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1. Controlling Server Power on page 36 Resetting the BMC SP on page 36 Updating the Firmware on page 38 Updating the CPLD Common Programmable Logic Device on page 41 34 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 m Recovering from a Corrupt Service Processor on page 42 m Setting Session Timeout on page 44 m Setting the Time on page 44 Managing the System Indicator and Fault LED The System Indicator Locator LED is located on the front of the server You can activate the indicator LED in the ELOM By activating the indicator LED for a particular server you can identify that server from the many other servers installed in a chassis Similarly the Fault LED allows you to quickly identify a server that is in a fault state You can see the state of the Fault LED and control the state of the System Indicator LED from the ELOM System Monitoring screens v To Control the State of the System Indicator LED 1 From the main menu Click the System Monitoring tab The System Monitoring submenu tabs appear 2 Click the System Indicator submenu tab The System Indicator LED screen appears 3 Select the appropriate radio button to either turn the LED on or turn it off 4 Click Submit to change the state of the LED or click Reset to cancel v To View the State of the Fault LED 1 In the main menu Click the System Monitoring tab The Syste
2. Installing an OS on a Remote Server This method includes using a CD or DVD drive or image of the operating system on a remote networked system to install the operating system for example onto the Sun Blade X6250 server module Requirements for Remote KMVS Over IP installation include m Remote system connected to the network a CD DVD drive connected to the remote system Media for installing the operating system of your choice m SP of the server set up as instructed in the Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Installation Guide Chapter 5 Using the Remote Console Application 51 v To Install an OS on a Remote Server Using a Virtual CD ROM Note Disable the timeout function when installing remotely from the virtual CD ROM 1 On your laptop or local terminal open a browser and enter the IP address of the Sun Blade X6250 server module service processor for the target system This is the Sun Blade X6250 server module on which you want to install the operating system 2 Enter the user name and password in the login screen 3 In the main ELOM screen click the Remote Control tab then click Launch Redirect to open a remote console screen 4 Insert the operating system CD DVD to be installed on the Sun Blade X6250 server module into your laptop or local CD DVD drive 5 In the remote console screen choose Storage gt Mount devices The Device Configuration screens appears 6 Under Storage 1 in the drop down l
3. Starting the Remote Console Application on page 48 Redirecting Keyboard Video Mouse or Storage Devices on page 49 Controlling Server Power on page 36 Chapter 5 Updating the Firmware on page 38 Resetting the BMC SP on page 36 Chapter 3 Monitoring the Server System Using the Web GUI 15 The following section describes how to monitor the server using the browser and the ELOM software Viewing System Information The System Information tab provides information about server board and system components such as the service processor SP the CPU the memory and the network interface cards NIC Details are found in the Versions and Components submenu tabs Note The service processor SP is also referred to as the BMC Wherever BMC is mentioned consider it different terminology for the SP v To View System Information On the main menu click the System Information tab The System Information submenu appears allowing you to view the Versions Session Time Out and Components submenu tabs Viewing Version Information v To View Server Board Version Information From the Versions submenu select the Server Board Version tab The Server Board Version screen appears It displays information about the server board installed in the system and presents the information in a tabular format For example TABLE 3 2 Sample Server Board Information Description Server Board I
4. and directories onscreen Use 1s a to list all files computer output You have mail AaBbCc123 What you type when contrasted su with onscreen computer output password AaBbCc123 Book titles new words or terms Read Chapter 6 in the User s Guide words to be emphasized These are called class options Replace command line variables You must be a superuser to do this with real names or values To delete a file enter rm filename The settings on your browser might differ from these settings xii Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 Related Documentation For the most up to date information about the Sun Blade X6250 server module navigate to your blade server at http docs sun com app docs prod blade x6250 After the product s world wide release date translated versions of some of these documents are available at http docs sun com Select a language from the drop down list and navigate to the Sun Blade X6250 Server Module document collection using the Blade Servers category link Available translations for the Sun Blade X6250 server module include Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese French Japanese and Korean The English documentation is revised more frequently Therefore it might be more up to date than the translated documentation Sun Support and Training Sun Function URL Support http www sun com support Train
5. Glossary A common algorithm for encrypting and decrypting data A specification that sets standards for accessing technical support information about computer hardware and software DMI is hardware and operating system OS independent and can manage workstations servers or other computing systems DMI is defined by the Distributed Management Task Force DMTF A certification of the source of digital data A digital signature is a number derived from a public key cryptographic process If the data is modified after the signature was created the signature becomes invalid For this reason a digital signature can ensure data integrity and detection of data modification A cryptographic algorithm specified by the Digital Signature Standard DSS DSA is a standard algorithm used to create digital signatures The transfer of data directly into memory without supervision of the processor In the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LDAP a server that stores and provides information about people and resources within an organization from a logically centralized location A storage subsystem containing an arrangement of multiple disk drives designed to provide performance high availability serviceability and other benefits A logical section of a physical hard disk drive reserved for a specific file system and function In the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LDAP a unique text string that identifies an entry s name an
6. 2 To list users enter gt show The show command allows you to identify all users 3 Navigate to the user s directory gt ed username username The name of the user identified in Step 2 4 To change the permission for a user account use the set command Enter gt set Permssion value value Either ro read only or rw read write v To Delete a User Account This procedure details deleting an SNMP user account 1 From the root position enter the following command at the CLI prompt gt cd SP AgentInfo SNMP user 2 To list users enter gt show The show command allows you to identify all users 82 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 3 To delete a user enter the following command gt delete username username The name of the user identified in step 2 The above steps are used to delete an SNMP v3 read only user account To create an SNMP v1 v2c user account enter gt delete SP AgentInfo SNMP communities community_name community_name The name of the SNMP community that you want to delete Modifying User Accounts Use the set command to configure SNMP user accounts Syntax set target propertyname value Targets Properties and Values These targets properties and values are valid for SNMP user accounts TABLE 8 1 SNMP Targets Properties and Values Target Property Value Default SP AgentInfo SN
7. 2008 managing network settings 60 resetting 36 tasks and management interfaces 2 SSH CLI login 54 storage media redirection 46 remote 50 system panic 36 T targets CLI 66 thresholds temperature 21 U updating firmware using CLI 68 web GUI 38 user accounts CLI 61 overview 12 vV viewing host sensors 59 WwW web GUI remote console benefits 45 setting ADS 29 storage device redirection 50 updating firmware 38 Index 133 134 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008
8. 6 Select Redirection The screen displays a Launch Redirection button 7 Click Launch Redirection A screen identifies your current host name IP address and user name The Launch button opens the remote console 8 Click Launch Note For systems using Firefox and Mozilla browsers the required version of JRE must be at least version 1 6 or later The browser downloads the embedded remote control application automatically and the Remote Console screen appears 48 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 Note If the remote console does not display it might be blocked by browser security controls pop up blocker Reduce security configuration to allow the remote console to display Redirecting Keyboard Video Mouse or Storage Devices The remote console application supports the redirection of the following types of devices Video quality display the server s video output is automatically displayed on the local console screen Hot key enable a single key to mimic a series of keystrokes Keyboard and mouse devices Standard keyboards mouse and other pointing devices Keyboard redirection is enabled by default Mouse redirection must be enabled manually Storage devices CD DVD drives Flash DVD ROM or diskette disk drives hard drives or NFS To Redirect Keyboard and Mouse Devices Use the following procedure to redirect y
9. ELOM from the command line enables you to update both the firmware and the BIOS at the same time To Update the Firmware Caution Power interruptions during the update process could leave the SP in a unbootable or nonrecoverable state Before upgrading your firmware ensure that you have reliable power and protect against accidental power interruptions Caution The file system would become corrupted if the host operating system is not shut down before the update process begins If the OS is running when the update process starts the SP will shut the host down ungracefully which could cause file system corruption Note The upgrade takes about 5 minutes to complete depending on network traffic During this time no other tasks can be performed in the Embedded Lights Out Manager software 1 Copy the combined bios bmc image to your Tftp server 2 If the server OS is running perform a clean shutdown 3 Log in to the CLI and navigate to the TftpUpdate directory Enter gt cd SP T EtpUpdate Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 Note A network failure during the file upload will result in a timeout This causes the SP to reboot with the prior version of the firmware 4 To set the IP address of the TFTP server enter the following command gt set ServerIP 129 148 53 204 5 To set the file name of the combined bmc bios image enter the follow
10. Out Manager ELOM enhanced parallel port EPP erasable programmable read only memory EPROM Ethernet event externally initiated reset XIR Glossary A type of nonvolatile programmable read only memory PROM that can be erased by being exposed to an electrical charge The sudden dissipation of static electrical charge ESD can easily destroy semiconductor components A dedicated system of hardware and supporting software that enables you to manage your Sun server using several interfaces independent of the operating system and under various power conditions A hardware and software standard that enables systems to transmit data at twice the speed of standard parallel ports A nonvolatile programmable read only memory PROM that can be written to as well as read from An industry standard type of local area network LAN that enables real time communication between systems connected directly through cables Ethernet uses a Carrier Sense Multiple Access Collision Detection CSMA CD algorithm as its access method wherein all nodes listen for and any node can begin transmitting data If multiple nodes attempt to transmit at the same time a collision the transmitting nodes wait for a random amount of time before attempting to transmit again A change in the state of a managed object The event handling subsystem can provide a notification to which a software system must respond when it occurs but which the so
11. P from the previous command and enter the password when prompted Supported IPMI 2 0 Commands TABLE 7 1 lists the supported IPMI 2 0 commands For details on individual commands see the IPMI Intelligent Platform Management Interface Design Specification v2 0 A copy is available at http www intel com design servers ipmi spec htm TABLE 7 1 Supported IPMI 2 0 Commands Supported IPMI 2 0 Commands General Commands Get Device ID Cold Reset Warm Reset Get Self Test Results Set Get ACPI Power State Reset Set Get Watchdog Timer Set Get BMC Global Enables Clear Get Message Flags Enable Message Channel Receive Get Send Message Read Event Message Buffer Get Channel Authentication Capabilities Get Session Challenge Activate Close Session Set Session Privilege Level Get Session Info Set Get Channel Access Get Channel Info Chapter 7 Using IPMI 73 TABLE 7 1 Supported IPMI 2 0 Commands Continued Supported IPMI 2 0 Commands Continued Set Get User Access Set Get User Name Set User Password Master Write Read Set Get Chassis Capabilities Get Chassis Status Chassis Control Chassis Identify Set Power Restore Policy Get System Restart Cause Set Get System Boot Options Set Get Event Receiver IPMI System Interface Support KCS BT Serial Over LAN RCMP e Multiple Payloads e Enhanced Authentication e Encryption PEF and Alerting Commands Get PEF Capabilities Arm PEF Post
12. Properties and Values TABLE A 8 Create command Targets Properties Values and Defaults Valid Targets Properties Values Default SP users username password string None role administrator oper operator ator user callback SP AgentInfo SNMP permissions rol rw ro communities communityname SP AgentInfo SNMP authenticationprotocol MD5 MD5 user authenticationpassword string Null string HAE NAIME permissions ro Irw ro privacyprotocol none DES DES privacypassword string Null string Example gt create SP users susan role administrator 90 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 delete Use the delete command to remove an object from the namespace You are not prompted to confirm a delete command Syntax delete options target Options h help Targets TABLE A 9 delete Command Targets Valid Targets SP users username SP AgentInfo SNMP communities communityname SP AgentInfo SNMP user username Example gt delete SP users basicuser exit Use the exit command to terminate a session to the CLI Syntax exit options Appendix A Command Line Interface Reference 91 Options h help help Use the help command to display Help information about commands and targets Using the output terse option displays usage information only The output verbose option displays usage description and additional
13. Yes Yes Monitor system components CPUs motherboards and fans only 2 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Default Settings Sun has configured the SP controller and SP firmware on your server to reflect the most common default settings used in the field It is unlikely that you will need to change any of these defaults TABLE 1 2 Default Settings System Component Default Status Action Required Service Processor card Preinstalled None Service Processor firmware Preinstalled None IPMI interface Enabled None Web based interface Enabled None Command line interface CLI Enabled None SNMP interface Enabled None About the Preconfigured Administrator Account The ELOM is shipped with one preconfigured administrator account User name root Password changeme The preconfigured administrator account known as root cannot be deleted You can only change the account password The root account offers built in administrative privileges read and write access to all service processor features and commands To increase security change the default password to a new unique password See Chapter 5 for details Note The Chassis Manager Module CMM Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM is shipped with an identical preconfigured administrator account with user name root and the default password set to changeme Locator LED for Ser
14. and system management tasks Chapter 2 details the various ways to connect to and communicate with your server module Chapter 3 describes how to use the ELOM s web GUI to monitor your server Chapter 4 provides information about using the browser interface to manage and maintain the server module Chapter 5 describes how to use the remote console through a browser Chapter 6 details an alternative method of managing your server using the command line interface CLI Chapter 7 describes how to use the Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI independent of the operating system to manage field replaceable units FRUs and monitor the health of your system Chapter 8 helps you understand the basics of the Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP Appendix A gives you a quick reference to the commands you can use with Embedded Lights Out Manager xi Glossary provides definitions for a list of technical words and phrases Using UNIX Commands This document might not contain information about basic UNIX commands and procedures such as shutting down the system booting the system and configuring devices Refer to the following for this information a Software documentation that you received with your system a Solaris Operating System documentation which is at http docs sun com Typographic Conventions Typeface Meaning Examples AaBbCc123 The names of commands files Edit your Login file
15. enter exit at the ELOM CLI prompt The CMM CLI prompt appears Chapter 2 Connecting to the ELOM 9 10 The following display shows an example of the login screen gt cd CH BL2 SP cli CH BL2 SP cli gt start Are you sure you want to start CH BL2 SP cli y n y Password Enter the password to the server module ILOM Sun TM Integrated Lights Out Manager Version N N Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems Inc All rights reserved Use is subject to license terms Warning password is set to factory default gt exit Enter this command to exit the server module ILOM and return to the CMM ILOM Connection to 10 6 122 33 closed Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 CHAPTER 3 Monitoring the Server System Using the Web GUI This chapter provides information about how to use the web GUI and the Sun Blade X6250 server module software to monitor your server It includes the following sections m Using the Web GUI on page 11 m Accessing the System Using a Browser on page 13 m Viewing System Information on page 16 m Monitoring the System on page 19 m Viewing and Managing the Event Log on page 22 Using the Web GUI The web GUI allows you monitor and manage local and remote systems using a standard browser You can also monitor the server remotely by redirecting the server s console to a remote workstation o
16. enter the BIOS Setup The BIOS main menu appears b Press F9 to load optimal defaults c Change the BIOS settings d Save your settings and exit BIOS Setup 16 The server boots Updating the CPLD Common Programmable Logic Device The following procedure is rarely used and should not be done unless instructed by Sun Service personnel To Update the CPLD 1 Download the Tools and Driver CD ISO image at http www sun com servers blades downloads jsp 2 Burn a CD or mount the downloaded ISO image 3 Locate the following combined firmware image file firmware bmc CPLD_v jbc where is the file version number 4 Save the CPLD_V jbc file to a location on your hard drive 5 Login to the ELOM web GUI 6 From the main menu click the Remote Control tab The Remote Control submenu tabs appear 7 Click Remote Power Control submenu tab The Remote Power Control submenu screen appears 8 Select the Power Off radio button and click Submit The OS must be shut down 9 From the main menu click the Maintenance tab The Maintenance submenu screen appears Chapter 4 Configuring Managing and Maintaining the Server Using the Web GUI 41 10 Click Enter Upgrade Mode 11 Click Browse and select the CPLD_V jbc file where is a variable that identifies the file version number 12 Select Upgrade to upgrade the CPLD 13 Wait until the upgrade is finished 14 Power cycle or reset the server t
17. host gracefully enter the following command gt set SYS Ctrlinfo PowerCtrl gracefuloff To power off the host enter the following command gt set SYS Ctrlinfo PowerCtrl off To reset the host enter the following command gt set SYS Ctrlinfo PowerCtrl reset To reboot and enter the BIOS automatically enter the following command gt set SYS CtrliInfo BootCtr1 BIOSSetup To reboot and enter PXE automatically enter the following command gt set SYS CtrlInfo BootCtr1 PXE To reboot and enter Pc Check diagnostic automatically enter the following commands gt set SYS CtrlInfo PowerCtrl PCCheck_enable gt set BootCtrl PCCheck_ enable To disable the option to boot to Pc Check and set the option to boot normally enter the following commands gt set BootCtrl regular gt set SYS CtrlInfo BootCtrl PCCheck_disable 58 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 Managing the Host Console You can manage the host console by using the start and stop commands To Manage the Host Console To start a session to the server console enter this command gt start SP AgentInfo Console Note After running the start command no output will be displayed until the server is rebooted To revert to CLI once the console has been started press Esc Shift 9 Esc Note Key combinations in this manual are based on the U S keyboard
18. host names in a domain DNS servers translate host names such as www example com into Internet Protocol IP addresses such as 030 120 000 168 The data query service that searches domains until a specified host name is found A distributed name resolution system that enables computers to locate other computers on a network or the Internet by domain name The system associates standard Internet Protocol IP addresses such as 00 120 000 168 with host names such as www sun com Machines typically get this information from a DNS server A circuit board that holds double the amount of surface mount memory chips that a single inline memory module SIMM holds A DIMM has signal and power pins on both sides of the board whereas a SIMM has pins on only one side of the board A DIMM has a 168 pin connector and supports 64 bit data transfer A protocol that enables a DHCP server to assign Internet Protocol IP addresses dynamically to systems on a Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP network A type of random access memory RAM that stores information in integrated circuits that contain capacitors Because capacitors lose their charge over time DRAM must be periodically recharged Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 E electrically erasable programmable read only memory EEPROM electrostatic discharge ESD Embedded Lights
19. knowledge of the system s networking hardware Privacy Enhanced Mail PEM A standard for Internet electronic mail that encrypts data to ensure privacy and data integrity programmable read only memory PROM A memory chip on which data can be programmed only once and which retains the program forever PROMs retain data even when power is off protocol A set of rules that describes how systems or devices on a network exchange information proxy A mechanism whereby one system acts on behalf of another system in responding to protocol requests public key encryption A cryptographic method that uses a two part key code that is made up of public and private components To encrypt messages the published public keys of the recipients are used To decrypt messages the recipients use their unpublished private keys which are known only to them Knowing the public key does not enable users to deduce the corresponding private key R rack unit U A measure of vertical rack space equal to 1 75 inches 4 45 cm 124 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 random access memory RAM read only file read only memory ROM real time clock RTC reboot Red Hat Package Manager RPM redirection redundant array of independent disks RAID Remote Management and Control Protocol RMCP remote procedure call RPC remote system reset root Glossary Vola
20. password in their respective fields The user name and password must be 8 16 characters in length Both are case sensitive You can use alphabetical characters numerals hyphens and underscores Do not include spaces in user names and passwords 4 Enter the password again in the Confirm Password field 5 Select either Administrator Operator User or Callback for the user role 6 Click Submit to create the user Chapter 4 Configuring Managing and Maintaining the Server Using the Web GUI 33 v To Delete a User Account 1 2 In the User List locate the user name of the account you want to delete Click the Delete button for the account The system will not prompt for a confirmation v To Change a User Account Password or Privilege 1 From the User Management main menu click the User Account tab The User List screen appears In the User List screen click the Change Password or Change Privilege button for the appropriate user account The Manage User Account screen appears In the Manage User Account screen make the necessary changes and click Submit v To Enable or Disable a User Account 1 From the User Management main menu click the User Account tab The User List screen appears To disable or enable a user account click the Disable or Enable button for that account Managing and Maintaining the Server This section contains the following server management and maintenance procedures
21. remote system over an insecure network Secure Sockets Layer SSL A protocol that enables client to server communication on a network to be encrypted for privacy SSL uses a key exchange method to establish an environment in which all data exchanged is encrypted with a cipher and hashed to protect it from eavesdropping and alteration SSL creates a secure connection between a web server and a web client Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure HTTPS uses SSL sensor data record SDR To facilitate dynamic discovery of features the Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI includes this set of records that include software information such as how many sensors are present what type they are their events threshold information and so forth The sensor data records enable software to interpret and present sensor data without any prior knowledge about the platform Serial Attached SCSI SAS A point to point serial peripheral interface that links controllers directly to disk drives SAS devices include two data ports that enable failover redundancy which guarantees data communication through a separate path serial console A terminal or a tip line connected to the serial port on the service processor A serial console is used to configure the system to perform other administrative tasks 126 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 server certificate Server Message Block SMB p
22. sun 42 _products 2 See FIGURE 8 1 The standard SNMP port 161 is used by the SNMP agent on the ELOM 78 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 FIGURE 8 1 Sun Server MIB Tree C MIB Tree C ccitt E 0 iso 3 0 org dod internet directory experimental Ga mgmt private enterprises E sun E42 products Sunfire C SunPlatMIB security snmpv2 SNMP Messages SNMP is a protocol not an operating system so you need some type of application to use SNMP messages Your SNMP management software might provide this functionality or you can use an open source tool like net SNMP which is available at http net snmp sourceforge net Both management stations and agents use SNMP messages to communicate Management stations can send and receive information Agents can respond to requests and send unsolicited messages in the form of a trap There are five functions that management stations and agent use m Get m GetNext m GetResponse m Set m Trap By default port 161 is used for SNMP messages and port 162 is used to listen for SNMP traps Chapter 8 Using Simple Network Management Protocol 79 Configuring SNMP on the ELOM The ELOM has a preinstalled SNMP agent that supports trap delivery to an SNMP management application To use this feature you must integrate the pla
23. the Update Firmware button to start the firmware upgrade The firmware upgrade process updates the BIOS and the ELOM After the upgrade is complete the ELOM reboots and the web session is restarted 12 Power on the server open a browser and log in to the web GUI Note The BIOS version information is updated once the host is powered on 13 From the main menu click the Remote Control tab 14 In the Remote Control submenu screen click Launch Redirection The RKVM screen comes up The RKVM screen might display the message Error 0005 CMOS Checksum Bad Press F2 to run SETUP Press F1 to load default values and continue m If the RKVM screen does not display a checksum message then you are done and the system boots m If the RKVM screen does display a checksum message proceed to the next step Step 15 Note The checksum error is not a problem The message indicates that the checksum for the new BIOS is different from the original 15 If the RKVM screen displays the checksum error message shown in the previous step either load optimal defaults or change BIOS settings Do one of the following a Load optimal defaults a Press F1 to load optimal default values and continue The system resets the BIOS settings back to defaults and boots Go to Step 16 Or Change BIOS settings 40 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 a Press F2 to
24. to the host console set SP SYS CtrlInfo PowerCtrl on set SP SYS CtrlInfo PowerCtrl gracefuloff set SP SYS CtrlInfo PowerCtrl forceoff set SP SYS CtrlInfo PowerCtrl reset start SP AgentInfo console stop SP AgentInfo console 88 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 CLI Command Reference This section provides reference information about the CLI commands cd Use the cd command to navigate the namespace When you use cd to change to a target location that location then becomes the default target for all other commands Using the default option with no target returns you to the top of the namespace Entering just cd displays your current location in the namespace Entering help targets displays a list of all targets in the entire namespace Syntax ed target Options h help Targets and Properties Any location in the namespace Examples To create a user named newuser1 use cd to change to SP users then execute the create command with SP users as the default target gt cd SP users gt create newuser1 To return to the root position enter gt cd Appendix A Command Line Interface Reference 89 create Use the create command to set up an object in the namespace Unless you specify properties with the create command they are empty Syntax create options target propertyname value Options h help Targets
25. use the preconfigured user name and password a Default user name root a Default password changeme Once you have successfully logged in the CMM ILOM displays its default command prompt You are now connected to the CMM ILOM CLI Navigate to the server module ELOM by entering this command cd CH BLN SP cli n The position number of the server module in the chassis Use FIGURE 2 1 to assist you in determining the server module number and to understand the relationship between the CMM and different server module service processors Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 FIGURE 2 1 Chassis and Server Module ELOM Address Identifiers Chassis cum COC OC C he _ELOM Ns Different Service Processors O D Z 2 o oa o 5 5 3 op O E ge o O O O DO 2 2 Al 2 oO selel e d llo m Cc a BLO BL6 BL7 BL8 BL9 10 Identifier BLO 9 Enter the command start The following prompt appears Enter Y to continue or N to cancel Enter Y to continue If you enter N the server module will return you to the CMM CLI prompt Enter the password when prompted Supply the password for root The preconfigured default is changeme The server module ELOM prompt appears For information about managing and maintaining the server module see Chapter 6 When you are finished
26. v To View Memory Information From the System Information menu click the Components submenu tab and then select Memory The Memory submenu screen appears It displays information about each of the DIMMs installed in your server The CPU information is presented in a tabular format see TABLE 3 5 TABLE 3 5 Sample Memory Information Description Memory Information Memory Module 1 Status Ok Socket DIMM_AO 18 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 TABLE 3 5 Sample Memory Information Continued Description Memory Information Module Size 2048MB Type FBDIMM Frequency 533MHz v To View NIC Information From the System Information menu click the Components submenu tab and then select NIC The NIC submenu screen appears It displays information about the network interface card installed in your server The NIC information is presented in a tabular format see TABLE 3 6 TABLE 3 6 Sample of NIC Information Description Network Interface Card 0 Information Manufacturer Intel Product Name ESB Dual Port Gb Ethernet NIC Product Part 6312 Number Product Serial Number Port Number MAC Address 1 MAC Address 2 00 16 36 F1 67 34 02 00 16 36 F1 67 34 00 16 36 F1 67 34 Monitoring the System Sensors placed throughout the system provide information about the state of critical server hardware The sensors allow the system to monito
27. 08 CHAPTER 5 Using the Remote Console Application This chapter describes how to use the remote console application It includes the following sections m Accessing the Remote Console From the Web GUI on page 45 m Starting the Remote Console Application on page 48 m Redirecting Keyboard Video Mouse or Storage Devices on page 49 m Other Remote Options on page 52 Accessing the Remote Console From the Web GUI The remote console application which is started using the web GUI enables you to control your server s operating system remotely using the screen mouse and keyboard and to redirect local CD and diskette drives as if they were connected directly to the server Installation Requirements A compatible browser and a minimum of JRE 1 6 0 are required to operate the remote console application See TABLE 5 1 45 Note You do not need to install any OS specific drivers or helper applications on client systems to run the remote console application TABLE 5 1 Client Installation Requirements Java Runtime Environment Including Client OS Java Web Start Browsers Microsoft Windows XP Pro Red Hat Linux 4 0 or later Desktop and Workstation Editions Solaris 9 Solaris 10 SUSE Linux 9 2 JRE 1 6 Java 6 0 or later JRE 1 6 Java 6 0 or later JRE 1 6 Java 6 0 or later JRE 1 6 Java 6 0 or later JRE 1 6 Java 6 0 or later Internet Explorer 6 0 and later Moz
28. 20 The core of the operating system OS that manages the hardware and provides fundamental services such as filing and resource allocation that the hardware does not provide A type of interface implemented in legacy personal computer PC keyboard controllers Data is transferred across the KCS interface using a per byte handshake A series of interfaces that enables a system to respond to keyboard video mouse and storage events Technology that provides the capability for out of band communication with the server even if the operating system is not running This enables the system administrator to switch the server on and off view system temperatures fan speeds and so forth and restart the system from a remote location A directory service protocol used for the storage retrieval and distribution of information including user profiles distribution lists and configuration data LDAP runs over Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP and across multiple platforms A software server that maintains an LDAP directory and service queries to the directory The Sun Directory Services and the Netscape Directory Services are implementations of an LDAP server A boot loader for Linux A group of systems in close proximity that can communicate via connecting hardware and software Ethernet is the most widely used LAN technology The processor or system on which a software application is running Sun Blade X6250 S
29. 3 1 ELOM Tab Detail Choices Main Tab Sub level Tab Where to Find Details System Viewing System Information on page 16 Information Versions Session Time Out Components Viewing System Information on page 16 Setting Session Timeout on page 44 Viewing Component Information on page 18 14 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 TABLE 3 1 ELOM Tab Detail Choices Continued Main Tab Sub level Tab Where to Find Details System Monitoring Sensor Reading Monitoring the System on page 19 Event Logs Viewing and Managing the Event Log on page 22 System Indicator To view location of interior LEDs refer to your service manual To change refer to Managing the System Indicator and Fault LED on page 35 Fault LED Refer to your service manual Configuration Network To View NIC Information on page 19 Email Notification Configuring Email Notification on page 27 Platform Event Filter Configuring Platform Event Filters on page 27 Set Time Setting the Time on page 44 SSL Certificate Configuring the SSL Certificate on page 28 ADS Configuration Configuring ADS on page 29 SNMP Recovering from a Corrupt Service Processor on page 42 User Management Remote Control Maintenance Add User Redirection Remote Power Control Hotkey Setup Firmware Upgrade Reset BMC To Add a User on page 33
30. Certificate 28 v To Generate a New CSR 28 v To Upload an Existing Certificate 29 Configuring ADS 29 v To Configure ADS 29 Configuring SNMP 30 v To Configure SNMP 30 v To Configure SNMP Settings 30 v To Configure SNMP Communities 30 v To Configure SNMP Users 31 Managing the System 31 Managing User Accounts 31 To Manage User Accounts 32 To Add a User 33 To Delete a User Account 34 lt lt lt To Change a User Account Password or Privilege 34 v To Enable or Disable a User Account 34 Managing and Maintaining the Server 34 Managing the System Indicator and Fault LED 35 v To Control the State of the System Indicator LED 35 v To View the State of the Fault LED 35 Controlling Server Power 36 v To Control Server Power 36 Resetting the BMC SP 36 Contents v v To Reset the BMC SP 37 Resetting the BMC SP Password 37 v To Reset the BMC SP Password 38 Updating the Firmware 38 v To Update the Firmware Using the Web based Interface 38 Updating the CPLD Common Programmable Logic Device 41 v To Update the CPLD 41 Recovering from a Corrupt Service Processor 42 v To Recover from a Corrupt Service Processor 42 Setting Session Timeout 44 v To Set the Session Timeout 44 Setting the Time 44 v ToSetTime 44 5 Using the Remote Console Application 45 Accessing the Remote Console From the Web GUI 45 Installation Requirements 45 CD and Diskette Redirection Operational Model 46 Starting the Remote Console Application 48 v To Start the
31. Chapter 6 Using the Command Line Interface 61 m Administrator Enables access to all ELOM software features functions and commands If a new user is given administrator privileges those privileges are also automatically granted for the command line interface CLD and Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI to the service processor s Sun Blade X6250 server module software Operator Enables limited access to SP software features functions and commands m User and Callback Enables limited access to the system on a read only basis The syntax is gt set permssion administrator operator user callback v To Add a User Account Enter the following commands gt cd SP users gt create username username The name 8 16 characters in length that the new user will use to log in to the ELOM The system will then prompt you for a password 8 16 characters in length v To Delete a User Account Enter the following command gt delete SP users uwusername v To Display User Accounts Enter the following command gt show SP users v To Configure User Accounts Use the set command to change passwords and permissions for configured user accounts 62 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 Note You must have administrator privileges to change user properties Syntax set target propertyname value Targets Propert
32. Configuring SNMP on the ELOM 80 v TouseSNMP onthe SP 80 Adding Your Server to YourSNMP Environment 80 Configuring Receipt of SNMP Traps 81 Managing SNMP User Accounts 81 v To Create an SNMP User Account 81 v To Set Permission for a User Account 82 v To Delete a User Account 82 Modifying User Accounts 83 Command Line Interface Reference 85 CLI Command Quick Reference 85 CLI Command Reference 89 CLI Error Messages 99 U S Keyboard Map 107 Glossary 109 Index 131 Contents viii Figures FIGURE 2 1 Chassis and Server Module ELOM Address Identifiers 9 FIGURE 3 1 ELOM System Information Screen 14 FIGURE 4 1 The Configuration submenu Tabs 26 FIGURE 4 2 The Platform Event Filter Screen Detail 28 FIGURE 4 3 The User Account Screen Showing the User List 32 FIGURE 4 4 The Power Control Screen 36 FIGURE 4 5 The Firmware Upgrade Screen 39 FIGURE 5 1 Keyboard Video and Mouse Selections 50 FIGURE 8 1 Sun Server MIB Tree 79 FIGURE B 1 U S Keyboard Detail 107 FIGURE B 2 U S Keyboard Full 108 x Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 Preface The Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide provides instructions for managing Sun servers using the Sun Blade X6250 server module s service processor and the Embedded Lights Out Manager ELOM How This Document Is Organized Chapter 1 provides an overview of the ELOM and indicates tasks
33. D LED Control 35 identifying server 3 IPMI 12 IPMItool 72 overview 71 sensors 72 J Java RTE for remote console 46 L LED control 35 locator indicator LED responding to 4 logging events 22 logging in browser 13 CLI and SSH 54 CLI serial port 54 M MAC address chassis level 8 management information base MIB 78 managing alerts 63 to 65 ELOM network settings 60 user accounts 61 to 62 managing network settings 60 monitoring hardware 19 N namespace SP 57 network default 94 NIC 19 P password default 3 set using CLI 93 PEF see platform event filter 27 platform event filter configuring 27 managing with the CLI 64 preconfigured ELOM administrator account 3 R recovering from a corrupt BMC 42 redirecting local storage 45 remote client redirecting hardware to 46 remote console benefits 45 difficulty 49 redirecting keyboard and mouse 49 storage devices 50 requirements for 45 remote console Java RTE 46 remote storage devices 46 50 resetting BMC 36 S serial port CLI log in 54 server locator 3 server module ELOM connecting through chassis serial connector 7 set password CLI 93 settings default 3 SNMP 31 77 to 84 communities 30 host state managing 58 MIB and 78 overview 77 user accounts 81 82 83 SP default settings 3 logging in with a browser 13 132 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June
34. Form Description default Causes the verb to perform only its default functions destination Specifies the destination for data display d Shows the data you want to display examine x Examines the command but does not execute it force Causes an immediate action instead of an orderly shutdown help h Displays Help information keep k Establishes a holding time for command job ID and status level 1 Executes the command for the current target and all targets contained through the level specified output 0 Specifies the content and form of command output resetstate Indicates to what target specific state to reset the target script Skips warnings or prompts normally associated with the command source Indicates the location of a source image Targets Every object in your namespace is a target Not all targets are supported for all commands Each command section lists the valid targets for that command Properties Properties are the configurable attributes specific to each object An object can have one or more properties Each command section lists the valid properties for each target Chapter 6 Using the Command Line Interface 57 Managing the Host You can use the ELOM to change the host s state and to access the host console Managing the Host State v To Manage the Host State To power on the host enter the following command gt set SYS CtrliInfo PowerCtrl on To power off the
35. Guide v To Connect to the CLI Be sure that you have connected a LAN to the NET MGT 0 port on the chassis 1 Start your SSH client When you first access the CLI you will need to use the preconfigured user name and password a Default user name root a Default password changeme 2 To log in to the ELOM enter the following command ssh username ipaddress username An account user name ipaddress The IP address of the ELOM A password prompt appears 3 When prompted enter the password The CLI prompt appears gt For information about managing the server using the CLI see Chapter 6 To Log out of the CLI To log out of the CLI enter the following command gt exit v To Connect to the Web GUI Be sure that you have connected a LAN to the NET MGT 0 port on the chassis 1 To log in to the web GUI enter the IP address of the ELOM into your browser The login screen appears 2 Enter your user name and password When you first access the web GUI it prompts you for the default user name and password 6 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 Default user name root m Default password changeme The default user name and password are in lowercase characters 3 Click Log In Chapter 3 shows how to use the web GUI To Log Out of the Web GUI Click Log Out at the top right of the web GUI screen The login screen a
36. Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 APPENDIX A Command Line Interface Reference This chapter contains the most common Embedded Lights Out Manager ELOM commands used to administer your Sun server from the command line interface CLI This chapter contains the following sections m CLI Command Quick Reference on page 85 m CLI Command Reference on page 89 m CLI Error Messages on page 99 CLI Command Quick Reference The following tables provide a quick reference to the most common ELOM CLI commands TABLE A 1 Command Syntax and Usage Content Typeface Description Your input Fixed width Text that you type at the computer Enter it bold in exactly as shown Onscreen output Fixed width Text that the computer displays regular Variable Italic Replace these with a name or value you Square brackets Vertical bars choose Text in square brackets is optional Text separated by a vertical bar represents the only available values Select one 85 TABLE A 2 General Commands Description Command Log out of the CLI exit Display the version of the ELOM firmware version running on the SP Display information about commands and targets help Display information about a specific command help command or target TABLE A 3 User Commands Description Command Add a local user create SP users username user names must be between 8 16 characters in len
37. M that retains information when system power is off A number that identifies an object s position in a global object registration tree Each node of the tree is assigned a number so that an OID is a sequence of numbers In Internet usage the OID numbers are delimited by dots for example 0 128 45 12 In the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LDAP OIDs are used to uniquely identify schema elements including object classes and attribute types A layer of software that takes control of an initialized system after the power on self test POST successfully tests components OpenBoot PROM builds data structures in memory and boots the operating system An operating system independent event driven library for simplifying access to the Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI A user with limited privileges to the managed host system Server management capability that is enabled when the operating system network drivers or the server is not functioning properly Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 P parity partition Peripheral Component Interconnect PCI Peripheral Interface Controller PIC permissions physical address platform event filter PEF Platform Event Trap PET port port number power cycling Glossary A method used by a computer for checking that data received matches data sent Also refers to information store
38. MP communities Permissions rolrw ro communityname SP AgentInfo SNMP user username AuthProtocol MD51SHA MD5 AuthPassword string Null string Permission rolrw ro PrivacyProtocol none DES None PrivacyPassword string Null string If the PrivacyProtocol property has a value other than none then PrivacyPassword must be set Examples When changing the parameters of SNMP user you must set values for all of the properties even if you are not changing all of the values For example to change a user s PrivacyProtocol property to DES you must enter Chapter 8 Using Simple Network Management Protocol 83 84 gt set SP AgentInfo SNMP user username PrivacyProtocol DES PrivacyPassword password AuthProtocol SHA AuthPassword password Your changes would be invalid if you entered only gt set SP AgentInfo SNMP user al PrivacyProtocol DES Note You can change SNMP user permissions without resetting the privacy and authentication properties To show an SNMP user s properties enter this command from the user s directory at SP AgentInfo SNMP user username gt show The result appear as follows SP AgentInfo SNMP user username Targets Properties Permission ro AuthProtocol SHA AuthPassword Cannot show property PrivacyProtocol DES PrivacyPassword Cannot show property Target Commands show set SP AgentInfo SNMP user username gt Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded
39. PEF Global Control section Trap Receiver Destination Address section and Event Filter Configuration section Use the Platform Event Filter section to enable PEF and designate the SNMP community Use the Trap Receiver Destination Address section to list the IP and MAC addresses for the trap receiver and use this section to enable the PEF actions Use the Event Filter Configuration section to configure up to six event filters You must select the sensors to trap from the drop down list and the resultant action using the action check boxes 2 Click Submit to save your configuration Chapter 4 Configuring Managing and Maintaining the Server Using the Web GUI 27 FIGURE 4 2 The Platform Event Filter Screen Detail Platform Event Filter PEF Gbtal Control Community public Trap Receiver Destination Address Enable PEF Disable PEF IP Address Ex 192 168 1 33 123 456 7 89 00 16 36 F187 34 MAC Address Ex 00 CO 9F 24 65 AA m m c m m m PEF Action Global Control Enable Power Off Action Enable Power Cycle Action M Enable Power Reset Action T Enable Diagnostic Interrupt Action 7 Enable Send Alert Action 7 Enable Send Mail Action Event Filter Configuration 07 h Processor x Event Action Configuration Power Control PowerGych v T Diagnostic Interrupt NMI I send Alert I Send Mail Configuring the SSL C
40. Remote Console Application 48 Redirecting Keyboard Video Mouse or Storage Devices 49 v To Redirect Keyboard and Mouse Devices 49 v To Redirect Storage Devices 50 Installing an OS on a Remote Server 51 v To Install an OS on a Remote Server Using a Virtual CD ROM 52 Other Remote Options 52 6 Using the Command Line Interface 53 Logging In to the CLI 53 vi Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 v To LogIn Using SSH 54 v To Log In From the Serial Port 54 Command Syntax 55 Managing the Host 58 Managing the Host State 58 v To Manage the Host State 58 Managing the Host Console 59 v To Manage the Host Console 59 Viewing Host Sensors 59 v To View Host Sensors 59 Managing ELOM Network Settings 60 v To Display network Settings 60 v To Configure Network Settings 60 Managing User Accounts 61 v To Adda User Account 62 v To Delete a User Account 62 v To Display User Accounts 62 v To Configure User Accounts 62 Managing Alerts 63 v To Display Alerts 64 v To Configure Alerts 64 Displaying Information 65 v To Display Version Information 66 v To Display Available Target Information 66 Updating the Firmware 68 v To Update the Firmware 68 Using IPMI 71 About IPMI 71 Contents vii IPMItool 72 Sensors 72 Supported IPMI 2 0 Commands 73 Using Simple Network Management Protocol 77 About SNMP 77 How SNMP Works 77 SNMP MIB Files 78 MIBs Integration 78 SNMP Messages 79
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42. at are not related to sensors To Display Alerts Enter the following command show SP AgentInfo PEF To Configure Alerts Use the set command to change properties and values for alerts from the CLI Syntax set target propertyname value Targets Properties and Values These targets properties and values are valid for IPMI PEF alerts TABLE 6 5 Target Property Value Default SP AgentInfo PEF PEFGlobalCtrl disable enable disable PEFActionGlobalCtrlPowerOff disable enable enable PEFActionGlobalCtrlPowerCycle disable enable enable PEFActionGlobalCtrlPowerReset disable enable enable PEFActionGlobalCtrlAlert disable enable enable PEFActionGlobalCtrlMail disable enable disable PEFActionGlobalCtrlInterrupt disable enable disable Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 The parameters are m rule The number of the alert rule A number from 1 to 4 m ipaddress The IP address to which the alert will be sent m level The severity level of the alert see TABLE 6 6 TABLE 6 6 Alert Levels Name in Sensor Alert Levels Readings View Description Informational N A This level traps system events that are not related to sensors such as The host has booted Warning NC The sensor is outside of its normal range but not critical Critical CT The sensor has crossed a critical threshold Nonrecoverable NR The sensor has reached a thre
43. ation Guide June 2008 2 Power off the server gracefully Note Do not attempt to flash the system while it is still powered on An unrecoverable error may occur 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Remove the server module from the chassis Place the server module on an anti static mat and remove the top cover Put on the ESD wrist strap and attach the grounding clip to the chassis bare metal or the chassis grounding post Locate jumper block J19 and use a jumper to short the pins See the Sun Blade X6250 Service Manual for the location of jumper block J19 With the pins on jumper block J19 shorted remove the wrist strap grounding cord from the chassis and replace and secure the top cover Insert the server module into the chassis Insert the bootable flash drive into the USB port Power on the system A message will appear on the video console stating that the BMC was not found The system will take up to three minutes to boot Press F8 to get a list of boot devices Set the USB flash device as the primary boot device and save and exit The server module boots from the USB flash device When the server finishes booting run the following command socflash exe SP binary backup file For example socflash exe s40v092 bin backup bin After a successful flash remove the server module from that chassis and remove the jumper from jumper block j19 Insert the server module into the c
44. can use this option to install software from a local CD DVD drive to multiple remote servers You can also redirect a CD image file or a diskette image file stored on your hard drive 50 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 1 Start the remote console application as described in Starting the Remote Console Application on page 48 The Remote Console screen is displayed 2 Select Storage from the drop down list and click Mount Device This enables the corresponding local storage device to connect to the remote server as though it were a storage device attached directly to that remote server 3 Select a source device from the drop down list a To store a selection to a real CD ROM device select from the Drive Name drop down list a To store a CD image file or a diskette image file to your hard drive select ISO file from the Source Device drop down list Note You cannot select two CD ROM devices or two diskette devices For example you cannot select CD ROM and CD ROM image Use the browser to navigate to the corresponding file then click Submit After successfully mounting a storage device a green check mark is displayed in the lower left corner of the Remote Console window Note Use the web GUI to disable the session time out or to set the session timeout to a long enough period of time to allow you to work without the system automatically logging you out
45. ce sessions Note Telnet connections to the ELOM are not supported 53 v To Log In Using SSH This section describes how to log in to the service processor using Secure Shell 1 If necessary start your SSH client 2 Access the system command line 3 Log in to the ELOM using a user account that has administrator privilege by entering the following command ssh administrator_account ipaddress administrator_account An account with administrator privileges ipaddress The IP address of the service processor A password prompt appears 4 Enter the password when prompted For example ssh root 192 168 25 25 root 192 168 25 25 s password changeme Sun TM Embedded Lights Out Manager Version 1 0 Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems Inc All rights reserved Warning password is set to factory default gt v To Log In From the Serial Port This section describes how to log in to the service processor from the serial port using a terminal device 1 Configure your terminal device or the terminal emulation software running on a laptop or PC to the following settings a 8N1 eight data bits no parity one stop bit 9600 baud a Disabled software flow control CTS RTS 2 Connect a serial cable from the server RJ 45 Serial Mgt port to a terminal device An RJ 45 to DB9 cable is included with your server 54 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 3 Press t
46. cedure details the creation of an SNMP user account TABLE 8 1 shows the both the value and the default values for the user account properties 1 To navigate to the SNMP user directory enter the following command gt cd SP AgentInfo SNMP user 2 To create a user enter gt create username username The login name of the user account The above steps are used to create an SNMP v3 read only user account To create an SNMP v1 v2c user account enter gt create SP AgentInfo SNMP communities community_name community_name The name of the SNMP community you are creating 3 When prompted supply the values for the following properties Applicable values are shown in TABLE 8 1 AuthProtocol AuthPassword the system requires you to confirm the password PrivacyProtocol if you enter the DES protocol you will be prompted to supply a privacy password PrivacyPassword the system requires you to confirm the password Chapter 8 Using Simple Network Management Protocol 81 Note If you enter an incorrect value the create user process will fail and you will need to start over After supplying values for the above properties a success message appears indicating the end of the create user process v To Set Permission for a User Account This procedure details setting the permission level for an SNMP user account 1 To navigate to the user directory enter the following command gt cd SP AgentiInfo SNMP user
47. d hardware tests The boot loader then transfers control to a more complex program that loads the operating system A copy of original data that is stored locally often with instructions or the most frequently accessed information Cached data does not have to be retrieved from a remote server again when requested A cache increases effective memory transfer rates and processor speed 111 certificate Certificate Authority CA client command line interface CLI Common Information Model CIM console Coordinated Universal Time UTC core file critical event custom JumpStart customer replaceable unit CRU 112 Public key data assigned by a trusted Certificate Authority CA to provide verification of an entity s identity This is a digitally signed document Both clients and servers can have certificates Also called a public key certificate A trusted organization that issues public key certificates and provides identification to the owner of the certificate A public key Certificate Authority issues certificates that state a relationship between an entity named in the certificate and a public key that belongs to that entity which is also present in the certificate In the client server model a system or software on a network that remotely accesses resources of a server on a network A text based interface that enables users to enter executable instructions at a command prompt An open sys
48. d filename Cannot get ip Cannot get file Cannot get save flag Alert user to turn DC off before updating Need to check tftp update IP Filename or Saveflag Maybe someone has done updating Cannot upload image to server Cannot find BIOS progress file Should set update action Setting of tftp update has something wrong Appendix A Command Line Interface Reference 103 Set server IP fail Set source file fail Set save configuration fail Update environment has something wrong please check IP and Filename Set tftp or cpld IP address fail Set tftp or cpld filename address fail Set tftp or cpld save flag address fail Setting of cpld update has something wrong SP AgentInfo PEF and SP AgentInfo PET Error Message Get PEF fail Incorrect Parameter Need to enable status first Set PEF fail Description Get PEF fail Incorrect Parameter User should enable status before setting PEF event table Set PEF fail SP AgentInfo SEL Error Message IPMI open failure IPMI request failure Description Cannot connect with bmc Cannot get information from bmc 104 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 SP AgentInfo Mail Error Message IPMI read failure IPMI write failure Parameter cannot be empty and should less than 64 bits Please input correct Email format Description Reading information from bmc fail Setting informatio
49. d location within the directory A DN can be a fully qualified domain name FQDN that includes the complete path from the root of the tree A consortium of over 200 companies that authors and promotes standards for the purpose of furthering the ability to remotely manage computer systems Specifications from the DTMF include the Desktop Management Interface DMI the Common Information Model CIM and the Alert Standard Format ASF 113 domain domain name domain name server DNS domain name service DNS domain name system DNS dual inline memory module DIMM Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP dynamic random access 114 memory DRAM A grouping of hosts that is identified by a name The hosts usually belong to the same Internet Protocol IP network address The domain also refers to the last part of a fully qualified domain name FQDN that identifies the company or organization that owns the domain For example sun com identifies Sun Microsystems as the owner of the domain in the FQDN docs sun com The unique name assigned to a system or group of systems on the Internet The host names of all the systems in the group have the same domain name suffix such as sun com Domain names are interpreted from right to left For example sun com is both the domain name of Sun Microsystems and a subdomain of the top level com domain The server that typically manages
50. d with data on a disk that enables the controller to rebuild data after a drive failure A physical section on a hard disk drive A local bus standard used to connect peripherals to 32 bit or 64 bit systems An integrated circuit that controls peripherals in an interrupt request IRQ driven system taking away that load from the central processing unit CPU A set of privileges granted or denied to a user or group that specify read write or execution access to a file or directory For access control permissions state whether access to the directory information is granted or denied and the level of access that is granted or denied An actual hardware address that matches a memory location Programs that refer to virtual addresses are subsequently mapped to physical addresses A mechanism that configures the service processor to take selected actions when it receives event messages for example powering off or resetting the system or triggering an alert A configured alert triggered by a hardware or firmware BIOS event A PET is an Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI specific Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP trap which operates independently of the operating system The location socket to which Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP connections are made Web servers traditionally use port 80 the File Transfer Protocol FTP uses port 21 and Telnet uses port 23 A port enables a client
51. date a user session A Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP used for sending and receiving email A simple protocol used to exchange data about network activity With SNMP data travels between a managed device and a network management station NMS A managed device can be any device that runs SNMP such as hosts routers web servers or other servers on the network An ANSI standard for control of peripheral devices by one or more host computers SCSI defines a standard I O bus level interface and a set of high level I O commands A networking protocol based on an intelligent algorithm that enables bridges to map a redundant topology and eliminates packet looping in local area networks LANs A working scheme that divides a single logical network into smaller physical networks to simplify routing The subnet is the portion of an Internet Protocol IP address that identifies a block of host IDs 127 subnet mask superuser system event log SEL Telnet threshold timeout transmission control block TCB Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP trap Trivial File Transport Protocol TFTP 128 A bit mask used to select bits from an Internet address for subnet addressing The mask is 32 bits long and selects the network portion of the Internet address and one or more bits of the local portion Also called an address mask A special user who has privileges to pe
52. device present Whenever the host asks manual the remote client sends a status message as medium present and also indicates the medium change Same as 3 Next command from the host will get a status message indicating medium not present Same as 3 Driver knows CD redirection stopped so it sends a medium absent status on the next diskette query The software has a keepalive mechanism The software will detect unresponsive client and close the socket as well as indicate to the driver that the remote connection went away Driver will send a no medium status to the host Same as 8 Chapter 5 Using the Remote Console Application 47 Starting the Remote Console Application Use this procedure to start the remote console application from the web GUI You may be presented with a series of questions In each case select Run Note Each new ELOM system is delivered with DHCP set as the default If an IP address is not found within 5 seconds the system will default to the IP address 192 168 1 2 to allow instant web access v To Start the Remote Console Application 1 Open your browser 2 In the address bar enter the IP address of the SP that you obtained in To Set Up the Service Processor with the WebGUI on page 23 The login screen appears 3 Type user name and password for an account with administrator privileges 4 Click Login The ELOM main menu appears 5 Click the Remote Control tab
53. e component such as the service processor SP Using low level hardware intelligence instead of the operating system has two main benefits first this configuration allows for out of band server management and second the operating system is not burdened with transporting system status data You can manage your server with the IPMI v 1 5 2 0 on your server module or stand alone server which runs a daemon to do the following a Support low pin count LPC host interface in two modes a KCS Mode 3 channels a BT Mode 1 channel with 32 bytes of FIFO m Support dedicated NIC or shared lights out management LOM m Support Serial On LAN SOL m Customize FRU Sensor Data Record data firmware independent m Provide KVM over IP remote access to the server 71 m Enable the user interface UI for hot key definitions for example Ctrl Alt Del m Provide full screen display switch m Set dynamic video scaling 4x4 Video Scalar Your Sun Blade X6250 server module is IPMI v2 0 compliant You can access IPMI functionality through the command line with the IPMItool utility either in band or out of band Additionally you can generate an IPMI specific trap from the web interface or manage the server s IPMI functions from any external management solution that is IPMI v1 5 or v2 0 compliant For more information about the IPMI v2 0 specification go to http www intel com design servers ipmi spec htm spec2 IPMItool IPMItool is a simple comma
54. econd bps boot loader cache Glossary A measure of the volume of information that can be transmitted over a communication link Often used to describe the number of bits per second a network can deliver A device used to manage chassis environmental configuration and service functions and receive event data from other parts of the system It receives data through sensor interfaces and interprets this data by using the sensor data record SDR to which it provides an interface The BMC provides another interface to the system event log SEL Typical function of the BMC is to measure processor temperature power supply values and cooling fan status The BMC can take autonomous action to preserve system integrity The BMC is also known as the service processor SP The rate at which information is transmitted between devices for example between a terminal and a server In the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LDAP refers to the authentication process that LDAP requires when users access the LDAP directory Authentication occurs when the LDAP client binds to the LDAP server System software that controls the loading of the operating system and testing of hardware at system power on BIOS is stored in read only memory ROM The unit of measurement for data transmission speed A program contained in read only memory ROM that automatically runs at system power on to control the first stage of system initialization an
55. eral machines in one node Click Browse to locate the ADS certificate Enter the Primary Secondary DNS and Root Domain addresses Click Submit or click Reset to clear your changes Chapter 4 Configuring Managing and Maintaining the Server Using the Web GUI 29 Configuring SNMP v To Configure SNMP 1 From the Configuration submenu click the SNMP tab The SNMP screen appears and the SNMP Settings SNMP Communities and SNMP User Settings submenu tabs become available v To Configure SNMP Settings 1 From the SNMP submenu click the SNMP Settings tab The SNMP Settings screen appears On this screen you can designate the port set requests and select versions of SNMP protocols to be permitted See Chapter 8 for a description of the meaning of those choices 2 Select the Set Request check box to set one or more SNMP variables This check box acts as a global override for the user and community read write permissions For example if you disable Set Requests a member of the private community accessing your Sun server module or stand alone system via the SNMP interface cannot set sysContact despite having write permission 3 To override the delivered system default select the check box beside the preferred version of SNMP protocols 4 Click Submit or to clear your entries click Reset v To Configure SNMP Communities 1 From the SNMP tab choose SNMP Communities The SNMP Communities screen appears This scree
56. ertificate This screen allows you to either create the certificate required for the Certificate Signing Request CSR or upload an existing certificate A certificate is necessary when using a browser to access a secure HTTPS site The HTTPS scheme requires that a digitally signed certificate is installed at the applicant s site m To Generate a New CSR on page 28 m To Upload an Existing Certificate on page 29 v To Generate a New CSR 1 From the Configuration submenu click the SSL Certificate tab The SSL Configuration screen appears 28 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 2 3 4 In the drop down list select CSR Click the Select button Fill in the open fields and click the Generate button v To Upload an Existing Certificate 1 From the Configuration submenu click the SSL Certificate tab The SSL Configuration screen appears In the drop down list select Certificate Click the Select button Click Browse and select the SSL Certificate Click Upload Configuring ADS v To Configure ADS 1 From the Configuration submenu click the ADS Configuration tab The ADS Configuration screen appears The ADS Configuration screen allows you to locate and upload a certificate from Active Directory Service ADS for a Microsoft Windows environment Using ADS can simplify administration tasks by allowing the monitoring of sev
57. erver Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 M major event management information base MIB man pages media access control MAC address Message Digest 5 MD5 minor event N namespace network file system NFS Network Information Service NIS Glossary A system event that occurred that impairs service but not seriously A tree like hierarchical system for classifying information about resources in a network The MIB defines the variables that the master Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP agent can access The MIB provides access to the server s network configuration status and statistics Using SNMP you can view this information from a network management station NMS By industry agreement individual developers are assigned portions of the tree structure to which they may attach descriptions that are specific to their own devices Online UNIX documentation Worldwide unique 48 bit hardware address number that is programmed into each local area network interface card NIC at the time of manufacture A secure hashing function that converts an arbitrarily long data string into a short digest of data that is unique and of fixed size A system event that occurred that does not currently impair service but which needs correction before it becomes more severe In the tree structure of a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LDAP directory a set of uniq
58. es longer to boot Note Disabling the use of the browser proxy server if one is used for access to the management network might speed up the response time To Access the System Using a Browser 1 To access the web GUI enter the IP address of the ELOM in your browser The login screen appears 2 Type a user name and password To configure and manage the server use a user account with administrator privileges 3 Click Log In The main menu screen appears To log out of the web GUI Click the Log Out button The Log Out button is located at the top right of the interface screen Chapter 3 Monitoring the Server System Using the Web GUI 13 Viewing the System From the Web GUI Your server is equipped with a number of sensors that measure component voltages temperatures and fan speed The System Information tab reflects the current system status FIGURE 3 1 ELOM System Information Screen Sun embedded Lights Out Manager System Information versions session Timeout Components Server Board Version Server Board Information Menu Description 20070511 09 12 Manufacturer Quanta Computer Inc Product Sun Blade XE259 Server Module Serial Number hae gtime s7 0600094 Part Number 375 334301 set i 8 TOP The menu items on the tabs are listed in TABLE 3 1 TABLE
59. et Protocol TCP IP a unique 32 bit number that identifies each host or other hardware system on a network The IP address is a set of numbers separated by dots such as 192 168 255 256 that specifies that actual location of a machine on an intranet or the Internet A signal that a device requires attention from the processor A utility used to manage IPMI enabled devices IPMItool can manage IPMI functions of either the local system or a remote system Functions include managing field replaceable unit FRU information local area network LAN configurations sensor readings and remote system power control A web application starter With Java Web Start you start applications by clicking the web link If the application is not present on your system Java Web Start downloads it and caches it onto your system Once an application is downloaded to its cache it can be started from a desktop icon or browser link The most current version of the application is always presented A type of installation in which the Solaris software is automatically installed on a system by using the factory installed JumpStart software 119 K kernel Keyboard Controller Style KCS interface keyboard video mouse storage KVMS L lights out management LOM Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LDAP server Linux Loader LILO local area network LAN local host 1
60. f different physical interconnects The IPMI specification describes extensive abstractions regarding sensors enabling a management application running on the operating system OS or in a remote system to comprehend the environmental makeup of the system and to register with the system s IPMI subsystem to receive events IPMI is compatible with management software from heterogeneous vendors IPMI functionality includes FRU inventory reporting system monitoring logging system recovery including local and remote system resets and power on and off capabilities and alerting 118 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 Internet Control Message Protocol ICMP Internet Protocol IP Internet Protocol IP address interrupt request IRQ IPMItool J Java Web Start application JumpStart installation Glossary An extension to the Internet Protocol IP that provides for routing reliability flow control and sequencing of data ICMP specifies error and control messages used with the IP The basic network layer protocol of the Internet IP enables the unreliable delivery of individual packets from one host to another IP does not guarantee that the packet will be delivered or how long it will take or if multiple packets will be delivered in the order they were sent Protocols layered on top of IP add connection reliability In Transmission Control Protocol Intern
61. ftware did not solicit or control A signal that sends a soft reset to the processor in a domain XIR does not reboot the domain An XIR is generally used to escape from a hung system to reach the console prompt You then can generate a core dump file which can be useful in diagnosing the cause of the hung system 115 F failover Fast Ethernet fdisk partition Fibre Channel FC Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop FCAL field replaceable unit FRU file system File Transfer Protocol FTP firewall firmware flash PROM 116 The automatic transfer of a computer service from one system or more often a subsystem to another to provide redundant capability Ethernet technology that transfers data up to 100 Mbit sec Fast Ethernet is backward compatible with 10Mbit per second Ethernet installations A logical partition of a physical disk drive that is dedicated to a particular operating system on an x86 based system A connector that provides high bandwidth increased distance and additional connectivity from hosts to peripherals A 100 Mbyte per second loop topology used with Fibre Channel that enables connection of multiple devices such as disk drives and controllers An arbitrated loop connects two or more ports but enables only two ports to communicate at a given time A system component that is replaceable at the customer site A consistent method by which information is organized and stored on phys
62. g Ethernet 5 Connecting Through the Chassis Manager Module 7 Monitoring the Server System Using the Web GUI 11 Using the Web GUI 11 Browser and Software Requirements 12 Users and Permissions 12 Web GUI Tasks 12 Accessing the System Using a Browser 13 v To Access the System Using a Browser 13 Viewing the System From the Web GUI 14 Viewing System Information 16 v To View System Information 16 Viewing Version Information 16 v To View Server Board Version Information 16 v To View BMC Version Information 17 Viewing Component Information 18 v To View CPU Information 18 v To View Memory Information 18 v To View NIC Information 19 Monitoring the System 19 v To Monitor the System 20 Reading Sensors 20 To Read Sensors 20 v To View a Sensor Summary 20 v To Monitor Temperatures 21 v To Monitor Voltages 21 To Monitor the Chassis Status 22 Viewing and Managing the Event Log 22 v To View and Manage the Event Log 22 v To View the Event Logs 22 v To Save the Event Log 22 v To Clear the Event Log 23 4 Configuring Managing and Maintaining the Server Using the Web GUI 25 Configuring the System 25 v To Configure the Server 26 v To Configure Network Settings 26 iv Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 Configuring Email Notification 27 v To Configure Email Notification 27 Configuring Platform Event Filters 27 v To Configure Platform Event Filters 27 Configuring the SSL
63. ging passwords using the web GUI see Managing User Accounts on page 31 Web GUI Tasks Some of the common tasks you can perform using the web GUI include Configure connection methods Connect a remote diskette drive or diskette image to the system as a virtual diskette drive Connect a remote CD ROM drive or CD ROM image to the system as a local or virtual CD ROM drive a Redirect the system s graphical console to a remote client browser Monitor and manage system status Monitor the status of system fans temperatures and voltages remotely a Monitor BIOS power on self test POST progress log entries remotely a View save and clear system event logs 12 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 a Examine component information including CPUs DIMMs and network interface cards NIC a Power on power off power cycle and reset the system remotely Manage and modify system variables Manage user accounts locally and remotely m Configure settings a Update BIOS firmware Accessing the System Using a Browser The ELOM boots automatically when the server module is inserted into a powered chassis This usually occurs within one minute However if the management Ethernet is not connected or if the ELOM s Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP process fails due to the absence of a DHCP server on the management network the ELOM might take a few minut
64. gth Set or change password set SP users username password xxxx passwords must be between 8 16 characters in length Set or change permission set SP users username permission operator administrator callback user the default is operator Delete a local user delete SP users username Change a local user s properties set SP users username permission operator Display information about all show display targets properties all local users level valuelall SP users TABLE A 4 Network and Serial Port Setting Commands Description Command Display network configuration information show SP network Change network properties for the ELOM set SP network Changing certain network properties like IPAddresSS XXX XXX XXX XXX the IP address will disconnect your active session You cannot change the p MACaddress ateway xxXx XXX XXX XXX Netmask xxx XXX XXX XXX Set DHCP or change to static settings set SP network IPSource dhcp static 86 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 TABLE A 5 Alert Commands Description Display information about PET alerts Change alert configuration TABLE A 6 Description Command show SP AgentInfo PET Destination 1 4 set SP AgentInfo PET Destination 1 4 IPAdress ipaddress SNMP Commands Command Display information about SNMP settings By default the SNMP port is 161 and v3
65. hassis leaving the system powered off for at least 30 seconds Power on the system watch the display and when prompted press F2 to enter the BIOS Setup Utility Verify the status of the BMC and the BMC version in the BIOS Setup Utility under the Advanced IPMI screen Chapter 4 Configuring Managing and Maintaining the Server Using the Web GUI 43 Setting Session Timeout The Session Time Out is an inactivity timer If an open session enters a state of inactivity that exceeds the preset timer the system will close log out the session This function prevents unauthorized access to the system by providing an automated log out function To use the session timeout function you must first enable it v To Set the Session Timeout 1 From the main menu click the System Information tab The Versions Session Time Out and Components submenu tabs appear 2 Select the Session Time Out tab The Session Time Out screen appears 3 Click the Enable Timeout radio button 4 Select a session time from the Session Time drop down list The options are 15 minutes default 30 minutes 1 hour and 2 hours 5 Click the Submit button to set the session timeout Setting the Time v To Set Time 1 From the Configuration submenu click the Set Time tab The Set Time screen appears Use the radio buttons to manually input the date and time 44 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 20
66. he Enter key on the terminal device to establish a connection between that terminal device and the SP You should see the following prompt SP gt SUNSP0016364A9934 login 4 Log in to the SP and enter the user name and password The default user name is root and the default password is changeme Note Once you have logged in to the SP as root change the default password for increased security Note If you have changed the serial redirection output in the system BIOS from BMC that is from the SP to system the system output will be displayed on the serial connection To view the SP output on the serial connection change the system BIOS back to the default BMC Command Syntax The CLI architecture is based on a hierarchical namespace which is a predefined tree that contains every managed object in the system This namespace defines the targets for each command verb The top of the hierarchical structure is designated by Namespaces directly below are SP SYS and CH The SP namespace allows you to manage maintain and configure the server Children of this namespace include users and network and AgentInfo The SYS namespace allows you to view your server s system information The CH namespace allow you to view chassis information The CLI provides four privilege levels administrator user operator callback Only the administrator privilege has full read and write access to all ELOM functi
67. hts Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 CHAPTER 8 Using Simple Network Management Protocol This chapter describes how to use Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP It includes the following sections m About SNMP on page 77 m SNMP MIB Files on page 78 a MIBs Integration on page 78 m SNMP Messages on page 79 m Configuring SNMP on the ELOM on page 80 m Managing SNMP User Accounts on page 81 About SNMP The Sun server supports the Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP interface versions 1 2c and 3 SNMP is an open technology that enables the management of networks and devices or nodes connected to the network SNMP messages are sent over IP using the User Datagram Protocol UDP Any management application that supports SNMP can manage your server How SNMP Works Utilizing SNMP requires two components a network management station and a managed node in this case the ELOM Network management stations host management applications which monitor and control managed nodes 77 Managed nodes are any number of devices including servers routers and hubs that host SNMP management agents responsible for carrying out the requests from management stations The management station monitors nodes by polling management agents for the appropriate information using queries Managed nodes can also provide unsolicited status information to a management station in the for
68. iate the reset 36 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 Note To reset the BMC SP password without reverting the SP to the default settings see the next procedure Resetting the BMC SP Password on page 37 To Reset the BMC SP 1 Log in to the ELOM web GUI using an account with administrator privileges The ELOM web GUI main menu appears 2 From the main menu click the Maintenance tab The Maintenance submenu tabs appear 3 Click the Reset BMC tab The Reset BMC screen appears Note Resetting the BMC is a hard reset If you are logged in when the BMC SP is reset you will be logged off You will need to wait a couple of minutes before you can log in again 4 Click the Reset BMC button The following message appears Please wait for BMC reset then reconnect Resetting the BMC SP Password This procedure enables you to use the server s BIOS Setup Utility to reset the SP BMC password Unlike the previous procedure this procedure allows you to reset the password without reverting the SP to its default settings This procedure requires that you reboot the server access the BIOS Setup Utility screens navigate to the Server screen and imitate the reset Note To reset the SP password and revert the SP to the default settings see the previous procedure Resetting the BMC SP on page 36 Chapter 4 Configuring Managing and Mai
69. ical media Different operating systems typically have different file systems File systems are often a tree structured network of files and directories with a root directory at the top and parent and child directories below the root A basic Internet protocol based on Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP that enables the retrieving and storing of files between systems on the Internet without regard to the operating systems or architectures of the systems involved in the file transfer A network configuration usually both hardware and software that protects networked computers within an organization from outside access A firewall can monitor or prohibit connections to and from specified services or hosts Software that is typically used to help with the initial booting stage of a system and with system management Firmware is embedded in read only memory ROM or programmable ROM PROM Programmable read only memory PROM that can be reprogrammed while installed within the system from software on a disc by a voltage pulse or flash of light Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 fully qualified domain name FODN G gateway Gigabit Ethernet Grand Unified Bootloader GRUB graphical user interface GUI H heatsink host host ID host name hot plug hot swap Glossary The complete and unique Internet name of a system such a
70. ies and Values These targets properties and values are valid for local user accounts TABLE 6 4 Target Property Value Default SP users username permission administrator operator user callback operator password string 8 16 characters in length Examples When changing the permissions for user1234 from administrator to operator enter gt set SP users user1234 permssion operator To change password for user1234 enter gt set SP users user1234 password new_password Managing Alerts The system is equipped with a number of sensors that measure voltages temperatures and other things It polls the sensors and posts an event in the system event log SEL when they cross a threshold Some of these readings are also used to perform actions such as adjusting fan speeds illuminating LEDs and powering off the chassis The alert management view allows you to configure the system to send alerts to IP addresses Chapter 6 Using the Command Line Interface 63 64 An alert is an IPMI platform event filter PEF generated when a sensor crosses the specified threshold For example if you configure an alert for critical thresholds the SP sends an IPMI trap to the specified destination when any sensor crosses the upper or lower critical threshold CT All alerts are IPMI PEF traps as defined in the Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI v2 0 Special informational criteria are reserved for system events th
71. if Se isa COOH EI OOOOH HBO oOee G S600 H000 Hooe GOHHLDHOHOOOQEI _ Help Ld 108 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 Glossary The following terms are used within the Sun server documentation A access control list ACL address address resolution Address Resolution Protocol ARP Administrator Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI A software authorization mechanism that enables you to control which users have access to a server Users can define ACL rules that are specific to a particular file or directory granting or denying access to one or more users or groups In networking a unique code that identifies a node in the network Names such as host1l sun com are translated to dotted quad addresses like 168 124 3 4 by the domain name service DNS A means for mapping Internet addresses into physical media access control MAC addresses or domain addresses A protocol used to associate an Internet Protocol IP address with a network hardware address MAC address The person with full access root privileges to the managed host system An open industry specification that provides power management capabilities to a system that enables the operating system to determine when peripheral devices are idle and to utilize ACPI defined mechanisms for putting the devices into low p
72. illa 1 7 5 or later Mozilla Firefox 1 0 Mozilla 1 7 5 or later Mozilla Firefox 1 0 Mozilla 1 7 5 Mozilla 1 7 5 Mozilla 1 7 5 Note You can download the JRE 1 6 at http java com CD and Diskette Redirection Operational Model When you redirect the local client CD drive or diskette drive to a remote host server the following rules apply a In all cases the CD drive and diskette drive appear to be plugged in to the host m If you do not redirect them the host will act as if there is no medium unless there is a CD in the host CD drive If there is a CD in the host CD drive the host accesses it normally Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 The information in TABLE 5 2 describes different case scenarios in which the remote console application and CD drive and diskette drive redirection operate TABLE 5 2 Remote Console Operation With CD Drive and Diskette Drive Case Status CD As Seen by Host Diskette As Seen by Host 1 Remote console application not CD device present No medium Diskette device present No 9 started or remote console started but CD diskette redirection not started Remote console application started with no medium present in the drive Remote console application started with no medium then medium is inserted Remote console application started with medium inserted Remote console application started with medium presen
73. information including examples of command usage If you do not use the output option usage information and a brief description of the command are displayed Specifying command targets displays a complete list of valid targets for that command from the fixed targets in SP Fixed targets are targets that cannot be created by a user Syntax help command Options h help Commands cd create delete exit help load reset set show start stop version Example gt help load The load command is used to transfer a file from a server and update a target Usage load source URL targets Available options for this command help display help message of this command 92 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 set Use the set command to change the value of a property associated with a target Syntax set target property value propertyname value Options h help Targets Properties and Values TABLE A 10 set Command Targets Properties and Values Valid Targets Properties Values Default SP users username password string None permission administrator operator user callback operator SP clock Date MM DD CCYY SP clock Time hh mm ss SP AgentInfo SNMP port decimal 161 snmpset enabled disabled disabled version1 enabled disabled disabled version2c enabled disabled disabled version3 enabled disabled enabled Ap
74. ing command gt set Filename filename a To set the update method to overwrite existing custom settings enter gt set Update action This is the default method It clears the CMOS and overwrites all customized BIOS settings b To set the update method to preserve existing custom settings enter gt set UpdateMethod PreserveCMOS This method preserves the CMOS settings 6 Start the tftp download gt set Update action Example gt cd SP T EtpUpdate gt set ServerIPAddress 129 148 53 204 gt set FileName filename gt set Update action getting image getting image successfully prepare to update Prepare OK Update Successful starting update Chapter 6 Using the Command Line Interface 69 70 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 CHAPTER 7 Using IPMI This chapter describes the Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI functionality and lists the supported IPMI commands It includes the following sections ma About IPMI on page 71 m Supported IPMI 2 0 Commands on page 73 About IPMI The Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI is an open standard hardware management interface specification that defines a specific way for embedded management subsystems to communicate IPMI information is exchanged through a baseboard management controller BMC which is located on a IPMI compliant hardwar
75. ing http www sun com training Third Party Web Sites Sun is not responsible for the availability of third party web sites mentioned in this document Sun does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content advertising products or other materials that are available on or through such sites or resources Sun will not be responsible or liable for any actual or alleged damage or loss caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content goods or services that are available on or through such sites or resources Preface xiii Sun Welcomes Your Comments Sun is interested in improving its documentation We welcome your comments and suggestions Submit your comments at http www sun com hwdocs feedback Please include the following title and part number of this document with your feedback Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide 820 1253 14 xiv Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 CHAPTER 1 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module ELOM Overview This chapter serves as an overview to the Sun Blade X6250 server module s Embedded Lights Out Manager ELOM ELOM Features The ELOM provides a dedicated system of hardware and supporting software that enables you to manage your Sun server independently of the operating system and through several interfaces The following sections describe some of
76. ion Alert Standard Format ASF A preboot or out of band platform management specification that enables a device such as an intelligent Ethernet controller to autonomously scan ASF compliant sensors on the motherboard for voltage temperature or other excursions and to send Remote Management and Control Protocol RMCP alerts according to the Platform Event Trap PET specification ASF was intended primarily for out of band management functions for client desktops ASF is defined by the Distributed Management Task Force DMTF authentication The process that verifies the identity of a user in a communication session or a device or other entity in a computer system before that user device or other entity can access system resources Session authentication can work in two directions A server authenticates a client to make access control decisions The client can authenticate the server as well With Secure Sockets Layer SSL the client always authenticates the server authorization The process of granting specific access privileges to a user Authorization is based on authentication and access control AutoYaST An installation program for SUSE Linux that automates the process of configuring one or more servers 110 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 B bandwidth baseboard management controller BMC baud rate bind BIOS Basic Input Output System bits per s
77. ion screen appears see FIGURE 4 1 Use this screen to enable or disable DHCP and set DNS If you disable DHCP you must manually supply the IP address the anatomist and the gateway 26 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 Note The MAC address is hardware encoded and unique to each system It cannot be modified Configuring Email Notification The E mail Notification screen enables you to configure the email recipients for any ELOM generated events The system allows you to designate up to 10 recipients Email notification is used in conjunction with Platform Event Filters PEF PEFs are event traps that allow you to associate an action or a set of actions with the occurrence of a specific event One such action is mail notification The Send Mail action is enabled in the Platform Event Filter screen and configured in the E mail Notification screen v To Configure Email Notification From the Configuration submenu click the E mail Notification tab The Enable E mail Notification screen appears You must supply the name of the SMTP server and the Sender and designate the receiver email addresses Configuring Platform Event Filters v To Configure Platform Event Filters 1 From the Configuration submenu click the Platform Event Filter tab The Platform Event Filter screen appears see FIGURE 4 2 The Platform Event Filter screen is composed of three sections the
78. is enabled Display SNMP users Add an SNMP user Delete an SNMP user Display information about SNMP public read only communities Add this device to an SNMP public community Delete this device from an SNMP public community show SP AgentInfo SNMP show SP AgentInfo SNMP port snmpportnumber snmpset enabled disabled show SP AgentInfo SNMP user create SP AgentInfo SNMP user snmpusername authpassword password authprotocol MD5 SHA permission rw ro privacypassword password privacyprotocol none DES delete SP services SNMP user snmpusername show SP AgentInfo SNMP communities public create SP AgentInfo SNMP communities public comm1 delete SP AgentInfo SNMP communities public comm1 Appendix A Command Line Interface Reference 87 TABLE A 6 Description SNMP Commands Command Display information about SNMP private read write communities Add this device to an SNMP private community Delete this device from an SNMP private community show SP AgentInfo SNMP communities private create SP AgentInfo SNMP communities private comm2 delete SP AgentInfo NMP communities private comm2 TABLE A 7 Description System Start and Stop Commands Command Start the host system Stop the host system gracefully Stop the host system forcefully Reset the host system Start a session to connect to the host console Stop the session connected
79. ist select the local CD DVD that you will be using for the installation 7 Click Submit 8 Reboot the server Other Remote Options Command line options that are available to address many of these tasks include IPMI tools Chapter 7 CLI Chapter 6 and SSH Secure Shell 52 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 CHAPTER 6 Using the Command Line Interface This chapter describes how to use the Embedded Lights Out Manager ELOM command line interface CLI The sections include m Logging In to the CLI on page 53 m Command Syntax on page 55 m Managing the Host on page 58 m Managing the Host Console on page 59 m Managing ELOM Network Settings on page 60 m Managing User Accounts on page 61 m Managing Alerts on page 63 m Displaying Information on page 65 m Updating the Firmware on page 68 Logging In to the CLI You can access the command line interface through the serial port or over the Ethernet m Serial port The serial port provides access to the CLI and to the system console IPMI terminal mode and PPP mode are not available on the serial port a SSH You can connect to the CLI using an Ethernet connection Secure shell SSH connections are enabled by default The Sun Blade X6250 server module ELOM supports a maximum of 10 active sessions including serial SSH and web interfa
80. m of a trap SNMP is the protocol used to communicate management information between the management stations and agents The SNMP agent is preinstalled and runs on the ELOM so all SNMP management of the server should occur through the ELOM To utilize this feature your operating system must have an SNMP client application See your operating system vendor for more information The SNMP agent on your ELOM provides inventory management and sensor and system state monitoring capabilities SNMP MIB Files The base component of an SNMP solution is the management information base MIB MIB is a text file that describes a managed node s available information and where it is stored When a management station requests information from a managed node the agent receives the request and retrieves the appropriate information from the MIBs The Sun server supports the following SNMP classes of management information base MIB files Download and install the product specific MIB files from your Resource CD or the Tools and Drivers CD for your platform m The system group and SNMP group from RFC1213 MIB a SNMP FRAMEWORK MIB a SNMP USER BASED MIB a SNMP MPD MIB SUN PLATFORM MIB a ENTITY MIB MIBs Integration Use the MIBs to integrate the management and monitoring of the server into SNMP management consoles The MIB branch is a private enterprise MIB located at MIB object iso 1 org 3 dod 6 internet 1 private 4 enterprises 1
81. m Monitoring submenu tabs appear 2 Click the Fault LED submenu tab The Fault LED Control screen appears The current status of the LED is displayed as either On or Off Chapter 4 Configuring Managing and Maintaining the Server Using the Web GUI 35 Controlling Server Power You can control power to the server you are logged in to by using the Remote Power Control submenu screen The Remote Power Control screen allows you to power the server off reset the server boot to the BIOS setup or boot off Pc Check v To Control Server Power 1 From the main menu click the Remote Control tab The Redirection Remote Power Control and Hotkey Setup submenu tabs appear 2 Click the Remote Power Control submenu tab The Power Control screen appears see FIGURE 4 4 FIGURE 4 4 The Power Control Screen Power Control Power Off Reset Boot option BIOS Setup Submit Reset Boot from POCheck Do not boot from POCheck Reset 3 Click the radio button for the power control option that you need 4 Click Submit to initiate the power control option Resetting the BMC SP The baseboard management controller BMC service processor SP holds the original default settings In the event of system lock up or loss of the root password you can reset the BMC to return to the original default settings This procedure requires you to log in to the ELOM web GUI access the Maintenance submenu screens and init
82. n allows you to add modify and delete SNMP Communities 2 To add modify or delete a community click the radio button for the row that you would like to configure 3 In the same row click the appropriate Operation button The Add and Modify buttons take you to screens where you have the option to name the community and configure the community permission The two permission options are read only ro or read write rw The Delete button deletes the community without a confirmation prompt 30 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 4 Click Submit to save your changes You can also click Reset to cancel without saving v To Configure SNMP Users 1 From the SNMP submenu click SNMP User Settings The SNMP User Settings screen appears This screen allows you to add a new user and edit an existing user s settings 2 To add edit or delete a user select the radio button at the head of the row in which you would like to work 3 In the same row click the appropriate Operation button a Clicking the Delete button deletes the user without a confirmation a Clicking the Add and Edit buttons take you to the User Setting screen where you can enter the user name and password and set the user permission The two permission options are read only ro or read write rw 4 Click Submit to save your changes You can also click Reset to cancel without saving Managing the S
83. n to bmc fail Mail address string should be between 1 to 64 characters Email format is wrong SP AgentInfo SNMP Error Message Could not get snmp community info Could not add snmp community Description Could not get snmp community info Could not add snmp community SP AgentInfo Console Error Message No response query console Error Select returned with nothing to read Error in console session Description No response Returned with nothing to read Console session closed abnormally Appendix A Command Line Interface Reference 105 SYS BoardInfo SYS ProductInfo SYS ChassisInfo SYS CPU SYS Fan SYS Temperature SYS Voltage Error Message IPMI open fail Cannot get FRU data SYS CtrlInfo Description Cannot connect with BMC Cannot get FRU data Error Message IPC read fail wrong variable Description Read Boot Option fail Set wrong variable 106 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 APPENDIX B U S Keyboard Map rt key combinations Use these U S keyboard map figures to conve IGURE B 1 U S Keyboard Detail G 35 lt 5 AMAN FIGURE B 2 U S Keyboard Full i H Jea HeH 3 ai L49 PgUp aoe E El w Home y 7 Print Scroll Pause far wep Loe Bea G tthe Bi ae CEH CHI t
84. ncluding but not limited to the denied persons and specially designated nationals lists is strictly prohibited Use of any spare or replacement CPUs is limited to repair or one for one replacement of CPUs in products exported in compliance with U S export laws Use of CPUs as product upgrades unless authorized by the U S Government is strictly prohibited Copyright 2007 2008 Sun Microsystems Inc 4150 Network Circle Santa Clara California 95054 Etats Unis Tous droits r serv s Cette distribution peut inclure des l ments d velopp s par des tiers Sun Sun Microsystems le logo Sun Java Netra Solaris Sun Bay et Sun Blade X6250 Server Module sont des marques de fabrique ou des marques d pos es de Sun Microsystems Inc aux Etats Unis et dans d autres pays Intel est une marque de fabrique ou une marque d pos e de Intel Corporation ou de sa filiale aux Etats Unis et dans d autres pays Intel Xeon est une marque de fabrique ou une marque d pos e de Intel Corporation ou de sa filiale aux Etats Unis et dans d autres pays Intel Inside est une marque de fabrique ou une marque d pos e de Intel Corporation ou de sa filiale aux Etats Unis et dans d autres pays Ce produit est soumis a la l gislation am ricaine sur le contr le des exportations et peut tre soumis la r glementation en vigueur dans d autres pays dans le domaine des exportations et importations Les utilisations finales ou utilisateurs finaux pour de
85. nd line interface that is useful for managing IPMI enabled devices You can use this utility to perform IPMI functions with a kernel device driver or over a LAN interface IPMItool enables you to manage system field replaceable units FRUs monitor system health and monitor and manage system environmentals independent of the operating system Download this tool from http ipmitool sourceforge net or locate IPMItool and its related documentation on your server Resource CD When IPMItool is installed it includes a man page To view it enter man ipmitool If your client machine has a default installation of Solaris 10 you can find a preinstalled version of IPMItool in the following directory usr sfw bin The binary file is called ipmitool Sensors Your server includes a number of IPMI compliant sensors that measure things such as voltages temperature ranges and security latches that detect when the enclosure is opened For a complete list of sensors see your platform supplement The sensors can activate system fault lights and register events in the system event log SEL To see the system event log from the IPMItool at the prompt enter the following command ipmitool H ipaddress of theSP U root P password sel list 72 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 Depending on where IPMItool is installed from the P option might be missing In such a case do not type the
86. nes 20 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 v To Monitor Temperatures From the Sensor Reading submenu tab select the Temperature tab The Temperature screen appears It provides the status the actual temperature and the upper critical and non critical temperature thresholds for each system critical component The Temperature submenu screen displays the information in a tabular format It provides a separate table for each component TABLE 3 7 shows a sample of the temperature monitoring readings for CPU 0 TABLE 3 7 Sample Temperature Monitor Readings Description CPU Temp Upper noncritical threshold is readable 93 0 Upper critical threshold is readable 95 0 Sensor Reading 54 0 Status ok A similar panel is repeated for each monitored entity v To Monitor Voltages From the Sensor Reading submenu select the Voltage tab The Voltage screen appears It provides the status the actual voltage reading and the upper critical and non critical voltage thresholds for each of the monitored voltage lines The Voltage submenu screen displays this information in a tabular format TABLE 3 8 shows a sample of this information for P_VCCPO TABLE 3 8 Sample of Voltage Information Description P_VCCPO Lower non critical threshold is readable 0 000 Lower critical threshold is readable 0 000 Upper non critical threshold is readable 1 342 Upper critical
87. nformation BIOS Version 1ADP1017 Manufacture Date 2007 05 11 09 12 Manufacturer Quanta Computer Inc 16 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 TABLE 3 2 Sample Server Board Information Continued Description Server Board Information Product Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Serial Number qtfmcs7060094 Part Number 375 3343 01 Slot ID 8 v To View BMC Version Information From the Versions submenu select the BMC Version tab The BMC Version screen appears It displays information about the BMC installed in the system and presents the information in a tabular format For example TABLE 3 3 Sample BMC Version Screen Description BMC Board Information Device ID 5 Device Revision 0 Firmware Revision 4 0 26 IPMI Revision 2 0 CPLD version 140 Chapter 3 Monitoring the Server System Using the Web GUI 17 Viewing Component Information v To View CPU Information From the System Information menu click the Components submenu tab and then select CPU The CPU information screen appears The CPU information is presented in a tabular format see TABLE 3 4 A separate table of information is available for each of the server s CPU regardless if a CPU is installed or not TABLE 3 4 Sample CPU Information Description CPU Information CPU 0 Status Enable Socket CPUO0 Manufacturer Intel Model Xeon 5300 Frequency 1866MHz
88. nformation about how to redirect your commands to a remote system see Chapter 5 For information about connecting to the ELOM see Chapter 2 Configuring the System The Configuration submenu tabs allow you to configure the operation of the server This section contains the following server configuration procedures m Configuring Email Notification on page 27 a Configuring Platform Event Filters on page 27 m Configuring the SSL Certificate on page 28 m Configuring ADS on page 29 m Configuring SNMP on page 30 25 v To Configure the Server On the ELOM main menu click the Configuration tab The Configuration submenu tabs appear see FIGURE 4 1 You are now able to access the Network E mail Notification Platform Event Filter Set Time SSL Certificate ADS Configuration and SNMP tabs FIGURE 4 1 The Configuration submenu Tabs Sun embedded Lights Out Manager Teenie suena coin E Network Emai notteaton Platform Event Filter Set Time SSL Cerificate ADS contguraton SNMP Network Enable DHCP P ee e e Net Mask fess ass fase fo Gateway o i Mac Address foo 1e ss Fi e7 3D t Readonlycan not modify L Submit Reset Set DNS DNS server C Submit Reset v To Configure Network Settings From the Configuration submenu click the Network tab The Network configurat
89. ng and servicing the Sun Blade X6250 server module hardware refer to the Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Service Manual Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 CHAPTER 2 Connecting to the ELOM This chapter details the ways to connect and communicate with your Sun Blade X6250 server module Note You must have already installed your server and determined the IP address of the service processor Information about installing the server and determining the IP address of the service processor is available in the Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Installation Guide Connection Methods There are two ways to connect to the Embedded Lights Out Manager ELOM in your server m Connecting Using Ethernet on page 5 m Connecting Through the Chassis Manager Module on page 7 Connecting Using Ethernet Ethernet connectivity provides full access to both the ELOM command line interface CLI and the ELOM web GUI Both options allow you to manage and maintain the server This section contains the following two connection procedures m Connecting to the CLI using Ethernet To Connect to the CLI on page 6 m Connecting to the web GUI using Ethernet To Connect to the Web GUI on page 6 Note You will need the IP address of your ELOM which you obtained during the setup and installation of your server module see the Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Installation
90. ning system The system either automatically recognizes the component change and configures 117 Hypertext Transfer Protocol HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure HTTPS I in band system management install server Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI it or requires user interaction to configure the system However in neither case is a reboot required All hot swappable components are hot pluggable components but not all hot pluggable components are hot swappable components The Internet protocol that retrieves hypertext objects from remote hosts HTTP messages consist of requests from client to server and responses from server to client HTTP is based on Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP An extension of HTTP that uses Secure Sockets Layer SSL to enable secure transmissions over a Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP network Server management capability that is enabled only when the operating system is initialized and the server is functioning properly A server that provides the Solaris software DVD or CD images from which other systems on a network can install the Solaris software An integrated hardware firmware and software solution for in chassis or in blade system management A hardware level interface specification that was designed primarily for out of band management of server systems over a number o
91. ntaining the Server Using the Web GUI 37 v To Reset the BMC SP Password 1 Use the multi port cable and the UCP connector on the front of the server module to set up the server to view POST messages For more information see the Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Installation Guide Reboot the server and watch the screen At the splash screen you are prompted to press F2 to enter the BIOS Setup Utility Press F2 The BIOS Setup Utility main screen appears Use the left or right arrow keys to navigate to the Server screen The Server screen appears Use the down arrow key to navigate to the Reset BMC Password field To reset the BMC password press Enter A prompt appears to confirm the reset To confirm the reset press Enter Press F10 to save and exit The server reboots and the BMC SP password is reset to changeme Updating the Firmware There are multiple ways to update the SP firmware 1 Use tftpupdate through the CLI See To Update the Firmware on page 68 2 Use the web GUI firmware update See the next section To Update the Firmware Using the Web based Interface v To Update the Firmware Using the Web based Interface 1 Power off the server To power off the server using the web GUI see Controlling Server Power on page 36 38 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 2 At the Sun Download Center navigate to the Sun Blade X6250 se
92. numbers to identify by number the owners of files and directories A combination of letters and possibly numbers that identifies a user to the system An electronic device that regulates a system s microprocessor voltage requirements to maintain the correct voltage One or more disk drives that can be grouped into a unit for data storage 129 volume manager W W3C web server wide area network WAN 130 X X 509 certificate X Window System Software that organizes data blocks on physical disk drives into logical volumes which makes the disk data independent of the physical path name of the disk drives Volume manager software provides data reliability through disk striping concatenation mirroring and dynamic growth of metadevices or volumes Refers to the World Wide Web Consortium W3C is an international organization that governs Internet standards Software that provides services to access the Internet or an intranet A web server hosts web sites provides support for HTTP HTTPS and other protocols and executes server side programs A network consisting of many systems that provides file transfer services A WAN can cover a large physical area sometimes worldwide The most common certificate standard X 509 certificates are documents containing a public key and associated identity information digitally signed by a Certificate Authority CA A common UNIX window system that enables a workstati
93. o enable the new CPLD to take effect Recovering from a Corrupt Service Processor Should the service processor BMC software become corrupted you can reinstall the default image from the CD You will need to remove the server from the chassis and short the connections on jumper block J19 on the motherboard To perform this procedure you have must have a bootable USB flash device to load files and boot the server module a jumper to short the pins on jumper block J19 and a KVM attached to the server module to monitor the recovery process and respond to system prompts Note To properly perform this procedure and the procedures referenced in the following steps see the Sun Blade X6250 Service Manual occur from electrostatic discharge These components are extremely sensitive to static electricity Before touching or handling printed circuit boards and components attach an ESD wrist strap to bare metal on the chassis or the grounding post that is built into the rear of the chassis Caution Irreparable damage to server motherboard and system components can v To Recover from a Corrupt Service Processor 1 Copy all BMC files from the Tools and Drivers CD to a bootable USB flash device The BMC files are located in the firmware bmc directory on the Tools and Drivers CD They consist of a SOCFLASH EXE a DOS4GW a BMC Binary SP Binary file 42 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administr
94. on or terminal to control multiple sessions simultaneously Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 Index A Active Directory Service ADS 29 adding a user 33 administrator password changing 3 B baseboard management controller BMC 36 BMC recovering from corrupt 42 browser login 13 Cc CD DVD 50 chassis manager module CMM 7 CLI alerts configuring 64 command syntax 85 commands alert 87 cd 89 character case 55 command verbs overview 56 create 90 delete 91 exit 91 help 92 miscellaneous 86 network and serial port 86 options 57 set 93 show 94 start 95 stop 96 user 86 version 97 managing network settings 60 user accounts 61 serial port login 54 SSH login 54 clock setting with CLI 93 configuration connection methods 12 configuring ADS 29 email notification 27 platform event filters 27 settings network 26 SNMP 30 to 31 system 25 terminal device 7 connecting to the Embedded Lights Out Manager 5 using ethernet 5 corrupt BMC recovery from 42 D default SP settings 3 displaying information 65 to 68 E Embedded Lights Out Manager connecting to 5 defined 1 131 redirecting keyboard and mouse 49 event log 22 F finding server 3 firmware updating 38 68 remotely 38 H hardware monitor 19 hardware redirecting keyboard and mouse 49 storage devices 50 host managing 58 l I
95. onality Note The default user root has administrator privileges For information about how to create a user account with user privileges see To Add a User Account on page 62 CLI commands are case sensitive Chapter 6 Using the Command Line Interface 55 Syntax The syntax of a command is verb options target properties Command Verbs TABLE 6 1 describes the CLI command verbs TABLE 6 1 CLI Command Verbs Command Description cd Navigates the object namespace create Sets up an object in the namespace delete Removes an object from the namespace exit Terminates a session to the CLI help Displays Help information about commands and targets load Used to transfer a file from a server to update a target reset Resets the target s state set Sets target properties to the specified value show Displays information about targets and properties start Starts the target stop Stops the target version Displays the version of ELOM firmware that is running 56 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 Options The CLI supports the following options However not all options are supported for all commands The only option that works with all commands is help Refer to a specific command section in this document or use the help option to list the options that are valid for a particular command TABLE 6 2 CLI Options Option Long Form Short
96. our local workstation or laptop keyboard and mouse to a remote Sun Blade X6250 server module 1 Start the remote console application as described in Starting the Remote Console Application on page 48 From the system management software opening screen select the Remote Control tab Select the Hotkey Setup tab The Control Mode section of the Hotkey Setup screen enables mouse redirection Select Hardware Cursor to enable a variety of cursor movements Chapter 5 Using the Remote Console Application 49 Note For the mouse to work correctly you might have to change the mouse mode Click the double mouse cursor on the navigation bar to toggle between local and remote mouse cursor movement Keyboard redirection is selected by default FIGURE 5 1 Keyboard Video and Mouse Selections Sun embedded Lights Out Manager User Profile Username root View Mode Scale Pit Control Mode E Local Cursor E Hardware Cursor Video Quality Low x KVM Setting Encryption mode No Encryption x Hot Key Setting 1 7 ar x Enter x You can click Submit to enable your options after each choice to observe the consequences or continue directly to Step 5 5 When you have completed your selections click Submit to enable your options v To Redirect Storage Devices Use the following procedure to enable a storage device attached to your local workstation or laptop to serve as a storage device for a server module You
97. ower modes The ACPI specification also describes a large number of power states for CPUs devices and systems as a whole One feature of the ACPI enables the OS to modify the voltage and frequency of a 109 CPU in response to system load thus enabling the system s main power consuming element the CPU to vary its power consumption based on system load Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller APIC A device that manages interrupt requests for multiple central processing units CPUs The APIC decides which request has the highest priority and sends an interrupt to the processor for that request Advanced Technology Attachment ATA A specification that describes the physical transport electrical and command protocols used to attach storage devices to host systems Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface ATAPI An extension to the Advanced Technology Attachment ATA standard for connecting removable media storage devices in host systems including CD DVD drives tape drives and high capacity diskette drives Also called ATA 2 or ATA ATAPI agent A software process usually corresponding to a particular local managed host that carries out manager requests and makes local system and application information available to remote users alert A message or log generated by the collection and analysis of error events An alert indicates that there is a need to perform some hardware or software corrective act
98. pecific PEF table target property for EventFilterTable1 enter gt cd SP AgentInfo PEF EventFilterTablel1 gt show property To enable a PFF table target property Set the status by navigating to the target and using the set command gt cd SP AgentInfo PEF EventFilterTable1 gt set status enable Then set the property and the value see TABLE 6 7 For example to set the sensortype property to the voltage value enter the following command gt set sensortype voltage Enter the show command to display your settings gt show Syntax set target value Enter the following command to configure the platform Event Filter table properties gt set SP AgentInfo PEF property value TABLE 6 8 Platform Event Filter Table Properties Property Value PEFGlobalCtrl enable disable PEFActionGlobalCtrlPowerOff enable disable PEFActionGlobalCtrlPowerCycle enable disable PEFActionGlobalCtrlPowerReset enable disable PEFActionGlobalCtrlAlert enable disable PEFActionGlobalCtrlMail enable disable PEFActionGlobalCtrlInterrupt enable disable Chapter 6 Using the Command Line Interface 67 Examples To show a PEF global control enter gt cd SP AgentInfo PEF gt show To enable the PEF global power cycle enter gt cd SP AgentInfo PEF EventFilterTable1 gt set PEFActionGlobalCtlPowerCycle enable 68 Updating the Firmware You can use CLI to update the SP firmware Updating the
99. pendix A Command Line Interface Reference 93 TABLE A 10 set Command Targets Properties and Values Continued Valid Targets Properties Values Default SP AgentInfo SNMP Permissions ro rw ro communities communityname SP AgentInfo SNMP user AuthProtocol MD5 ISHA MD5 username AuthPassword string Null string Permission rol rw ro PrivacyProtocol none DES DES PrivacyPasswor _ string Null string d SP network IPAddress IP address none None Netmask IP address none 255 255 255 255 Gateway IP address none None DNS IP address none None IPSource dhcp static None Hostname STRING Example gt set SP users basicuser permission administrator show Use the show command to display information about targets and properties The show command is used to display information about managed elements It can be used to view information about a single managed elements a tree of managed elements or managed elements matching a property value filter The level option controls the depth of the show command and it applies to all modes of the display option Specifying level 1 displays the level of the namespace where the object exists Values greater than 1 return information for the target s current level in the namespace and the specified value levels below If the argument is level all it applies to the current level in the namespace and everything below Syntax show option
100. pone Timer Set Get PEF Configuration Parameters Set Get Last Processed Event ID Alert Immediate PET Acknowledge Sensor Device Commands Get Sensor Reading Factors 74 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 TABLE 7 1 Supported IPMI 2 0 Commands Continued Supported IPMI 2 0 Commands Continued Set Get Sensor Hysteresis Set Get Sensor Threshold Set Get Sensor Event Enable Get Sensor Reading Set Sensor Type FRU Device Commands Get FRU Inventory Area Info Read Write FRU Data SDR Device Get SDR Repository Info Get SDR Repository Allocation Reserve SDR Repository Get Add SDR Partial Add SDR Clear SDR Repository Get SDR Repository Time Enter Exit SDR Repository Update Run Initialization Agent SEL Device Commands Get SEL Info Get SEL Allocation Info Reserve SEL Get Add SEL Entry Clear SEL Set Get SEL Time LAN Device Commands Get LAN Configuration Parameters Suspend BMC ARPs Chapter 7 Using IPMI 75 TABLE 7 1 Supported IPMI 2 0 Commands Continued Supported IPMI 2 0 Commands Continued Serial Modem Device Commands Set Get Serial Modem Configuration Set Serial Modem MUX Get TAP Response Codes Serial Modem Connection Active Callback Set Get User Callback Options Event Commands Get Event Count Set Get Event Destination Set Get Event Reception State Send ICMB Event Message 76 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lig
101. ppears Connecting Through the Chassis Manager Module The chassis serial connector connects to the Chassis Management Module s CMM Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM You can connect to the server module ELOM via this serial connection using a RJ 45 cable and a terminal or a PC running terminal emulation software Once connected you can use the command line interface CLI to manage maintain and configure the server To Connect Through the Chassis Manager Module 1 Verify that your terminal laptop or terminal server is operational 2 Configure the terminal device or the terminal emulation software to use the following settings a 8 N 1 eight data bits no parity one stop bit 9600 baud default can be set to any standard rate up to 57600 a Disable software flow control XON XOFF 3 Connect a serial cable from the serial port on the CMM to the terminal device Refer to the chassis documentation for the location of the chassis serial port Chapter 2 Connecting tothe ELOM 7 8 4 Press Enter on the terminal device This action establishes the connection between the terminal device and the CMM ILOM The CMM ILOM displays its login prompt SUNCMMnnnnnnnnnn login The first string in the prompt is the default host name It consists of the prefix SUNCMM and the CMM ILOM s MAC address The MAC address for each service processor is unique Log in to the CLI When you first access the CLI you will need to
102. program to specify a particular server program in a computer on a network When a server program is started initially it binds to its designated port number Any client that wants to use that server must send a request to bind to the designated port number A number that specifies an individual Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP application on a host machine providing a destination for transmitted data The process of turning the power to a system off then on again 123 power on self test POST A program that takes uninitialized system hardware and probes and tests its components at system startup POST configures useful components into a coherent initialized system and hands it over to the OpenBoot PROM POST passes to OpenBoot PROM a list of only those components that have been successfully tested PowerPC An embedded processor Preboot Execution Environment PXE An industry standard client server interface that enables a server to boot an operating system OS over a Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP network using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP The PXE specification describes how the network adapter card and BIOS work together to provide basic networking capabilities for the primary bootstrap program enabling it to perform a secondary bootstrap over the network such as a TFTP load of an OS image Thus the primary bootstrap program if coded to PXE standards does not need
103. r laptop This requires configuring the remote system s keyboard and mouse to act as the server s keyboard and mouse You can configure the diskette drive or CD ROM drive on the remote system as if it were connected to the Sun server You can also redirect diskette images img and CD ROM images is for remote access Remote configuration issues are covered in Chapter 5 Browser and Software Requirements The web GUI has been tested successfully with recently released Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer browsers and may be compatible with other browsers The ELOM product is preinstalled on the Sun server However you need Java software on the client to perform redirection as described in Chapter 10 Users and Permissions After you log in to the web GUI you can perform management basic software tasks Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI tasks and system monitoring ELOM permissions for user accounts define user limitations For example administrator Enables full unlimited read and write access to all ELOM software features functions and commands operator Enables read only access to a limited number of ELOM software features functions and commands plus management access to Indicator and Fault LEDs user and callback Enables read only access to a limited number of ELOM software features functions and commands For more information about user accounts including setting permissions and chan
104. r temperature voltage and operational status Using the System Monitoring submenu screens you can view the these sensors and monitor the health of your server s critical components For example you can check the temperature of each CPU and the voltage level of the Chapter 3 Monitoring the Server System Using the Web GUI 19 system s DC voltage lines The System Monitoring submenu screens also allow you to view and manage the system log the System Indicator LED and the Fault LED For information about the System Indicator LED and the Fault LED see Chapter 4 v To Monitor the System On the main menu click System Monitoring The System Monitoring submenu appears allowing you to view the Sensor Reading Event Logs System Indicator and Fault LED tabs Reading Sensors The Sensor Reading Tab provides access to the Sensor Summary the Temperature Voltage and Chassis Status screens v To Read Sensors From the System Monitoring tab click the Sensor Reading Tab The Sensor Reading tab allows you to select the Summary Temperature Voltage and Chassis Status tabs v To View a Sensor Summary From the Sensor Reading submenu tab select the Summary tab The Summary screen appears It provides an overview of the status of the system sensors The screen provides the status of the Fault LED the server s power status the temperature status of all critical components and the status of each of the monitored voltage li
105. re up to nine additional accounts Note The only user field that you can change for the root account is the password Each user account consists of a user name a password and a privilege The user name and password must be 8 16 characters in length The available privileges are 32 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 a Administrator Enables access to all ELOM software features functions and commands If a new user is given administrator privileges those privileges are also automatically granted for the command line interface CLI and Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI to the service processor s Sun Blade X6250 server module software a Operator Enables limited access to SP software features functions and commands a User and Callback Enables limited access to the system on a read only basis Note If the SP password has been changed and then lost a BIOS option exists to reset the password back to the default changeme See Resetting the BMC SP on page 36 To Add a User Note Only accounts with Administrator privileges are allowed to add modify or delete user accounts 1 From the User Management main menu click the User Account tab The User List screen appears 2 In User List screen click any available Add User button The Manage User Account screen appears Note 3 Enter a user name and
106. rform all administrative functions on a UNIX system Also called root A log that provides nonvolatile storage for system events that are logged autonomously by the service processor or directly with event messages sent from the host The virtual terminal program that enables the user of one host to log in to a remote host A Telnet user of one host who is logged in to a remote host can interact as a normal terminal user of the remote host Minimum and maximum values within a range that sensors use when monitoring temperature voltage current and fan speed A specified time after which the server should stop trying to finish a service routine that appears to be hung Part of the Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP that records and maintains information about the state of a connection An Internet protocol that provides for the reliable delivery of data streams from one host to another TCP IP transfers data between different types of networked systems such as systems running Solaris Microsoft Windows or Linux software TCP guarantees delivery of data and that packets will be delivered in the same sequence in which they were sent Event notification made by Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP agents by their own initiative when certain conditions are detected SNMP formally defines seven types of traps and permits subtypes to be defined A simple transport protocol that transfers files to diskless sys
107. rk programming that enables a client system to call functions on a remote server The client starts a procedure at the server and the result is transmitted back to the client A system other than the one on which the user is working A hardware level operation that performs a system power off followed by a system power on In UNIX operating systems the name of the superuser root The root user has permissions to access any file and carry out other operations not permitted to ordinary users Roughly equivalent to the Administrator user name on Windows Server operating systems 125 root directory The base directory from which all other directories stem either directly or indirectly router A system that assigns a path over which to send network packets or other Internet traffic Although both hosts and gateways do routing the term router commonly refers to a device that connects two networks RSA algorithm A cryptographic algorithm developed by RSA Data Security Inc It can be used for both encryption and digital signatures S schema Definitions that describe what type of information can be stored as entries in the directory When information that does not match the schema is stored in the directory clients attempting to access the directory might be unable to display the proper results Secure Shell SSH A UNIX shell program and network protocol that enables secure and encrypted login and execution of commands on a
108. rotocol service processor SP session timeout Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SMTP Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP Small Computer System Interface SCSI Spanning Tree Protocol Glossary STP subnet A certificate used with Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure HTTPS to authenticate web applications The certificate can be self signed or issued by a Certificate Authority CA A network protocol that enables files and printers to be shared across a network The SMB protocol provides a method for client applications to read and write to files on and to request services from server programs in the network The SMB protocol enables you to mount file systems between Windows and UNIX systems The SMB protocol was designed by IBM and subsequently modified by Microsoft Corp Microsoft renamed the protocol the Common Internet File System CIFS A device used to manage chassis environmental configuration and service functions and receive event data from other parts of the system It receives data through sensor interfaces and interprets this data by using the sensor data record SDR to which it provides an interface The SP provides another interface to the system event log SEL Typical function of the SP is to measure processor temperature power supply values and cooling fan status The SP can take autonomous action to preserve system integrity A specified duration after which a server can invali
109. rver module page and download the following file x6250v rom where is the file version number 3 Login in to the web GUI using an account with administrator privileges The ELOM main screen appears 4 From the main menu click the Remote Control tab The Remote Control submenu tabs appear 5 Click the Remote Power Control tab The Remote Power Control screen appears 6 Select Power Off radio button and click the Submit button This action powers off the server 7 From the main menu click the Maintenance tab The Maintenance submenu tabs appear see FIGURE 4 5 FIGURE 4 5 The Firmware Upgrade Screen Sun embedded Lights Out Manager Firmware Upgrade Reset BMC Firmwar upgrade A firmware upgrade will cause the server and eLOM to be reset It is recommended that a clean shutdown of the server be done prior to the upgrade procedure An upgrade takes about 6 minutes to complete eLOM will enter a special rode to load new firmware No other tasks can be performed in eLOM until the firmware upgrade is complete and eLOM is reset 8 Click the Firmware Upgrade tab The Firmware Upgrade screen appears 9 Click the Enter Firmware Upgrade Mode Chapter 4 Configuring Managing and Maintaining the Server Using the Web GUI 39 10 Locate the firmware upgrade file a Click Browse b Browse for the x6250v rom file c Select the file and then click Open 11 Click
110. s level 1 2 3 all target display targets properties commands al1 11 property property 94 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 Options d display h help 1 level Targets and Properties TABLE A 11 show Command Targets and Properties Valid Targets Properties SP network MACaddress IPAddress Netmask Gateway DNS IPSource Hostname Examples gt show SP network SP network Targets Target Commands show set start Use the start command to turn on the target or to initiate a connection to the host console Syntax start options target Appendix A Command Line Interface Reference 95 Options h help Targets TABLE A 12 start Command Target Valid Target Description SP AgentInfo Console Starts an interactive session to the console stream Examples gt start SP AgentInfo Console stop Use the stop command to shut down the target or to terminate another user s connection to the host console Syntax stop options target Options h help Targets TABLE A 13 stop Command Target Valid Target Description SP AgentInfo Console Terminate another user s connection to the host console 96 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 Examples gt stop SP AgentInfo Console reset Use the reset command to reset
111. s www sun com The FQDN includes a host server name www and its top level com and second level sun domain names A FQDN can be mapped to a system s Internet Protocol IP address A computer or program that interconnects two networks and then passes data packets between the networks A gateway has more than one network interface Ethernet technology that transfers data up to 1000 Mbit sec A boot loader that can install two or more operating systems OS onto a single system and that can manage which OS to boot at power on An interface that uses graphics along with keyboard and mouse to provide easy to use access to an application A structure attached to or part of a semiconductor device that can dissipate heat to the surrounding environment A system such as a back end server with an assigned Internet Protocol IP address and host name The host is accessed by other remote systems on the network Part of the 32 bit Internet Protocol IP address used to identify a host on a network The name of a particular machine within a domain Host names always map to a specific Internet Protocol IP address Describes a component that is safe to remove or add while the system is running Typically the system must be rebooted before the hot pluggable component is configured into the system Describes a component that you can install or remove by simply pulling the component out and putting a new component into a run
112. s armes nucl aires des missiles des armes biologiques et chimiques ou du nucl aire maritime directement ou indirectement sont strictement interdites Les exportations ou reexportations vers les pays sous embargo am ricain ou vers des entit s figurant sur les listes d exclusion d exportation am ricaines y compris mais de maniere non exhaustive la liste de personnes qui font objet d un ordre de ne pas participer d une facon directe ou indirecte aux exportations des produits ou des services qui sont r gis par la l gislation am ricaine sur le contr le des exportations et la liste de ressortissants sp cifiquement d sign s sont rigoureusement interdites L utilisation de pi ces d tach es ou d unit s centrales de remplacement est limit e aux r parations ou l change standard d unit s centrales pour les produits export s conform ment la l gislation am ricaine en mati re d exportation Sauf autorisation par les autorit s des Etats Unis l utilisation d unit s centrales pour proc der des mises jour de produits est rigoureusement interdite Ca Adobe PostScript Contents Preface xi Sun Blade X6250 Server Module ELOM Overview 1 ELOM Features 1 Embedded Lights Out Manager Common Tasks 2 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Default Settings 3 About the Preconfigured Administrator Account 3 Locator LED for Server Module 3 Responding to LED Indicators 4 Connecting tothe ELOM 5 Connection Methods 5 Connecting Usin
113. shold beyond the tolerance level of the corresponding components Disable N A Do not send alerts at this level Examples To configure an alert enter gt set SP AgentiInfo PEF Destination1i 128 145 77 21 level critical To change an alert level to critical enter gt set SP AgentInfo PEF 1 level critical To turn off an alert enter gt set SP AgentInfo PEF 1 level disable Displaying Information You can display active session current versions and other information about the SP using the CLI Chapter 6 Using the Command Line Interface 65 v To Display Version Information Enter the following command to display the current SP version version v To Display Available Target Information To display the available valid PEF targets enter the following commands gt cd SP AgentInfo PEF gt show The displayed PFF targets are EventFilterTable 1 6 To navigate to and display the Platform Event Filter table properties enter the following commands gt cd SP AgentInfo PEF EventFilterTable1 gt show TABLE 6 7 PEF Table Target Properties Property Value status enable disable sensortype all voltage temperature memory powerctrl PowerDown Reset PowerCycle diagnosticinterrupt enable disable SendAlert enable disable SendMail enable disable 66 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 Examples To show a s
114. ss is always assigned to an ELOM by either assigning a static IP address to your ELOM after initial setup or configuring your DHCP server to always assign the same IP address to an ELOM This enables the ELOM to be easily located on the network Syntax set SP network property value 60 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 Targets Properties and Values These targets properties and values are valid for ELOM network settings TABLE 6 3 Target Property Value SP network IPAddress ipaddress none Netmask XXX NKK NKK KA Gateway IP address DNS XXX IPSource dhcp static Examples Note Changing the IP address will disconnect your active session if you are connected to the ELOM via a network To change the IP address for the ELOM enter gt set SP network IPAddress xxx XXX XXX XXX To set the Gateway address for the ELOM enter gt set SP network Gateway xXxXx XXX XXX XXX To change the network settings from static to DHCP settings enter gt set SP network IPSource dhcp Managing User Accounts This section describes how to add modify and delete user accounts using the CLI The ELOM supports up to 10 user accounts One of those root is set by default and cannot be removed Therefore you can configure up to 9 additional accounts Each user account consists of a user name a password and a permission The permissions are
115. stem lists each action rating the action s severity providing time stamp and describing the event The information is presented in a tabular format v To Save the Event Log You may want to save the event log for administrative or diagnostic purposes 22 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 1 From the Event Logs submenu click the Save Event Logs tab The Save Event Log screen appears 2 Click the Save Event Log button to prompt the browser to ask you where to save a copy of the event log v To Clear the Event Log The Event Log may need to be cleared to signify a fresh procedure or to identify system performance under load 1 From the Event Log menu choose Clear Event Log 2 Click the Clear Event Log button to start a fresh event log Chapter 3 Monitoring the Server System Using the Web GUI 23 24 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 CHAPTER 4 Configuring Managing and Maintaining the Server Using the Web GUI This chapter provides information about how to use the web GUI and the Sun Blade X6250 server module software to configure manage and maintain your server This chapter is divided into the following sections m Configuring the System on page 25 m Managing the System on page 31 m Managing and Maintaining the Server on page 34 This chapter addresses your local system For i
116. t then medium is removed Remote console application started with image redirection Remote console application started with image but redirection is stopped which is the only way to stop ISO redirection Network failure Client crashes indication is sent to the host from the ELOM whenever the hosts asks CD device present Whenever the host asks which may be automatic or when you access the device on the host the remote client sends a status message In this case since there is no medium the status is no medium CD device present Whenever the hosts asks automatic or manual the remote client sends a status message as medium present and also indicates the medium change Same as 3 Next command from the host will get a status message indicating medium not present Same as 3 Driver knows CD redirection stopped so it sends a medium absent status on the next host query The software has a keepalive mechanism The software will detect keepalive failure since there is no communication and will close the socket assuming the client is unresponsive Driver will send a no medium status to the host Same as 8 medium indication is sent to the host from the ELOM whenever the host asks Diskette device present Whenever the host asks for example you double click a drive the remote client sends a status message In this case since there is no medium the status is no medium Diskette
117. tems TFTP uses User Datagram Protocol UDP Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 U uninterruptible power supply UPS Universal Serial Bus USB unshielded twisted pair shielded twisted pair UTP STP user account User Datagram Protocol UDP user identification userID user identification number UID number user name V voltage regulator module VRM volume Glossary An auxiliary or backup power supply that provides electrical service over extended system power outages A UPS for a LAN or computer system provides continuous power in the event of a power failure An external bus standard that supports data transfer rates of 450 Mbit sec USB 2 0 A USB port connects devices such as mouse devices keyboards modems and printers to the computer system A type of Ethernet cable A record of essential user information that is stored on the system Each user who accesses a system has a user account A connectionless transport layer protocol that adds some reliability and multiplexing to the Internet Protocol IP UDP enables one application program to deliver via IP datagrams to another application program on another machine The Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP is usually implemented over UDP A unique string identifying a user to a system The number assigned to each user accessing a UNIX system The system uses UID
118. tems information model published by the Distributed Management Task Force DMTF that enables a common application to manage disparate resources such as printers disk drives or CPUs A terminal or dedicated window on a screen where system messages are displayed The console window enables you to configure monitor maintain and troubleshoot many server software components The international standard for time UTC was formerly called Greenwich Meridian Time GMT UTC is used by Network Time Protocol NTP servers to synchronize systems and devices on a network A file created by the Solaris or Linux operating system when a program malfunctions and terminates The core file holds a snapshot of memory taken at the time the fault occurred Also called a crash dump file A system event that seriously impairs service and requires immediate attention A type of installation in which the Solaris software is automatically installed on a system that is based on a user defined profile A system component that the user can replace without special training or tools Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 D Data Encryption Standard DES Desktop Management Interface DMI digital signature Digital Signature Algorithm DSA direct memory access DMA directory server disk array disk partition Distinguished Name DN Distributed Management Task Force DMTF
119. tform specific MIBs into your SNMP environment tell your management station about your server then configure the specific traps v To use SNMP on the SP This example shows how to use SNMP with a third party MIB browser 1 From the Manager Preferences menu choose Load Unload MIBS SNMP 2 Locate and select the SUN PLATFORM MIB mib file The SUN PLATFORM MIB file is available on your Tools and Drivers CD 3 Click Load 4 Specify the directory where server MIBs are placed and click Open 5 Repeat Steps 2 through 4 to load other MIBs 6 Exit the Manager Preferences menu 7 Open an SNMP MIB browser The SNMP standard tree appears in the MIB browser 8 Locate the Sun branch located under private enterprises Verify that the SUN PLATFORM_MIB is integrated Adding Your Server to Your SNMP Environment Add your Sun server as a managed node using your SNMP management application See your SNMP management application documentation for further details 80 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 Configuring Receipt of SNMP Traps Configure a trap in your ELOM See Managing Alerts on page 63 or Configuring Email Notification on page 27 Managing SNMP User Accounts You can create set permissions delete and modify SNMP user accounts from the CLI By default SNMP v3 is enabled and SNMP v1 and v2c are disabled To Create an SNMP User Account This pro
120. the features of the Sun Blade X6250 server module service processor s ELOM m Embedded Lights Out Manager Common Tasks on page 2 m Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Default Settings on page 3 m About the Preconfigured Administrator Account on page 3 m Locator LED for Server Module on page 3 m Responding to LED Indicators on page 4 Embedded Lights Out Manager Common Tasks The following table shows common tasks and the management interfaces used to perform each task TABLE 1 1 Common Tasks Task IPMI Web GUI CLI SNMP Redirect the system graphical console to a remote client Yes browser Connect a remote drive to the system as a virtual drive Yes Connect a remote CD ROM drive to the system as a Yes virtual CD ROM drive Monitor system fans temperatures and voltages Yes Yes Yes Yes remotely Monitor system BIOS messages remotely Yes Yes Yes 7 Monitor system operating system messages remotely Yes Yes Yes Interrogate system components for their IDs and serial Yes Yes Yes numbers Redirect the system serial console to a remote client Yes Yes Monitor system status health check remotely Yes Yes Yes Yes Interrogate system network interface cards remotely for Yes Yes Yes 7 MAC addresses Manage user accounts remotely Yes Yes Yes Manage system power status remotely power on Yes Yes Yes power off power reset Monitor and manage environmental settings for key Yes
121. the target s state This command can be used with and without options Syntax reset target Options h help Example gt reset system3 version Use the version command to display ELOM version information Syntax version Options h help Example gt version Appendix A Command Line Interface Reference 97 SM CLP Version v1 0 0 SM ME Addressing Version v1 0 0 98 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 CLI Error Messages Verbs cd Error Message Description Current default target current path Did not specify target cd invalid target target path Target node does not exist invalid path create Error Message Description create Parent object does not exist Parent node does not exist create Object cannot be created Do not specify target name create failed Cannot create a node delete Error Message Description delete invalid target target path Invalid target or do not specify target name delete Object target path cannot be deleted Invalid target Appendix A Command Line Interface Reference 99 exit Error Message Description exit sytax error the exit command does not support Did not support exit a target help Error Message Description help Invalid command input string type help fora Input string does not match any list of commands name in command list help Invalid command s
122. threshold is readable 1 342 SensorReading 1 147 Status ok Chapter 3 Monitoring the Server System Using the Web GUI 21 v To Monitor the Chassis Status From the Sensor Reading submenu select the Chassis Status tab The Chassis Status submenu screen appears The Chassis Status screen shows the actual senor readings for the critical components of the chassis in to which you have installed your Sun Blade X6250 server module These critical components include the chassis fans represented in RPM the voltage and amperage for the chassis power supplies and the ambient chassis temperatures The information is presented a tabular format showing the name the reading and the unit of measurement Viewing and Managing the Event Log The Event Log screen allows you to view and manage the System Event Log SEL The SEL is a record of event occurrences To record events in the SEL you must have previously determined which events require logging See Configuring Platform Event Filters on page 27 v To View and Manage the Event Log From the System Monitoring tab on the main menu click the Event Logs submenu tab The Event Logs submenu screen appears The View Event Logs Save Event Logs and Clear Event Logs submenus become available v To View the Event Logs From the Event Logs submenu select View Event Logs The system event log appears Each entry in the log represents an action that occurred on the system The sy
123. tile semiconductor based memory in which any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes A file that a user cannot modify or delete A nonvolatile memory chip on which data has been prerecorded Once written onto a ROM chip data cannot be removed and can only be read A battery backed component that maintains the time and date for a system even when the system is powered off An operating system level operation that performs a system shutdown followed by a system boot Power is a prerequisite A collection of tools developed by Red Hat Inc for Red Hat Linux that can automate the install uninstall update verify and query software processes on a computer RPM is now commonly used by many Linux vendors The channeling of input or output to a file or device rather than to the standard input or output of a system The result of redirection sends input or output that a system would normally display to the display of another system A way of storing the same data at different places thus redundantly on multiple hard disks RAID enables a set of disk drives to appear as a single logical disk drive to an application such as a database or file system Different RAID levels provide different capacity performance high availability and cost characteristics A networking protocol that enables an administrator to respond to an alert remotely by powering the system on or off or forcing a reboot A method of netwo
124. ue names from which an object name is derived and understood For example files are named within the file namespace and printers are named within the printer namespace A protocol that enables disparate hardware configurations to function together transparently A system of programs and data files that UNIX systems use to collect collate and share specific information about machines users file systems and network parameters throughout a network of computer systems 121 network interface card NIC network management station NMS network mask node nonmaskable interrupt NMI nonvolatile memory nonvolatile random access memory NVRAM O object identifier OID OpenBoot PROM OpenIPMI operator out of band OOB system management 122 An internal circuit board or card that connects a workstation or server to a networked device A powerful workstation with one or more network management applications installed The NMS is used to remotely manage a network A number used by software to separate the local subnet address from the rest of a given Internet Protocol IP address An addressable point or device on a network A node can connect a computing system a terminal or various peripheral devices to the network A system interrupt that is not invalidated by another interrupt A type of memory that ensures that data is not lost when system power is off A type of random access memory RA
125. ver Module The Locator LED also called the system indicator LED is a small light on the front panel Use the LED to help you locate the server module from among many other server modules in a chassis in a data center Chapter 1 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module ELOM Overview 3 4 Responding to LED Indicators The front panel of your Sun Blade X6250 server module has a Fault Indicator LED You can use the state of the Fault Indicator LED to determine the status of your server For normal server operation the LED is off not lit A solidly lit amber LED indicates critical error and a blinking LED indicates a warning Use the ELOM to troubleshoot the system when the Fault Indicator LED is blinking see Managing the System Indicator and Fault LED on page 35 1 If the amber LED on the front panel is solidly lit power off the server module and remove it from the chassis or rack Caution To remove the server module from the chassis follow the procedures detailed in the Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Service Manual 2 Open the unit and locate the two blue or red push buttons One of these when pressed will light up the LED failure indicators next to any defunct Dual Inline Memory Module DIMM Similarly if one of the two CPUs in the Sun Blade X6250 server module is triggering the front panel Fault Indicator LED then the indicator next to the defunct CPU will light up For instructions and cautions concerning handli
126. which might differ from other keyboards For a U S keyboard map see Appendix B Enter this command to terminate a server console session started by another user gt stop SP AgentInfo Console Viewing Host Sensors Host systems are equipped with sensors that read the state of critical components For example the sensors read temperatures voltages and fan speeds To View Host Sensors The show command can be used to show the state of sensors Use the command gt show SYS CPU sensor sensor The particular sensor For example the following command shows the state of sensor CPU CPUO gt show SYS CPU CPUO For more information about sensors including how to view them using a browser see Monitoring the System on page 19 Chapter 6 Using the Command Line Interface 59 For details on individual sensors see your platform supplement Managing ELOM Network Settings You can display or configure the ELOM network settings from the CLI v To Display network Settings Enter the following command gt show SP network The above command displays the seven network properties MACaddress IPAddress Netmask Gateway DNS IPSource and Hostname To display individual network settings enter gt show SP network property property One of the seven network properties v To Configure Network Settings Use the set command to change a property s value Tip Ensure that the same IP addre
127. x the version command does not support a target SP users Error Message Maximum number of users exceeded Password should be more than 8 character and less than 20 characters Username and Password can not be the same Do not support version command Description Maximum number of users exceeded Password rule User rule Every character of password only can be 0 9 a z A z Password rule Inconsistent passwords entered Password rule create target name must only contain alphabets and Username rule digits create target name should be lower case create invalid arguments Username rule Username rule 102 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 SP network SP network Error Message Could not be modified under DHCP Description User should turn off DHCP flag before setting IP Net mask DNS and Gateway Invalid IP Invalid IP SP clock Error Message Description set bad parameter date and time string Wrong format of date and time SP TftpUpdate and SP CPLDUpdate Error Message Invalid filename cannot get ip Cannot get file Cannot get save flag Please DC off Update environment has something wrong please check IP Filename and Saveflag Could not update Getting image fail BIOS progress file cannot be found wrong parameter Could not get correct update mode from config file Description Invali
128. yntax Too many parameter Usage help o output terse verbose lt command gt legal targets reset Error Message Description reset invalid target target path Invalid target or do not specify target name reset Object target path cannot be reset Invalid target 100 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide June 2008 set Error Message set syntax error set invalid target input token set invalid property input token set object input token cannot be written Description if no any argument this is command syntax error User input more than one token at first time Input token is not a property Input token is only readable Could not set node name to input value string Set fail Targets show Error Message Description show invalid target target path Input invalid target path start Error Message start invalid target target path start Object target path cannot be started Appendix A Description Invalid target or do not specify target name Invalid target Command Line Interface Reference 101 stop Error Message stop invalid target target path stop Object target path cannot be stopped console de activate successful Description Invalid target or do not specify target name Invalid target Not specify examine option do it actually version Version Error Message Description Invalid synta
129. ystem This section contains the following system management procedures m Managing User Accounts on page 31 m Managing the System Indicator and Fault LED on page 35 Managing User Accounts The User Management tab allows you to access the User Account screen to create new user accounts and modify existing ones You can manage who has access to the ELOM You can also designate a user s level of access This allows you to set up a hierarchy of users and manage the security for your server Chapter 4 Configuring Managing and Maintaining the Server Using the Web GUI 31 v To Manage User Accounts 1 From the main menu click the User Management tab The User Account screen appears see FIGURE 4 3 The User Account screen shows the User List which allows you to add or delete a user change a user password and privilege and enable or disable a user s status FIGURE 4 3 The User Account Screen Showing the User List LOGOUT Sun embedded Lights Out Manager User Management User Account User List Username Privilege Status root administrator enable michaelb administrator enable raangelo administrator enable lisakuder operator enable mmegothig user enable The ELOM supports up to ten user accounts One of the user accounts is root which is the default account It cannot be deleted or modified Therefore you can configu

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