Administration and Advanced Operations › Modify BFC Administration Properties

Modify BFC Administration Properties

The BFC tab of the Administration page enables you to modify properties for specifying NTP server, power control and backup IPMI authentication, and IP authority.

To modify BFC administration properties

1. Select Administration from the left Menu.

   The Administration page appears.

2. Click the BFC tab.
3. Specify the following fields:

   Primary and Secondary NTP Server

   Specifies the server name or IP address for the primary and secondary NTP servers. Use this feature if you want the BFC to synchronize its time with an external server.

   Power Control Authentication

   Generates a new power user/password and configures these values on all servers in the BFC. This option allows new values to be generated as necessary for security purposes.

   Backup IPMI Authentication

   Specifies an existing IPMI username/password to use if the system-generated IPMI user setup fails.

   IP Authority (required)

   User

   (Recommended Setting) Indicates that the power controllers for the grid servers currently have addresses on the power network and should retain those addresses.

   System

   Indicates that the BFC can re-assign power controller addresses on the power network. You should only select System IP authority if you never want to access the power control functionality (including using a DRAC or DRAC-like interface) outside of the BFC.

   The BFC will always configure a power user for BFC IPMI access to power controllers.

4. Click Save

   Your changes are saved.