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1. RLinFlsh OPTION MEDIUM FW_IMAGE_ FILE OPTIONS Options Commands This option displays information regarding existing and new firmware force boot Select this option to force the boot loader to be upgraded during full upgrade The boot loader is preserved by default This option preserves configuration modules during full upgrade config This option allows for interactive upgrade only the required modules are upgraded MEDIUM Medium Options Select this option to use USB connections Select this option to use network with ip followed by the IP address Appendix A Flash Tools FW_IMAGE_ FILE The firmware image file name is rom ima Examples Using Network as a Medium e Example 1 RLinFlsh nw ip 155 166 132 12 info rom ima Description This command displays the details of both existing and new firmware using the network connection with the IP address of 155 166 132 12 e Example 2 RLinFlsh nw ip 155 166 132 12 rom ima Description This command starts flashing the new rom ima to the firmware using the network connection with the IP address of 155 166 132 12 e Example 3 RLinFlsh nw ip 155 166 132 12 force boot rom ima Description This command starts flashing the new rom ima to the firmware with FORCE BootLoader Upgrade via the network connection using the IP address of 155 166 132 12 Using USB as a Medium To use USB as a medium you must first mount USB as a v
2. Set Mode to Relative Recommended when server OS is Linux e Absolute Mode Check this radio button to send the absolute position of the local mouse to the server Absolute mode is recommended for Windows OS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 RHEL6 and above and Fedora Core 14 FC14 and above e Relative Mode Check this radio button to send the relative calculated mouse position displacement to the server Relative mode is recommended for FC13 and below RHEL5 and below and other Linux distributions Note IPMI is an OS independent platform and KVM support is an added feature for IPMI For your mouse to function properly configure the Mouse Mode settings above according to the remote server s OS type Click the Save button to save any changes or click the Reset button to reset any modification to the original setting 2 38 Chapter 2 Configuring BMC IPMI Settings 2 6 9 NCSI Use this feature to configure the channel number and package ID for the NCSI interface Click NCSI in the Configuration submenu to display the page below Host Identification Server SMC0025909E0674 172 31 17 148 SUPERMICR TEn Administrator Summary FRU Information System Information Configuration Remote Control Auto Video Recording Maintenance Miscellaneous NCSI Settings The following options are to configure channel number and package ID information for the NCSI interface NCSI Interface eth1 Channel
3. Summary FRU Information amp System Information Configuration Remote Control Auto Video Recording Maintenance Miscellaneous RADIUS Settings Check the box below to enable RADIUS authentication and enter the required information to access the RADIUS server Press the Save button to save your changes 4 RADIUS Authentication E Enable 2 Si Reset 1 RADIUS Authentication Click the checkbox to enable authentication and activate the fields below 2 Port Enter the RADIUS port number The default port is 1812 3 Time Out Enter the amount of time to elapse before time out occurs The range is from 3 to 300 seconds 4 Server Address Enter the IP address of the RADIUS server 5 Secret Enter the RADIUS server authentication secret A maximum of 31 characters and no white space is allowed The secret must be at least 4 characters long 6 Save Click this button to save any changes 7 Reset Click this button to reset any changes to the original values 2 43 SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide 2 6 12 Remote Console Virtual Media Use this feature to modify virtual media settings for redirection sessions Click Remote Session in the Configuration submenu to display the page below Host Identification Server SMC0025900FE78D 172 31 8 255 SUPERMICR eeepc ah Summary FRU Information System Information Configuration Remote Control Auto Video Recording Maintenance Miscellaneous C
4. f Note The soft keyboard option is available only for the JViewer application SoftKeyboard Eng US esc F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F1o F1 F12 psc sik brk a FR Pe FF a ee a va p m pu w jajwjejrjtjyjulilolojeji C A Y N O N N VON A O T W aN A N gt ent sot Tx xfe v en fmp Li sit ctrl win att cu alt win ctrl 2 65 SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide 2 7 1 9 Remote Console VideoRecord Use this feature to perform video recording actions for the remote console Click VideoRecord in the Menu bar to display the options as shown below E JViewer 172 31 8 255 4 fg Video Keyboard Mouse Options Media Keyboard Layou VideoRecord Zoom Size 100 Sreli o w 000 2E Ti a The options in the Keyboard Layout submenu are described below e Start Record Click this to start recording the remote console display Stop Record Click this to stop recording Note Start Record and Stop Record are initially not selectable To enable recording the settings must first be configured see below Settings Click this item to configure video settings Follow the instructions below to enable video recording 1 Click Settings see above to open the Video Record window 2 In the Video Record window below enter the amount of time in seconds for the recording 3 Click the Browse button to open a directory window and select
5. Ctri Alt Del Context Menu The options in the Keyboard submenu described below Hold Right Ctrl Key Check this to emulate the right Ctrl key when it is pressed Hold Right Alt Key Check this to emulate the right alt key when it is pressed Hold Left Ctrl Key Check this to emulate the left Ctrl key when it is pressed Hold Left Alt Key Check this to emulate the left alt key when it is pressed Left Windows Key Scroll over this to display the following submenu items Hold down Check this to emulate the left window key when pressed e Press and Release Click this to press and release the left window key Right Windows Key Scroll over this item to display the following submenu items e Hold down Check this to emulate the right window key when pressed e Press and Release Click this to press and release the right window key Ctrl Alt Del Click this to emulate pressing Ctrl Alt Del simultaneously Context Menu Click this to emulate the context menu key Note To activate the soft keyboard click the keyboard icon in the quick button row beneath the Menu bar 2 60 Chapter 2 Configuring BMC IPMI Settings 2 7 1 c Remote Console Mouse Use this feature to configure the mouse settings for the remote console Click Mouse in the Menu bar to display the options as shown below r BA JViewer 172 31 8 255 E I Video Keyboard Mouse Options Media Keyboard Layout VideoRecord Power Active Users Help Zoom
6. 2 46 Chapter 2 Configuring BMC IPMI Settings 2 6 14 SMTP Use this feature to configure Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SMTP settings for email transmission Click SMTP in the Configuration submenu to display the page below Host Identification Server SMC0025900FE78D 172 31 8 255 SUPERMICR oa eer eee Summary FRU Information System Information Configuration Remote Control Auto Video Recording Maintenance SMTP Settings Manage SMTP settings of the device Sender Address Machine Name Primary SMTP Server Server Address _ SMTP Server requires Authentication User Name Password Secondary SMTP Server Server Address E SMTP Server requires Authentication User Name Password The available SMTP settings are described below Sender Address Enter a valid sender address on the SMTP server Machine Name Enter the machine name of the SMTP server Up to 15 alpha numeric characters are allowed Spaces and special characters are not allowed Primary SMTP Server Server Address Enter the SMTP server IP address field is mandatory Both IPv4 and IPv6 address formats are supported SMTP Server requires Authentication Click this checkbox to enable SMTP au thentication Supported authentication types include CRAM MD5 LOGIN and PLAIN If none of these authentication types are supported by the SMTP server an error message will be generated User Name Enter the username that will access SMTP accou
7. Chapter 2 Configuring BMC IPMI Settings Client Timezone Displays the events using the Client UTC timestamp Event ID This item displays the event ID of this event Time Stamp This item displays the time that the event occurred Sensor Name This item indicates the name of the sensor device to which the event has occurred Sensor Type This item indicates the type of the event Description This item provides a brief description of the event Event Log This item indicates the number of events included on the event log Clear All Event Logs Click this button to clear the event log SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide 2 5 3 System and Audit Log Click this item from the Server Health submenu to display all system and audit logs that occurred as shown below Note To display log entries in this submenu logs must first be configured To configure logs click Configuration in the main menu then click System and Audit Log see section 2 6 16 Host Identification Server SMC0025900FE78D 172 31 8 255 SUPERMICR RON rene Summary FRU Information System Information amp Configuration Remote Control Auto Video Recording Maintenance Miscellaneous System amp Audit Logs This page 4 logs of system G audit events for this device ifthe options have been configured f System Log f Audit Log UTC Offset GMT 0 Filter by Warning v This Filter 88 event entries EventID amp H
8. Maintenance Miscellaneous Sensor Readings Event Log System and Audit Log SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide 2 5 1 Sensor Readings Click this item in the Server Health submenu to display all sensor readings and their thresholds as shown below Host Identification Server SMC0025909E0674 172 31 17 148 SUPERMICR Sens E Summary FRU Information System Information Configuration Remote Control Auto Video Recording Maintenance Miscellaneous Sensor Readings All sensor a1 will be displayed here Double click on a record to toggle ON OFF the live widget for that particular sensor Il Sensors Sensor Count 27 sensors SensorName amp Status amp Current Reading CPU1 Temp Normal es o CPU2 Temp Not Available Not Available CPU1 Temp 33 C NORMAL System Temp Normal 5 5 Thresholds for this sensor Live WipGeT OFF On Peripheral Temp Normal 33 C ren Teme Soma z a 6 Lower Non Recoverable LNR 0 C 9 Upper Non Recoverable UNR 100 C H siz Hiie Lower Critical LC orc Upper Critical UC 98 C CPU2 Vcore Not Available Not Available Lower Non Critical LNC ou Upper Non Critical UNC 95 C VDIMM AB Normal 1 504 Volts VDIMM CD Normal 1 504 Volts VDIMM EF Not Available Not Available Graphical View of this sensor s events VDIMM GH Not Available Not Available VTT Normal 1 056 Volts VBAT Normal 3 12 Volts LAR 0 1 5V Normal 1 488 Volts uc 0 3 3VSB Nor
9. SEL IPM Network NTP SSH KVM meae Check All Uncheck All Save Reset onone WR 1 Click the checkbox under Preserve Status to preserve an individual configura tion item f Note 1 If you are using the Static IP mode it is recommended to preserve the Network configuration otherwise the update process will reset the network settings to DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol mode Note 2 Any configuration item left unchecked will be overwritten with factory default settings during firmware update 2 Check All Click this button to preserve all configuration items in the list 3 Uncheck All Click this button to overwrite all configuration items in the list 4 Save Click this button to save the settings and return to the Firmware Up date page 5 Reset Click this button to undo any changes that were made since entering the Preserve Configuration page 2 8 Chapter 2 Configuring BMC IPMI Settings 2 9 3 BMC Restore Factory Defaults Use this feature to restore all settings of the device to the default configuration Click Restore Factory Defaults from the Maintenance submenu to display the page below Host Identification Server SMC0025909E0674 172 31 17 148 SUPERMICR re UN NAG Summary FRU Information System Information Configuration Remote Control Auto Video Recording Maintenance Miscellaneous Restore Factory Defaults This page will restore
10. Select the appropriate IPMB device LUN if the event was generated by IPMB Sensor Configuration Sensor Type Select the type of sensor will activate the event filter action Sensor Name Select a sensor name from the drop down list Event Options Select either sensor related events or all events Event Data Configuration Event Trigger Use this field to assign an event reading type value The range is from 1 to 255 Event Data 1 AND Mask Use this field to indicate compared or wildcarded bits The range is from 1 to 255 This description also applies to Event Data 2 AND Mask amp Event Data 3 AND Mask Event Data 1 Compare 1 Compare 2 Use this field to indicate if each bit posi tion s comparison is an exact comparison or not This description also applies to Event Data 2 Compare 1 2 amp Event Data 3 Compare 1 2 Click the Add button to save the new event filter configuration and return to the Event Filter list Click the Reset button to reset all fields Click the Cancel button to abort configuration and return to the Event Filter list 2 26 Chapter 2 Configuring BMC IPMI Settings 2 6 2 b Alerts Adding and Modifying Alert Policies To add a new alert policy click the Alert Policy tab select an empty slot from the list and click the Add button To modify an alert policy select a configured slot and click the Modify button Whether adding or modifying an alert policy virtually the same window is displayed
11. Status This window displays the status of the target drive of the remote console Notes For Windows client If a logical drive on the physical drive is dis mounted the logical device will be redirected with Read permission only For MAC client Only USB Hard disk redirection is supported For Linux client Write mode is not supported for fixed hard drive redirec tion Only Read mode is supported For USB key image Supported formats are FAT16 FAT32 and NTFS 2 64 Chapter 2 Configuring BMC IPMI Settings 2 7 1 f Remote Console Keyboard Layout Use this feature to configure keyboard layout settings for the remote console Click Keyboard Layout in the Menu bar to display the options as shown below E Viewer 172 31 8 255 Al co oa 1 Auto Detect Dy 3 000 E D so l SoftKeyboard gt S The options in the Keyboard Layout submenu are described below e Auto Detect Check this to automatically detect the keyboard layout The au tomatically supported languages are English US French France Spanish Spain German Germany and Japanese Japan Note With the exception of English if the client and host languages are the same select the Auto Detect option to avoid keyboard typing errors e SoftKeyboard Scroll over this item to display a list of languages for the soft keyboard layout Select a language from the list to display the soft keyboard similar to the image below
12. V Register BMC Direct Dynamic DNS DHCP Client FQDN bond0 Domain Name Configuration Domain Settings bond0_v4 Domain Name IPv4 Domain Name Server Configuration DNS Server Settings bondd Preferred DNS Server Alternate DNS Server IPv6 Domain Name Server Configuration DNS Server Settings Manua Preferred DNS Server Alternate DNS Server The DNS page allows you to configure the following items Host Settings Select between Automatic or Manual Selecting manual will allow you to enter a host name e Host Name If host settings above is set to Manual enter the host name here Register BMC If this box is checked select the BMC network port to register with this DNS setting e Domain Settings Use the drop down list to make a selection If you choose DHCP select v4 or v6 for DHCP servers e Domain Name If Domain Settings above is set to Manual enter the domain name here e DNS Server Settings Use the drop down list to make a selection for IPv4 IPv6 Domain Name Server Configuration e Preferred DNS Server Alternate DNS Server If the DNS Server Settings above are set to Manual enter the preferred alternate DNS server IP address for IPv4 IPv6 Domain Name Server Configuration 2 31 SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide 2 6 8 Fan Speed Mode Use this feature to modify fan speed settings Click Fan Speed Mode in the Con figuration submenu to display the page below Host Identification Serv
13. tings screen in the Configuration submenu For more information about Network Settings see section 2 6 9 e MAC Address Displays the MAC address of the IPMI e V4 Network Mode Displays the v4 network mode Disable Static or DHCP of the IPMI e Pv4 Address Displays the IPv4 address of the IPMI not displayed if V4 Network Mode is disabled 2 9 SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide e V6 Network Mode Displays the v6 network mode Disable Static or DHCP of the IPMI e IPv6 Address Displays the IPv6 address of the IPMI not displayed if V6 Network Mode is disabled Remote Control A preview screen of the host server displays in the window of this section To reload the preview screen click the Refresh button in the preview window To redirect and manage the host server remotely click the Launch button to launch the Java redirection window JViewer The JViewer Note After clicking the Launch button a Java applet jviewer jnip is downloaded Launch the applet with the appropriate JRE Java Runtime Environment program System Information Platform Overall Health This section displays the status and reading of all available sensors on the server The Status column will display one of the following three states w Normal State Warning State e IN Critical State For more detailed information about the sensors click the Detail link located at the top of the sensor status table For information on a sp
14. 7 being the highest priority level Click the Save button to save any changes or click the Reset button to reset all modified fields to their original values 2 41 SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide 2 6 10 PAM Order Use this feature to configure the PAM order for user authentication Click PAM Order in the Configuration submenu to display the page below Host Identification Server SMC0025900FE78D 172 31 8 255 ADMIN SUPERMICR Administrator Summary FRU Information System Information Configuration Remote Control Auto Video Recording Maintenance Miscellaneous PAM Ordering This page is used to configure the PAM Ordering for the user authentication IPM A LDAP Active Directory 1 PAM Module The available PAM supported in the BMC are listed here 2 Move Up Select a PAM module and click this arrow button to move the mod ule up one level 3 Move Down Select a PAM module and click this arrow button to move the module down one level 4 Save Click this button to save changes 5 Reset Click this button to reset any changes to the original order 2 42 Chapter 2 Configuring BMC IPMI Settings 2 6 11 RADIUS Use this feature to configure RADIUS settings for user authentication Click RADIUS in the Configuration submenu to display the page below Host Identification Server SMC0025900FE78D 172 31 8 255 SUPERMICR ap ee
15. BMC You can use the available images here to add or replace images on remote media Host Identification Server SMC0025909E0674 172 31 17 148 SUPERMICR Saag cee Summary FRU Information System Information Configuration Remote Control Auto Video Recording Maintenance Miscellaneous Images Redirection Remote Media is used to mount the images from remote system and perform redirection Remote Media is currently disabled To configure Remote Media Settings Click on Advanced Settings Advanced Settings button Number of available Images 0 1 Floppy 2 CD DVD a edirec 1 Advanced Settings If an image is not available click this button to configure remote media settings For more information see section 2 6 5 a 2 Start Stop Redirection Select a configured slot and click this buton to start or stop the remote media redirection 3 Add Image Select an unconfigured slot and click this button to configure a new image to the device 4 Replace Image Select a configured slot and click this button to replace the existing image 5 Delete Image Select the desired image and click this button to delete the image f Note Image redirection must be stopped to replace or delete an image 2 33 SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide 2 6 5 a Images Redirection Advanced Media Settings Use this feature to enable remote media support and configure and image Click Advanced Settin
16. Power Cycle Server Powers off the server then reboots the system 2 68 Chapter 2 Configuring BMC IPMI Settings 2 7 1 1 Remote Console Active Users and Help ms Cid occu gt iS Viewer 17 Pri Video Keyboard Mouse Options Media Keyboard Layout VideoRecord Powel Active Users Help Zoom Size 100 o0 w Oe0 e ee g The Active Users and Help menu indicated above are described below e Active Users Click this to display all active users and their system IP address that are connected to the host system e Help Click this to display the JViewer version and copyright information 2 69 SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide 2 7 2 Serial Over LAN This feature allows you to launch the remote console by using Serial over LAN SOL Click Serial over LAN in the Remote Control submenu to display the page below Host Identification Server SMC0025900FE78D 172 31 8 255 SUPERMICR ec a ees Summary FRU Information Server Health Serial over LAN Press the button to launch the serial over LAN SOL and manage the server remotely SOL Console Follow the instructions below to launch SOL 1 Click the SOL Console button shown above to launch the remote console The IPMI SOL window displays as shown below B bttp 172 31 8 138 page SignedSOLAppletP html Internet Protected Mode On 2 A security warning will appear shown below indicating that the application s digi
17. S 2 Server SMC0025909E0674 172 31 17 148 UPERMICR User ADMIN Administrator Summary FRU Information System Information Configuration Remote Control Auto Video Recording Maintenance Miscellaneous Summary Dashboard gives the overall information about the status of the device and remote server BMC Device Information System Information Firmware Revision 1 10 73 Platform Overall Health Detail Event Logs Pie Detail Firmware Build Time Oct 30 2012 18 25 47 PDT J unknown 0 6 Network Information Edit Status Sensor Name Reading Info FANA 0 05 3 i PeH Temp 0 82 MAC Address 00 25 90 9E 06 74 CPU1Temp 66 C F vear 0 23 V4 Network Mode DHCP CPU2 Temp Not Available cruz Temp 0 16 Aa agen azn na az aan a TFANB 0 05 The IPMI Main screen contains the following sections e The Menu Bar 1 above e The Host Identification Window 2 above e The Main Display area 3 above 1 Menu Bar The menu bar consist of the following menu items Menu Bar Summary This menu displays system information and a remote console preview FRU Information This menu displays information from the BMC FRU file Server Health This menu displays server health monitoring status Configuration This menu allows you to configure the IPMI settings Remote Control This menu allows you to launch Remote Console perform power control or launch SOL console Auto Video Recording This menu allows you to configure automatic video
18. Size 100 x7 4 Show Cursor Alt C l O 1 gt lt L MouseMode The options in the Mouse submenu are described below Show Cursor Click this item to display the cursor on the screen e Mouse Calibration Check this box to calibrate the mouse threshold settings The local mouse color will appear in RED and the remote cursor in the remote console window will appear in white Both mouse cursors are initially synchro nized Use the or the keys to adjust the threshold settings until the cursors fall out of synch Once the desired level of synchronization is achieved press Alt T simultaneously to lock the threshold value Note Mouse Calibration is enabled only when the mouse mode is set to Relative see below e Mouse Mode Administrator only Use this feature to configure how mouse emulation is handled from the local window to the remote screen The two options are e Absolute Mode Check this radio button to use the Absolute mode for the Windows OS This will send the absolute position of the local mouse to the server e Relative Mode Check this radio button to use the Relative mode for the Linux Unix OS This will send the relative calculated mouse position dis placement to the server e Other Mouse Mode Check this radio button to use the Other Mouse mode for use with LSI s WebBIOS GUI Note IPMI is an OS independent platform and KVM support is an added feature for IPMI For your m
19. System Log Click the Enable checkbox to allow system logs and to enable configuration for the following fields 2 Log Type Select between preserving system logs in a local or remote log If Local Log is selected the log file will be stored at var log 3 File Size If Local Log is selected above enter the file size of the log file The size range is from 3 to 65535 bytes 4 Rotate Count If log information exceeds the preset file size above old log information will automatically be transferred to a back up files based on the rotate count number Enter a rotate count number ranging from 0 to 255 Note If the rotate count number is 0 old log information will be cleared permanently 5 Server Address If the Log Type is set to Remote Log enter the remote server address where logs will be stored Both IPv4 and FQDN Fully Quali fied Domain Name address formats are supported 6 Audit Log Click the Enable checkbox to enable audit logs 7 Save Click this button to save any changes 8 Reset Click this button to reset any modifications to the original settings 2 52 Chapter 2 Configuring BMC IPMI Settings 2 6 17 Users Use this feature to add and modify user settings Click Users in the Configuration submenu to display a list of the current available users similar to the page below Host Identification Server SMC0025900FE78D 172 31 8 255 SUPERMICR pe ee Summary FRU Information System Informa
20. This command displays the details of both existing and new firmware using the network connection with the ip address of 155 166 132 12 e Example 2 RWinFlsh nw ip 155 166 132 12 rom ima Description This command starts flashing the new rom ima to the firmware using the network connection with the IP address of 155 166 132 12 e Example 3 RWinFlsh nw ip 155 166 132 12 force boot rom ima Description This command starts flashing the new rom ima to the firmware with FORCE BootLoader Upgrade via the network connection using the IP address of 155 166 132 12 Using USB as a Medium To use USB as a medium you must first mount USB as a virtual media see Chapter 2 section 2 6 1 e 5 and 6 Also ensure that the Virtual Media Attach Mode is set to Attach see Chapter 2 section 2 5 12 3 e Example 1 RWinF lsh cd info rom ima Description This command displays the details of both existing and new firmware using a USB connection e Example 2 RWinFlsh cd rom ima Description This command starts flashing the new rom ima to the firmware us ing a USB connection Appendix A Flash Tools e Example 3 RWinF lsh cd force boot rom ima Description This command starts flashing the new rom ima to the firmware with FORCE BootLoader Upgrade using a USB connection c Com id C RWinFlsh gt RWin32Flsh exe nw ip 172 31 9 59 info C RWinFlsh DRW6F1638 ima CG gt Copyright 2068 American Megatrends Inc Pl
21. User s Guide 6 Destination Selector Select a destination from the drop down list 10 Note You must first configure the LAN destination Go to Cnfiguration gt Alert gt LAN Destination See section 2 5 2 c for more information Alert String Click the Event Specific checkbox to query whether or not the Alert String is event specific Alert String Key Select a value that will be used to look up the Alert String to send for this Alert Policy Click the Add button to save the alert policy and return to the Alert Policy list Click the Cancel button to abort and return to the Alert Policy list 2 28 Chapter 2 Configuring BMC IPMI Settings 2 6 2 c Alerts Adding and Modifying LAN Destinations To add a new LAN destination click the LAN Destination tab and select an empty slot from the list then click the Add button To modify a LAN destination select a configured slot and click the Modify button Whether adding or modifying a LAN destination a window similar to the image shown below will be displayed Ed Add LAN Destination entry 1 LAN Destination 1 2 Destination Type Snmp Trap v 3 Destination Address 4 Username anonymous 1 LAN Destination The LAN destination number is displayed This field is read only 2 Destination Type Select either SNMP Trap or Email Alert for the destination type If SNMP Trap is selected the Destination Address field below must be populated a
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23. ere NE en A E E ne eee A 7 vi Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 An Overview of the Renesas SH7757 BMC Controller The Renesas SH7757 controller is integrated with a robust set of peripheral func tions that are necssary for a Baseboard Management Controller BMC The RISC Reduced Instruction Set Computing CPU core built into the Reneasas SH7757 controller offers the user a superb solution to manage PCserver systems with great efficiency The Renesas SH7757 BMC supports 256 GB of memory and a speed of up to 576 MHz The motherboard also supports an additional 32 MB of Flash memory to store the firmware The controller provides on chip Memory Management Unit MMU which yeilds up to 4 GB of virtual address space Renesas SH7757 Peripheral Functions The Renesas SH7757 supports a variety of functions to manage a system To en able display redirection and recreation for remote system management the Renesas SH 7757 graphics controller integrates a PCI 3 0 Matrox G200 interface with a video data compressor to support Keyboard Video Mouse KVM The Renesas SH7757 also supports an l C bus interface and LPC bus interface two ethernet controllers serial communication interfaces and USB media hosting Other Renesas SH7757 Subsystem Features Supported e Network Connections Two Gigabit connections one dedicated LAN connection and one shared LAN with an onboard LAN controller e 1600 x 1200 resolution at 32 bp
24. f 2 noe SSL 3 View SSL Current Certificate Thu Jan 1 00 00 00 1970 New Certificate Current Privacy Key Thu Jan 1 00 00 00 1970 New Privacy Key The SSL Certificate Configuration page is divided into the following three sections 1 Upload SSL Use this tab to upload a certificate and private key file into the BMC See section 2 6 15 a Generate SSL Use this tab to generate the SSL certificate based on configu ration details See section 2 6 15 b View SSL Use this tab to view an uploaded SSL certificate See section 20 1 516 2 48 Chapter 2 Configuring BMC IPMI Settings 2 6 15 a SSL Upload SSL Click the Upload SSL tab in the SSL Certificate Configuration page to display the configuration information shown below Host Identification Server SMCO0025900FE78D 172 31 8 255 SUPERMICR Cee aes eee Summary FRU Information System Information Configuration Remote Control Auto Video Recording Maintenance Miscellaneous SSL Certificate Configuration This page is used to configure SSL certificate into the BMC Using this the device can be accessed in a secured mode Upload SSL option is used to upload the certificate and private key file into the BMC Generate SSL option is used to generate the SSL certificate based on configuration details View SSL option is used to view the uploaded SSL certificate in readable format Upload SSL Generate SSL View SSL D Current Certificate Thu Jan 1 00 00 00 1
25. launch the window shown below to configure Virtual Media settings Connected To Not connected Not connected Virtual HardDisk 1 Not connected 1 Floppy USB Key Media This section allows you to start or stop the redirec tion of a floppy drive or floppy image such as a img file Select one of the available options or click the Browse button to select the location of the floppy image 2 Connect Floppy After selecting the Floppy Media for your remote console click the Connect Floppy button to connect to the remote console via the drive chosen 2 63 SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide J CD DVD Media This section allows you to start or stop the redirection of a CD DVD drive or CD image such as a iso file Select one of the available options or click the Browse button to select the location of the CD DVD im age Connect CD DVD After selecting the CD DVD Media for your remote console click the Connect CD DVD button to connect to the remote console via the drive chosen Hard disk USB Key Media This section allows you to start or stop the redi rection of a Hard disk USB Key drive or image such as a img file Select one of the available options or click the Browse button to select the location of the Hard disk USB Key image Connect Hard disk USB Key After selecting the Hard disk USB Key Media for your remote console click the Connect Hard disk USB Key button to connect to the remote console via the drive chosen
26. of the User Management page To modify a user select a configured slot and click the Modify User button Whether adding or modifying a user virtually the same window is displayed similar to the image below EJ Modify User 1 Username ADMIN 2 Password Size 16 Bytes 20 Bytes 3 Password 4 User Access Enable 5 Network Privilege Administrator 7 Email Format AMI Format 8 Uploaded SSH Key Not Available 9 New SSH Key L Change Password Confirm Password Modify Cancel A description for each of the fields is provided below 1 Username Enter the name of the user The case sensitive name must be from 4 to 16 characters and start with a letter character The following special characters are not allowed comma period colon semicolon space slash backslash left parenthesis right parenthesis Password Size Select the desired maximum password size of 16 or 20 bytes Password Confirm Password Enter and confirm the password No white space is allowed and the password must be at least eight 8 characters long but not exceed 20 characters User Access Click the checkbox to enable network access for the user Network privilege Select the network privilege level for the user The avail able levels are Administrator Operator User OEM Proprietary and No Access Email ID Enter the email address for the user Note The SMTP server must be configured
27. of the IPMICFG utility file to a bootble USB 4 Boot the system into the USB and run the IPMICFG utility 5 Type IPMICFG and press lt Enter gt for a list of commands provided below Note For additional IPMI configuration information see the ReleaseNote file included with the IPMICFG utility at the FTP site IPMICFG Version 1 02 Build 120820 Copyright 2012 Super Micro Computer Inc Usage IPMICFG Params Example IPMICFG m 192 168 1 123 Cs eaamae es oc U ro T ShowsGateway IP CaP Sots Gateway IP format PARERA a mcos OOOO tag is not given it uses previously saved value selftest Checking and reporting on the basic health of BMC 2 4 Chapter 2 Configuring BMC IPMI Settings Format NetFn LUN Cmd Data1 DataN 2 5 SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide 2 2 psfruinfo Power supply FRU health user list List user privilege information user help Show user privilege code user del lt user id gt Delete user user level Modify user privilege Accessing the Remote Server from a Browser on Your Computer 1 Connect a LAN cable to the dedicated IPMI LAN port or the onboard LAN1 port Choose a computer that is connected to the same network and open the browser Enter the IP address of the server that you want to connect to in the address bar of your browser Once your machine is connected to the remote server the Log In screen as shown on the next page will display 2 6 Chap
28. recording settings Maintenance This menu allows the user to update the firmware and BIOS restore factory defaults and make changes to the System Admin account Miscellaneous This menu allows you to view post snooping codes view power infor mation and enable disable UID HELP This provides a basic description for each feature on the page Above the HELP menu are several quick button options for the following functions e Refresh Click this to refresh the page e Print Click this to print the page e Logout Click this to logout from the IPMI utility 2 The Host Identification Window The Host Identification window at the top center of the IPMI screen displays the name and IP address of the host server and the name and privilege level of the logged in user 3 The Main Display Area This area displays the body of information associated with a menu selection The Summary menu is shown in the main display area after you log in 2 8 Chapter 2 Configuring BMC IPMI Settings 2 3 Summary The Summary menu displays ovarall information regarding the status of the server Click Summary in the menu bar to display a screen similar to the one shown below Host Identification Server SMC0025909E0674 172 31 17 148 SUPERMICR eo e Summary FRU Information System Information Configuration Remote Control Auto Video Recording Maintenance Miscellaneous Summary Dashboard gives the overall information about
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30. to select 512 bits or 1024 bits 10 Generate Click this button to generate the new certificate Once it is success fully generated HTTPs service will be restarted to use the new certificate Your internet browser will now indicate https lt your system IP address gt 2 50 Chapter 2 Configuring BMC IPMI Settings 2 6 15 c SSL View SSL Click the View SSL tab in the SSL Certificate Configuration page to view a list of SSL information similar to the image below Host Identification Server SMC0025900FE78D 172 31 8 255 SUPERMICR ee es Summary FRU Information System Information Configuration Remote Control Auto Video Recording Maintenance Miscellaneous SSL Certificate Configuration This page is used to configure SSL certificate into the BMC Using this the device can be accessed in a secured mode Upload SSL option is used to upload the certificate and private key file into the BMC Generate SSL option is used to generate the SSL certificate based on configuration details View SSL option is used to view the uploaded SSL certificate in readable format Upload SSL Generate SSL View SSL Basic Information Version Serial Number Signature Algorithm Public Key Issued From Common Name CN AMI Organization O American Megatrends Inc Organization Unit OU Service Processors City or Locality L Atlanta State or Province ST Georgia Country C US Email Address support ami com Validity Information Val
31. to view audit events 3 Filter By This drop down is visible only under the System Log tab Selection options include Alert Critical Error Notification Warning Debug Emergency and Information 4 Event ID This item displays the event ID of this event 5 Time Stamp This item displays the time that the event occurred 6 HostName This item displays the hostname of the device where the event occurred 7 Description This item provides a brief description of the event To clear the System Audit logs click the Clear Event Logs button at the bottom of the list 2 18 Chapter 2 Configuring BMC IPMI Settings 2 6 Configuration This feature allows you to configure various network settings Click Configuration in the main menu to display submenu items shown below Host Identification S Server SMC0025909E0674 172 31 17 148 UPERMICR User ADMIN Administrator C Refresh QP ogo Summary FRU Information System Information E EO Remote Control Auto Video Recording Maintenance Miscellaneous HELP Active Directory Active Directory Settings Alert Bases Advanced Settings The Active Directory is currently disabled To enable Active Direct i his on Advanced Settings button Fan Speed Mode The list below shows the current list of configured Role Groups z 5 unconfigured slot and press Add Role Group Images Redirection LDAP Mouse Mode 1 s NCSI B role group select the name in the list a
32. users who intend to configure the IPMI settings supported by the Renesas SH7757 Baseboad Management Controller BMC embedded in Su permicro s motherboards It provides detailed information on how to configure the IPMI settings supported by the Renesas SH7757 BMC chip User s Guide Organization Chapter 1 provides an overview to the IPMI Controller It also introduces the fea tures and the functionality of IPMI Chapter 2 provides detailed instructions on how to configure the IPMI settings supported by the Renesas SH7757 Controller Appendix A provides detailed information on Flash Tools Conventions Used in the User s Guide Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper IPMI con figuration Warning Important information given to avoid IPMI configuration errors Note Additional information given to ensure correct IPMI configuration and proper system setup SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address Super Micro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A Tel 1 408 503 8000 Fax 1 408 503 8008 Email marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support Web Site www supermicro com Europe Address Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Te
33. 21 FANA Fan Lower Critical Going Low Asserted 67 01 26 2012 16 36 17 PCH TEMP Temperature Lower Non Critical Going Low Deasserted 66 01 26 2012 16 36 17 PCH TEMP Temperature Lower Critical Going Low Deasserted 65 01 26 2012 16 36 17 PCH TEMP Temperature Lower Non Recoverable Going Low Deasserted 64 01 26 2012 16 36 17 VBAT Voltage Lower Non Critical Going Low Deasserted 63 01 26 2012 16 36 17 VBAT Voltage Lower Critical Going Low Deasserted at Clear All Event Logs 1 From the drop down menu select an event category to show the event log which includes the following categories All Events Sensor Specific Events BlOS Generated Events and System Management Software Events In addi tion to these events it is normal to see boot up and shutdown events gener ated by the installed system software OS The table below lists examples of these types of events OS Boot A boot completed OS Stop Shut Stop during OS load initialization Unexpected error dur down ing system startup Stopped waiting for input or power cycle reset Run time stop a k a core dump blue screen OS graceful stop system powered up but normal OS operation has shut down and system is awaiting reset pushbutton power cycle or other external input 2 Filter by From the drop down menu select the sensor type to display 3 BMC Timezone Displays the events using the BMC UTC Offset timestamp 2 16 10 11
34. 8 SUPERMICR a ee Auto Video Recording Maintenance Miscellaneous y Post Snooping Power Management 3 UID Setting Summary FRU Information System Information Configuration Remote Control Post Snooping Display post snoop code Post Snooping b2 1 Post Snooping Click this item to display the above image and query the POST Power On Self Test Snooping code Click the Refresh button to get the current post snooping code 2 Power Management Click this item to display the below image Host Identification Server SMC0025900FE78D 172 31 8 255 SUPERMICR nee TIA Auto Video Recording Maintenance Miscellaneous Summary FRU Information System Information Configuration Remote Control Power Management Current Power Consumption Not Available Watt Power Capping Power Capping Enable e Current Power Consumption Displays read only the current total power consumption for the server Click the Refresh button to display updated data VA Note If the power supply does not support this feature the data in this field will show as Not Available e Power Capping Click the checkbox to enable power capping then enter the maximum number of watts the system will be allowed to consume Click Save to save changes 2 81 SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide 3 UID Click this item to enable or disable UID Unit Identification support as shown in the image below H
35. 970 2 New Certificate G Current Privacy Key Thu Jan 1 00 00 00 1970 4 New Privacy Key 1 Current Certificate Displays current certificate information read only 2 New Certificate Click the Browse button to the right of this field to select a certificate file the file should have a pem extension 3 Current Privacy Key Displays current privacy key information read only 4 New Privacy Key Click the Browse button to the right of this field to select a privacy key file the file should have a pem extension 5 Upload Click this button to upload any new certificate or privacy key files into the BMC Note Once the files are successfully uploaded HTTPs service will be restarted to use the new certificate 2 49 SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide 2 6 15 b SSL Generate SSL Click the Generate SSL tab in the SSL Certificate Configuration page to display the configuration information shown below Host Identification Server SMC0025900FE78D 172 31 8 255 SUPERMICR a a Summary FRU Information System Information Configuration Remote Control Auto Video Recording Maintenance amp Mi SSL Certificate Configuration This ppan sed to configure SSL c els into the BMC Using this the de mee n be sedin red mode eee sae option sed to upload the certificate and private key file into the BMC Generate SSL option is used to gen ia te S56 srmicals bas ed ol nfiguration details View SSL option sa
36. MC 2 3 SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide 2 8 1 Triggers Configuration This submenu allows you to select the events that will trigger the automatic video recording function Click Triggers Configuration in the Auto Video Recording sub menu to display the page below Host Identification Server SMC0025909E0674 172 31 17 148 User ADMIN Administrator SUPERMICR Summary FRU Information System Information Configuration Remote Control Auto Video Recording Maintenance Miscellaneous Triggers Configuration This page allows the user to configure which events will trigger the auto video recording function of the KVM server a Temperature Voltage Critical Events m Temperature Voltage Non Critical Events o Temperature Voltage Non Recoverable Events E fan state changed Events L Watchdog Timer Events E Chassis Power on Event Chassis Power off Event E Chassis Reset Event E Particular Date and Time Event Date January 1 2005 a J LPC Reset Event Time hh mm ss Save Reset The folowing events can be added or removed as a trigger for the auto video recording function Note To perform auto video recording KVM service should be enabled see section 2 6 13 e Temperagure Voltage Critical Events e Temperature Voltage Non Critical Events e Temperature Voltage Non Recoverable Events e Fan state changed events e Watchdog Timer Event Chassis Power on Event e Chassis Power o
37. Number 0 m E Package ID 0 The available NCSI settings are described below e NCSI Interface Select the interface name for which you would like to configure settings Channel Number Select the channel number to configure for the selected interface e Package ID Select the package ID for the selected interface 2 39 SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide 2 6 9 Network Use this feature to configure network settings for the available LAN channels Click Network in the Configuration submenu to display the page below Host Identification Server SMC0025900FE78D 172 31 8 255 SUPERMICR ee Summary FRU Information System Information Configuration Remote Control Auto Video Recording Maintenance Miscellaneous Network Settings Manage network settings of the device Network Bonding E Enable Default Interfaces Fail Over LAN Interface bond0 z LAN Settings Enable MAC Address 00 25 90 0F E7 8D IPv4 Configuration Obtain an IP address automatically v Use DHCP IPv4 Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway IPv6 Configuration IPv6 Settings E Enable Obtain an IP address automatically Use DHCP IPv6 Address Subnet Prefix length Default Gateway VLAN Configuration VLAN Settings E Enable VLAN ID VLAN Priority The available network settings are described below Network Bonding Click the Enabled checkbox to activate network bonding and enable the associated c
38. RMICR papel arcana acini Summary FRU Information System Information Configuration Remote Control Auto Video Recording Maintenance LDAP Settings LDAP is currently disabled To enable LDAP and configure its settings Click on Advanced Settings button Advanced Settings The list below shows the current list of configured Role Groups If you would like to delete or modify a role group select the name in the list and press Delete Role Group or Modify Role Group To add a new Role Group select an unconfigured slot and press Add Role Group Number of configured Role groups 0 1 Advanced Settings If LDAP is disabled click this button to enable it For more information on enabling active directory see section 2 5 6a 2 Role Group ID This item displays the role group ID 3 Group Name This item displays the name of the role group 4 Group Domain This item displays the domain of the role group 5 Group Privilege This item displays the privilege level assigned to the role group 6 Add Role Group Click this button to add a new role group For more informa tion see section 2 6 6 b 7 Modify Role Group Click this button to modify a selected role group A role group may also be modified by double clicking on its slot 8 Delete Role Group Click this button to delete an existing role group 2 35 SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide 2 6 6 a LDAP Advanced Settings Use this feature to configure LDAP a
39. SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com Super Micro Computer Inc Supermicro reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software and docu mentation is the property of Supermicro and or its licensors and is supplied only under a license Any use or reproduction of this product is not allowed except as expressly permitted by the terms of said license IN NO EVENT WILL SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL SPECULATIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed
40. a location for the video to be saved Biomed OO 2 Video Length 20 Seconds Video to be Saved Normalized video resolution to 1024 X 768 This might reduce the video quality 2 66 Chapter 2 Configuring BMC IPMI Settings 4 In the Directory window select a location and click the Choose Directory but ton This will return you to the Video Record window 5 In the Video Record window click OK to save the entries and return to the Console Redirection screen Video Length 20 Seconds Video to be Saved CiDocumentsiVorkflowWideos Normalized video resolution to 1024 X 768 This might reduce the video quality 6 Click VideoRecord in the redirection window The Start Record option is now enabled BA Viewer 172 31 8 255 Amir 2 6 7 SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide 2 7 1 h Remote Console Power Use this feature to perform power functions using the remote console Click Power in the Menu bar to display the options as shown below Video Keyboard Mouse Options Media Keyboard Layout VideoRecord DO w O60 C6656 Power On Server Power Cycle Server The options in the Power submenu are described below e Reset Server Reboots the system without powering off e Immediate Shutdown Immediately powers off the server Orderly Shutdown Powers off the server after OS shutdown functions have completed e Power On Server Powers on the server e
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42. allows you to set the number of virtual media devices Note To mount virtual media launch the remote console JViewer and click Media gt Virtual Media Wizard see section 2 7 1 e for more informa tion Remote Session This item allows you to configure KVM and Virtual Meda encryption settings for the next redirection session Services This item allows you to configure services running on the BMC e SMTP This item allows you to configure Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SMTP settings To set up an email alert enter the IP address of your mail server in the SMTP SSL This item allows you to configure Secure Sockets Layer SSL certificate settings e System and Audit Log This item allows the user to configure system event logging e Users This item allows you to add delete and modify user data such as user name password and priviliges 2 20 Chapter 2 Configuring BMC IPMI Settings 2 6 1 Active Directory The active directory stores network and domain data It also offers a variety of functions that include providing and organizing object information for quick retrieval and easy access for the end user and administrator Click Active Directory in the Configuration submenu to display and configure Active Directory settings Host Identification Server SMC0025900FE78D 172 31 8 255 SUPERMICR fe Summary FRU Information System Information Configuration Remote Control Auto Video Recording Mainten
43. ance Miscellaneous Active Directory Settings Q Advanced Settings The Active Directory is currently disabled To enable Active Directory and configure its settings Click on Advanced Settings button The list below shows the current list of configured Role Groups If you would like to delete or modify a role group select the name in the list and press Delete Role Group or Modify Role Group To add a new Role Group select an unconfigured slot and press Add Role Group Number of configured Role groups 0 1 Advanced Settings If Active Directory is currently disabled click this button to enable it For more information on enabling the active directory see section 2 6 1a 2 Role Group ID This item displays the role group ID 3 Group Name This item displays the name of the role group which consists of a string of 255 alpha numeric characters 4 Group Domain This item displays the domain of the role group which con sists of a string of 255 alpha numeric characters 5 Group Privilege This item displays the privilege level assigned to the role group 6 Add Role Group Click this button to add a new role group see section 2 6 1 0 7 Modify Role Group Click this button to modify a selected role group A role group may also be modified by double clicking on its slot 8 Delete Role Group Click this button to delete an existing role group 2 21 SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide 2 6 1 a Act
44. bmenu to display a list of available services and their settings as shown in the image below Host Identification Server SMC0025900FE78D 172 31 8 255 SUPERMICR igi eel Summary FRU Information System Information Configuration Remote Control Auto Video Recording Maintenance Miscellaneous Services Below is a list of services running on the BMC It shows current status and other basic information about the services Select a slot and press Modify button to modify the services configuration Service Name Current State amp Interfaces amp Secure Port Timeout amp web Active eth0 80 443 1800 20 kvm Active etho 7578 7582 2 cd media Active bond0 5120 5124 1 fd media Active eth0 5122 5126 1 hd media Active eth0 5123 5127 1 ssh Active eth0 22 600 1 one Wh Modifying a Service To modify a service select a slot from the list and click the Modify button or double click the slot to open the configuration window shown below Ea Modify Service 1 Service Name web 2 Current State W Active 3 Interfaces bondd 4 Nonsecure Port 80 5 Secure Port seconds T Maximum Sessions 20 8 9 1 Service Name The service name of the selected slot is displayed This field is read only 2 Current State Click this checkbox to change the state of the service to active or inactive When checked the service is active and the fields below are enab
45. chnical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address Super Micro Computer Inc 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Rd Chung Ho Dist New Taipei City 235 Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991 Web Site www supermicro com tw Email support supermicro com tw Technical Support Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Technical Support Preface Notes SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1 EO DU CU OI ai raciesin cc aes cesses scape ee ste eeedexteecdeenteewianenetocess 1 1 1 1 An Overview of the Renesas SH7757 BMC Controller cccceesseeeeeeees 1 1 1 2 SH7757 Block DIAGN NW ssccszsiecacrdcrenseateantenvaeredaedark oid cleo nelgctioneastatenteeeeeeadoue 1 2 1 3 A Brief Introduction to the IPM scescscccoscscentciacssecsseevidosseternacsedencsocsaerenteecseesiates 1 2 1 4 Supported Motherboards and Blades ccccccccceececeeeeeceeeceeeeeeseseeseaeeees 1 3 1 5 An Important Note to the USe cc ccccccccccsseeceeeceeeceeceseueesesesaeeeseaeesaeees 1 3 Chapter 2 Configuring the IPMI SettingS ccsscccssscerssessssessnenesnsesanes 2 1 2 1 Configuring BIOS IPMI SQUin GS a c 23csiac cade acctieeaadascnenejocsbiencduiaateasdatancieemensants 2 1 Enabling COM Port tor SOL IPM scascedsoncedscsccatscaxtatvanesteasesdeactasstcrcnedkeaccavees 2 1 Enabling All Onboard USB DOM S sccssacesce sccnscmsnctegucnaceiowilavnnstabncieatectoronissestte
46. ct one of the options below and press Perform Action Hostis currently on Reset Server Power Off Server Immediate D Power Off Server Orderly Shutdown Power On Server Power Cycle Server Perform Action Select a power control function then click Perform Action lower right side of page to execute The power control options are described below Reset Server Reboots the system without powering off e Power Off Server Immediate Immediately powers off the server e Power Off Server Orderly Shutdown Powers off the server after OS shutdown functions have completed e Power On Server Powers on the server Power Cycle Server Powers off the server then reboots the system 2 2 Chapter 2 Configuring BMC IPMI Settings 2 8 Auto Video Recording This menu allows you to configure automatic video recording settings Click Auto Video Recroding in the main menu to display the submenu contents as shown below Server SMC0025909E0674 172 31 17 148 User ADMIN Administrator SUPERMICR Summary FRU Information System Information Configuration Remote Control Auto Video Recording Maintenance Miscellaneous The Auto Video Recording submenu contains the following items e Triggers Configuration This submenu allows you to select which events will trigger the auto video recording function e Recorded Video This submenu allows you to veiw download and delete videos recorded on the B
47. d wucwine siasadad sae certificate in readable fori rack Upload SSL f Generate SSL f View SSL Common Name CN Organization O Organization Unit OU City or Locality L State or Province ST Country C Email Address Valid for days Key Length 512 x bits 40 Genera te 9009909999 1 Common Name CN Enter the common name 64 characters maximum for the generated certificate The and special characters are not allowed 2 Organization O Enter the organization name 64 characters maximum for the generated certificate The and special characters are not allowed 3 Organization Unit OU Enter the overall organization section unit name 64 characters maximum for the generated certificate The and special characters are not allowed 4 City or Locality L Enter the city or locality of the organization required A maximum of 64 characters is allowed and characters are not allowed 5 State or Province ST Enter the state province of the organization required 64 characters maximum is allowed and characters are not allowed 6 Country C Enter the two character country code of the organization re quired Only two characters no special characters are allowed 7 Email Address Enter the email address of the organization required 8 Valid for Enter the number of days from 1 to 3650 the certificate is valid 9 Key Length Use the drop down list
48. dvanced settings When you click the Advanced Settings button see previous page the below window will display Advanced LDAP Settings 1 LDAP Authentication E Enable 2 IP Address 6 Search Base D Save Cancel 1 LDAP Authentication Click the Enable checkbox to activate and configure the LDAP authentication information below 2 IP Address Enter the IP address of the LDAP server 3 Port Enter the LDAP port number The default port is 389 For a secure con nection the default port is set to 636 4 Bind DN This is a string of 4 to 64 alpha numeric characters used to au thenticate the client to the server For example dc administrator dc com ou login 5 Password Enter the password of the LDAP server The password can not exceed 48 characters and white space is not allowed 6 Search Base Enter the search base for the LDAP server This shows the client which port in the external directory tree to use for doing search For example dc administrator dc com ou login 4 Note Search base must begin with an alpha numeric character Special symbols are allowed 7 Save Click this button to save the changes 8 Cancel Click this button to abort and return to LDAP Settings page 2 36 Chapter 2 Configuring BMC IPMI Settings 2 6 6 b LDAP Adding and Modifying Role Groups Use this feature to add a role group to the LDAP Settings page Select a blank row from the R
49. e redirection for SOL COM2 is set to Enabled by default Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Console Redirection Enabled 2 1 SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide Enabling All Onboard USB ports 1 Press the lt Del gt key at bootup to enter the BIOS Setup utility 2 From the Advanced menu navigate to Chipset Configuration and press lt Enter gt 3 From the Chipset Configuration submenu select South Bridge and press lt Enter gt 4 Make sure that All USB Devices is set to Enabled If not select All USB Devices and press lt Enter gt to set as enabled This is required for KVM to work properly Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc All USB Devices Enabled Configuring the IP Address Using the BIOS 1 Press the lt Del gt key at bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility 2 From the IPMI menu navigate to BMC network configuration and press lt Enter gt 3 Select Configuration Address Source and press lt Enter gt to display the ad dress source options which are DHCP and Static If Static is selected you will need to know the IP address of this computer and enter it to the system manually in the field If DHCP is selected the BIOS will search for a DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server in the network that it is attached to and request the next available IP address for this computer 2 2 Chapter 2 Configuring BMC IPMI Setting
50. ease enter login information User ADMIN Password xxx Creating IPMI session via network with address 172 31 99 59 Done smuare Details RomI mage ExistingImage from Flash ModuleName Description Version ModuleName Description boot BootLoader 8 1 boot BootLoader pcie n pcie conf Conf igParams s conf Conf igParams bkupconf bkupconf root Root root Root osimage Linux O n osimage Linux O wu Web Pages a wu Web Pages rainier rainier GO aJ O a A Ga M pt C RWinFlsh gt _ SUPER X9 SMM BMC User s Guide A 4 Flashing the BMC Firmware in the Linux Environment RLinFlsh is used to flash the BMC firmware in the Linux environment using network or USB connections To flash the BMC in Linux follow the instructions below Warning Avoid any interruption during the firmware update process Any interruption may result in device failure 1 Open the Terminal Go to RLinFlsh Linux path 2 The file libipmi so 1 should be accessible to a Linux system Usually when running an application Linux will search for a file in dependent libraries in default locations such as usr lib lib folders 3 Copy libipmi so 1 to lib or usr local lib Run ldconfig or Copy libipmi so 1 to a folder and issue the following command LD_LIBRARY_PATH lt location_of_libipmi_so gt RLinFlsh Note You may have to create a link to libipmi so 1 0 In sf libipmi so 1 0 libipmi so 1 4 Use the settings as listed below e Format
51. eature to modify system administrator settings Click System Administrator from the Maintenance submenu to display the page below Host Identification Server SMC0025900FE78D 172 31 8 255 SUPERMICR ae ee Summary FRU Information System Information Configuration Remote Control Auto Video Recording Maintenance Miscellaneous System Administrator This page allows the user to enable disable access and change the password for the System Administrator account Username sysadmin 2 User Access V Enable G El Change Password 4 Password Confirm Password D 12 Below is a description of all the available system administrator settings 1 Username The username of the administrator is displayed read only 2 User Access Mark this checkbox to enable user access for the administrator 3 Change Password Mark this checkbox to change the administrator password 4 Password Confirm Password If the Change Password checkbox is marked enter the new password into these fields f Note The new password must be from 8 to 16 characters long with no white space 5 Save Click this button to save any changes 6 Reset Click this button to reset any changes to the original settings 2 80 Chapter 2 Configuring BMC IPMI Settings 2 10 Miscellaneous This feature allows you to perform the miscellaneous activities displayed below Host Identification Server SMC0025909E0674 172 31 17 14
52. ecific sensor click the magnifying glass icon next to the sensor Note The Details link and the magnifying glass icon will jump you to the Sensor Readings page System Information gt Sensor Readings See section 2 5 1 for more information Event Logs Pie This section displays a pie chart illustration of all events detected by the sensors as well as the available space remaining in logs To view a list of events for a specific item click the corresponding color coded rectangle 2 10 Chapter 2 Configuring BMC IPMI Settings 2 4 FRU Information This feature allows you to view the contents of the BMC FRU file Click FRU Information in the menu bar to display a screen similar to the one shown below Host Identification Server SMC0025909E0674 172 31 17 148 SUPERMICR E O Summary FRU Information System Information Configuration Remote Control Auto Video Recording Maintenance Miscellaneous Field Replaceable Unit FRU This page gives detailed information for the various FRU devices present in this system Basic Information FRU Device ID 0 X FRU Device Name BMC_FRU Chassis Information Chassis Information Area Format Version 1 Chassis Type Unspecified Chassis Part Number Chassis Serial Number Chassis Extra Board Information Board Information Area Format Version 1 Language 0 Manufacture Date Time Wed Jun 22 09 51 00 2011 Board Manufacturer Supermicro Board Product Name Board Serial N
53. en in or out Lists the HotKeys Indicates server power status red off green on and can be used to power the server on or off 2 58 Chapter 2 Configuring BMC IPMI Settings 2 7 1 a Console Redirection Video Use this item to configure video settings for your remote console Click Video in the Menu bar to display the video options as shown below JViewer 172 31 8 255 Keyboard Mouse Options Media Keyboard Layo VideoRecor Power Active User Help Zoom Size 100 ETT Resume Redirection Alt R a 50 100 150 Refresh Video Alte O Full Screen Alt F The options in the Video submenu are described below Pause Redirection Freezes the screen Resume Redirection Re activates a frozen screen Refresh Video Refreshes the display Full Screen Expands the display to full screen mode Exit Closes the Remote Console window 2 59 SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide 2 7 1 6 Console Redirection Keyboard Use this item to emulate keyboard strokes on the remote console Click Keyboard in the Menu bar to display the remote console keyboard options as shown below a pme A JViewer 172 31 8 255 4 fp acj Video Keyboard Mouse Options Media Keyboard Layout VideoRecord Power Active Users Help Zoom Size 100 d O Hold Right Ctri Key gO ee F e eO Ea 7E J ey 50 100 150 0 4 1 Hold Right Alt Key J Hold Left Ctri Key J Hold Left Alt Key Left Windows Key gt Right Windows Key gt
54. er SMC0025909E0674 172 31 17 148 SUPERMICR ee ee Summary FRU Information System Information Configuration Remote Control Auto Video Recording Maintenance Miscellaneous Fan Speed Mode Settings Fan speed mode settings can be modified here Full Speed Mode Standard Mode Optimal Mode Fans operate at designated speed based on the highest temperature pap anos e designated speed Pasadan MA Sarrncectes oi All fans spin at full speed to achieve maximum cooling capacity the monitored components CPU memory south bridge add on ZONE 2 Fans perks ol designaled specd based on the termperstare of south bridge and add on cards Save e Full Speed Mode Select this option for the fans to provide maximum cooling e Standard Mode Select this option for system fans to operate at predetermined speeds based upon the temperature of the hottest monitored components e Optimal Mode Select this option for system fans to operate at predetermined speeds within each cooling zone based upon the temperature of the hottest monitored components in each cooling zone Click the Save button to save any changes 2 32 Chapter 2 Configuring BMC IPMI Settings 2 6 5 Images Redirection Use this feature to remotely mount images and perform redirection Click Images Redirection in the Configuration submenu to display a table similar to the image shown below The image table displays the configured images available on the
55. ff Event e Chassis Reset Event e Particular Date and Timie Event e LPC Reset Event Click Save to save changes or click Reset to reset fields to the original settings 2 74 Chapter 2 Configuring BMC IPMI Settings 2 8 2 Video Recording This submenu allows you to view download or delete recorded videos on the BMC Click Video Recording in the Auto Video Recording submenu to display the page below Host Identification Server SMC0025909E0674 172 31 17 148 User ADMIN Administrator SUPERMICR C Refresh Print gt Logout HELP Summary FRU Information System Information Configuration Remote Control Auto Video Recording Maintenance Miscellaneous Video Recording Below is a list of available recorded video files on the BMC Select a video and press the Play Video button to play the video Select a video and press the Download button to download and save the video Press the Delete button to delete the selected video Number of available Video files 0 a FileName amp File Information DATA NOT AVAILABLE If no video data has been recorded the display area will indicate Data Not Avail able If video data is available the serial number file name and file information day date time of the recorded video will be displayed Select a video to perform any of the following actions 1 Play Video Click this button to play the video in a Java applet 2 Do
56. gs to display the Advanced Media Settings window shown below x Advanced Media Settings 1 Remote Media Support El Enable 2 Server Address 3 Source Path 4 Share Type NFS Username 5 Password Domain Name 0 l Save Cancel 1 Remote Media Support Click the Enable checkbox to activate remote media support or leave the box blank to disable support Note Local media support and remote media support cannot be enabled at the same time 2 Server Address Enter the server address of the remote media where the im ages are stored 3 Source Path Enter the source path of the remote media where the images are stored 4 Share Type Select the share type of the remote media server The options are NFS and Samba CIFS 5 Username Password and Domain Name If the Share Type is Samba CIFS enter the user credentials to authenticate the server 6 Save Click this button to save the changes 7 Cancel Click this button to abort and return to the Images Redirection page 2 34 Chapter 2 Configuring BMC IPMI Settings 2 6 6 LDAP Light Weight Directory Access Protocol LDAP is an internet protocol used for user authentication With an LDAP server configured on your network it can be used to authenticate and manage users Click LDAP in the Configuration submenu to display the LDAP settings page shown below Host Identification Server SMC0025900FE78D 172 31 8 255 SUPE
57. hh mm ss 16 27 30 UTC Timezone GMT 0 Y Hour s 4 NTP Server E Automatically synchronize Date amp Time with NTP Server 0 l Refresh Save Reset Date Enter month date and year in this row 2 Time Enter hour minute and second in the hh mm ss format 3 UTC Timezone Select from the list of UTC offset values for the NTP server 4 NTP Server Enter the name of the NTP server in this field This field is disabled if the Automatically synchronize checkbox see 5 is not check marked 5 Automatically synchronize Date amp Time Check this box to enable synchroni zation of time and date of the client computer with the NTP server 6 Refresh Click this button to refresh the page 7 Save Click this item to save any changes done to the Time and Date set tings 8 Reset Click this button to reset any changes back to the previous values 2 30 Chapter 2 Configuring BMC IPMI Settings 2 6 4 DNS Use this feature to configure DNS settings Click DNS in the Configuration submenu to display the DNS Server Settings page as shown below Host Identification Server SMC0025900FE78D 172 31 8 255 SUPERMICR Ee eee eee Summary FRU Information System Information Configuration Remote Control Auto Video Recording Maintenance DNS Server Settings Manage DNS settings of the device Host Configuration Host Settings Automatic Host Name Register BMC
58. his item displays the reading of the sensor 2 14 10 11 12 13 Chapter 2 Configuring BMC IPMI Settings Lower Non Recoverable LNR This is the low threshold of a non recoverable item Any item with a reading below this point will not be recovered Lower Critical LC This is the low threshold of a critical item Any item with a reading below this threshold is in a critical state Lower Non Critical LNC This is the low threshold of a non critical item Any item with a reading above this threshold is not in a critical state Upper Non Recoverable UNR This is the high threshold of a non recover able item Any item with a reading above this point will not be recovered Upper Critical UC This is the high threshold of a critical item Any item with a reading above this threshold is in a critical state Upper Non Critical UNC This is the high threshold of a non critical item Any item with a reading below this threshold is not in a critical state This area provides a graphical view of the selected sensor s events View this Event Log Click this button to view the event log for the selected sensor Live Widget Toggle Live Widgets on or off Live widgets can track the be havior of a sensor over a specific span of time and at defined intervals The widget displays the results as a line graph Multiple widgets may be open at once and will remain visible while you navigte through other menu selections Turn
59. id From Sep 12 09 36 47 2008 GMT Valid To Jan 25 09 36 47 2010 GMT Issued To Common Name CN AMI Organization O American Megatrends Inc Organization Unit OU Service Processors The SSL information is divided into the following four sections e Basic Information This section lists basic information about the SSL certificate e Issued From This section lists information about the certificate issuer e Validity Information This section lists information about the certificate validity period e Issued To This section lists information about the certificate owner 2 51 SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide 2 6 16 System and Audit Log Use this feature to change settings for event and audit logs Click System and Audit Log in the Configuration submenu to display the page below Host Identification Server SMC0025909E0674 172 31 17 148 SUPERMICR ee eee Summary FRU Information System Information Configuration Remote Control Auto Video Recording Maintenance System and Audit Log Settings Enable and configure logging of system events below Or you can enable disable logging of audit events Press the Save button to save your changes System Log V Enable Log Type LocalLog RemoteLog Auto Remote Log 3 File Size in bytes 50000 Rotate Count 0 5 Server Address 6 aus Log V Enable 7 Save ps eset The available system and audit settings are described below 1
60. ing a live widget On will open a live widget window similar to the image shown below Note Alternatively a live widget can be opened by double clicking on an applicable sensor in the list SYS TEMP 1 umt Live Reading 24 C 5 4 3 2 1 Time Elapsed mins SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide 2 5 2 Event Log Click this item from the Server Health submenu to display all event log readings as shown below Host Identification Server SMC0025900FE78D 172 31 8 255 SUPERMICR ae ee ee Summary FRU Information System Information Configuration Remote Control Auto Video Recording Maintenance Miscellaneous Event Log Events generated by the system will be logged here Double click on a record to see description All 3 filter 2 All Sensors X AO ven Log 75 event entries BMC Timezone Client Timezone UTC Offset GMT 0 Event ID Time Stamp amp Sensor Name amp 01 31 2012 15 40 31 Sensor Type amp Processor Description amp Thermal Trip Asserted 74 01 31 2012 15 27 50 OEM Processor Thermal Trip Asserted 73 01 30 2012 14 40 43 OEM Processor Thermal Trip Asserted 72 01 30 2012 14 38 37 OEM system Event si fials ipo eae Rapes ema A Seem SIE moana 143834 oeu Sistem Event Se ae ene 70 01 30 2012 14 38 13 OEM Processor Thermal Trip Asserted 69 01 26 2012 17 52 22 FANA Fan Lower Non Recoverable Going Low Asserted 68 01 26 2012 17 52
61. ing the new rom ima to the firmware using FORCE BootLoader upgrade A 2 Appendix A Flash Tools A 3 Flashing the BMC Firmware in the Windows Environment RWinFlsh is used to flash the BMC firmware in Windows through USB or Network connections To flash the BMC in Windows follow the instructions below Warning Avoid any interruption during the firmware update process Any interruption may result in device failure 1 Open Command Prompt Go to RWinFlsh Windows path The following two files will be displayed RWinFlsh exe LIBIPMI dll Run RWinFlsh exe in the command prompt Use the settings as listed below Format RWinFlsh OPTION MEDIUM FW_IMAGE_ FILE OPTIONS Options Commands This option displays information regarding existing and new firmware force boot Select this option to force the boot loader to be upgraded during full upgrade The boot loader is preserved by default This option preserves configuration modules during full upgrade config This option allows for interactive upgrade only the required modules are upgraded MEDIUM Medium Options Select this option to use USB connections Select this option to use network with ip followed by the IP address FW_IMAGE_ FILE The firmware image file name is rom ima SUPER X9 SMM BMC User s Guide Examples Using Network as a Medium e Example 1 RWinFlsh nw ip 155 166 132 12 info rom ima Description
62. irtual media see Chapter 2 section 2 6 1 e 5 and 6 Also ensure that the Virtual Media Attach Mode is set to Attach see Chapter 2 section 2 5 12 3 e Example 1 RLinFlsh cd info rom ima Description This command displays the details of both existing and new firmware using a USB connection e Example 2 RLinFlsh cd rom ima Description This command starts flashing the new rom ima to the firmware us ing a USB connection SUPER X9 SMM BMC User s Guide e Example 3 RLinFlsh cd force boot rom ima Description This command starts flashing the new rom ima to the firmware with FORCE BootLoader Upgrade using a USB connection centoslive livedvd home centoslive Desktop File Edit View Search Terminal Help root livedvd Desktop RLin64Flsh info nw ip 172 31 8 138 X9 1 10 3 ima A C Copyright 2008 American Megatrends Inc Please enter login information User ADMIN Password Creating IPMI session via network with address 172 31 8 138 Done RomImage ExistingImage from Flash ModuleName Description Version ModuleName Description Version 1 boot BootLoader 0 1 boot BootLoader 0 1 2 pcie 0 1 pcie 0 1 3 conf ConfigParams 0 1 conf ConfigParams 0 1 4 bkupconf 1 2 bkupconf 1 2 5 root Root 8 1 root Root 8 1 6 osimage Linux OS 0 6 osimage Linux OS 0 6 7 Www Web Pages 0 6 Www Web Pages 0 6 8 rainier 1 10 rainier 0 10 root livedvd Desktop J Disclaimer Continued The products
63. ive Directory Advanced Settings This feature allows you to configure Active Directory Advanced settings Click the Advanced Settings button see previous page to display the following window Ea Advanced Active Directory Settings 1 ctive Directory Authentication ser Domain Name ime Out Domain Controller Server Address1 Domain Controller Server Address2 Domain Controller Server Address3 1 Active Directory Authentication Click the Enable checkbox to activate and configure the Active Directory server information below 2 User Domain Name This field allows you to enter the user domain name 3 Time Out This field allows you to indicate the time seconds to wait before ending an Active Directory query The range is 15 sec 300 sec 4 Domain Controller Server Addresses 1 3 These items allow you to enter the IP addresses for the Domain Controller Servers 1 3 At minimum one ad dress must be configured VA Note Server address supports IPv4 and IPv6 Address format After the required information is entered click the Save button to save the informa tion you ve entered or click Cancel to abort Either selection will return you to the Active Directory Settings page 2 22 Chapter 2 Configuring BMC IPMI Settings 2 6 1 b Active Directory Adding and Modifying Role Groups This feature allows you to add a role group to the Active Directory Settings page Select a blank row from the Role Group list and c
64. led 3 Interfaces Displays the interface in which the service is running Select any of the other available interfaces from the drop down list 4 Nonsecure Port Enter the non secure port number for the service The de fault non secure port of each service is listed below e Web Port 80 e KVM Port 7578 2 45 SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide e CD Media Port 5120 e FD Media Port 5122 e HD Media Port 5123 e Telnet Port 23 f Note SSH service does not support non secure port 5 Secure Port Enter the secure port number for the service The default secure port of each service is listed below e Web Port 443 e KVM Port 7582 e CD Media Port 5124 e FD Media Port 5126 e HD Media Port 5127 SSH Port 22 4 Note Telnet service does not support secure port 6 Timeout Displays the session timeout value A timeout value can only be configured for Web Telnet and SSH services The timeout value range is e Web 300 to 1800 seconds SSH and Telnet 30 to 1800 seconds Telnet and SSH have a shared timeout value If a value is configured for one it is applied to the other 7 Maximum Sessions A read only field that displays the maximum amount of allowed sessions 8 Modify Click this button to save any changes and return to the Services list If a session is already opened for a service the service will be restarted 9 Cancel Click this button to abort any changes and return to the Services list
65. lick Add Role Group to display the window below Note Advanced Active Directory settings must be configured to enable the Add Role Group button See section 2 6 1 a for more information Ei Add Role Group 1 Role Group Name 2 Role Group Domain 3 Role Group Privilege Administrator Add l Cancel 1 Role Group Name Enter a name for the role group 2 Role Group Domain Enter the domain location of the role group 3 Role Group Privilege Assign a privilege level for the role group The options are User Operator Administrator OEM Proprietary and No Access 4 Click the Add button to save the role group settings and return to the Active Directory Settings page 5 Click the Cancel button to abort and return to the Active Directory Settings page 2 23 SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide 2 6 2 Alerts This feature allows you to configure Alert settings Click Alerts in the Configuration submenu to display the Alert Management page shown below Host Identification Server SMC0025900FE78D 172 31 8 255 SUPERMICR E Summary FRU Information System Information Configuration Remote Control Auto Video Recording Maintenance Miscellaneous Alert Management Use Q configure m2 Policy and LAN o To delete or modify a entry select it in the list and press Delete or Modify To add a new entry select an unconfigured slot and press Add f Event Filter Ale
66. lp protect your security Internet Explorer blocked this site x from downloading files to yo Download File g What s the Risk Please wait while the appli will be closed automatically Information Bar Help Internet Protected Mode On 3 Security Warning A security warning will appear as shown below indicating that the web site s certificate cannot be verified Click the checkbox Always trust content from this publisher to eliminate further security warnings then click Yes to proceed Warning Security The web site s certificate cannot be verified Do you want to continue Name 172 31 8 63 as Ge W The certificate cannot be verified by a trusted source More Information 2 57 SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide 4 The remote console will continue launching until the screen of the client sys tem is displayed as shown below BB Viewer 172 31 8 138 1 Video Keyboard Mouse Options Media Keyboard Layout VideoRecord Power Active Users Help Zoom Size 100 DU w 000 OHOO w Bio e At the top of the remote console viewer shown above is a Menu bar with a row of quick button items beneath The Menu bar items are described in sections 2 7 1 a through 2 7 1 i The quick button functions are described in the table below B _ _ Shows or hides the mouse cursor on client system Shows or hides the soft keyboard Records video see section 2 6 1 g Zooms client scre
67. mal 3 312 Volts 3 3V Normal 3 312 Volts UNC 0 5V Normal 5 056 Volts UNR 0 12V Normal 12 19 Volts FAN1 Not Available Not Available uc 0 FAN2 Not Available Not Available FAN3 Normal 2250 RPM UNC 0 FAN4 Not Available Not Available Other 0 FANA Normal 2175 RPM FANB Not Available Not Available Discrete 0 Chassis Intru Normal o o o 1 PS1 Status Normal Presence Detected Number of Entries PS2 Status Normal Presence Detected View this Event Log 1 Use the pull down list to display readings for a particular group of sensors You can also click on a specific record to display more information such as threshold tolerances and a graphical view of associated events Sensor selec tions in the drop down list include e All Sensors This item displays the readings for all sensors Temperature Sensors This item displays the system temperature e Voltage Sensors This item displays the following items CPU Vcore DIMM voltages 3 3V 3 3VSB 1 5V 12V 5V and VBAT Battery Voltage e Fan Sensors This item displays the readings of the onboard fans e Physical Security This item displays the readings of the physical security i e chassis intrusion events e Power Supply This item displays the status of power supply failure moni toring 2 Sensor Name This item displays the name of the item being monitored 3 Status This item displays the status of the sensor item 4 Current Reading T
68. nd SMTP server information must be entered see section 2 5 14 If Email Alert is selected the Username Subject and Message fields must be populated 3 Destination Address Specify the IP address of the system that will receive the alert Both IPv4 and IPv6 address formats are supported 4 Username Select the username to which the email alert will be sent Note The user email address must first be configured Go to Configura tion gt Users see section 2 6 17 for more information 5 Subject Enter a subject for the email alert that will be sent to the specified user 6 Message Enter a message for the email alert that will be sent to the speci fied user 7 Click the Add button to save the entry and return to the LAN Destination list 8 Click the Cancel button to abort and return to the LAN Destination list 2 29 SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide 2 6 3 Date and Time This feature allows you to modify time and date settings for the host server Click this item in the Configuration submenu to display the date and time settings as shown below Host Identification Server SMC0025900FE78D 172 31 8 255 SUPERMICR Te eee Summary FRU Information System Information Configuration Remote Control Auto Video Recording Maintenance Date amp Time Settings Here you can either configure the NTP server or view and modify the device s Date amp Time settings 1 vate January 31 v 2012 Time 2
69. nd press Delete Role Group or Modify Role Group To add a new Role Group select an Number of configured Role groups 0 Network PAM Order RADIUS Remote Console Virtual Media Remote Session Services SMTP SSL Select an item to configure its settings The Configuration submenu contains the following items e Active Directory This item allows the user to configure settings to authenticate and access the Active Directory server e Alert This item allows you to configure settings for Event Filter Alert Policy and LAN Destination Date amp Time This item allows you to configure Date amp Time settings and syn chronize with NTP server and devices e DNS This item allows you to configure DNS settings e Fan Speed Mode This item allows you to modify fan speed mode e Images Redirection This item allows you to mount images remotely without launching the KVM e LDAP This item allows you to configure LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol settings e Mouse Mode This item allows you to set the remote console mouse mode e NCSI This item allows you to configure the NCSI settings Network This item allows you to configure LAN IPv4 IPv6 and VLAN settings e PAM Order This item allows you to configure PAM Pluggable Authentication Module ordering 2 19 SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide e RADIUS This item allows you to configure RADIUS settings Remote Console Virtual Media This item
70. nts The value range is from 4 to 64 alpha numeric characters The username must start with a letter and cannot contain the following special characters comma colon semicolon space or backslash Password Enter the password that will be used for the SMTP user account The value range is from 4 to 64 characters with no white spaces allowed Secondary SMTP Server This optional field lists the secondary SMTP server The secondary SMTP server will be used if the primary server is unavailable Click Save to save changes or click Reset to reset fields to the original settings 2 47 SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide 2 6 15 SSL Use this feature to configure Secure Socket Layer SSL protocol settings for secure transactions Click SSL in the Configuration submenu to display the page below Host Identification Server SMCO0025900FE78D 172 31 8 255 SUPERMICR Rae E Summary FRU Information System Information Configuration Remote Control Auto Video Recording Maintenance Miscellaneous SSL Certificate Configuration This page is used to configure SSL certificate into the BMC Using this the device can be accessed in a secured mode Upload SSL option is used to upload the certificate and private key file into the BMC Generate SSL option is used to generate the SSL certificate based on configuration details View SSL option is used to view the uploaded SSL certificate in readable format Uptoed SSL
71. ole Group list and click Add Role Group to display the window below Note Advanced LDAP settings must be configured to enable the Add Role Group button See section 2 6 6 a for more information Ed Add Role Group 1 Role Group Name 2 Role Group Search Base 3 Role Group Privilege Administrator Add Cancel 1 Role Group Name Enter a name for the role group 2 Role Group Search Base Enter the path from where the role group is located to Base DN 3 Role Group Privilege This item assign a privilege level for the role group The options are User Operator Administrator OEM Proprietary and No Access 4 Click the Add button to save the role group settings and return to the LDAP Settings page 5 Click the Cancel button to abort and return to the LDAP Settings page 2 37 SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide 2 6 7 Mouse Mode Use this feature to configure how mouse emulation is handled from the local window to the remote screen Click Mouse Mode in the Configuration submenu to display the page below Host Identification Server SMC0025900FE78D 172 31 8 255 SUPERMICR eee Summary FRU Information System Information Configuration Remote Control Auto Video Recording Maintenance Mouse Mode Settings Redirection console mouse mode settings can be modified here The current Mouse Mode is ABSOLUTE Set Mode to Absolute Recommended when server OS is Windows
72. onfiguration fields e Default Interfaces Select between Fail Over default Dedicated LAN and Shared NCSI e LAN Interface Select the desired LAN interface to configure e LAN Settings Use this checkbox to enable or disable LAN support for the selected LAN interface e MAC Address Displays the MAC address of the LAN interface read only IPv4 Configuration e Obtain an IP address automatically Click the checkbox to configure the IPv4 address dynamically using DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol e Pv4 Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway If DHCP is not enabled above use these fields to enter the static address information for the selected interface 2 40 Chapter 2 Configuring BMC IPMI Settings IPv6 Configuration IPv6 Settings Click this checkbox to enable IPv6 support Obtain an IP address automatically Click the checkbox to configure the IPv6 address dynamically using DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol IPv6 Address If DHCP is not enabled above enter the static IPv6 address Subnet Prefix length Enter the subnet prefix length for IPv6 settings The range is from O to 128 Default Gateway Enter the default gateway for the IPv6 settings VLAN Configuration VLAN Settings Click this checkbox to enable VLAN support VLAN ID Enter the ID for VLAN configuration The range is from 1 to 4095 VLAN Priority Enter the priority for VLAN configuration The value range is from 1 to 7 with
73. onfigure Remote Session The following options are to enable or disable encryption on KVM or Media data for the next redirection session KVM Encryption E Enable Media Encryption E Enable Virtual Media Attach Mode Attach See JO 1 KVM Encryption Use this checkbox to enable or disable encryption on KVM data for the next redirection session 2 Media Encryption Use this checkbox to enable or disable encryption on Me dia data for the next redirection session 3 Virtual Media Attach Mode Click the pull down menu to display virtual media attach modes e Attach Select this mode to attach Virtual Media to the server immediately upon bootup A virtual device will always be seen in the system BIOS even when it is not active e Auto Attach Select this mode to only attach Virtual Media to the server when a virtual media session is started Virtual devices will only be shown in the oper ating systems and BIOS when a device or an ISO image is connected through the virtual media wizard 4 Save Click this button to save any changes made If any remote sessions are currently active clicking Save will automatically close the remote redirection session 5 Reset Click this button to reset any changes to the original settings 2 44 Chapter 2 Configuring BMC IPMI Settings 2 6 13 Services Use this feature to view or modify basic services running in the BMC Click Services in the Configuration su
74. ost Identification Server SMC0025900FE78D 172 31 8 255 SUPERMICR T Summary FRU Information System Information Configuration Remote Control Auto Video Recording Maintenance Miscellaneous UID Setting Set UID to use from the options below and press the Save button Current UID is Off Enable UID Disable UID Click one of the options to enable or disable UID then click the Save button A message will display asking if you re sure you want to change the settings Select OK to continue otherwise select cancel to return to the UID setting page 2 82 Chapter 2 Configuring BMC IPMI Settings Notes 2 83 Appendix A Flash Tools Appendix A Flash Tools A 1 Overview This section provides instructions on how to use the Flash Tools The Flash Tools allow you to use Command_Line CL utility programs to upgrade or update firmware via different channels such as KCS USB and LAN connections This section will focus on the following tools RWinFlsh Windows Flash e RLinFlsh Linux Flash e RKCSFlsh Keyboard Controller Style Flash RWinFlish and RLinFlsh allow you to flash the BMC in a Windows RWinFlsh or a Linux RLinFlsh environment via network or USB connections You can choose to use network connections or USB connections to flash the BMC based on how you use the flash tools RKCSFIlsh is used to flash the firmware in the DOS environment via the KCS Key board Controller Style inte
75. ostName AC0025900FE78D Time Stamp Feb 2 11 34 26 Description amp IPMIMain 513 WARNINGJ IPMBIfc c 675 IPMBIfc c Unable to send a IPMI Response i 2 Feb 2 11 53 29 SMC0025900FE78D webgo 1019 WARNING sensor_helpers c 392 Sensor reading number format is non analog 3 Feb 2 11 53 29 SMC0025900FE78D last message repeated 5 times 4 Feb 2 11 57 23 SMC0025900FE78D webgo 1019 WARNINGJ sensor_helpers c 392 Sensor reading number format is non analog 5 Feb 2 11 58 28 SMC0025900FE78D last message repeated 12 times 6 Feb 2 11 58 28 SMC0025900FE78D last message repeated 5 times 7 Feb 2 14 58 30 SMC0025900FE78D IPMIMain Be WARNINGJIIPMBifc c 551 IPMBifc c Error sending IPMB packet to Slave 0x16 ErrorCode 80000081 8 Feb 2 11 58 30 SMC0025900FE78D IPMIMain 513 WARNING IPMBIfc c 67 5 IPMBIifc c Unable to send a IPMI Response 9 Feb 2 11 58 38 SMC0025900FE78D webgo 1019 WARNINGI sensor_helpers c 392 Sensor reading number format is non analog 10 Feb 2 11 58 54 SMC0025900FE78D last message repeated 17 times 11 Feb 2 12 00 16 SMC0025900FE78D PUSR DI hale Hire EE c Error sending IPMB packet to Slave 0x16 12 Feb 2 12 00 16 SMC0025900FE78D IPMIMain 513 WARNINGJ IPMBIfc c 675 IPMBIfc c Unable to send a IPMI Response 42 Fah 9 19 nR 4AR ehiennosannee7an IPMIMain 513 WARNINGJIPMBifc c 551 IPMBifc c Error sending IPMB packet to Slave 0x16 X 1 System Log Click this tab to view system events 2 Audit Log Click this tab
76. ouse to function properly please configure the Mouse Mode settings above according to the remote server s OS type 2 61 SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide 2 7 1 d Remote Console Options Use this feature to configure bandwidth zoom and keyboard options Click Options in the Menu bar to display the items shown below E JViewer 172 31 8 255 5 fps Video Keyboard Mouse Options Media Keyboard Layout VideoRecord Power Active Users Help Zoom Size 100 F Bandwidth gt ii J Keyboard Mouse Encryption _ 50 100 150 _ gt Zoom The available options are described below e Bandwidth Provides keyboard bandwidth adjustment options Select one of the following e Auto Detect e 256 Kbps e 512 Kbps e 1Mbps e 10Mbps Keyboard Mouse Encryption Allows encryption of keyboard input and mouse movements sent between the local and remote system e Zoom Select between Zoom In and Zoom Out to deviate from the default zoom of 100 e Zoom In Increases screen size up to 150 by 10 increments e Zoom Out Decreases screen size down to 50 by 10 increments 2 62 Chapter 2 Configuring BMC IPMI Settings 2 7 1 e Remote Console Media Use this feature to configure media virtualization for the remote console Click Media in the Menu bar to display the Virtual Media option shown below el Video Keyboard Mouse Options D0 w 00 Click Virtual Media Wizard to
77. p bits per pixel and 75 Hz e 1680 x 1050 widescreen resolution at 32bpp and 60 Hz e Hardware video compression with maximum resolution of 1600 x 1200 with 16 bit color for KVM Shared memory type 16 MB frame buffer controller 1 1 SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide 1 2 SH7757 Block Diagram The following diagram represents a typical system setup for the Renesas SH7757 Controller PROCESSOR RMI RA LAN PHY AAEREN for CMM1 parry Port eee RS232 Serial Port Port fel ep PHY LAN PHY for CMM2 m Pra NOR Flash SH7757 VGA 1 3 A Brief Introduction to the IPMI The basic function of the Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI is to provide remote access to multiple users from different locations It functions independently of the operating system while monitoring other onboard system components With the Renesas SH7757 Controller and the IPMIView software an administrator can remotely access monitor diagnose and manage a Supermicro computer system for system maintenance and network management purposes 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 4 Supported Motherboards and Blades The Renesas SH7757 Controller is integrated with the motherboards and blades indicated in the table below If your motherboard or blade is not included in the table please refer to the product page on our website at www supermicro com and download the right BMC IPMI user s guide for your motherboard or system Motherboa
78. r tab select an empty slot and click the Add button at the bottom of the page To modify an event filter select a config ured slot and click the Modify button Whether adding or modifying an event filter virtually the same window is displayed similar to the image below Host Identification Server SMC0025900FE78D 172 31 8 255 SUPERMICR Be ee C Refresh f tela Logout Summary FRU Information System Information Configuration Remote Control Auto Video Recording Maintenance Miscellaneous HELP Add Event Filter entry Use this page to add new Event Filter entry Click Add to save the newly configured event filter Event Filter Configuration PEF ID 16 Filter Configuration Enable Event Severity Unspecified Filter Action configuration Event Filter Action Alert Power Action None Alert Policy Number Generator ID configuration Generator ID Data V Raw Data Generator ID 1 0x0 Generator ID 2 0x0 Event Generator Slave Address System Software ID Slave Address Software ID Channel Number 0 IPMB Device LUN 1 Sensor configuration Sensor Type Sensor Name All Sensors Event Options Sensor Events Event Data configuration Event Trigger 0 Enter the required configuration information and settings for the following fields Event Filter Configuration e PEF ID This number read only indicates the PEF ID for this entry e Filter Configuration To enable PEF settings check the Enable box e Event Seve
79. rds and Blades Supporting the Renesas SH7757 Controller X9DRG QF BODR7 X9DRW 3F X9DRW iF B9ODRI 1 5 An Important Note to the User The graphics shown in this user s guide were based on the latest information available at the time of publishing of this guide The IPMI screens shown on your computer may or may not look exactly like the screen shown in this user s guide SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide Notes Chapter 2 Configuring BMC IPMI Settings Chapter 2 Configuring the IPMI Settings Supermicro motherboards configured with the Renesas SH7757 BMC Controller allow the user to access monitor and manage multiple systems remotely The necessary firmware for accessing and configuring the IPMI settings are available on Supermicro s website at http www supermcro com products nfo ipmi cfm This section provides detailed information on how to configure the IPMI settings 2 1 Configuring BIOS IPMI Settings Before configuring IPMI follow the instructions below to configure the system BIOS settings Enabling COM Port for SOL IPMI 1 Press the lt Del gt key at bootup to enter the BIOS Setup utility 2 Navigate to the Advanced menu select Serial Port Console Redirection and press lt Enter gt 3 Make sure that the COM port for SOL COM2 or COMS is set to Enabled as shown below If the COM port is set to Disabled select the port for SOL and press lt Enter gt to set it to Enabled For IPMI to work consol
80. rface A 2 Flashing the BMC Firmware in the DOS Environment RKCSFIlsh is the tool used to flash the BMC firmware in DOS through the KCS interface To flash the BMC follow the instructions below Warning Avoid any interruption during the firmware update process Any interruption may result in device failure 1 Copy RKCSFlsh exe into a bootable USB Note To use USB as a medium the Virtual Media Attach Mode in Remote Session must be set to Attach See 3 in section 2 6 12 for details 2 Run the RKCSFIsh utility SUPER X9 SMM BMC User s Guide 3 Use the settings as listed below e Format RKCSFlsh OPTION FW_IMAGE_ FILE OPTIONS Options Commands This option displays information regarding existing and current firmware force boot Select this option to force the boot loader to be upgraded during full upgrade The boot loader is preserved by default This option preserves configuration modules during full upgrade config ees This option allows for interactive upgrade only the required modules are upgraded FW_IMAGE_ FILE The firmware image file name is rom ima Examples e Example 1 RKCSFIsh rom ima Description This command starts flashing the new rom ima to the firmware e Example 2 RKCSFIsh info rom ima Description This command displays the details of both existing and new firm ware e Example 3 RKCSFIsh force boot rom ima Description This command starts flash
81. rity Selects the event severity level The options are Unspecified Monitor Information Normal Non Critical Critical and Non Recoverable Filter Action Configuration e Event Filter Action This field which enables the PEF alert action is mandatory and is checked by default e Power Action Select a power action The options are None Power Down Power Reset and Power Cycle e Alert Policy Number Select between the available configured policy numbers To create additional alert polices go to Configuration gt Alert gt Alert Policy For more information see section 2 6 2 b 2 25 SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide Generator ID Configuration Generator ID Data Check the Raw Data box to enter raw data for the Genera tor ID Note Checking the Raw Data box will disable grey out the Event Gen erator field and its associated fields Unchecking the Raw Data box will disable the Generator ID 1 and ID 2 fields Generator ID 1 ID 2 Enter raw data for generator ID 1 and ID 2 Event Generator Select Slave Address if the event was generated from IPMB Select System Software if the event was generated from system software Slave Address Software ID Enter the Slave Address or the System Software ID Channel Number Select the channel number that the event was received over If the event was received through the system interface primary IPMB or gener ated internally by the BMC select channel 0 IPMB Device LUN
82. rol The Remote Control submenu allows you to perform the following remote actions e Console Redirection Launches the redirection console for remote server management e Serial over LAN Launches the serial over LAN SOL for remote server man agement Server Power Control Provides power control capabilities such as power on power off and reset 2 56 Chapter 2 Configuring BMC IPMI Settings 2 7 1 Console Redirection This feature allows you to perform various activities on the server remotely Click Console Redirection in the Remote Control submenu to display the page below Host Identification Server SMC0025900FE78D 172 31 8 255 SUPERMICR Seen ee Summary FRU Information System Information Configuration Remote Control Auto Video Recording Maintenance Miscellaneous Console Redirection Press the button to launch the redirection console and manage the server remotely Follow the instructions below to launch the remote console 1 Launch Console Click the button to launch the remote console via the Java script Alternatively you can click Summary in the main menu bar then click the launch button in the Remote Control section 2 Security Message Upon launching the remote console a window will display with a security message Click on the message and select Download File as indicated below http 172 31 8 138 page jviewer_launch html 7JNLPSTR JViewer amp To he
83. rt Policy van Tia Configured Event Filter count 15 Sensor Name Enabled Alert Unspecified Any Enabled Alert Unspecified Any a Enabled Aler Unspecified Any l Enabled Alert Unspecified Any Enabled Alert Unspecified Any Enabled Alert Unspecified Any Enabled Alert Unspecified Any Enabled Alert Unspecified Any Enabled Alert Unspecified Any Enabled Alert Unspecified Any 00 ooNoNAeUUN a a0 1 Event Filter This tab displays the configured event filters and available slots Add Modify or delete event filter entries from here see section 2 5 2 a There is a default of 15 preconfigured event slots A maximum of 40 total slots are available 2 Alert Policy This tab displays the configured alert policies and available slots Add Modify or delete alert policy entries from here see section 2 5 2 b A maximum of 60 total slots are available 3 LAN Destination This tab displays the configured LAN destinations and available slots Add Modify or delete LAN destination entries from here see section 2 6 2 c Amaximum of 15 total slots are available 4 Click the Add button to configure an empty slot 5 Click the Modify button to change settings for a configured slot 6 Click the Delete button to clear the configured slot 2 24 Chapter 2 Configuring BMC IPMI Settings 2 6 2 a Alerts Adding and Modifying Event Filters To add a new event filter click the Event Filte
84. s The following items are assigned IP addresses automatically if DHCP is selected or can be configured manually if Static is selected Station IP Address This item displays the Station IP address for this computer This should be in decimal and in dotted quad form i e 192 168 10 253 Subnet Mask This item displays the sub network that this computer belongs to The value of each three digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 Station MAC Address This item displays the Station MAC address for this computer For IPMI to work properly the MAC address should not be changed Gateway IP Address This item displays the Gateway IP address for this com puter This should be in decimal and in dotted quad form i e 192 168 10 253 To save any changes made to the IPMI LAN configuration make sure that Update IPMI LAN configuration is set to Yes If it is not select Update PMI LAN configuration and press lt Enter gt to change the setting to Yes This will allow any changes made to the Configuration Address Source to take effect at the next system boot Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Configuration Address source 2 3 SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide Configuring IP Addresses Using the IPMICFG Utility 1 Go to www supermicro com support and click on Supermicro FTP Site right side of the page 2 ACCEPT the license agreement and go to utility gt IPMICFG 3 Save a copy
85. similar to the image below Ei Add Alert Policy entry 1 Policy Entry 1 2 Policy Number 1 m 3 Policy Configuration F Enable 4 Policy Set 0 5 Channel Number 1 v 1 Y v 6 Destination Selector T Alert String E Event Specific 8 Alert String Key 0 v 1 Policy Entry The policy entry number is displayed This field is read only 2 Policy Number Use this item to select the policy number that was configured in the Event Filter table see Alert Policy Number field in section 2 6 2 a 3 Policy Configuration Click the Enable checkbox to enable policy settings 4 Policy Set Use this item to select a policy set number from the drop down list The options are e 0 Always send alert to this destination e 1 If alert to previous destination was successful do not send alert to this destination Proceed to next entry in this policy set e 2 If alert to previous destination was successful do not send alert to this destination Do not process any more entries in this policy set e 3 If alert to previous destination was successful do not send alert to this destination Proceed to next entry that is to a different channel e 4 If alert to previous destination was successful do not send alert to this destination Proceed to next entry that is to a different destination type 5 Channel Number Select an available number from the drop down list 2 27 SUPER X9 SMM IPMI
86. tal signature cannot be verified Mark the checkbox Always trust content from this publisher to eliminate further security warnings 3 Click Run to continue launching SOL The application s digital signature cannot be verified Do you want to run the application Name SOLApplet Publisher UNKNOWN From http 172 31 8 138 This application v ll run with unrestricted access which may put your personal information at risk Run this application only f you More Information trust the publisher 2 70 Chapter 2 Configuring BMC IPMI Settings 4 The SOL console redirection will display as shown below Select a Baud Rate from the drop down list to configure the SOL transfer rate 4 Note Make sure that the baud rate selected matches the baud rate set in the BIOS 5 Click the Start button to start the SOL session or click the Stop button to abort the session 2 71 SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide 2 7 3 Server Power Control Use this feature remotely perform power functions for the host server Click Server Power Control to display the page below Host Identification Server SMC0025900FE78D 172 31 8 255 User ADMIN Administrator SUPERMICR Summary FRU Information System Information Configuration Remote Control Auto Video Recording Maintenance Miscellaneous Power Control and Status The current server power status is shown below To perform a power control operation sele
87. ter 2 Configuring BMC IPMI Settings 2 2 1 To Log In Once you are connected to the remote server the following screen will display SUPERMICR PLEASE LOGIN Required Browser Settings 1 Allow popups from this site 2 Allow file download from this site How to B 3 Enable javascript for this site 7 4 Enable cookies for this site Q 1 Enter your Username and Password Supermicro default username and password is ADMIN 2 Click the Login button to display the main page shown on the next page VA Note Be sure to enable pop ups for this page 3 If you forget your password enter your Username then click on the Forgot Password link Anew password will be generated and sent to the email ID associated with the Username 4 The required browser settings are listed below the Login fields Make sure that all the listed requirements are met before continuing For further informa tion on these settings click the How to link the blue question mark f Note 1 To use the IPMIView utility to access BMC IPMI settings refer to the IPMIView User s Guide for instructions Note 2 Once you have logged into the BMC using the default password be sure to change your password for system security 2 7 SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide 2 2 2 IPMI Main Page Once you are logged into the IPMI utility the IPMI Main page Summary page will display as shown below Host Identification
88. ter entering update mode widgets other web pages and services will not work All open widgets will be closed automatically If upgrade process is cancelled in the middle of the wizard the device will reset Q E Preserve all Configuration This will preserve all the configurations during firmware update Irrespect of the individual items to be preserved overwritten in the below list This section lists the configuration items that will be preserved during restore factory default configuration Click Enter Preserve Configuration to modify the preserve configuration items Preserve Configuration Item amp Preserve Status Overwrite SEL Overwrite IPMI Overwrite 2 Network Overwrite NTP Overwrite SSH Overwrite KVM Overwrite Authentication Overwrite onan wr i gt Enter Preserve Configuration Enter Update Mode 1 Click the checkbox to preserve all configuration items listed on the page f Note If this box is left unchecked all configuration items listed that are not set to Preserve will be overwritten with factory default settings during firmware upgrade 2 A list of configuration items is displayed here These items can be preserved or overwritten during the firmware upgrade process To preserve individual items click the Enter Preserve Configuration button and follow the instructions in section 2 9 2 next page To preserve all items regardless of the Preserve Configuration settings click the checkbox sho
89. the device to default configuration Press Restore Factory Defaults to restore the device default configuration WARNING Please note that after entering into restore factory defaults widgets other web pages and services will not work All open widgets will be closed automatically The device will reset and reboot within few minutes This section lists the configuration items that will be preserved during restore factory default configuration Click Preserve Configuration to modify the preserve configuration items a Preserve Configuration Item amp Preserve Status amp DATA NOT AVAILABLE Enter Preserve Configuration l Restore Factory Defaults 1 Preserve Configuration Item list If any configuration items are marked as Preserve those items will be listed in this area If no configuration items are marked as Preserve this area will indicate Data Not Available 2 Enter Preserve Configuration Click this button to select configuration items to preserve See section 2 9 2 previous page 3 Restore Factory Defaults Click this button to restore defaults to the factory settings f Notes 1 If you preserve all settings and click Restore Factory Defaults this will reset the BMC and keep all settings 2 During the factory restore process the device will take a few minutes to automatically reset and reboot 2 79 SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide 2 9 4 System Administrator Use this f
90. the status of the device and remote server BMC Device Information System Information Firmware Revision 1 10 73 Platform Overall Health Detail Event Logs Pie Detail Firmware Build Time Oct 30 2012 18 25 47 PDT Unknown 0 6 Network Information cuit Status Sensor Name Reading Info nd A s 0 MAC Address 00 25 90 9E 06 74 CPU1 Temp 66 C A I VBA 0 33 V4 Network Mode DHCP CPU2 Temp Not Available H cruz TEMP 0 16 IPv4 Address 172 34 17 148 0 SS FANB 0 05 V6 Network Mode Disable SEEmIemp E Free Space 97 98 PeripheralTemp 32 C Remote Control Launch PCHTemp 43 C d cCPU1 Vcore 1 168 Volts CPU2 Vcore Not Available VDIMMAB 1 488 Volts VDIMMCD 1 504 Volts VDIMM EF Not Available VDIMM GH Not Available VIT 1 056 Volts VBAT 3 12 Volts 1 5V 1 488 Volts 3 312 Volts 3 3V 3 312 Volts 5V 5 056 Volts oi ci o E eo 2 5 12V 12 084 Volts gt Re gt Be gt ee gt ee gt Be gt ee gt ee gt ee gt ee gt ee gt FAN1 Not Available FAN2 Not Available FaN3 3450 RPM FAN4 Not Available The Summary page contains the following information BMC Device Information e Firmware Revision Displays the current firmware revision number e Firmware Build Time Displays the time and the date when this version of firmware was built Network Information To edit the network information click Edit This will bring you to the Network Set
91. tion Configuration Remote Control Auto Video Recording Maintenance User Management The list below shows the current list of available users To delete or modify a user select their name in the list and press Delete User or Modify User To add a new user select an oO press Add User anonymous oartonrwrnr aff oS tlelefefeleleleles B The User Management page contains the following items ile Number of configured users Displays the current number of the users that are set up for the network A maximum of 10 user profiles can be created User ID Displays the ID number of the user Username Displays the name of the user User Access Displays the user access privilege enabled or disabled Network Privileges Displays the network access privilege for the user f Note You must have at least Operator privileges to view the User Manage ment page You must have Administrator privileges to modify or add a user Email ID Displays the email address configured for the user Add User Click this button to add a new user to the network see section 2 6 17 a Modify User Click this button to modify the information or the status of a user see section 2 6 17 a Delete User Click this button to delete a user from the network 2 53 SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide 2 6 17 a Users Adding and Modifying Users To add a user select an empty slot and click the Add User button at the bottom
92. to send an email See sec tion 2 6 14 2 54 Chapter 2 Configuring BMC IPMI Settings 7 Email Format Select the type of email format to use There are two types e AMIl Format Using this format the email alert is automatically generated The email subject will show as Alert from your Hostname and the mail content will display sensor information such as sensor type and description e Fixed Subject Format Using this format you manually enter the subject and message for the email alert and the email message will display according to the user s setting 8 Uploaded SSH Key This read only field displays only when modifying a user 9 New SSH Key Use the Browse button to locate and upload the SSH Key the file should have a pub extension 10 Modify Click this button to save changes and return to the Users list 11 Cancel Click this button to abort changes and return to the Users list 2 55 SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide 2 Remote Control This section allows you to carry out activities and perform operations on a remote server via remote access Click Remote Control in the main menu to display the submenu items as shown below Host Identification Server SMC0025909E0674 172 31 17 148 SUPERMICR a eee ees Summary FRU Information System Information Configuration Remote Control Auto Video Recording Maintenance Miscellaneous Console Redirection Serial over LAN Server Power Cont
93. umber Board Part Number FRU File ID Board Extra The FRU Information menu contains the following items Basic Information e FRU Device ID Choose the desired device ID from the drop down list e FRU Device Name Displays the name of the FRU device selected Chassis Information e Chassis Information Area Format Version e Chassis Type e Chassis Part Number e Chassis Serial Number e Chassis Extra 2 11 SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide Board Information Board Information Area Format Version Language Manufacture Date Time Board Manufacturer Board Product Name Board Serial Number Board Part Number FRU File ID Board Extra Product Information Product information Area Format Version Language Manufacturer Name Product Name Product Part Number Product Version Product Serial Number Asset Tag FRU File ID Product Extra 2 12 Chapter 2 Configuring BMC IPMI Settings 2 5 System Information This feature allows you to quickly and easily view System Information The System Information submenu contains the following items e Sensor Readings e Event Log e System and Audit Log In the menu bar click System Information to display the submenu as shown below Host Identification Server SMC0025909E0674 172 31 17 148 SUPERMICR User ADMIN Administrator Summary FRU Information System Information Configuration Remote Control Auto Video Recording
94. wn at 1 above 3 Click the Enter Preserve Configuration button to select individual items to preserve during the firmware update See section 2 9 2 4 Click the Enter Update Mode button to proceed Follow the instructions that are subsequently presented on screen to complete the firmware update Note Once you have entered Update Mode the device will be reset even if you cancel Warning Take precautionary measures to prevent power interruption from happening during firmware updates to avoid possible device failure Do not cancel the Firmware Upload process after clicking the Upload button 2 7 SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide 2 9 2 BMC Preserve Configuration Use this feature to preserve individual configuration items from being overwrit ten when performing a firmware update or when restoring factory defaults Click Preserve Configuration from the Maintenance submenu to display a page similar to the image below Host Identification Server SMC0025909E0674 172 31 17 148 SUPERMICR ee EA Summary FRU Information System Information Configuration Remote Control Auto Video Recording Maintenance Miscellaneous Preserve Configuration This page allows the user to configure the preserve configuration items which will be used by the Restore factory defaults to preserve the existing configuration without overwriting with default configuration Number of Preserved Items 0 Preserve Configuration Item amp
95. wnload Click this button to download and save the video file as an avi in the client machine 3 Delete Click this button to delete the video file 2 75 SUPER X9 SMM IPMI User s Guide 2 9 Maintenance This menu allows you to manage various maintenance tasks on the device Click Maintenance in the main menu to display the submenu contents as shown below Host Identification Server SMC0025909E0674 172 31 17 148 SUPERMICR p User ADMIN Administrator Summary FRU Information System Information Configuration Remote Control Auto Video Recording Maintenance Miscellaneous BMC Firmware Update BMC Preserve Configuration BMC Restore Factory Defaults System Administrator The Maintenance submenu contains the following items BMC Firmware Update e BMC Preserve Configuration e BMC Restore Factory Defaults System Administrator 2 6 Chapter 2 Configuring BMC IPMI Settings 2 9 1 BMC Firmware Update This feature allows you to perform a firmware update Click Firmware Update in the Maintenance submenu to display the page shown below Host Identification Server SMC0025909E0674 172 31 17 148 SUPERMICR ee ee Summary FRU Information System Information Configuration Remote Control Auto Video Recording Maintenance Miscellaneous BMC Firmware Update Upgrade firmware of the device Press Enter Update Mode to put the device in update mode WARNING Please note that af

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