Boot Sequence Overview

BMC starts booting through u-boot bootloader once the power supply is powered on.
By default, the BMC automatically boots into Linux. To stop at the u-boot prompt, users must type the password 0penBmc (note the use of the digit zero in 0pen) within 5 seconds. To boot Linux from the u-boot prompt, type boot.

The BMC provides indications of its status during its operation:

Scenario	Message
At the beginning of the boot process of the u-boot	Copy Copied! `Nvidia Bluefield BMC U-BOOT starting`
At the beginning of the OS boot process	Copy Copied! `Nvidia Bluefield BMC Starting kernel ...`
At the login prompt	Copy Copied! `Nvidia Bluefield BMC OS is up and running`
Upon reboot or shutdown	Copy Copied! `Nvidia Bluefield BMC is shutting down`

The default password for the root user, to be typed in once Linux is booted, is 0penBmc.

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For information on password policy, refer to section "BMC Management Interface".