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Chapter 10: Configuring the HP Server
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Server Management Configuration Utility
The Server Management Configuration Utility (SM Config) is an EFI-based program used to view or
modify the Server Management firmware configuration data. The firmware configuration is
maintained by the BMC. The executable program for the utility is named SMconfig.efi. SM Config
provides the following functions:
• Configure the Emergency Management Port (EMP) for remote server management over a
modem or direct serial connection.
• Configure the Direct Platform Control over LAN feature (DPC\LAN) for remote server
management over the network.
• Configure power restoration policies when the system loses AC power.
• Set the accelerated cool-down timeout.
• Set the Fault Resilient Boot (FRB) timeout.
• Configure the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) features.
• Enable or disable Platform Event Filtering (PEF) and Platform Event Paging (PEP).
Running the Server Management Configuration Utility
Follow these steps to run the SM Config Utility:
1. Boot to the EFI Shell.
2. Change to the SMCONFIG directory located on the EFI Based Offline Utilities disk.
3. Load the IPMI driver by typing the following command:
load ipmi.efi
4. Run the utility by typing the following command:
smconfig
The utility automatically loads configuration data from the smconfig.ini file. This data is used to
build the contents of the Config Data pull-down menu in the utility
Main Window
The SM Config pull-down menu lets your select the main features of the utility. To access menu
items, use the arrow keys. Press the <Enter> key to select a menu item. A brief description of each
menu item is displayed in the tip-view window at the bottom of the screen.
File Open
When an ini file is opened, SM Config validates the contents of the smconfig.ini file and updates the
Config menu with the configuration items in the smconfig.ini file.
Updating/Viewing Config Data
The Config menu contains a dynamic list of options that corresponds to the configuration classes in
the smconfig.ini file. Each configuration class in the smconfig.ini file represents a configuration
item, such as EMP or PEP.