Lenovo System x3650 M5 - Using the Embedded Hypervisor

Step1.Turnofftheserver.
Note:Approximately5to10secondsaftertheserverisconnectedtopower,thepower-control
buttonbecomesactive.
Step2.Whentheprompt<F1>Setupisdisplayed,pressF1.(Thispromptisdisplayedonthescreenfor
onlyafewseconds.YoumustpressF1quickly.)Ifyouhavesetbothapower-onpasswordand
anadministratorpassword,youmusttypetheadministratorpasswordtoaccessthefullSetup
Utilitymenu.
Step3.FromtheSetupUtilitymainmenu,selectSystemSettings.
Step4.Onthenextscreen,selectIntegratedManagementModule.
Step5.Onthenextscreen,selectNetworkConfiguration.
Step6.FindtheIPaddressandwriteitdown.
Step7.ExitfromtheSetupUtility.
LoggingintotheWebinterface
TologintotheIMM2Webinterface,dothefollowing:
Step1.Onasystemthatisconnectedtotheserver,openaWebbrowser.IntheAddressorURLfield,
typetheIPaddressorhostnameoftheIMM2towhichyouwanttoconnect.
Note:IfyouareloggingontotheIMM2forthefirsttimeafterinstallation,theIMM2defaultsto
DHCP.IfaDHCPhostisnotavailable,theIMM2assignsastaticIPaddressof192.168.70.125.
TheIMM2networkaccesstagprovidesthedefaulthostnameoftheIMM2anddoesnotrequire
youtostarttheserver.
Step2.OntheLoginpage,typetheusernameandpassword.IfyouareusingtheIMM2forthefirsttime,
youcanobtaintheusernameandpasswordfromyoursystemadministrator.Allloginattemptsare
documentedinthesystem-eventlog.
Note:TheIMM2issetinitiallywithausernameofUSERIDandpasswordofPASSW0RD(witha
zero,nottheletterO).Youhavereadandwriteaccess.Youmustchangethedefaultpasswordthe
firsttimeyoulogin.
Step3.ClickLogintostartthesession.TheSystemStatusandHealthpageprovidesaquickview
ofthesystemstatus.
Note:IfyouboottotheoperatingsystemwhileintheIMM2GUIandthemessage“BootingOSorin
unsupportedOS”isdisplayedunderSystemStatus➙SystemState,disableWindows2008or2012
firewallortypethefollowingcommandintheWindows2008or2012console.Thismightalsoaffect
blue-screencapturefeatures.
netshadvrewallrewallseticmpsettingtype=8mode=ENABLE
Bydefault,theicmppacketisblockedbyWindowsfirewall.TheIMM2GUIwillthenchangetothe“OS
booted”statusafteryouchangethesettingasindicatedaboveinboththeWebandCLIinterfaces.
Usingtheembeddedhypervisor
TheVMwareESXiembeddedhypervisorsoftwareisavailableontheoptionalUSBflashdeviceorSD
cardwithembeddedhypervisor.
TheUSBflashdevicecanbeinstalledintheUSBhypervisorconnectoronthesystemboard(see
“System-boardinternalconnectors”onpage29
forthelocationoftheconnectors).TheSDcardcanbe
insertedintotheSDadapter.Hypervisorisvirtualizationsoftwarethatenablesmultipleoperatingsystems
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