Controller (BMC). These provide remote platform management capabilities, including remote access, monitoring, troubleshooting, and alerting features.

cherrytop# bmc setup

The Baseboard Managment Controller (BMC) provides remote managment capabilities
including console redirection, logging and power control.
It also extends autosupport by sending down filer event alerts

Would you like to configure the BMC? (y/n)? y
Would you like to enable DHCP on BMC LAN interface? (y/n)? n
Please enter the IP address for the BMC [0.0.0.0]: x.x.x.x
Please enter the netmask for the BMC [0.0.0.0]: x.x.x.x
Please enter the IP address for the BMC gateway [0.0.0.0]: x.x.x.x
Please enter the gratuitous ARP Interval for the BMC [10 sec (max 60)]:

The BMC is setup successfully.

The following commands are available; for more information
type "bmc help "
bmc help 

bmc setup 

bmc status 

bmc test
bmc reboot

This can be done online and is transparent to the Filer/servers connected to the NetApp Array.