Configure the RMM from BIOS for Trellix DLP 8800

Make sure that the server board has the latest BIOS firmware. Trellix publishes BIOS images for the appliance that contain the BMC firmware. Contact Technical Support for the latest version of the firmware. Downloading and using the system firmware from other sources might impact the appliance performance.

To assign or to change IP in the remote management module (BMC) for the Trellix DLP 8800 appliance:

Log on to the appliance via console or SSH as a root user.
To get the current BMC configuration in bmc-cfg.xml, run:
"/opt/sum/sum -c GetBmcCfg --file bmc-cfg.xml"
Open and edit the bmc-cfg.xml file to update IP Source, IP Address, SubNet Mask, Default GateWay Address, and DNS Address fields using:
vi bmc-cfg.xml

To update the BMC configuration, run:

"/opt/sum/sum -c ChangeBmcCfg --file bmc-cfg.xml"

<IPSrc>Static</IPSrc>
<!--Static/DHCP-->
<IPAddr>xx.xxx.xx.xx</IPAddr>
<!--X.X.X.X-->
<!--Each field is an integer in [0-255].-->
<?Note Will be skipped in multiple system usage without --individually option.?>
<SubNetMask>255.255.248.0</SubNetMask>
<!--X.X.X.X-->
<!--Each field is an integer in [0-255].-->
<?Note Will be skipped in multiple system usage without --individually option.?>
<DefaultGateWayAddr>xx.xxx.yy.yyy</DefaultGateWayAddr>
<!--X.X.X.X-->
<!--Each field is an integer in [0-255].-->
<?Note Will be skipped in multiple system usage without --individually option.?>
<DNSAddr>xx.xxx.nn.nn</DNSAddr>