Intel SE7320 User's Manual
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1. ssssanennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 7 5 Getting Started RE 8 Gelee 8 Server PODING EE 8 SEA OL OCI WEE 9 a IR el le 9 6 SOW SCIONS iiaae teense asc cece ued cee teehee eee cee 10 Intel Server Management ISM Question eceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeccaeeeeteeneeeeeeeeaees 10 Unattended Configuration and Cloning Restore Option 10 7 Selecting Options to Configure Main Page cccccccssssssseeeeeetteeeeeeeees 11 Configure FSS DNS eateries ered at Ahad eae eee aa ns Mees de oe eee 11 BIOS Date Ane TIME EE 12 Setting a System Asset Lag DEE 12 Channel Configuration LANs and Serial Modem A 13 LAN Channel SCrEGNS cacct ccccsetectetceiean ecu ad s deueege det 14 LAN Channel Screen 1 Addresees 14 LAN Channel Screen 2 Server Management and GO 16 Access Levels Admin Level is strongly suggeste ANEN 16 LAN Channel Screen 3 Alerte 17 Ee EE 18 Configuring the Serial Modem Channel cccccccceecesssceeeeeceeeeeeeeeneeeeseseneeeeeeeeaaaeeeeesaaeeeee 19 Serial Modem Screen 1 Modem Setup Ae 19 Serial Modem Screen 2 Remote Server Management 20 Serial Modem Screen 3 Alertnmg uk 21 Serial Alert TEE 22 Configuring Users Selection Screen 23 Settings Available E 24 User s Guide for Server Configuration Wizard SCW Utility Configuring the Advanced Features 25 Advanced Screen 1 SNMP KVM and Telnet Configuration cccecseeeeeeeeeeeeees 22. for Server Management without using the OS Intel Management Module IMM Advanced Features User configurations for Advanced Features BIOS System date and time Beyond date time SCW neither installs nor updates the BMC or BIOS e Help and error messages are provided throughout the process Technical Details SCW supports IPMI 1 5 and 2 0 compatible platforms The autoexec and config sys files on the Intel Deployment Toolkit CD launch ROM DOS setup a RAMdrive and run the SCW batch file The SCW batch file checks for the RAMdrive and copies the required utilities and data files to that drive The Wizard presents a GUI menu set for the user to choose which setup options to run Error messages will display if needed from the GUI and the DOS utilities for troubleshooting User s Guide Layout On the next page are quick links to major topics and suggested paths through SCW based on installation The rest of the document body is a screen by screen explanation of SCW The Appendices contain the Glossary and instructions for formatting and enabling removable media 2 Quick Links for Experienced Users of SCW D Run DOS Utilities outside of SCW D Make Device Driver Diskettes by Operating System or by Device D From Disk Install for unattended Configuration Cloning or to restore previous settings e ISM Question D Load FRU SDRs D Add System Asset Tag e Set up Channels LAN 1 Advanced LAN 3 or Serial Modem 4 Addresses Alerts etc
3. D Configure User Accounts e Advanced Settings for Intel Management Module Advanced Edition e Save Configuration Option Choices to Disk 3 Installation Paths A Installing Intel Management Module IMM Advanced Edition B Installing Intel Management Module Professional Edition C D and E Installing Intel Server Manager with Agents Full Minimal None F Not installing Intel Server Manager Table 1 Hardware Configurations and Suggested Installation A IMM BIMM CISM D SM E ISM mBMC No BMC Adv Ed Prof Ed Full Ag Minim No Agt ISM BMC no ISM8 Answer ISM No Yes No No No No No No FRU SDRs Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Date Time Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Asset Tag _ Optional In Optional Optional LAN Ch1 Opt Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes TCO TCO IMM Adv C3 Yes No No No No No No No Modem C4 Optional No No No No No Yes Multi Users Yes Yes Yes No No No No No Advanced Yes No No No No No No No Save Configuration to Disk Option e Run applicable scenario as listed above and choose the Save to Disk option before Finish Unattended Configuration e Need a previous Saved Configuration Disk then use From Disk Install Clone Restore previous Settings 4 General Wizard Format and Syntax Configuration options will be presented in a Wizard Current settings will be displayed and can be accepted or cha
4. SE8500 platforms is ROM DOS which uses the FAT16 file format Only media that is formatted as FAT or FAT 16 but not NTFS or FAT32 may be used for file saves This applies to hard drives floppy drives USB keys USB floppy drives et al To format a removable media device as FAT 16 1 Boot the system from the Toolkit CD or from an MS DOS 6 22 or earlier DOS floppy 2 If the USB key has already been formatted use fdisk to delete the existing partition This can be avoided if there is non formatted space on the media which can be used to create another partition Create a new partition activate that partition and reboot 3 From the boot drive the DOS media prompt type format x where x is the drive letter of your USB device For example if you booted your server from the Toolkit CD and wish to format a small partition on the hard drive as FAT you could type C format e Drive C is the CD that was booted from not writeable drive D is the stateless RAM disk created by the boot so hard drive letters would start at E 4 To make the drive bootable use format e s to transfer the system files to the new drive A bootable removable media device is NOT required for running SCW 2 Making a USB device viewable from DOS Intel Servers based on the chipsets listed in this Appendix have a BIOS option that allows ROM DOS to see a USB device To enable USB devices in the BIOS for DOS access SE7221 SE732x and SE752x chip
5. Senal g Eeer 21 18 Serial Alert al 22 ECG RE e E 23 20 User Configuration EE 24 21 Advanced Screen 1 Telenet KVNM 25 22 Advanced Screen 2 Web EE 26 23 Advanced Screen 3 Alert Contents eseu neste ENEENEEENN SSES Eer 27 24 SavetoMegtsCpton ease EeEERgNEE RSR EEN det KEEN 28 25 Separate Utilities eegene ebe eege Eeer 28 26 Disk Set Selection E 29 1 Overview of Server Configuration Wizard The Server Configuration Wizard SCW is a combination of multiple utilities and data files that allow quick initial configuration of an Intel Server The SCW utility is available on the Intel Server Deployment Toolkit CD which can be used to boot the server SCW is a DOS based application run from the CD s ROM DOS that gathers system information plus installation and configuration preferences stores them to non volatile memory and then performs the Server configuration The Wizard will appear as a Windows style GUI to help the user choose which options to configure from this tool SCW can also run in silent mode using a previously saved server configuration file from removable media formatted fat16 SCW can e Load FRUs and SDRs Field Replaceable Units and Sensor Data Records e Create startup diskette and installation diskettes for drivers e Allow utilities to be run separately by expert users e Set the System Asset Tag LAN Serial and Advanced LAN Channels OOB Out of band management settings
6. external modem to connect to another system System Phone Number optional Enter the phone number of this system not phone to dial Serial Modem Screen 3 Alerting Figure 17 Serial 3 Alerts e Enable Paging If enabled sends alerts e Alert Destination Phone Number Phone number of the device to Receive the alerts Device can be a pager cell phone modem of managing system e Paging String Characters sent after connect This is concatenated with the Alert Destination Phone Number so do not add twice e Blackout Period Time in minutes between successive alerts Numeric value between 0 and 255 0 will disable the black period e Alert Paging Filters Launches the next screen to configure the alerts 21 User s Guide for Server Configuration Wizard SCW Utility Serial Alert Filters Similar to LAN Alert Filters screen this configures the alerts to be used on the Serial Channel Each item lists a filter that if checked will send an alert if either threshold is crossed Choose from none to all on an individual basis The Select All and Clear All buttons are provided for convenience zs Intel Server Configuration Wizard Versiun 2 2 1 Betal Beek bi k yd EN d E KN EN Seaan 1 _Clearant_ D Ire Figure 18 Serial Alert Filters Configuring Channel 3 GCM NIC Advanced LAN see instructions for LAN Channel 1 22 Configuring Users Selection Screen Up to 4 users can be con
7. style GUL is used to find the file location The configuration may be saved to any removable media that is formatted for FAT FAT 16 that is visible to the utility See Appendix B I Save Server Configuration to Disk Figure 24 Save to Disk Option Install an Operating System certain platforms only This option reminds the user that they may insert the OS installation CD so that it will automatically start loading after a reboot if not already installed Actual Configuration of this server will start after the Continue button on the last screen is pressed The wizard will exit so that additional configuration changes cannot be made and the configuration utilities will set up the server The server will then be rebooted 9 Server Configuration Utilities There are multiple underlying utilities that SCW uses to perform the actual configuration or that are available in the DOS partition Most are platform dependent as is the list of which will be shown in SCW The DOS partition utilities include SYSCFG shown as Run System Setup Utility Used to configure BIOS Users and Channels FRUSDR shown as Run FRU SDR Load Utility Run Platform Confidence Test Actual executable name varies not run unless checked here BMCCFG Probes and sets the BMC Only run from SCW not separately FSPROBE Probes the FRUs Only runs from SCW not separately FRU and SDR Viewers for specialized advanced uses not run from SCW FW
8. 5 Advanced Screen 2 Web Configuration Au 26 Advanced Screen 3 SMTP Allert Gettmngs AAA 26 8 Set and Save the Configuration eecccceeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeesseeeseeeeees 27 Install an Operating System certain platforms on 27 9 Server Configuration Utilities cceeceeeeeeessseeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeseenseeeeceeeeeeees 27 10 Loading a Configuration from a Diskette ccccsssssseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 28 11 Creating Diskettes E 28 Appendix A Acronyms and Glossary eeeeeeeeRREERRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRSEEEn 29 Appendix B Removable Media Considerations ccccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 30 To format a removable media device as FAT 16 ccceecceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeennaaeees 30 To enable USB devices in the BIOS for DOS ANEN 30 Figures Te Screen Layout Syntax EE 7 2 EE e EE 9 3 TALEO E EE 9 Aes ISMorSCW snee Eae are reia dice ea ee a R REE Ea e a ae E aa a taa abet 10 5 Unattended Configuration Clone Insta AAA 10 6 Typical SDR RTE e EE 11 7 Date and Un EE 12 Ge SVSISM ASSO RAG EE 12 9 Channels to Configure EE 13 10 LAN Screen 1 IP Configuration EE 14 11 Address RESOLUTION EE 15 12 LAN Steen A fO OB OO E ee ee EE 16 TBs LAN Screen 3 EE 17 E a E EE E AA T AE A 18 15 Serial 1 Modem gen Me IT EE 19 16 Serial 2 Privilege and Mode xccsaieesvcceecocssyscepedseas cidedasen tert baanneneumeeeepeclasieeeueseseaeesaaedekts 20 der
9. C Address button Pressing the Cancel button will set the the Alert Paging to broadcast MAC Address Resolve MAC Address Help Cancel Figure 11 Address Resolution If Alerts must cross subnets the software will attempt to verify the gateway address to reach the Alert Destination The Alert Destination is the console receiving the alert message from the configured server It will use an entered MAC address or attempt to find the IP address for the Alert Destination system if the checkbox is checked Automatic resolution will fail if e Network cable is not connected at both ends e IP address configuration is invalid e Incorrect network configuration After resolving a failure press the Resolve MAC Address button again or enter the MAC address of the destination system in 6 dotted octets If skipped Alerts will be broadcast on the local subnet 15 User s Guide for Server Configuration Wizard SCW Utility LAN Channel Screen 2 Configure Out of Band OOB Access 9 2kbps Figure 12 LAN Screen 2 OOB and SOL Setup This screens sets up NIC1 or the GCM NIC for Out of Band access Also sets up SOL Serial over LAN on NICI e Enable LAN Access Enable access to the BMC when OOB e Enable Serial Over LAN SOL Allows access over the network to the Serial channel Access Levels e LAN Privilege Level Limit Dropdown List or LAN Access Mode e SOL Privilege Level Limit Dropdown List or SOL Access
10. IOS Date and Time This screen also displays the BIOS HSC PIA and Firmware versions January e 2005 Su Mo tu We ra Fr sa 26 27 28 29 30 a1 WEEE Pi 33 40 pw Figure 7 BIOS Date and Time Setting a System Asset Tag Figure 8 System Asset Tag e Acts as serial number or ID for the server e The Continue button will be disabled until a System Asset Tag has been entered If you do not wish to set a Tag Number do not choose this option in the Main Select Options screen e Format is from 2 to the maximum number allowed by the specific platform s FRU Area of text or numeric characters Channel Configuration LANs and Serial Modem The number of channels available depends on the platform Not all channels must be configured Figure 9 Channels to Configure Feature Channel 1 Description The onboard NIC1 On servers with dual ports onboard the second NIC is not configured by SCW This NIC can be used either OOB or through the OS On SE7520VP2 NIC2 is used Channel 4 For a modem attached to the Serial port Channel 3 Available only for the Advanced Module GCM NIC providing Telnet Web SMTP SNMP and ARSC support Available only through the GCM Advanced Module NIC User s Guide for Server Configuration Wizard SCW Utility LAN Channel Screens LAN Channels 1 and 3 use similar configuration screens which will be illustrated here only once Items th
11. Mode The Privilege Level Limit sets the lowest sign in level that will be allowed access Choosing Administrator provides the most security Choices are gt User Only able to use read commands Sometimes listed as the option Always gt Operator All BMC commands are allowed except for any configuration change of the OOB interface that would block access such as disabling channels gt Administrator All BMC commands are allowed including disabling a channel which would block all further access and cannot be recovered remotely Sometimes listed as the option Restricted gt Not enabled e SOL Number of Retries 1 7 e SOL Retry Interval 1 to 255 e SOL Baud Rate 9600bps 19 2kbps recommended 38 4kbps 57 6kbps or 115 2kbps LAN Channel Screen 3 Alerts Alerts can be sent over the network from the NIC or via e mail system dependent The information needed is configured on Screen 3 0 00 00 00 a0 an Figure 13 LAN Screen 3 Alerts e Enable LAN Alerting Must be checked for alerts to be sent e Alert Destination Console 1 IP Address e Alert Destination Console 2 IP Address Enter the IP address of the preferred Console s to receive the alerts e Check the checkboxes to Resolve Destination MAC Addresses earlier versions had the text Resolve Gateway or Fill in the Destination MAC number e SNMP Community String Required field in the SNMP traps header If not set will default to public Can be 5 18 charac
12. PIAUPD used to update not configure BMC firmware Not run from SCW Bun System Setup Utility C Run FRU SDR Load Utility C Run Platform Confidence Test Figure 25 Separate Utilities e Choosing Continue will run the selected utility and then return user to the SCW User Interface e Removable media can be used to save configurations from these utilities if properly formatted and visible to the utility See Appendix B 27 User s Guide for Server Configuration Wizard SCW Utility 10 Loading a Configuration from a Diskette If a previous SCW configuration has been saved to removable media that file may be used on identical machines to run SCW in unattended mode The GUI displays the standard Windows interface to help locate the file Settings from this file will be written to the server and a reboot should occur 11 Creating Diskettes 28 SCW provides the option to place the OS level Device Drivers on removable media Choose drivers by OS or drivers per device Multiple selections may be made at one time on the drivers or OS screens and available choices vary by platform Create Disk Sets by Operating System Create Disk Sets by Device Function Figure 26 Disk Set Selection e Continue will switch to DOS to place the drivers onto the media e If multiple disks are needed SCW will prompt for them e Any removable media may be used that is formatted for FAT16 and is seen by the utility See also Appendix B Ter
13. Servl a Figure 22 Advanced Screen 2 Web e Enable HTTP When enabled HTTP sockets are opened and threads enabled e HTTP Port Default port number is 80 Range is 1 6553 e HTTP Host Name Domain name and HTTP host name of this server e Enable HTTPS HTTP with SSL encryption Only available on some versions e HTTPS Port Default port number is 80 Range is 1 65535 Advanced Features Screen 3 SMTP Alert Settings SMTP Alerts may be sent via SMTP email as well as through the standard IPMI alerting methods These email alerts from the BMC can be sent even when the OS is not running Servers ji lServer3 abc com ServerAdmin abc con ALERT from Server 3 Figure 23 Advanced Screen 3 Alert Contents e Sender Machine Name Local machine name that will appear in the alert e mail message e From Address The e mail address that will show in the from field should identify the server e To Address Must be a valid e mail address of the device person to receive the e mail e Mail Subject Any text string but recommended to describe the system for easy management of multiple systems 26 8 Set and Save the Configuration By default the configuration is saved only to the local server and not to a file If you wish to save the configuration for later restoration on this server or for unattended configuration on an identical server model place a checkmark in the Save Server Configuration to Disk box A Windows
14. User s Guide for Server Configuration Wizard SCW Utility For Intel Server Boards and Platforms based on the SE72xx SE7320 SE75xx and SE8500 Chipsets Revision 1 1 for Server Configuration Wizard through v 2 1 6 Part Number D17937 002 Disclaimers Copyright 2001 2005 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language in any form or by any means electronic mechanical magnetic optical chemical manual or otherwise without the prior written permission of Intel Corporation Information in this document is provided in connection with Intel products No license express or implied by estoppel or otherwise to any intellectual property rights is granted by this document Except as provided in Intel s Terms and Conditions of Sale for such products Intel assumes no liability whatsoever and Intel disclaims any express or implied warranty relating to sale and or use of Intel products including liability or warranties relating to fitness for a particular purpose merchantability or infringement of any patent copyright or other intellectual property right Intel products are not intended for use in medical life saving or life sustaining applications Intel may make changes to specifications and product descriptions at any time without notice Designers must not rely on the absence
15. at apply only for the GCM NIC default is Channel 3 will not appear or will be grayed out when the standard NIC is chosen Advanced Features configuration is separate from GCM NIC Channel configuration LAN Configuration Screen 1 Configure IP Steps to complete Screen 1 1 Choose Static IP or DHCP setup e The GCM NIC should have a static IP e If DHCP is chosen all other entries will be filled in automatically e If Static is chosen the option to Continue will not be available until all required entries are completed Only required if Static is chosen Enter the server s IP address and subnet mask and gateway e If less than three digits are required for a subsection of the address either use the mouse or the tab key to move to the next subsection Only required if DHCP does not preset the gateway Either enter the MAC address of the Gateway or click Resolve Gateway MAC Address described in the next section The Backup Gateway IP address is optional Figure 10 LAN Screen 1 IP Configuration Resolve Gateway MAC Address Gateway MAC Address Resolution X The Server Configuration Wizard was unable to resolve the MAC Address for the Alert Destination IP Address This is most likely due to the server not being attached to the network The MAC Address can be entered manually in the edit box provided and pressing the OK button To attempt to automatically resolve the MAC address again press the Resolve MA
16. ble in some releases Enable Telnet for this User Must be checked to allow Telnet access for this user Configuring the Advanced Features The IMM Advanced Edition provides multiple additional options for OOB management provided regardless of the state of the OS using the GCM NIC SNMP ability to manage via SNMP gets sets and traps KVM ARSC Advanced Remote Server Console providing full access to the managed server by controlling the redirected Keyboard Mouse and Video Video is compressed and encrypted Telnet ability to telnet into the BMC and use commands from the console or a script Commands use the CLI syntax not IPMI syntax IPMI sessions require password and close on logout Web Server HTTP and HTTPS access to the BMC s web server SMTP Alerts e mail Provides alerts from the BMC even when the OS is not running Advanced Screen 1 SNMP KVM and Telnet Configuration Figure 21 Advanced Screen 1 Telnet KVM SNMP Enable SNMP v1 v2 and v3 are supported SNMP Port Default port number is 161 Range is 1 65535 KVM Enable Allows use of ARSC viewer on managing console Telnet Enable Allows telnet session into the BMC Telnet Port Default port is 23 Range is 1 65535 Port numbers for SNMP Telnet HTTP and HTTPS should not be shared between services 25 User s Guide for Server Configuration Wizard SCW Utility Advanced Features Screen 2 Web Configuration cA File
17. cted only a limited SCW Configuration Options screen will appear See explanations of components starting at Section 7 The options to configure Users and Channels will NOT appear Choose yes for e Servers with an Intel Management Module Professional Edition installed No Allows SCW to setup all the components Shows Users and Channels Choose No for e Servers where ISM will not be installed e Servers where ISM will be installed using the No Agents option e Servers with an Intel Management Module Advanced Edition installed NOTE An ISM install after SCW configuration will overwrite some of the SCW settings Unattended Configuration and Cloning Restore Option The configuration choices may be saved to a removable media device The saved files may be used to later install the settings without user intervention or to restore to a particular series of settings on the same or an identical server To use a saved file choose Load from Diskette may be any viewable removable media see Appendix B Run Wizard C Load from Diskette Figure 5 Silent Install 7 Selecting Options to Configure Main Page The initial options screen shows subgroups of components that SCW is capable of configuring To have SCW perform the configuration the component must be checked on this menu Items without check marks will NOT be configured by SCW and will not appear in subsequent screens Whether or not the component is checked it is s
18. evices e SDRs Sensor Data Records e BIOS and Firmware versions e Channels e Configured Users e Intel Management Modules Start Screen When the Wizard starts the following Welcome screen is displayed X3 Intel Server Configuration Wizard Version 2 2000 Figure 2 Start Screen Initial Options Choose Server Configuration Wizard to configure Channels Users and Advanced Settings Choose Create Diskettes to place device drivers on removable media Choose Server Configuration Utilities to view which DOS Utilities can be run separately for this platform See Section 9 Figure 3 First Choices User s Guide for Server Configuration Wizard SCW Utility 6 Configuration Screens Intel Server Management ISM Question Both SCW and ISM have options to configure certain sections of the server s firmware By default servers with the Intel Management Module should e Load FRUs and SDRs can be done with SCW or FRU SDR utility e Configure Channels can be done with SCW or ISM e Configure Users and Advanced Features Advanced module Use SCW only Intel Server Management application software and or agents will be installed on this server Yes C No Figure 4 Configuration via ISM or SCW The Wizard will ask if ISM will be installed but this question is actually asking which utility should be used to setup the Channels and Users Yes Uses ISM to configure the Channels and Users If Yes is sele
19. figured for OOB Server Management access depending on the platform Click to place a checkmark in the box on each of the Users you wish to setup Figure 19 User Selection e Choices are which of the 4 Users to configure e Choosing multiple Users or Select All will run through the User screens for each User e Clear All will clear previous selection e Set up is per user per channel for OOB access 23 User s Guide for Server Configuration Wizard SCW Utility Settings Available per User 24 Screens are similar for all users except if multiple users are chosen on the Advanced Module User 1 Gf enabled must be the anonymous user Figure 20 User Configuration Enable User If this box is checked this user will be able to log into the BMC User Name User 1 defaults to anonymous All other users are customizable Set Password for this User Allows entry of password for each user LAN Channel 1 Privilege Level Limit see Access explanation under Figure 12 Serial Channel 4 Privilege Level Limit see Access explanation under Figure 12 If IMM Advanced Edition is installed these additional options will be available Adv LAN Channel 3 Privilege Level Limit see Access explanation under Figure 12 Enable HTTP for this User Must be checked to allow access to the Web Server on the Advanced Module Enable HTTPS for this User Must be checked to allow access to the Web Server over secure connection HTTPS is only availa
20. m Alerts ARSC BMC BYO PCT CLI FAT FRU GCM GUI HSBP HSC HTTP HTTPS IPMI IMM ISM KVM LAN NIC OOB Paging Privilege Level SCW SDR SMTP SNMP SOL Appendix A Acronyms and Glossary Definition LAN Modem or email notifications Advanced Remote Server Control KVM redirect Baseboard Management Controller found on the IMM Platform Confidence Test Command Line Interface File Allocation Table FAT 16 is a DOS 6 22 file format DOS 7 1 and Windows after Windows 98 use FAT32 or NTFS Field Replaceable Units Advanced Module NIC Generic Communication Module Graphic User Interface Hot Swap Back Plane or Hot Swap Controller Hyper Text Transfer Protocol HTTP with SSL encryption Intelligent Platform Management Interface Intel Management Module Professional and Advanced Edition Modules Intel Server Manager ARSC Keyboard Video Mouse redirection Local Area Network Network Interface Controller LAN connection Out of band Sending Alerts User Operator or Admin access levels Server Configuration Wizard Sensor Data Records Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Simple Network Management Protocol Serial over LAN 29 User s Guide for Server Configuration Wizard SCW Utility Appendix B Removable Media Considerations 1 Required Format The working environment of the Intel Server Resource Toolkit CD at boot and hence the environment for SCW and the other utilities for the SE 73xx SE75xx and
21. ng the modem The second screen sets data specific to the access modes The last screen sets data specific to paging if paging is desired for alerting from this server Serial Modem Screen 1 Modem Setup E t ATE 1QOV1IX48D22C1S0 0 tS Figure 15 Serial 1 Modem Configuration Accept defaults or provide the required modem strings ESC Sequence Max 5 characters first string sent to clarify modem communication Hang up String Terminates session Max 7 characters with an automatic Enter added by the BMC Modem Init String Initializes channel connection Modem Dial Command ATD for tone dial Modem Ring Time Number of rings Continue will not be available until all settings are entered User s Guide for Server Configuration Wizard SCW Utility Serial Modem Screen 2 Remote Server Management 20 Figure 16 Serial 2 Privilege and Mode Enable Access Allows OOB server management access via Modem on the serial channel Privilege Level see Access Level under Figure 13 Note Some platforms used Access Mode and Restricted Mode instead of PrivLevel Access Mode options are Preboot onlyl Alwaysl Disabled e Where Preboot sets to on at power down or hard reset Restricted Mode options are Enabled Disabled e Where enabled means one cannot disable the system Connection Mode Provides 2 choices Direct connected via a null modem cable to another system Modem Mode connected to an
22. nged Square checkboxes allow multiple choices in a section Round radio buttons allow one choice per section exclusive The basic layout of each screen is Intel Server Configuration Wizard Version 2 2 1 intel Data Entry Area Screen Title and Description Area Help Continue gt gt Figure 1 Screen Layout Syntax Feature Description Title Bar Gives Version of SCW Screen Title and Description Area left half Explains purpose of the particular screen and of screen provides general instructions Data Entry Area right half of screen Shows the configuration data required for that section s setting Common Buttons Back Returns to previous screen choices preserved Exit Quits the program without saving Help Provides additional information Continue Accepts the settings and moves to the next screen User s Guide for Server Configuration Wizard SCW Utility 5 Getting Started Booting the Server When booting the server from an Intel Server Deployment Toolkit CD the startup files autoexec bat and config sys will create a RAMdrive This RAMdrive will be used as a temporary storage area for the different components of the utility Information on the RAMdrive is lost on power off or reboot Server Probing SCW will probe the server and store the component information to data files Probed areas include the e Baseboard e Chassis e FRU Field Replaceable Unit d
23. or characteristics of any features or instructions marked reserved or undefined Intel reserves these for future definition and shall have no responsibility whatsoever for conflicts or incompatibilities arising from future changes to them The Server Configuration Wizard product may contain design defects or errors known as errata that may cause the product to deviate from published specifications Currently characterized errata are available on request Third party brands and names are the property of their respective owners Contents User s Guide for Server Configuration Wizard SCW Uttility 1 1 Overview of Server Configuration Wizard cccssssseseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 5 Technical Details EEN 5 E e EE EE 5 2 Quick Links for Experienced Users Of SCW cccccceccccssseseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 6 S HMStAMAUON Ettel 6 A Installing Intel Management Module IMM Advanced Edition ceeeeeeeeeeeeneeeees 6 B Installing Intel Management Module Professional Edition eeeesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeees 6 C D E Installing Intel Server Manager various level of Agents Full Minimal None 6 F Not installing Intel Server ManagQers vvesceateccecs ocd cades se ceceasadacenenevincueteyseseudirerchaeadiaieanepeanioes 6 save Configuration to Disk Option EE 6 Unattended Contig ratiON issevi EET pte EE E E 6 4 General Wizard Format and SyntaX
24. set based Intel servers 1 Place the USB key into a USB port of the server board It may be formatted or unformatted 2 Enter BIOS Setup by pressing F2 during post 3 Choose the Advanced tab select USB Configuration press enter 4 Choose USB Mass Storage Device Configuration press enter 5 Choose Emulation Type and choose the Hard Disk option 6 Press F10 to Save this configuration and exit the BIOS setup 7 The USB device will be seen as a hard drive by the BIOS SE8500 chipset based Intel servers 30 1 Place the USB key into a USB port of the server board 2 Enter the System Option Menu press any key at the splash screen just after POST 3 Choose Boot Maintenance Manager Then choose boot options select Legacy Hard Drive Order choose Hard Disk Drive_00 and click on your USB device 4 Save changes exit the BIOS setup and reboot
25. ters in length e LAN Alert Filters button will bring up the next screen see next section The bottom 3 check boxes provide the option to replace LAN alerts with email alerts on systems with the Intel Management Module Advanced Edition To do so the IP address used by the SMTP service must be entered for either the first or second destination address e No Email default when IMM Professional Edition is installed e Send Email Alerts via LAN Alert IP Address 1 e Send Email Alerts via LAN Alert IP Address 2 User s Guide for Server Configuration Wizard SCW Utility LAN Alert Filters If the user presses the LAN Alert Filters button on Screen 3 of LAN configuration the available filters for LAN alerts or email alerts with the Advanced module are listed Each item is an event that if checked will trigger an alert if that feature crosses the upper or lower threshold Choose on an individual basis or choose none or all The Select All and Clear All buttons are provided for convenience F Intel Server Configuration Wizard Versiun 2 2 1 Betal Abo ba ka Sta EER yd e Vv H q ZS Sceag 1 _Clearatt_ t Io Figure 14 LAN Alert Filters Configuring the Serial Modem Channel This option allows the setup of a modem on the Serial Channel default channel 4 Information on the modem s strings is required and 3 screens are used to cover the options The first screen sets data specific to configuri
26. till available on the server If no items are checked the Continue Button will be disabled Defaults vary by platform but are shown by the following groups e FRUSDR Configuration Options choose which record sets to update e System Asset Tag e Remote Management OOB Options access and alerts over LAN or Serial Modem Channels e Advanced Features Options to set up IMM Advanced Edition features Telnet SNMP Web Server E Mail and ARSC KVM Options may not always appear in the order that is listed here Configure FRU SDRs Intel Servers come with FRU SDRs pre loaded but newer files may be available from the Intel support website Check under the specific platform at http support intel com support motherboards server SCW only supports loading ASCII FRU data from a file named SCW_ lt platform gt cfg where the lt platform gt designation is 3 characters long and designates the platform name Additionally SCW will ask a series of questions to determine the exact configuration of the platform and which options are desired Choose the answer that most closely matches your hardware configuration so the proper records will be loaded The number of screens varies by platform Server Specific Questions Select the Chassis type This is 5R2400 Chassis C This is C5300 Chassis C This is SC5250 E Chassis C Other Chassis Figure 6 Typical SDR Question User s Guide for Server Configuration Wizard SCW Utility B
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