Prerequisites
Be sure that the following requirements are met before you do the CIMC initial configuration:
■You have a monitor, keyboard, and mouse that you can connect to the server.
■You have the following information for configuring the internal CIMC interface:
–You have an additional IP address for static configuration.
Note: This is a different IP address than the IP address that you configure for the eth0 network interface on the Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director server.
–You have the VLAN ID if the server will be installed on a network VLAN.
–You are prepared to change the default CIMC login password.
■You have a laptop with access to the Cisco Vision network.
■Your computer meets the minimum browser and Flash player requirements for the Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director server and also has Java 1.6 or later installed.
See the release notes for your Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director product and release at:
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/video/stadiumvision/products-release-notes-list.html
■You have a copy of or access to the following documents on Cisco.com:
– Cisco UCS C220 Server Installation and Service Guide
Familiarize yourself with the “Initial Server Setup” topic of the “Installing the Server” chapter.
– Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Integrated Management Controller GUI Configuration Guide, Release 1.4
(or the version that corresponds to your firmware release found at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10739/products_installation_and_configuration_guides_list.html.)
Familiarize yourself with the “Overview” chapter, and the “Managing the Server Boot Order” section of the “Managing the Server” chapter.