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Chapter10.Using the BMC................................................................................................59
10.1.Connecting to the BMC........................................................................................................ 59
10.2.Overview of BMC Controls....................................................................................................60
10.3.Common BMC Tasks............................................................................................................ 62
10.3.1.Changing the BMC Login Credentials...........................................................................62
10.3.2.Using the Remote Console............................................................................................63
10.3.3.Setting Up Active Directory or LDAP/E-Directory.........................................................64
10.3.4.Configuring Platform Event Filters............................................................................... 64
10.3.5.Uploading or Generating SSL Certificates.................................................................... 65
10.3.5.1.Viewing the SSL Certificate.....................................................................................66
10.3.5.2.Generating the SSL Certificate............................................................................... 66
10.3.5.3.Uploading the SSL Certificate.................................................................................68
10.3.5.4.Updating the SBIOS Certificate...............................................................................68
Chapter11.SBIOS Settings................................................................................................72
11.1.Accessing the SBIOS Setup..................................................................................................72
11.2.Configuring the Boot Order..................................................................................................73
11.3.Configuring the local terminal to access the SBIOS settings screen................................ 74
If using the IPMI SOL protocol:.................................................................................................75
For Linux desktop users, set the character encoding:........................................................ 75
Power on or Reboot the system using one of the following interfaces, depending on what
the state of the system is:....................................................................................................75
Chapter12.Multi-Instance GPU........................................................................................ 76
Chapter13.Security........................................................................................................... 77
13.1.User Security Measures....................................................................................................... 77
13.1.1.Securing the BMC Port..................................................................................................77
13.2.System Security Measures................................................................................................... 77
13.2.1.Secure Flash of DGX A100 Firmware............................................................................77
13.2.1.1.Encryption.................................................................................................................77
13.2.1.2.Signing...................................................................................................................... 78
13.2.1.3.NVSM Security..........................................................................................................78
13.3.Secure Data Deletion............................................................................................................78
13.3.1.Prerequisites...................................................................................................................78
13.3.2.Instructions..................................................................................................................... 78
Chapter14.Redfish APIs Support..................................................................................... 80
14.1.Supported Redfish Features.................................................................................................80
AppendixA.Installing Software on Air-Gapped DGX A100 Systems.................................82
A.1.Installing NVDIA DGX A100 Software.................................................................................... 82