NEC Express5800/120Li User's Guide
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1. HTTP Port Number bo 80 SSL Configuration sol Port Number 443 443 Default Configuration Reset Basic Configuration Web Server Select Enable to use the Web Server function If not select Disable HTTP Port Number Specify the HTTP port number SSL Configuration SSL Port Number Specify the SSL HTTPS port number Once you disable the BMC Web Server you cannot connect to the BMC via a Web browser To enable the BMC Web Server again see LEO HTTP Settings in the Chapter 2 Configuring the Host System If you change the HTTP and SSL port numbers your session will be disconnected BES Close the window once enter new port numbers in a browser and log in again Change button All changes you have made in this page will be written into the BMC Default Configuration button The setup values you have entered will be changed to the BMC s default values Click Change to return the BMC Web Server settings back to default Reset button The setup values you have entered in this page will be cleared 38 E Mail Alert Configuration You can configure the E Mail alert settings Basic Configuration Alert Enable Enabled Disabled Alert Level Level 4 gt Header Configuration To Oe advanced re mote manege ment A To CT From oT advanced re mate manege ment Reply To An postmaster re mote manege ment Subject Ty ARM E Mail Alert OMTP Configuration SMTP Server 192 168 1 12. License Registration Click Remote Device in the Menu bar You will see the following icons Click License Registration to go to the License Registration page S Remote Kb Remote Media License Reeistration In the License Registration page you can confirm your license registration status shown above the license registration form If your license has not been registered yet enter the license key provided in the optional N8115 03 Remote KVM and Media License and click the Register button After registration confirm that your license has been registered If you fail to enter a correct license key the Remote Device menu will not function even if a valid license key has already been registered To use the Remote Device menu after registration you must first log out and log in again Dp Remote KVM Console The BMC features the Remote KVM Console function that allows you to display the screen of the host system in the remote Web browser With this function you have full access to the host system from the management PC using the remote keyboard video and mouse To use the Remote KVM Console function the Remote KVM and Media License is required Refer to the License Registration section You cannot use the host system s KVM from two or more remote management PCs at the same time resolutions 1280 x 1024 pixels 256 colors 1152 x 864 pixels 256 colors 1024 x 768 pixels
3. 100 192 168 1 100 MAC Address 00 00 00 00 00 00 DNS DHGP Confieuraion DAS Server igz 168 1 100 192 168 1 1 Host Name advanced Domain Name remote manage ment com DHE P Enabled Disabled Change Default Configuration Reset Basic Configuration IP Address If DHCP is not used to automatically obtain an IP address enter the BMC s IP address If DHCP has been used an automatically obtained IP address will appear Subnet Mask If DHCP is not used to automatically obtain a subnet mask IP address enter the subnet mask of your management LAN If DHCP has been used an automatically obtained subnet mask IP address will appear Default Gateway If DHCP is not used to automatically obtain a default gateway IP address enter the default gateway of your management LAN If DHCP has been used an automatically obtained default gateway will appear MAC Address The MAC address of your management LAN port will appear If you change an IP address enter a new address and click Change Your session is disconnected after the setting is changed Close the LO window once and enter the new IP address or host name in the browser to log in DNS DHCP Configuration DNS Server If DHCP is not used to automatically obtain a DNS server IP address enter the DNS server IP address of your management LAN If DHCP has been used an automatically obtained DNS server IP address will appear 36 Host Name Enter the BMC s ho
4. are not sure about the information select Cancel Logout Click Logout in the upper right corner of the window When a confirmation dialog appears click OK to log out Remote Control IPMI Information Remote Device Configuration Help lt gt After you log out you return to the login page All the remote device windows that were opened during login will be closed If you have closed a browser without following the above step for logout you cannot log in for the next one minute Try to log in again after one minute ie LANGUAGE SELECTION In the login page you can select English or Japanese as a language displayed during your operation Click English in the upper right or Japanese beneath it You can select the display language only in the login page If you want to change the language after login log out once and change the language in the login page 18 MAIN WINDOW Remote Control IPM Information Remote Device Configuration Help out 2 You can operate this server from this page Choose your operation from menu bar or shortcut 3 Host information 4 O ooo ul Copyright C NEC Corporation 2006 All rights reserved 1 The Menu bar shows menus offered by the BMC 2 The BMC s host name and IP address The current user s name and status Click Logout to log out 3 Content changes depending on the option you select in the Menu bar 4 The Server Pan
5. system To change the port number go to the Preference window Closes the Remote Media window When the connection status is CONNECTED the remote media devices remain connected until you log out Select Devices Window Click the Add button in the Remote Media window You will see the Select Devices window as below 0 Select Devices 192 168 2 102 EE xj ntiso Device Type Fath O ISO Image DOimplja vitual_ server 2005 6 1 AY CD ROM fea 4 b Add Image 4 1 Lists the remote media devices recognized on the management PC When a medium is not inserted to a drive the drive is not recognized Press Refresh after inserting a medium 2 Adds the ISO image file you selected to the above list 1 3 Deletes the ISO image file you selected from the above list 1 4 Searches again for the drive connected to the management PC management PC the drive cannot be connected and displayed in the If any other application is being used in a remote media device on the LI Select Devices window How to Connect the Remote Media Devices Follow the procedure below to connect the remote media devices to the host system properly If you do not connect them properly the host system may not recognize the remote media devices 1 Confirm the connection status is NOT CONNECTED in the Remote Media window and click the Add button The Select Devices window will open 2 Select a drive or ISO image file yo
6. 256 colors 16 bit color 800 x 600 pixels 256 colors 16 bit color 640 x 480 pixels 256 colors 16 bit color The Remote KVM Console function supports the following display Do not set any resolution other than those above or the Remote KVM Console cannot display correctly The BMC enables the Remote KVM Console function by controlling video keyboard and mouse signals in the host system and allows remote management regardless of the OS status in the host system during POST and OS boot operation including DOS and other text mode OSes and at the event of panic Starting up Remote KVM Console Click Remote Device in the Menu bar You will see the following icons Click Remote KVM to go to the Remote KVM Console window Es D B Remote Kw hi Remote Media License a Registration Remote KVM Console from a Web browser in the host system You When you log on to the BMC from the host system do not access the ES will not be able to use keyboard and mouse s 07s Remote KVM Console Window 1 2 Tool Preferences Help Ctrl Win Alt Context 3 4 5 6 1 Tools start Software Keyboard or perform Refresh Screen 2 Preferences change the remote console settings 3 6 Specific Key Icons 7 Displays the host system s screen When you use the Remote KVM Console function the keyboard LED indicator on the management PC does not synchronize with the one on the LE host system Specific Key Icon
7. above Delete function as NEC ESMPRO Agent manages SEL Information for you 7 Tips 99 Sensor Data Records SDR In the Menu bar click IPMI Information The following three icons will appear SEL Information Click SDR Information to load sensor data records via the BMC The Sensor Data Record SDR window will appear as below fq Sensor Data Record SDR 192 168 2 102 iol x OCN uy Read date time 2006 09 04 19 08 07 Record ID sensor Type Owner 001 0h Voltage Processor 1 Wecp Basbrd Mgmt Ctr Record ID 0010h sensor Type VoltagerProcessor 1 Weep Entity Processor Owner Basbrad Mgmt Ctr Upper non recoverable Threshold Upper critical Threshold 1 56Volts Hysteresis 1 54 olts Upper non critical Threshold 1 49 olts Hysteresis 1 46 olts Lower non critical Threshold O f6Volts Hysteresis 0 79volts Lower critical Threshold 0 3 Volts Hysteresis 0 7 5 olts Lower non recoverable Threshold Dump 1000 51 01 3B 700010 0301 FF Eg O7 01 85 32 853218168 000400 00 o 0 00 01 00 CO OF 5F Java Applet Window A list of sensor data records appears above in the window The detail of the record entry that you select in the list is shown below in the window Ss The SDR refers to information defined for each sensor in the host system The BMC monitors individual sensors based on these Upa definitions 94 Field Replaceable Units FRU infor
8. drive the host system may not recognize a remote floppy disk drive as an A drive If you need to have it recognized as an A drive remove drives from the host system s USB floppy disk drive If you select Connect and Disconnect when the CD ROM is being accessed the host system cannot recognize the CD ROM drive Make sure you select Connect and Disconnect after the access LED indicator turns off If you need to change the CD ROM while the drive is connected disconnect the CD ROM drive in the Remote Media window change the CD ROM and connect the drive again If you access the CD ROM in the management PC after disconnecting the drive to replace the CD ROM the host system cannot recognize the replacement of the CD ROM You cannot format a floppy disk in the remote floppy disk drive connected using the Remote Media function Use a formatted floppy disk The remote floppy disk dive is recognized as a USB KEY in the BIOS Setup If the host system runs Linux the drive whose device type is FDD is recognized as a USB Disk in a SCSI device by the operating system Even if two or more drives are connected simultaneously when the host system runs Linux only one of the drives is recognized by the operating system If you boot the host system featuring a SAS Serial Attached SCSI controller from the remote CD ROM connect a USB floppy disk drive to the host system or connect both the remote floppy disk drive and the rem
9. function If you do not use it select Disable HTTP TCP Port Number Enter the TCP port number used for HTTP connection on your management LAN HTTPS TCP Port Number Enter the TCP port number used for HTTPS connection on your management LAN IP Address Set a BMC IP address on your management LAN Subnet Mask Set a subnet mask IP address on your management LAN Default Gateway Set a default gateway IP address on your management LAN Confirm that you have entered correct information and select Enter for registration 10 SETTING MOUSE PROPERTIES If the host system runs Windows Server 2003 go to Mouse properties Pointer Options Motion and clear the check box for Enhance pointer precision If you cannot move your mouse pointer down to the right bottom of the host server screen from a remote console adjust your pointer speed in Select a pointer speed If the host system runs Linux go to Mouse Properties Motion Acceleration and adjust the motion of your mouse pointer Buttons Pointers Pointer Options Wheel Hardware Automatically move pointer to the default button in a dialog bos eee EE FMF Mienlan mnaintar Fraile It is necessary to set SETTING MOUSE PROPERTIES in Windows Server 2003 by the method of either the manual operation or using BA AUTOMATIC SETTING TOOL see following description in each user account If the host system runs Linux set Movement for sett
10. s access LED indicator may remain illuminated after the drive is connected to the host system After you click the Connect button it takes a few seconds until the host system recognizes the remote media devices ES Ba How to Disconnect the Remote Media Devices Follow the procedure below to disconnect the remote media devices from the host system properly If you do not disconnect them properly the drives may not be used until you log in again If you host system runs Windows Server 2003 1 2 3 Follow the Unplug or Eject Hardware message to disconnect the remote media devices Confirm the CD ROM drive s access LED indicator is off Click the Disconnect button if the connection status is CONNECTED in the Remote Media window After a few seconds The status turns to NOT CONNECTED The remote devices have been disconnected 29 If you host system runs Linux 1 2 3 4 Close an application using the remote media device if any Confirm the CD ROM drive s access LED indicator is off Remove the remote media device Click the Disconnect button if the connection status is CONNECTED in the Remote Media window After a few seconds The status turns to NOT CONNECTED The remote devices have been disconnected Important Instructions for Using the Remote Media Devices Important Notes If the host system features a built in USB floppy disk drive and external USB floppy disk
11. 00 SMTP Port Number NA 25 SMTP User Name dl SMTP Password ns Default Configuration Reset Test to send Basic Configuration Alert Enable Select Enable to use the E mail alert function If not select Disable Alert Level Select an alert level from the six severity levels below Level1 Non recoverable Level2 Level1 Critical Level3 Level2 Non critical Level4 Level8 OK Level5 Level4 Information Level6 Level5 Monitoring Some systems may alert you to the identical event at different severity levels The field of X Priority will change in the alert mail header depending on the severity of the event Non recoverable Critical X Priority 1 Non critical X Priority 3 OK Information Monitoring X Priority 5 DER a z 39 Header Configuration To Specify up to four destination addresses to alert From Specify the From field for alert mails Reply To Specify the Reply To field for alert mails Subject Specify the Subject field for alert mails Specify a reachable address in the Reply To field Notice You can use ASCII characters except for 2 lt and gt in the Subject field Notice SMTP Server Configuration SMTP Server Specify an IP address or DNS host name as a SMTP server address SMTP Port Number Specify the SMTP server s port number SMTP User Name Specify a SMTP user name for SM
12. 68 1 1 is reachable Configure network settings according to your network environment See Configuration in the Chapter 5 Using Remote Management Connect the management LAN port to your management LAN m If the default IP address is not reachable on your network start the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM in the host system and go to the Setup for BMC Web Server menu to assign a new IP address to the management LAN For security reasons you are recommended to use HTTPS SSL connection For better communication performance use HTTP on a secured network When you connect via SSL security warning messages may appear 2 aes LOGIN AND LOGOUT Login When the login page appears enter the user name and password and then click Login If you log in for the first time use the following default user name and password Default user name administrator Default password none enter no password The password is not set by default Make sure to set a password Notice immediately after you log in For security reasons it is recommended that you change the default user name For information regarding configuration and modification see Configuration in the Chapter 5 Using Remote Management Only a single user may log in Once the first user logs in other users Notice cannot access from any other browsers You may see a security warning dialogue after you log in Read the message and click Run If you
13. Connect the LAN cross over cable directly to the management PC and see if the issue is resolved Make sure again whether a firewall or a gateway is limiting the communication with the Internet M Is the DHCP function enabled gt If you enable the DHCP function in the environment where DHCP is not supported you will not be able to communicate with the BMC To resume the communication start the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM select Tool System Management Set System management Parameters Configuration and configure network settings such as IP addresses gt You may clear all the BMC settings and use the default IP addresses to communicate with the BMC Go to the next page for the tip I forgot my user name and password for remote management and Command Line Interface we The Server Panel does not open M Confirm the network environment e g the fire wall setting M If the message No Java 2 Standard Edition v 5 0 support for This APPLET is displayed install JRE in your remote management PC as instructed above M Internet Explorer ActiveX Update KB912945 is already installed but Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer KB912812 is not installed yet in the remote management PC gt If the KB912945 alone is installed it will affect the Java applet display Install Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer KB912812 additionally Go to the following Microsoft website for details http www micro
14. EXPRESSSCOPE Engine User s Guide Ath Edition Dec 2006 TRADEMARKS AND PATENTS Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries Firefox is registered trademarks of the Mozilla Foundation Java is registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc in the United States and other countries NOTES 1 2 3 4 5 No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form without the prior written permission of NEC Corporation The contents of this use s guide may be revised without prior notice The contents of this User s Guide shall not be copied or altered without the prior written permission of NEC Corporation All efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of all information in this User s Guide If you notice any part unclear incorrect or omitted in this User s Guide contact the sales agent where you purchased this product NEC assumes no liability arising from the use of this product nor any liability for incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of this User s Guide regardless of Item 4 ABOUT THIS USER S GUIDE This User s Guide provides the instructions for properly using the EXPRESSSCOPE Engine Please keep this document at hand for a quick reference and use it when you encounter any questions or troubles using the EXPRESSSCOPE Engine for remote control monitoring and management of the host system Table of Contents Tradema
15. TOOL setRK VM exe on the command line This tool is stored in the following folders contained in the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER For the details of the settings refer to SETTING MOUSE PROPERTIES and SETTING HARDWARE ACCELEARATION EXENTOOL setRKVM exe SETTING MOUSE PROPERITES the tool must be executed for each The Administrator authority is necessary to use this tool properly For LS user account 3 3 Configuring a Management PC This chapter describes the settings necessary for the remote management PC that will be connected to the host system SETTING YOUR BROWSER Configure the following settings Enable SSL Allow Java Script execution Allow Java execution Accept Cookies SUPPORTED BROWSERS The following browsers are supported by Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 0 Firefox 1 5 It s recommended that a browser is applied the latest service pack and the security patch When you use Firefox Set it not to display another tab even if the link is clicked J2SE RUNTIME ENVIRONMENT The management PC requires Java2 Runtime Environment JRE Standard Edition 5 0 or later You can download the latest JRE Java Runtime Environment at http java sun com 2se JRE is available free of charge from Sun Microsystems Inc For security reasons you are recommended to use the latest JRE 14 4 Networking TCP IP PORTS The BMC uses the TCP IP ports liste
16. TP authentication SMTP Password Specify a SMTP password for SMTP authentication N Without the SMTP user name and SMTP password SMTP authentication is not enabled Tips Change button All changes you have made in this page will be written into the BMC Default Configuration button The setup values you have entered will be changed to the BMC s default values Click Change to return the BMC E mail alert settings back to default Reset button All setup values you have entered in this page will be cleared Test to send button A test mail will be sent according to the current setting 40 Other Configuration You can configure the settings for Command Line Interface Command Line Interface Command Line Interface Enable Enabled Disabled Telnet Port Number 23 eo SoH Port Number 22 Ze Change Default Configuration Reset Command Line Interface Command Line Interface Enable Select Enable to use the Command Line Interface If not select Disable Telnet Port Number Specify the BMC s Telnet port number SSH Port Number Specify the BMC s SSH port number Change button All changes you have made in this page will be written into the BMC Default Configuration button The setup values you have entered will be changed to the BMC s default values Click Change to return the settings for the BMC Command Line Interface back to default Reset button All setup valu
17. US LED state off STATUS LED is turned off green on STATUS LED lights in green green blink STATUS LED is blinking in green amber on STATUS LED lights in amber amber blink STATUS LED is blinking in amber red on STATUS LED lights in red red blink STATUS LED is blinking in red The state of the STATUS LED and the meaning are different according Ex A to the system Refer to the User s Guide of the system for details Tips Ru 45 7 Troubleshooting ERROR MESSAGES Error Message What to do Try logging in again Fatal errors Fatal error JavaVM quits If the same message continues to appear contact your support department Try logging in again A fatal software error has occurred If the same message continues to appear contact your support department Login error Dae Check the user name and password and then enter Authentication error them again You must enter user name Enter user name and Enter user name password again Access privilege error Your user level is insufficient for the operation you Unauthorized operation ie P have specified Consult your administrator Network errors Check the network environment and try it again Timeout has occurred l l i i Login Web page again then try it again Check the network environment and try it again Login Web page again then try it again The parameter from HTML is illegal Check the network environm
18. ater move it back to the screen from the same corner Repeat the same step at the lower right corner S The drive registered via Remote Media is not recognized in the host system M Try Connect and Disconnect again M Reboot host system D The input mode Caps lock Num Lock and so forth changes on the remote management PC after when you log in to the BMC M The input mode for the host system s keyboard is reflected to the management PC when you log in gt Change the mode on the management PC if necessary D I forgot my user name and password for remote management and Command Line Interface M You can change all the BMC settings back to default by taking the following steps 1 Boot the host system from the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM and select Tool System Management Reset BMC Settings 2 Power off the system 3 Unplug the AC cable 4 Wait for 10 seconds 5 Plug in the AC cable 51 SJ The above procedure also deletes the settings for DianaScope a software application bundled for remote management Be sure to perform a backup for the DianaScope settings before you change the BMC settings 52 EXPRESSSCOPE Engine User s Guide NEC Corporation 2006 53
19. d below If you use the BMC in a firewall environment you need to allocate the port numbers shown in the right column to individual non block ports Remote KVM Console Dynamic 1 TCP A BMC 5900 5904 S INC IA LN Web browser ed 1 SMTP server 1 The Dynamic ports are dynamically allocated ports and usually ranged from 1024 to 65535 2 Go to Configuration Web Server to change the port number See the Chapter 5 3 Go to Configuration Miscellaneous to change the port number See the Chapter 5 4 Go to Configuration E Mail Alert to change the port number See the Chapter 5 5 Go to Preference on Remote media window to change the port number See the Chapter 5 15 5 Using Remote Management OVERVIEW The BMC Web Server function allows you to control the host system s power and KVM from a remote console via a Web browser Part of the above function is implemented by Java Applet CONNECTING TO THE WEB SERVER Access the following URL from the Web browser on the remote management PC http BMC_HostPort Or https BMC_HostPort A Tips The BMC_HostPort URL includes the BMC s IP address or host name and a colon followed by a port number for HTTP or HTTPS connection e g 192 168 1 1 80 If the port number is 80 for HTTP or 443 for HTTPS default you may omit the port number Connect the management LAN port to the private network on which the default IP address 192 1
20. el shows the status of the host system and shortcuts to the Remote Control page and Remote Device page Do not use the Reload button in your browser after login LT 19 SERVER PANEL The Server Panel displays the status of the host system and shortcuts to the Power Control page and Remote Device page Control Panel Functions 2 3 4 Host information __ A a Shortcut icon for the Power Control menu Shortcut icon for the Remote Device menu Virtual LCD that displays the status of the host system Power LED indicator that shows the power status of the host system Nn Bb WO N a Status LED indicator that shows the status of the host system a See User s Guide of the system for the message displayed in the f Virtual LCD Tips 90 MENU BAR Below described is how to use each menu provided in the Menu bar REMOTE CONTROL Click Remote Control in the Menu bar You will see the following icons Select a function and click the icon Power OH Forced Power OFF Power Cycle ayetem Reset Ob Sbutdown Dump Chassis Identify Using the above functions when the operating system is running may cause loss of data in the host system Power ON Power on the host system Forced Power OFF Perform a forced power shutdown Power Cycle Perform a forced power shutdown and power on the host system again System Reset Reset your host system OS Shutdown Perform OS shutdown Your operating syst
21. em must be set to shut down when you power off the host system The above OS Shutdown menu is equivalent to pressing the POWER Ea switch when the power of the host system is on ps Dump Perform OS memory dump The above Dump menu is equivalent to pressing the DUMP switch on Es the host system ps Chassis Identify The Unit ID LED on the host system flashes for 30 seconds 7 If the Unit ID LED is not provided on the host system the Chassis Identify function is not executed ps o e IPMI INFORMATION The IPMI Information includes system event logs SEL sensor data records SDR and field replaceable units FRU information By selecting the IPMI Information menu you can examine failures and events in the host system and identify a component that needs to be replaced System Event Logs SEL In the Menu bar click IPMI Information The following three icons will appear SOR Informration FRU Information Click SEL Information to collect system event logs via the BMC The System Event Logs SEL window will appear as below EF system Event Log SEL 192 168 2 102 ioj x Read datetime 2006 09 04 19 07 10 e la Record ID Timestamp Event ee Boot Information boot completed Wil5e98h 94106 7 57 54 PM System Boot Restart Initiated Information Initiated by power up Lijses4h 9 4 06 7 56 43 PM Syster ACPI Power State Information Working Lijsesch 9 4 06 7 66 42 PM Butto
22. ent and try it again A network error occurred If the same message continues to appear contact your support department 46 Remote KVM Console errors Error Message What to do Check the network envi t and try it again The parameter from HTML is illegal Ae ee nr Naat cere Tone nT eee ee Login Web page again then try it again System event logs SEL display errors The network may be busy After few minutes try again If the error persists contact your support department because a failure may have occurred in BMC The network may be busy Try again If the error Failed to acquire system event logs persists contact your support department because a failure may have occurred in BMC A network error occurred or BMC was busy Please network connection and try again after waiting for a while Sensor data records SDR display error The network may be busy After few minutes try again If the error persists contact your support department because a failure may have occurred in BMC A network error occurred or BMC was busy Please network connection and try again after waiting for a while Field replaceable unit FRU information display error Error Message What to do The network may be busy After few minutes try again If the error persists contact your support department because a failure may have occurred in BMC A network error occurred or BMC was busy Please network connection and tr
23. eration system status in the host system 3 The host system recognizes the remote media drives as multi LUN A USB devices The operating systems or applications that limit access mnes to multi LUN USB devices may not recognize multi LUN USB device properly if the system runs such operating systems or applications Starting the Remote Media Function Click Remote Media in the Menu bar You will see the following icons Click Remote Media to go to the Remote Media window License Remote KM Registration Remote Media Window 43 Remote Media 192 168 2 102 e Ioj x 3 STATUS Device Type Path NOT CONNECTED mie 1 4 O O O 4 7 Pot 5901 oe 1 Lists registered devices floppy disk drive CD ROM drive and ISO image 2 Removes the registered device You cannot remove when the connection status is CONNECTED 3 Displays the connection status for the registered devices and host system NOT CONNECTED The registered devices are not connected to the host system CONNECTED The registered devices are connected to the host system ERROR An error has occurred Check your network status and the media drives on the management PC 4 Connects or disconnects the registered devices to and from the host system un Opens the Preference window DN Opens the Select Devices window 30 7 Shows the port number used for the communication between the management PC and the host
24. es you have entered in this page will be cleared Ae HELP Refer to HELP for supplementary information that is not provided in this User s Guide 42 6 Command Line Interface ABSTRACT With the BMC Command Line Interface you can control the host system from a remote Telnet SSH client The BMC supports Telnet and SSH Version 2 protocol CONNECTING TO BMC Access the BMC IP address or DNS host name from Telnet SSH client on the remote management PC To use Command Line Interface you need to login with Web browser and change the value of Configurations Other Configuration BEIA Command Line Interface to be enabled m You can change the BMC s Telnet SSH port number via a web A browser The default settings are e Telnet 23 SSH 22 The BMC only supports the SSH protocol version 2 Any SSH client Notice supporting version 1 cannot be connected to the BMC A security warning dialogue regarding your server certificate may be Notice displayed when you access the BMC from a SSH client LOGIN AND LOGOUT LOGIN Enter your user name and password at login prompt A command prompt will be displayed after login The user account is the same as the one for remote management via web LOGOUT Enter the exit command at the command prompt The Telnet SSH client will be disconnected from the BMC after logout 43 REMOTE CONTROL You can perform remote control of the host system at the com
25. hen using this product or software check Information useful or convenient for you A Tips D Example of troubles occurred PREFACE The EXPRESSSCOPE Engine enables you to monitor the operating status of the host system power supplies fans temperature and so forth to operate the host system s keyboard video and mouse KVM from a remote console and to access to CD ROM Floppy disk drives on a remote site The EXPRESSSCOPE Engine is enabled by a system management LSI called BMC Baseboard Management Controller and thus referred to as the BMC hereinafter in this User s Guide The Remote KVM and Remote Media functions are optional 1 Overview The host system comes standard with the BMC system management LSI and a management LAN port dedicated to the BMC By connecting the management LAN port to your network you can monitor and control the host system from a remote site via a Web browser and Telnet SSH client With the optional N8115 03 Remote KVM and Media License you can operate the host system s KVM keyboard video and mouse from a remote console and access CD ROM floppy disk drives in a remote site 2 Configuring the Host System This chapter describes the settings necessary to configure the BMC in the host system DEFAULT NETWORK SETTINGS The BMC s default network settings are as follows IP Address 192 168 1 1 User Name administrator Password None Connect the managemen
26. ing of the mouse on desktop environments GNOME etc to become the following set values when confirming it by xset q Pointer Control acceleration 1 1 threshold 1 e SETTING HARDWARE ACCELERATION Right click your desktop screen select the list of context and go to Properties Troubleshoot In the Hardware acceleration box the pointer has to point to one scale down from Full Press the Apply button Notice General Adapter Monitor Troubleshoot Color Management O Ave you having problemes with your graphics hardware These sethng can help you troubleshoot display related probleme Hardware acceleration Manually control the level of acceleration and performance supplied by pour graphics hardware Use the Display Troubleshooter to assist you m T D Hardware ACE ation None E Full ha Disable cursor and bitmap accelerations Use this setting to correct probleme wath the mouse pomter or to comect probleme wath corrupt images e Enable write combining Please execute SETTING HARDWARE ACCESLERATION after installing the graphics driver To execute the setting change the Administrator authority is needed by the manual operation or using AUTOMATIC SETTING TOOL see following description 2 AUTOMATIC SETTING TOOL If the host system runs Windows Server 2003 you can set SETTING MOUSE PROPERTIES and SETTING HARDWARE ACCELEARATION by executing AUTOMATIC SETTING
27. l Oe e dados a cal ae 28 Remote Medline ic 30 Remote Media WIN Wi O eae ease eee ee 30 SA ne eee ee eee mee Ce 34 IB So Esa er AATE AEE eee ee re aed he EE E re E A E E ee eee Ce eee weer 34 Network SontiquratiON te tant lat a 36 Web Server Contigua lO siii 38 E MailAlert CON U AM ds leed 39 OMS CON OMNI 1555 oe site to i Sa cea ete Ne ett oa suen bowel leu bbe sa aieeue a Merasietes lees 41 PIG I sic wile sci A E ee oneal eek lee ah A ae e A 42 Command Line Interaccion tooodo 43 A E 43 Aia E amet Sem hates vee Maaanont cm detdacet a a 43 Login and lodo Ut o a ii 43 LOGI te ese tetas cS tas ete a tees teat E E E ee 43 Remote COMM O dai ado 44 PONT ON aegis te ence lt ee ce e e id do ata es 44 FORGO Fe OW OPR cere ca et aes a Sacer tec ete eee teen oem tec E amend 44 YO Wicca cat estonia scimeciavanestaowtea ac ataatcaaa A A 44 SA AA A beaico si caeure 44 Sel og O Memes nent neta O 45 POWEl Slate ACO IS MI da A wececuceees EN 45 Status LED State acquISIIO Mercancias 45 TFOUDIESHOOUING aii seine ead ieee de menitaeceie aoe ocicbaeeeepaciaienubiaceed eatin nederteatineenstes 46 a A behets cnadatetascngeesiais ioe aantchatah anon ties 46 JMS fll a orate crack near erie ete eae eric ara ee Ree ae ene ee na ee eee eee Mer ee enc eee een eee nee eee 49 TEXT CONVENTIONS The following conventions are used throughout this manual Items to be observed or points to be noted when using this product Notice Items to be checked w
28. mand prompt The user must have an account as operator or administrator for remote control Performing remote control when the operating system is running may otice cause loss of data in the host system POWER ON Enter the following command at the command prompt start systeml FORCED POWER OFF Enter the following command at the command prompt stop systeml force or stop systeml f OS SHUTDOWN Enter the following command at the command prompt stop systeml The above OS shutdown is equivalent to pressing the POWER switch a when the power of the host system is on Your operating system s must be set to shut down when you power off the system SYSTEM RESET Enter the following command at the command prompt reset systeml If you perform a system reset when the power of the host system is Lun off the system will be powered on 44 STATE ACQUISITION You can acquire the state of the system at the command prompt SS Commands to acquire the state are executable in all user levels A Tips POWER STATE ACQUISITION Enter the following command at the command prompt powerstate One of the following responses is returned according to the power state power on System power is on power off System power is off STATUS LED STATE ACQUISITION Enter the following command at the command prompt lampstate statuslamp One of the following responses is returned according to the STAT
29. mation In the Menu bar click IPMI Information The following three icons will appear SEL Information SOR InformratiorA FRU Information Click FRU Information to load Field Replaceable Unit information via the BMC The Field Replaceable Unit FRU window will appear as below ge Replaceable Unit FRU 192 168 2 102 a oj x Read datetime 2006 09 04 19 46 14 Owner Primary FRU Device Basbrd Magrmt Ctr Pwr DstBd FRU Basbrd Mgmt Ctr Multi Record DC Output Standby Yes Outputnumber 5 Nominal voltage 5 olts Maximum negative voltage deviation 4 6Volts Maximum positive voltage deviation 5 25Wolts Ripple and Moise pk pk10Hzto 30MHz O O6Yolts Minimum current draw OArps Maximum current draw 24mps Dump 0x0000 01 00 00 01 00 09 00F5 01 081936 12510544 00070 4540 54 41 Co41 4320 3055 52 20 41 CE 41 58 OxOO20 4E 4435036 30333030 30 30 32 39 DO 38 35 36 OxO030 20 38 35 31 32 303420 30303220 410253 32 0x 0040 21202020 202020 EA 000218EFR Fr O50220 Java Applet Window A list of field replaceable units appears above in the window The detail of the unit entry that you select in the list is shown below in the window DB REMOTE DEVICE The Remote Device menu allows you to start the Remote KVM function Remote Media function and register the license required for using this function To use the Remote Device menu you must log in as a user with an administrative account
30. ns Switch Information Power Button 3 3 lijse4sh 9 4 06 7 56 28 PM ButtonfSwitch Information Power Button Li5834h 9 41067 56 27 PM SystemACPI Power State Information DCOFF Wl5820h 914106 7 56 12 PM System Boot Restart Initiated Information Initiated by power up iseoch S 4 08 7 55 43 PM System ACPI Power State Information Working Lijs7Fen 9 4 06 7 55 43 PM SystemEvent Information OEM System BootEvent Hard Reset L s7E4h S06 8 57 55 PM SystemACPI Power State Information DC OFF Record ID AOA A Timestamp S4f0b 2 58 20 Ph Event Generator System Management Sofware Information Cl boot completed Dump AG 580240 fr FOC 4441 OO041F A3 GF 41 oF FF Java Applet Window A list of event logs appears above in the window The detail of the event entry that you select in the list is Shown below in the window Click ti to reload event logs via the BMC and display the most updated information The date when SEL information was read at the end is displayed Read date time Clearing SEL information Click E to delete the SEL information in the BMC When a confirmation message appears click Yes if you agree If not click No so that the SEL information will not be deleted 22 To delete SEL Information you must log in as a user with an administrative account If you do not the Delete icon Es D does not appear 2 If you use NEC ESMPRO Agent you do not have to use the
31. ote CD ROM drive to boot the host system 33 Configuration To configure the BMC settings click Configuration in the Menu bar You will see the following icons Select a function and click the icon a EP FF X Network Web Server E Mail Alert Miscellaneous User You can configure user accounts in the Configuration page below The page shows a list of current users A password does not appear in the Password column Notice minus and _ underscore The password accepts up to 19 A user name can contain up to 15 alphanumeric characters including ASCII characters except for space quotation marks o Administ rator Administrator ok To change or add a user account enter a user name and password select a user level and click OK If you want to delete a user account delete the user name and click E OK 34 User Level Administrators Users who have an administrative account and are allowed to perform any operation Operators Users who are entitled to operate the system but are not allowed to change settings and use the Remote Device menu Users General users who are only allowed to access the IPMI Information 35 Network Configuration You can configure basic network settings e g the BMC IP address Basic Configuration IP Address 192 168 1 1 192 165 1 1 subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 205 255 255 0 Default Gateway ig2 168 1
32. rks and PEMS cias a a ia 2 NOS ia 2 ADOUE TAS USE SUIS do e dto e o dto ld a 2 EXT ON VERTIDAS ri 5 A A er ete eee 6 OVCIUICW astas wecanteruneeecets 7 Configuring the Host SS Mitin da ds 8 Default Network SCHINGS estradiol ia 8 RITE SC tn Sx pies de ei e Ma ee a ando co e ate Md 9 Setting Mouse Properties iia dd td adds 11 Setting HARDWARE ACCELERATION caco oa aii dali ia 12 Aulomale Seting TOO Ma ta doo 13 Configuring a Management PC ninia 14 Seung your DO WS aa aa A 14 Soo a uieue dace essen siete ssasteuanss 14 J2SE RUMIME EU di alain eee clei 14 INGIW OPIN G as 15 TEC RHP PONS a A E 15 Using Remote Management iria dada ci 16 OWENE W area carts a a a ap saraa eaassemsteitreioies 16 C nnecting to the Web SCIVER soi sx ticles ate etl lado 16 E A ee eee ee 17 Language A erate ee ie eee ee eae ure eels 18 CS O EI 19 SA A A a o da la Sees ees 20 Menti BAR tao 21 REME A eee 21 PPT OMIM AU OM es Sareea seta a a a a e a aaa 22 System Event LoS SE Lora id 22 Sensor Data Records SOR rt E E 24 Field Replaceable Units FRU information cccccoocncnncccconconcconononncononononononanonnnnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnaness 25 Remote Devenir 26 MA COI I O a Ue eeratsr team er rete AeA etary attr oem Cn errr eer Vener Ree eet 26 Remote VIM Consola easel a ii a 27 Remote KVM Console Window oooocncccncccccncoonccnnnncconnnnncnnnnnnononannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnonnnannnnnnnnnnnnannnnons 28 SPECIE INCY ICONS aval e leds cf dd ol Aten dedos e l
33. s Use the following four specific key icons in the Remote KVM Console window Pressing the same keys on the remote keyboard is not effective Ctrl key Ctrl raised Up state S Pressed state Toggles whenever clicked Windows key MM raised Up state Pressed state Toggles whenever clicked Alt key Alt raised Up state E Pressed state Toggles whenever clicked Context E key Context 28 Software Keyboard Click Tools Keyboard The Software Keyboard panel appears The specific keys toggle whenever you click them Refresh Screen Click Tools Refresh Screen The Remote KVM Console screen will be refreshed Refresh your screen when the screen display is garbled Change properties Click Preferences to change the following settings Mouse Mouse Cursor The mouse cursor displayed on the remote KVM console screen can be selected Select Single when you display only the cursor of host system Select Dual when you display the cursors of management PC and host system Mouse Mode You can change the mode for sending mouse cursor coordinates from the remote management PC to the host system Absolute or Relative can be selected 29 Remote Media The Remote Media function enables CD ROM floppy disk drives and ISO image files in the management PC to be recognized as virtual media drives in the host system allowing you to connect the devices independent of the op
34. se only numeric value from 0 to 65535 The same port number can t do them Specify different value You can use only alphanumeric characters period at mark O minus sign and underscore _ for a To field A To field should be up to 47 characters You can use only alphanumeric characters period at mark O minus sign and underscore _ for a From field A From field should be up to 47 characters You can use only alphanumeric characters period at mark O minus sign and underscore _ for a Reply To field A Reply To field should be up to 47 characters gt 6999 You can use only ASCII characters except PP lt lt gt up to 31 characters You can specify SMTP server address as IP address consists of numerals and periods or DNS name consists of alphanumeric characters minus sign and underscore _ If you use DNS name the length should be up 47 characters 19 Invalid SMTP port number You can use only numeric value from 0 to 65535 You can use only ASCII characters except 6999 6NI 69 9 Invalid SMTP user name space lt gt up to 15 characters You can use only ASCII characters except Invalid SMTP password space 2 lt gt up to 19 characters Invalid Telnet port number You can use only numeric value from 0 to 65535 Invalid SSH port number Yo
35. soft com technet security Bulletin MS06 013 mspx Es The Remote KVM icon was pressed but the Remote KVM Console function does not start M Did you log in as a user with an administrative account gt To use the Remote KVM Console function the user must log in to the BMC with an administrative account 50 The remote console screen does not display the host system s screen M Is the host system s resolution setting appropriate gt You must configure the resolution setting supported by the BMC For supported resolutions refer to Remote KVM Console in this manual M Confirm the version of Java Runtime Environment JRE installed in the remote management PC gt If you use the JRE1 4 family it is necessary that you update it to the JRE 5 0 family M There is a possibility not to be able to display temporarily by the network problem gt Execute tool gt Refresh Screen on Remote KVM console 2 The mouse pointer on the host system s screen does not synchronize with the one on the management PC screen M Change the mouse mode gt In the Remote KVM Console window click Preferences go to Mouse Mode and change the mode to Absolute Mode or Relative Mode You may have to synchronize the mouse pointers after changing the mode M Synchronize the mouse pointers gt On the screen of the remote management PC drag the pointer off the screen from the upper left corner of the screen and a few seconds l
36. st name Domain Name Enter the domain name of the network that the BMC belongs to DHCP If you want to obtain an IP address choose Enabled If you want to manually configure an IP address choose Disabled The BMC s host name and domain name cannot be identical to those of the operating system in the host system because the BMC uses a separate LAN controller independent from the operating system If the BMC belongs to a different network domain you can use the same host name If you enable the DHCP function in the environment where DHCP is not supported you will not be able to communicate with the BMC To resume the communication start the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM select Tool System Management Set System management Parameters Configuration and configure network settings such as an IP address You may clear all the BMC settings and use the default IP addresses to communicate with the BMC See the Troubleshooting for how to clear Change button All changes you have made in this page will be written into the BMC Default Configuration button The setup values you have entered will be changed to the BMC s default values Click Change to return the BMC network settings back to default Reset button All setup values you have entered in this page will be cleared E Web Server Configuration You can configure the BMC Web server settings Basic Configuration Web Server Enabled Disabled
37. t LAN port to the private network on which the default IP address 192 168 1 1 1s reachable If the default IP address is not reachable on the network Start the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM in the host system and go to the Setup for BMC Web Server menu to assign a new IP address to the management LAN See HTTP SETTINGS in the next page for the setting procedure For security reasons change the above default settings IP address User Name and Password to the ones appropriate in your network environment Refer to Network check Configuration in the Chapter 5 Using Remote Management for details In some systems the remote management function 1s disabled by default In this case Start the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM in the host system and go to the Setup for BMC Web Server menu to enable the HTTP connection See HTTP SETTINGS in the next page for a setup procedure HTTP SETTINGS Use the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER to configure basic HTTP settings for remote management Coy tSetoolbmct e seview fe4 of x Start the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM in the host system and select Tool System Management Setup for BMC Web Server Server Heb Server function Disable HTTP TCP Pert Number R0 HTTPS TCP Fort Number R0 IP Address 0 0 0 0 Subnet Mask D755 755 2550 Default Gateway 0 0 0 0 OK Cance Select lEnter Hele LH h Web Server function Select Enable to use the Web Server
38. u can use only numeric value from 0 to 65535 Telnet SSH port number should not be the The same port number can t do them Specify same different value OTHERS TIPS Should you have troubles using the BMC for remote control monitoring and management of the host system please first read the following descriptions to troubleshoot your issue prior to sending a repair If you find the same issue as the one identified on your remote management PC please follow the tips and instructions provided for each issue For the issues regarding your system operation please refer to the User s Guide attached to your system If your issue is not described below or should the provided instructions do not resolve your issue please contact your service center we h wr The web page is not displayed on the remote management PC M Is JAVA 2 Runtime Environment Standard Edition 5 0 or later installed in your remote management PC gt You need to install Java2 Runtime Environment Standard Edition 1 4 2 or later in your management PC You can download the latest JRE Java Runtime Environment at http java sun com j2se 49 M Is the network cable properly connected to the Management LAN port gt Confirm whether the LAN cable is connected to the Management port M Is a firewall or a gateway configured to limit the communication with the Internet gt A firewall or a gateway may be set to limit the communication with the Internet
39. u want to add to the Remote Media window When a medium 1s not inserted to a drive the drive 1s not recognized Press Refresh after inserting a medium 3 Ifthe inserted medium starts running automatically stop the software If the CD ROM drive s access LED 1s illuminated wait until it turns off 4 When you add the ISO image file press the Add Image button and select the ISO image file in the Select Devices window Ae NJ Press OK to close the Select Devices window after selecting the device and ISO image file The Remote Media window shows the device and ISO image file that you have added Click Connection in the Remote Media window The connection status turns to CONNECTED tn a few seconds After a few seconds the host system will recognize the added device as a virtual media drive The host system can access the remote device in the management PC via network as it accesses other locally connected devices If you press the Connect button all registered devices are connected Notice The same type of devices cannot be registered in the Remote Media Notice window When the connection status is CONNECTED the host system is connected to the management PC you cannot use other functions Add Remove and Preference To change the connection status to NOT CONNECTED click the Disconnect button to disconnect the remote media devices once The floppy disk drive
40. y again after waiting for a while BMC configuration errors No Error Message What to do 1 The user name is too long A user name should be 15 characters or less You can use only alphanumeric characters minus sign and underscore _ for a user name Invalid user name 47 Invalid Password Passwords do not match Invalid IP address Invalid subnet mask Invalid default gateway Invalid DNS server IP address Invalid host name Invalid domain name Invalid HTTP port number Invalid SSL port number HTTP SSL should not be the same Invalid To field Invalid From field Invalid Reply To field Invalid Subject field Invalid SMTP server address 48 6999 You can use ASCII characters except space 9 for a password The length of a password is up to 19 Input passwords again Use numerals and periods to specify an IP address Use numerals and periods to specify a subnet mask Use numerals and periods to specify a default gateway Use numerals and periods to specify the IP address of DNS server You can use only alphanumeric characters minus sign and underscore _ for a host name A host name should be 47 characters or less You can use only alphanumeric characters minus sign and underscore _ for a domain name A domain name should be up to 47 characters You can use only numeric value from 0 to 65535 You can u
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