First Day on the Floor

Your first shift at IronCore DC-EAST. Learn what a BMC is, how to connect via SSH and IPMI, create user accounts, pull hardware inventory, read sensors, and control server power. Every task mirrors what a real data center technician does on day one.

Labs in this module

First Contact - Meet the BMC, the always-on computer inside every server. Learn out-of-band management with interactive diagrams, then verify a live Dell BM
User Setup - The factory ADMIN password cannot go to production. Learn BMC account slots and IPMI privilege levels with interactive diagrams, then provis
Hardware Inventory - Prove what hardware is in the box before an OS ever installs. Read the FRU and SPD chips through the BMC, capture Dell-shell inventories int
Sensor Readings - A thermal alarm tripped in Bay 14 overnight. Learn how sensors, thresholds, and the BMC cooling loop work with interactive diagrams, then au
Power Control - The server in Bay 14 ignored a re-energized circuit and stayed dark. Learn standby power, the Dell serveraction power verbs, and cycle versu