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CheckOOBSupport

Checks if both BIOS and BMC firmware images support OOB (Out-Of-Band) functions on the managed system.

Syntax

OOB

saa -i <IP or host name> -u <username> -p <password> -c CheckOOBSupport

In-Band

saa -c CheckOOBSupport

Multiple Systems OOB

saa -l <system list file> [-u <username> -p <password>] -c CheckOOBSupport

Options

None

Examples

OOB

[SAA_HOME]# ./saa -i 192.168.34.56 -u ADMIN -p PASSWORD -c CheckOOBSupport

In-Band

[SAA_HOME]# ./saa -c CheckOOBSupport

Multiple Systems OOB

[SAA_HOME]# ./saa -l SList.txt -u ADMIN -p PASSWORD -c CheckOOBSupport

SList.txt:

192.168.34.56
192.168.34.57

Output

If the execution "Status" field for a managed system is SUCCESS, the BIOS and BMC capabilities of the managed system are shown in the "Execution Message" section in the created log file.

[KEY]
Node Product Key Format..........JSON
Node Product Key Activated.......SFT-DCMS-SINGLE
 SFT-DCMS-SVC-KEY Activated...No
 SFT-SDDC-SINGLE Activated....No
Feature Toggled On...............Yes
[BMC]
BMC FW Version...................01.02.18
IPMI Version.....................2.0
Manufacturer ID..................7C 2A 00
Product ID.......................52 1C 00
Auxiliary Firmware Revision......18 01 00 00
BMC Supports OOB BIOS Config.....Yes
BMC Supports OOB DMI Edit........Yes
[BIOS]
Board ID.........................1C52
BIOS Build Date..................2023/10/19
BIOS Version.....................2.0
BIOS Supports OOB BIOS Config....Yes
BIOS Supports OOB DMI Edit.......Yes

Notes

  • If the BMC does not support OOB functions, update the BMC firmware image using the SAA UpdateBmc command.
  • If the BIOS does not support OOB functions, use the SAA UpdateBios command (either in-band or OOB) to flash the BIOS even when it does not yet support OOB.
  • When using the OOB channel, if the onboard BIOS or BIOS firmware image does not support OOB functions, DMI information (such as the motherboard serial number) might be lost after a system reboot.
  • If Feature Toggled On is No, all licensed features are turned off and Node Product Key Activated is N/A.
  • Known limitation: rolling back BIOS from an OOB-supported version to a non-supported version does not update the BIOS build date and OOB support fields accordingly.