Nvidia DGX B200 - Configuring a BMC Static Address by Using Ipmitool; Configuring a BMC Static IP Address by Using the System BIOS

NVIDIA DGX B200 User Guide
6.4.1. Conguring a BMC Static Address by Using ipmitool
This section describes how to set a static IP address for the BMC from the Ubuntu command line.
® Note
If you cannot access the DGX B200 system remotely, connect a display (1440x900 or lower resolu-
tion) and keyboard directly to the DGX B200 system.
To view the current settings, enter the following command.
$ sudo ipmitool lan print 1
1. Set the IP address source to static.
$ sudo ipmitool lan set 1 ipsrc static
2. Set the appropriate address information.
▶ To set the IP address (Station IP address in the BIOS settings), enter the following and
replace the italicized text with your information.
$ sudo ipmitool lan set 1 ipaddr <my-ip-address>
▶ To set the subnet mask, enter the following and replace the italicized text with your infor-
mation.
$ sudo ipmitool lan set 1 netmask <my-netmask-address>
▶ To set the default gateway IP (Router IP address in the BIOS settings), enter the following
and replace the italicized text with your information.
$ sudo ipmitool lan set 1 defgw ipaddr <my-default-gateway-ip-address>
6.4.2. Conguring a BMC Static IP Address by Using the
System BIOS
This section describes how to set a static IP address for the BMC when you cannot access the DGX
B200 System remotely, and this process involves setting the BMC IP address during system boot.
1. Connect a keyboard and display (1440 x 900 maximum resolution) to the DGX B200 system and
turn on the DGX B200 system.
2. When you see the SBIOS version screen, press Del or F2 to enter the BIOS Setup Utility screen.
3. On the BIOS Setup Utility screen, navigate to the Server Mgmt tab on the top menu. Scroll to
BMC network conguration and press Enter.
4. Scroll to Conguration Address Source and press Enter. On the Conguration Address Source
dialog, select Static and then press Enter.
5. Set the addresses for the Station IP address, Subnet mask, and Router IP address as needed by
performing the following steps for each:
44 Chapter 6. Using the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)