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Dell PowerEdge 7250 User's Manual

1. 01b Suppress skip console redirection if enabled 10b Request console redirection be enabled 11b Reserved Table C 5 Boot Option Parameters continued Parameter Number Parameter Data non volatile unless otherwise noted Boot flags 5 Data 4 semi volatile 7 4 Reserved continued 3 BIOS Shared Mode Override Can be used to request BIOS to temporarily place the channel into shared access mode Per the recommendations in the IPMI specification Shared access would cause the baseboard serial controller to both remain enabled after POST start of OS boot while also allowing the BMC to be accessible This can be useful when booting to an alternative device such as a Diagnostic Partition since it means the partition can use the serial port but that communication with the BMC can remain available if the partition software fails 1b Request BIOS to temporarily set the access mode for the channel specified in parameter 6 to Shared This is typically accomplished by sending a Set Channel Access command to set the volatile access mode setting in the BMC 0b No request to BIOS to change present access mode setting 2 0 BIOS Mux Control Override Can be used to request BIOS to force a particular setting of the serial modem mux at the conclusion of POST start of operating system boot This override takes precedence over the mux settings for the access mode even if the BIOS Shared Mode Override is se
2. IPMI Shell allows a user with user level BMC user privileges to e Display the current power status e Display the 16 byte system GUID of the managed system e Display all field replaceable units FRU present in the system e Display the BMC firmware information e Display summary information about the event log e Display the logged events In addition to the operations that can be performed by a user with user level BMC user privileges IPMI Shell allows a user with operator level BMC user privileges to e Power on reset or cycle a managed system e Simulate a hard power off a managed system forcing the system to turn off without shutting down the operating system e Delete the system event log SEL e Tur on off the blinking system identification LED BMC Management Utility In addition to the operations that can be performed by a user with operator level BMC user privileges IPMI Shell allows a user with administrator level BMC user privileges to Set and change user privileges To facilitate command scripting upon successful execution IPMI Shell terminates with an exit code of zero and will output the execution results in a parsable format If an error is encountered the program exits with a non zero error code and output the error in a parsable format See BMC Management Utility Error Codes for a complete list of possible BMC Management Utility error codes Figure 3 2 IPMI Shell Diagram firewall Management Station
3. Management Station Serial channel Null modem cable BMC Management Utility 31 www dell com support dell com 32 Using IPMI Shell To use IPMI Shell perform the following steps On systems running a supported Microsoft Windows operating system 1 Start a Command Prompt window 2 Goto the directory where the file ipmish exe is located By default ipmish exe is located at the directory C ProgramFiles Dell OpenManage bmcconsole 3 Enter IPMI Shell commands see IPMI Shell Command Syntax to manage the remote system Go to IPMI Shell Commands for a complete list of valid options commands subcommands and arguments On systems running a supported Red Hat Linux operating system 1l Start an operating system OS shell 2 Enter IPMI Shell commands see IPMI Shell Command Syntax to manage the remote system Go to IPMI Shell Commands for a complete list of valid options commands subcommands and arguments IPMI Shell Command Syntax The general syntax of IPMI Shell CLI commands is as follows ipmish global option command command where a command is command subcommand command option and argument Both global options and command specific options are always in the form of option argument For example help max 20 u John Arguments with embedded tabs or spaces must be enclosed in matching double quotation marks For example user John Smith Every command has one d
4. when you enter this screen This password can be between and 16 ASCII characters in length The characters accepted by the SMU for user passwords are the ASCII printable characters in the range 0x21 through 0x7e except for left and right bracket characters and since those characters are used for framing packets for terminal mode sessions K NOTE If the Clear Password check box is checked these two edit boxes are disabled If a user password is currently set the SMU user is not required to enter the current password before changing it User Privilege Level for LAN Channels This combo box allows you to select the privilege level for LAN channel The global privilege level set for LAN channel access takes precedence over the user privilege level For example if the LAN channel is configured for user access only then users are limited to user operations regardless of the user privilege level User Privilege Level for Serial Channel This combo box allows you to select the privilege level for serial channel access The privilege level set for the serial channel takes precedence over the user privilege level For example if the serial channel is configured for user access only then users are limited to user operations regardless of the user privilege level LAN Channel Configuration Subtask The LAN channel configuration subtask allows you to modify settings related to the LAN channel The initial screen for configuring the
5. C WINNT System32 cmd exe Basic Usage Examples 1 Display general system info of remote server using LAN connection ipmpsh ip 192 168 9 1989 u root p calvin sysinfo Display general system info of remote server using serial connection ipmish com 1 baud 19209 flow cts u root p calvin sysinfo ipmish com ttyS baud 19266 flow cts u root p calvin sysinfo Turn on off identification LED that exists on the server ipmish ip 192 168 9 1909 u root p calvin identify on ipmish ip 192 168 9 199 u root p calvin identify off Reboot the remote server gracefully ipmish ip 192 168 6 166 u root p calvin power off power on Display system event log messages ipmish ip 192 168 6 166 u root p calvin sel get For detailed subcommand help type ipmish help lt subcommand gt Example ipmish help power C Program FilesX 0SA gt IPMI Shell Commands The table below lists IPMI Shell commands with a brief description Table 3 1 IPMI Shell Commands Command Description identify Controls the identification LED on the front panel sysinfo Retrieves and displays managed system information power Controls the power state of the managed system sel Displays or deletes information from the SEL identify Synopsis identify on t seconds off Description This command is used to control the identification LED on the front panel See Figure 3 5 36 BMC Management
6. If an IP Address lease expires after the system boots the BMC will continue to use the expired address It is recommended that IP addresses be assigned with permanent leases When this option is enabled the Host IP address Subnet Mask and Default Gateway IP Address fields are disabled Configuring Your Managed System 21 www dell com support dell com 22 Host IP Address This edit box is for the logical or Internet address of the host The IP address is required when DHCP is disabled The IP address is entered as a dotted notation such as 192 168 0 2 Subnet Mask The edit box is for the host s subnet mask The system uses this to decide if alert destinations are in the local subnet or in another subnet relative to the client console The Subnet Mask is entered as a dotted notation such as 255 255 0 0 Default Gateway IP Address This edit box is for the IP address of the router used when the BMC sends a message or an alert to a system on a different subnet than the BMC is on The IP address is entered as a dotted notation such as 192 168 0 2 Default Gateway MAC Address This edit box allows you to enter the MAC address of the default gateway router The MAC address is entered as a series of six pairs of hex digits separated by dashes such as 00 01 62 d0 3e 66 Alphabetic hex digits a f can be entered in uppercase or lowercase This edit box is disabled by default and is only activated if the check box for Automatica
7. Previous values are overwritten The BMC does not automatically clear any remaining data bytes if fewer than 16 bytes are written to a given block All other parameters All Others Reserved Terminal Mode Commands 85 www dell com support dell com 86 Table C 6 Terminal Mode Configuration Byte Explanation l 7 6 Reserved 5 Line Editing 0b Disable lb Enable Factory default 4 Reserved 3 2 Delete control only applies when line editing is enabled 00b BMC outputs a lt DEL gt character when lt BKSP gt or lt DEL gt is received 01b BMC outputs a lt BKSP gt lt SP gt lt BKSP gt sequence when lt BKSP gt or lt DEL gt is received Factory default 1 Echo control0b No echo 1b Echo BMC echoes characters it receives Factory default 0 Handshaking BMC outputs a SYS lt newline gt after receiving each terminal mode IPMI message and is ready to accept the next message 0b Disable lb Enable Factory default 2 7 4 Output newline sequence BMC to console Selects what characters the BMC uses as the lt newline gt sequence when the BMC writes a line to the console in Terminal Mode Oh no termination sequence lh lt CR LF gt Factory default 2h lt NULL gt 3h lt CR gt 4h lt LF CR gt Sh lt LF gt All other reserved 3 0 Input newline sequence Console to BMC Selects what characters the console
8. lt ip i hostname gt u lt user gt p lt password gt subcommand ipmish com lt serialport gt baud lt baudrate gt flow lt flowcontrol gt u lt user gt p lt password gt subcommand Standard Options specifies the IP address or hostname of the remote managed server BMC specifies the port to use for the serial connection lt i e for Windows valid values include 1 2 3 etc for Linux valid values include ttyS ttySi ttyS2 etc specifies the baudrate to use for the serial connection Ci e 9666 19200 etc gt If not specified the default baud rate is 19200 specifies the flowcontrol mode used for the serial connection Ci e none no flowcontrol cts CTS RTS hardware flovcontrol xon xon xoff software flowcontrol gt If not specified the default flowcontrol is cts specifies the username used for the connection If not specified the default is the anonymous user specifies the password used for the connection If not specified the default password is NULL or the empty string Valid Subcommands controls the identification LED on front panel of server controls the power options of server Ci e shutdown performs operations with the System Event Log SEL displays general system information related to the server and BMC BMC Management Utility 35 www dell com support dell com Figure 3 4 IPMI Help Option Example 2
9. 1b Ignore on read 6 reserved Write as 1b Ignore on read 5 reserved Write as 1b Ignore on read 4 0b OEM has handled boot info 3 0b SMS has handled boot info 2 0b OS service partition has handled boot info 1 Ob OS Loader has handled boot info 0 0b BIOS POST has handled boot info Table C 5 Boot Option Parameters continued Parameter Number Parameter Data non volatile unless otherwise noted Boot flags semi volatile 5 Data 1 7 1b Boot flags valid The bit should be set to indicate that valid flag data is present This bit may be automatically cleared based on the boot flag valid bit clearing parameter 6 0 Reserved BIOS support for the following flags is optional If a given flag is supported it must cause the specified function to occur in order for the implementation to be considered to be in conformity with this specification The following parameters represent temporary overrides of the BIOS default settings BIOS should only use these parameters for the single boot where these flags were set If the bit is 0b BIOS should use its default configuration for the given option Data 2 7 lb CMOS clear 6 1b Lock Keyboard 5 2 Boot device selector 0000b No override 0001b Force PXE 0010b Force boot from default Hard drive 0011b Force boot from default Hard drive request Safe Mode 0100b Force boot fr
10. CMD EXE C Program Files OSA gt ipmish ip 192 168 1 48 u admin p admin sysinfo id DeviceID 32 DeviceRevision 1 FirmuareUersion IpmiVersion 1 5 ManufacuturerID ProductID 27 Status OK SDRUersion s Guid 66666666 6660 6666 H660600000000008 C Program Files OSA gt power Synopsis power status power off force on cycle reset Description This command is used to display the current power status of the managed system turn the system on or off or reset the system See Figure 3 7 BMC Management Utility Subcommands status Displays the current power status of the system the returned value is on or off on Turns on the managed system off Issues a graceful shutdown IPMI command K NOTE The off subcommand is not supported on the PowerEdge 7250 You must use the force option to turn off the system cycle Turns off the system pauses then turns the system back on reset Pulses the system reset signal regardless of the power state Options force This option simulates pressing the power button forcing the system to turn off without shutting down the operating system Default Subcommand If a subcommand is not specified this command acts the same as power status Figure 3 7 power Option Example C Program Files OSA gt ipmish ip 192 168 1 48 pover status Status on C Program Files OSA gt ipmish ip 192 168 1 48 power off force C Pr
11. Command Number 4 N Data Table C 2 Terminal Mode Response from BMC Byte Explanation l 7 2 Net Function odd 1 0 Responder s LUN 2 7 2 Requester s Sequence Number 1 0 Bridge field 3 Command Number 4 Completion Code 5 N Data Text Command Format Text commands do not support the bridging and sequence number fields present in the hex ASCII commands are case sensitive and are preceded by a prefix consisting of the string SYS Examples Hex ASCII command example IPMI Reset Watchdog Cmd 18 00 22 lt CR gt 1C 00 22 00 lt CR LF gt Terminal Mode Commands 71 www dell com support dell com Text command example SYS TMODE lt CR gt OK TMODE lt CR LF gt Terminal Mode IPMI Message Bridging Terminal mode supports the ability to bridge IPMI messages to another interface when binary hex ASCII PMI commands are used The message bridge is determined by the following the bridge field whether the message is a request or a response the message direction with respect to the BMC and the LUN Table C 3 lists the supported BMC combinations for IPMI message bridging Any other combinations are unsupported Note that IPMI messages to and from the system interface are transferred using the BMC SMS System Management Software LUN 10b and with the bridge field set to 00b Table C 3 Supported BMC Combinations for IPMI Message Bridging Bridge Request Message Message Field Resp
12. Description SYS HEALTH Causes the BMC to return a high level version of the system health QUERY status in terse format The BMC returns a string with the Terminal Mode Commands following format if the command is accepted PWR zzz Hixx Tixx V xx PS xx C xx D xx S xx O xx Where PWR is system POWER state H is overall Health T is Temperature V is Voltage PS is Power Supply subsystem F is cooling subsystem Fans Dis Hard Drive RAID Subsystem S is physical Security O is Other OEM zzz is ON OFF soft off or mechanical off SLP sleep used when sleep level cannot be distinguished 4 3 2 S1 unknown and xx is ok nc cr nr uf or where ok OK monitored parameters within normal operating ranges ne non critical warning hardware outside normal operating range cr critical fatal hardware exceeding specified ratings nr non recoverable potential damage system hardware in jeopardy or damaged uf unspecified fault fault detected but severity unspecified status not available unknown typically because system power is OFF Table C 4 Terminal Mode Text Commands continued Command Switches Description SYS HEALTH V Causes the BMC to return a high level version of the system health QUERY status in multi line verbose format The BMC returns a string of the following format SYS Health xx lt output termination sequence gt Power ON OFF
13. IPMI Set System Boot BOOTOPT XX Options command It allows any of the boot option parameters to YY NN be set not just the boot flags XX YY NN represent the hex ASCII encoding for the data bytes that are passed in the Set System Boot Options request See Table C 5 for more information XX Parameter valid 7 lb Mark parameter invalid locked 0b Mark parameter valid unlocked 6 0 Boot option parameter selector YY NN Boot Option Parameter Data Passing 0 bytes of parameter data allows the parameter valid bit to be changed without affecting the present parameter setting See Table C 5 for more information SYS GET This is essentially a text version of the IPMI Get System Boot BOOTOPT Xx Options command It allows any of the boot option parameters to YY ZZ be retrieved Terminal Mode Commands XX YY ZZ represents the hex ASCII for the data bytes that are passed in the Get System Boot Options request The BMC returns the data from the command in hex ASCII format See Table C 5 for more information XX Parameter selector 7 Reserved 6 0 Boot option parameter selector YY Set Selector 7 0 Selects a particular block or set of parameters under the given parameter selector Write as 00h if parameter does not use a Set Selector ZZ Block Selector Selects a particular block within a set of parameters Write as 00h if parameter does not use a Block Selector NOTE There are no IPMI sp
14. Instead you can use any terminal emulation software that supports VT100 or ANSI emulation mode One example of a full VT100 or ANSI terminal emulator that supports console redirection on your system is Hilgraeve s HyperTerminal Private Edition 6 1 or later K NOTE See Using Console Redirection for more information about console redirection including hardware and software requirements and instructions for configuring host and client systems to use console redirection K NOTE HyperTerminal and telnet settings must be consistent with the settings on the managed system For example the baud rates and terminal modes should match BMC Management Utility 27 www dell com support dell com 28 Installing the BMC Management Utility The BMC Management Utility is installed on a management station system in order to remotely connect to the managed system s BMC See Figure 3 1 Installation Prerequisites Before using the BMC Management Utility you must perform at least the basic BIOS and BMC configuration tasks described in Configuring Your Managed System In addition to access the BMC using the IPMI serial feature you must have a working connection between the management station and the correct serial I O port of the managed system s BMC using a null modem cable Figure 3 1 Installing on a Management Station management station lt 2 Systems Management and Documentation CD managed systems Supported Operating
15. LAN channel and the configuration settings are described in Figure 2 3 Configuring Your Managed System 19 www dell com support dell com Figure 2 3 LAN Channel Configuration Screen LAN Channel Configuration Description The settings below allow a LAN channel to be configured Access Mode FET etre M Privilege Level Limit Administrator x IM Enable DHCP Host IP Address fi 0 7 155 3 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway IP Address fi 0 7 155 251 Default Gateway MAC Address 00 00 00 00 00 00 7 Automatically resolve Default Gateway MAC Address Backup Gateway IP Address 0 0 0 0 Backup Gateway MAC Address 00 00 00 00 00 00 7 Automatically resolve Backup Gateway MAC Address Hext gt Help After completing this screen click Next to move to the next screen to continue this sub task Default LAN Configuration Settings Set by the SMU The SMU automatically configures some server management firmware settings These are not displayed on the screen above but are listed below Before these settings are set by the SMU you must click through each LAN configuration screen by clicking the Next button until you reach the Save button on the final LAN configuration screen e Gratuitous ARPs may be enabled This setting allows the BMC to generate gratuitous ARPs which provide a mechanism for IP devices to locate the hardware addresses of other devices on the loca
16. Programs Accessories Communications and then click HyperTerminal Enter a name for the new connection select an icon and then click OK From the Connect to dropdown menu select an available COM port and then click OK After you select an available COM port the COM port properties window appears Configure the port with the following settings e Set Bits per second Console redirection supports only 9600 19 2 K 57 6 K or 115 2 K bps e Set Data bits to 8 e Set Parity to None e Set Stop bits to 1 Set Flow control to Hardware Click OK Configuring the Terminal Settings 1 2 3 4 In HyperTerminal click File click Properties and then click the Settings tab Ensure that the Function arrow and Ctrl keys act as field is set to Terminal Keys Ensure that the Backspace key sends field is set to Ctrl H Change the Emulation setting from Auto detect to ANSI or VT 100 220 Ensure that this setting is the same as the setting you selected for the Console Redirection option on the host system Click Terminal Setup A setting for the number of rows and columns appears Change the number of rows from 24 to 25 and leave the number of columns at 80 If you do not have these settings you must upgrade your terminal emulation software Click OK twice Using Console Redirection Managing the Host System Remotely After you configure the host and client systems sce Configuring the Host System and Configuring the Client
17. Proxy with the SOL Proxy Configuration File 4 Known Issues and Frequently Asked Questions A BMC Management Utility Error Codes B Using Console Redirection Hardware Requirements 2 2 2 20 Software Requirements 2 0 Configuring the HostSystem 2 2 2 2 0 Configuring the Client System 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Configuring the SerialPort 0a a a Configuring the Terminal Settings Managing the Host System Remotely Configuring Special Key Functions 2 20 22 2022 Contents C Terminal Mode Commands Security Information 2 20 69 Hex ASCIICommandFormat 70 TextCommandFormat 200 71 Examples durare Be hes yf He Be ni Gans denote 71 Terminal Mode IPMI Message Bridging 72 Boot Option Parameters oaa a 71 GIOSSAIV scippi E ea a E pha doe di 87 NIGER hon oe 8 rte Se amp tA are wm Anh ie es Bn ee as a Os ets 99 Figures Figure 1 1 BMC Configuration Matrix 7 Figure 2 1 User ConfigurationScreen 2 17 Figure 2 2 Edit User Configuration Screen 18 Figure 2 3 LAN Channel Configuration Sereen 20 Figure 2 4 Serial Over LAN Configuration Screen 24 Figure 3 1 Installing on a Management Station 28 Figure 3 2 IPMI Shell Diagram 2 2 31 Figure 3 3 IPMI Help OptionExample1 2
18. SOL Proxy Console shared LAN environment Enable BMC NIC in BIOS Microsoft text redirection e Server Administrator to Configure BIOS text console Remote BIOS enable BMC serial only console redirection redirection setup a Enable e Red Hat Linux e Microsoft text Set Baud rate 9600 or text console console 19200 redirection redirection Red Hat Linux text console redirection Set terminal emulation type VT100 or ANSI Introduction 9 www dell com support dell com 10 BMC Configuration and Management Tools Using the System Maintenance Utility The System Maintenance Utility is an EFI based program that provides the ability to view or modify the systems management firmware configuration which is maintained by the BMC The SMU lets you e Configure the serial channel for remote systems management over a direct serial connection e Configure the LAN channel for remote systems management over the network e Configure users and associated passwords for channel access Users and channels can be assigned privilege levels to further define the access levels e Configure platform events to define the actions that should take place when specific events occur e Configure serial over LAN and terminal mode capabilities e Configure the power restore policy for the system e View save and clear the BMC System Event Log e View and save the BMC Sensor Data Records e View and save the Field Replaceable Unit
19. System you can use console redirection to restart a host system or to change a host system s configuration settings 1 Rebootthe host system using the client system See Configuring Special Key Functions for instructions 2 When the host system begins to boot use console redirection to e Enter the System Setup utility e Enter the SCSI setup menus e Update firmware and BIOS flash the system e Run utilities on the utility partition Configuring Special Key Functions Console redirection uses ANSI or VT 100 220 terminal emulation which is limited to basic ASCII characters Function keys arrow keys and control keys are not available in the ASCII character set and most utilities require function keys and control keys for ordinary operations However you can emulate a function key or control key using a special key sequence called an escape sequence An escape sequence starts with an escape character You can enter this character in different ways depending on the requirements of your terminal emulation software For example 0x1b and lt Esc gt each represent the escape character In HyperTerminal you can create macros by selecting Key Macros from the View menu You can assign a macro to almost any key for almost any key combination Create a macro to represent each function key Table B 1 lists the escape sequences that represent a special key or function Z NOTE When creating macros in HyperTerminal press lt Insert gt be
20. The version of HyperTerminal included with Windows does not provide many functions required during console redirection Either upgrade to HyperTerminal Private Edition 6 1 or later or select any other terminal emulation software that supports VT 100 or ANSI emulation mode Q I performed a Reboot and Activate Console Redirection command using SOL Proxy but the option to press lt F2 gt to enter the BIOS setup never appeared A When the network switch has spanning tree enabled it takes about 30 40 seconds for the spanning tree check to make sure there are no loops in the network During this time packet forwarding by the switch is blocked Therefore the software cannot communicate with the BMC until the spanning tree check is complete Disable spanning tree on the network switch and try performing a Reboot and Activate Console Redirection command using SOL Proxy again You should now be able to enter BIOS setup by pressing lt F2 gt Known Issues and Frequently Asked Questions BMC Management Utility Error Codes In case of a functional failure an error message will be printed to stderr The text of the error message is listed in the Message column in Table A 1 Errors will always be printed in a parsable format For example Error lt hex code gt lt message gt Example Error 0xC1 Invalid Command Table A 1 BMC Management Utility Error Codes Code Classification Message Description IPMI Error Alh Connection Con
21. do the following e Power the server on or off e Reset the server e Retrieve the server s health status e Configure and retrieve the server management subsystems boot options e Configure and retrieve the BMC s terminal mode configuration e Execute any platform supported binary command specified in the Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI version 1 5 specification using the hex ASCII format K NOTE Many of the Terminal Mode features described in this section require an extensive knowledge of IPMI to use It is strongly recommended that Terminal Mode users have an advanced understanding of IPMI before using the commands documented in this section Security Information Access to the BMC using terminal mode is governed by the proper setup of user names and password in the SMU A session must be established with the BMC prior to accepting any terminal mode commands A limited selection of text commands and binary hex ASCII commands that are assigned the lowest IPMI privilege level are available prior to session establishment with the BMC See Configuring Your Managed System with the System Maintenance Utility SMU for more information Since the terminal mode password is sent using clear text it is highly desirable that the terminal mode session takes place in a secure location over a secure link preferably via a direct connection Connection via a modem is supported but not recommended Syntax Terminal mode messages follow t
22. error and returns to the top level menu This timeout value is specified in seconds and can be changed during SOL Proxy installation For example power off timeout 60 BMC Management Utility Retry Interval retry_interval specifies the period of time in seconds that the BMC waits before it retries sending a packet The retry_interval unit is half a second Therefore a value of 2 means that the software waits one second for the BMC to respond before it tries to resend the packet a value of 4 means that it waits two seconds and so on For example retry interval 2 Retry Count retry_count specifies the maximum number of times that the software retries sending a packet if it does not receive a response from the BMC Before each retry the software waits for the interval specified by the retry_interval parameter For example retry count 10 BMC Management Utility 55 www dell com support dell com 56 BMC Management Utility Known Issues and Frequently Asked Questions O Do IPMI Shell commands correspond one to one to IPMI commands A IPMI Shell provides only the most useful IPMI commands It includes a definitive set of commands that can be used to accomplish the most common management tasks Therefore IPMI Shell commands may not correspond one to one to IPMI commands O Can I manage a system by accessing multiple IPMI instances simultaneously A Yes you can manage a system by accessing multiple IPMI i
23. for operation system diskette System diskette is a synonym for bootable diskette system memory System memory is a synonym for RAM System Setup utility A BIOS based utility that allows you to configure your system s hardware and customize the system s operation by setting such features as password protection and energy management Some options in the System Setup utility require that you reboot the system or the system may reboot automatically in order to make a hardware configuration change system ini file A start up file for the Windows operating system When you start Windows it consults the system ini 96 Glossary file to determine a variety of options for the Windows operating environment Among other things the system ini file records which video mouse and keyboard drivers are installed for Windows Running the Control Panel or Windows Setup program may change options in the system ini file On other occasions you may need to change or add options to the system ini file manually with a text editor such as Notepad TCP IP Abbreviation for Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol A system for transferring information over a computer network containing dissimilar systems such as systems running Windows and UNIX text editor An application program for editing text files consisting exclusively of ASCII characters Windows Notepad is a text editor for example Most word processors use proprietar
24. gt lt 1 gt lt 9 gt lt gt VT 100 220 lt F9 gt lt Esc gt lt O gt lt X gt VT 100 ANSI lt FEsc gt lt gt lt 2 gt lt 0 gt lt gt VT 100 220 lt F10 gt lt Esc gt lt O gt lt Y gt VT 100 ANSI lt Esc gt lt gt lt 2 gt lt 1 gt lt gt VT 100 220 lt F11 gt lt Esc gt lt 0 gt lt Z gt VT 100 ANSI lt Esc gt lt gt lt 2 gt lt 3 gt lt gt VT 100 220 lt F12 gt lt Fsc gt lt 0 gt lt A gt VT 100 ANSI lt Fsc gt lt gt lt 2 gt lt 4 gt lt gt VT 100 220 lt Home gt lt Esc gt lt gt lt l gt lt gt VT 220 lt Esc gt lt h gt ANSI lt End gt lt Esc gt lt gt lt 4 gt lt gt VT 220 lt Esc gt lt k gt ANSI lt Delete gt lt Esc gt lt gt lt 3 gt lt gt VT 220 lt Esc gt lt gt ANSI lt Delete gt lt Esc gt lt gt lt 3 gt lt gt VT 220 lt Esc gt lt gt ANSI lt Page Up gt lt Fsc gt lt gt lt 5 gt lt gt VT 220 lt Esc gt lt Shift gt lt gt ANSI lt Page Down gt lt Fsc gt lt gt lt 6 gt lt gt VT 220 lt Esc gt lt gt ANSI Using Console Redirection Table B 1 Supported Escape Sequences continued Key s Supported Sequence Terminal Emulation lt Shift gt lt Tab gt lt Esc gt lt gt lt Z gt VT 100 lt Esc gt lt gt lt 0 gt lt Z gt VT 220 lt Esc gt lt gt lt Shift gt lt z gt ANSI After creating macros for the keys listed in Table B 1 press lt F1 gt on the client system s keyboard during terminal emu
25. post boot software If additional parameters are not included the system boots the primary first scanned device of the type specified Terminal Mode Commands 77 www dell com support dell com 78 Table C 5 Boot Option Parameters Parameter Number Parameter Data non volatile unless otherwise noted Set In Progress 0 volatile Data 1 This parameter is used to indicate when any of the following parameters are being updated and when the updates are completed The bit is primarily provided to alert software that some other software or utility is in the process of making changes to the data The change shall take effect when the write occurs 7 2 Reserved 1 0 00b Set complete If a system reset or transition to powered down state occurs while set in progress is active the BMC goes to the set complete state If rollback is implemented going directly to set complete without first doing a commit write causes any pending write data to be discarded 01b Set in progress This flag indicates that some utility or other software is presently doing writes to parameter data It is a notification flag only it is not a resource lock The BMC does not provide any interlock mechanism that would prevent other software from writing parameter data while 10b Reserved 11b Reserved Service partition 1l selector semi volatile Data 1 7 0 Service partition selector This value is used
26. records Using the BMC Management Utility The BMC Management Utility provides a command line remote management station to manage all supported BMC functions Use the BMC Management Utility to manage your system from a remote management station and as your managed system s emergency management console The utility gives you the option of using either a command line interface IPMI Shell or a serial over LAN proxy SOL Proxy to access and manage the BMC To use the BMC Management Utility you will need to perform the following basic tasks K NOTE You must first configure your BMC using the SMU or Server Administrator before you can use the BMC Management Utility Configure BIOS setting to allow console redirection e Configure the BMC using the SMU or Server Administrator e Install the BMC Management Utility to a management station See Configuring Your Managed System for instructions on configuring your managed system in preparation for using the BMC Management Utility and see BMC Management Utility for complete instructions on using the BMC Management Utility to manage your system BMC Introduction Using Sever Administrator Server Administrator Version 1 8 3 provides a convenient and casy to use graphical user interface for remotely configuring or managing your system s BMC on a system running a supported operating system T he Server Administrator Instrumentation Service can be used to configure the most relevant BMC feat
27. soft off or mechanical off SLEEP sleep used when can t distinguish sleep level S4 S3 S2 S1 Unknown Temperature xx lt output termination sequence gt Voltage xx lt output termination sequence gt PowerSystem xx lt output termination sequence gt Cooling xx lt output termination sequence gt Drives xx lt output termination sequence gt Security xx lt output termination sequence gt Other xx lt output termination sequence gt Where xx is OK monitored parameters within normal operating ranges Non critical warning hardware outside normal operating range Critical fatal hardware exceeding specified ratings Non recoverable potential damage system hardware in jeopardy or damaged Unspecified fault fault detected but severity unspecified Unknown status not available unknown typically because system power is OFF Boot Option Parameters The designation semi volatile means that the parameter will be kept across system power cycles resets system power on off and sleep state changes but will not be preserved if the management controller loses standby power or is cold reset Parameters designated as semi volatile are initialized to 0 s upon controller power up or hard reset unless otherwise specified IPMI allows software to use the boot initiator mailbox as a way for a remote application to pass OEM parameters for additional selection of the boot process and direction of the startup of
28. submenus while others are settings that you can change from the screen Table 2 1 describes how to navigate the utility screens and menus Configuring Your Managed System 13 www dell com support dell com 14 Table 2 1 Using Setup Screens Key Action Left arrow Scroll left through the main menu screens Right Scroll right through the main menu screens arrow Enter Select a submenu item or accept a drop down choice Tab Select a field within a value for example date field F9 Select the default value F10 Save your changes and exit Setup ESC Go back to a previous screen Uparrow Scroll up through menu items or value lists Down Scroll down through menu items or value lists arrow Using the System Setup Utility 1 Navigate to the Systems Management menu 2 Navigate to the Console Redirection menu item and press lt Enter gt 3 Configure all Setup Console Redirection submenu items necessary for the method you have chosen to access your managed system s BMC See Table 2 2 for a list of all valid Setup Console Redirection submenu items Default values if applicable are enclosed in brackets See Figure 1 1 for an overview of the necessary setup procedures 4 Navigate to the Exit menu and select Exit Saving Changes When prompted select Yes to save your changes and exit the utility Table 2 2 Setup Console Redirection Submenu Items Submenu Item Default Value Description Serial Console Enabled When enabled
29. the screen To take advantage of this technology you must have aSMART compliant hard drive and the proper support in the system BIOS SMBIOS Acronym for system management BIOS SNMP Abbreviation for Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP a popular network control and monitoring protocol is part of the original TCP IP protocol suite SNMP provides the format in which vital information about different network devices such as network servers or routers can be sent to a management application SNMP trap A notification event generated by the RAC or ESM that contains information about state changes on the Glossary 95 www dell com support dell com managed system or about potential hardware problems SOL Abbreviation for Serial Over LAN SOL enables suitably designed servers to transparently redirect the serial character stream of a baseboard UART to from a remote client over a shared LAN The architecture requires software running on the managed system s BMC and client software running on a management station and or a central network proxy support commands Commands that specify how an action should be performed syntax The rules that dictate how you must type a command or instruction so that the system understands it A variable s syntax indicates its data type system configuration information Data stored in memory that tells a system what hardware is installed and how the system should be configured
30. to select which service partition BIOS should boot using This document does not specify which value corresponds to a particular service partition 00h Unspecified Service partition 2 scan semi volatile Terminal Mode Commands Data 1 7 2 Reserved 1 1b Request BIOS to scan for specified service partition BIOS clears this bit after the requested scan has been performed 0 1b Service Partition discovered The BIOS sets this bit to indicate it has discovered the specified service partition The BIOS must clear this bit on all system resets and power ups except when a scan is requested Table C 5 Boot Option Parameters continued Parameter Number Parameter Data non volatile unless otherwise noted BMC boot flag valid bit clearing semi volatile 3 Data 1 BMC boot flag valid bit clearing Default 0000b 7 5 Reserved 4 lb Do not clear valid bit on reset power cycle caused by PEF 3 1b Do not automatically clear boot flag valid bit if IPMI Chassis Control command not received within 60 second time out countdown restarts when a IPMI Chassis Control command is received 2 lb Do not clear valid bit on reset power cycle caused by watchdog timeout 1 1b Do not clear valid bit on pushbutton reset soft reset for example lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Del gt 0 lb Do not clear valid bit on power up via power pushbutton or wake event Te
31. to the Utilities menu item Press the lt Enter gt key Use the down arrow key to highlight the System Maintenance Utility menu item Press the lt Enter gt key to start the local SMU application The server management configuration task appears in the task pane of the SMU This task allows you to configure server management settings maintained by the BMC The server management configuration task supports configuring of the following which are displayed as sub tasks e Users e LAN Channel e SerialModem Platform Event Filtering PEF e Power Settings Upon selecting one of the above sub tasks a screen is displayed that contains some or all of the configuration items that pertain to the selected sub task The data that is initially displayed is read from the server management controller of the system You can update the settings and save them back to the system Sub tasks can be made up of one or more screens depending on the server management configuration settings you enabled Buttons that are common to the server management configuration tasks are Save Causes the current values of the settings in the current subtask to be stored in non volatile memory on the system Edit Causes a screen to be displayed that allows you to change settings related to a single entry in a table Configuring Your Managed System User Configuration Subtask The User Configuration subtask provides a way to configure the user access to the LA
32. to use https for HTTP URLs with SSL whereas you continue to use http for HTTP URLs without SSL ID Abbreviation for identifier commonly used when referring to a user identifier user ID object identifier object ID or hardware identifier controller ID IDE Abbreviation for Integrated Drive Electronics IDE is a computer system interface used primarily for hard drives and CDs 1 0 Abbreviation for input output The keyboard is an input device and a printer is an output device In general I O activity can be differentiated from computational activity For example when a program sends a document to the printer it is engaging in output activity when the program sorts a list of terms it is engaging in computational activity internal microprocessor cache An instruction and data cache built in to the microprocessor The Intel Pentium microprocessor 92 Glossary includes a 16 KB internal cache which is set up as an 8 KB read only instruction cache and an 8 KB read write data cache IP address Abbreviation for Internet Protocol address See TCP IP IPMI Abbreviation for Intelligent Platform Management Interface which is an industry standard for management of peripherals used in enterprise systems based on Intel architecture The key characteristic of IPMI is that inventory monitoring logging and recovery control functions are available independent of the main processors BIOS and operating s
33. uses as the lt newline gt sequence when writing to the BMC in Terminal Mode Oh reserved lh lt CR gt Factory default 2h lt NULL gt All other reserved Terminal Mode Commands Glossary The following list defines or identifies technical terms abbreviations and acronyms used in your system documents adapter card An expansion card that plugs into an expansion card connector on the system s system board An adapter card adds some specialized function to the system by providing an interface between the expansion bus and a peripheral device Examples of adapter cards include network cards sound cards and SCSI adapters ANSI Abbreviation for American National Standards Institute API Abbreviation for application program interface which is a set of routines protocols and tools for building software applications that act as an interface between the operating system and application programs Argument The value supplied with an option such as in the following command line instance utilname option argument ARP Acronym for Address Resolution Protocol which is a method for finding a host s Ethernet address from its Internet address ASCII Acronym for American Standard Code for Information Interchange A text file containing only characters from the ASCII character set usually created with a text editor such as Notepad in Microsoft Windows is called an ASCII file asset tag code
34. 35 Figure 3 4 IPMI Help OptionExample2 2 36 Figure 3 5 identify Option Example 2 2 37 Figure 3 6 sysinfo Option Example 38 Figure 3 7 power OptionExample 2 2 2 39 Figure 3 8 sel Option Example 41 Figure 3 9 SOL Proxy Diagram 0 42 Figure 3 10 SOL Proxy Main Menu Example 45 Contents 3 4 Tables Contents Figure 3 11 Figure 3 12 Figure 3 13 Figure 3 14 Figure 3 15 Figure 3 16 Figure 3 17 Table 1 1 Table 1 2 Table 1 3 Table 1 4 Table 2 1 Table 2 2 Table 3 1 Table A 1 Table B 1 Table B 2 Table C 1 Table C 2 Table C 3 Table C 4 Table C 5 Table C 6 Connecting to the Remote System sBMC Configuring the Serial Over LAN for the Remote System Example 1 Configuring the Serial Over LAN for the Remote System Example2 Configuring the Serial Over LAN for the Remote System Example3 Console Redirection Example RebootExample Sample HelpScreen 2 BMC LAN Alerting Configuration Guidelines BMC LAN Access Configuration Guidelines BMC Serial Configuration Guidelines BMC SOL Configuration Guidelines 2 Using Setup Screens Setup Console Redirection Submenu Items IPMIShellCommands 2 BMC Management Utility Error Codes Supported Escape Se
35. 5 Parameter out of range 1 The value is out of range 65535 1 65535 Invalid data field Invalid data field 0xCC Invalid index value Index cannot be zero or a negative number First index larger than the The first index is larger last than the last First index larger than total The first index is larger SEL records than the total SEL records ASh H W or F W Unsupported command Unsupported Operation 0xC1 errors BMC Management Utility Error Codes Sensor not present Sensor command error Firmware error Request sensor data or 0xCB record not present Command illegal for 0xCD specified sensor or record type Command response OxCE could not be provided Table A 1 BMC Management Utility Error Codes continued Code Classification Message Description IPMI Error Destination error Cannot deliver request to 0xD3 destination Device error Device specific OEM 0x01 0x7E errors A9h Processing errors BMC busy BMC out of processing 0xC0 transient errors resources that may disappear upon retry of command Destination timeout Error BMC timeout while 0xC3 processing command BMC out of storage space BMC out of storage space 0xC4 required to process command Invalid reservation ID Invalid reservation ID 0xC5 Duplicate command Cannot execute 0xCF duplicated request SDR busy Sensor Data Record 0xD0 Repository in update mode Device busy Device in firmware 0xDI update mode BMC unava
36. An individual code assigned to a system usually by a system administrator for security or tracking purposes autoexec bat file The autoexec bat file is executed when you boot your system after executing any commands in the config sys file This start up file contains commands that define the characteristics of each device connected to your system and it finds and executes programs stored in locations other than the active directory backup A copy of a program or data file As a precaution you should back up your system s hard drive on a regular basis Before making a change to the configuration of your system you should back up important start up files from your operating system baud rate A measurement of data transmission speed For example modems are designed to transmit data at one or more specified baud rate s through the COM serial port of a system binary A base 2 numbering system that uses 0 and l to represent information The system performs operations based on the ordering and calculation of these numbers Glossary 87 www dell com support dell com BIOS Acronym for basic input output system Your system s BIOS contains programs stored ona flash memory chip The BIOS controls the following e Communications between the microprocessor and peripheral devices such as the keyboard and the video adapter e Miscellaneous functions such as system messages bit The smallest unit of information interpr
37. Call Transfer Help Dis 213 ala si SOLProxy Status Connected SOLProxy Version 1 0 Copyright 2003 oSA Technologies Corp www osatechnologies com All rights reserved 1 Connect to the Remote Server s BMC 2 Configure the Serial 0ver LAN for the Remote Server 3 Activate Console Redirection 4 Reboot and Activate Console Redirection 5 Help 6 Exit Please select the item press 1 2 3 4 5 6 4 Power Status is ON Use graceful shutdoun Y n Do Power Off Do Power On Activating Connected 0 01 44 ANSIW ITCPAIP SCROLL CAPS Num Capture Print echo Getting Help BMC Management Utility Select option 5 in the main menu to display detailed descriptions for each option See Figure 3 17 Niam Figure 3 17 Sample Help Screen mine HyperTerminal File Edit View Call Transfer Help Copyright 2003 OSA Technologies Corp www osatechnologies com All rights reserved 1 Connect to the BHC Establish a new IPMI session with a remote node BMC Requires the IP address and optionally the BMC username password of the remote node The privilege level of username determines the operations available to the user Configure Serial 0ver LAN Console redirection must be enabled for a remote system before it can be activated BMC administrators can use this option to disable or enable SOL To enabled SOL user must specify the serial port baud rate used by the system and the minimum privilege r
38. Console Redirection uses only COM2 Redirection Disabled Choosing Disabled completely disables Console Redirection Baud Rate 9600 When Console Redirection is enabled use the baud rate 19 2K specified When the BMC Management Utility is 38 4K sharing the COM port as console redirection the baud rate must be set to 19 2K to match the utility s baud 57 6K zie 115 2K Configuring Your Managed System Table 2 2 Setup Console Redirection Submenu Items continued Submenu Item Default Value Description Flow Control No Flow Control No flow control CTS RTS CTS RTS Hardware based flow control CTS RTS CD CTS RTS CD Hardware based carrier detect flow XON XOFF control When the BMC Management Utility is sharing i the COM port as console redirection the flow control must be set to CTS RTS or CTS RTS CD depending on whether a modem is used Xon Xoff Software based flow control Terminal Type PC ANSI Select terminal type VT100 only available when VT100 English selected as the language VT UTF8 uses UNICODE PC ANSI is the standard PC type terminal VT UTF8 Serial Port Remote Console Reset ACPI OS Headless Operation ACPI OS Baud Rate ACPI OS Flow Control ACPI OS Terminal Type COM2 2F8 IRQ3 Enabled Disabled Disabled Same as BIOS Serial Port 9600 19 2k 38 4K 57 6k 115 2k No Flow Control CTS RTS XON XOFF CTS RTS CD PC ANSI VT 100 VT UTF8 Hardcoded no select
39. Dell OpenManage M Baseboard Management Controller User s Guide www dell com support dell com Notes and Notices K NOTE A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer NOTICE A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem Information in this document is subject to change without notice 2004 Dell Inc All rights reserved Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc is strictly forbidden Trademarks used in this text Dell the DELL logo and PowerEdge are trademarks of Dell Inc Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Red Hat is a registered trademark of Red Hat Corporation Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products Dell Inc disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own May 2004 www dell com support dell com Contents Introduction Supported System 0 0 6 BMC Configuration and Management Tasks 2 6 Configuring the BMC 00 6 Managing the BMC oaa 6 Planning for Using Your System s BMC 6 Basic BMC Alerting Over a Shared LAN 0 8 IPMI Shell Over a Shared LAN 0 000 8 IPMI Shell Over the Serial Cable 8 SOL Proxy Over a Shared LAN 9 BMC Configuration and Ma
40. I session to the managed system For a system running Windows the management station port can be 1 2 3 and so on For systems running Red Hat Linux the management station port can be ttyS0 ttyS1 ttyS2 and so on baud baud rate Specifies the communication baud rate over the serial channel such as 9600 or 19200 The baud rate for the serial channel should match the baud rate set in the managed system flow flow control Specifies the data flow control method There are two flow control options CTS hardware flow control and NONE no flow control u username Specifies the BMC username used to connect to the managed system p password IPMI Help Option help Synopsis ipmish help command Description This option is used to display the following information A summary page for all commands A summary of all subcommands for a single command e A detailed description of a command subcommand combination Options help command A command list and a capsule description of options are printed if no argument is given When there is an argument specifying a valid command the help option displays a detailed description of the command Sce Figure 3 3 and Figure 3 4 BMC Management Utility Figure 3 3 IPMI Help Option Example 1 C WINNT System32 cmd exe B x IPMISH version 1 6 6 18 Copyright lt c gt 2664 OSA Technologies Corp Cwww osatechnologies com All Rights Reserved Command Syntax ipmish ip
41. Management Goal Medium Tools Tasks Tool Set BMC Serial to Basic mode Set Baud rate 9600 or 19200 Set BMC Serial to Terminal mode Introduction 7 www dell com support dell com Basic BMC Alerting Over a Shared LAN If you plan to only use your system s BMC functionality to monitor BMC Alerts using IT Assistant vou will need follow the BMC configuration guidelines listed in Table 1 1 Table 1 1 BMC LAN Alerting Configuration Guidelines Features Connection BMC Configuration Tools Basic Configuration Tasks BMC Management Medium Tools SNMP Traps Accessed overa SMU pre operating system Enable alerting on the IT Assistant Shared LAN environment managed system e Server Administrator e Configure IP address on managed system Configure Subnet mask on managed system Configure Gateway on managed system Configure Alert destination IP address IPMI Shell Over a Shared LAN If you plan to use the BMC Management Utility s IPMI Shell to access your system s BMC over a shared LAN you will need follow the BMC configuration guidelines listed in Table 1 2 Table 1 2 BMC LAN Access Configuration Guidelines Features Connection BMC Configuration Tools Basic Configuration Tasks BMC Management Medium Tools e Remote SEL Accessed overa SMU pre operating system Configure BMC user s IPMI Shell Access shared LAN environment Enable LAN on managed e Power control e Server Administrator s
42. N and Serial channels Up to four users are allowed Some of the options presented in these screens depend on how the channels have been configured therefore the channels should be configured before you access these settings Sessions allow a framework for user authentication and allow multiple IPMI messaging streams on a single channel After clicking on the User Configuration subtask the screen displayed below is shown This screen displays an entry for each possible user that can be configured This screen shows e Whether a particular user is enabled or disabled for channel access e Whether a password is set for the user e The BMC privilege level the user has for each of the available channels that supports sessions users can only access channels that support sessions Figure 2 1 User Configuration Screen User Configuration Description The data below reflects the current configuration settings for all available users These settings may not all be stored in the firmware unless the Save button has been clicked since the last updates were made The first user in the list is reserved as an anonymous user by convention and will always have a null blank user name A password status of Clear indicates a null password User Settings User Status Password Status Serial Modem Channel LAN Channel Enabled Clear Administrator Administrator Disabled set No Access No Access IO No User Name Disabled Set No Access No Acces
43. Proxy Version 1 0 Copyright 2093 OSA Technologies Corp www osatechnologies com All rights reserved 1 Connect to the Remote Server s BMC 2 Configure the Serial Over LAN for the Remote Server 3 Activate Console Redirection 4 Reboot and Activate Console Redirection 5 Help 6 Exit Please select the item press 1 2 3 4 5 6 2 Status Serial 0ver LAN Disabled Enable and configure Serial 0ver LAN Y _ Connected 0 12 56 ansi TCP IP fscrRoLL cars Num Capture Print echo e If SOL is enabled two BMC settings are displayed The communication baud rate between the system serial port and the BMC The minimum BMC user privilege level required for activating console redirection SOL Proxy displays a list of valid values for each feature as well as the current value of the feature enclosed in a pair of brackets You can select the number before a value to set it as the new setting or press lt Enter gt to leave the BMC settings unchanged If changes are made to the BMC settings you are asked to confirm your changes The new BMC settings are then displayed See Figure 3 14 BMC Management Utility 49 www dell com support dell com 50 Figure 3 14 Configuring the Serial Over LAN for the Remote System Example 3 mine HyperTerminal E x Sial o x File Edit View Call Transfer Help lel sl3 S 4 Reboot and Activate Console Redirection 5 Help 6 Exit Please select the item press 1 2 3 4 5 6 2
44. Status Serial 0ver LAN Disabled Enable and configure Serial 0ver LAN Y y Set Baud Rate 1 9600 2 19 2K 3 38 4K 4 115 2K 19 2K 1 1 Set Minimum Privilege 1 user 2 operator 3 admin admin 1 Serial 0ver LAN is enabled Baud rate 9600 Minimum required privilege user Connected 0 16 45 ANSIW TcPyIP SCROLL CAPS Num Capture Print echo Activating Console Redirection Select option 3 in the main menu A NOTE You must be connected to the managed system s BMC before you can configure the SOL features If SOL Proxy is not yet connected to the managed system s BMC you are prompted for an IP address and a username password combination See Connecting to the Remote Managed System s BMC for more information The remote manages system s text console is redirected to your management station See Figure 3 15 K NOTE BIOS Console Redirection must be enabled on the managed system and correctly configured before SOL can be successfully activated See Configuring Your Managed System for more information BMC Management Utility Figure 3 15 Console Redirection Example mine HyperTerminal lol x File Edit Yiew Call Transfer Help SOLProxy Version 1 8 Copyright 2003 OSA Technologies Corp www osatechnologies com All rights reserved 1 Connect to the Remote Server s BHC 2 Configure the Serial 0ver LAN for the Remote Server 3 Activate Console Redirection 4 Reboot and Activate Console Redirect
45. Systems The management station must be running one of the following supported operating systems e Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2 1 AS e Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 AS ES WS e Microsoft Windows 2000 e Microsoft Windows XP e Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Standard and Enterprise Editions BMC Management Utility Installation To install the BMC Management Utility on the management station perform the following steps 1 Log on with administrator privileges to the system where you want to install the system management software components Exit any open application programs and disable any virus scanning software Insert the Systems Management and Documentation CD into your system s CD drive The setup program should start automatically If it does not click the Start button click Run and then type x autorun exe where x is the drive letter of your CD drive Click Install BMC Management Utilities Click OK Click Open to proceed through the installation process and respond to the prompts as required The setup program automatically installs all of the management station software for your hardware configuration When the installation is complete close the installation window See the for more information See the Dell OpenManage Version 1 8 3 User s Guide for additional information about installing the BMC Management Utility on a management station Windows Operating Systems By default the installation program cop
46. Utility Subcommands on off Turns the managed system s front panel LED on or off If the BMC supports the IPMI extension Chassis Identify On command then the identify on command turns the LED on indefinitely until the identify off command is used to turn the LED off Otherwise the LED will be turned on for the maximum allowed time of 255 seconds Options t seconds Specifies how long the LED is on It should be no longer than 255 seconds Default Subcommand If a subcommand is not specified this command acts the same as the identify on command Figure 3 5 identify Option Example WINNT system32 CMD EXE C Program Files OSA gt ipmish ip 192 168 1 48 u admin p admin identify on C Program Files OSA gt ipmish ip 192 168 1 48 u admin p admin identify off C Program Files OSA gt ipmish ip 192 168 1 48 u admin p admin identify on t 19 C Program Files OSA gt sysinfo Synopsis sysinfo fru id Description This command retrieves and displays the system information including field replaceable unit FRU and BMC information for the managed system See Figure 3 6 BMC Management Utility 37 www dell com support dell com 38 Subcommands fru Returns FRU related information id Returns BMC related information Default Subcommand If a subcommand is not specified this command acts the same as sysinfo id See Figure 3 6 Figure 3 6 sysinfo Option Example WINNT system32
47. ache utility may reserve RAM in which to store frequently accessed information from your system s disk drives when a program makes a request to a disk drive for data that is in the cache the disk cache utility can retrieve the data from RAM faster than from the disk drive CD ROM Abbreviation for compact disc read only memory CD drives use optical technology to read data from CDs CDs are read only storage devices you cannot write new data to a CD with standard CD drives CHAP Acronym for Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol an authentication scheme used by PPP servers to validate the identity of the originator of the connection upon connection or any time later CLI Abbreviation for command line interface Command The combination of an option and argument or just an option if no argument is required such as in the following command line instances utilname option utilname option argument command line instance A series of valid commands options and arguments typed in the command line For example the DTK utility name and all necessary options and arguments as they are entered through the OS shell A gt utilname option option argument COM The device names for the first through fourth serial ports on your system are COMI COM2 COM3 and COM4 The default interrupt for COMI and COM3 is IRQ4 and the default interrupt for COM2 and COMA is IRO3 Therefore you must be careful when configuring sof
48. at cach logical drive with the format command PCI Abbreviation for Peripheral Component Interconnect The predominant 32 bit or 64 bit local bus standard developed by Intel Corporation PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International Association An international trade association that has developed standards for devices such as modems and external hard drives that can be plugged into portable computers PERC Acronym for Expandable RAID controller peripheral device An internal or external device such as a printer a disk drive or a keyboard connected to a system 94 Glossary Plug and Play An industry standard specification that makes it easier to add hardware devices to personal computers Plug and Play provides automatic installation and configuration compatibility with existing hardware and dynamic support of mobile computing environments POST Acronym for power on self test Before the operating system loads when you turn on your system the POST tests various system components such as RAM the disk drives and the keyboard pre operating system environment A shell environment such as DOS used to configure system hardware before a major operating system such as Microsoft Windows or Red Hat Linux is installed program diskette set The set of diskettes from which you can perform a complete installation of an operating system or application program When you reconfigure a program you often n
49. ayed using a tabular format The column headers are Ordinal Number Sensor Number Sensor Type and Brief Description Sec Figure 3 8 BMC Management Utility Figure 3 8 sel Option Example C Program Files OSA gt ipmish ip 192 168 1 45 u admin sel get begin 2 end 5 2 2666 69 69 19 56 55 131 System Event Sensor spec if ic 3 2666 69 69 19 56 55 131 System Event Sensor specific 2666 69 69 19 57 18 6 POST Error System Firmware POST err 2666 69 69 19 57 18 6 POST Error System Firmware POST err C Program Files OSA gt ipmish ip 192 168 1 45 u admin sel get begin 3 max 2 3 2666 69 69 19 56 55 131 System Event Sensor spec if ic 4 2666 69 69 19 57 18 6 POST Error System Firmware POST err or C Program Files OSA gt ipmish ip 192 168 1 45 u admin sel get last 3 2600 11 69 23 23 00 9 POST Error System Firmware POST err 2666 11 69 23 23 66 131 POST Error System Firmware POST err 2660 11 69 23 23 03 131 System Event OEM System Boot Event C Program Files OSA gt SOL Proxy SOL Proxy is a simple telnet server It allows a telnet client to interact with the hardware designated serial port of a remote managed system using the LAN communication channel See Figure 3 9 With SOL Proxy administrators can view and change the BIOS settings over a shared LAN In addition you can also access your managed system s BMC using SOL Proxy using the Red Hat Linux serial console and Microsoft s EMS SAC inte
50. cate you on SOL Proxy Server The specific authentication scheme will depend on the operating system configuration for the SOL Proxy Server However if localhost or an IP address of 127 0 0 1 is used it is assumed that the user has login privileges to the current host and is not prompted for a username and password BMC Management Utility 5 After authentication is performed you will see a login successful message and the SOL Proxy main menu prompt You are ready to use SOL Proxy See SOL Proxy Main Menu for further instructions SOL Proxy Main Menu After the telnet connection with SOL Proxy is successfully established you are presented with the following menu of choices See Figure 3 10 Figure 3 10 SOL Proxy Main Menu Example mine HyperTerminal E E lol x File Edit View Call Transfer Help SOLProxy Version 1 0 Copyright 2003 OSA Technologies Corp www osatechnologies com All rights reserved 1 Connect to the Remote Server s BMC 2 Configure the Serial 0ver LAN for the Remote Server 3 Activate Console Redirection 4 Reboot and Activate Console Redirection Please select the item press 1 2 3 4 5 6 _ Connected 0 00 25 Auto detect TCP IP JscRoLL caps NUM Capture Print echo 4 The SOL Proxy main menu allows you to change the SOL settings of a remote managed system s BMC reboot the remote BMC or activate console redirection Selecting menu option 1 Connect to the Remote Server s BMC pro
51. cess memory A system s RAM is usually made up entirely of DRAM chips Because DRAM chips cannot store an electrical charge indefinitely your system continually refreshes each DRAM chip in the system EEPROM Acronym for electrically erasable programmable read only memory EIDE Abbreviation for enhanced integrated drive electronics EIDE devices add one or more of the following enhancements to the traditional IDE standard e Data transfer rates of up to 16 MB sec e Support for drives other than just hard drives such as CD and tape drives e Support for hard drives with capacities greater than 528 MB Support for up to two controllers each with up to two devices attached EMM Abbreviation for expanded memory manager A utility that uses extended memory to emulate expanded memory on systems with an Intel386 or higher microprocessor EMS Abbreviation for Expanded Memory Specification 90 Glossary EPROM Acronym for erasable programmable read only memory ERA Abbreviation for embedded remote access ERA MC Abbreviation for embedded remote access modular computer See modular system ERA 0 Abbreviation for embedded remote access option ESM Abbreviation for embedded systems management which is a set of instruction coding in system software and firmware that notifies a user about potential hardware problems on a system expanded memory A technique for accessing RAM above 1 MB To enable expanded me
52. e e Ina Windows environment you can use a Command Prompt window as your console However function keys such as lt F1 gt and lt F2 gt will not operate correctly with this client except on systems running Windows Server 2003 e Ina Windows environment you can also use any telnet application that supports VT 100 or ANSI emulation mode such as Hyper Terminal as your console HyperTerminal key mappings are based on the supported terminal emulation modes and do not support some useful terminal types For example HyperTerminal does not support the Linux terminal mode a modified VT100 terminal If you use HyperTerminal to connect to a Red Hat Linux console redirected by SOL the function and arrow keys may not work based on the tty settings of the remote application NOTICE All versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system include Hilgraeve s HyperTerminal terminal emulation software However the included version does not provide many functions required during console redirection Instead you can use any terminal emulation software that supports VT100 or ANSI emulation mode One example of a full VT100 or ANSI terminal emulator that supports console redirection on your system is Hilgraeve s HyperTerminal Private Edition 6 1 or later BMC Management Utility Z NOTE When using HyperTerminal uncheck the Wrap lines that exceed terminal width check box to avoid console redirected data that may appear to be co
53. e automatically dropped if multiple bad passwords are entered N represents a Null username lt password gt represents a printable password up to 16 characters If lt password gt is not provided then a Null password all binary 0 s is submitted Passwords are case sensitive Either the SYS PWD command or Activate Session IPMI message must be successfully executed before any command or IPMI messages are accepted Note that a modem connection may be automatically dropped if multiple bad passwords are entered X immediately logs out any presently active session Entering an invalid password with U or N also has the same effect SYS TMODE Used as a no op confirm that Terminal Mode is active The BMC i returns an OK response followed by TMODE SYS SET BOOT XX YY ZZ AA BB Sets the boot flags to direct a boot to the specified device following the next IPMI command or action initiated reset or power on XX BB represent five hex ASCII encoded bytes which are the boot flags parameter in the Boot Option Parameters See Table C 5 for more information Upon receiving this command the BMC automatically sets the valid bit in the boot options and sets all the Boot Initiator Acknowledge data bits to 1b Terminal Mode Commands 73 www dell com support dell com 74 Table C 4 Terminal Mode Text Commands continued Command Switches Description SYS SET This is essentially a text version of the
54. e different privilege levels are described below e Callback Only commands needed to initiate a callback session are allowed Although Dell OpenManage system management software does not support callback as a connection mechanism it is still a valid privilege level because it defines a set of BMC commands that can be executed by a user e User Only benign commands are allowed These are primarily commands that read data structures and retrieve status Commands that can be used to alter BMC configuration write data to the BMC or other management controllers or perform system actions such as resets power on off and watchdog activation are disallowed Operator All BMC commands are allowed except for configuration commands that can change the behavior of the out of band interfaces For example Operator privilege does not allow the capability to disable individual channels or to change user access privileges e Administrator All BMC commands are allowed including configuration commands An administrator can execute configuration commands that would disable the channel that the Administrator is communicating over Enable DHCP The Enable Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP check box enables or disables the dynamic host configuration protocol to allow the system to automatically assign the Host IP address Default Gateway address and Subnet mask The IP address is assigned by the DHCP server as a part of the system boot process
55. e environment for the partition s utilities UUID Abbreviation for Universal Unique Identification variable A component of a managed object A temperature probe for example has a variable to describe its capabilities its health or status and certain indexes that you can use to help you in locating the right temperature probe VESA Acronym for Video Electronics Standards Association virtual memory A method for increasing addressable RAM by using the hard drive For example in a system with 16 MB of RAM and 16 MB of virtual memory set up on the hard drive the operating system would manage the system as though it had 32 MB of physical RAM VT 100 Abbreviation for Video Terminal 100 which is used by the most common terminal emulation programs WAN Abbreviation for wide area network Web server A secure port server that makes Web pages available for viewing by Web browsers using the HTTP protocol WH Abbreviation for watt hour s win ini file A start up file for the Windows operating system When you start Windows it consults the win ini file to determine a variety of options for the Windows operating environment Among other things the win ini file records what printer s and fonts are installed for Windows The win ini file also usually includes sections that contain optional settings for Windows application programs that are installed on the hard drive Running the Control Panel or Windows Setup program
56. ecified Boot Options parameters that use the block selector However this field is provided for consistency with other configuration commands and as a placeholder for future extension of the IPMI specification Table C 4 Terminal Mode Text Commands continued Command Switches Description SYS SET TCFG V XX YY N XX YY Returns the Terminal Mode Configuration bytes where XX and YY represent hex ASCII encoding for the volatile version of data bytes 1 and 2 as specified in Table C 6 and AA BB represent hex ASCII encoding of the non volatile version V XX Output termination sequence gt N AA BB lt output termination sequence gt This command sets the volatile Terminal Mode Configuration XX and YY represent hex ASCII encoding for data bytes 1 and 2 as specified in Table C 6 The BMC returns the same output as for SYS SET TCFG above This command sets the non volatile Terminal Mode Configuration XX and YY represent hex ASCII encoding for data bytes 1 and 2 as specified in Table C 6 The BMC returns the same output as for SYS SET TCFG above SYS RESET Directs the BMC to perform an immediate system hard reset SYS POWER OFF Directs the BMC to perform an immediate system power off SYS POWER ON Causes the BMC to initiate an immediate system power on Terminal Mode Commands 75 www dell com support dell com 76 Table C 4 Terminal Mode Text Commands continued Command Switches
57. eed its program diskette set PXE Abbreviation for Pre boot eXecution Environment RAC Acronym for remote access controller RAID Acronym for redundant array of independent drives RAM Acronym for random access memory A system s primary temporary storage area for program instructions and data Each location in RAM is identified by a number called a memory address Any information stored in RAM is lost when you turn off your system RAM disk A memory resident program that emulates a hard drive read only file A read only file is one that you are prohibited from editing or deleting A file can have read only status if e Its read only attribute is enabled e It resides on a physically write protected diskette or on a diskette in a write protected drive e It is located on a network in a directory to which the system administrator has assigned read only rights to you readme file Atext file included with a software package or hardware product that contains information supplementing or updating the documentation for the software or hardware Typically readme files provide installation information describe new product enhancements or corrections that have not yet been documented and list known problems or other things you need to be aware of as you use the software or hardware ROM Acronym for read only memory Your system contains some programs essential to its operation in ROM code Unlike RAM a ROM chip r
58. efault action The default action is typically but not always the equivalent of reading and displaying the current setting or status for the command BMC Management Utility IPMI Shell Global Options IPMI Shell has the following global options IPMI Session Option ip Synopsis ipmish ip bmc ip address bmc hostname u username p password Description This option is used to establish a connection to a remote managed system using the LAN channel The IP port specified in installation default value is 623 is used unless another port has been configured Options K NOTE The following options cannot be used independently One or more IPMISH command must follow the option ip bmc ip address bmc hostname Specifies the IP address or hostname of the remote managed system cu username Specifies the BMC username used to connect to the system p password Specifies the BMC user password used to connect to the system IPMI Session Option com Synopsis ipmish com serial port baud baud rate flow flow control u username p password Description This option is used to establish a connection to a remote managed system using the serial channel BMC Management Utility 33 www dell com support dell com 34 Options K NOTE The following options cannot be used independently One or more IPMISH command must follow the option com serial port Specifies the serial port used when establishing an IPM
59. em 25 SOL Proxy 41 activating console redirection 50 configuring the SOL for the remote managed system 47 connecting to the remote managed system s BMC 46 diagram 42 getting help 52 Main Menu 45 rebooting the managed system and activating console redirection 51 using 43 using a Red Hat Linux shell 44 using the configuration file 53 using the Windows command prompt 43 using Windows HyperTerminal console 44 SOL Proxy configuration file 53 SOL Proxy diagram 42 supported operating systems BMC Management Utility 28 supported system BMC management features 6 supported terminal emulation software 27 42 58 supporting documentation other documents you might need 11 System Maintenance Utility SMU configuring your managed system 16 LAN Channel Configuration subtask 19 Serial Over LAN Configuration subtask 23 User Configuration subtask 17 T technical assistance obtaining 12 telnet 27 41 42 57 terminal emulation software supported 27 42 Terminal Mode 82 terminal mode commands 69 U using IPMI Shell 32 using SOL Proxy 43 V VT100 27 42 43 57 58
60. equired for activating SOL Activate Console Redirection Use this option to activate SOL for the connected BMC SOL must be enabled before it can be activated Your telnet client terminal emulation setting must match that of the remote server serial console for the result to be displayed correctly ANSI PC or YT190 settings work well for most circumstances Press any key to continue Connected 0 10 52 Auto detect TCP IP fscRott cars NUM Capture Print echo N Exit Select option 6 to end your telnet session and disconnect from SOL Proxy Configuring SOL Proxy with the SOL Proxy Configuration File SOL Proxy must be correctly configured and running before establishing telnet connection There are certain SOL parameters that the user can set by modifying the solproxy cfg file The parameters and their descriptions are as follow Comments Any line starting with a is treated as a comment For example The file is an example BMC Management Utility 53 www dell com support dell com 54 IP address ip specifies the specific IP address used to connect to the SOL Proxy This item defines what kind of connection can be accepted to establish a SOL Proxy telnet session There are three possible values e INADDR_ANY SOL Proxy accepts the telnet request to any system e 127 0 0 1 SOL Proxy accepts the telnet request to the localhost IP address SOL Proxy accepts the telnet reque
61. etains its contents even after you turn off your system Examples of code in ROM include the program that initiates your system s boot routine and the POST RPM Abbreviation for Red Hat Package Manager schema Acollection of class definitions that describes managed objects in a particular environment A CIM schema is a collection of class definitions used to represent managed objects that are common to every management environment which is why CIM is called the Common Information Model SCSI Acronym for small computer system interface An I O bus interface with faster data transmission rates than standard ports You can connect up to seven devices 15 for some newer SCSI types to one SCSI interface server module A modular system component that functions as an individual system To function as a system a server module is inserted into a chassis which includes power supplies fans a system management module and at least one network switch module The power supplies fans system management module and network switch module are shared resources of the server modules in the chassis See modular system service tag number Abar code label that identifies each system in the event that you need to call for customer or technical support SMART Acronym for Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology A technology that allows hard drives to report errors and failures to the system BIOS which then displays an error message on
62. eted by your system BMC Abbreviation for baseboard management controller which is a controller that provides the intelligence in the IPMI structure boot routine When you start your system it clears all memory initializes devices and loads the operating system Unless the operating system fails to respond you can reboot also called warm boot your system by pressing lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Del gt otherwise you must perform a cold boot by pressing the reset button or by turning the system off and then back on bootable diskette You can start your system from a diskette To make a bootable diskette on a system running Windows insert a diskette in the diskette drive type sys a at the command line prompt and press lt Enter gt Use this bootable diskette if your system will not boot from the hard drive bus An information pathway between the components of a system Your system contains an expansion bus that allows the microprocessor to communicate with controllers for all the various peripheral devices connected to the system Your system also contains an address bus and a data bus for communications between the microprocessor and RAM 88 Glossary byte Eight contiguous bits of information the basic data unit used by your system cache A fast storage area that keeps a copy of data or instructions for quicker data retrieval For example your system s BIOS may cache ROM code in faster RAM Or a disk c
63. figuration menu appears According to the current SOL status the content of the SOL configuration menu varies e If SOL is already enabled the current settings are displayed and the user will be presented with three choices See Figure 3 12 BMC Management Utility 47 www dell com support dell com 48 Figure 3 12 Configuring the Serial Over LAN for the Remote System Example 1 amp mine HyperTerminal a i File Edit View Call Transfer Help D x Dis 213 ala si SOLProxy Version 1 0 Copyright 2093 OSA Technologies Corp www osatechnologies com rights reserved 1 Connect to the Remote Server s BHC Configure the Serial 0ver LAN for the Remote Server 3 Activate Console Redirection 4 Reboot and Activate Console Redirection 5 Help 6 Exit Please select the item press 1 2 3 4 5 6 2 Status Serial 0ver LAN Enabled Current settings Baud Rate 19 2K Minimum required privilege admin Disable Serial 0ver LAN ange Serial 0ver LAN settings ance Please select the item press 1 2 3 Connected 0 00 34 ANSTW rep fscRoLL caps num Capture Print echo Z e If SOL is currently disabled the options shown in Figure 3 13 are displayed Type Y to enable SOL or N to keep SOL disabled See Figure 3 13 BMC Management Utility Figure 3 13 Configuring the Serial Over LAN for the Remote System Example 2 mine HyperTerminal o x File Edit View Call Transfer Help SOL
64. fore lt Esc gt to signify that you are sending an escape sequence rather than escaping out of the dialog box If you do not have this function you must upgrade HyperTerminal K NOTE Escape sequence key combinations listed in Table B 1 are case sensitive For example to generate the character lt A gt you must press lt Shift gt lt a gt Table B 1 Supported Escape Sequences Key s Supported Sequence Terminal Emulation lt Up arrow gt lt Esc gt lt gt lt A gt VT 100 220 ANSI lt Down arrow gt lt Esc gt lt gt lt B gt VT 100 220 ANSI lt Right arrow gt lt Esc gt lt gt lt C gt VT 100 220 ANSI lt Left arrow gt lt Esc gt lt gt lt D gt VT 100 220 ANSI Using Console Redirection www dell com support dell com Table B 1 Supported Escape Sequences continued Key s Supported Sequence Terminal Emulation lt F1 gt lt Esc gt lt O gt lt P gt VT 100 220 ANSI lt F2 gt lt Fsc gt lt 0 gt lt 0 gt VT 100 220 ANSI lt F3 gt lt Esc gt lt O gt lt R gt VT 100 220 ANSI lt F4 gt lt Esc gt lt 0 gt lt S gt VT 100 220 ANSI lt F5 gt lt Esc gt lt O gt lt T gt VT 100 ANSI lt F6 gt lt Esc gt lt O gt lt U gt VT 100 ANSI lt FEsc gt lt gt lt 1 gt lt 7 gt lt gt VT 100 220 lt F7 gt lt Esc gt lt O gt lt V gt VT 100 ANSI lt Esc gt lt gt lt 1 gt lt 8 gt lt gt VT 100 220 lt F8 gt lt Esc gt lt O gt lt W gt VT 100 ANSI lt Esc gt lt
65. g the BMC To manage a remote managed system by accessing its BMC in a pre boot environment or by accessing the BMC of a nonresponsive system you must use the BMC Management Utility To configure the BMC on a system with a running operating system or to preform everyday BMC management tasks you can use the Server Administrator home page GUI Planning for Using Your System s BMC How you plan to use the BMC to manage your system dictates the configuration procedures you will need to perform The following are some likely configuration scenarios e Configure BMC LAN alerting so that you can monitor your managed system using IT Assistant Configure BMC LAN Access so that you can use the BMC Management Utility s IPMI Shell to access your system s BMC over a shared LAN Configure BMC Serial Access so that you can use the BMC Management Utility s IPMI Shell or a text console redirection to access your system s BMC over a serial cable Configure BMC Serial Over LAN Access so that you can use the BMC Management Utility s SOL Proxy to access your system s BMC over a shared LAN to activate console redirection Consult the BMC Configuration Matrix Figure 1 1 as well as the sections describing each likely configuration scenario before moving on to the next chapter Configuring Your Managed System 6 Introduction Figure 1 1 BMC Configuration Matrix BMC BMC BMC Connection Basic Configuration Management Configuration
66. hard drive storage the term is often rounded to mean 1 000 000 bytes memory A system can contain several different forms of memory such as RAM ROM and video memory Frequently the word memory is used as a synonym for RAM for example an unqualified statement such as a system with 16 MB of memory refers to a system with 16 MB of RAM memory address A specific location usually expressed as a hexadecimal number in the system s RAM memory manager A utility that controls the implementation of memory in addition to conventional memory such as extended or expanded memory memory module A small circuit board containing DRAM chips that connects to the system board MHz Abbreviation for megahertz microprocessor The primary computational chip inside the system that controls the interpretation and execution of arithmetic and logic functions Software written for one microprocessor must usually be revised to run on another microprocessor CPU is a synonym for microprocessor modem A device that allows your system to communicate with other systems over telephone lines modular system A system that can include multiple server modules Each server module functions as an individual system To function as a system a server module is inserted into a chassis which includes power supplies fans a system management module and at least one network switch module The power supplies fans system management module and ne
67. he BMC username and password for the BMC on the managed system The BMC username and password must be assigned and stored in the BMC non volatile storage See Configuring Your Managed System for more information about configuring BMC users Only one SOL session with one BMC is permitted at one time The connection status displays on the main menu See Figure 3 11 BMC Management Utility Figure 3 11 Connecting to the Remote System s BMC mine HyperTerminal d lol x File Edit View Call Transfer Help SOLProxy Version 1 0 Copyright 2003 OSA Technologies Corp www osatechnologies com All rights reserved 1 Connect to the Remote Server s BHC 2 Configure the Serial 0ver LAN for the Remote Server 3 Activate Console Redirection 4 Reboot and Activate Console Redirection 5 Help 6 Exit Please select the i teslpress 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Server Address 192 168 1 69 Username admin Password SOLProxy Status Connected Connected 0 00 19 Auto detect TCP IP fscRott cars Num Capture Print echo N Configuring the SOL for the Remote Managed System Select option 2 in the main menu K NOTE You must be connected to the managed system s BMC before you can configure the SOL features If SOL Proxy is not yet connected to the managed system s BMC you are prompted for an IP address and a username password combination See Connecting to the Remote Managed System s BMC for more information The SOL con
68. he general syntax below lt message data gt lt newline sequence gt Terminal Mode Commands 69 www dell com support dell com 70 Each terminal mode message must be preceded with the left bracket start character and must be ended with a right bracket stop character and the appropriate input new line sequence No input characters are accepted until the start character has been received Terminal mode text commands are case sensitive but hex ASCII commands can either use upper or lower case letters for ASCII representations of hex digits Command Length Terminal mode messages are limited to a maximum length of a 122 characters This includes the left and right brackets but not control characters Character Support Terminal mode messages are allowed to be composed of standard printable ASCII characters All other characters are treated as illegal characters Special Character Handling lt ESC gt character The lt ESC gt character can be used to delete an entire message prior to submission to the BMC for processing If line editing is enabled and the lt ESC gt key is followed by an input newline sequence the BMC responds by outputting an output newline sequence Otherwise the BMC goes back to looking for the start character Special Character Handling lt DEL gt or lt BKSP gt character The lt BKSP gt or lt DEL gt key can be used to delete the last character entered if the message has no
69. ies the files to the following directory C ProgramFiles Dell OpenManage bmcconsole Uninstalling the BMC Management Utility To uninstall the BMC Management Utility use the Add Remove Programs utility in the Control Panel Red Hat Linux Operating Systems By default the installation program copies the files to the following locations etc init d solproxy etc solproxy cfg ust sbin solproxyd ast bin solconfig ust bin ipmish BMC Management Utility 29 www dell com support dell com 30 The SOL Proxy will start automatically during system startup Alternatively you can go to directory etc init d and use the following command to manage the SOL Proxy service solproxy status solproxy start solproxy stop solproxy restart Uninstalling the BMC Management Utility To uninstall the BMC Management Utility perform the following procedures 1 Loginas root 2 Enter the following command to remove all the installed packages rpm e osabmcutil 3 If you receive a success message it shows that the BMC Management Utility is uninstalled IPMI Shell IPMI Shell is a CLI console application and has no graphical user interface Its commands and options are specified using command line arguments only IPMI Shell supports out of band OOB access over a LAN or through the serial port to a single system at a time however multiple IPMI Shell sessions can run simultaneously on the same managed system SceFigure 3 2
70. iguration File If prompted for a username provide the operating system login credentials of SOL Proxy Server Provide a password when prompted SOL Proxy will use this combination of operating system username and password to authenticate you on SOL Proxy Server The specific authentication scheme will depend on the operating system configuration for the SOL Proxy Server However if localhost or an IP address of 127 0 0 1 is used it is assumed that the user has login privileges to the current host and is not prompted for a username and password After authentication is performed you will see a login successful message and the SOL Proxy main menu prompt You are ready to use SOL Proxy See SOL Proxy Main Menu for further instructions BMC Management Utility 43 www dell com support dell com 44 Using Windows HyperTerminal Console To connect and use SOL Proxy 1 Open a HyperTerminal session on your management station 2 Create a new TCP IP connection providing the IP address of SOL Proxy Server and the port number you have specified in SOL Proxy installation the default value is 623 The Emulation mode is VT100 and ANSI K NOTE The IP address and port number you provide should conform to the ones defined in the SOL Proxy configuration file For more details see Configuring SOL Proxy with the SOL Proxy Configuration File Try the newly defined connection by clicking the connect button in the tool bar If pro
71. ilable BMC initialization in 0xD2 progress Bad BMC state Request not supported in 0xD5 present BMC state BMC out of sessions No session slots are 0x81 available for connection 0x82 request 0x83 AEh Unexpected IPMI Invalid LUN Invalid Logical Unit 0xC2 errors Number LUN in request Unspecified error Unspecified error OxFF AFh Unknown error Unknown error Unknown error BMC Management Utility Error Codes 61 www dell com support dell com 62 BMC Management Utility Error Codes Using Console Redirection Console redirection allows you to manage a host local system from a client remote system by redirecting keyboard input and text output through a serial port You cannot redirect graphic output You can use console redirection for tasks such as configuring BIOS settings You can also connect the client system to a port concentrator that can access numerous host systems using a shared modem After logging into the port concentrator you can select a host system to manage using console redirection This section describes the most basic connection possible connecting systems using a null modem serial cable which directly connects the serial ports on two systems Hardware Requirements e An available serial COM port on the host system e An available serial COM port on a client system This port must not conflict with any other ports on the client system e A null modem serial cable to connect the host s
72. ion Description The settings below allow the user to configure Serial Over LAN settings General Settings K Enable Serial Over LAN SOL Privilege Level user x Number of Retries e Retry Interval 200 ms Baud Rate fi 9200 x lt Back Save Help After configuring the SOL information click Save to complete this subtask Enable Serial Over LAN This check box is used to enable or disable the serial over LAN capability SOL Privilege Level This setting is used to select the minimum BMC privilege level that is required to be able to activate SOL The choices are User Operator and Administrator For the best performance User should be selected Number of Retries This field sets the number of times that the BMC tries to resend a SOL message to a remote console The number of retries must between 0 and 7 Retry Interval This field sets the number of milliseconds that the BMC waits between trying to send SOL messages to a remote client The value entered must be between 0 and 2559 The SMU truncates the digit in the ones column from any input number because the firmware maintains this value in 10 millisecond intervals Therefore any value that is entered between 0 and 9 is displayed as 0 Configuring Your Managed System Baud Rate This field sets the baud rate at which serial data is transferred by the BMC when SOL is active The choices are Default IPMI 9600 bps 19 2 kbp
73. ion 5 Help 6 Exit Please select the item press 1 2 3 4 5 6 3 Activating Activate SOL Screen Connected 0 22 47 ANSIW TCP IP scRoLL caps num Capture Print echo Rebooting the Managed System and Activating Console Redirection Select option 4 in the main menu K NOTE You must be connected to the managed system s BMC before you can configure the SOL features If SOL Proxy is not yet connected to the managed system s BMC you are prompted for an IP address and a username password combination See Connecting to the Remote Managed System s BMC for more information The power state of the remote managed system is checked If power is on you are asked to decide between a graceful or forceful shutdown Next the power state is monitored until the status changes to off Console redirection begins and the remote managed system text console is redirected to your management station Use the escape character sequence lt gt lt gt to terminate it and return to the top level menu While the manages system reboots you can enter the BIOS system setup program to view or configure BIOS settings See Figure 3 16 K NOTE Before activating the console redirection you must first enable the console redirection features See Configuring Your Managed System for more information BMC Management Utility 51 www dell com support dell com 52 Figure 3 16 Reboot Example mine HyperTerminal File Edit View
74. ion available Note that if Console Redirection is enabled then the Base I O address and IRQ selection of Serial Port B under Menu Advanced submenu Peripheral Configuration should match this Serial Port setting under the Console Redirection submenu Enables remote reset using escape key sequence lt ESC gt lt R gt lt ESC gt lt r gt lt ESC gt lt R gt Used to pass information about serial redirection to ACPI OS Only available when ACPI OS Headless Operation is same as BIOS or Serial Port Only available when ACPI OS Headless Operation is same as BIOS or Serial Port Only available when ACPI OS Headless Operation is same as BIOS or Serial Port Configuring Your Managed System 15 www dell com support dell com 16 Configuring Your Managed System with the System Maintenance Utility SMU K NOTE The SMU can be run from both the Resource CD and from the system s utility partition UT See the System Software Guide on the Resource CD for instructions on running the SMU from the UT The managed system must have a CD drive A network connection is not required The following sequence of steps is followed to start the SMU locally using the system Resource CD 1 Insert the system Resource CD into the CD drive on the managed system and boot the system to the EFI shell The Resource CD menu program begins running automatically and displays a splash screen followed by the main menu Use the arrow keys to move
75. l network If the system has a valid IP address and the LAN channel is enabled for messaging the access mode is not set to Disabled or alerting then gratuitous ARPs are enabled e Authentication enables are enabled These bits define what types of authentication are enabled to authenticate messages sent to the BMC by users of different privilege levels The SMU enables authentication of type straight password MD2 MD5 and none e User level authentication is disabled The SMU disables user level authentication so that if a user is attached with a privilege level of User no authentication is done on messages sent to or from the BMC This improves the session performance Configuring Your Managed System Access Mode This drop down box configures the access mode for the LAN channel The available options are e Always Available The channel is dedicated to communication with the BMC and is available during all system states powered down powered up pre boot sleep run time etc e Disabled The channel is not allowed to communicate with the BMC BMC Privilege Level Limit This drop down box determines the maximum privilege level at which communication on the channel can take place It is a global privilege level that takes precedence over user privilege levels For example if a channel privilege level is set to the user level then only user level commands can be executed regardless of the user privilege level The meanings of th
76. lation to send the escape sequence lt Esc gt lt O gt lt P gt to the host system The host system then interprets the sequence as lt F1 gt Additional escape sequences may be required by certain utilities or functions on the host system Create macros for the additional sequences listed in Table B 2 K NOTE Escape sequence key combinations listed in Table B 2 are case sensitive For example to generate the character lt A gt you must press lt Shift gt lt a gt Table B 2 Additional Escape Sequences Key s Supported Sequence lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Del gt lt Esc gt lt R gt lt Esc gt lt r gt lt Esc gt lt R gt Reboot host system lt Alt gt lt x gt lt Esc gt lt X gt lt X gt lt Ctrl gt lt H gt lt Esc gt lt Ctrl gt lt H gt lt Ctrl gt lt 1I gt lt Esc gt lt Ctrl gt lt I gt lt Ctrl gt lt J gt lt Esc gt lt Ctrl gt lt J gt lt Ctrl gt lt M gt lt Esc gt lt Ctrl gt lt M gt lt Ctrl gt lt 2 gt lt Esc gt lt Ctrl gt lt 2 gt Using Console Redirection 67 www dell com support dell com 68 Using Console Redirection Terminal Mode Commands Terminal mode allows you to directly interface to the server s Baseboard Management Controller BMC using a serial port connection and execute text based commands Two types of text commands are supported e A limited selection of text commands Standard binary IPMI 1 5 hex ASCII commands Using the terminal mode feature you can
77. lly resolve Default Gateway MAC address is not checked If the edit box is cleared no address is supplied a message is displayed asking that a valid address be entered Automatically Resolve Default Gateway MAC Address This check box allows you to specify whether the BMC should automatically attempt to resolve the MAC address of the default gateway router This box is checked by default unless the MAC address edit box appears to include a valid MAC address If this box is not checked you must provide the MAC address in the Default Gateway MAC Address field When the Next button is clicked the firmware attempts to resolve the gateway MAC address If the BMC cannot resolve the address the screen is redisplayed with the box unchecked and you are asked to provide the MAC address in the Default Gateway MAC Address field If the screen is redisplayed due to a MAC address resolution issue any user data previously entered other than the MAC address information remains in place Backup Gateway IP Address This edit box allows you to enter the IP address of a backup gateway router The IP address is entered as a dotted notation such as 192 168 0 2 Configuring Your Managed System Backup Gateway MAC Address This edit box allows you to enter the MAC address of the backup gateway router The MAC address is entered as a series of six pairs of hex digits separated by dashes such as 00 01 62 d0 3c 66 Alphabetic hex digits a f can be entered i
78. may change options in the win ini file On other occasions you may need to change or add options to the win ini file manually with a text editor such as Notepad write protected Read only files are said to be write protected You can write protect a 3 5 inch diskette by sliding its write protect tab to the open position or by setting the write protect feature in the System Setup program XMM Abbreviation for extended memory manager a utility that allows application programs and operating systems to use extended memory in accordance with the XMS Glossary 97 www dell com support dell com XMS Abbreviation for eXtended Memory Specification X Windows system The graphical user interface used in the Red Hat Linux environment 98 Glossary Index A ANSI 15 27 42 43 57 58 Baseboard Management Controller BMC features 5 management activities 5 management tasks 6 planning to use 6 Basic Mode 82 BIOS configuration console redirection 14 System Setup utility 13 BMC configuration tasks 6 BMC configuration and management tools 10 BMC Management Utility 10 Sever Administrator 11 System Maintenance Utility SMU 10 BMC configuration matrix 7 BMC management tools BMC Management Utility 5 Server Administrator 5 standard terminal or terminal emulator utilities 5 System Maintenance Utility SMU 5 BMC Management Utility 27 59 Installation 29 installation prerequisi
79. mory on your system you must use an EMM You should configure your system to support expanded memory only if you run application programs that can use or require expanded memory extended memory RAM above 1 MB Most software that can use it such as the Windows operating system requires that extended memory be under the control of an XMM external cache memory A RAM cache using SRAM chips Because SRAM chips operate at several times the speed of DRAM chips the microprocessor can retrieve data andinstructions faster from external cache memory than from RAM FAT Acronym for file allocation table FAT and FAT32 are file systems that are defined as follows e FAT A file system used by MS DOS Windows 3 x Windows 95 and Windows 98 Windows NT and Windows 2000 also can use the FAT file system The operating system maintains a table to keep track of the status of various segments of disk space used for file storage e FAT32 Aderivative of the FAT file system FAT32 supports smaller cluster sizes than FAT thus providing more efficient space allocation on FAT32 drives FEPROM Acronym for flash erasable programmable read only memory Flash memory is a kind of nonvolatile storage device similar to EEPROM but the erasing is done only in blocks or the entire chip firmware Software programs or data that has been written onto read only memory ROM Firmware can boot and operate a device Each controller contains firmwa
80. mpted for a username provide the operating system login credentials of SOL Proxy Server 5 Provide a password when prompted SOL Proxy will use this combination of operating system username and password to authenticate you on SOL Proxy Server The specific authentication scheme will depend on the operating system configuration for the SOL Proxy Server However if localhost or an IP address of 127 0 0 1 is used it is assumed that the user has login privileges to the current host and is not prompted for a username and password 6 After authentication is performed you will see a login successful message and the SOL Proxy main menu prompt You are ready to use SOL Proxy See SOL Proxy Main Menu for further instructions Using a Red Hat Linux Shell To connect and use SOL Proxy 1 Open a Red Hat Linux shell on your management station 2 Enter the telnet command and provide the IP address of the SOL Proxy Server and the port number you have specified in SOL Proxy installation Such as telnet 192 168 1 24 623 K NOTE The IP address and port number you provide should conform to the ones defined in the SOL Proxy configuration file For more details see Configuring SOL Proxy with the SOL Proxy Configuration File 3 If prompted for a username provide the operating system login credentials of SOL Proxy Server 4 Provide a password when prompted SOL Proxy will use this combination of operating system username and password to authenti
81. mpts you for the BMC IP address and BMC login After entering the required information and making a successful connection the internal state SLP is changed to connected If you select menu options 2 3 or 4 and the application state is not connected the you are prompted to connect to a BMC BMC Management Utility 45 www dell com support dell com 46 Menu option 2 allows you to enable disable and configure the SOL defaults including the minimum user privilege level required for activating SOL and the communication baud rate Menu options 3 and 4 allow you to establish a SOL remote console session through the SOL Proxy main menu Menu option 3 establishes a SOL session without changing the remote systems state This option is ideal for connecting to the Microsoft SAC EMS or the Red Hat Linux console Menu option 4 reboots the remote managed system and establishes a SOL session This option best suited for performing BIOS setup and system configuration tasks To exit an active SOL session use the lt gt lt gt character sequence The sequence is used to terminate SOL and return you back to the top level menu Connecting to the Remote Managed System s BMC K NOTE While multiple SOL sessions can be active at the same time only one console redirection session can be active at any given time for a managed system 1 Select option 1 in the main menu 2 Enter the IP address of the remote managed system 3 Provide t
82. n uppercase or lowercase This edit box is disabled by default and is only activated if the check box for Automatically resolve Backup Gateway MAC address is not checked Automatically Resolve Backup Gateway MAC Address This check box allows you to specify whether the BMC should automatically attempt to resolve the MAC address of the backup gateway router This box is checked by default unless the MAC address edit box appears to include a valid MAC address If this box is not checked you must provide the MAC address in the Backup Gateway MAC Address field When the Next button is clicked the firmware attempts to resolve the gateway MAC address If the BMC cannot resolve the address the screen is redisplayed with the box unchecked and you are asked to provide the MAC address in the Backup Gateway MAC Address field If the screen is redisplayed due to a MAC address resolution issue any user data previously entered other than the MAC address information remains in place Serial Over LAN Configuration Subtask The Serial Over LAN scrcen shown in Figure 2 4 allows you to configure the operation of the serial over LAN capability of the BMC The SMU sets up the SOL configuration such that SOL packets do not have to be authenticated This enhances the performance of an SOL session Configuring Your Managed System 23 www dell com support dell com 24 Figure 2 4 Serial Over LAN Configuration Screen Serial Over LAN Configurat
83. nagement Tools 10 Using the System Maintenance Utility 2 10 Using the BMC Management Utility 2 00 10 Using Sever Administrator o a 11 Other Dell Documents You Might Need 11 Obtaining Technical Assistance 2 2 2 2 12 Configuring Your Managed System BIOS Configuration 13 Starting the System Setup Utility 2 13 Navigating Setup Utility Screens 0 0 13 Using the System Setup Utility 14 Configuring Your Managed System with the System Maintenance Utility SMU 2 2 2 16 User Configuration Subtask o aaa 17 LAN Channel Configuration Subtask a aaa 19 Serial Over LAN Configuration Subtask oaa aa aaa 23 LAN Alert Configuration aa 25 Configuring Your Managed System with Server Administrator 25 Configuring Your Managed System to Access its BMC 25 Contents 1 2 3 BMC Management Utility Installing the BMC Management Utility Installation Prerequisites 0 0 Supported Operating Systems 2 2 202 2 02 Installations ea bh HR EE oe Pee Bigs dees IPMU Shell 4 0 2 dardi ROA RS ode ole e Db a Using IPMI Shell 2020 020 02 200 000 0000 IPMI Shell Command Syntax 2 02 IPMI Shell Global Options 2 2 020 2 20 20202 IPMI ShellCommands 2 2 2 2 SOLProxys i ob A eee OO EES Ee ee eA we ie UsingSOLProxy LL Configuring SOL
84. nd manage your system through the BMC The BMC Management Utility allows remote out of band LAN and or serial port power control event log access and console redirection The System Maintenance Utility SMU is an EFI based configuration tool that provides the ability to configure the BMC Dell OpenManage Server Administrator allows remote in band access to event logs power control and sensor status information and provides the ability to configure the BMC In addition the BMC can be accessed by standard off the shelf terminal or terminal emulator utilities that allow access to sensor status information and power control Introduction 5 www dell com support dell com Supported System The BMC management features documented in this guide are supported on the following Dell PowerEdge system e 7250 BMC Configuration and Management Tasks This user s guide documents the basic tasks needed to set up and configure the BMC ona managed system in preparation for using the BMC Management Utility These basic tasks can be broken down into the two following sections e Configuring a managed system s BMC e Managing a remote managed system by accessing its BMC Configuring the BMC To configure the BMC in a pre boot environment you can use the System Maintenance Utility Alternately you can configure the BMC on a managed system with a running operating system using the Sever Administrator home page GUI or CLI Managin
85. nection timeout BMC not responding errors Invalid authentication type Authentication Type Error A2h Communication Communication Error Network stack or serial errors communication error Data Error Data packet format error 0xC6 0xC7 0xC8 OxCA Not connected Not connected to a remote server yet A3h Authorization Insufficient privilege for Insufficient privilege 0xD4 errors command level to execute command Login not authorized Invalid BMC 0x86 username password ASh Initialization Authentication failure Request for a session BDh errors from the local or remote Access denied Unknown language proxy was rejected Trying to access the proxy from a forbidden IP address Unknown Language code BMC Management Utility ErrorCodes 59 www dell com support dell com 60 Table A 1 BMC Management Utility Error Codes continued Code Classification Message Description IPMI Error Invalid IP address IP resolving error Session buffer limit Length exceeds the limit exceeded of telnet input ACh Syntax errors Command syntax error Unable to parse ASh command Unrecognized command Unrecognized Command Time format is incorrect The time is not correct Conflicting option Conflicting option last and max Invalid parameter Invalid Parameter A7h Parameter value Parameter out of range Parameter out of range 0xC9 errors Parameter out of range 1 The value is out of range 255 1 25
86. ng your BIOS settings to allow console redirection Additionally you can find the following guide on the Resource CD The Dell PowerEdge 7250 System Software Guide provides information about using the System Maintenance Utility to configure and manage your system The Server Administrator version 1 8 3 readme txt file provides the latest available information for the installation and operation of the programs and utilities used to manage your system through the BMC The readme is available on the Systems Management and Documentation CD and on the Dell Support website at support dell com Introduction 11 www dell com support dell com 12 Obtaining Technical Assistance If at any time you do not understand a procedure described in this guide or if your product does not perform as expected help tools are available to assist you For more information about these help tools sce Getting Help in your system s Installation and Troubleshooting Guide Additionally Dell Enterprise Training and Certification is available see www dell com training for more information This service may not be offered in all locations Introduction Configuring Your Managed System In order to use the BMC Management Utility you must first configure the necessary system BIOS network and serial connection settings to enable access to the BMC In addition to utilize the BMC Management Utility IPMI Serial functions you must have a working connection be
87. nstances at the same time as long as your system s BMC supports more than one concurrent connection Q Can I manage a system by accessing multiple SOL Proxy connections simultaneously A No a system can have only one SOL Proxy connection at any time This connection is established when you choose either option 3 or 4 in the main menu However if you select option 1 to connect to the remote system only an IPMI connection is established In this case multiple clients can simultaneously use option in the SOL proxy main menu to connect to the same system See the previous question Q How do I unlock an SOL session occupied by another user A Your system s BMC only supports one SOL session at a time To unlock a SOL session you must reboot the system to terminate the other user s session Only BMC users with operator or Administrator IPMI privileges can reboot the system O Why can t I enter the BIOS setup interface during the process of remote system rebooting A When you select item 2 Reboot and activate console redirection in the SOL Proxy main menu the managed system is rebooted first Press lt F2 gt to enter the BIOS setup interface if the telnet client you are using supports VI 100 or ANSI Known Issues and Frequently Asked Questions 57 www dell com support dell com 58 O Why can t I connect to a console using the terminal emulation software included with my Microsoft Windows operating system A
88. ogram Files OSA gt ipmish ip 192 168 1 48 power status Status off C Program Files OSA gt ipmish ip 192 168 1 48 power C Program Files OSA gt ipmish ip 192 168 1 48 power Status on C Program Files OSA gt ipmish ip 192 168 1 48 power C Program Files OSA gt ipmish ip 192 168 1 48 power C Program Files OSA gt BMC Management Utility 39 www dell com support dell com 40 sel Synopsis sel status sel get begin indexi end index2 max count last n sel clear Description This command is used to display event log information display the contents of the event log and delete all the event log records See Figure 3 8 Subcommands status Displays the total number of system event log records get Prints all or part of the event log clear Deletes all the records in the event log Options begin index1 Specifies the first record to display end index2 Specifies the last record to display max count Specifies the maximum number of the records to display If the value of the argument count is bigger than the total number of the records the last record displayed will be the last one in the event log last n Specifies the number of records to be displayed starting from the last record and counting backwards Default Subcommand If a subcommand is not specified this command acts the same as sel status Display Format System event log records are displ
89. om default Diagnostic Partition 0101b Force boot from default CD DVD 0110b 1110b Reserved 1111b Force boot from diskette primary removable media 1 1b Screen Blank 0 _ 1b Lock out Reset buttons Terminal Mode Commands 81 www dell com support dell com 82 Table C 5 Boot Option Parameters continued Parameter Number Parameter Data non volatile unless otherwise noted Boot flags 5 semi volatile continued Terminal Mode Commands Data 3 7 1b Lock out power off sleep request using the Power Button 6 5 Firmware BIOS Verbosity Directs what appears on POST display 00b System default 01b Request quiet display 10b Request verbose display 11b Reserved 4 1b Force progress event traps When set to 1b the BMC transmits PET traps for BIOS progress events to the LAN or serial modem destination for the session that set the flag Since this capability uses PET traps this bit is ignored for connection modes that do not support PET such as Basic Mode and Terminal Mode 3 1b User password bypass When set to 1b the managed client s BIOS boots the system and bypasses any user or boot password that might be set in the system 2 1b Lock Sleep Button When set to 1b directs BIOS to disable the sleep button operation for the system normally until the next boot cycle 1 0 00b Console redirection occurs per BIOS configuration setting
90. on as 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 10 In text hexadecimal numbers are often followed by h HBA Abbreviation for host bus adapter A PCI adapter card that resides in the system whose only function is to convert data commands from PCI bus format to storage interconnect format examples SCSI Fibre Channel and communicate directly with hard drives tape drives CD drives or other storage devices HMA Abbreviation for high memory area The first 64 KB of extended memory above 1 MB A memory manager that conforms to the XMS can make the HMA a direct extension of conventional memory Also see XMM host adapter A host adapter implements communication between the system s bus and the controller for a peripheral device hard drive controller subsystems include Glossary 91 www dell com support dell com integrated host adapter circuitry To add a SCSI expansion bus to your system you must install or connect the appropriate host adapter HPFS Abbreviation for the High Performance File System option in the Windows NT operating systems HTTP Abbreviation for Hypertext Transfer Protocol HTTP is the client server TCP IP protocol used on the World Wide Web for the exchange of HTML documents HTTPS Abbreviation for HyperText Transmission Protocol Secure HTTPS is a variant of HTTP used by Web browsers for handling secure transactions HTTPS is a unique protocol that is simply SSL underneath HTTP You need
91. onse Direction to BMC LUN Interpretation 00b Request In 00b Remote Console request to BMC functionality 01b Message is a request from the remote console to llb the BMC 00b Response Out 00b Response to Remote Console from BMC 0lb functionality Message is a response to an earlier llb request from the remote console to the BMC 00b Request In 10b Remote Console request to SMS Message is a request from the remote console to SMS via the Receive Message Queue 00b Response Out 10b SMS Response to Remote Console Message is a response to an earlier request from SMS 01b Response Out Any Response to earlier Bridged Request from Remote Console Message is the asynchronous response from an earlier bridged request that was encapsulated in a Send Message command issued to the BMC by the remote console 72 Terminal Mode Commands Table C 4 Terminal Mode Text Commands Command Switches Description SYS PWD U USERNAME lt password gt N lt password gt X Used to activate a terminal mode session USERNAME corresponds to the ASCII text for the username lt password gt represents a printable password up to 16 characters If lt password gt is not provided then a Null password all binary 0 s is submitted Passwords are case sensitive Either the SYS PWD command or Activate Session IPMI message must be successfully executed before any command or IPMI messages are accepted Note that a modem connection may b
92. or you can click Help on the global navigation bar for more detailed information about the specific window you are viewing Server Administrator help is available for all windows accessible to the user based on user privilege level and the specific hardware and software groups that Server Administrator discovers on the managed system Configuring Your Managed System to Access its BMC The Server Administrator Instrumentation Service allows you to manage Baseboard Management Controller BMC features such as general BMC information configuration of the LAN and serial port and BMC users To use Server Administrator to configure the BMC on a managed system perform the following steps K NOTE You must be logged in with Admin privileges to configure the BMC settings 1 Login to the Server Administrator home page for the target system 2 Click the System object 3 Click the Main System Chassis object Configuring Your Managed System 25 www dell com support dell com 26 4 Click the BMC object 5 The BMC Information window appears 6 Click the Configuration tab Under the Configuration tab you can configure LAN Serial Port and Serial Over LAN 7 Click the Users tab Under the Users tab you can modify the BMC user configuration Configuring Your Managed System BMC Management Utility The BMC Management Utility is comprised of a collection of software applications that enable remote management and configuration of systems equip
93. ped with a BMC The BMC Management Utility includes the following components Command Line Interface IPMI Shell The IPMI Shell is a scriptable console application program for the control and management of remote systems using the IPMI 1 5 protocol The IPMI Shell supports both serial access and LAN access to the BMC It allows administration of one or more managed systems from a command line shell rather than a graphical user interface GUI The IPMI Shell is used to perform the following tasks System power management System identification Access to the event log System identifier control Serial Over LAN Proxy SOL Proxy The SOL Proxy is a telnet daemon that allows LAN based administration of remote systems using the Serial Over LAN SOL and IPMI 1 5 protocols Any standard telnet client application such as HyperTerminal on Microsoft Windows or telnet on Red Hat Linux can be used to access the daemon s features The SOL protocol coupled with the remote system s BIOS console redirection allows administrators to remotely view and change a managed system s BIOS settings over a LAN The Red Hat Linux serial console and Microsoft s EMS SAC interfaces can also be accessed over a LAN using SOL NOTICE All versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system include Hilgraeve s HyperTerminal terminal emulation software However the included version does not provide many functions required during console redirection
94. quences Additional Escape Sequences Terminal Mode Requestto BMC Terminal Mode RequestfromBMC Supported BMC Combinations for IPMI Message Bridging Terminal Mode TextCommands Boot OptionParameters Terminal Mode Configuration 70 71 76 84 Introduction The Dell PowerEdge systems baseboard management controller BMC monitors the system for critical events by communicating with various sensors on the system board and sends alerts and log events when certain parameters exceed their preset thresholds The BMC supports the industry standard Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI specification enabling you to configure monitor and recover systems remotely The BMC provides the following features Allows access through the system s serial port and integrated NIC Fault logging and SNMP alerting Access to system event log SEL and sensor status Control of system functions including power on and off Support that is independent of the system s power or operating state Text console redirection for system setup text based utilities and operating system consoles Access to the Microsoft EMS SAC and Red Hat Linux serial console interfaces by using serial over LAN SOL Dell provides several distinct utilities and programs for accessing the BMC to perform management activities The following BMC interfaces allow users to configure a
95. re which helps provide the controller s functionality flash bios A BIOS that is stored in flash memory rather than in ROM A flash BIOS chip can be updated in place whereas a ROM BIOS must be replaced with a newer chip flash memory A type of EEPROM chip that can be reprogrammed from a utility on diskette while still installed in a system most EEPROM chips can only be rewritten with special programming equipment format To prepare a hard drive or diskette for storing files An unconditional format deletes all data stored on the disk FRU Abbreviation for field replaceable unit which identifies a module or component that will typically be replaced in its entirety as part of a field service repair operation function commands Commands that specify an action to be performed GB Abbreviation for gigabyte s A gigabyte equals 1024 megabytes or 1 073 741 824 bytes graphics mode A video mode that can be defined as x horizontal by y vertical pixels by z colors GUI Acronym for graphical user interface GUID Abbreviation for Globally Unique Identifier which is a random number used in software applications Each generated GUID is supposed to be unique h Abbreviation for hexadecimal A base 16 numbering system often used in programming to identify addresses in the system s RAM and I O memory addresses for devices The sequence of decimal numbers from 0 through 16 for example is expressed in hexadecimal notati
96. rfaces SOL Proxy does not support in band or serial connection to the managed system s BMC When BIOS console redirection to serial port is enabled on the remote managed system any application that uses the BIOS to read from or write to the system console will have its I O redirected to the designated serial I O port When SOL is activated the BMC firmware reads any data written to the serial port and transmits it to the SOL Proxy as LAN packets SOL Proxy then forwards the data to the telnet client as TCP IP packets Conversely any keyboard activity at the telnet client is sent to the BMC by SOL Proxy BMC then writes the packets to the system serial I O port K NOTE See Using Console Redirection for more information about console redirection including hardware and software requirements and instructions for configuring host and client systems to use console redirection BMC Management Utility 41 www dell com support dell com 42 Figure 3 9 SOL Proxy Diagram firewall Telnet Managed System The SOL Proxy communication scheme enables the viewing and configuration of the BIOS settings of a managed system as well as resetting the managed system remotely using a telnet client SOL Proxy is installed as a daemon service and automatically starts each time the system boots SOL Proxy can accommodate only one telnet session at a time A variety of telnet clients can be used to access SOL Proxy features For exampl
97. rinter Some device drivers such as network drivers must be loaded from the config sys file with a device statement or as memory resident programs usually from the autoexec bat file Others such as video drivers must load when you start the program for which they were designed DHCP Abbreviation for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol a protocol that provides a means to dynamically allocate IP addresses to computers on a LAN DIMM Acronym for dual in line memory module A small circuit board containing DRAM chips that connects to the system board directory Directories help keep related files organized on a disk in a hierarchical inverted tree structure Each disk has a root directory for example a C gt prompt normally indicates that you are at the root directory of hard drive C Additional directories that branch off of the root directory are called subdirectories Subdirectories may contain additional directories branching off of them DKS Abbreviation for dynamic kernel support DMA Abbreviation for direct memory access A DMA channel allows certain types of data transfer between RAM and a device to bypass the microprocessor Glossary 89 www dell com support dell com DRAC Il Acronym for Dell OpenManage Remote Assistant Card version 2 DRAC Ill Acronym for Dell Remote Access Card III DRAC III XT Acronym for Dell Remote Access Card III XT DRAM Acronym for dynamic random ac
98. rminal Mode Commands 79 www dell com support dell com 80 Table C 5 Boot Option Parameters continued Parameter Number Parameter Data non volatile unless otherwise noted Boot info 4 These flags are used to allow individual parties to track whether acknowledge they have already seen and handled the boot information semi volatile Terminal Mode Commands Applications that deal with boot information should check the boot info and clear their corresponding bit after consuming the boot options data Data 1 Write Mask write only This field is returned as 00h when read This is to eliminate the need for the BMC to provide storage for the Write Mask field 7 lb enable write to bit 7 of Data field 6 1b enable write to bit 6 of Data field 6 5 1b enable write to bit 5 of Data field 4 1b enable write to bit 4 of Data field 3 Ib enable write to bit 3 of Data field 2 1b enable write to bit 2 of Data field 1 1b enable write to bit 1 of Data field 0 1b enable write to bit 0 of Data field Data 2 Boot Initiator Acknowledge Data The boot initiator should typically write FFh to this parameter prior to initiating the boot The boot initiator may write 0s if it wants to intentionally direct a given party to ignore the boot info This field is automatically initialized to 00h when the management controller is first powered up or reset 7 reserved Write as
99. rrupted or garbled To uncheck this feature click File Properties Settings ASCII Setup Wrap lines that exceed terminal width Z NOTE See Using Console Redirection for more information about console redirection including hardware and software requirements and instructions for configuring host and client systems to use console redirection In a Red Hat Linux environment you can use a shell such as csh or ksh as your console or you can use any telnet application supporting VT100 or ANSI emulation mode K NOTE HyperTerminal and telnet settings must be consistent with the settings on the managed system For example the baud rates and terminal modes should match Using SOL Proxy Depending on the console you use there are different steps for accessing SOL Proxy Throughout this section the managed system that SOL Proxy is accessing is referred to as the SOL Proxy Server Using the Windows Command Prompt To connect and use SOL Proxy 1 2 Open a Command Prompt window on your management station Enter the telnet command in the command line and provide the IP address of the SOL Proxy Server and the port number you have specified in the SOL Proxy installation the default value is 623 Such as telnet 192 168 1 24 623 K NOTE The IP address and port number you provide should conform to the ones defined in the SOL Proxy configuration file For more details see Configuring SOL Proxy with the SOL Proxy Conf
100. s IO No User Name Disabled Set No Access No Access The first user is always present and is used to support an anonymous login The username for this user is null blank and cannot be changed the user name displays the text Anonymous User The password can be set to a desired value It is possible for multiple user entries to have the same username This occurs if a different password is needed for the same user on different channels In this case the privilege level for the channel that is not to be accessed with the associated password should be set to No Access Configuring Your Managed System www dell com support dell com 18 Otherwise the firmware attempts to use the first entry in the user table that it finds that allows access to the specified channel and would expect the password associated with that entry to be the one entered to gain access to the specified channel The figure below shows the screen that is displayed when a User Name is selected and then the Edit button is clicked Changes made to user settings do not take effect until the next time that the user establishes a session After configuring the user information click Save to complete this sub task Figure 2 2 Edit User Configuration Screen Edit User Configuration Description The settings below allow the configuration of a user to be changed ettings I Enable User Enter User Name The password is set O Clear Password En
101. s 38 4 kbps 57 6 kbps and 115 2 kbps If Default IPMI is selected the baud rate used is the rate currently set for BIOS serial redirection When SOL is active serial communication with the BMC always occurs with 8 data bits no parity 1 stop bit and RTS CTS hardware flow control LAN Alert Configuration Sce the System Software Guide on the Resource CD for information about configuring BMC LAN alerts Click Next to move to the Serial Over LAN screen Configuring Your Managed System with Server Administrator You can also configure the BMC options using Server Administrator Version 1 8 3 Server Administrator is a one to one system management software program that must be installed on the managed system Once installed Server Administrator can be remotely accessed from a management station with a supported browser to perform BMC configuration tasks See the Sever Administrator User s Guide for more information about installing and using the Server Administrator You can configure the BMC settings from cither the Server Administrator home page or from its command line interface Users must have Administrator privileges to access the BMC settings Users logged in with User or Power User group privileges can view the BMC information but cannot change the settings See the Server Administrator Version 1 8 3 Command Line Interface User s Guide for information about configuring the BMC from the command line When using Server Administrat
102. s value can be used with the Get Channel Sessions command to find out information about the party that initiated the boot Data 6 9 Boot Info Timestamp This timestamp is used to help software determine whether the boot information is stale or not A service partition or OS loader may elect to ignore the boot information if it is older than expected The boot initiator should load this field with the timestamp value from the IPMI Get SEL Time command prior to issuing the command that initiates the boot Table C 5 Boot Option Parameters continued Parameter Number Parameter Data non volatile unless otherwise noted Boot initiator mailbox semi volatile 7 This parameter is used as a mailbox for holding information that directs the operation of the operating system loader or service partition software NOTE Since this information is retained by the BMC and may be readable by other software entities care should be taken to avoid using it to carry secret data Datal Set Selector Block selector Selects which 16 byte info block to access 0 based Data 2 17 Block data The first three bytes of block 0 are required to be an IANA Enterprise ID Number least significant byte first for the company or organization that has specified the loader Up to 16 bytes per block of information regarding boot initiator based on protocol and medium The BMC supports five blocks of storage for this command
103. st to the specified IP address For example ip INADDR_ANY Port binding port specifies the port at which the SOL Proxy listens for incoming connections By default the port is set to 623 and can be modified by the user This item defines the port when you telnet SOL Proxy If this item is absent 623 is set as the default port For example port 623 Session Timeout session_timeout specifies the time in minutes before the SOL Proxy session times out If there is no keyboard activity for the specified timeout period the telnet session and the SOL session will be closed The timeout value is specified in minutes and can be changed during SOL Proxy installation For example session timeout 30 Power off Timeout power_off_ timeout specifies the time in seconds before the SOL Proxy gives up polling for the managed system s power status If the SOL Proxy issues the power off command and the system does not power off within the specified interval the SOL Proxy returns with a message indicating that the SOL Proxy was unable to power off the system due to the timeout interval K NOTE When Reboot and Activate Console Redirection is selected and power for the remote managed system is on a power off IPMI command is issued The power status is then continually monitored until the power status reports off If power status remains on longer than this timeout period Reboot and Activate Console Redirection reports an
104. t 000b BIOS uses recommended setting of the mux at the end of POST 001b Requests BIOS to force mux to BMC at conclusion of POST start of operating system boot If honored this overrides the recommended setting of the mux at the end of POST 010b Requests BIOS to force mux to system at conclusion of POST start of operating system boot If honored this overrides the recommended setting of the mux at the end of POST Data 5 Reserved Terminal Mode Commands 83 www dell com support dell com 84 Table C 5 Boot Option Parameters continued Parameter Number Parameter Data non volatile unless otherwise noted Boot initiator info 6 semi volatile Terminal Mode Commands Address and Identity information for the party that initiated the boot The party that initiates the boot writes this parameter and the boot info acknowledge parameter prior to issuing the command that causes the system power up power cycle or reset This data is written by the remote console application not the BMC Boot Source Data 1 Channel Number Channel that delivers the boot command for example chassis control BIOS and boot software e g service partition or operating system loader can use the Get Channel Sessions to find out information about the party that initiated the boot 7 4 Reserved 3 0 _ Channel Number Data 2 5 Session ID Session ID for session that the boot command will be issued over Thi
105. t been submitted to the BMC yet Special Character Handling Line Continuation character Long IPMI messages can be split across multiple lines by using the line continuation lt BACKSLASH gt character followed immediately by an input newline sequence Line continuation character usage is supported for both text and hex ASCII commands Special Character Handling Illegal characters Any illegal characters received by the BMC clears the message in progress and forces the BMC back to looking for the start character Hex ASCII Command Format Binary IPMI commands are sent and received as a series of case insensitive hex ASCII pairs where each is optionally separated from the preceding pair by a single lt space gt character The following is an example of a binary IPMI request message 18 00 22 lt newline sequence gt Terminal Mode Commands The software ID and LUN for the remote console are fixed and implied by the command The SWID for messages to the remote console is always 47h and the Logical Unit Number LUN is 00b Instead there is a bridge field that is used to identify whether the message should be routed to the BMC s bridged message tracking or not See Terminal Mode IPMI Message Bridging for more information Table C 1 Terminal Mode Request to BMC Byte Explanation l 7 2 Net Function even 1 0 Responder s LUN 2 7 2 Requester s Sequence Number 1 0 Bridge field 3
106. ter New Password Verify New Password Serial Modem Channel User Privilege Level LAN Channel User Privilege Level After editing the user information click OK to return to the User Configuration screen Enable User This check box is used to enable you to attempt to have access to the available channels Leaving the box unchecked disables the user preventing that user from accessing the channels Enter Username This edit box is used to enter an out of band username If the anonymous user is selected for modification the screen displayed does not include this edit box because the user name cannot be changed Configuring Your Managed System The password can be from to 16 ASCII characters long The characters accepted by the SMU for usernames are the ASCII printable characters in the range 0x21 through 0x7e except for left and right bracket characters and These characters are reserved for framing packets for terminal mode sessions Clear Password This check box is used to clear the password for the user If this box is checked the Enter and Verify New Password edit boxes are disabled Enter Verify New Password These edit boxes allow you to enter the password for the user The Verify New Password edit box ensures that the password entered in the Enter New Password edit box is correct As a user enters a password asterisks are displayed If a password already exists these fields show
107. tes 28 installing 28 IPMI Shell 27 SOL Proxy 27 supported operating systems 28 C configuring a managed system to use its BMC 13 BIOS configuration 13 configuring your managed system Server Administrator 25 System Maintenance Utility SMU 16 console redirection 14 50 57 BIOS configuration 14 configuring client system 64 configuring host system 63 configuring key functions 65 hardware requirements 63 managing host system 65 software requirements 63 E error codes BMC Management Utility 59 F FAQ 57 frequently asked questions 57 G getting help 12 H HyperTerminal 27 42 installation BMC Management Utility 28 installation prerequisites BMC Management Utility 28 Index 99 IPMI Shell 30 command syntax 32 commands 36 diagram 31 getting help 34 global options 33 IPMI help option 34 management tasks 30 serial channel session option 33 SOL session option 33 using 32 IPMI Shell diagram 31 K known Issues 57 P planning to use a BMC 6 BMC LAN access configuration guidelines 8 BMC LAN alerting configuration guidelines 8 BMC serial configuration guidelines 9 BMC SOL configuration guidelines 9 for BMC LAN alerting 6 for IPMI Shell BMC LAN access 6 for IPMI Shell BMC Serial access 6 for SOL Proxy BMC Serial Over LAN access 6 100 Index S serial port 15 Server Administrator configuring your managed syst
108. tware that runs a serial device so that you don t create an interrupt conflict config sys file The config sys file is executed when you boot your system before running any commands in the autoexec bat file This start up file contains commands that specify which devices to install and which drivers to use This file also contains commands that determine how the operating system uses memory and controls files console redirection Console redirection is a function that directs a managed system s display screen mouse functions and keyboard functions to the corresponding devices on a management station You may then use the management station s system console to control the managed system controller A chip that controls the transfer of data between the microprocessor and memory or between the microprocessor and a peripheral device such as a disk drive or the keyboard control panel The part of the system that contains indicators and controls such as the power switch hard drive access indicator and power indicator conventional memory The first 640 KB of RAM Conventional memory is found in all ll systems Unless they are specially designed MS DOS programs are limited to running in conventional memory CPU Abbreviation for central processing unit See also microprocessor device driver A program that allows the operating system or some other program to interface correctly with a peripheral device such as a p
109. tween the management station and the correct serial I O port of the managed system using a null modem cable This section describes the basic procedures you must perform in order to prepare your BMC to be accessed and managed using the BMC Management Utility The following procedures are described e BIOS Configuration e Configuring Your BMC with the System Maintenance Utility SMU e Configuring Your BMC with Server Administrator BIOS Configuration For most configurations you will need to configure specific BIOS settings before you can use the BMC Management Utility To configure the necessary system BIOS settings your must enter the System Setup utility K NOTE For more information about configuring BIOS settings see your system s Product Guide Starting the System Setup Utility To start Setup during the power on sequence follow these steps 1 Press the power button on the front control panel of the system 2 When POST shows the message Hit lt F2 gt if you want to run SETUP press lt F2 gt If the system has an administrator password configured the system prompts you to enter the password If the system does not have a password configured the main screen of the BIOS Setup utility appears Navigating Setup Utility Screens The BIOS Setup utility consists of five primary menus Main Advanced Security System Management and Exit Each menu occupies a single screen and presents a list of menu items Some menu items are
110. twork switch module are shared resources of the server modules in the chassis See server module MS DOS Acronym for Microsoft Disk Operating System NIC Acronym for network interface controller NTFS Abbreviation for the Windows NT File System option in the Windows NT operating system NTFS is an advanced file system designed for use specifically within the Windows NT operating system It supports file system recovery extremely large storage media and long file names It also supports object oriented applications by treating all files as objects with user defined and system defined attributes See also FAT and FAT32 Glossary 93 www dell com support dell com NVRAM Acronym for nonvolatile random access memory Memory that does not lose its contents when you turn off your system NVRAM is used for maintaining the date time and system configuration information option An argument to a command that modifies its function rather than providing data and is usually set off by a delimiter such as or Some options may or must be followed by a value for example utilname option argument parameter A value or option that you specify to a program A parameter is sometimes called a switch or an argument partition You can divide a hard drive into multiple physical sections called partitions with the fdisk command Each partition can contain multiple logical drives After partitioning the hard drive you must form
111. ures In addition Server Administrator can be utilized as command line interface Server Administrator requires that the system has an operating system installed and functioning As a result Server Administrator is best suited for everyday BMC management tasks and is not an option for performing pre boot setup or accessing the BMC as a emergency management console To use Server Administrator you will need to perform the following basic tasks e Install Server Administrator on the managed system e Remotely access the Server Administrator home page from a supported browser on a management station e Remotely configure BMC on the managed system See the Server Administrator Version 1 8 3 User s Guide and Command line Interface User s Guide for more information about using Server Administrator to configure and manage your system BMC Other Dell Documents You Might Need In addition to this User s Guide you can find the following guides either on the Dell Support website or on the Systems Management and Documentation CD The Dell OpenManage Software Quick Installation Guide provides additional information about installing the BMC Management Utility on a management station The Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 1 8 3 User s Guide provides additional information about using Server Administrator to manage your system s BMC The Dell PowerEdge 7250 Systems Product Guide provides supplemental information about configuri
112. y file formats containing binary characters although some can read and write text files text mode A video mode that can be defined as x columns by y rows of characters UART Acronym for universal asynchronous receiver transmitter The UART is a system component that handles asynchronous serial communication by converting parallel bytes from the processor into serial bits for transmission and vice versa unicode A fixed width 16 bit world wide character encoding developed and maintained by the Unicode Consortium upper memory area The 384 KB of RAM located between 640 KB and 1 MB If the system has an Intel386 or higher microprocessor a utility called a memory manager can create UMBs in the upper memory area in which you can load device drivers and memory resident programs URL Abbreviation for Uniform Resource Locator formerly Universal Resource Locator USB Abbreviation for Universal Serial Bus A USB connector provides a single connection point for multiple USB compliant devices such as mice keyboards printers and computer speakers USB devices can also be connected and disconnected while the system is running utility A program used to manage system resources memory disk drives or printers for example utility partition A bootable partition on the hard drive that provides utilities and diagnostics for your hardware and software When activated the partition boots and provides an executabl
113. ystem IRO Abbreviation for interrupt request A signal that data is about to be sent to or received by a peripheral device travels by an IRO line to the microprocessor Each peripheral connection must be assigned an IRO number For example the first serial port in your system COMI is assigned to IRO4 by default Two devices can share the same IRO assignment but you cannot operate both devices simultaneously KB Abbreviation for kilobyte s 1024 bytes key combination Acommand requiring you to press multiple keys at the same time For example you can reboot your system by pressing the lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Del gt key combination LAN Acronym for local area network A LAN system is usually confined to the same building or a few nearby buildings with all equipment linked by wiring dedicated specifically to the LAN local bus On a system with local bus expansion capability certain peripheral devices such as the video adapter circuitry can be designed to run much faster than they would with a traditional expansion bus Some local bus designs allow peripherals to run at the same speed and with the same width data path as the system s microprocessor LPT The device names for the first through third parallel printer ports on your system are LPT1 LPT2 and LPT3 LRA Abbreviation for local response agent MB Abbreviation for megabyte s The term megabyte means 1 048 576 bytes however when referring to
114. ystem e ID e Configure IP address on e System managed system Information e Configure Subnet mask on managed system Configure Gateway on managed system IPMI Shell Over the Serial Cable If you plan to use the BMC Management Utility s IPMI Shell or a text console redirection to access your system s BMC over a serial cable you will need follow the BMC configuration guidelines listed in Table 1 3 8 Introduction Table 1 3 BMC Serial Configuration Guidelines Features Connection BMC Configuration Tools Basic Configuration Tasks BMC Management Medium Tools e SEL Access Accessed through SMU pre operating system Configure BMC user s e IPMI Shell e Power control the serial channel environment e Enable BMC Serial in BIOS Basic Mode ID by using a null e Server Administrator to Set BMC serial to either only a Syst m modem cable enable BMC serial only Basic mode or Terminal e Terminal Information mode emulation e Set Baud rate 9600 or Terminal 19200 Mode only SOL Proxy Over a Shared LAN If you plan to use the BMC Management Utility s SOL Proxy to access your system s BMC over a shared LAN you will need follow the BMC configuration guidelines listed in Table 1 4 Table 1 4 BMC SOL Configuration Guidelines Features Connection BMC Configuration Tools Basic Configuration Tasks BMC Management Medium Tools e Text Utility Accessed overa SMU pre operating system Configure BMC user s e
115. ystem to the client system Software Requirements e VT 100 220 or ANSI terminal emulation with a window size of 80 x 25 characters e 9600 19 2 K 57 6 K or 115 2 K bps using serial COM ports e Ability to create keyboard command macros recommended All versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system include Hilgraeve s HyperTerminal terminal emulation software However the included version does not provide many functions required during console redirection Either upgrade to HyperTerminal Private Edition 6 1 or later or select any terminal emulation software that supports VI 100 or ANSI emulation mode Configuring the Host System Configure console redirection on the host local system through the System Setup utility see BIOS Configuration The Console Redirection screen allows you to enable or disable the console redirection feature select the remote terminal type and enable or disable console redirection after booting Using Console Redirection 63 www dell com support dell com 64 Configuring the Client System After configuring the host system configure the ports and terminal settings for the client remote system K NOTE The examples in this section assume that you have upgraded to Hilgraeve s HyperTerminal Private Edition 6 1 or later If you are using other terminal emulation software see the documentation for that software Configuring the Serial Port 1 5 Click the Start button point to

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