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Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 5.0 User's Manual

1. 0 187 omconfig Rename Virtual Disk 2 000 188 omconfig Array Disk Commands 0 4 188 omconfig Blink Array Disk 2 020000000 189 omconfig Unblink Array Disk 2 2 2 22000 189 omconfig Prepare to Remove Array Disk 190 omconfig Initialize Array Disk 2 2 2 ee ee 190 omconfig Offline Array Disk 2 ee 191 omconfig Offline Array Disk 2 ee 192 omconfig Online Array Disk 2 2 192 omconfig Assign Global HotSpare 000 193 omconfig Unassign Global Hot Spare 193 omconfig Rebuild Array Disk 2 22000 4 194 omconfig Cancel Rebuild Array Disk 00 195 omconfig Remove Dead Segments 000 195 Contents omconfig Clear Array Disk 2 2 0 2c eee ee 196 omconfig Cancel Clear Array Disk 0200 196 omconfig Battery Commands 0000 197 omconfig Recondition Battery 2 05 197 omconfig Start Battery Learn Cycle 04 198 omconfig Delay BatteryLearnCycle 0 4 198 omconfig ConnectorCommands 0 199 omconfigRescanConnector 0000 ee eae 199 omconfig EnclosureCommands 004 199 omconfig Enable Enclosure Alarm 0 5 200 omconfig Disable Enclosure Alarm 5 201 omconfig Enable Smart Thermal Shutdown
2. 000000 ee eres 80 omconfig chassis currents 2000 0 ee eee 90 omconfig chassis fans 00000 eee eee eee 91 omconfig chassis fancontrol 2 2 0055 92 omconfig chassis frontpanel 20055 92 omconfig chassis info o aaa 93 omconfig chassis leds aoaaa ee eee eee 94 Contents 5 6 omconfig chassis memorymode 2 55 94 omconfig chassisremoteaccess 20055 95 omconfig chassis temps 200000 eevee 104 omconfig chassis volts aaa a 105 omconfig preferences unaa a 106 omconfig preferences cdvformat oaoa 106 omconfig preferences dirservice oaoa 106 omconfig preferences SAMp ooa a 107 omconfig preferences UsSeraccess ooa 108 omconfigsystem 2 2 ee 109 omconfig system alertaction 2000 109 Commands for ClearingLogs 0 00000 eae 111 omconfig system pedestinations 0000 112 omconfig system platformevents 5000 4 112 omconfig system events 2 0000 e eee 115 omconfig system webserver 2 00000 eee eee ae 117 omconfig systemrecovery 2 2 0 eee ee ee ee 117 omconfig system shutdown 2 2020005 118 omconfig system thrmshutdown 005 119 omconfig system assetinfo Editing Cost of Ownership Values 0 0 00000 121 omconfig System Asset Info Overview
3. 121 User Level Required for Adding Asset Information 121 Adding Acquisition Information 121 Example Commands for Adding Acquisition Information 122 Adding Depreciation Information 123 Example Commands for Adding Depreciation Information 123 Adding Extended Warranty Information 124 Example Command for Adding Extended Warranty Information 124 Adding Lease Information 0000008 125 Example Command for Adding Lease Information 125 Adding Maintenance Information 126 Example Command for Adding Maintenance Information 126 Contents Adding Outsource Information 04 127 Example Command for Adding Outsource Information 127 Adding Owner Information 00005 128 Example Command for Adding Owner Information 128 Adding Service Contract Information 129 Example Command for Adding Service Information 129 Adding Support Information 04 130 Example Command for Adding Support Information 130 Adding System Information 2 00000004 131 Example Command for Adding System Information 131 Adding Warranty Information 008 132 Example Command for Adding Warranty Information 132 omreport rac Viewing Remo
4. 207 Save Command Results to a File That Can Be Overwritten Use the outc option when you want to overwrite data that is stored in previously written files For example at 11 00 A M you capture fan probe RPM readings for fan probe 0 on your system and write the results to a file called fans txt You type omreport chassis fans index 0 outc fans txt Partial results written to the file are Index 0 Status OK Probe Name System Board Fan 1 RPM Reading 2380RPM Minimum Warning Threshold 600RPM Maximum Warning Threshold 5700RPM Minimum Failure Threshold 500RPM Maximum Failure Threshold 6000RPM Four hours later you repeat the command You have no interest in the 11 00 A M snapshot as written to fans txt You type the same command omreport chassis fans index 0 outc fans txt The 3 00 PM data overwrites the 11 00 A M data in the fans txt file Fans txt now reads as follows Index ETO Status OK Probe Name System Board Fan 1 RPM Reading 3001RPM Minimum Warning Threshold 700RPM Maximum Warning Threshold 5500RPM Minimum Failure Threshold 500RPM Maximum Failure Threshold 6000RPM You cannot refer to the previous command results to compare the earlier fan probe 0 output with the present output because in using the outc option you overwrote the fans txt file Append Command Results to an Existing File Use the outa option when you want to append new command results to d
5. Network Data Network Interface Card 0 Data IP Address 143 166 152 108 Subnet Mask T 2592250 25 9 0 Default Gateway 143 166 152 1 AC Address 00 02 b3 23 d2 ca Table tbl Use the tbl or table formatting option to have your data formatted in table rows and columns To see the following example command output in table format type omreport system summary fmt tbl Working With CLI Command Results The example output displays as follows Network Interface Card 0 Data Semicolon separated Values ssv Use the ssv formatting option to deliver output formatted in semicolon separated Value format This format also allows you to import your command output results into a spreadsheet program such as ATTRIBUTE IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway MAC Address VALUE 143 166 152 209 w 2008 299 143 166 152 108 00 02 b3 23 d2 ca Microsoft Excel or into a database program To see the following example command output in semicolon separated value format type omreport system summary fmt ssv The example output displays as follows Network Data Network Interface Card 0 Data IP Address 143 166 152 108 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 143 166 152 1 AC Address 00 02 b3 23 d2 ca Raw XML xml Use the xml formatting option to produce output suitable for use by systems management applications or for input into other applications that use xml To see
6. clearlogs true false true false Enables disables log clearance executeservercommands true false Enables disables true false execution of server commands accessconsoleredir true true false Enables disables access false to console redirection accessvittualmedia true true false Enables disables access false to virtual media testalerts true false true false Enables disables test alerts executediagcommands true false Enables disables true false execution of diagnostic commands omconfig chassis temps Use the omconfig chassis temps command to set warning thresholds for temperature probes As with other components you can view both warning and failure threshold values but you cannot set failure thresholds Your system s manufacturer sets the minimum and maximum failure thresholds K NOTE Settable thresholds vary from one system configuration to another Valid Parameters for Temperature Warning Thresholds Table 5 14 shows the valid parameters for setting temperature warning thresholds Table 5 14 omconfig chassis temps name value pair Description index lt n gt Number of the probe or probe index must be specified warnthresh default Sets minimum and maximum warning thresholds to default minwarnthresh lt n gt Minimum warming threshold 1 decimal place maxwarnthresh lt n gt Maximum warning threshold 1 decimal place 104 omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentatio
7. lt productname gt where lt computername gt refers to the name of the computer running Server Administrator and lt productname gt refers to the name of the product defined in omprv32 ini For Server Administrator it is omsa 106 omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service Therefore for a computer named myOmsa running Server Administrator the default name would be myOmsa omsa This is the name of Server Administrator defined in Active Directory by using the snap in tool This name must match the name for the application object in Active Directory in order to find user privileges K NOTE This command is applicable only on systems running the Windows operating system Table 5 16 shows the valid parameters for the command Table 5 16 Active Directory Service Configuration Parameters name value pair Description prodname lt text gt Specify the product to which you want to apply the Active Directory configuration changes Prodname refers to the name of the product defined in omprv32 ini For Server Administrator it is omsa enable lt true false gt true Enables Active Directory service authentication support and the Active Directory Login option on the login page false Disables Active Directory service authentication support and the Active Directory Login option on the login page If the Active Directory Login option is not present you can only login to the local machine accounts
8. NVRAM and battery test Adaptec RAID controller hardware test 36 0 offline array disk omconfig 191 omcontg cancel initialize virtual disk 180 omcontig 72 about 73 assign dedicated hot spare 183 assign global hot spare 193 blink array disk 189 blink virtual disk 179 cancel background initialize 181 cancel check consistency 185 cancel rebuild array disk 195 change virtual disk policy 187 chassis 74 check consistency 184 command levels 1 2 and 3 70 command parameter table conventions 69 command summary 70 create virtual disk 170 omconfig continued delete virtual disk 186 disable controller alarm 169 disable enclosure alarm 201 disable smart thermal shutdown 201 enable controller alarm 168 enable enclosure alarm 200 enable smart thermal shutdown 201 format virtual disk 186 getting help 72 global disable smart thermal shutdown 166 global enable smart thermal shutdown 165 global rescan controller 166 168 initialize array disk 190 initialize virtual disk 180 offline array disk 191 online array disk 192 pause check consistency 185 prepare to remove array disk 190 quiet controller alarm 169 rac 139 rebuild array disk 194 recondition battery 197 reconfiguring virtual disks 187 remove dead segments 195 rename virtual disk 188 rescan connector 199 rescan controller 168 reset controller configuration 170 reset temperature probe
9. external clock speed omreport chassis processors 55 external name omreport chassis ports 54 extremity seek test omdiag storage floppy 35 extremity test omdiag storage cddvd 34 extwarranty omconfig system 124 F failure messages 16 fan status omreport 161 fancontrol omconfig chassis 92 omreport chassis 50 fans omconfig chassis 91 omreport chassis 50 FIFO test adapter 30 omdiag chassis parallelport 32 firmware omreport chassis 51 floppy drive diagnostics 35 format virtual disk 186 formatting CLI command output 209 frontpanel omconfig chassis 92 omreport chassis 51 fru omreport chassis 51 funnel seek test omdiag storage floppy 35 G generatecert omconfig rac 144 generic network diagnostic test NIC communication test 29 NIC team test 29 omdiag chassis network 29 global cache test Adaptec RAID controller hardware test 36 globalinfo omconfig storage 165 omreport storage 159 H Hayes basic command test omdiag chassis modem 28 Hayes extended command test omdiag chassis modem 28 help levels of 20 hot spare 183 identify connected disks omdiag storage raidctrl 37 import foreign configuration omcontig 176 in band access test omdiag chassis rac 32 index omreport chassis slots 58 info omconfig chassis 93 omreport chassis 51 initialize array disk omcontig 190 initialize virtual disk omconfig 180 internal loopback test o
10. nicselection nicl teamedniclnic2 dracnic privilegelevel administrator operator user subnet Subnet static Static if the IP address of the BMC LAN interface is a fixed assigned IP address dhcp DHCP if the source of the IP address of the BMC LAN interface is the dynamic host configuration protocol systemsoftware System software if the source of the IP address of the BMC LAN interface is from the system software NOTE Not all commands may be supported on the system nicl Enables NIC 1 teamedniclnic2 Enables NIC teaming functionality dracnic Enables DRAC NIC if DRAC 5 is installed NOTE The option nicselection is supported only on PowerEdge 1900 1950 1955 2900 and 2950 systems NOTE If there are multiple embedded NICs on your system you can select the NIC teaming option to share the BMC management traffic between them administrator Sets the maximum privilege level that can be accepted on a LAN channel to Administrator operator Sets the maximum privilege level that can be accepted on a LAN channel to Operator user Sets the maximum privilege level that can be accepted on a LAN channel to User subnet Sets a subnet mask if you have selected static as the IP address source for the BMC LAN interface 82 omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service Table 5 3 omconfig chassis bmc continued name value pair 1 config name value pair 2 Descr
11. omconfig rac viewcertificate name value pair parameters 137 omconfig storage adisk 155 188 battery 197 connector 199 controller 167 enclosure 199 globalinfo 165 vdisk 178 omconfig system alertaction 109 alertlog 19 70 111 assetinfo 121 cmdlog 112 esmlog 112 events 115 extwarranty 124 name value pairs parameters 115 pedestinations 112 platformevents 112 recovery 117 shutdown 118 thrmshutdown 119 webserver 117 omconfig system assetinfo info acquisition 121 122 info depreciation 123 info extwarranty 124 info lease 125 info maintenance 126 info outsource 127 omconfig system assetinfo continued info owner 128 info service 129 info support 130 info system 131 info warranty 132 omconfig system events 115 omconfig system extwarranty 124 omconfig system pedestinations name value pairs parameters 112 omconfig system recovery name value pairs parameters 117 omconfig system shutdown name value pairs parameters 118 omconfig system warranty 132 omconfig system webserver name value pairs parameters 117 omconfig virtual disk commands 178 omdiag 23 about 25 chassis 26 command levels 1 2 and 3 23 storage 34 system 39 omdiag about details true 26 omdiag chassis 26 cmos 27 memory 27 modem 27 network 29 parallelport 31 pei 32 BE 32 serialport 33 usbctrl 33 omdiag chassis cmos checksum test 27 omdiag chassis
12. omreport Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 45 omreport chassis Commands Use omreport chassis commands to view details for the entire chassis or for a particular component omreport chassis When you type omreport chassis Server Administrator displays a general status for your main system chassis components NOTE The omreport chassis command does not list the health status of the Diagnostics Service To view the health of the Diagnostics Service see the Properties page for the Main System Chassis object on the Server Administrator home page K NOTE When you issue CLI commands to a server module in a modular system chassis refers only to the server module K NOTE As with all output shown in this guide the following output is an example and may vary depending on your system configuration SEVERITY COMPONENT Ok Fans Critical Intrusion Ok Memory Ok Power Supplies Ok Temperatures Ok Voltages omreport chassis acswitch Use the omreport chassis acswitch command if your system has redundant AC power lines that are configured in a failover arrangement When you type omreport chassis acswitch 46 omreport Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service Server Administrator displays the following output AC Failover Switch AC Switch Redundancy Redundancy Status Full Number of devices required for full i 2 redundancy Redundancy Mode
13. 4 RAC 133 SNMP traps 115 storage 158 summary 64 testing 23 26 34 updating 15 warning and failure thresholds 90 91 configuration test LSI RAID controller hardware test 36 configure remote access service 139 configuring Active Directory service 106 network parameter values for your RAC 147 RAC to authenticate users 14 RAC user access 141 requirements for RAC dial in users 142 requirements for RAC dial out users 143 SNMP trap property values 148 system events 115 configuring power button NMI button 92 Connector 160 connector omconfig storage 199 connector commands omconfig 199 connector name omreport chassis processors 55 connector status omreport 160 controller battery 159 160 BMC 49 57 63 71 72 display IDs 156 omconfig storage 167 Index 237 controller continued omreport storage 159 RAC 133 139 RAID 34 36 37 SATA 78 SCSI 25 38 tests 32 33 USB 24 33 controlling CLI command output 207 conventions for command parameter tables 41 core count omreport chassis processors 55 CSR about 144 generating parameters 145 user access levels 140 current speed omreport chassis processors 55 currents omconfig chassis 90 omreport chassis 50 D data bus width omreport chassis slots 58 default maximum warning threshold 92 default minimum warning threshold 92 defining alert actions 109 238 Index dela
14. Baud Rate Test Verifies the speed of the port against the system clock to ensure that the baud rate is within an acceptable range The baud rate is controlled by writing appropriate values to the Divisor Latch bytes The port transmits and receives in internal loop back mode for 2 seconds and checks whether the number of characters transmitted and received is two times the baud rate divided by 10 10 bits are used to transfer 1 byte Interrupt Test Verifies that the serial port is generating or receiving interrupt requests IRQs correctly when key events occur Otherwise error events are generated and the test fails NOTICE This test may disrupt normal operation of a device connected to the serial port for example a modem It is recommended that any connected external device is turned off when this test is running omdiag chassis usbctrl Use the omdiag chassis usbctrl command to test the USB controller s The USB test performs the following test NOTE The following test is available on systems running supported Microsoft Windows and Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 3 and later operating systems NOTE On systems running supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating systems connecting or removing a USB device from the server while the diagnostics enumeration is in progress may cause the system to hang USB Node Detection Test Scans the USB bus enumerating all the USB devices connected to the USB controller being tes
15. For one info value specify one or more optional parameter s Table 2 1 displays the optional parameters for info acquisition omhelp Getting Help With CLI Commands Table 2 1 Optional Parameters Info Value Optional parameters Info acquisition purchasecost lt num gt waybill lt num gt installdate lt mmddyy gt purchasedate lt mmddyy gt ponum lt num gt signauth lt text gt expensed lt yes no gt costcenter lt text gt info depreciation method lt text gt duration lt num gt percent lt percent gt unit lt months years unknown gt omhelp Getting Help With CLI Commands 21 22 ombhelp Getting Help With CLI Commands omdiag Using the Diagnostic Service The omdiag command allows you to test chassis and storage components such as hard drives physical memory communications and printer ports Network Interface Controllers NICs CMOS and more Most tests described in this section take less than one minute Some tests can take longer depending on the device being tested You cannot abort tests you start through the command line interface K K K E NOTICE If you run omdiag commands from more than one console when the DSM SA Connection Service for systems running Microsoft Windows or dsm_om_connsve for systems running SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux is not running then the test in the first console will run to complet
16. It often refers to uncompressed text that is not stored in any proprietary format The term comes from UNIX which supports cooked and raw modes for data output to a terminal RDRAM Acronym for Rambus DRAM A dynamic RAM chip technology from Rambus Inc Direct RDRAMs are used in computers Direct RDRAM chips are housed in RIMM modules which are similar to DIMMs but have different pin settings The chips can be built with dual channels doubling the transfer rate to 3 2 GB sec 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 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 real mode An operating mode supported by 80286 or higher microprocessors real mode imitates the architecture of an 8086 microprocessor refresh rate The
17. Using the Storage Management Service 179 180 Example Syntax For example to blink the array disks in virtual disk 4 on controller 1 enter omconfig storage vdisk action unblink controller 1 vdisk 4 omconfig Initialize Virtual Disk Use the following omconfig command syntax to initialize a virtual disk Complete Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action initialize controller id vdisk id where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command To obtain these values enter omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then enter omreport storage vdisk controller ID to display the IDs for the virtual disks attached to the controller Example Syntax For example to initialize virtual disk 4 on controller 1 enter omconfig storage vdisk action initialize controller 1 vdisk 4 omconfig Cancel Initialize Virtual Disk Use the following omconfig command syntax to cancel the initialization of a virtual disk Complete Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action cancelinitialize controller id vdisk id where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command To obtain these values enter omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then enter omreport storage vdisk controller ID to display the IDs for the virtual disks attached to the controller Example Syntax For example to cancel the initialization of virtual disk 4 on controller 1 enter
18. adprodname lt text gt Specify the name of the product as defined in the Active Directory service This name links the product with the Active Directory privilege data for user authentication omconfig preferences snmp Setting the SNMP root password allows administrators to restrict access to SNMP set operations that allow important systems management interventions You can configure the SNMP root password normally by typing all of the parameters in one command line or interactively NOTICE Interactive mode is the more secure method of setting the SNMP root password In noninteractive mode the values you enter for the newpw and confirmnewpw options appear on your system s monitor when you type them In interactive mode the values you type for passwords are masked The parameters for configuring the SNMP root password are the same whether you configure it interactively or iteratively K NOTE If you specify setting rootpw but do not specify the other name value pair parameters you enter interactive mode and the command line prompts you for the remaining values Table 5 17 shows the valid parameters for the command omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 107 Table 5 17 SNMP Root Password Parameters name value pair Description setting rootpw Required oldpw lt oldpassword gt Enter the old SNMP root password newpw lt newpassword gt Sets the new SNMP root password confirmnew
19. index number Sets the index for the destination ipaddress ip address Sets the IP address for the destination communitystr text Sets the text string that acts as a password and is used to authenticate SNMP messages sent between the BMC and the destination management station omconfig system platformevents Use the omconfig system platformevents command to configure shutdown action if any to be taken for a specific platform event You can also enable or disable platform event filter alert generation NOTICE If you set a platform event shutdown action to anything other than none your system will forcefully shutdown when the specified event occurs This shutdown is initiated by firmware and is carried out without first shutting down the operating system or any of the applications running on your system Table 5 22 shows the valid parameters for the command K NOTE Alert settings are mutually exclusive and can be set one at a time only The action settings are also mutually exclusive and can be set one at a time only However alert and action settings are not mutually exclusive of each other 112 omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service Table 5 22 Shutdown Action Shutdown Action Description alert disable alert enable action none action powercycle action poweroff action reboot Disables the SNMP alert Enables the SNMP alert to be sent Takes no action when the system is hu
20. 201 omconfig Disable Smart Thermal Shutdown 201 omconfig Set Enclosure AssetTag 0 00000 202 omconfig Set Enclosure Asset Name 00 202 omconfig Set Temperature Probe Thresholds 203 omconfig Reset Temperature Probe Thresholds 203 omconfig Set All Temperature Probe Thresholds 204 omconfig Reset All Temperature Probe Thresholds 204 omconfigBlink 2 00000 eee eee 205 10 Working With CLI Command Results 207 Output Options for Command Results 207 Controlling Command Output Display 207 Writing Command OutputtoaFile 207 Selecting a Format for Your CLI Command Output 209 Glossa oa 2h eect e een eA Oot anes ots GS ean 213 WEN aana aise kc arated ae Siegel ae coe eee A 235 Contents 11 12 Contents Introduction Whether you are using the graphical user interface GUI or the command line interface CLI Server Administrator performs essential systems management tasks The reporting and viewing features allow retrieval of overall health status for systems on your network At the component level you can view information about the voltages temperatures current fan RPM memory functioning and many other critical component details You see a detailed account of many relevant cost of ownership COO facts about your system in summary view Version info
21. ADISKID lt connector enclosurelD portiD connector targetlD gt Use this parameter to specify the array disks that will be included in the virtual disk When reconfiguring a virtual disk you must specify all array disks to be included in the reconfigured virtual disk The array disk specification applies to array disks that were in the original virtual disk and will continue to be in the reconfigured virtual disk and to any new array disks being added to the reconfigured virtual disk Some controllers allow you to remove an array disk from a virtual disk In this case you would not specify the array disk to be removed The adisk lt ADISKID gt parameter indicates an array disk by specifying either connector enclosureID portID or connector targetID stripesize lt 2kb 4kb 8kb 16kb 32kb 64kb 128kb gt Parameter Optional Different controllers support different stripe sizes See the online help for information on which stripe sizes are supported for a controller All stripe sizes are specified in kilobytes For example when specifying 128 KB as the stripe size enter stripesize 128kb Using the Storage Management Service cachepolicy lt d c gt Parameter Optional Different controllers support different cache policies See the online help for more information The following table indicates how to specify the cachepolicy lt d c gt parameter for each of the cache policies Table 9 19 Cache Policy Parameters
22. Complete Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action unmirror controller id vdisk id where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command To obtain these values enter omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then enter omreport storage vdisk controller ID to display the IDs for the virtual disks attached to the controller 182 Using the Storage Management Service Example Syntax For example to unmirror virtual disk 4 on controller 1 enter omconfig storage vdisk action unmirror controller 1 vdisk 4 omconfig Assign Dedicated Hot Spare Use the following omconfig command syntax to assign one or more array disks to a virtual disk as a dedicated hot spare K NOTE The PERC 2 SC 2 DC and CERC SATA 1 5 2s controllers do not support dedicated hot spares Complete Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action assigndedicatedhotspare controller id vdisk id adisk lt ADISKID gt assign yes where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID The lt ADISK gt variable specifies the array disk To obtain the values for the controller virtual disk and array disk enter omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then enter omreport storage vdisk controller ID and omreport storage adisk controller ID to display the IDs for the virtual disks and array disks attached to the controller Example Syntax In this example you are assigning array disk 3 on connector 0 of controlle
23. HPFS Abbreviation for the High Performance File System option in the Windows NT and later Windows operating systems 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 to use https for HTTP URLs with SSL whereas you continue to use http for HTTP URLs without SSL Hz Abbreviation for hertz ICES Abbreviation for Interference Causing Equipment Standard in Canada ICU Abbreviation for ISA Configuration Utility IDE Abbreviation for Integrated Device 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 ID Abbreviation for identification IHV Acronym for independent hardware vendor IHVs often develop their own MIBs for components that they manufacture interlacing A technique for increasing video resolution by only updating alternate horizontal lines on the screen Because interlacing can result in noticeable screen flicker most users prefer n
24. Runs the power on self test post on the RAC hardware and firmware gets the result of the POST operation and reports any errors In Band Access Test Checks the status of the RAC specific service running on the system that is used for the in band access of the RAC through the operating system e Out of Band Test Verifies the connectivity to the out of band interface of the RAC the NIC on the RAC It first checks if the NIC is enabled on the RAC and if a valid IP address is assigned to it It then checks if it can connect to the HTTPS service running at this IP address 32 omdiag Using the Diagnostic Service omdiag chassis serialport Use the omdiag chassis serialport command to test all 9 pin AT and 25 pin PC XT and PS 2 serial ports The following tests are performed e Serial Port Register Test Writes different data patterns to the read write registers of the serial port reads them back and verifies the data against the written data If this test detects differences between the written and read data it logs an error message and the test fails Internal Loopback Test Tests serial ports that have an internal loop back mode specifically for testing This test uses the internal loop back mode to transmit and receive data and compare that the data received is the same as the data transmitted The write only and read only buffers are tested Error conditions such as buffer overrun are also detected
25. Storage Management supplies default values for all other unspecified parameters omconfig Set Controller Rebuild Rate Use the following omconfig command syntax to set the controller rebuild rate Complete Syntax omconfig storage controller action setrebuildrate controller id rate lt 0 to 100 gt where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command Using the Storage Management Service Example Syntax For example to set the rebuild rate to 50 on controller 1 enter omconfig storage controller action setrebuildrate controller 1 rate 50 omconfig Set Background Initialization Rate Use the following omconfig command syntax to set the background initialization rate Complete Syntax omconfig storage controller action setbgirate controller id rate lt 0 to 100 gt where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command Example Syntax For example to set the background initialization rate to 50 on controller 1 enter omconfig storage controller action setbgirate controller 1 rate 50 omconfig Set Reconstruct Rate Use the following omconfig command syntax to set the reconstruct rate Complete Syntax omconfig storage controller action setreconstructrate controller id rate lt 0 to 100 gt where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command Example Syntax For example to set the reconstruct rate to 50 on controller 1
26. This diagnostic tests read only bits that cannot be overwritten and tests if read write bits can be written properly BRCMNetwork MII Registers Test Tests most MII registers on the chip Each chip contains many MII registers Each MII register may contain some read only bits and some read write bits This diagnostic tests read only bits that cannot be overwritten and tests if read write bits can be written properly BRCMNetwork EEPROM Test Tests the EEPROM checksum of the bootstrap record and the configuration block on the chip BRCMNetwork Internal Memory Test Tests most of the internal memory of the chip Each chip contains a certain amount of on chip memory to support on chip processor operations BRCMNetwork Interrupt Test Tests the interrupt capability of the chip by verifying that the NDIS driver is able to receive interrupts from the NIC BRCMNetwork MAC Loop back Test Verifies that the NDIS driver is able to send and receive packets from the NIC It issues IOCTL Input Output Controls to request driver setup MAC layer loop back in hardware BRCMNetwork PHY Loopback Test Verifies that the NDIS driver is able to send and receive packets from the NIC It issues IOCTL Input Output Controls to request driver setup PHY layer loop back in hardware omdiag Using the Diagnostic Service 29 BRCMNetwork On Chip CPU Test Tests the internal processor s on the chip The test will halt all on chip pro
27. capabilities its health or status and certain indexes that you can use to help you in locating the right temperature probe vccl Abbreviation for Voluntary Control Council for Interference VCR Abbreviation for video cassette recorder VDC Abbreviation for volt s direct current VESA Acronym for Video Electronics Standards Association VGA Abbreviation for video graphics array VGA and SVGA are video standards for video adapters with greater resolution and color display capabilities than previous standards To display a program at a specific resolution 232 Glossary you must install the appropriate video drivers and your monitor must support the resolution Similarly the number of colors that a program can display depends on the capabilities of the monitor the video driver and the amount of video memory installed for the video adapter VGA feature connector On some systems with a built in VGA video adapter a VGA feature connector allows you to add an enhancement adapter such as a video accelerator to your computer A VGA feature connector can also be called a VGA pass through connector video adapter The logical circuitry that provides in combination with the monitor your computer s video capabilities A video adapter may support more or fewer features than a specific monitor offers Typically a video adapter comes with video drivers for displaying popular application programs and operating systems
28. enclosure Indicates a particular enclosure by specifying either enclosure connector or lt ENCLOSUREID gt enclosure connector enclosureID To obtain these values you would enter omreport storage controller to display the controller Ds and then enter omreport storage enclosure controller id to display the IDs for the enclosures attached to the controller Using the Storage Management Service Table 9 2 Syntax For Name Value Pairs For Parameters continued Syntax Description adisk lt ADISKID gt Indicates a particular array disk by specifying either connector targetID or connector enclosureID portID To obtain the values for the connector enclosure and array disk targetID or portID you would enter omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then enter omreport storage adisk controller id to display the IDs for the array disks attached to the controller battery id Indicates the battery ID as reported by the omreport command To obtain this value enter omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then enter omreport storage battery controller id to display the ID for the controller battery lt gt The caret symbols lt gt enclose variable elements that you must specify For example the name lt string gt parameter might be specified as name Virtual Disk The bracket symbols indicate optional elements that you can choose to specify or not For example when
29. limited number of text commands over a modem modembasicterminal Both basic and terminal messaging over a modem NOTE Not all commands may be supported on the system administrator Sets the maximum privilege level that can be accepted on a serial connection to Administrator operator Sets the maximum privilege level that can be accepted on a serial connection to Operator user Sets the maximum privilege level that can be accepted on a serial connection to User omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 99 Table 5 12 omconfig chassis remoteaccess continued name value pair 1 config name value pair 2 Description config serialoverlan enable true false baudrate 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 privilegelevel administrator operator user config settodefault config terminalmode 5 deletecontrol outputdel outputbkspspbksp true Enables serial over LAN for the BMC false Disables serial over LAN for the BMC 9600 Sets the volatile and nonvolatile connection speed to 9600 bits per second 19200 Sets the volatile and nonvolatile connection speed to 19200 bits per second 38400 Sets the volatile and nonvolatile connection speed to 38400 bits per second 57600 Sets the volatile and nonvolatile connection speed to 57600 bits per second 115200 Sets the volatile and nonvolatile connection speed to 115200 bits per second NOTE Baud r
30. lt n gt Levels of service offered by the provider problemcomponent System component lt component gt that requires maintenance providerfee lt providerfee gt Amount of money charged for maintenance servicefee lt servicefee gt Amount of money charged for service signauth lt name gt Person who signed or authorized the service Example Command for Adding Outsource Information To provide a value for an outsource parameter type a command of the form omconfig system assetinfo info outsource lt name value pair 2 gt For example type omconfig system assetinfo info outsource providerfee 75 The following message appears Asset information set successfully You can enter more than one omconfig system assetinfo command at the same time as long as all of the parameters for name value pair 2 belong to the same name value pair 1 For an example see Example Commands for Adding Acquisition Information omconfig system assetinfo Editing Cost of Ownership Values 127 128 Adding Owner Information The owner is the party that holds legal property title to the system Table 6 7 shows the valid parameters for adding owner information Table 6 7 omconfig system assetinfo info owner Command Command Command name value pair1 name value pair 2 Use level 1 level 2 level 3 omconfig system assetinfo info owner insuranceco lt company gt Name of the insurance company that insures the system owner
31. modem 136 network 136 remote 136 snmptraps 136 users 136 viewcertificate 137 omreport rac authentication example command 134 omreport rac dialinusers name value pairs parameters 135 omreport rac dialoutusers name value pairs parameters 135 omreport rac snmptraps name value pairs parameters 136 omreport rac users name value pairs parameters 136 omreport storage adisk 163 battery 159 160 controller 159 enclosure 160 163 globalinfo 159 vdisk 164 omreport system alertaction 60 alertlog 59 assetinfo 61 cmdlog 59 esmlog 59 events 61 operatingsystem 62 pedestinations 62 platformevents 64 postlog 59 recovery 64 shutdown 64 summary 64 thrmshutdown 67 version 68 omreport system assetinfo 61 omreport system commands 58 omreport system events name value pairs 62 omrpeort system components 58 online array disk omconfig 192 operating system omreport system 62 out of band test omdiag chassis rac 32 outsource information 127 owner information 128 P parallel port diagnostics 31 parallel port register test omdiag chassis parallelport 31 parameters for fan warning thresholds 91 parameters for setting current warning thresholds 90 pause check consistency omconfig 185 pause resume I O test Adaptec RAID controller hardware test 36 PCI diagnostics 32 pedestinations omconfig system 112 omreport system 62 platformevents
32. omconfig Export the ControllerLog 0000 176 omconfig Import Foreign Configuration 0 4 176 Contents 9 10 omconfig Clear Foreign Configuration 04 177 omconfig Set Patrol Read Mode 000 177 omconfig Start PatrolRead 0 00 000 2a 177 omconfig Stop PatrolRead 2 0 0 0 00 cee 178 omconfig Virtual Disk Commands 178 omconfig Blink Virtual Disk 22000 179 omconfig Unblink Virtual Disk 2 005 179 omconfig Initialize Virtual Disk 2005 180 omconfig Cancel Initialize Virtual Disk 180 omconfig Fast Initialize Virtual Disk 180 omconfig Slow Initialize Virtualize Disk 181 omconfig Cancel Background Initialize 181 omconfig Restore Dead Segments 000 181 omconfig Split Mirror 2 182 omconfig Unmirror aaa a 182 omconfig Assign Dedicated HotSpare 4 183 omconfig Unassign Dedicated Hot Spare 183 omconfig Check Consistency ooa a 184 omconfig Cancel Check Consistency nooo 185 omconfig Pause Check Consistency ooa 185 omconfig Resume Check Consistency oaoa 185 omconfig Delete Virtual Disk noaa 186 omconfig Format Virtual Disk aa aaa a 186 omconfig Reconfiguring Virtual Disks 187 omconfig Change Virtual Disk Policy
33. omconfig system 112 omreport system 64 port type omreport chassis ports 54 ports omreport chassis 54 POST result test omdiag chassis rac 32 postlog omreport system 59 prepare to remove array disk 190 primary CLI command omcontig 14 omdiag 14 23 omhelp 14 19 omreport 14 primary CLI commands 14 processor family omreport chassis processors 55 processor version omreport chassis processors 55 processors omreport chassis 55 pwrsupplies omreport chassis 57 RAC authentication local operating system authentication 141 raidctrl omdiag storage 36 read exerciser test omdiag storage cddvd 34 read policy parameters 173 read write test omdiag storage floppy 35 rebuild array disk omconfig 194 recondition battery omconfig 197 reconfiguring virtual disks omconfig 187 Index 245 reconstruct rate omconfig 175 recovery omconfig system 117 omreport system 64 recovery from a hung operating system 64 remote omconfig rac 149 omreport rac 136 remote access controller 133 remote features property values 136 remove a dial in user 149 remove a dial out user 150 remove a user 151 remove an SNMP trap 150 remove dead segments omconfig 195 rename virtual disk omconfig 188 requesting a certificate for your RAC 144 rescan connector omconfig 199 rescan controllers 166 reset omconfig rac 151 reset all temperature probe th
34. 1 5 2s controller does not allow you to specify a virtual disk name The virtual disk will be created with a default name spanlength lt n gt Parameter Required for RAID 50 Use this parameter to specify the number of array disks to be included in each stripe This parameter only applies to RAID 50 virtual disks If you are not creating a RAID 50 virtual disk do not specify this parameter For example spanlength 3 Example Syntax For example you may want to create a RAID 5 virtual disk on a PERC 3 QC controller The online help will help you understand which read write and cache policies are supported by this controller In this example you decide to create a virtual disk with the following read write and cache policy e Read ahead e Write through caching e Cache I O The virtual disk will be 500 MB with a stripe size of 16 KB The name of the virtual disk will be vd1 and it will reside on connector 0 of controller 1 Because the virtual disk will be a RAID 5 it requires at least three array disks In this example you specify four array disks These are array disks 0 through 3 To create the virtual disk described in this example enter omconfig storage controller action createvdisk controller 1 raid r5 size 500m adisk 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 stripesize 16kb cachepolicy c readpolicy ra writepolicy wt The only parameters that require specification are for the controller RAID level virtual disk size and array disk selection
35. 144 omconfig rac generatecert 0 0000 uae 144 omconfigracmodem 0 000 eee eee 145 omconfigracnetwork 0 0 00 eee eee eee 147 ExampleCommand 0000 eee ee eae 147 omconfigracsnmptraps 2 0200000 148 Example Commands 0000 0c ee ee 148 omconfigracremote 0 0 0 0 eee eee eae 149 ExampleCommand 0000 eee eee 149 omconfig racrmdialinuser 0000000 eae 149 ExampleCommand 0000 0c eee ee 150 omconfig racrmdialoutuser 000000 150 ExampleCommand 0000 eee ee ee 150 omconfigracrmsnmptrap 2 2 00000 150 ExampleCommand 0 000 eee eee 151 omconfigracrmuser 0 0000 eee eee eee 151 ExampleCommand 0000 eee eee 151 omconfigracreset 0 0 0 00 00 eee ee ee 151 omconfigracuploadcert 22220004 151 omconfig rac users 2 0 es 152 Example Command aoaaa a 153 8 Contents Using the Storage Management Service 155 CLI Command Syntax 0000000 e eee 155 Syntax for Required Optional and Variable Command Elements 156 User Privileges for omreport storage and omconfig storage 158 omreport Command 000000 eee ee 158 omreport Storage Help 2 2 2 0 ee 158 omreport Controller Status 2 2 0 ee ee ee 159 omreport Global Information Smart Thermal Shutd
36. 20 seconds to 480 seconds Example Recovery Commands To set the action on hung operating system detection to powercycle type omconfig system recovery action powercycle To set the amount of time that the system must be hung before a recovery action is initiated to 120 seconds type omconfig system recovery timer 120 omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 117 omconfig system shutdown Use the omconfig system shutdown command to determine how the system shuts down During system shutdown the default is to shut down the operating system before powering off the system Shutting down the operating system first closes down the file system before powering the system down If you do not want to shut down the operating system first you can use the parameter osfirst false Table 5 28 shows the valid parameters for the command Table 5 28 Shutdown Parameters name value pair Description action reboot action poweroff action powercycle osfirst true false Shuts down the operating system and initiates system startup performing BIOS checks and reloading the operating system Turns the electrical power to the system off Turns the electrical power to the system off pauses turns the power on and reboots the system Power cycling is useful when you want to reinitialize system components such as hard drives true Closes the file system and exits the operating system before sh
37. 7 or A H attribute secondaryscsi setting raid off scsi force true setting raid scsi force true setting raid scsi force true setting off ata raid setting off auto setting on off raid Instructs the BIOS to detect RAID on motherboard as a RAID device off Disable the device during system boot scsi Instructs the BIOS to detect this device as a SCSI device force true Verification of setting change raid Instructs the BIOS to detect RAID on motherboard channel A as a RAID device scsi Instructs the BIOS to detect this device as a SCSI device force true Verification of setting change raid Instructs the BIOS to detect RAID on motherboard channel B as a RAID device scsi Instructs the BIOS to detect this device as a SCSI device force true Verification of setting change off Disables SATA controller ata Sets the onboard SATA controller to ATA mode raid Sets the onboard SATA controller to RAID mode off Disables the SATA port auto Automatically enable the SATA port on Enables this device off Disables this device omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service Table 5 2 BIOS Setup continued name value pair 1 attribute name value pair 2 setting Description attribute serialcom attribute serialport1 attribute serialport2 attribute speaker setting off on com1 com2 setting off aut
38. Cache Policy cachepolicy d c Parameter Specification Direct I O cachepolicy d Cache I O cachepolicy c readpolicy lt ra nra ara rc nrc gt Parameter Optional Different controllers support different read policies See the online help for more information The following table indicates how to specify the readpolicy lt ra nra ara rc nrc gt parameter for each of the read policies Table 9 20 Read Policy Paramaters Read Policy readpolicy ra ara nra re nre Parameter Specification Read ahead readpolicy ra Adaptive read ahead readpolicy ara No read ahead readpolicy nra Read cache readpolicy re No read cache readpolicy nre writepolicy lt wb wt we nwc gt Parameter Optional Different controllers support different write policies See the online help for more information The following table indicates how to specify the writepolicy lt wb wt we nwe fwb gt parameter for each of the write policies Table 9 21 Write Policy Parameters Write Policy writepolicy wb wt we fwb nwe Parameter Specification Write back cache writepolicy wb Write through cache writepolicy wt Write cache writepolicy we Force write back writepolicy fwb No write cache writepolicy nwe Using the Storage Management Service 173 174 name lt string gt Parameter Optional Use this parameter to specify a name for the virtual disk For example name VirtualDiskl K NOTE The CERC SATA
39. Control Registers Test Checks for any conflicts in the I O address and tests the accessibility of the registers This test includes all General Registers Receive Registers and Transmit Registers It does not test the EEPROM Control Data Register Intel EEPROM Test Verifies the integrity of data read from the EEPROM This test completes a write and read from the EEPROM and then compares the results for consistency Intel Interrupt Test Uses the Interrupt registers to confirm that all NIC Interrupts work Intel MAC Loopback Test Tests the NIC s ability to send and receive packets by sending packets to itself This test uses the MAC Loopback mode K NOTE The Intel MAC Loopback Test is not supported on the Intel PRO 1000 MF and the Intel PRO 1000 MT DP network cards Intel PHY Loopback Test Tests the NIC s ability to send and receive packets by sending packets to itself This test uses the PHY Loopback mode Not all NICs support PHY Loopback Intel Link Test Checks the network connection and the NICs send and receive functionality by sending 1000 proprietary packets out on the network and retrieving those same packets omdiag Using the Diagnostic Service The Intel Online Diagnostics tests and the Intel Offline Diagnostics tests are only available on systems running a supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system Intel Online Diagnostics Tests Performs a limited set of tests without interrup
40. Description ipaddr lt text gt Sets the IP address which must be specified in dotted decimal notation index lt number 0 15 gt Sets the dial out user index to populate with user name password and so on The index specifies one of the 16 user positions on the RAC If an index is not specified for an omconfig rac command the entry is added to the next available position on the RAC If an index is specified for an omconfig rac command and another entry exists for that position the key field parameter is used to decide if the command should be executed If the key field supplied by the user matches the key field of the entry on that specific position of the RAC the RAC entry is edited Otherwise the command fails username lt text gt Sets the user name for the point to point protocol PPP dial out user password lt text gt Sets the password for this PPP user phonenumber lt n gt Sets the number where you can reach the PPP user authtype any encrypted Sets the type of authentication required for this user omconfig rac Managing the Remote Access Controller 143 144 Example Commands The following example sets one name value pair Type omconfig rac dialoutusers ipaddr 14 16 53 18 The following message appears Command Successful Please reset RAC card The next example supplies values for all command parameters that you can use with the omconfig rac dialoutusers command Type omconfig rac dialoutusers
41. If you have previously enabled smart thermal shutdown using the omconfig command you can disable smart thermal shutdown and return the system to its default setting When smart thermal shutdown is disabled the operating system and the server will shut down when the PV220S and PV221S enclosures reach a critical temperature of 0 or 50 Celsius Use the following omconfig command syntax to disable smart thermal shutdown This command will disable smart thermal shutdown for all controllers Complete Syntax omconfig storage globalinfo action disablests Example Syntax The omconfig command syntax for disabling thermal shutdown does not require that you specify a controller or enclosure ID To disable thermal shutdown enter the following omconfig storage globalinfo action disablests K NOTE You can use the omreport storage globalinfo command to determine whether smart thermal shutdown is currently enabled or disabled The status of smart thermal shutdown is also displayed by the Server Administrator graphical user interface To locate this status select the Storage object and the Information Configuration tab omconfig Global Rescan Controller Use the following omconfig command syntax to rescan all controllers on the system See the online help for more information about using this command Complete Syntax omconfig storage globalinfo action globalrescan Example Syntax The omconfig command syntax for rescanning all controllers on
42. Installed Version 3 x x Secure Port Server 1 x x Dell OpenManage Core Service 1 x x Instrumentation Service Integration Layer 1 x x Storage Management Service Integration Layer 1 x x Operating System Name Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Version Service Pack 3 Build 2XXxX System Time Fri Sep 20 18 02 52 2XXX System Bootup Time Wed Sep 18 18 37 58 2XXX The system summary hardware information includes data values for installed components of the following types that are present in your system System Attributes e Host name e System location Main System Chassis Chassis e Chassis model e Chassis service tag e Chassis lock e Chassis asset tag If you run this command on a PowerEdge 1655MC system the following additional information displays Server Module Service Tag The service tag of the server module that you are currently logged into The Chassis Service Tag field indicates the service tag of your PowerEdge 1655MC system chassis Server Module Asset Tag The asset tag of the server module that you are currently logged into e Server Module Location A number assigned to the server module that indicates its position in the PowerEdge 1655MC system chassis omreport Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 65 Processor The following are listed for each processor in the system e Processor manufacturer e Processor family e Processor version e Current speed
43. Redundancy Configuration Input Source Line 1 upon redundancy restoration return to Line 1 AC Power Lines Status OK Location AC Power Line 1 AC Present Power Present Active Source Active Status Ok Location AC Power Line 2 AC Present Power Present Active Source Not Active Server Administrator reports values for the Redundancy Status and Redundancy Mode fields omreport chassis batteries Use the omreport chassis batteries command to view battery properties omreport chassis bios Use the omreport chassis bios command to view current BIOS information When you type omreport chassis bios Server Administrator displays a summary of your system s BIOS information omreport Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 47 omreport chassis biossetup Use the omreport chassis biossetup command to view BIOS setup parameters that are normally available only during system boot Type omreport chassis biossetup Table 4 2 displays the BIOS setup parameters that are available K NOTE Not all the parameters are displayed Only those BIOS setup properties that are configured during system boot are displayed Table 4 2 BIOS Setup Parameters Parameters Description Bezel Displays whether the bezel removal intrusion check during system reboot is enabled or disabled Bootsequence Displays the device that is used to boot the system Console Redirection Displays if the BIOS screen is re
44. This test verifies a drive s ability to respond to commands return diagnostic information and ensure data integrity across the entire hard drive surface omdiag Using the Diagnostic Service 35 36 omdiag storage raidctrl Use the omdiag storage raidctrl command to validate normal operations of Adaptec and LSI RAID controllers and connected hard drives This command allows a user to test all RAID controllers and attached drives With more command options a specific controller and its connected hard drives may be tested e Adaptec RAID Controller Hardware Test Performs various tests to validate normal operations of Adaptec RAID controllers It allows a user to selectively test a specific controller The test retrieves and verifies the status information of the main components of the controller It performs basic and advanced operations to verify the working status of the controller The Adaptec Controller Hardware test performs the following tests Pause resume I O Test Verifies the Pause I O and Resume I O functions of the controller on all of the buses Device scan Test Verifies the status of devices attached to the controller This test takes a snapshot of the status of current attached devices rescans for all devices and then compares the status with the first snapshot reporting any changes NVRAM and battery test Test Checks for the existence of a nonvolatile random access memory NVRAM and a ba
45. Use level 1 level 2 level 3 omconfig system assetinfo info lease buyout lt amount gt Amount of money paid to purchase a system from a lessor lessor lt lessor gt Business entity that is leasing the system out multischedule true Whether cost of leasing false the system is computed by more than one rate schedule ratefactor lt factor gt Factor used to calculate the lease payment value lt residual gt Fair market value of the system at the end of the lease period Example Command for Adding Lease Information To provide a value for a lease parameter type a command of the form omconfig system assetinfo info lease lt name value pair 2 gt For example type omconfig system assetinfo info lease value 4500 The following message appears Asset information set successfully You can enter more than one omconfig system assetinfo command at the same time as long as all of the parameters for name value pair 2 belong to the same name value pair 1 For an example see Example Commands for Adding Acquisition Information omconfig system assetinfo Editing Cost of Ownership Values 125 126 Adding Maintenance Information Maintenance refers to activities required to keep the system in good working order Table 6 5 shows the valid parameters for adding maintenance information Use Table 6 5 omconfig system assetinfo info maintenance Command Command Command name value pair1 name value pai
46. Use the following omconfig command syntax to cancel the background initialization process on a virtual disk Complete Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action cancelbginitialize controller id vdisk id where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command To obtain these values enter omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then enter omreport storage vdisk controller ID to display the IDs for the virtual disks attached to the controller Example Syntax For example to cancel background initialization on virtual disk 4 on controller 1 enter omconfig storage vdisk action cancelbginitialize controller 1 vdisk 4 omconfig Restore Dead Segments Use the following omconfig command syntax to recover data from a RAID 5 virtual disk that has been corrupted This task attempts to reconstruct data from a corrupt portion of an array disk included in a RAID 5 virtual disk Using the Storage Management Service 181 Complete Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action restoresegments controller id vdisk id where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command To obtain these values enter omreport storage controller to display the controller Ds and then enter omreport storage vdisk controller ID to display the IDs for the virtual disks attached to the controller Example Syntax For example to restore segments on virtual disk 4 on controller 1 enter omconf
47. a command and the command is executed successfully a message displays stating that your command has been successful Success Messages For a successful omreport command data about the component displays When data for the component displays your command is successful The following omconfig command examples show valid CLI commands and their success messages Command omconfig chassis temps index 0 warnthresh default Message Temperature probe warning threshold value s set successfully Command omconfig chassis biossetup attribute speaker setting on Message BIOS setup configured successfully Command omconfig system assetinfo info depreciation duration 6 Message Asset information set successfully Introduction 15 Failure Messages CLI failure messages provide reasons why some commands do not succeed Some common reasons why commands fail include syntax errors and components that are not present Many error messages provide syntax information that you can use to execute the command successfully If you try to execute a command for a component or feature that is not present in your system configuration the error message states that the component is not present Command omreport chassis currents Example message Error No current probes found on this system Command omconfig chassis volts index 3 minwarnthresh 3 3000 Example message Error Number with up to 3 digits after decimal point e
48. action setassetname controller 1 enclosure 2 assetname encl43 Using the Storage Management Service Example for SAS Controllers For example to specify the asset name to encl43 for enclosure 2 attached to connector on controller 1 enter omconfig storage enclosure action setassetname controller 1 enclosure 1 2 assetname encl43 omconfig Set Temperature Probe Thresholds Use the following omconfig command syntax to set the minimum and maximum warning temperature thresholds for a specified temperature probe K NOTE This command is not supported on SAS controllers Complete Syntax omconfig storage enclosure action settempprobes controller id enclosure lt ENCLOSUREID gt index id minwarn n maxwarn n where id is the controller ID and the temperature probe ID The lt ENCLOSUREID gt variable specifies the enclosure A In this syntax n is a user specified value for the temperature in Celsius Example Syntax For example you may want to specify the minimum and maximum warning thresholds for temperature gt J P probe 3 to 10 and 40 Celsius Example for SCSI SATA and ATA Controllers In this example temperature probe 3 resides in the enclosure attached to connector 2 on controller 1 To set the temperature probe thresholds to 10 and 40 Celsius enter omconfig storage enclosure action settempprobes controller 1 enclosure 2 index 3 minwarn 10 maxwarn 40 omconfig Reset Temperature Pr
49. are common across different modems are used during this test S Registers Test Uses the selected range of S Registers to exercise and diagnose the functionality of the modem The test saves the current S register values sets a new value verifies that the new value can be read and is correct and restores the original value The result codes are verified and displayed either textually or numerically K NOTE In cases where the Windows registry with modem drivers is corrupted due to bad installs uninstalls the modem diagnostic might give unexpected results Broadcom Modem Test Used for both external for example connected to a serial port and internal modems for example connected to a PCI slot The Broadcom Modem test performs the following tests 28 K NOTE The following tests are not supported on systems running a Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system Broadcom Modem Dialtone Detection Test Verifies the correct operation of the codec DAA and control logic on the Broadcom V 92 56K modem This is accomplished by detecting the presence of a dial tone on the telephone line A telephone line must be attached to the modem for this test to pass If a dialtone is not detected a warning is reported Broadcom Modem Loopback Test Instructs the Broadcom V 92 56K modem to perform a standard local analog loopback test A test pattern is looped back and checked by the modem The test fails if the modem reports any erro
50. assetinfo info extwarranty Command Command Command name value pair 1 name value pair 2 Use level 1 level 2 level 3 omconfig system assetinfo info extwarranty cost lt cost gt Cost of the extended warranty service enddate lt enddate gt Date the extended warranty agreement ends provider lt provider gt Business entity that provides the extended warranty service startdate lt startdate gt Date the extended warranty service begins Example Command for Adding Extended Warranty Information To provide a value for an extended warranty parameter type a command of the form omconfig system assetinfo info extwarranty lt name value pair 2 gt For example type omconfig system assetinfo info extwarranty enddate 012503 The following message appears Asset information set successfully You can enter more than one omconfig system assetinfo command at the same time as long as all of the parameters for name value pair 2 belong to the same name value pair 1 For an example see Example Commands for Adding Acquisition Information 124 omconfig system assetinfo Editing Cost of Ownership Values Adding Lease Information A lease is an agreement to pay for the use of a system for a specified period of time The lessor retains ownership of the system Table 6 4 shows the valid parameters for the command Table 6 4 omconfig system assetinfo info lease Command Command Command name value pair1 name value pair 2
51. attribute or property contains a specific piece of information about a manageable component Attributes can be combined to form groups If an attribute is defined as read write it may be defined by a management application authentication The Server Administrator remote access controller has two methods of authenticating user access RAC authentication and local operating system authentication RAC authentication is always enabled Administrators can set up specific user accounts and passwords that allow access to the RAC Operating systems also require administrators to define different levels of users and user accounts each user level has different privileges Local operating system authentication on the RAC is an option for administrators who do not want define one set of privileges for users in Glossary 213 the operating system and a separate set of users and accounts for the RAC If you enable local operating system authentication for the RAC you enable any user with Administrator status on the operating system to log into the RAC autoexec bat file The autoexec bat file is executed when you boot your computer 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 computer 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 precautio
52. attribute ppaddress attribute ppmode attribute primaryscsi setting enabled disabled enablednonepxe setting on off setting off Ipt lpt2 lpt3 setting at ps2 ecp epp setting on off force true enabled Enable the second NIC during system boot with PXE on if the system has PXE disabled Disable the second NIC during system boot enablednonepxe Enable the second NIC during system boot with PXE off if the system has PXE on Use the keypad as number keys off Use the keypad as arrow keys off Disable the parallel port address Iptl Locate the device on LPT Ipt2 Locate the device onLPT72 Ipt3 Locate the device on LPT3 at Set the parallel port mode to type AT ps2 Set the parallel port mode to type PS 2 ecp Set the parallel port mode to type ECP extended capabilities port epp Set the parallel port mode to type EPP enhanced parallel port NOTICE If you modify the setting for primary scsi romb romba or rombb your system becomes inoperable until you reinstall the operating system on Enable this device off Disable this device force true Verification of setting change omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 77 Table 5 2 BIOS Setup continued name value pair 1 attribute name value pair 2 setting Description attribute romb attribute romba attribute rombb attribute sata attribute sataport 0
53. boot partition However this warning message is not generated in all circumstances You should be certain that you are not deleting the system or boot partition or other vital data when using this command Complete Syntax omconfig storage controller action resetconfig controller id where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command In some circumstances you may receive a warning message if this command will delete the system or boot partition You can override this warning by using the force yes parameter In this case the syntax is as follows omconfig storage controller action resetconfig controller id force yes Example Syntax For example to reset the configuration on controller 1 enter omconfig storage controller action resetconfig controller 1 omconfig Create Virtual Disk The online help provides additional information about creating virtual disks The omconfig syntax for creating a virtual disk has several parameters You must specify the following parameters e Controller controller id e RAID level raid lt c rO rl rlc 15 110 r50 gt e Size size lt number max min gt e Array disk is specified as either adisk connector enclosureID portID or adisk connector targetID Storage Management supplies default values for any of the other parameters that you do not specify 170 Using the Storage Management Service Complete Syntax omconfig storage controller actio
54. can be routed to a file for later analysis Reports can help administrators gain information that can be used to adjust usage patterns to justify purchasing new system resources or to focus on the health of a problem component Command Syntax Overview Commands vary in complexity The simplest command has only command level 1 The omhelp command is a simple command When you type omhelp a list of the main CLI commands is displayed The next level of complexity includes commands that contain command levels and 2 All of the about commands are examples of command level 2 complexity The omconfig about omdiag about and omreport about commands all cause a very brief summary to display The summary shows version information for the systems management software installed on your system for example Server Administrator 1 x Introduction 17 Some commands have command level 1 and command level 2 and one name value pair Consider the following example command that instructs Server Administrator for more details about the environment for Server Administrator omreport about details true Command level 1 is omreport command level 2 is about and the name value pair is details true Many commands use command level 1 command level 2 and command level 3 but do not require any parameters name value pairs Most omreport commands are of this type For example omreport system alertaction causes a list of alert actions that are configured
55. controller 1 Syntax for Required Optional and Variable Command Elements The omreport and omconfig commands have multiple name value pairs These name value pairs may include required optional and variable parameters The following table describes the syntax used to indicate these parameters Table 9 2 Syntax For Name Value Pairs For Parameters Syntax Description controller id Indicates the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command To obtain these values enter omreport storage controller to display the controller Ds and then enter omreport storage adisk controller id to display the IDs for the array disks attached to the controller For example the controller id parameter might be specified as controller 1 connector id Indicates the connector ID as reported by the omreport command To obtain this value enter omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then enter omreport storage connector controller id to display the IDs for the connectors attached to the controller For example the connector id parameter might be specified as connector 2 vdisk id Indicates the virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command To obtain this value enter omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then enter omreport storage vdisk controller id to display the IDs for the virtual disks on the controller For example the vdisk id parameter might be specified as vdisk 3
56. controller to display the controller Ds and then enter omreport storage adisk controller ID to display the IDs for the array disks attached to the controller Using the Storage Management Service 189 190 Example Syntax In this example you want to unblink array disk 0 on connector 0 of controller 1 On a SAS controller the array disk resides in enclosure 2 Example for SCSI SATA and ATA Controllers To unblink the array disk described in this example enter omconfig storage adisk action unblink controller 1 adisk 0 0 Example for SAS Controllers To unblink the array disk described in this example enter omconfig storage adisk action unblink controller 1 adisk 0 2 0 omconfig Prepare to Remove Array Disk Use the following omconfig command syntax to prepare an array disk for removal Complete Syntax omconfig storage adisk action remove controller id adisk lt ADISKID gt where id is the controller ID The lt ADISK gt variable specifies the array disk To obtain these values enter omreport storage controller to display the controller Ds and then enter omreport storage adisk controller ID to display the IDs for the array disks attached to the controller Example Syntax In this example you want to prepare array disk 3 on connector 0 of controller 1 for removal On a SAS controller the array disk resides in enclosure 2 Example for SCSI SATA and ATA Controllers To prepare to remove the array disk described in this examp
57. devices such as the microprocessor chip to be installed or removed with minimal stress to the device LED Abbreviation for light emitting diode An electronic device that lights up when a current is passed through it local bus On a computer 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 computer s microprocessor LPT The device names for the first through third parallel printer ports on your computer are LPT1 LPT2 and LPT3 LRA Acronym for local response agent LS drive A drive that uses laser servo technology to read LS 120 diskettes that hold up to 120 MB of data as well as standard 3 5 inch diskettes LSI Acronym for large scale integration LUN Acronym for logical unit number a code used to select a specific device among several that share a SCSI ID mA Abbreviation for milliampere s mAh Abbreviation for milliampere hour s math coprocessor See coprocessor Mb Abbreviation for megabit MB Abbreviation for megabyte s The term megabyte means 1 048 576 bytes however when referring to hard drive storage the term is often rounded to mean 1 000 000 bytes MB sec Abbreviation for megabytes per second Mbps Abbreviation for megabits per se
58. disabled outputdel BMC outputs a lt del gt character when lt bksp gt or lt del gt is received outputbkspspbksp BMC outputs a lt bksp gt lt sp gt lt bksp gt character when lt bksp gt or lt del gt is received enabled Enables characters to be sent to the screen disabled Disables characters to be sent to the screen enabled Directs the BMC to output a character sequence that indicates when its input buffer is ready to accept another command disabled Does not direct the BMC to output a character sequence that indicates when its input buffer is ready to accept another command omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service Table 5 3 omconfig chassis bmc continued name value pair 1 config name value pair 2 Description config terminalmode continued inputlinesequence cr null lineediting enabled disabled newlinesequence none crlf null cr Ifcr 1f omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service cr The console uses lt CR gt as a new line sequence null The console uses lt NULL gt as a new line sequence enabled Enables line editing as a line is typed disable Disables line editing as a line is typed none BMC does not use a termination sequence crlf BMC uses lt CR LF gt as a new line sequence when the BMC writes a new line to the console null BMC uses lt Null gt as a new line sequence when the
59. display the controller Ds and then enter omreport storage vdisk controller ID to display the IDs for the virtual disks attached to the controller Example Syntax For example to format virtual disk 4 on controller 1 enter omconfig storage vdisk action format controller 1 vdisk 4 186 Using the Storage Management Service omconfig Reconfiguring Virtual Disks You can reconfigure a virtual disk in order to change the virtual disk s RAID level or increase its size by adding array disks On some controllers you can also remove array disks Complete Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action reconfigure controller id vdisk id raid lt c rO rl ric r5 rl1l0 gt size lt size gt adisk lt ADISK gt Example Syntax For example to reconfigure virtual disk 4 to a size of 800 MB use RAID 5 and array disks 0 through 3 on connector 0 of controller 1 On a SAS controller the array disks reside in enclosure 2 Example for SCSI SATA and ATA Controllers In this example enter omconfig storage vdisk action reconfigure controller 1 vdisk 4 raid r5 size 800m adisk 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 Example for SAS Controllers In this example enter omconfig storage vdisk action reconfigure controller 1 vdisk 4 raid r5 adisk 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 2 3 omconfig Change Virtual Disk Policy Use the following omconfig command syntax to change a virtual disk s read write or cache policy Complete Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action changepo
60. for SAS Controllers To rebuild the array disk described in this example enter omconfig storage adisk action rebuild controller 1 adisk 0 2 3 194 Using the Storage Management Service omconfig Cancel Rebuild Array Disk Use the following omconfig command syntax to cancel a rebuild that is in progress If you cancel a rebuild the virtual disk remains in a degraded state See the online help for more information Complete Syntax omconfig storage adisk action cancelrebuild controller id adisk lt ADISKID gt where id is the controller ID The lt ADISK gt variable specifies the array disk To obtain these values enter omreport storage controller to display the controller Ds and then enter omreport storage adisk controller ID to display the IDs for the array disks attached to the controller Example Syntax In this example you want to cancel the rebuild or array disk 3 on connector 0 of controller 1 On a SAS controller the array disk resides in enclosure 2 Example for SCSI SATA and ATA Controllers To cancel the rebuild of the array disk described in this example enter omconfig storage adisk action cancelrebuild controller 1 adisk 0 3 Example for SAS Controllers To cancel the rebuild of the array disk described in this example enter omconfig storage adisk action cancelrebuild controller 1 adisk 0 2 3 omconfig Remove Dead Segments Use the following omconfig command syntax to recover unusable disk space See th
61. for the operating system to detect the presence of media in the drive before running the CD DVD diagnostics 34 omdiag Using the Diagnostic Service K NOTE This is the longest test in the CD DVD diagnostics fA K NOTE Multi session CDs are not supported by this test on supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating systems If the test fails insert a different CD without multiple sessions and run the test again K NOTE Defective CDs may cause CD drive test failures If an error occurs insert a different CD and run the test again omdiag storage floppy Use the omdiag storage floppy command to test the diskette drive The diskette drive test examines your diskette drive using a series of seek and read tests to see if your drive is working correctly You must insert a diskette into the diskette drive in order to run this test The diskette test performs the following tests Linear seek Test Tests the integrity of the diskette drive mechanics Moves the diskette drive heads continuously starting from the center of the diskette and moving outward to the maximum track one track at a time until the entire disk is tested Random seek Test Tests the integrity of the diskette drive mechanics Moves the diskette drive heads to several hundred random locations on the diskette one track at a time Funnel seek Test Tests the integrity of the diskette drive mechanics Moves the diskette drive heads continuously in a
62. funnel fashion For example the test moves the heads from the first track on the disk to the last then to the second track and from the second to the last track and then to the third track and so on Extremity Test Attempts to access sectors beyond the range and confirms the error received e Read Write Test Targets an appropriate number of sectors The data on each of these sectors is read into a buffer where it is stored until it is restored The algorithm then writes a stream of roving data onto each sector It then returns to the first designated sector and reads back the data to confirm the data integrity After this the original data is restored NOTICE On systems running a supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system disconnecting the USB cable of a USB diskette drive while the test is running might cause unpredictable results K NOTE Defective diskettes may cause the diskette drive test to fail If an error occurs insert a different diskette and run the test again K NOTE Read only diskettes will cause diskette drive test failures If the test fails ensure that the read only switch on the diskette is in the read write or unlocked position and run the test again omdiag storage idedevdiag Use the omdiag storage idedevdiag to test IDE hard drives to verify that they are functional The storage controller test performs the following tests IDE Hard Disk Test Tests the hard drives on your system
63. if they have a special or less familiar use As with all other components you can use omreport to view component status and omconfig to manage a component For information on how to configure components for management see omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service Often you can use omreport commands to get information you need to execute an omconfig command For example if you want to edit the minimum temperature for a warning event on a temperature probe you need to know the index of the probe you want to configure You can use omreport chassis temps to display a list of probes and their indexes Conventions for Parameter Tables When listing the parameters that a command can take the parameters are listed in alphabetical order instead of the order in which they appear in the command line interface The symbol often called pipe is the logical exclusive or operator For example enable disable means that you can enable or disable the component or feature but you cannot simultaneously enable and disable the component or feature omreport Command Summary K NOTE Although this chapter lists all possible omreport commands the commands available on your system depend on your system configuration The results that display for the omreport command vary from one system to another Data displays for installed components only K NOTE When a system includes an external chassis the displayed results vary by ope
64. ipaddr lt text gt Displays the demand dial out user entry whose IP address is specified by lt text gt This address is the IP address that the RAC calls back after being contacted by a demand dial out user index lt n gt Displays the demand dial out user entry whose index is equal to n The index is usually 0 to 15 and specifies one of the 16 user positions on the RAC NOTE The index number corresponds to a user position on the RAC omreport rac Viewing Remote Access Controller Components 135 omreport rac network Use the omreport rac network command to display the NIC property values omreport rac modem Use the omreport rac modem command to display the onboard modem property values omreport rac remote Use the omreport rac remote command to display the remote features property values omreport rac snmptraps Use the omreport rac snmptraps command to display the SNMP trap property values Table 7 4 displays the valid parameters for the command Table 7 4 omreport rac snmptraps name value pair Description ipaddr lt text gt Displays the trap entry whose IP address is specified by lt text gt index lt n gt Displays the trap entry whose index is equal to n The index is usually 0 to 15 and specifies one of the 16 trap positions on the RAC NOTE The index number corresponds to the trap position on the RAC omreport rac users Use the omreport rac users command to display the RAC user name proper
65. ipaddr 14 16 53 18 index 1 username sustein password 74chaunu phonenumber 4021027 authtype any The following message appears Command Successful Please reset RAC card omconfig rac generatecert Use the omconfig rac generatecert command to generate the certificate signing request CSR that you send to a certificate authority CA A certificate authority is a business entity that is recognized in the IT industry for meeting high standards of reliable screening identification and other important security criteria Examples of CAs include Thawte and VeriSign After the CA receives your CSR they review and verify the information the CSR contains If the applicant meets the CA s security standards the CA issues a certificate to the applicant that uniquely identifies that applicant for transactions over networks and on the Internet For the purposes of the RAC you can use the omconfig rac generatecert command to generate a CSR Then you send the CSR in your application to the CA the CA approves the CSR and sends you a certificate Then use the omconfig rac uploadcert command to upload the certificate to the RAC Uploading your new certificate replaces the default RAC certificate that you received with your RAC K NOTE Whenever you have a fully qualified pathname or filename that contains spaces you must place double quotation marks around the string For example if your update package is located at c security files certificates sslcert
66. level 2 level 3 pair omdiag about Displays version number and properties for the Server Administrator program details Displays information for all of the Server true Administrator programs that are installed omdiag Using the Diagnostic Service 23 24 Table 3 1 omdiag Command Level 1 Level 2 and Level 3 continued Command Command Command name value_ Use level 1 level 2 level 3 pair system any level 3 Runs the test for specified chassis or storage command component for chassis or storage passes lt n gt Runs a test n time s time Runs a test for the specified number of minutes lt minutes gt lt minutes gt quicktest Uses a faster algorithm to conduct a specific test lt true false gt if one is available haltonerror Stops the tests if an error is encountered lt true false gt Device Specifies the device on which to run test lt number gt chassis cmos Runs the CMOS test memory Runs the memory test modem Runs the modem test network Runs the NIC test parallelport Runs the parallel port test pci Runs the PCI test serialport Runs the serial port test rac Runs the RAC test usbctrl Tests the Universal Serial Bus USB controller s passes lt n gt Runs a test n time s time Runs a test for no more than the specified lt minutes gt number of minutes lt minutes gt quicktest Uses a faster algorithm to conduct a specific test lt true false gt if one is available haltonerror Stops the t
67. modembasicterminal privilegelevel administrator operator user enable true false directbasic Type of messaging used for IPMI messaging over a serial connection directterminal Type of messaging that uses printable ASCII characters and allows a limited number of text commands over a serial connection directbasicterminal Both basic and terminal mode messaging over a serial connection modembasic Type of messaging used for IPMI messaging over a modem modemterminal Type of messaging that uses printable ASCII characters and that allows a limited number of text commands over a modem modembasicterminal Both basic and terminal messaging over a modem NOTE Not all commands may be supported on the system administrator Sets the maximum privilege level that can be accepted on a serial connection to Administrator operator Sets the maximum privilege level that can be accepted on a serial connection to Operator user Sets the maximum privilege level that can be accepted on a serial connection to User true Enables serial over LAN for the BMC false Disables serial over LAN for the BMC omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service Table 5 3 omconfig chassis bmc continued name value pair 1 config name value pair 2 Description config serialoverlan continued config settodefault baudrate 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 privilegelevel ad
68. motherboard RAID Channel A RAID Channel B SATA SATA port Secondary SCSI Serial Communications Serial Port 1 Serial Port 2 Speaker USB or USBB User accessible USB omreport chassis bmc Displays whether the keypad can be used as number keys Displays whether the address is located on LPT 1 LPT2 and LPT3 or if it is disabled Displays the setting associated with the parallel port Displays whether the device is on or off Displays whether RAID on motherboard is detected as a RAID device a SCSI device or if the device is disabled during system boot Displays whether RAID on motherboard Channel A is detected as a RAID device or a SCSI device Displays whether RAID on motherboard Channel B is detected as a RAID device or a SCSI device Displays whether the onboard SATA controller is set to ATA mode RAID mode or is disabled Displays if the SATA port is enabled or disabled Displays whether the device is enabled or disabled Displays whether COM port 1 and COM port 2 are enabled or disabled with or without console redirection Displays whether serial port 1 is mapped to a COM port a COM port 1 a COM port 3 a COM1 BMC a BMC Serial a BMC NIC a BMC RAC or is disabled Displays whether serial port 2 is mapped to a COM port a COM port 2 a COM port 4 or is disabled Displays whether the speaker is on or off Displays whether the USB port is enabled or disabled Displays whether the user accessibl
69. name value pair Description username lt text gt index lt number 0 15 gt userpassword lt text gt numericpagingenable true false numericpagernumber lt n gt numericpagermsg lt text gt emailpagingenable true false emailaddress lt text gt emailmsg lt text gt alphapagingenable true false Sets the user name Specifies the index of the entry The index specifies one of the 16 user positions on the RAC If an index is not specified for an omconfig rac command the entry is added to the next available position on the RAC If an index is specified for an omconfig rac command and another entry exists for that position the key field parameter is used to decide if the command should be executed If the key field supplied by the user matches the key field of the entry on that specific position of the RAC the RAC entry is edited Otherwise the command fails Sets the password true Enables numeric paging false Disables numeric paging Sets the numeric pager number Sets the numeric pager message true Enables e mail paging false Disables e mail paging Sets the e mail address Set the e mail message true Enables the alpha paging false Disables the alpha paging omconfig rac Managing the Remote Access Controller Table 8 15 omconfig rac users continued name value pair Description alphanumber lt n gt Sets the alpha number alphaprotocol 8N1 7E0 Sets the a
70. of an Administrator for the Serial Port channel serialaccesslevel operator User with an ID has access privileges of an Operator for the Serial Port channel serialaccesslevel user User with an ID has access privileges of a User for the Serial Port Channel serialaccesslevel none User with an ID does not have access privileges for the Serial Port Channel omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service Table 5 3 omconfig chassis bmc continued name value pair 1 name value pair 2 Description config config user id user id id user id User ID of the user being continued dracusergroup admin poweruser configured guest testalert custom none NOTE Only RAC groups can be configured The option dracusergroup is available only if DRAC 5 is present on the system dracusergroup admin Enables the Administrator User privileges dracusergroup powetuser Enables the Power User privileges dracusergroup guest Enables the Guest User privileges dracusergroup testalert Enables the Test Alert User privileges dracusergroup custom Enables the Custom User privileges NOTE See Table 5 4 for more information on the name value pair dracusergroup custom dracusergroup none Does not enable User privileges id number _ lanaccesslevel id number ID number of the user administrator operator user none being configured lanaccesslevel administrator User with an ID has access privi
71. of the following messages displays Thermal protect shutdown severity warning Thermal protect shutdown severity failure omreport Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 67 omreport system version Use the omreport system version command to list the version numbers of the BIOS firmware systems management software and operating system that are installed on your system Example Command Output When you type omreport system version the output that appears in your CLI window depends on the version of the BIOS RAID controllers and firmware installed on your system The following partial command results are unique and may not resemble the results for your system s configuration Version Report ain System Chassis Name BIOS Version Al2 Updateable N A Name Baseboard Management Controller Version 2 00 Updateable N A Name Primary Backplane Version 1 01 Updateable N A Software Name Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server Version 5 0 Service Pack 4 Build 2195 on x86 Updateable N A Name Dell Server Administrator Version Sendo 20 Updateable N A 68 omreport Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service The omconfig command allows you to provide values that define warning events configure alert actions clear logs and configure system shutdown as well as allowi
72. rate at which the monitor redraws the video image on the monitor screen More precisely the refresh rate is the frequency measured in Hz at which the screen s horizontal lines are recharged sometimes also referred to as its vertical frequency The higher the refresh rate the less video flicker can be seen by the human eye The higher refresh rates are also noninterlaced RFI Abbreviation for radio frequency interference RGB Abbreviation for red green blue RIMM Acronym for Rambus In line Memory Module which is the Rambus equivalent of a DIMM module Glossary 227 ROM Acronym for read only memory Your computer contains some programs essential to its operation in ROM code Unlike RAM a ROM chip retains its contents even after you turn off your computer Examples of code in ROM include the program that initiates your computer s boot routine and the POST ROMB Acronym for RAID on motherboard When a RAID controller is integrated into a computer s system board the system has ROMB technology RPM Abbreviation for revolutions per minute RTC Abbreviation for real time clock Battery powered clock circuitry inside the computer that keeps the date and time after you turn off the computer SAS Acronym for Serial Attached SCSI SCA Acronym for single connector attachment schema Acollection of class definitions that describes managed objects in a particular environment A CIM schema is a collection of cl
73. reports of your system s management information K NOTE For an overall summary of CLI commands type omhe lp Table 1 1 lists the primary CLI commands used by Server Administrator This guide contains a section for each primary command Table 1 1 CLI Commands and Sections in This Guide 14 Primary CLI Section Title Related Sections Command omconfig omconfig Managing Components omconfig system assetinfo Editing Using the Instrumentation Service Cost of Ownership Values omdiag omdiag Using the Diagnostic Service omhelp omhelp Getting Help With CLI Commands omreport omreport Viewing System Status omreport rac Viewing Remote Access Using the Instrumentation Service Controller Components Introduction K NOTE Omupdate commands are no longer supported in Server Administrator and are replaced by Dell Update Package or Server Update Utility commands To update the different components download the Dell Update Package and run lt package name gt s f See the Dell Update Packages for Microsoft Windows Operating Systems User s Guide the Dell Update Packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux User s Guide or the Server Update Utility User s Guide for more information on corresponding CLI syntax Additional useful topics about the CLI include e Working With CLI Command Results e Glossary CLI Error Checking and Error Messages The CLI checks your commands for correct syntax when you enter them If you enter
74. supplies Type omreport chassis pwrsupplies index n The index parameter is optional If you do not specify the index Server Administrator displays P P pecity play properties for all power supplies in your system If you specify the index Server Administrator displays properties for a specific processor For each power supply in the system values display for the following fields Status Location Type Max Wattage and Online Status omreport chassis remoteaccess K NOTE This command is applicable to Dell PowerEdge x8xx and x9xx systems only Use the omreport chassis remoteaccess command to view general information on baseboard management controller BMC and remote access control RAC if DRAC is installed Type omreport chassis remoteaccess The output from the omreport chassis remoteaccess command lists each of the valid parameters Table 4 5 shows the available settings Table 4 5 omreport chassis remoteaccess name value pair Description config advsol Reports advanced BMC or RAC information on a serial over local area network LAN connection config nic Reports BMC or RAC information for the LAN config serial Reports serial port information for BMC or RAC config serialoverlan Reports BMC or RAC information on a serial over LAN connection config terminalmode Reports terminal mode settings for the serial port config user Reports information on BMC or RAC users omreport chas
75. support is for network storage attached devices or for storage devices Example Command for Adding Support Information To provide a value for a support parameter type a command of the form omconfig system assetinfo info support lt name value pair 2 gt For example type omconfig system assetinfo info support outsourced true The following message appears Asset information set successfully You can enter more than one omconfig system assetinfo command at the same time as long as all of the parameters for name value pair 2 belong to the same name value pair 1 For an example see Example Commands for Adding Acquisition Information omconfig system assetinfo Editing Cost of Ownership Values Adding System Information System information includes the primary user of the system the phone number for the primary user and the system location Table 6 10 shows the valid parameters for adding system information Table 6 10 omconfig system assetinfo info system Command Command Command name value name value pair 2 level 1 level 2 level 3 pair 1 omconfig system assetinfo info system location lt text gt primaryphone lt n gt primaryuser lt user gt Use Location of the system Phone number of the system s primary user Primary user of the system Example Command for Adding System Information To provide a value for a system parameter type a command of the form omconfig system assetinfo in
76. supported source of event notification for your system s components omconfig system events source snmptraps Type The event type refers to the name of the component s involved in the event Table 5 24 shows the valid parameters for system event types Table 5 24 System Event Type Parameters name value pair Description type accords type battery type all type currents type fanenclosures type fans type intrusion type log type memory type powersupplies type redundancy type temps type volts Configures events for AC power cords Configures events for battery Configures events for all device types Configures events for amperage Configures events for fan enclosures Configures events for fans Configures events for chassis intrusion Configures events for logs Configures events for memory Configures events for power supplies Configures events for redundancy Configures events for temperatures Configures events for voltages omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 115 Severity In the context of configuring events severity determines how severe an event must be before Server Administrator notifies you of the event for a component type When there are multiple components of the same type in the same system chassis you can also specify whether you want to be notified for event severity according to the number of the component by using the index lt n gt parameter Table 5
77. the following example command output in raw xml format type omreport system summary fmt xml The example output displays as follows lt NICStatus gt 1 lt NICStatus gt lt IPAddress gt 143 166 152 108 lt IPAddress gt lt Subne tMask gt 255 255 255 0 lt SubnetMask gt lt DefaultGateway gt 143 166 152 1 lt Defau 1tGateway gt lt MACAddr gt 00 02 b3 23 d2 ca lt MACAddr gt Working With CLI Command Results 211 Custom Delimited Format cdv Use the cdv formatting option to report exported data in custom delimited format You can specify this option with any omreport command For example to generate a system summary in custom delimited format type omreport system summary fmt cdv You can also set preferences for the custom delimited format with the omconfig command The valid values for delimiters are exclamation semicolon at hash dollar percent caret asterisk tilde question colon comma and pipe The following example shows how to set the delimiter for separating data fields to asterisk omconfig preferences cdvformat delimiter asterisk 212 Working With CLI Command Results Glossary The following list defines or identifies technical terms abbreviations and acronyms used in Dell user documents A Abbreviation for ampere s AC Abbreviation for alternating current AC power switch A switch with two AC power inputs that provides AC power redundancy by failing over to a standby AC input
78. the system does not require that you specify a controller ID To do a global rescan of all controllers enter the following omconfig storage globalinfo action globalrescan K NOTE Global rescan is not supported on non RAID SCSI and SAS controllers You must reboot the system before Storage Management can see configuration changes on non RAID SCSI controllers 166 Using the Storage Management Service omconfig Controller Commands The following sections provide the omconfig command syntax required to execute controller tasks NOTICE The omconfig storage controller action resetconfig controller id resets the controller configuration Resetting the controller configuration permanently destroys all data on all virtual disks attached to the controller If the system or boot partition resides on these virtual disks it will be destroyed Table 9 16 omconfig Controller Commands Required Command Levels 1 2 3 Optional name value pairs omconfig storage controller action rescan controller id action globalrescan action enablealarm controller id action disablealarm controller id action quictalarm controller id action testalarm controller id action resetconfig controller id force yes action createvdisk controller id raid lt c rO rl rle r5 r10 150 gt size lt number max min gt adisk lt ADISKID gt stripesize lt 2kb 4kb 8kb 16kb 32kb 64kb 128kb gt cachepolicy lt d c gt readpolicy lt ra nra ara r
79. thresholds 203 204 restore dead segments 181 omcontig continued resume check consistency 185 set controller rebuild rate 174 set enclosure asset name 202 set enclosure asset tag 202 set temperature probe thresholds 203 split mirror 182 system 109 test controller alarm 169 unassign dedicated hot spare 183 unassign global hot spare 193 unblink array disk 189 unblink virtual disk 179 unmirror 182 omconfig about details true 73 omconfig array disk commands 188 omconfig battery commands 197 omconfig channel commands 199 omconfig chassis 74 74 biossetup 74 bmc 80 95 currents 90 fancontrol 92 fans 91 frontpanel 92 info 93 leds 94 memorymode 94 temps 104 volts 105 omconfig chassis biossetup name value pairs 74 omconfig chassis bmc name value pair 81 96 omconfig chassis currents name value pairs 90 omconfig chassis fancontrol name value pairs parameters 92 omconfig chassis fans name value pairs parameters 91 omconfig chassis frontpanel name value pair parameters 93 omcontfig chassis info name value pair parameters 93 omcontfig chassis leds name value pairs parameters 94 omconfig chassis memorymode name value pairs parameters 95 omconfig chassis temps name value pairs paramaters 104 omcontfig chassis volts name value pairs parameters 105 omconfig command 69 omconfig controller commands 167 Index 241 omcon
80. valid parameters Table 5 3 omconfig chassis bmc name value pair 1 name value pair 2 Description config config advsol characcuminterval number number Sets the character charsendthreshold number config nic enable true false encryptkey text gateway gateway enablenic true false IP address IP accumulate interval in 5 millisecond intervals number Sets the number of characters BMC automatically sends a serial over LAN data packet that contains this number of characters as soon as this number of characters or greater has been accepted from the baseboard serial controller into the BMC true Enables IPMI over LAN false Disables IPMI over LAN text Text to encrypt IPMI sessions NOTE The option text is supported only on PowerEdge 1900 1950 1955 2900 and 2950 systems Gateway Sets a gateway address if you have selected static as the IP address source for the BMC LAN interface true Enables the DRAC NIC false Disables the DRAC NIC NOTE The option enablenic is supported only on PowerEdge 1900 1950 1955 2900 and 2950 systems that have DRAC installed IP Sets the IP address if you have selected static as the IP address source for the BMC LAN interface omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 81 Table 5 3 omconfig chassis bmc continued name value pair 1 name value pair 2 config Description ipsource static dhep systemsoftware
81. want to set both the upper and lower fan warning threshold values to the recommended default value type omconfig chassis fans index 0 warnthresh default You cannot default one value and set another In other words if you default the minimum warning threshold value you are also selecting the default value for the maximum warning threshold value Specify a Value for Minimum and Maximum Warning Thresholds K NOTE Minimum and maximum warning thresholds for the fan probe cannot be set on PowerEdge x8xx and X9xx systems If you prefer to specify values for the fan probe warning thresholds you must specify the number of the probe you are configuring and the minimum and or maximum warning threshold values In the following example the probe that is being configured is probe 0 The first command sets only the minimum threshold the second sets minimum and maximum thresholds omconfig chassis fans index 0 minwarnthresh 4580 omconfig chassis fans index 0 minwarnthresh 4580 maxwarnthresh 9160 When you issue the command and the system sets the values you specify the following message appears Fan probe warning threshold s set successfully omconfig chassis fancontrol Use the omconfig chassis fancontrol command to set fan speed You can optimize speed for cooling or for quiet operation Table 5 7 shows the valid parameters for the command Table 5 7 omconfig chassis fancontrol name value pair Description speed quict Sets fan s
82. 16 bit expansion bus design The expansion card connectors in an ISA computer are also compatible with 8 bit ISA expansion cards ITE Abbreviation for information technology equipment jumper Jumpers are small blocks on a circuit board with two or more pins emerging from them Plastic plugs containing a wire fit down over the pins The wire connects the pins and creates a circuit Jumpers provide a simple and reversible method of changing the circuitry in a printed circuit board JVM Acronym for Java virtual machine K Abbreviation for kilo indicating 1 000 KB Abbreviation for kilobyte s 1 024 bytes KB sec Abbreviation for kilobyte s per second Kbit s Abbreviation for kilobit s 1 024 bits Kbit s sec Abbreviation for kilobit s per second key combination Acommand requiring you to press multiple keys at the same time For example you can reboot your computer by pressing the lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Del gt key combination kg Abbreviation for kilogram s 1 000 grams 222 Glossary kHz Abbreviation for kilohertz 1 000 hertz 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 lb Abbreviation for pound s LCC Acronym for leaded or leadless chip carrier LIF Acronym for low insertion force Some computers use LIF sockets and connectors to allow
83. 2 level 3 privilege required omreport rac authentication U P A Enables or disables user access to the RAC based on how the Administrator has set up each user s local operating system user account privileges dialinusers U P A Displays the dial in user properties dialoutusers U P A Displays the dial out user properties network U P A Displays the onboard NIC properties modem U P A Displays the onboard modem properties remote U PA Displays the remote features properties snmptraps U P A Displays the SNMP trap properties users U PA Displays the user name properties viewcertificate U P A Displays the server or CA certificate Help With the omreport rac Command Use the omreport rac command to get a list of the available commands for omreport rac omreport rac authentication Use the omreport rac authentication command to determine whether local operating system authentication of users is enabled or disabled for the RAC The RAC has two methods of authenticating user access RAC authentication and local operating system authentication RAC authentication is always enabled Administrators can set up specific user accounts and passwords that allow access to the RAC Operating systems also require administrators to define different levels of users and user accounts each user level has different privileges Local operating system authentication on the RAC is an option for administrators who do not want to define one set
84. 25 shows the valid severity parameters Table 5 25 System Event Severity Parameters Command Result Description omconfig system events type lt component name gt Enables notification for Least restrictive form of severity info informational warning event notification and critical events omconfig system events type lt component name gt Enables notification for Omits informational severity warning warning and critical event notification for events example when a component returns to normal status omconfig system events type lt component name gt Enables notification for Restrictive form of severity critical critical events only event notification omconfig system events type lt component name gt Disables event No event notification severity none notification Index Index refers to the number of an event for a particular component Index is an optional parameter When you omit the index parameter events are configured for all components of the specified type such as all fans When a system contains more than one fan for example you can enable or disable event notification for a particular fan An example command is as follows omconfig system events type fan index 0 severity critical As a result of the example command Server Administrator will send an SNMP trap only when the first fan in the system chassis index 0 has reached critical fan RPMs 116 omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrume
85. 2s 35 omdiag storage idedevdiag 2 00 000000 35 omdiag storage raidctrl 2 2 2 2 0 eee eee 36 omdiag storage sasdevdiag 2 22 020005 37 omdiag storage scsidevdiag 2 2 002 20005 38 omdiag system 2 2 2 ee 39 OMMAGSStEM wie ee dee woe lew gate Sk Gee Nee RMR SAAS ere 39 omreport Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 0004 41 Conventions for Parameter Tables 2004 41 omreport Command Summary 0 00005 41 Help With the omreportCommand 45 omreportabout 0 00000 ee 45 omreport chassis Commands 000005 46 omreport chassi ea 6 e ee A E n E 46 omreport chassis acswitch aoaaa 000000 46 omreport chassis batteries o oo a 41 omreport chassis bios o oo aa a 41 omreport chassis biossetup oono 48 omreport chassis bme aoaaa 000 eee eee 49 omreport chassis currents ooo 000000 50 omreport chassis fans ooa aa eee eee eee 50 omreport chassis fancontrol oaoa 50 omreport chassis firmware aoaaa 000000 eee eeue 51 omreport chassis frontpanel 22 20055 51 omreportchassisfru 2 2 0 ee 51 omreport chassis info 2 2 0 00 eee 51 omreport chassis intrusion 00 00 0022 eee 52 omreportchassisleds 000000 eee eee 53 omreport chassis memory 0 005 022 00s 53 omrepor
86. 53 If your system supports redundant memory the redundancy output may resemble the following emory Redundancy Redundancy Status gt Full Fail Over State Inactive Redundancy Configuration SpareBank Attributes Location emory Array 1 Proprietary Add on Card Attributes Use emory Array 1 Unknown Attributes Installed Capacity emory Array 1 1536 MB Attributes Maximum Capacity emory Array 1 12288 MB Attributes Slots Available emory Array 1 2 12 omreport chassis nics Use the omreport chassis nics command to view NIC properties Type omreport chassis nics index n The index parameter is optional If you do not specify the index Server Administrator displays properties about all NICS on your system If you specify the index Server Administrator displays properties for a specific NIC Values display for the following fields Index number of the NIC card IP address Vendor Description and Connection Status omreport chassis ports Use the omreport chassis ports command to view properties of your system s parallel and serial ports Values display for the following fields Port Type External Name Base I O Address IRO Level Connector Type and Maximum Speed Port Type is the detailed type of each system port from the more general serial parallel and USB ports to the names of ports by device type connected to it for example pointing device or keyboard External Name is the
87. 9 SCSldisk test 38 omdiag system 39 omhelp 14 19 omreport 45 about 45 array disk status 163 battery status 159 chassis 46 command levels 1 2 3 42 command summary 41 connector status 160 controller status 159 EMM status 163 enclosure status 160 fan status 161 getting help 45 global information 159 power supply status 162 system 58 temperature probe status 161 virtual disk status 164 omreport chassis acswitch 46 bios 47 biossetup 48 50 currents 50 fancontrol 50 fans 50 244 Index omreport chassis continued firmware 51 frontpanel 51 fru 51 info 51 intrusion 52 leds 53 memory 53 nics 54 ports 54 processors 55 pwrsupplies 57 slots 57 temps 58 volts 58 omreport chassis bmc name value pairs parameters 50 57 omreport chassis fancontrol name value pairs parameters 50 omreport chassis ports base I O address 54 connector type 55 external name 54 IRQ level 54 maximum speed 55 port type 54 omreport chassis processors cache properties 55 connector name 55 core count 55 current speed 55 external clock speed 55 manufacturer 55 processor family 55 processor version 55 state 55 omreport chassis slots adapter 58 data bus width 58 index 58 slot ID 58 omreport rac 133 134 authentication 134 command levels 1 2 and 3 134 command summary 133 dialinusers 135 dialoutusers 135 getting help 134
88. Austin ST Texas C US E name company com Issuer CN Thawte Test CA Root O Thawte Certification OU TEST TEST TEST L San Jose ST CA C US E name thawte com omreport rac Viewing Remote Access Controller Components 137 138 omreport rac Viewing Remote Access Controller Components omconfig rac Managing the Remote Access Controller The omconfig rac command enables you to configure the operational components of the Remote Access Service RAS The CLI command omconfig rac uses the remote access controller RAC software interface to configure these operational components K NOTE Some features documented may not be available on your system s RAC For example dial up modem use is supported only on DRAC III K NOTE The commands are available only on systems with DRAC III DRAC III XT ERA and ERA O not for systems with DRAC 4 and DRAC 5 For information on how to use Server Administrator to configure other system and main system chassis components see omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service For information on how to use the omconfig system command to view and to manage cost of ownership information assetinfo see omconfig system assetinfo Editing Cost of Ownership Values Often you must use omreport rac commands to get information you need to execute an omconfig rac command For information about the omreport rac command see omconfig rac Managing the Remote Ac
89. BMC writes a new line to the console cr BMC uses lt CR gt as a new line sequence when the BMC writes a new line to the console Ifcr BMC uses lt LF CR gt as a new line sequence when the BMC writes a new line to the console If BMC uses lt LF gt as a new line sequence when the BMC writes a new line to the console 87 Table 5 3 omconfig chassis bmc continued name value pair 1 config name value pair 2 Description config user config user continued id number enable true false id number _ enableserialoverlan true false id number name text id number newpw text confirmnewpw text id number _ serialaccesslevel administrator operator user none id number ID number of the user being configured enable true Enables user enable false Disables user id number ID number of the user being configured enableserialoverlan true Enables serialoverlan enableserialoverlan false Disables serialoverlan NOTE The option enableserialoverlan is supported only on PowerEdge 1900 1950 1955 2900 and 2950 systems number ID number of the user being configured name text Name of the user number ID number of the user being configured newpw text New password of the user confirmnewpw text Confirm new password of the user id number ID number of the user being configured serialaccesslevel administrator User with an ID has access privileges
90. BRA Shows a status summary for main system chassis components intrusion U PA Shows the status of the system s intrusion sensor s leds U PA Shows the properties you have set for LEDs to flash under various alert conditions memory U P A Shows properties of your system s memory arrays nics U PA Shows number of NICs installed in your system NIC vendor NIC description IP address and connection status ports U P A Shows properties for your system s parallel and serial ports such as I O address IRQ level connector type and maximum speed processors U P A Shows properties of your system s processors including speed manufacturer and processor family pwrsupplies U P A Shows properties of power supplies remoteaccess U PA Shows general information on remote access slots U P A Shows properties of your system s expansion slots and other slot types temps U PRA Shows the status and thresholds for the system temperature sensors volts U PA Shows the status and thresholds for the system voltage sensors storage A See Using the Storage Management Service system U PA Shows a high level summary of system omreport Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service components 43 Table 4 1 omreport Command Level 1 Level 2 and Level 3 continued Command Command Command User Use level 1 level 2 level 3 privilege required alertaction U PA Shows warning and failure threshold values as well as actions that
91. Commands Required Command Levels 1 2 3 Optional name value pairs omconfig storage battery action recondition controller id battery id action startlearn controller id battery id action delaylearn controller id battery id days d hours h omconfig Recondition Battery Use the following omconfig command to recondition a controller battery For more information on batteries and the recondition process see the online help Complete Syntax omconfig storage battery action recondition controller id battery id where id is the controller ID and battery ID as reported by the omreport command To obtain this value enter omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then enter omreport storage battery controller ID to display the ID for the controller battery Example Syntax For example to recondition the battery on controller 1 enter omconfig storage battery action recondition controller 1 battery 0 Using the Storage Management Service 197 198 omconfig Start Battery Learn Cycle Use the following omconfig command to start the battery learn cycle Complete Syntax omconfig storage battery action startlearn controller id battery id where id is the controller ID and battery ID as reported by the omreport command To obtain this value enter omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then enter omreport storage battery controller ID to display the ID for the controller battery Examp
92. D or DVD present in the drive to be tested you will see the following error message Media not present in the drive or the device may have become disconnected or the cable may be bad Make sure that the cable is properly connected Insert media in the drive and run the test again The CD DVD drive test performs the following tests Extremity Test Conducts negative testing on the drive The drive is requested to execute illegal commands to access particular extreme sectors or play illegal lists The test is expected to fail Driver Mechanism Test Performs the eject close and stop actions to determine if the drive servo mechanism the door motor and the spindle motor are operating correctly Slim CD DVD drives like those generally available in portable and rack optimized systems do not allow retracting of the eject tray This kind of CD DVD drive cannot be tested for drive mechanism test eject and close functionality Read Exerciser Test Accesses and reads the actual contents of the media If the data is in the format of files the data is read sector by sector into a temporary memory buffer during the first attempt During subsequent reads the read pattern will follow a random set of sectors for the quick test and a sequential set of sectors for the complete test This data is then compared with data that was previously stored in the memory to ensure the correctness of the read operation NOTICE Allow sufficient time
93. Dell OpbenManage Server Administrator Version 5 0 Command Line Interface 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 2006 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 PowerEdge and Dell OpenManage are trademarks of Dell Inc Microsoft Windows MS DOS and Windows NT are registered trademarks and Windows Server is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation SUSE is a registered trademark of Novell Inc in the United States and other countries Red Hat is a registered trademarks of Red Hat Inc Intel Pentium and Xeon are registered trademarks and Itanium and Intel386 are trademarks of Intel Corporation VESA is a registered trademark of Video Electronic Standards Association UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the United States and other countries OS 2 is a registered trademark of International Business Machines 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 discl
94. IDE standard e Data transfer rates of up to 16 MB sec e Support for drives other than just hard drives such as CD drives e Support for hard drives with capacities greater than 528 MB e Support for up to two controllers each with up to two devices attached EISA Acronym for Extended Industry Standard Architecture a 32 bit expansion bus design The expansion card connectors in an EISA computer are also compatible with 8 or 16 bit ISA expansion cards To avoid a configuration conflict when installing an EISA expansion card you must use the EISA Configuration Utility This utility allows you to specify which expansion slot contains the card and obtains information about the card s required system resources from a corresponding EISA configuration file EMC Abbreviation for Electromagnetic Compatibility EMI Abbreviation for electromagnetic interference EMM Abbreviation for expanded memory manager A utility that uses extended memory to emulate expanded memory on computers with an Intel386_ or higher microprocessor EMS Abbreviation for Expanded Memory Specification EPP Abbreviation for Enhanced Parallel Port which provides improved bidirectional data transmission Many devices are designed to take advantage of the EPP standard especially devices such as network or SCSI adapters that connect to the parallel port of a portable computer EPROM Acronym for erasable programmable read only memory ERA Acro
95. Levels 1 2 3 Optional name value pairs Use omreport storage battery controller id where id is the controller number For example controller 0 Displays all batteries present on all controllers on the system Some controllers do not have batteries Displays the battery on the specified controller Using the Storage Management Service 159 160 omreport Connector Status Table 9 7 omreport Connector Commands Required Command Levels 1 2 3 Optional name value pairs Use omreport storage connector controller id where id is the controller number For example controller 0 controller id where id is the controller number For example controller 0 connector id where id is the connector number For example connector 0 omreport Enclosure Status Table 9 8 omreport Enclosure Commands Displays all connectors present on all controllers on the system NOTE This command works only when the controller id is specified Displays the connector on the specified controller Displays information for the specified connector on the controller Required Command Levels 1 2 3 Optional name value pairs Use omreport storage enclosure controller id enclosure lt ENCLOSUREID gt Displays property information for all enclosures attached to the system Displays the specified enclosure and its components where id is the controller number and the enclosure number F
96. MIB file orina DMI Management Information Format MIF file or in a CIM Management Object File MOF NDIS Abbreviation for Network Driver Interface Specification NIC Acronym for network interface controller NIF Acronym for network interface function This term is equivalent to NIC NMI Abbreviation for nonmaskable interrupt A device sends an NMI to signal the microprocessor about hardware errors such as a parity error noninterlaced Atechnique for decreasing screen flicker by sequentially refreshing each horizontal line on the screen ns Abbreviation for nanosecond s one billionth of a second NTFS Abbreviation for the NT File System option in the Windows NT operating system and later Windows operating systems NuBus Proprietary expansion bus used on Apple Macintosh personal computers NVRAM Acronym for nonvolatile random access memory Memory that does not lose its contents when you turn off your computer NVRAM is used for maintaining the date time and system configuration information OEM Abbreviation for original equipment manufacturer An OEM is a company that supplies equipment to other companies to resell or incorporate into another product using the reseller s brand name OID Abbreviation for object identifier An implementation specific integer or pointer that uniquely identifies an object online access service A service that typically provides access to the Internet e mail bulle
97. SAS controller the array disk resides in enclosure 2 Example for SCSI SATA and ATA Controllers To unassign the dedicated hot spare described in this example enter omconfig storage vdisk action assigndedicatedhotspare controller 1 vdisk 4 adisk 0 3 assign no Example for SAS Controllers To unassign the dedicated hot spare described in this example enter omconfig storage vdisk action assigndedicatedhotspare controller 1 vdisk 4 adisk 0 2 3 assign no omconfig Check Consistency Use the following omconfig command syntax to initiate a check consistency on a virtual disk The check consistency task verifies the virtual disk s redundant data Complete Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action checkconsistency controller id vdisk id where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command To obtain these values enter omreport storage controller to display the controller Ds and then enter omreport storage vdisk controller ID to display the IDs for the virtual disks attached to the controller Example Syntax For example to run a check consistency on virtual disk 4 on controller 1 enter omconfig storage vdisk action checkconsistency controller 1 vdisk 4 Using the Storage Management Service omconfig Cancel Check Consistency Use the following omconfig command syntax to cancel a check consistency while it is in progress Complete Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action cancelcheckconsistency contro
98. The complete tape changer automation test repeats both tests twice The slot to slot test is not supported on all devices For devices that support this type of functionality the test randomly moves tape cartridges from one storage slot to another and back again The slot to drive test randomly loads and unloads tape cartridges to and from one or more drives Check Tape Changer Library Firmware optional Checks the tape changer library firmware revision and verifies if an update is required omdiag system You can use the omdiag system command to test any of the components for the system regardless of whether they are part of the chassis For example omdiag system memory tests the memory just the same as if you run omdiag chassis memory omdiag system Use the omdiag system command to see a list of all components on the system omdiag Using the Diagnostic Service 39 40 omdiag Using the Diagnostic Service omreport Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service The omreport command allows you to see detailed information about your system components You can retrieve summaries for many system components at one time or you can get details about a specific component This chapter shows you how to get reports with the level of detail that you want Commands documented in this chapter vary in whether they define the fields that appear in the results of a particular omreport command Fields are defined only
99. This test scans the CMOS memory and calculates the checksum of the bytes read from the checksum range The calculated result is compared with the results stored in the CMOS memory If they match the test succeeds otherwise the test logs errors omdiag chassis memory Use the omdiag chassis memory command to test the system s RAM The following test is performed K NOTE Shut down all other programs before running this test K NOTE Sufficient swap space temporary storage space used during a move or reconfiguration is needed to K support the demands of the memory test NOTE This test checks only memory seen by the operating system on systems that have redundant memory support spare bank or mirroring Pattern Test Checks your system s memory by using a data patterns test These patterns test the memory s storage integrity and its ability to store data accurately This test writes a pattern to each byte in the memory and reads the pattern back This verifies that the data paths error correction circuits and the memory devices themselves are working correctly omdiag chassis modem Use the omdiag chassis modem command to run tests on all modems K K NOTE This test runs on analog communication lines regular telephone lines and will not test a cable or Digital Subscriber Link DSL modem Currently a test is not provided for testing cable or DSL modems you can however test cable or DSL Internet connect
100. Thresholds Table 5 5 shows the valid parameters for setting current warning thresholds K NOTE The index parameter is optional If you do not specify the index Server Administrator displays a summary of status readings and thresholds set for all current probes present on your system Current probes are not present in all systems If you specify the index Server Administrator displays a summary for a specific current probe Table 5 5 omconfig chassis currents name value pair Description index lt n gt Number of the probe or probe index must be specified warnthresh default Sets minimum and maximum warning thresholds to default 90 omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service Table 5 5 omconfig chassis currents continued name value pair Description minwarnthresh lt n gt Minimum warning threshold 3 decimal places maxwarnthresh lt n gt Maximum warning threshold 3 decimal places Default Minimum and Maximum Warning Thresholds If you want to set both the upper and lower current warning threshold values to the recommended default value type omconfig chassis currents index 0 warnthresh default You cannot default one value and set another In other words if you default the minimum warning threshold value you are also selecting the default value for the maximum warning threshold value Specify a Value for Minimum and Maximum Warning Thresholds If you prefer to specify values f
101. To trigger a thermal shutdown when a temperature probe detects a failure event type omconfig system thrmshutdown severity failure To disable thermal shutdown so that an administrator has to initiate an omconfig system shutdown type omconfig system thrmshutdown severity disabled omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 119 120 omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service omconfig system assetinfo Editing Cost of Ownership Values omconfig System Asset Info Overview The omconfig system assetinfo command helps you to edit a comprehensive set of parameters that make up your system s total cost of ownership This section explains the parameters that can be reported and configured under the omconfig system assetinfo command Using the omconfig system assetinfo command you can set governing values for configurable objects Examples of assetinfo configuration capabilities include setting values for system owner purchase price details of any lease that is in effect depreciation methods and rates and location of the system warranty and extended warranty duration outsourcing details and service level agreement User Level Required for Adding Asset Information Power Users and Administrators can add and edit asset information Adding Acquisition Information Acquisition refers to the facts about a business entity s purchase or lease of a system Use the omconfig system assetinfo inf
102. a caution appears resolve all warning and critical severity conditions and then clear the log omreport Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 59 omreport system alertaction Use the omreport system alertaction command to see a summary of alert actions that have been configured for warning and failure events on your system components Alert actions determine how Server Administrator responds when a component has a warning or failure event The omreport system alertaction command is useful for viewing which alert actions have been specified for components To set an alert action for a component you must use the omconfig system alertaction command See omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service Components and Events for Which You Can View Alert Actions You can view alert action properties for the following components and events if the components events are present on the system e battery warning e battery failure e chassis intrusion e current probe warning e current probe failure e fan warning e fan failure e memory pre failure e memory failure e power supply warning e power supply failure e degraded redundancy e lost redundancy e temperature warning e temperature failure e voltage warning e voltage failure e processor warning e processor failure e hardware log warning e hardware log full e watchdog ASR 60 omreport Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentatio
103. a readable text file and Comma Separated Value CSV files Entries in the exported log file are intended for Dell technical support personnel The messages in the log are informational at the user level Quick test will only retrieve entries since the last system boot Using the text or CSV files Dell support personnel can analyze the logs to identify any potential failure of the system By default the test runs for approximately 5 minutes But in quick mode it runs for 90 seconds omdiag Using the Diagnostic Service 37 38 Enclosure Log Test Enclosures store all historical events in their memory This test exports the logs to a readable text file and Comma Separated Value CSV files Entries in the exported log file are intended for Dell technical support personnel The messages in the log are informational at the user level Using the text or CSV files Dell support personnel can analyze the logs to identify any potential failure of the system Disk Self Test Verifies the hard disks attached to a system through a qualified SAS or RAID controller to determine if the hard disk has failed NOTE The hard disk diagnostics are designed to run as a low priority background task to limit the effect on 1 0 Because of their low priority it is recommended that you limit hard disk activity while running the diagnostics The diagnostics may run slowly or even stop while hard disk 1 0 activity is running simultaneously omdiag storage scside
104. able where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command Example Syntax For example to set the patrol read on controller 1 to manual mode enter omconfig storage controller action setpatrolreadmode controller 1 mode manual omconfig Start Patrol Read Use the following omconfig command syntax to start the patrol read task on the controller Complete Syntax omconfig storage controller action startpatrolread controller id where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command Example Syntax For example to start the patrol read task on controller 1 enter omconfig storage controller action startpatrolread controller 1 K NOTE To be able to start patrol read the current patrol read mode should be set to Manual Using the Storage Management Service 177 178 omconfig Stop Patrol Read Use the following omconfig command syntax to stop the patrol read task on the controller Complete Syntax omconfig storage controller action stoppatrolread controller id where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command Example Syntax For example to stop the patrol read task on controller 1 enter omconfig storage controller action stoppatrolread controller 1 K NOTE To be able to stop patrol read the current patrol read mode should be set to Manual omconfig Virtual Disk Commands The following sections provide the omcon
105. action enablests action disablests action globalrescan omconfig Global Enable Smart Thermal Shutdown By default the operating system and server shut down when the PV220S and PV221S enclosures reach a critical temperature of 0 or 50 Celsius If you have implemented connector redundancy on the PV220S and PV221S enclosures however you can specify that only the enclosure and not the operating system and server be shut down when the enclosure reaches a critical temperature of 0 or 50 Celsius Specifying that only the enclosure be shutdown during excessive temperatures is known as Smart Thermal Shutdown See the online help for more information Use the following omconfig command syntax to enable smart thermal shutdown Complete Syntax omconfig storage globalinfo action enablests Example Syntax The omconfig command syntax for enabling thermal shutdown does not require that you specify a controller or enclosure ID To enable thermal shutdown enter the following omconfig storage globalinfo action enablests K NOTE You can use the omreport storage globalinfo command to determine whether smart thermal shutdown is currently enabled or disabled The status of smart thermal shutdown is also displayed by the Server Administrator graphical user interface To locate this status select the Storage object and the Information Configuration tab Using the Storage Management Service 165 omconfig Global Disable Smart Thermal Shutdown
106. aims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own February 2006 Contents Ii MOMOCUCHON lt Geer cere zene tee eet Ei 13 What s New for Version5 0 2 00 13 Using CLI Commands from Windows Command Prompts 13 Primary CLI Commands 0 00002 eee 14 CLI Error Checking and Error Messages 15 Success Messages aoaaa a es 15 Failure Messages 000 0 ee ee ee 16 Scripting and Comparing With the CLI 17 Command Syntax Overview 0 00002 e eae 17 2 ombhelp Getting Help With CLICommands 19 Example HelpCommands 0000 0000 19 3 omdiag Using the Diagnostic Service 23 omdiagabout 0 2 0 0 es 25 omdiag about details true n naaa es 26 omdiag chassis aaa aa a 26 mdiagichassis 2 2 ua sow a a a aE R a E eR eee Ee 26 omdiag chassis cmos oaoa aa eee eee ee eee 27 omdiag chassis memory ooa a 27 omdiag chassis modem ooo 00000 ee eeeee 27 omdiag chassis network ooa 000522 pees 29 omdiag chassis parallelport ooa 31 omdiag chassis pci ooa 0000 eee eee 32 omdiagchassisrac 2 ea a a a e ee 32 omdiag chassis serialport oaaae 33 omdiag chassis usbctrl ooa 000000 ee eee 33 Contents 3 4 omdiag storage 2 es 34 omdiag storagecddvd 1 ee ee 34 omdiag storage floppy 00 000
107. ame value pair Type omconfig rac remote floppytftpenable true The following message appears Command Successful Please reset RAC card omconfig rac rmdialinuser Use the omconfig rac rmdialinuser command to remove a dial in user Table 8 10 shows the valid parameters for the command Table 8 10 omconfig rac rmdialinuser name value pair Description username lt text gt Specifies the user name of entry which is to be deleted If no user name is specified an index must be specified index lt n gt Specifies the index of the entry which is to be deleted If no index is specified a user name must be specified omconfig rac Managing the Remote Access Controller 149 Example Command The following example sets one name value pair Type omconfig rac rmdialinuser username jdo The following message appears Command Successful Please reset RAC card omconfig rac rmdialoutuser Use the omconfig rac rmdialoutuser command to remove a dial out user Table 8 11 shows the valid parameters for the command Table 8 11 omconfig rac rmdialoutuser name value pair Description username lt text gt Specifies the user name of entry which is to be deleted If no user name is specified an index must be specified index lt n gt Specifies the index of the entry which is to be deleted If no index is specified a user name must be specified Example Command The following example sets one name val
108. an K NOTE This command is not supported on SAS controllers Complete Syntax omconfig storage connector action rescan controller id connector id where id is the controller ID and the connector ID as reported by the omreport command To obtain these values enter omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then enter omreport storage connector controller ID to display the IDs for the connectors attached to the controller Example Syntax For example to rescan connector 2 on controller 1 enter omconfig storage connector action rescan controller 1 connector 2 omconfig Enclosure Commands The following sections provide the omconfig command syntax required to execute enclosure tasks Table 9 26 omconfig Enclosure Commands Required Command Levels 1 2 3 Optional name value pairs omconfig storage enclosure action enablealarm controller id enclosure lt ENCLOSUREID gt action disablealarm controller id enclosure lt ENCLOSUREID gt action enablests action disablests action setassettag controller id enclosure lt ENCLOSUREID gt assettag lt string gt Using the Storage Management Service 199 200 Table 9 26 omconfig Enclosure Commands continued Required Command Levels 1 2 3 Optional name value pairs action setassetname controller id enclosure lt ENCLOSUREID gt assetname lt string gt action settempprobes controller id enclosure lt ENCLOSUREID gt index id minwarn n m
109. apter FIFO memory tests 30 omreport chassis slots 58 adisk 188 omconfig storage 155 156 omconfig virtual disk 170 171 omreport array disk 164 omreport storage 163 alert action defining 109 example valid commands 111 setting 109 setting events 110 alertaction omconfig system 109 omreport system 60 alertlog clearing logs 111 omconfig system 19 70 omreport system 59 array disks in each stripe 174 arrays memory 43 66 assetinfo acquisition 61 omreport system 61 assign dedicated hot spare omcontig 183 assign global hot spare omcontig 193 authentication omconfig rac 141 omreport rac 134 available alert actions 109 background initialization rate omconfig 175 base I O address omreport chassis ports 54 battery ID 157 omconfig storage 197 omreport storage 159 160 recondition 197 status 159 tests 36 baud rate test omdiag chassis serialport 33 bios omreport chassis 47 Index 235 biossetup omconfig chassis 74 omreport chassis 48 blink omconfig 205 blink array disk omconfig 189 blink disk light omdiag storage scsidevdiag 38 bmc omconfig chassis 80 95 omreport chassis 49 57 BRCMNetwork ASF test Broadcom network diagnostic test 30 BRCMNetwork control registers test Broadcom network diagnostic test 29 BRCMNetwork EEPROM test broadcom network diagnostic test 29 BRCMNetwork internal memory test Broadcom network diagnostic
110. ass 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 SDMS Abbreviation for SCSI device management system 228 Glossary sec Abbreviation for second s SEC Abbreviation for single edge contact serial port An I O port used most often to connect a modem to your computer You can usually identify a serial port on your computer by its 9 pin connector settings Settings are conditions of a manageable object help to determine what happens when a certain value is detected in a component For example a user can set the upper critical threshold of a temperature probe to 75 degrees Celsius If the probe reaches that temperature the setting results in an alert being sent to the management console so that user intervention can be taken Some settings when reached can trigger a system shutdown or other response that can prevent damage to the system service tag number Abar code label on the computer that identifies it when you call Dell for customer or technical support SGRAM Acronym for synchronous graphics RAM shadowing A computer s system and video BIOS code is usually stored on ROM chips Shadowing r
111. at specific position of the RAC the RAC entry is edited Otherwise the command fails trapsenable true false true Enables SNMP traps false Disables SNMP traps community lt text gt Sets the community Example Commands The following example sets one name value pair Type omconfig rac snmptraps ipaddr 123 166 555 216 index 1 community dell The following message appears Command Successful Please reset RAC card The next example supplies values for all command parameters that you can use with the omconfig rac snmptraps command Type omconfig rac snmptraps ipaddr 123 166 555 216 index 0 trapsenable true community dell The following message appears Command Successful Please reset RAC card 148 omconfig rac Managing the Remote Access Controller omconfig rac remote Use the omconfig rac remote command to specify the remote features property values Table 8 9 shows the valid parameters for the command Table 8 9 omconfig rac remote name value pair Description floppytftpenable true false true Enables remote boot false Disables remote boot floppytftpipaddr lt text gt Sets the floppy TFTP address floppytftppath lt text gt Sets the floppy TFTP path fwupdatetftpipaddr lt text gt Sets the firmware TFTP address fwupdatetftppath lt text gt Sets the directory path on the TFTP server where the firmware update images reside Example Command The following example sets one n
112. ata stored in a previously written file For example at 11 00 A M you capture fan probe RPM readings for fan probe 0 on your system and write the results to a file called fans txt If you want to compare these results with output for the same probe obtained four hours later you can use the outa command to append the new output to fans txt 208 Working With CLI Command Results Type omreport chassis fans index 0 outa fans txt Fans txt now reads as follows Index pTO Status OK Probe Name System Board Fan 1 RPM Reading 2380RPM Minimum Warning Threshold 600RPM Maximum Warning Threshold 5700RPM Minimum Failure Threshold 500RPM Maximum Failure Threshold 6000RPM Index 220 Status OK Probe Name System Board Fan 1 RPM Reading 3001RPM Minimum Warning Threshold 700RPM Maximum Warning Threshold 5500RPM Minimum Failure Threshold 500RPM Maximum Failure Threshold 6000RPM You can use a text editor to insert the time that each block of data was captured In comparing the two snapshots for fan probe 0 you can see that the second report shows several changes The reading of fan RPM has increased by 621 RPM but is still within normal range Someone has raised the minimum warning threshold by 200 RPM and has decreased the maximum warning threshold by 2000 RPM Selecting a Format for Your CLI Command Output You can specify a format for your CLI command results The format determines how t
113. ates of 9600 and 19200 are supported on PowerEdge 1800 1850 2800 and 2850 systems Baud rates of 9600 19200 38400 and 57600 are supported on PowerEdge 1900 1950 1955 2900 and 2950 systems Baud rate of 115200 is supported on certain systems that have a DRAC 5 installed administrator Sets the maximum privilege level that can be accepted on a serial over LAN channel to Administrator operator Sets the maximum privilege level that can be accepted on a serial over LAN channel to Operator user Sets the maximum privilege level that can be accepted on a serial over LAN channel to User Takes the default configuration settings outputdel BMC outputs a lt del gt character when lt bksp gt or lt del gt is received outputbkspspbksp BMC outputs a lt bksp gt lt sp gt lt bksp gt character when lt bksp gt or lt del gt is received omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service Table 5 12 omconfig chassis remoteaccess continued name value pair 1 config name value pair 2 Description config terminalmode continued echocontrol enabled disabled handshakingcontrol enabled disabled inputlinesequence cr null lineediting enabled disabled newlinesequence none crlf null cr lfcr 1f enabled Enables characters to be sent to the screen disabled Disables characters to be sent to the screen enabled Directs the BMC to output a characte
114. ations Commission 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 FIFO Abbreviation for first in first out In computer programming FIFO first in first out is an approach to handling program work requests from queues or stacks so that the oldest request is handled next flash bios APC BIOS that is stored in a flash memory rather than in a ROM A flash BIOS chip can be updated in place whereas a ROM BIOS must be replaced witha newer chip Glossary 219 flash memory A type of EEPROM chip that can be reprogrammed from a utility on diskette while still installed in a computer 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 FPBGA Acronym for field programmable gate array a programmable logic chip PLD with a high density of gates FRU Acronym for field replaceable unit ft Abbreviation for feet FTP Abbreviation for file transfer protocol g Abbreviation for gram s G Abbreviation for gravities GB Abbreviation for gigabyte s A gigabyte equals 1 024 megabytes or 1 073 741 824 bytes graphics coprocessor See coprocessor graphics mode A video mode that can be defined as x horizontal by y verti
115. available on your system omreport Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 61 Table 4 6 System Events by Component Type name value pair Description type accords Reports events for AC power cords type battery Reports events for batteries type currents Reports events for fan amperage probes type fanenclosures Reports events for fan enclosures type fans Reports events for fans type intrusion Reports events for chassis intrusion type log Reports events for logs type memory Reports events for memory type powersupplies Reports events for power supplies type redundancy Reports events for redundancy type temps Reports events for temperatures type volts Reports events for voltages Example Command for Event Type When you type omreport system events type fans The following is an example output Settings Enable Critical Disable Informational and Warning omreport system operatingsystem Use the omreport system operatingsystem command to display operating system information omreport system pedestinations Use the omreport system pedestinations command to view destinations where alerts for platform events are configured to be sent Depending on the number of destinations displayed you can configure a separate IP address for each destination address Type omreport system pedestinations 62 omreport Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service The output from the o
116. axwarn n action resettempprobes controller id enclosure lt ENCLOSUREID gt index id action setalltempprobes controller id enclosure lt ENCLOSUREID gt minwarn n maxwarn n action resetalltempprobes controller id enclosure lt ENCLOSUREID gt action blink controller id enclosure lt ENCLOSUREID gt omconfig Enable Enclosure Alarm Use the following omconfig command syntax to enable the enclosure alarm Complete Syntax omconfig storage enclosure action enablealarm controller id enclosure lt ENCLOSUREID gt where id is the controller ID The lt ENCLOSUREID gt variable specifies the enclosure Example for SCSI SATA and ATA Controllers For example to enable the alarm on the enclosure attached to connector 2 on controller 1 enter omconfig storage enclosure action enablealarm controller 1 enclosure 2 Example for SAS Controllers For example to enable the alarm on enclosure 2 attached to connector on controller 1 enter omconfig storage enclosure action enablealarm controller 1 enclosure 1 2 Using the Storage Management Service omconfig Disable Enclosure Alarm Use the following omconfig command syntax to disable the enclosure alarm Complete Syntax omconfig storage enclosure action disablealarm controller id enclosure lt ENCLOSUREID gt where id is the controller ID The lt ENCLOSUREID gt variable specifies the enclosure Example for SCSI SATA and ATA Controllers Fo
117. be supported on the system nicl Enables NIC 1 teamedniclnic2 Enables NIC teaming functionality dracnic Enables DRAC NIC if DRAC 5 is installed NOTE The option nicselection is supported only on PowerEdge 1900 1950 1955 2900 and 2950 systems administrator Sets the maximum privilege level that can be accepted on a LAN channel to Administrator operator Sets the maximum privilege level that can be accepted on a LAN channel to Operator user Sets the maximum privilege level that can be accepted on a LAN channel to User subnet Sets a subnet mask if you have selected static as the IP address source for the BMC LAN interface omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 97 Table 5 12 omconfig chassis remoteaccess continued name value pair 1 name value pair 2 config Description config nic continued vlanenable true false vlanid number vlanpriority number config serial baudrate 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 flowcontrol none rtscts true Enables the virtual LAN identification false Disables the virtual LAN identification number Virtual LAN identification in the range of 1 to 4094 number Priority of virtual LAN identification in the range of 0 to 7 9600 Sets connection speed to 9600 bits per second 19200 Sets connection speed to 19200 bits per second 38400 Sets the volatile and nonvolatile connection speed to 38400 bits per sec
118. c nrc gt writepolicy lt wb wt we nwe fwb gt name lt string gt spanlength lt n gt action setrebuildrate controller id rate lt 0 to 100 gt action setbgirate controller id rate lt 0 to 100 gt action setreconstructrate controller id rate lt 0 to 100 gt action setcheckconsistency controller id rate lt 0 to 100 gt action exportlog controller id action importforeignconfig controller id action clearforeigncontig controller id Using the Storage Management Service 167 Table 9 16 omconfig Controller Commands continued Required Command Levels 1 2 3 Optional name value pairs action setpatrolreadmode controller id mode manual auto disable action startpatrolread controller id action stoppatrolread controller id omconfig Rescan Controller Use the following omconfig command syntax to rescan a controller See the online help for more information about using this command Complete Syntax omconfig storage controller action rescan controller id where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command Example Syntax For example to rescan controller 1 enter omconfig storage controller action rescan controller 1 K NOTE The rescan controller is not supported on non RAID SCSI and SAS controllers You must reboot the system before Storage Management can see configuration changes on non RAID SCSI controllers omconfig Global Rescan Controlle
119. cal operating system authentication for the RAC you enable any user with Administrator status on the operating system to log into the RAC omconfig rac Managing the Remote Access Controller 141 142 Example Command for omconfig rac authentication When you type omconfig rac authentication localauthenable true you have configured the RAC to allow access to any user who has Administrator privileges on the operating system When you type omconfig rac authentication localauthenable false you have configured the RAC to allow access only to users with user names and passwords that are defined by the RAC administrator omconfig rac dialinusers K NOTE Some features documented may not be available on your system s RAC For example dial up modem use is supported only on DRAC III Use the omconfig rac dialinusers command to specify requirements for each user who is to have dial in privileges The administrator can specify values for a user name password and other properties for each user Table 8 2 shows the valid parameters for the command Table 8 2 omconfig rac dialinusers name value pair Description username lt text gt Sets the user name for the point to point protocol PPP user index lt number 0 15 gt Sets the dial in user index to populate with user name password and so on The index specifies one of the 16 user positions on the RAC P If an index is not specified for an omconfig rac comma
120. cal pixels by z colors 220 Glossary group As it relates to DMI a group is a data structure that defines common information or attributes about a manageable component GUI Acronym for graphical user interface h Abbreviation for hexadecimal A base 16 numbering system often used in programming to identify addresses in the computer s RAM and I O memory addresses for devices The sequence of decimal numbers from 0 through 16 for example is expressed in hexadecimal notation 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 heat sink A metal plate with metal pegs or ribs that help dissipate heat Most microprocessors include a heat sink HIP Abbreviation for Dell OpenManage Instrumentation Package TM Hardware 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 See also upper memory area and XMM host adapter A host adapter implements communication between the computer s bus and the controller for a peripheral device Hard drive controller subsystems include integrated host adapter circuitry To add a SCSI expansion bus to your system you must install or connect the appropriate host adapter hot plug The ability to remove and replace a redundant part while the system is being used Also called a hot spare
121. ce Information To provide a value for a service parameter type a command of the form omconfig system assetinfo info service lt name value pair 2 gt For example type omconfig system assetinfo info service vendor fixsystemco The following message appears Asset information set successfully You can enter more than one omconfig system assetinfo command at the same time as long as all of the parameters for name value pair 2 belong to the same name value pair 1 For an example see Example Commands for Adding Acquisition Information omconfig system assetinfo Editing Cost of Ownership Values 129 130 Adding Support Information Support refers to technical assistance that the system user can seek when the user desires guidance on the proper use of a system to perform tasks Table 6 9 shows the valid parameters for adding support information Table 6 9 omconfig system assetinfo info support Command Command Command name value pair1 name value pair 2 Use level 1 level 2 level 3 omconfig system assetinfo info support automaticfix Name of any application used to lt programname gt fix a problem automatically helpdesk The help desk name or contact lt text gt information such as a phone number e mail address or web site address outsourced true Whether an external business false entity provides technical support or the system owner s employees provide technical support type network Whether
122. cer you must place the fully qualified path in double quotations because there is a space between security and files The following is an example command using the fully qualified path and filename enclosed in quotation marks omconfig rac generatecert file c security files certificates sslcert cer K NOTE Except for the two letter country code all other parameter values are strings Parameters are required only if indicated required IN NOTE This command makes use of the FTP protocol to communicate with the RAC firmware The command may fail if firewall software is installed in the system omconfig rac Managing the Remote Access Controller Table 8 4 shows required and optional parameters that are used to generate your CSR Table 8 4 omconfig rac generatecert name value pair Description commonname lt text gt countrycode lt text gt emailaddress lt text gt file lt text gt locality lt text gt orgname lt text gt orgunit lt text gt state lt text gt Enter a unique text string that distinguishes your system from others for which you may be requesting certificates required Two letter code representing the country where your system is located See ISO Standard 3166 required The e mail address of your system The absolute pathname or filename with extension of the CSR to be generated required If you provide only a filename the CSR file is placed in your curr
123. cess Controller Conventions for Parameter Tables Parameter tables list input parameters for a command in the order in which you must configure them instead of the order in which they appear in the command line interface The symbol often called pipe is the logical exclusive or operator For example enable disable means that you can enable or disable the component or feature but you cannot simultaneously enable and disable the component or feature omconfig rac Command Summary K NOTE You must reset the remote access controller after execution of each omconfig rac command After resetting the remote access controller you must also wait approximately one minute before executing a subsequent omconfig rac command K NOTE Although this section lists all possible omconfig rac commands the commands available on your system depend on your system configuration If you try to get help or execute a command for a component that is not installed on your system Server Administrator issues a message that the component or feature is not found on this system omconfig rac Managing the Remote Access Controller 139 140 Table 8 1 is a high level summary of the omconfig rac command The column titled Command level 3 lists the major arguments that can be used with omconfig rac User privilege required refers to the type of privilege you need to execute the command where U User P Power User and A Administrator Use is a very gen
124. cessors download an executable binary to the processor memory and execute the program BRCMNetwork LED Test Blinks the LEDs on the NIC BRCMNetwork ASF Test Tests various processor event registers and SMBus control registers Exercises ASF related hardware on the chip Intel NIC Diagnostic Tests The following tests are available on Dell supported Intel NICs 30 K NOTE For systems that have a PCI E Intel Network Interface Controller NIC Intel PROSet Utility for Microsoft Device Manager is required for the Intel network adapter diagnostics on systems running a Microsoft Windows operating system If you have a PCI X Intel NIC you may install either the Intel PROSet for Microsoft Device Manager or the Intel PROSet management agent to enable Intel network adapter diagnostics If you have any other Dell supported Intel NIC you should install the Intel PROSet management agent If these requirements are not met the Intel vendor tests will not be available only the default network diagnostics are available You can access the Intel PROSet for Microsoft Device Manager from either the Dell PowerEdge Service and Diagnostic Utilities CD or from the Dell Support website at support dell com NOTE The following tests are only available on systems running a supported Microsoft Windows operating system Intel FIFO Registers Test Tests FIFO memory on the adapter by writing and reading patterns to and from the FIFO memory Intel
125. charge indefinitely your computer continually refreshes each DRAM chip in the computer drive type number Your computer can recognize a number of specific hard drives Each is assigned a drive type number that is stored in NVRAM The hard drive s specified in your computer s System Setup program must match the actual drive s installed in the computer The System Setup program also allows you to specify physical parameters logical cylinders logical heads cylinder number and logical sectors per pack for drives not included in the table of drive types stored in NVRAM DTE Abbreviation for data terminal equipment Any device such as a computer system that can send data in digital form by means of a cable or communications line The DTE is connected to the cable or communications line through a data communications equipment DCE device such as a modem ECC Abbreviation for error checking and correction ECP Abbreviation for Extended Capabilities Port 218 Glossary EDO Acronym for extended data output dynamic random access memory which is a type of DRAM that is faster than conventional DRAM EDO RAM can start fetching the next block of memory at the same time that it sends the previous block to the CPU 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
126. ches to a redundant copy of memory when an uncorrectable memory event is detected After switching to the mirrored memory the system does not switch back to the original system memory until the next reboot The operating system does not recognize half of the installed system memory in this mode RAID mode provides an extra level of memory checking and error recovery at the expense of some memory capacity 94 omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service Table 5 11 shows the valid parameters for the command Table 5 11 omconfig chassis memorymode name value pair 1 Description index lt n gt redundancy spare mirror disabled raid5 Number of the chassis where the memory module resides the default is chassis 0 the main system chassis Spare disables the memory module that has a correctable memory event and copies the failing module s data to a spare bank Disabled indicates that the system is not to use other available memory modules if uncorrectable memory events are detected Mirror switches the systems to a mirrored copy of the memory if the failing module has an uncorrectable memory event In mirror mode the operating system does not switch back to the original module until the system reboots RAIDS is a method of system memory configuration This is logically similar to the RAID 5 mode used in hard drive storage systems This memory mode gives you an extra level of memory checking a
127. command syntax consists of specifying command levels The first command level is the command name omreport or omconfig Subsequent command levels provide a greater degree of specificity regarding the type of object on which the command will operate or the information that the command will display For example the following omconfig command syntax has three levels omconfig storage adisk The following table describes these command levels Table 9 1 Example Command Levels Command level1 Command level2 Command level3 Use omconfig Specifies the command storage Indicates the Server Administrator service in this case Storage Management that implements the command adisk Specifies the type of object on which the command operates Using the Storage Management Service 155 156 Following the command levels the omreport and omconfig command syntax may require one or more name value pairs The name value pairs specify exact objects such as a specific array disk or options such as blink or unblink that the command will implement For example the following omconfig command syntax for blinking an array disk has three levels and three name value pairs omconfig storage adisk action blink controller id adisk lt ADISKID gt where ADISKID lt connector enclosureID portID connector targetID gt In this example the id in cont roller id is the controller number such that controller 1 would be specified as
128. cond MBR Abbreviation for master boot record MCA Abbreviation for Micro Channel Architecture which is designed for multiprocessing MCA eliminates potential conflicts that arise when installing new peripheral devices MCA is not compatible with either EISA or XT bus architecture so older cards cannot be used with it memory A computer 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 computer with 16 MB of memory refers to a computer with 16 MB of RAM memory address A specific location usually expressed as a hexadecimal number in the computer 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 MIB Acronym for management information base MIB is used to send detailed status ecommands from or to an SNMP managed device microprocessor The primary computational chip inside the computer 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 MIDI Abbreviation for musical instrument di
129. creating a virtual disk the name lt string gt parameter indicates that you have the option of specifying the virtual disk name If you omit this parameter from the syntax then a default name for the virtual disk is chosen for you The pipe symbol separates two or more options from which one only must be selected For example when creating a virtual disk the cachepolicy d c indicates that the cache policy must be specified as either cachepolicy d or cachepolicy c Using the Storage Management Service 157 User Privileges for omreport storage and omconfig storage Storage Management requires Administrator privileges to use the omconfig storage command User and Power User privileges are sufficient to use the omreport storage command omreport Command The following sections provide the omreport command syntax required to display the status of various storage components omreport Storage Help The following table provides the omreport storage command syntax Table 9 3 omreport storage help Command Level 1 Command Level 2 Command Level 3 Use omreport storage Displays a list of storage components for which omreport commands are available adisk Displays a list of the omreport storage adisk parameters for displaying array disk information vdisk Displays a list of omreport storage vdisk parameters for displaying virtual disk information controller Displays a list of the omreport storage controller para
130. ding developed and maintained by the Unicode Consortium upper memory area The 384 KB of RAM located between 640 KB and 1 MB If the computer 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 UPS Abbreviation for uninterruptible power supply A battery powered unit that automatically supplies power to your computer in the event of an electrical failure 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 Glossary 231 UTP Abbreviation for unshielded twisted pair UUID Acronym for Universal Unique Identification V Abbreviation for volt s VAC Abbreviation for volt s alternating current varbind An algorithm used to assign an object identifier or OID The varbind gives rules for arriving at the decimal prefix that uniquely identifies an enterprise as well as the formula for specifying a unique identifier for the objects defined in that enterprise s MIB variable A component of a managed object A temperature probe for example has a variable to describe its
131. directed over a particular serial port or if it is turned off Console Redirection After Boot Displays whether console redirection after system reboot is enabled or disabled Diskette Displays whether the diskette is disabled auto enabled or read only Demand Based Power Displays whether DBS is enabled or disabled on the system Management DBS Dual NIC Displays whether NIC 1 and NIC 2 with PXE is enabled or disabled External Serial Connector Displays whether the external serial connector is mapped to COM port 1 or COM port 2 or a Remote Access Device Console Redirection Failsafe Baud Displays the setting for console redirection failsafe baud rate Rate IDE Displays whether the drive is enabled or disabled IDE Primary Drive 0 Displays whether the device is automatically detected and enabled or if the device is disabled IDE Primary Drive 1 Displays whether the device is automatically detected and enabled or if the device is disabled Intrusion Displays whether the intrusion check is enabled or disabled during system boot Mouse Displays whether the mouse is enabled or disabled NIC and NIC 2 Displays whether the first and second NICs are enabled with or without PXE or disabled during system boot 48 omreport Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service Table 4 2 BIOS Setup Parameters continued Parameters Description Numlock Parallel port address Parallel port mode Primary SCSI RAID on
132. disk controller ID to display the IDs for the array disks attached to the controller Example Syntax In this example you want to clear array disk 3 on connector 0 of controller 1 On a SAS controller the array disk resides in enclosure 2 Example for SAS Controllers To clear the array disk described in this example you would enter omconfig storage adisk action clear controller 1 adisk 0 2 3 omconfig Cancel Clear Array Disk Use the following omconfig command to cancel a clear operation that is in progress on an array disk Complete Syntax omconfig storage adisk action cancelclear controller id adisk lt ADISKID gt where id is the controller ID The lt ADISK gt variable specifies the array disk To obtain these values enter omreport storage controller to display the controller Ds and then enter omreport storage adisk controller ID to display the IDs for the array disks attached to the controller Using the Storage Management Service Example Syntax In this example you want to cancel the clear of array disk 3 on connector 0 of controller 1 On a SAS controller the array disk resides in enclosure 2 Example for SAS Controllers To cancel the clear of the array disk described in this example enter omconfig storage adisk action cancelclear controller 1 adisk 0 2 3 omconfig Battery Commands The following sections provide the omconfig command syntax required to execute battery tasks Table 9 24 omconfig Battery
133. disk id raid lt c r0 rl rle 15 110 gt size lt size gt adisk lt ADISKID gt action changepolicy controller id vdisk id readpolicy lt ra nra ara rc nrc gt writepolicy lt wb wt we nwe fwb gt cachepolicy lt d c gt action rename controller id vdisk id omconfig Blink Virtual Disk Use the following omconfig command syntax to blink the array disks included in a virtual disk Complete Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action blink controller id vdisk id where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command To obtain these values enter omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then enter omreport storage vdisk controller ID to display the IDs for the virtual disks attached to the controller Example Syntax For example to blink the array disks in virtual disk 4 on controller 1 enter omconfig storage vdisk action blink controller 1 vdisk 4 omconfig Unblink Virtual Disk Use the following omconfig command syntax to unblink the array disks included in a virtual disk Complete Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action unblink controller id vdisk id where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command To obtain these values enter omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then enter omreport storage vdisk controller ID to display the IDs for the virtual disks attached to the controller
134. dministrator displays a summary for a specific temperature probe omreport chassis volts Use the omreport chassis volts command to view properties of your system s voltage probes When you type omreport chassis volts index n The index parameter is optional If you do not specify the index Server Administrator displays a summary of status readings and thresholds set for any voltage probes that might be present on your system If you specify the index Server Administrator displays a summary for a specific voltage probe omreport system Commands Use the omreport system commands to view logs to see how shutdown actions are configured and to view threshold values cost of ownership information and information about how recovery actions are configured omreport system Use the omreport system command to see a general status for your system components When you specify a level 3 command such as omreport system shutdown you can get detailed information for one system component rather than the high level status that you get with omreport system Type omreport system 58 omreport Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service If your system has both a main system chassis and at least one direct attached storage device Server Administrator may display a summary that resembles the following example K NOTE As with all output shown in this guide the following output is an example and may vary depending on your syst
135. e Tape Drive Eject Test Verifies the tape drive s ability to eject a tape cartridge It will issue a Prevent Allow Medium Removal SCSI command and then attempt to unload the tape cartridge This test is not available for autoloader changer tape drives K NOTE When the media is ejected from the tape drive run the Tape Drive Eject Test as an individual test Do not group this test with any other tests on this device Check Tape Drive Firmware optional Checks the tape drive firmware revision number to see if any updates exist e SCSI Tape Library Changer Tests Performs several tests on a SCSI tape library or changer which is connected to a SCSI controller channel using a SCSI cable Appropriate SCSI controller and tape changer or library drives must be installed for the tape changer or library to be enumerated The following tests are performed on a SCSI tape library or changer Tape Device Self Test Initially verifies the communication path from the host to the tape drive If communication can be established the test performs a quick test of the drive s RAM and then performs the built in RAM diagnostic This test does not require a tape cartridge This diagnostic can vary based on the type of the drive Tape Changer Automation Test Tests the functionality of the robotic components in the autoloader or library The test consists of two individual tests a slot to slot test and a slot to drive test
136. e setting enable disable setting enable disable setting off auto writeprotect setting off onpxeboth onpxenone onpxenicl onpxenic2 setting com com2 rad enable Enable BIOS console redirection after system reboot disable Disable BIOS console redirection NOTE The command crab is valid for Dell PowerEdge 2900 2950 1950 and 1955 systems only enable Enable logical processor hyper threading disable Disable logical processor hyper threading enable Enable virtualization disable Disable virtualization enable Enables Demand Based Power Management DBS on the system disable Disables DBS on the system off Disable the diskette drive auto Auto enable the diskette drive writeprotect Do not allow writes Make the diskette drive read only off The NICs are disabled onpxeboth Both the NICs are PXE enabled onpxenone PXE is not enabled on either of the NICs onpxenicl PXE is enabled on NIC 1 onpxenic2 PXE is enabled on NIC 2 com Maps external serial connector to COM 1 com2 Maps external serial connector to COM 2 rad Maps external serial connector to remote access device omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 75 Table 5 2 BIOS Setup continued name value pair 1 attribute name value pair 2 setting Description attribute fbr attribute ide attribute idepridrv attribute intrusion attrib
137. e is expressed as the number of pixels across by the number of pixels up and down To display a program at a specific graphics resolution you must install the appropriate video drivers and your monitor must support the resolution virtual memory A method for increasing addressable RAM by using the hard drive For example in a computer 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 virus Aself starting program designed to inconvenience you Virus programs have been known to corrupt the files stored on a hard drive or to replicate themselves until a computer or network runs out of memory The most common way that virus programs move from one computer to another is via infected diskettes from which they copy themselves to the hard drive To guard against virus programs you should do the following e Periodically run a virus checking utility on your computer s hard drive e Always run a virus checking utility on any diskettes including commercially sold software before using them VLSI Abbreviation for very large scale integration VLVESA Acronym for very low voltage enterprise system architecture vpp Abbreviation for peak point voltage VRAM Acronym for video random access memory Some video adapters use VRAM chips or a combination of VRAM and DRAM to improve video performance VRAM is dual ported all
138. e MS DOS cannot run in protected mode however some programs that you can start from MS DOS such as the Windows operating system are able to put the computer into protected mode provider A provider is an extension of a CIM schema that communicates with managed objects and accesses data and event notifications from a variety of sources Providers forward this information to the CIM Object Manager for integration and interpretation PS Abbreviation for power supply PS 2 Abbreviation for Personal System 2 PXE Abbreviation for Pre boot eXecution Environment OFP Acronym for quad flat pack RAC Acronym for remote access controller Dell OpenManage Server Administrator supports all RACs These include the DRAC II DRAC IHI DRAC III XT ERA and ERA O RAID Acronym for redundant array of independent drives RAM Acronym for random access memory The computer 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 computer RAMBUS Acronym for Rambus DRAM a type of memory DRAM developed by Rambus Inc RAMDAC Acronym for random access memory digital to analog converter RAW Unprocessed The term refers to data that is passed along to an I O device without being interpreted In contrast cooked refers to data that is processed before being passed to the I O device
139. e Maximum speed e External clock speed Voltage Memory e Total installed capacity e Memory available to the operating system e Total maximum capacity e Memory array count Memory Array The following details are listed for each memory board or module in the system for example the system board or the memory module in a given slot number e Location e Use e Installed capacity e Maximum capacity e Slots available Slots used ECC type e Manufacturer BIOS version e Release date e BIOS firmware information e Name e BIOS firmware version 66 omreport Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service Firmware Name e Version Network Interface Card The following details are listed for each NIC in the system e IP address Subnet mask e Default gateway e MAC address Storage Enclosures The following details are listed for each storage enclosure attached to the system e Name e Product ID omreport system thrmshutdown Use the omreport system thrmshutdown command to view which properties if any have been configured for a thermal shutdown action The three properties that display for thermal shutdown are disabled warning or failure If the CLI displays the following message the thermal shutdown feature has been disabled Thermal protect shutdown severity disabled If the system is configured to shutdown when a temperature probe detects a warning or failure event one
140. e PCI bus the package enumerates SCSI IDE and USB buses On systems running Microsoft Windows the enumeration process requires that the WMI Windows Management Instrumentation services is running The following tests are performed by the PCI test e PCI Device Configuration Test Scans through the PCI bus enumerating all the PCI devices This test examines the interrupt requests IRQs for each PCI device in use and issues a warning for those devices that share the same ones This test also checks if the driver for the device is loaded and functioning correctly omdiag chassis rac Use the omdiag chassis rac command to run the tests on the remote access controller RAC The RAC test provides IT administrators with continuous access to their systems enabling a full range of systems management functions including monitoring controlling updating and recovering The RAC can be connected to a PCI expansion slot or embedded on the system board DRAC HI and above are enumerated and tested whereas DRAC II is only enumerated but not tested K NOTE In order to run the diagnostics all the RAC drivers are required to be installed on the system and the RAC specific services are required to be running on the system NOTE In cases where the Windows registry is corrupted due to bad installs uninstalls of RAC drivers the RAC diagnostic might give unexpected results The following tests are performed by the RAC test e POST Result Test
141. e USB port is enabled or disabled K NOTE This command will be phased out in future releases It will be replaced by the command omreport chassis remoteaccess Use the omreport chassis bmc command to view baseboard management controller BMC general information Type omreport chassis bmc omreport Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 49 The output from the omreport chassis bme command lists each of the valid parameters Table 4 3 shows the available settings Table 4 3 omreport chassis bmc name value pair Description config advsol Reports advanced BMC information on a serial over local area network LAN connection config nic Reports BMC information for the LAN config serial Reports serial port information for BMC config serialoverlan Reports BMC information on a serial over LAN connection config terminalmode Reports terminal mode settings for the serial port config user Reports information on BMC users omreport chassis currents Use the omreport chassis currents command to view current amperage probe status and settings When you type omreport chassis currents index n the index parameter is optional If you do not specify the index Server Administrator displays a summary of status readings and thresholds set for all current probes present on your system If you specify the index Server Administrator displays a summary for a specific current probe omreport chassis fa
142. e online help for more information Complete Syntax omconfig storage adisk action removedeadsegments controller id adisk lt ADISKID gt where id is the controller ID The lt ADISK gt variable specifies the array disk To obtain these values enter omreport storage controller to display the controller Ds and then enter omreport storage adisk controller ID to display the IDs for the array disks attached to the controller Example Syntax In this example you want to remove dead disk segments on array disk 3 on connector 0 of controller 1 On a SAS controller the array disk resides in enclosure 2 Using the Storage Management Service 195 196 Example for SCSI SATA and ATA Controllers To remove dead segments on the array disk described in this example enter omconfig storage adisk action removedeadsegments controller 1 adisk OS Example for SAS Controllers To remove dead segments on the array disk described in this example enter omconfig storage adisk action removedeadsegments controller 1 adisk O2253 omconfig Clear Array Disk Use the following omconfig command to clear data or a configuration from an array disk Complete Syntax omconfig storage adisk action clear controller id adisk lt ADISKID gt where id is the controller ID The lt ADISK gt variable specifies the array disk To obtain these values enter omreport storage controller to display the controller Ds and then enter omreport storage a
143. e the command results written to a file you can format the results The format you select determines the way the command output is displayed and the way the command output is written to a file Controlling Command Output Display Each operating system provides a means of controlling the way that command results display to standard output The following is a useful command for ensuring that command results do not scroll by before you can view them The same command syntax works for the Microsoft Windows command prompt the Red Hat Enterprise Linux terminal and the SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server terminal To display command output with control over scrolling type the CLI command and append the pipe symbol followed by more For example type omreport system summary more The multiscreen system summary displays the first screen When you want to see the next screen of command output press the spacebar Writing Command Output to a File When redirecting command results to a file you can specify a filename and a directory path if necessary to which you want the command results to be written When specifying the path to which you want your file to be written use the appropriate syntax for your operating system You can save command results in two ways You can overwrite any file that has the same name as the output file you specify or you can keep adding results of commands to a file of the same name Working With CLI Command Results
144. e virtual disk To obtain the values for controller ID and virtual disk ID enter omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then enter omreport storage vdisk controller ID to display the IDs for the virtual disks attached to the controller Example Syntax For example to rename virtual disk 4 on controller 1 to vd4 enter omconfig storage vdisk action rename controller 1 vdisk 4 name vd4 omconfig Array Disk Commands The following sections provide the omconfig command syntax required to execute array disk tasks Table 9 23 omconfig Array Disk Commands Required Command Levels 1 2 3 Optional name value pairs omconfig storage adisk action blink controller id adisk lt ADISKID gt action unblink controller id adisk lt ADISKID gt action remove controller id adisk lt ADISKID gt action initialize controller id adisk lt ADISKID gt action offline controller id adisk lt ADISKID gt action online controller id adisk lt ADISKID gt action assignglobalhotspare controller id adisk lt ADISKID gt assign lt yes no gt action rebuild controller id adisk lt ADISKID gt 188 Using the Storage Management Service Table 9 23 omconfig Array Disk Commands continued Required Command Levels 1 2 3 Optional name value pairs action cancelrebuild controller id adisk lt ADISKID gt action removedeadsegments controller id adisk lt ADISKID gt omconfig Blink Array Disk You can blink the light li
145. ectories Subdirectories may contain additional directories branching off of them display adapter See video adapter DMA Abbreviation for direct memory access A DMA channel allows certain types of data transfer between RAM and a device to bypass the microprocessor DMI Abbreviation for Desktop Management Interface DMI enables the management of your computer system s software and hardware DMI collects information about the system s components such as the operating system memory peripherals expansion cards and asset tag Information about the system s components is displayed as a MIF file DMTF Abbreviation for Distributed Management Task Force a consortium of companies representing hardware and software providers of which Dell is a member dpi Abbreviation for dots per inch Glossary 217 DPMS Abbreviation for Display Power Management Signaling A standard developed by the Video Electronics Standards Association VESA that defines the hardware signals sent by a video controller to activate power management states in a monitor A monitor is said to be DPMS compliant when it is designed to enter a power management state after receiving the appropriate signal from a computer s video controller DRAC Refers to a remote management capability See RAC DRAM Acronym for dynamic random access memory A computer s RAM is usually made up entirely of DRAM chips Because DRAM chips cannot store an electrical
146. efers to the performance enhancement technique that copies BIOS code to faster RAM chips in the upper memory area above 640 KB during the boot routine SIMD Abbreviation for Single Instruction Multiple Data SIMM Acronym for single in line memory module A small circuit board containing DRAM chips that connects to the system board SIP Acronym for single in line package which is a type of housing for electronic components in which the connecting pins protrude from one side A SIP is also called a Single In line Pin Package SIPP SKU Acronym for stock keeping unit SMART Acronym for Self Monitoring Analysis Reporting Technology A technology that allows hard drives to report errors and failures to the system BIOS which then displays an error message on the screen To take advantage of this technology you must have a SMART compliant hard drive and the proper support in the system BIOS SMBIOS Acronym for system management BIOS SMD Acronym for surface mount device SMTP Acronym for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol a method for exchanging e mail over the internet SNMP Abbreviation for Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP is an industry standard interface that allows a network manager to remotely monitor and manage workstations SODIMM Acronym for small outline DIMM A DIMM module with a thinner profile due to the use of TSOP chip packages SODIMMs are commonly used in laptop computers SRAM Abb
147. em configuration SEVERITY COMPONENT Ok Main System Chassis Critical Storage Commands for Viewing Logs You can use the omreport system command to view logs the alert log the command log the hardware or ESM log and the POST log K NOTE If the Alert log or Command log displays invalid XML data such as when XML data generated for the selection is not well formed clearing the log by typing omconfig system alertlog action clear or omconfig system cmdlog action clear resolves the issue If you need to retain the log information for future reference you should save a copy of the log before clearing the log See Commands for Clearing Logs for more information about clearing logs To view the contents of the alert log type omreport system alertlog To view the contents of the command log type omreport system cmdlog To view the contents of the ESM log type omreport system esmlog To view the contents of the POST log type omreport system postlog ESM Log Overall Health Status When you type omreport system esmlog the Embedded Systems Management ESM report displays The first line of the report reflects the overall health of the system hardware For example Health OK means that less than 80 percent of the space allotted for the esmlog is occupied with messages If 80 percent or more of the allotted space for the esmlog is occupied the following caution appears Health Non Critical If
148. ent working directory City name or other location name where your system is located Name of your organization required Name of the sub unit or department in your organization that is applying for the certificate required Name of your state or province Once you have generated the CSR you can upload the certificate to the RAC using the omconfig rac uploadcert command omconfig rac modem Use the omconfig rac modem command to configure properties for your RAC s modem if present Table 8 5 shows the valid parameters for the command Table 8 5 omconfig rac modem name value pair Description baudrate lt n gt initstring lt text gt dialtype tone pulse The modem speed in bits per second The default baud rate is 38400 The required initialization string for your RAC Specifies whether the dial type for your modem is tone or pulse countrycode lt two letter country code gt Specifies the code for the country where your system is located omconfig rac Managing the Remote Access Controller 145 Use the omconfig rac modem command with the countrycode parameter to specify the code for the country where your system is located for example omconfig rac modem countrycode US Table 8 6 shows the country codes that you must use to set this parameter Table 8 6 Country Codes for countrycode Parameter of omconfig rac modem Cou
149. enter omconfig storage controller action setreconstructrate controller 1 rate 50 omconfig Set Check Consistency Rate Use the following omconfig command syntax to set the check consistency rate Complete Syntax omconfig storage controller action setcheckconsistency controller id rate lt 0 to 100 gt where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command Using the Storage Management Service 175 Example Syntax For example to set the check consistency rate to 50 on controller 1 enter omconfig storage controller action setcheckconsistency controller 1 rate 50 omconfig Export the Controller Log Use the following omconfig command syntax to export the controller log to a text file For more information about the exported log file see the online help Complete Syntax omconfig storage controller action exportlog controller id where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command Example Syntax For example to export the log on controller 1 enter omconfig storage controller action exportlog controller 1 By default the log file is exported to C WinNt or C Windows for Microsoft Windows systems based on the Windows version used and var log on all Linux systems Depending on the controller the log file name will be either afa_ lt mmdd gt log or lsi_ lt mmdd gt log where lt mmdd gt is the month and date For more information on the controll
150. er accessible USB port s backonly Enables only the user accessible USB port s at the back of the system off Disables the user accessible USB port s enabled Enables the USB port s disabled Disables the USB port s NOTE Depending on your system s hardware only one of the two attributes usb and usbb is available for configuring the USB port s enabled Enables the USB port s during system boot without BIOS support enabledwithbios Enables the USB port s during the system boot with BIOS support disabled Disables the USB port s during system boot NOTE Depending on your system s hardware only one of the two attributes usb and usbb is available for configuring the USB port s omconfig chassis bmc K NOTE This command will be phased out in future releases remoteaccess Use the omconfig chassis bmc command to configure 80 The BMC on a local area network LAN The serial port for BMC The BMC on a serial over LAN connection Terminal settings for the serial port Advanced settings for a serial over LAN connection Information on a BMC user It will be replaced by the command omconfig chassis K NOTE You have to enter the user ID to configure user information omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service Type omconfig chassis bmc The output from the omconfig chassis bme command lists each of the available configurations Table 5 3 shows the
151. er clear hard drive fault is supported and what severity level lights up the LED Type omreport chassis leds index n The index parameter is optional If you do not specify the index Server Administrator displays a summary of LED information for chassis 0 If you specify the index Server Administrator displays a summary for a specific chassis The following is an example output Flash chassis indentify LED state Off Flash chassis indentify LED 300 timeout value omreport chassis memory Use omreport chassis memory to see details for each memory module slot in your system If your system supports redundant memory this command also displays the status state and type of memory redundancy implemented on your system Type omreport chassis memory index n The index parameter is optional If you do not specify the index Server Administrator displays information for all memory on your system If you specify the index Server Administrator displays a summary for a specific memory module Output for an occupied memory slot may resemble the following Index papel Status OK Connector Name DIMM B Type SDRAM SYNCHRONOUS Size 256 MB An unoccupied memory slot still has a connector name Output for an unoccupied memory slot may resemble the following Index 72 Status Unknown Connector Name DIMM_D Type Not Occupied Size Unknown omreport Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service
152. er log file see the online help NOTE The export log file command is not supported on the PERC 2 SC 2 DC 4 IM CERC ATA 100 4ch and CERC SATA 1 5 2s controllers omconfig Import Foreign Configuration Use the following omconfig command syntax to import all virtual disks that reside on array disks newly attached to the controller Complete Syntax omconfig storage controller action importforeignconfig controller id where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command Example Syntax For example to import foreign configurations on controller 1 enter omconfig storage controller action importforeignconfig controller 1 176 Using the Storage Management Service omconfig Clear Foreign Configuration Use the following omconfig command syntax to clear or delete all virtual disks that reside on array disks that are newly attached to the controller Complete Syntax omconfig storage controller action clearforeignconfig controller id where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command Example Syntax For example to clear foreign configurations on controller 1 enter omconfig storage controller action clearforeignconfig controller 1 omconfig Set Patrol Read Mode Use the following omconfig command syntax to set the patrol read mode for the controller Complete Syntax omconfig storage controller action setpatrolreadmode controller id mode manual auto dis
153. eral statement about the actions that can be performed using omconfig rac More details about syntax and use of the command appear later in this section Table 8 1 Command Level 1 Command Level 2 and Command Level 3 Options for omconfig rac Command Command Command User Use level 1 level 2 level 3 privilege required omconfig rac authentication A Sets authentication properties dialinusers A Sets dial in user properties dialoutusers A Sets dial out user properties generatecertt lt A Generates an certificate signing request CSR modem A Configures modem properties network A Configures network properties snmptraps A Sets SNMP trap properties remote A Configures remote features properties rmdialinuser lt A Removes the dial in user rmdialoutuser A Removes the dial out user rmsnmptrap A Removes the SNMP trap rmuser A Removes the user reset A Resets the RAC uploadcert A Uploads a server or CA certificate users A Sets user properties omconfig rac Managing the Remote Access Controller Help With the omconfig rac Command Use the omconfig rac command to get a list of the available commands for omconfig rac Use omconfig rac lt command level 3 gt to see a list of name value pairs that you may need to use with dialinusers dialoutusers modem network remote and so on Type omconfig rac dialinusers The following is an excerpt of the Server Administrator response dialinusers Set dial in user pro
154. ere the term chip came from Large chips which can be more than a half inch square hold millions of transistors It is actually only the top one thousandth of an inch of a chip s surface that holds the circuits The rest of it is just a base CIM Acronym for Common Information Model which is a model for describing management information from the DMTF CIM is implementation independent allowing different management applications to collect the required data from a variety of sources CIM includes schemas for systems networks applications and devices and new schemas will be added It provides mapping techniques for interchange of CIM data with MIB data from SNMP agents and MIF data from DMI compliant systems CIMOM Acronym for common information model object manager cl O Acronym for comprehensive input output cm Abbreviation for centimeter s Glossary 215 CMOS Acronym for complementary metal oxide semiconductor In computers CMOS memory chips are often used for NVRAM storage COM The device names for the first through fourth serial ports on your computer are COM1 COM2 COM3 and COM4 The default interrupt for COM1 and COM3 is IRQ4 and the default interrupt for COM2 and COM4 is IRQ3 Therefore you must be careful when configuring software that runs a serial device so that you don t create an interrupt conflict component As they relate to DMI manageable components are operating systems computer
155. erforms a quick test of the drive s RAM and then performs the built in RAM diagnostic This diagnostic can vary depending on the type of the drive For autoloaders changers no other tests are performed For tape drives the diagnostic writes several blocks of data and filemarks on the drive and tests the drive s ability to space along the filemarks Tape Drive Media Test Writes data to media present in the drive Ensure that any media in the drive is writable The quick test will attempt to write 30 percent of the media s capacity and then space back to the beginning of the media The data is then read to confirm the written data s integrity The data is erased when the test is complete The full test will attempt to write 80 percent of the media s capacity K NOTE Tape tests can take several hours to complete because the tests are proportional to the tape capacities Regular tests can take more than ten hours to complete while the quick test can take up to ten hours to complete omdiag Using the Diagnostic Service Tape Drive Insert Test Verifies the tape drive s ability to load a tape cartridge This test is not available for autoloader changer tape drives This test also writes a small amount of data verifies the data written and then ejects the media K NOTE When the media is ejected from the tape drive run the Tape Drive Insert Test as an individual test Do not group this test with any other tests on this devic
156. erial port 24 33 storage components 23 USB 24 33 thermal shutdown about 67 configuring 119 example commands 119 thrmshutdown omconfig system 119 omreport system 67 timer test LSI RAID controller hardware test 36 U unassign dedicated hot spare omcontig 183 unassign global hot spare omcontig 193 unblink array disk omconfig 189 unmirror omcontig 182 upload the CA certificate to the RAC 151 Index 247 uploadcert omconfig rac 145 151 uploading a certificate to a RAC 144 uploading a certificate to your RAC 151 USB node detection test omdiag chassis usbctrl 33 user access to Server Administrator administrators only 108 determining 108 least restrictive 108 most restrictive 108 power users and administrators only 108 useraccess omconfig preferences 108 users omconfig rac 152 omreport rac 136 V vdisk omconfig storage 178 omreport storage 164 version omreport system 68 viewcertificate omreport rac 137 248 Index viewing alert actions for specific components and events 60 viewing properties for system temperature probes 58 viewing properties for system voltage probes 58 viewing properties of system power supplies 57 viewing properties of system slots 57 voltage warning thresholds 105 volts omconfig chassis 105 omreport chassis 58 WwW warranty adding 132 components 124 132 omconfig system 132 webserver
157. ests if an error is encountered lt true false gt Device Specifies the device on which to run the test lt number gt omdiag Using the Diagnostic Service Table 3 1 omdiag Command Level 1 Level 2 and Level 3 continued Command Command Command name value Use level 1 level 2 level 3 pair storage cddvd Runs the CD DVD drive test floppy Runs the diskette drive test raidctrl Runs the RAID control and attached device test idedevdiag Runs the IDE disk tests sasdevdiag Runs Serial Attached SCSI SAS SAS RAID scsidevdiag controller and attached device tests passes lt n gt time lt minutes gt quicktest lt true false gt haltonerror lt true false gt Device Runs the SCSI controller and attached tape and hard drive tests Runs a test n time s Runs a test for no more than the specified number of minutes lt minutes gt Uses a faster algorithm to conduct a specific test if one is available Stops the tests if an error is encountered Specifies the device on which to run the test lt number gt omdiag about Use the omdiag about command to learn the product name and version number of the systems management application installed on your system The following is an example output from the omdiag about command Product name Version Copyright Company Dell OpenManage Server Administrator 5X Copyright C Dell Inc 1995 2006 All rights reserved Dell Inc omdiag U
158. f the switches are changed Glossary 229 syntax The rules that dictate how you must type a command or instruction so that the computer understands it A variable s syntax indicates its data type system board As the main circuit board the system board usually contains most of your computer s integral components such as the following e Microprocessor e RAM e Controllers for standard peripheral devices such as the keyboard Various ROM chips Frequently used synonyms for system board are motherboard and logic board system configuration information Data stored in memory that tells a computer what hardware is installed and how the computer should be configured for operation system diskette System diskette is a synonym for bootable diskette system memory System memory is a synonym for RAM System Setup program A BIOS based program that allows you to configure your computer s hardware and customize the computer s operation by setting such features as password protection and energy management Some options in the System Setup program require that you reboot the computer or the computer may reboot automatically in order to make a hardware configuration change Because the System Setup program is stored in NVRAM any settings remain in effect until you change them again 230 Glossary system ini file A start up file for the Windows operating system When you start Windows it consults the system ini
159. fig command syntax required to execute virtual disk tasks NOTICE The omconfig storage vdisk action deletevdisk controller id vdisk id command deletes a virtual disk Deleting a virtual disk destroys all information including file systems and volumes residing on the virtual disk Table 9 22 omconfig Manage Virtual Disk Commands Required Command Levels Optional name value pairs 1 2 3 omconfig storage vdisk action checkconsistency controller id vdisk id action cancelcheckconsistency controller id vdisk id action pausecheckconsistency controller id vdisk id action resumecheckconsistency controller id vdisk id action blink controller id vdisk id action unblink controller id vdisk id action initialize controller id vdisk id action fastinit controller id vdisk id action slowinit controller id vdisk id action cancelinitialize controller id vdisk id action cancelbginitialize controller id vdisk id action restoresegments controller id vdisk id action splitmirror controller id vdisk id Using the Storage Management Service Table 9 22 omconfig Manage Virtual Disk Commands continued Required Command Levels Optional name value pairs 1 2 3 action unminrror controller id vdisk id action assigndedicatedhotspare controller id vdisk id adisk lt ADISKID gt assign lt yes no gt action deletevdisk controller id vdisk id force yes action format controller id vdisk id action reconfigure controller id v
160. fig enclosure commands 199 omcontfig global commands 165 omconfig preferences 106 cdvformat 106 dirservice 106 snmp 107 108 useraccess 108 omconfig preferences dirservice name value pair parameters 107 omconfig preferences snmp name value pairs parameters 108 omconfig rac 141 authentication 141 command summary 139 dialinusers 142 dialoutusers 143 generatecert 144 getting help 141 modem 145 network 147 remote 149 reset 151 rmdialinuser 149 rmdialoutuser 150 rmsnmptrap 150 rmuser 151 snmptraps 148 uploadcert 145 151 users 152 omconfig rac authentication example command 142 242 Index omconfig rac dialinusers name value pairs parameters 142 omcontfig rac dialoutusers name value pairs parameters 143 omconfig rac generatecert name value pairs parameters 145 omconfig rac modem name value pairs parameters 145 omconfig rac network name value pairs parameters 147 omconfig rac remote name value pairs parameters 149 omconfig rac rmdialinuser name value pairs parameters 149 omconfig rac rmdialoutuser name value pairs parameters 150 omconfig rac rmsnmptrap name value pairs parameters 150 omconfig rac rmuser name value pairs parameters 151 omconfig rac snmptraps name value pairs parameters 148 omconfig rac uploadcert name value pairs parameters 152 omconfig rac users example command 153 name value pairs parameters 152
161. fig storage adisk action offline controller 1 adisk 0 2 3 omconfig Online Array Disk Use the following omconfig command syntax to bring an offline array disk back online Complete Syntax omconfig storage adisk action online controller id adisk lt ADISKID gt where id is the controller ID The lt ADISK gt variable specifies the array disk To obtain these values you would enter omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then enter omreport storage adisk controller ID to display the IDs for the array disks attached to the controller Example Syntax In this example you want to bring array disk 3 on connector 0 of controller 1 back online On a SAS controller the array disk resides in enclosure 2 Example for SCSI SATA and ATA Controllers To bring the array disk described in this example back online enter omconfig storage adisk action online controller 1 adisk 0 3 Using the Storage Management Service Example for SAS Controllers To bring the array disk described in this example back online enter omconfig storage adisk action online controller 1 adisk 0 2 3 omconfig Assign Global Hot Spare Use the following omconfig command syntax to assign an array disk as a global hot spare Complete Syntax omconfig storage adisk action assignglobalhotspare controller id adisk lt ADISKID gt assign yes where id is the controller ID The lt ADISK gt variable specifies the array disk To obtain these val
162. fig system commands to clear logs determine how various shutdown actions occur set initial values or edit values for cost of ownership information and determine how to respond to a hung operating system omconfig system alertaction You can use the omconfig system alertaction command to determine how Server Administrator responds when a component has a warning or failure event Defining Alert Actions An alert action is an action that you can specify for your system to take when specified conditions are met Alert actions determine in advance what actions are to be taken for warning or failure events on intrusion fans temperatures voltages power supplies memory and redundancy For example if a fan probe on your system reads a fan RPM of 300 and your minimum warning threshold value for that fan probe is 600 RPM then your system generates a fan probe warning Alert action settings determine how persons are notified of this event For temperature voltage and current probe readings that fall within the warning or failure range you can also configure alert actions Syntax for Setting Alert Actions Setting an alert action requires two name value pairs The first name value pair is the event type The second name value pair is the action you want to take for this event For example in the command omconfig system alertaction event powersupply broadcast true the event is a power supply failure and the action is to broadcast a message t
163. 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 table In SNMP MIBs a table is a two dimensional array that describes the variables that make up a managed object termination Some devices such as the last device at each end of a SCSI cable must be terminated to prevent reflections and spurious signals in the cable When such devices are connected in a series you may need to enable or disable the termination on these devices by changing jumper or switch settings on the devices or by changing settings in the configuration software for the devices 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 proprietary 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 threshold values Systems are normally equipped with various sensors that monitor temperature voltage current and fan speed The sensor s threshold values specify the range
164. fo system lt name yvalue pair 2 gt For example type omconfig system assetinfo info system location firstfloor The following message appears Asset information set successfully You can enter more than one omconfig system assetinfo command at the same time as long as all of the parameters for name value pair 2 belong to the same name value pair 1 For an example see Example Commands for Adding Acquisition Information omconfig system assetinfo Editing Cost of Ownership Values 131 132 Adding Warranty Information Use the omconfig system warranty command to assign values for warranty information A warranty is a contract between the manufacturer or dealer and the purchaser of a system The warranty identifies the components that are covered for repair or replacement for a specified length of time or usage For details on how to edit extended warranty values see Adding Extended Warranty Information Table 6 11 shows the valid parameters for adding warranty information Table 6 11 omconfig system assetinfo info warranty Command Command Command name value pair1 name value Use level 1 level 2 level 3 pair 2 omconfig system assetinfo info warranty cost lt cost gt Cost of the warranty service duration Number of days or months that lt duration gt the warranty is in force enddate Date the warranty agreement ends lt enddate gt unit days Whether the number for duration months refers to days or mont
165. for components on your system to be displayed The most complex commands have all three command levels and can have multiple name value pairs An example of two name value pairs omconfig system assetinfo info depreciation duration 3 An example of nine name value pairs omconfig system assetinfo info acquisition purchasecost lt n gt waybill lt n gt installdate lt mmddyy gt purchasedate lt mmddyy gt ponum lt n gt signauth lt text gt expensed lt yes no gt costcenter lt text gt In each section command syntax and other information about commands is formatted with any of the following fields that apply command level 1 command level 2 command level 3 name value pair 1 name value pair 2 18 Introduction omhelp Getting Help With CLI Commands The omhelp command and its equivalent lt command gt accesses the CLI s detailed help text interface You can get help at several levels of detail Each fully qualified CLI command may have a variable number of distinct parts the command command level 1 one or more subcommands command level 2 and command level 3 if present and one or more name value pair s By appending space dash question mark to any command you can get help on the command Example Help Commands When you type omconfig you get general help about the omconfig command The help at this level lists the available subcommands for omconfig e about e preferences e chassis e
166. g Quiet Controller Alarm Use the following omconfig command syntax to silence an activated controller alarm See the online help for more information about using this command Complete Syntax omconfig storage controller action quietalarm controller id where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command Example Syntax For example to quiet the alarm on controller 1 enter omconfig storage controller action quietalarm controller 1 omconfig Test Controller Alarm Use the following omconfig command syntax to test the functionality of the controller alarm The alarm will sound for about two seconds See the online help for more information about using this command Complete Syntax omconfig storage controller action testalarm controller id where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command Using the Storage Management Service 169 Example Syntax For example to test the alarm on controller 1 enter omconfig storage controller action testalarm controller 1 omconfig Reset Controller Configuration Use the following omconfig command syntax to reset the controller configuration NOTICE Resetting a configuration permanently destroys all data on all virtual disks attached to the controller If the system or boot partition resides on these virtual disks it will be destroyed You may receive a warning message if this command will result in deleting the system or
167. g system alertaction omconfig system shutdown In the case of the omconfig system alertaction command you can use various options to prevent all of the CLI help from scrolling by before you can read it To scroll command output one screen at a time type omconfig system alertaction more where more allows you to press the spacebar to see the next screen of CLI help output 72 omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service To make a file that contains all of the help for the omconfig system alertaction command type omconfig system alertaction outa alert txt where outa directs the output of the command to a file called alert txt To read the help for the alertaction command on a Microsoft Windows Red Hat Enterprise Linux or SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server operating system type more alert txt omconfig about Use the omconfig about command to learn the product name and version number of the systems management application installed on your system The following is an example output from the omconfig about command Product name Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 5 X X Copyright Copyright C Dell Inc 1995 2006 All rights reserved Company Dell Inc For more details about the environment for Server Administrator type omconfig about details true Server Administrator includes a number of services each of which has a version number of its own T
168. ght emitting diode or LED display on one or more array disks attached to a controller Use the following omconfig command syntax to blink one or more array disks Complete Syntax action blink controller ID action blink controller id adisk lt ADISKID gt where id is the controller ID The lt ADISK gt variable specifies the array disk To obtain these values enter omreport storage controller to display the controller Ds and then enter omreport storage adisk controller ID to display the IDs for the array disks attached to the controller Example Syntax In this example you want to blink array disk 0 on connector 0 of controller 1 On a SAS controller the array disk resides in enclosure 2 Example for SCSI SATA and ATA Controllers To blink the array disk described in this example enter omconfig storage adisk action blink controller 1 adisk 0 0 Example for SAS Controllers To blink the array disk described in this example enter omconfig storage adisk action blink controller 1 adisk 0 2 0 omconfig Unblink Array Disk You can unblink the light light emitting diode or LED display on one or more array disks attached to a controller Use the following omconfig command syntax to unblink one or more array disks Complete Syntax omconfig storage adisk action unblink controller id adisk lt ADISKID gt where id is the controller ID The lt ADISK gt variable specifies the array disk To obtain these values enter omreport storage
169. gital interface Glossary 223 MIF Acronym for management information format A MIF file contains information status and links to component instrumentation MIF files are installed into the MIF database by the DMI service layer The content of a MIF is defined by a DTMF working committee and is published in the form of a MIF definition document This document identifies the groups and attributes that are relevant to DMI manageable components mm Abbreviation for millimeter s modem A device that allows your computer to communicate with other computers over telephone lines MOF Acronym for managed object format which is an ASCII file that contains the formal definition of a CIM schema mouse A pointing device that controls the movement of the cursor ona screen Mouse aware software allows you to activate commands by clicking a mouse button while pointing at objects displayed on the screen MPEG Acronym for Motion Picture Experts Group MPEG is a digital video file format ms Abbreviation for millisecond s MTBF Abbreviation for mean time between failures multifrequency monitor A monitor that supports several video standards A multifrequency monitor can adjust to the frequency range of the signal from a variety of video adapters 224 Glossary mV Abbreviation for millivolt s name The name of an object or variable is the exact string that identifies it in an SNMP Management Information Base
170. hat are installed preferences cdvformat A Specifies the delimiter for separating data fields reported in custom delimited format cdv dirservice A Configures the Active Directory service snmp A Sets the SNMP root password useraccess A Determines whether users below the administrator level are allowed to use Server Administrator or not system alertaction PA Determines in advance what actions are to be taken for warning or failure events on intrusion fans temperatures voltages power supplies memory and redundancy alertlog PA Allows the administrator to clear the log assetinfo PA Enters and edits cost of ownership information for your system including values for depreciation lease maintenance service and support cmdlog PA Allows the administrator to clear the log esmlog PA Allows the administrator to clear the log 70 omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service Table 5 1 omconfig Command Level 1 Level 2 and Level 3 continued Command Command Command User privilege Use level 1 level 2 level 3 required events PA Enables and disables SNMP traps pedestinations PA Sets IP addresses for alert destinations platformevents A Determines the shutdown action if any to be taken for a specific platform event Also enables and disables platform events filter alert generation recovery PA Determines in advance how your system responds to a hung operating system shutdown A Allows the admini
171. have been configured when an essential component detects a warning or failure state alertlog U PRA Allows the administrator to show the alert log assetinfo U PA Shows cost of ownership information for your system cmdlog U PA Allows the administrator to show the command log esmlog U P A Allows the administrator to show the hardware log events U PA Shows the system s SNMP event settings operatingsystem U P A Shows the name and version of your operating system pedestinations U P A Shows destinations where alerts for platform events are configured to be sent platformevents U P A Shows the system s response for each listed platform event postlog U BA Shows your system s POST log recovery U P A Shows how your system is configured to respond to a hung operating system shutdown U PA Shows how the shutdown action is to be performed summary U P A Shows key facts for all system components including main system chassis software and storage thrmshutdown U PA Shows what shutdown action if any is to be taken when a temperature warning or failure condition is detected version U P A Shows a summary for all updatable components on your system rac U PA See omreport rac Viewing Remote Access Controller Components 44 omreport Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service Help With the omreport Command Use the omreport command to get a list of the available commands for omreport Use omreport lt command
172. he Contains field reports version numbers for the services and provides other useful details The output that follows is an example and it can change depending on your configuration and the version of Server Administrator that is available Contains Instrumentation Service 5 x x Storage Management Service 3 x x Diagnostic Service 3 x x Sun JRE OEM Installed Version 3 x x Secure Port Server 1 x x Core Service 1 x x Instrumentation Service Integration Layer 1 x x Storage Management Service Integration Layer 1 x x Server Administrator 5 x x omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 73 omconfig chassis Use the omconfig chassis commands to default or to set values for current fan voltage and temperature probes to configure BIOS behavior during system start up to clear memory error counts and to enable or disable power button control features where system configuration permits Use the omconfig chassis command to see a list of all omconfig chassis commands K NOTE When you issue CLI commands to a server module in a modular system chassis refers only to the server module omconfig chassis biossetup Use the omconfig chassis biossetup command to configure system BIOS settings that are normally available only in your system s BIOS setup boot time settings NOTICE Changing certain BIOS setup options might disable your system or require you to reinstall the operating
173. he data written data pattern walking bit The following registers are tested Standard Parallel Port SPP Registers Control Data and Status Port registers Extended Parallel Port EPP Registers Address and EPP Data Port registers Extended Capabilities Port ECP Register Extended Control Register ECR ECP Configuration Registers A and B cnfgA cnfgB omdiag Using the Diagnostic Service 31 FIFO Test Configures the parallel port to the FIFO Test Mode It detects the FIFO s depth writes different data patterns to the FIFO and reads the patterns back from the FIFO If the data written and read are different the test sends out an appropriate result ECP Protocol Test ECP protocol includes a simple compression scheme maximum compression of 64 1 called Run Length Encoding consecutive repeated bytes are sent as a single byte with a repeatH count This test configures the parallel port to FIFO Test Mode tests if the compression is supported and sends out an appropriate result K NOTE Turn off all connected external devices before running this diagnostic omdiag chassis pci Use the omdiag chassis pci command to test the PCI bus and check all PCI devices The PCI test includes the boards configuration test which checks for the presence of PCI capability and then scans all PCI devices for proper communication PCI diagnostics enumerate the various kinds of buses on the system board In addition to th
174. he command output is displayed If the command results are directed to a file the format is captured by the file to which you write your command results K NOTE The omconfig command ignores most output format options and returns plain text messages However if you use the xml option the omconfig command returns XML code The available formats include e List Ist e Semicolon separated values ssv e Table tbl e Raw xml xml e Custom delimited format cdv Working With CLI Command Results 209 210 Syntax for the formatting option is lt command gt fmt lt format option gt For example type omreport system summary fmt tbl where fmt tbl specifies table format You can combine the formatting option with the option to direct output to a file For example type omreport system summary fmt tbl outa summary txt where fmt tbl specifies table format and outa specifies that you append the command results to a file called summary txt List Ist The default format is Ist or list format Use this format when you want to optimize output for simple readability You need to specify a format for your command output only if you want a format other than Ist format To see the following example command output in Ist format type omreport system summary No special formatting option is required because list format is the default display format The network data part of the example system summary appears as follows
175. hs Example Command for Adding Warranty Information To provide a value for a warranty parameter type a command of the form omconfig system assetinfo info warranty lt name value pair 2 gt For example type omconfig system assetinfo info warranty unit days The following message appears Asset information set successfully You can enter more than one omconfig system assetinfo command at the same time as long as all of the parameters for name value pair 2 belong to the same name value pair 1 For an example see Example Commands for Adding Acquisition Information omconfig system assetinfo Editing Cost of Ownership Values omreport rac Viewing Remote Access Controller Components The remote access controller RAC is a system component that provides a full set of system management capabilities Server Administrator integrates the RAC features into its interface allowing users to view and manage the controller from within Server Administrator and IT Assistant K NOTE Some features documented may not be available on your system s RAC For example dial up modem use is supported only on DRAC III K NOTE The commands are available only on systems with DRAC III DRAC III XT ERA and ERA O not for systems with DRAC 4 and DRAC 5 The omreport rac command enables Server Administrator to display reports on RAC components Conventions for Parameter Tables Parameter tables list input parameters for a command in the order i
176. ig storage vdisk action restoresegments controller 1 vdisk 4 omconfig Split Mirror Use the following omconfig command syntax to separate mirrored data originally configured as a RAID 1 RAID 1 concatenated or RAID 10 virtual disk Splitting a RAID 1 or RAID concatenated mirror creates two concatenated nonredundant virtual disks Splitting a RAID 10 mirror creates two RAID 0 striped nonredundant virtual disks Data is not lost during this operation Complete Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action splitmirror controller id vdisk id where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command To obtain these values enter omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then enter omreport storage vdisk controller ID to display the IDs for the virtual disks attached to the controller Example Syntax For example to initiate a split mirror on virtual disk 4 on controller 1 enter omconfig storage vdisk action splitmirror controller 1 vdisk 4 omconfig Unmirror Use the following omconfig command syntax to separate mirrored data and restore one half of the mirror to free space Unmirroring a RAID 1 or RAID 1 concatenated virtual disk results in a single nonredundant concatenated virtual disk Unmirroring a RAID 10 virtual disk results in a single nonredundant RAID 0 striped virtual disk Data is not lost during this operation See the online help for more information about using this command
177. ight emitting diodes LEDs on the enclosure Complete Syntax omconfig storage enclosure action blink controller id enclosure lt ENCLOSUREID gt where id is the controller ID The lt ENCLOSUREID gt variable specifies the enclosure Example for SCSI SATA and ATA Controllers For example to blink the LEDs for the enclosure attached to connector 2 on controller 1 enter omconfig storage enclosure action blink controller 1 enclosure 2 Example for SAS Controllers For example to blink the LEDs for enclosure 3 attached to connector 2 on controller 1 enter omconfig storage enclosure action blink controller 1 enclosure 2 3 Using the Storage Management Service 205 206 Using the Storage Management Service Working With CLI Command Results Server Administrator Command Line Interface CLI users can use command output in various ways This section explains how to save command output to a file and how to select a format for your command results that fits different objectives Output Options for Command Results CLI command output displays to standard output on your system in a command window in an X terminal or on a screen depending on your operating system type You can redirect command results to a file instead of displaying them to standard output Saving command output to a file allows you to use the command output for later analysis or comparison Whether you display command results to standard output or hav
178. ility may reserve RAM in which to store frequently accessed information from your computer 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 capability Refers to the actions that an object can perform or actions that can be taken on a managed object For example if a card is hot pluggable it is capable of being replaced while the system power is ON CDRAM Abbreviation for cached DRAM which is a high speed DRAM memory chip developed by Mitsubishi that includes a small SRAM cache 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 certificate authority A certificate authority is an industry recognized entity that verifies the identity of an organizations requesting credentials to identify them to other systems over networks or the Internet Before issuing a certificate to an applicant the certificate authority requires proof of identity and other security information chip A set of microminiaturized electronic circuits that are designed for use as processors and memory in computers Small chips can hold from a handful to tens of thousands of transistors They look like tiny chips of aluminum no more than 1 16 square by 1 30 thick which is wh
179. imum failure thresholds Valid Parameters for Voltage Warning Thresholds Table 5 15 shows the valid parameters for setting voltage warning thresholds K NOTE Settable thresholds vary from one system configuration to another Table 5 15 omconfig chassis volts name value pair Description index lt n gt Probe index must be specified warnthresh default Sets minimum and maximum warning thresholds to default minwarnthresh lt n gt Minimum warming threshold 3 decimal places maxwarnthresh lt n gt Maximum warning threshold 3 decimal places omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 105 Default Minimum and Maximum Warning Thresholds K NOTE Systems that contain ESM3 capabilities do not allow you to set warning threshold values to default values If you want to set both the upper and lower voltage warning threshold values to the recommended default value type omconfig chassis volts index 2 warnthresh default You cannot default one value and set another In other words if you default the minimum warning threshold value you are also selecting the default value for the maximum warning threshold value Specify a Value for Minimum and Maximum Warning Thresholds K NOTE Minimum and maximum warning thresholds for the voltage cannot be set on PowerEdge x8xx systems If you prefer to specify values for the voltage probe warning thresholds you must specify the number of the probe you are co
180. in a variety of video modes On some Dell computers a video adapter is integrated into the system board Also available are many video adapter cards that plug into an expansion card connector Video adapters often include memory separate from RAM on the system board The amount of video memory along with the adapter s video drivers may affect the number of colors that can be simultaneously displayed Video adapters can also include their own coprocessor for faster graphics rendering video driver A program that allows graphics mode application programs and operating systems to display at a chosen resolution with the desired number of colors A software package may include some generic video drivers Any additional video drivers may need to match the video adapter installed in the computer video memory Most VGA and SVGA video adapters include memory chipsin addition to your computer s RAM The amount of video memory installed primarily influences the number of colors that a program can display with the appropriate video drivers and monitor capabilities video mode Video adapters normally support multiple text and graphics display modes Character based software displays in text modes that can be defined as x columns by y rows of characters Graphics based software displays in graphics modes that can be defined as x horizontal by y vertical pixels by z colors video resolution Video resolution 800 x 600 for exampl
181. in the event of a failure to the primary AC input access Refers to the actions a user can take on a variable value Examples include read only and read write adapter card An expansion card that plugs into an expansion card connector on the computer s system board An adapter card adds some specialized function to the computer by providing an interface between the expansion bus and a peripheral device Examples of adapter cards include network cards sound cards and SCSI adapters ADB Abbreviation for assign database AGP Abbreviation for accelerated graphics port A high performance graphics interface available for Intel Pentium Pro systems 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 ASIC Acronym for application specific integrated circuit ASPI Advanced SCSI programming interface ASR Abbreviation for automatic system recovery ASR consists of those procedures that restore the system to running all properly configured domains after one or more domains have been rendered inactive due to software or hardware failures or due to unacceptable environmental conditions asset tag code An individual code assigned to a computer usually by a system administrator for security or tracking purposes attribute An
182. ion but the test s in the subsequent console s may exit with a Test was interrupted message NOTE You can abort a Diagnostic Service test run through the CLI by using the Diagnostic Status window in the Server Administrator GUI Click the Diagnostics tab click Status and click Abort to stop the currently running test or click Abort All to stop the currently running test and all queued tests NOTE You cannot use lt Ctrl C gt to cancel a CLI session from the console However tests started from the CLI can be aborted using the Abort link in the Diagnostic Status page in the GUI NOTE If the secure port server is not running when you type an omdiag command there will be a noticeable delay before the command executes because the system must check the hardware to determine the diagnostic information to display NOTE On systems running the Microsoft Windows operating system the enumeration process requires that the Windows Management Instrumentation WMI services be running Table 3 1 is a high level summary of the omdiag command The columns titled Command level 2 and Command level 3 list the major arguments that can be used with omdiag The Use column provides a very general statement about the actions that can be performed using omdiag More details about syntax and use of the command appear later in this section Table 3 1 omdiag Command Level 1 Level 2 and Level 3 Command Command Command name value Use level 1
183. ions To test an Internet connection that uses a cable or DSL modem you must use the network test NOTE Shut down all other programs before running this test If other programs use the modem the test does not run and you see Cannot Run in the Results window omdiag Using the Diagnostic Service 27 Modem Test Sends a series of AT command set commands to your modem to see if it is working The AT command set is a series of industry standard instructions for the modem to perform K NOTE The correct modem drivers when required should be installed for the modem diagnostic tests to run and provide the best results For systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux in some cases the setserial command can be used to configure the modems without drivers The modem test performs the following tests Hayes Basic Command Test Uses the Hayes basic command set to exercise and diagnose the functionality of the modem The Hayes basic commands are written to the modem and the result codes are verified and displayed either textually or numerically Only important commands that are common across different modems are used during this test Hayes Extended Command Test Uses the extended command group of the Hayes command set to exercise and diagnose the functionality of the modem The Hayes extended commands are written to the modem and the result codes are verified and displayed either textually or numerically Only important commands that
184. iption config serial vlanenable true false vlanid number vlanpriority number baudrate 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 flowcontrol none rtscts true Enables the virtual LAN identification false Disables the virtual LAN identification number Virtual LAN identification in the range of 1 to 4094 number Priority of virtual LAN identification in the range of 0 to 7 9600 Sets connection speed to 9600 bits per second 19200 Sets connection speed to 19200 bits per second 38400 Sets connection speed to 38400 bits per second 57600 Sets connection speed to 57600 bits per second 115200 Sets connection speed to 115200 bits per second NOTE Baud rates of 9600 19200 38400 and 57600 are supported on PowerEdge 1800 1850 2800 and 2850 systems Baud rates of 9600 19200 and 57600 are supported on PowerEdge 1900 1950 1955 2900 and 2950 systems Baud rate of 115200 is supported on certain systems that have a DRAC 5 installed none No control over the flow of communication through the serial port rtscts RTS is ready to send and CTS is clear to send omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 83 84 Table 5 3 omconfig chassis bmc continued name value pair 1 config name value pair 2 Description config serial continued config serialoverlan mode directbasic directterminal directbasicterminal modembasic modemterminal
185. irs Use name value pair adisk connectorID targetID Displays the specified array disk connectorID enclosureID on the specified connector on slotID the controller where connectorID targetID is the connector number and the array disk number and connectorID enclosurelD slotID is the connector number enclosure number and slot number For example adisk 0 2 or adisk 0 1 2 omreport Virtual Disk Status Table 9 14 omreport Virtual Disk Commands Required Command Levels 1 2 3 Optional name value pairs Use omreport storage vdisk Displays property information for all virtual disks on all controllers controller id Displays all virtual disks on the where id is the controller number specified controller For example controller 0 controller id vdisk id Displays the specified virtual disk where id is the controller number the controller and the virtual disk number For example controller 0 vdisk 1 164 Using the Storage Management Service omconfig Global Commands The following sections provide the omconfig command syntax required to execute the global commands When executed these commands apply to all controllers These global commands also correspond to the global tasks provided by the Storage tree view object s Information Configuration subtab Table 9 15 omconfig Global Commands Required Command Levels 1 2 3 Optional name value pairs omconfig storage globalinfo
186. is Model Chassis Lock Chassis Service Tag Chassis Asset Tag Flash chassis indentify LED state Flash chassis indentify LED timeout value 0 Main System Chassis everglades 1 80 1 01 SDR Version 0 33 PowerEdge 1750 Present 8RLNB1S Off 300 If you run this command on a PowerEdge 1655MC system the following additional information displays Server Module Service Tag The service tag of the server module that you are currently logged into The Chassis Service Tag field indicates the service tag of your PowerEdge 1655MC system chassis Server Module Asset Tag The asset tag of the server module that you are currently logged into e Server Module Location A number assigned to the server module that indicates its position in the PowerEdge 1655MC system chassis omreport chassis intrusion Use the omreport chassis intrusion command to find out whether the cover of your system is open or not Server Administrator tracks chassis intrusion events because intrusions may indicate an attempt to steal a system component or to perform unauthorized maintenance on the system Type omreport chassis intrusion A message that resembles the following may display Status Ok Probe Name Main chassis intrusion State Chassis is closed 52 omreport Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service omreport chassis leds Use the omreport chassis leds command to find out wheth
187. isables the dial in communications dialindhcpenable true false true Enables the dial in dynamic host configuration protocol DHCP false Disables the dial in dynamic host configuration protocol DHCP dialinpaddr lt text gt Sets the base IP address which must be specified in dotted decimal notation dialinauthtype any encrypted Sets the type of authentication required Example Command The following example sets one name value pair Type omconfig rac network ippaddr 123 169 555 216 The following message appears Command Successful Please reset RAC card omconfig rac Managing the Remote Access Controller 147 omconfig rac snmptraps Use the omconfig rac snmptraps command to specify the SNMP trap property values Table 8 8 shows the valid parameters for the command Table 8 8 omconfig rac snmptraps name value pair Description ipaddr lt text gt Sets the IP address which must be specified in dotted decimal notation index lt number 0 15 gt Sets the SNMP trap index The index specifies one of the 16 trap positions on the RAC If an index is not specified for an omconfig rac command the entry is added to the next available position on the RAC If an index is specified for an omconfig rac command and another entry exists for that position the key field parameter is used to decide if the command should be executed If the key field supplied by the user matches the key field of the entry on th
188. ive is not connected properly Check the cables to ensure that the hard drive is properly connected to the controller The hard drive may also fail and display the following message Device failed a send diagnostic command Check cable connections and termination and run this test again If this error still occurs it may indicate a hardware problem To avoid this message run the diagnostic when the system is experiencing light hard drive I O activity e Adaptec and LSI Blink Disk Light Blinks the lights of a hard drive for 30 seconds to assist in locating the hard drive omdiag storage sasdevdiag Use the omdiag storage sasdevdiag command to test SAS SAS RAID controllers and connected devices This test performs the following tests e Physical Integrity Test Verifies the integrity of the physical layer of the SAS enclosure and its connected hard drives When a failure is identified an error message will be displayed indicating that an error has occurred The detailed Phy error report log Comma Separated Value CSV file is available for Dell technical support personnel for further analysis Prior knowledge of Phy is required to interpret this log file CSV files can be opened with common applications such as Microsoft Excel Open Office and so on Contact Dell technical support in case of repeated failures Controller Log Test SAS RAID controllers store all historical events in their memory This test exports the logs to
189. l name value pairs Use omreport storage enclosure controller id enclosure lt ENCLOSUREID gt info emms where id is the controller number and the enclosure number For example controller 0 enclosure 2 controller id enclosure lt ENCLOSUREID gt info emms index n where id is the controller number and the enclosure number and n is the number of an EMM For example controller 0 enclosure 2 info emms index 1 Displays property information for all enclosures attached to the system Displays the enclosure management modules EMMs for the specified enclosure Displays the specified EMMs omreport Array Disk Status Table 9 13 omreport Array Disk Commands Required Command Levels 1 2 3 and Optional name value pairs name value pair Use omreport storage adisk controller id where id is the controller number For example controller 0 connector id where id is the connector number For example connector 1 vdisk id where id is the virtual disk number For example vdisk Using the Storage Management Service Displays all array disks attached to the specified controller Displays all array disks attached to the specified connector on the controller Displays all array disks included in the specified virtual disk on 1 the controller 163 Table 9 13 omreport Array Disk Commands continued Required Command Levels 1 2 3 and Optional name value pa
190. le enter omconfig storage adisk action remove controller 1 adisk 0 3 Example for SAS Controllers To prepare to remove the array disk described in this example enter omconfig storage adisk action remove controller 1 adisk 0 2 3 omconfig Initialize Array Disk Use the following omconfig command syntax to initialize an array disk Using the Storage Management Service Complete Syntax omconfig storage adisk action initialize controller id adisk lt ADISKID gt where id is the controller ID The lt ADISK gt variable specifies the array disk To obtain these values enter omreport storage controller to display the controller Ds and then enter omreport storage adisk controller ID to display the IDs for the array disks attached to the controller Example Syntax In this example you want to initialize array disk 3 on connector 0 of controller 1 On a SAS controller the array disk resides in enclosure 2 Example for SCSI SATA and ATA Controllers To initialize the array disk described in this example enter omconfig storage adisk action initialize controller 1 adisk 0 3 Example for SAS Controllers To initialize the array disk described in this example enter omconfig storage adisk action initialize controller 1 adisk 0 2 3 omconfig Offline Array Disk Use the following omconfig command syntax to offline an array disk Complete Syntax omconfig storage adisk action offline controller id adisk connectorID ta
191. le Syntax For example to start the learn cycle on controller 1 enter omconfig storage battery action startlearn controller 1 battery 0 omconfig Delay Battery Learn Cycle Use the following omconfig command to delay the battery learn cycle for a specified period of time The battery learn cycle can be delayed for a maximum of seven days or 168 hours Complete Syntax omconfig storage battery action delaylearn controller id battery id days d hours h where id is the controller ID and battery ID as reported by the omreport command To obtain this value enter omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then enter omreport storage battery controller ID to display the ID for the controller battery Example Syntax For example to delay the learn cycle for three days and 12 hours on controller 1 enter omconfig storage battery action delaylearn controller 1 battery 0 days 3 hours 12 Using the Storage Management Service omconfig Connector Commands The following sections provide the omconfig command syntax required to execute connector tasks Table 9 25 omconfig Connector Commands Required Command Levels 1 2 3 Optional name value pairs omconfig storage connector action rescan controller id connector id omconfig Rescan Connector Use the following omconfig command to rescan a controller connector This command rescans all connectors on the controller and is therefore similar to performing a controller resc
192. leges of an Administrator for the LAN channel lanaccesslevel operator User with an ID has access privileges of an Operator for the LAN channel lanaccesslevel user User with an ID has access privileges of a User for the LAN channel lanaccesslevel none User with an ID does not have access privileges for the LAN channel omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 89 Table 5 4 omconfig chassis bme config user id lt user id gt dracusergroup custom name value pair 1 name value pair 2 Description config config user id user id logindrac true false dracusergroup custom configuredrac true false configure users true false clearlogs true false executeservercommands true false accessconsoleredir true false accessvirtualmedia true false testalerts true false executediagcommands true false omconfig chassis currents Use the omconfig chassis currents command to set amperage probe warning thresholds As with other components you can view both warning and failure threshold values but you cannot set failure thresholds Your system s manufacturer sets the minimum and maximum failure thresholds K NOTE Settable thresholds vary from one system configuration to another K NOTE Systems that contain embedded systems management 3 ESM3 capabilities do not allow you to set warning threshold values to default values Valid Parameters for Current Warning
193. level 2 gt to get help on the level 2 commands about chassis and system The following information on omreport system applies equally to getting help for the omreport chassis command To see a list of valid commands for omreport system type omreport system more omreport about Use the omreport about command to learn the product name and version number of the systems management application installed on your system The following is an example output from the omreport about command Product nam Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version ty DS Copyright Copyright C Dell Inc 1995 2006 All rights reserved Company Dell Inc For even more details about the environment for Server Administrator type omreport about details true Server Administrator includes a number of services each of which has a version number of its own The Contains field reports version numbers for the services as well as other useful details The output below is an example and can change depending on your configuration and the version of Server Administrator that is installed on your system Contains Instrumentation Service 5 x x Storage Management Service 3 x x Diagnostic Service 3 x x Sun JRE OEM Installed Version 3 x x Secure Port Server 1 x x Core Service 1 x x Instrumentation Service Integration Layer 1 x x Storage Management Service Integration Layer 1 x x Server Administrator 5 x x
194. licy controller id vdisk id readpolicy lt ra nra ara rc nrce gt writepolicy lt wb wt wc nwc gt cachepolicy lt d c gt where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command To obtain these values enter omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then enter omreport storage vdisk controller ID to display the IDs for the virtual disks attached to the controller For information on the controller specific read write and cache policy see the online help For information on how to specify these parameters using the omconfig command see the following e readpolicy lt ra nra ara rc nrc gt Parameter Optional e writepolicy lt wb wt we nwe fwb gt Parameter Optional cachepolicy lt d c gt Parameter Optional Using the Storage Management Service 187 Example Syntax For example to change the read policy of virtual disk 4 on controller 1 to no read ahead enter omconfig storage vdisk action changepolicy controller 1 vdisk 4 readpolicy nra omconfig Rename Virtual Disk Use the following omconfig command syntax to rename a virtual disk K NOTE On a CERC SATA 1 5 2s controller you cannot change the default name of a virtual disk Complete Syntax action rename controller id vdisk id name lt string gt where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command and lt string gt is the new name for th
195. ller id vdisk id where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command To obtain these values enter omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then enter omreport storage vdisk controller ID to display the IDs for the virtual disks attached to the controller Example Syntax For example to cancel a check consistency on virtual disk 4 on controller 1 enter omconfig storage vdisk action cancelcheckconsistency controller 1 vdisk 4 omconfig Pause Check Consistency Use the following omconfig command syntax to pause a check consistency while it is in progress See the online help for more information Complete Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action pausecheckconsistency controller id vdisk id where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command To obtain these values enter omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then enter omreport storage vdisk controller ID to display the IDs for the virtual disks attached to the controller Example Syntax For example to pause a check consistency on virtual disk 4 on controller 1 enter omconfig storage vdisk action pausecheckconsistency controller 1 vdisk 4 omconfig Resume Check Consistency Use the following omconfig command syntax to resume a check consistency after it has been paused Using the Storage Management Service 185 Complete Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action resumecheckc
196. llers ID is the connectorNumber Enclosurelndex Using the Storage Management Service 161 162 Table 9 10 omreport Fan Status continued Required Command Levels 1 2 3 Optional name value pairs and name value pair Use controller id enclosure lt ENCLOSUREID gt info fans index n where id is the controller number and the enclosure number and n is the number of a fan For example controller 0 enclosure 2 info fans index 1 Displays the specified fan omreport Power Supply Status Table 9 11 omreport Power Supply Commands Required Command Levels 1 2 3 Optional name value pairs and name value pair Use omreport storage enclosure controller id enclosure lt ENCLOSUREID gt info pwrsupplies where id is the controller number and the enclosure number For example controller 0 enclosure 2 controller id enclosure lt ENCLOSUREID gt info pwrsupplies index n where id is the controller number and the enclosure number and n is the number of a power supply For example controller 0 enclosure 2 info pwrsupplies index 1 Displays property information for all enclosures attached to the system Displays the power supplies for the specified enclosure Displays the specified power supply Using the Storage Management Service omreport EMM Status Table 9 12 omreport EMM Commands Required Command Levels 1 2 3 and name value pair Optiona
197. lobal hot spare On a SAS controller the array disk resides in enclosure 2 Example for SCSI SATA and ATA Controllers To unassign the array disk described in this example as a global hot spare enter omconfig storage adisk action assignglobalhotspare controller 1 adisk 0 3 assign no Example for SAS Controllers To unassign the array disk described in this example as a global hot spare enter omconfig storage adisk action assignglobalhotspare controller 1 adisk 0 2 3 assign no omconfig Rebuild Array Disk Use the following omconfig command syntax to rebuild a failed array disk Rebuilding a disk may take several hours If you need to cancel the rebuild use the Cancel Rebuild task For more information see the online help Complete Syntax omconfig storage adisk action rebuild controller id adisk lt ADISKID gt where id is the controller ID The lt ADISK gt variable specifies the array disk To obtain these values enter omreport storage controller to display the controller Ds and then enter omreport storage adisk controller ID to display the IDs for the array disks attached to the controller Example Syntax In this example you want to rebuild array disk 3 on connector 0 of controller 1 On a SAS controller the array disk resides in enclosure 2 Example for SCSI SATA and ATA Controllers To rebuild the array disk described in this example enter omconfig storage adisk action rebuild controller 1 adisk 0 3 Example
198. lpha protocol alphabaudrate lt n gt Sets the alpha baud rate alphapagerid lt n gt Sets the alpha pager ID apphacustommsg lt text gt Sets the alpha custom message alphapagerpassword lt text gt Sets the alpha pager password Example Command The following example sets one name value pair Type omconfig rac users username jdo The following message appears Command Successful Please reset RAC card omconfig rac Managing the Remote Access Controller 153 154 omconfig rac Managing the Remote Access Controller Using the Storage Management Service Storage Management has a fully featured command line interface CLI that enables you to perform all of Storage Management s reporting configuration and management functions from an operating system command shell The Storage Management CLI also enables you to script command sequences The Storage Management CLI provides expanded options for the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator omreport and omconfig commands This chapter only documents the omreport and omconfig commands that apply to Storage Management See the Dell OpenManage Installation and Security User s Guide for installation information See the Storage Management online help and Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Storage Management User s Guide for more information on Storage Management CLI Command Syntax Like all the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator commands the omreport and omconfig
199. mdiag chassis serialport 33 interrupt test omdiag chassis serialport 33 introduction 13 intrusion omreport chassis 52 Index 239 IP address alert destinations 112 IRQ level omreport chassis ports 54 L lease information 125 leds omconfig chassis 94 omreport chassis 53 levels of help for a CLI command 20 linear seek test omdiag storage floppy 35 local operating system authentication 134 141 local operating system user access 141 LSI RAID controller battery test omdiag storage raidctrl 36 LSI RAID controller hardware test configuration test 36 timer test 36 maintenance information 126 adding 126 manufacturer omreport chassis processors 55 240 Index maximum speed omreport chassis ports 55 maximum warning threshold 91 105 memory arrays 3 66 omdiag chassis 27 omreport chassis 53 memory diagnostics 27 memorymode omconfig chassis 94 minimum warning threshold 91 105 modem omconfig rac 145 omreport rac 136 modem diagnostics 27 modem property values 136 modem test 28 name value pairs omconfig chassis biossetup 74 omconfig chassis bmc 81 96 omconfig chassis currents 90 network omconfig rac 147 omreport rac 136 network diagnostics 29 NIC communication test generic network diagnostic test 29 NIC property values 136 NIC team test generic network diagnostic test 29 nics omreport chassis 54 NMI button 51
200. meters for displaying controller information enclosure Displays a list of the omreport storage enclosure parameters for displaying enclosure information connector Displays a list of the omreport storage connector parameters for displaying connector information battery Displays a list of the omreport storage battery parameters for displaying battery information globalinfo Displays a list of the omreport storage globalinfo parameters for displaying global storage property information 158 Using the Storage Management Service omreport Controller Status Table 9 4 omreport Controller Commands Required Command Levels 1 2 3 Optional name value pairs Use omreport storage controller controller id where id is the controller number For example controller 0 Displays property information for all controllers attached to the system Displays the specified controller and all attached components such as enclosures virtual disks array disks and so on omreport Global Information Smart Thermal Shutdown Status Table 9 5 omreport Global Information Commands Required Command Levels 1 2 3 Optional name value pairs Use omreport storage globalinfo Displays whether smart thermal shutdown is enabled or disabled See the omconfig Global Enable Smart Thermal Shutdown command for more information omreport Battery Status Table 9 6 omreport Battery Commands Required Command
201. ministrator operator user 9600 Sets the volatile and nonvolatile connection speed to 9600 bits per second 19200 Sets the volatile and nonvolatile connection speed to 19200 bits per second 38400 Sets the volatile and nonvolatile connection speed to 38400 bits per second 57600 Sets the volatile and nonvolatile connection speed to 57600 bits per second 115200 Sets the volatile and nonvolatile connection speed to 115200 bits per second NOTE Baud rates of 9600 and 19200 are supported on PowerEdge 1800 1850 2800 and 2850 systems Baud rates of 9600 19200 and 57600 are supported on PowerEdge 1900 1950 1955 2900 and 2950 systems Baud rate of 115200 is supported on certain systems that have a DRAC 5 installed administrator Sets the maximum privilege level that can be accepted on a serial over LAN channel to Administrator operator Sets the maximum privilege level that can be accepted on a serial over LAN channel to Operator user Sets the maximum privilege level that can be accepted on a serial over LAN channel to User Takes the default configuration settings omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 85 86 Table 5 3 omconfig chassis bmc continued name value pair 1 config name value pair 2 Description config terminalmode 5 deletecontrol outputdel outputbkspspbksp echocontrol enabled disabled handshakingcontrol enabled
202. modem Broadcom modem AT command test 28 Broadcom modem dialtone detection test 28 Broadcom modem loopback test 28 Broadcom modem test 28 Hayes basic command test 28 Hayes extended command test 28 S registers test 28 omdiag chassis network generic network diagnostic test 29 omdiag chassis parallelport 31 ECP Protocol Test 32 FIFO test 32 parallel port register test 3 1 omdiag chassis pci 32 omdiag chassis rac in band access test 32 out of band test 32 POST result test 32 omdiag chassis serialport baud rate test 33 internal loopback test 33 interrupt test 33 serial port register test 33 omdiag chassis usbctrl USB node detection test 33 omdiag storage 34 34 cddvd 34 floppy 35 idedevdiag 35 raidctrl 36 scsidevdiag 38 omdiag storage cddvd driver mechanism test 34 extremity test 34 read exerciser test 34 omdiag storage floppy extremity seek test 35 funnel seek test 35 linear seek test 35 read write test 35 omdiag storage idedevdiag 35 omdiag storage raidctrl 36 Adaptec and LSI array disk test 37 Adaptec and LSI blink disk light 37 Adaptec RAID controller hardware test 36 identify connected disks 37 LSI RAID controller battery test 36 LSI RAID controller hardware test 36 Index 243 omdiag storage scsidevdiag 38 blink disk light 38 SCSI channel communication test 38 SCSI tape drive tests 38 SCSI tape library changer tests 3
203. mptraps omconfig rac 148 omreport rac 136 specify remote features property values for your RAC 149 specify user property values 152 split mirror omconfig 182 S registers test omdiag chassis modem 28 start battery learn cycle omconfig 198 state omreport chassis processors 55 storage diagnostics 34 storage management 155 storage management CLI 155 successful commands 15 summary omreport system 64 support information adding 130 syntax overview CLI commands 17 system 121 system asset information 121 system information adding 131 T table format for CLI command output 210 tape changer automation test SCSI tape library changer test 39 tape device self test SCSI Tape Library Changer Tests 39 tape device self test SCSI tape drive test 38 tape drive eject test SCSI tape drive test 39 tape drive insert test SCSI tape drive test 39 tape drive media test SCSI tape drive test 38 temperature probe warning threshold 105 temps omconfig chassis 104 omreport chassis 58 test modems 27 test system configuration in CMOS setting 27 test the systems s RAM 27 tests battery 36 CD DVD 25 34 chassis 23 CMOS 24 27 diskette drive 35 hardware 14 IDE drive 25 memory 24 27 39 tests continued modem 24 28 NIC 24 29 omdiag chassis 26 parallel port 24 31 POLZA 32 RAC 32 RAC test 24 RAID 36 SCSI controller 25 37 38 s
204. mreport system pedestinations command lists each of the valid parameters K NOTE The actual number of destinations that can be configured on your system may differ Table 4 7 shows the available settings Table 4 7 omreport system pedestinations Output Attributes Description Destination List Destination Number Destination1 Destination IP Address 101 102 103 104 Destination Number Destination 2 Destination IP Address 110 120 130 140 Destination Number Destination 3 Destination IP Address 201 202 203 204 Destination Number Destination 4 Destination IP Address 210 211 212 213 Destination Configuration Settings attribute communitystring destination 1 Displays the first destination 101 102 103 104 IP address of the first destination destination 2 Displays the second destination 110 120 130 140 IP address of the second destination destination 3 Displays the third destination 201 202 203 204 IP address of the third destination destination 4 Displays the fourth destination 210 211 212 213 IP address of the fourth destination communitystring Displays the text string that acts as a password and is used to authenticate SNMP messages sent between the baseboard management controller BMC and the destination management station omreport Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 63 omreport system platformevents Use the omreport system platf
205. n index lt n gt NA Number of the chassis where the LED resides defaults to chassis 0 main system chassis led fault severity warning critical Select to flash the LED cither when a warning event occurs or when a critical event occurs led hdfault action clear Sets the number of faults for the hard drive back to zero 0 led identify flash off on Sets the chassis identification LED to off or on Set the time out value for the LED to flash to a number of seconds time out lt n gt omconfig chassis memorymode Use the omconfig chassis memorymode command to specify the redundancy mode you want to use for your system s memory in case of memory errors Redundant memory enables a system to switch to other available memory modules if unacceptable errors are detected in the modules it is currently using The omconfig chassis memorymode command allows you to disable redundancy when you disable redundancy you instruct the system not to switch to other available memory modules when the module the system is using begins to encounter errors If you want to enable redundancy you must choose among spare mirror and RAID Spare mode disables a bank of system memory in which a correctable memory event is detected enables the spare bank and copies all the data from the original bank to the spare bank Spare bank requires at least three banks of identical memory the operating system does not recognize the spare bank Mirror mode swit
206. n you should back up your computer s hard drive on a regular basis Before making a change to the configuration of your computer 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 computer beep code A diagnostic message in the form of a pattern of beeps from your computer s speaker For example one beep followed by a second beep and then a burst of three beeps is beep code 1 1 3 BGA Abbreviation for Ball Grid Array an IC package that uses an array of solder balls instead of pins to connect to a PC board binary A base 2 numbering system that uses 0 and 1 to represent information The computer performs operations based on the ordering and calculation of these numbers 214 Glossary BIOS Acronym for basic input output system Your computer s BIOS contains programs stored on a 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 interpreted by your computer BMC Abbreviation for baseboard management controller which is a controller that provides the intelligence in the IPMI structure boot routine When you start y
207. n Service Default Minimum and Maximum Warning Thresholds K NOTE The capabilities for managing sensors vary by systems If you want to set both the upper and lower temperature warning threshold values to the recommended default value type omconfig chassis temps index 0 warnthresh default You cannot default one value and set another In other words if you default the minimum warning threshold value you are also selecting the default value for the maximum warning threshold value Specify a Value for Minimum and Maximum Warning Thresholds K NOTE In PowerEdge x8xx and x9xx systems warning threshold for the temperature probe can be set only for the ambient temperature If you prefer to specify values for the temperature probe warning thresholds you must specify the number of the probe you are configuring and the minimum and or maximum warning threshold value In the following example the probe that is being configured is probe 4 omconfig chassis temps index 4 minwarnthresh 11 2 maxwarnthresh 58 7 When you issue the command and the system sets the values you specify the following message appears Temperature probe warning threshold s set successfully omconfig chassis volts Use the omconfig chassis volts command to set voltage probe warning thresholds As with other components you can view both warning and failure threshold values but you cannot set failure thresholds Your system s manufacturer sets the minimum and max
208. n Service omreport system assetinfo Use the omreport system assetinfo command to see cost of ownership data for the system such as acquisition depreciation and warranty information To set any of these fields you must use the omconfig system assetinfo command See omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service omreport system events Use the omreport system events command to view the current enabled or disabled SNMP traps This command displays a summary of each component in your system for which events can be generated For each component the report shows which severities are set to be reported and which severities are set not to be reported The following is an example output for a few components omreport system events Current SNMP Trap Configuration Settings Enable Informational Warning and Critical Disable None Power Supplies Settings Enable Informational Warning and Critical Disable None Settings Enable Critical Disable Informational and Warning The full report lists the settings for all components in your system for which events can be generated To view the status for components of a specific type use the omreport system events type lt component name gt command This command displays a summary of each component in your system for which events can be generated Table 4 6 shows the events displayed for various component types K NOTE Some component types may be un
209. n createvdisk controller id raid lt c roj rl ric r5 r10 r50 gt size lt number max min gt adisk lt ADISKID gt stripesize lt 2kb 4kb 8kb 16kb 32kb 64kb 128kb gt cachepolicy lt d c gt readpolicy lt ra nra ara rce nre gt writepolicy lt wb wt wc nwe fwb gt name lt string gt spanlength lt n gt Parameter Specification for Create and Reconfigure Virtual Disk The following sections indicate how to specify the omconfig storage controller action createvdisk parameters controller id Parameter Required raid lt c r0 rl rlc r5 110 r50 gt Parameter Required size lt number max min gt Parameter Required adisk lt connector targetID connector targetID gt Parameter Required stripesize lt 2kb 4kb 8kb 16kb 32kb 64kb 128kb gt Parameter Optional cachepolicy lt d c gt Parameter Optional readpolicy lt ra nra ara rc nrc gt Parameter Optional writepolicy lt wb wt we nwe fwb gt Parameter Optional name lt string gt Parameter Optional spanlength lt n gt Parameter Optional controller id Parameter Required Specify the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command For example controller 2 raid lt c rO r1 ric r5 r10 r50 gt Parameter Required Use the raid lt c 10 r1 rlc r5 110 150 gt parameter to specify concatenation or a RAID level for a virtual disk Different cont
210. n or enables disables alert generation when a fan probe detects that the fan is running too slow or not at all Enables disables alert generation when a hardware log detects a failure value Sets action or enables disables alert generation when a chassis has been opened Sets action or enables disables alert generation when a power device probe detects that the power supply voltage regulator module or DC to DC converter is pending a failure condition omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 113 Table 5 23 omconfig system platformevents continued Event Name Description event powerabsent event powerfail event processorwam event processorfail event processorabsent event redundegrad event redunlost event tempwam event tempfail event voltfail event watchdogasr Sets action or enables disables alert generation when a processor probe detects that the power supply is absent Sets action or enables disables alert generation when a power device probe detects that the power supply voltage regulator module or DC to DC converter has failed Sets action or enables disables alert generation when a processor probe detects that the processor is running at less than peak performance or speed Sets action or enables disables alert generation when a processor probe detects that the processor has failed Sets action or enables disables alert generation when a processor probe detect
211. n which they appear in the command line interface In omreport rac Viewing Remote Access Controller Components the parameters are listed in the order in which you must configure them The symbol often called pipe is the logical exclusive or operator For example enable disable means that you can enable or disable the component or feature but you cannot simultaneously enable and disable the component or feature omreport rac Command Summary K NOTE Although this section lists all possible omreport rac commands the commands available on your system depend on your system configuration If you try to get help or execute a command for a component that is not installed on your system Server Administrator issues a message that the component or feature is not found on the system Table 7 1 is a high level summary of the omreport rac command The column titled Command level 3 lists the major arguments that can be used with omreport rac User privilege required refers to the type of privilege you need to perform the command where U User P Power User and A Administrator Use is a very general statement about the actions that can be performed using the omreport rac command More details about syntax and use of the command appear later in this section omreport rac Viewing Remote Access Controller Components 133 Table 7 1 omreport rac Command Level 1 Level 2 and Level 3 Command Command Command User Use level 1 level
212. name lt business gt Business entity that owns the system type owned leased Whether the user of rented the system owns leases or rents the system Example Command for Adding Owner Information To provide a value for an owner parameter type a command of the form omconfig system assetinfo info owner lt name value pair 2 gt For example type omconfig system assetinfo info owner type rented The following message appears Asset information set successfully You can enter more than one omconfig system assetinfo command at the same time as long as all of the SY j parameters for name value pair 2 belong to the same name value pair For an example see Example Commands for Adding Acquisition Information omconfig system assetinfo Editing Cost of Ownership Values Adding Service Contract Information A service contract is an agreement that specifies fees for preventive maintenance and repair of the system Table 6 8 shows the valid parameters for adding contract information Table 6 8 omconfig system assetinfo info service Command Command Command name value pair1 name value pair 2 Use level 1 level 2 level 3 omconfig system assetinfo info service renewed true false Whether the service agreement has been renewed type lt string gt Type of service covered by the contract vendor lt business gt Business entity that offers service on the system Example Command for Adding Servi
213. name of the port such as serial or parallel USB mouse keyboard and so on Base I O Address is the starting I O address expressed in hexidecimal IRQ Level is a hardware interrupt on a system The hardware interrupt signals the system s CPU that an event has started or ended in a peripheral component such as a modem or printer When communicated over a peripheral component interconnect card the IRQ level is a standard way to identify the type of device that is sending the interrupt request 54 omreport Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service Connector Type refers to the type of plug or cable and plug that connects two devices together in this case the type of connector that attaches an external device to a system There are many connector types each designed to connect a different device type to a system Examples include DB 9 Male AT Access Bus PS 2 and so on Maximum Speed is the port speed Port speed refers to the data transmission rate of an input output channel measured in numbers of bits per second Serial ports usually have a maximum speed of 115 Kbps and USB version 1 x ports have a maximum speed of 12 Kbps omreport chassis processors Use the omreport chassis processors command to view properties of your system s processors Values display for the following fields Connector Name Manufacturer Processor Family Processor Version Current Speed External Clock Speed and State Connector Name refer
214. nd the entry is added to the next available position on the RAC If an index is specified for an omconfig rac command and another entry exists for that position the key field parameter is used to decide if the command should be executed If the key field supplied by the user matches the key field of the entry on that specific position of the RAC the RAC entry is edited Otherwise the command fails password lt text gt Sets the password for this PPP user callbacknumber lt n gt Sets the callback number callbacktype none preset usr specified Sets the type of call back omconfig rac Managing the Remote Access Controller Example Commands The following example sets one name value pair Type omconfig rac dialinusers username jdo The next example supplies values for all command parameters that you can use with the omconfig rac dialinusers command Type omconfig rac dialinusers username jdoe index 0 password steven70 callbacknumber 4441022 callbacktype preset The following message appears Command Successful Please reset RAC card omconfig rac dialoutusers Use the omconfig rac dialoutusers command to specify requirements for each user who is to have dial out privileges The administrator can specify values for a surname password IP address and other properties for each dial out user Table 8 3 shows the valid parameters for the command Table 8 3 omconfig rac dialoutusers name value pair
215. nd error recovery at the expense of some memory capacity The RAID mode supported is RAID level 5 striping with rotational parity omconfig chassis remoteaccess K NOTE This command is applicable to PowerEdge x8xx and x9xx systems only Use the omconfig chassis remoteaccess command to configure e Remote access on a local area network LAN The serial port for BMC or RAC whichever is installed e The BMC or RAC on a serial over LAN connection Terminal settings for the serial port e Advanced settings for a serial over LAN connection e Information on a BMC or RAC user K NOTE You have to enter the user ID to configure user information Type omconfig chassis remoteaccess omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 95 The output from the omconfig chassis remoteaccess command lists each of the available configurations Table 5 3 shows the valid parameters Table 5 12 omconfig chassis remoteaccess name value pair 1 name value pair 2 Description config config advsol characcuminterval number number Sets the character accumulate charsendthreshold number config nic enable true false encryptkey text confirmencryptkey text gateway Gateway enablenic true false IP address IP interval in 5 millisecond intervals number Sets the number of characters BMC automatically sends a serial over LAN data packet that contains this number of characters as s
216. nfiguring and the minimum and or maximum warning threshold values In the following example the probe that is being configured is probe 0 omconfig chassis volts index 0 minwarnthresh 1 900 maxwarnthresh 2 250 When you issue the command and the system sets the values you specify the following message appears Voltage probe warning threshold s set successfully omconfig preferences Use the omconfig preferences command to set system preferences On the command line you can set the SNMP root password and specify which user levels are able to access Server Administrator You can also configure the Active Directory service omconfig preferences cdvformat You can use the omconfig preferences cdvformat to specify the delimiters for separating data fields reported in the custom delimited format The valid values for delimiters are exclamation semicolon at hash dollar percent caret asterisk tilde question colon comma and pipe The following example shows how to set the delimiter for separating data fields to asterisk omconfig preferences cdvformat delimiter asterisk omconfig preferences dirservice You can use the omconfig preferences dirservice command to configure the Active Directory service The lt productname gt oem ini file is modified to reflect these changes If the adproductname is not present in the lt productname gt oem ini file then a default value will be used The default value will be lt computername gt
217. ng or has crashed Turns the electrical power to the system off pauses turns the power on and reboots the system Turns off the electrical power to the system Forces the operating system to shut down and initiates system startup performs BIOS checks and reloads the operating system Table 5 23 lists the components and the events for which you can set platform events Components are listed in alphabetical order except that warning events always precede failure events for a component Table 5 23 omconfig system platformevents Event Name Description alertsenable true false event batterywarn event batteryfail event discretevolt event fanfail event hardwarelogfail event intrusion event powerwarn true Enables generation of platform event filter alerts false Disables generation of platform event filter alerts NOTE This setting is independent of the individual platform event filter alert settings For a platform event filter to generate an alert both the individual alert and the global event alert must be enabled Sets action or enables disables alert generation when a battery device detects that the battery is pending a failure condition Sets action or enables disables alert generation when a battery device detects that the battery has failed Sets action or enables disables alert generation when a discrete voltage probe detects that the voltage is too low for proper operation Sets actio
218. ng you to perform other systems management tasks Examples of omconfig capabilities include the administrator s privilege to clear command alert and hardware logs the administrator s privilege to configure and execute system shutdown power user and administrator s privilege to default or specify values for warning events on current probes fans voltage probes and temperature probes power user and administrator s privilege to set alert actions in the event of a warning or failure event from intrusion current probes fans voltage probes and temperature probes For information on how to use the omconfig system command to view and to manage cost of ownership information assetinfo see omconfig system assetinfo Editing Cost of Ownership Values Often you must use the omreport commands to get the information you need to execute an omconfig command For example if you want to edit the minimum temperature for a warning event on a temperature probe you need to know the index of the probe you want to configure You can use the omreport chassis temps command to display a list of probes and their indexes For more information on using the omreport command see omreport Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service Conventions for Parameter Tables When listing the parameters that a command can take the parameters are listed in alphabetical order instead of the order in which they appear in the command line interface The symb
219. ns Use the omreport chassis fans command to view fan probe status and settings When you type omreport chassis fans index n the index parameter is optional If you do not specify the index Server Administrator displays a summary of status readings and thresholds set for any fan probes that might be present on your system If you specify the index Server Administrator displays a summary for a specific fan probe omreport chassis fancontrol Use the omreport chassis fancontrol command to see how fan speed is set on your system Fan speed can be set to optimize speed for cooling or for quiet operation Table 4 4 shows the available settings Table 4 4 Fan Control Settings name value pair Description speed quiet Set fan speed for quiet operation speed maxcool Set fan speed for maximum cooling 50 omreport Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service omreport chassis firmware Use the omreport chassis firmware command to view current firmware properties When you type omreport chassis firmware Server Administrator displays a summary of your system s firmware properties omreport chassis frontpanel Use the omreport chassis frontpanel command to view whether the front panel button control settings such as for the Power button and or Nonmasking Interrupt NMI button if present on the system are enabled or disabled If the Power button override is present on your system you can see whether the Power bu
220. ntation Service omconfig system webserver Use the omconfig system webserver command to start or stop the Web server Table 5 26 shows the valid parameters for the command Table 5 26 Web Server Configuration Parameters name value pair Description action start Starts the Web server action stop Stops the Web server action restart Restarts the Web server omconfig system recovery Use the omconfig system recovery command to set the action that is to be taken when the operating system has hung or crashed You can also set the number of seconds that must pass before the system is considered to have a hung operating system Table 5 27 shows the valid parameters for the command K NOTE Upper and lower limits for the timer are dependent on your system model and configuration Table 5 27 Recovery Parameters name value pair Description action none Takes no action when the operating system is hung or has crashed action reboot Shuts down the operating system and initiates system startup performing BIOS checks and reloading the operating system action poweroff Turns off electrical power to the system action powercycle Turns off electrical power to the system pauses turns the power on and reboots the system Power cycling is useful when you want to reinitialize system components such as hard drives timer lt n gt Number of seconds that must pass before a system is considered to have a hung operating system from
221. ntax to specify the enclosure s asset tag Complete Syntax omconfig storage enclosure action setassettag controller id enclosure lt ENCLOSUREID gt assettag lt string gt where id is the controller ID The lt ENCLOSUREID gt variable specifies the enclosure In this syntax lt string gt is a user specified alphanumeric string Example for SCSI SATA and ATA Controllers For example to specify the asset tag to encl20 on the enclosure attached to connector 2 on controller 1 enter omconfig storage enclosure action setassettag controller 1 enclosure 2 assettag encl20 Example for SAS Controllers For example to specify the asset tag to encl20 on enclosure 2 attached to connector on controller 1 enter omconfig storage enclosure action setassettag controller 1 enclosure 1 2 assettag encl20 omconfig Set Enclosure Asset Name Use the following omconfig command syntax to specify the asset name for an enclosure Complete Syntax omconfig storage enclosure action setassetname controller id enclosure lt ENCLOSUREID gt assetname lt string gt where id is the controller ID The lt ENCLOSUREID gt variable specifies the enclosure In this syntax lt string gt is a user specified alphanumeric string Example for SCSI SATA and ATA Controllers For example to specify the asset name to encl43 for the enclosure attached to connector 2 on controller 1 enter omconfig storage enclosure
222. ntry Country Code Country Country Code Australia AU Japan JA Austria AS Korea KO Belgium BE Luxembourg LU Bulgaria BU Mexico ME Canada CA Netherlands NE China CH New Zealand NW Czech and Slovak Republic CZ Norway NO Denmark DE Philippines PH Finland FI Poland PO France gt FR n Portual sR Germany GE Russia RU Greece GR Singapore SI HongKong HO S m o SP Hungary HU Sweden SW India IN Switzerland SZ Ireland IR Taiwan TA Israel IS United Kingdom UK Italy IT United States US 146 omconfig rac Managing the Remote Access Controller omconfig rac network Use the omconfig rac network command to specify network parameter values Table 8 7 shows the valid parameters for the command Table 8 7 omconfig rac network name value pair Description ipaddr lt text gt Sets the IP address which must be specified in dotted decimal notation subnetmask lt text gt Sets the subnet mask which must be specified in dotted decimal notation gateway lt text gt Sets the gateway which must be specified in dotted decimal notation nicenable true false true Enables the NIC false Disables the NIC dhcpenable true false true Enables the DHCP false Disables the DHCP smtpaddr lt text gt Sets the SMTP address which must be specified in dotted decimal notation smtpenable true false true Enables the SMTP false Disables the SMTP dialinenable true false true Enables the dial in communications false D
223. nym for embedded remote access ERA O Acronym for embedded remote access option ESD Abbreviation for electrostatic discharge ESM Acronym for embedded server management expanded memory A technique for accessing RAM above 1 MB To enable expanded memory on your computer 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 expansion bus Your computer contains an expansion bus that allows the microprocessor to communicate with controllers for peripheral devices such as a network card or an internal modem expansion card connector A connector on the computer s system board or riser board for plugging in an expansion card extended memory RAM above 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 ARAM cache using SRAM chips Because SRAM chips operate at several times the speed of DRAM chips the microprocessor can retrieve data and instructions faster from external cache memory than from RAM F Abbreviation for Fahrenheit FAT Acronym for file allocation table The file system structure used by MS DOS to organize and keep track of file storage The Windows NT operating systems and later Windows versions can optionally use a FAT file system structure FCC Abbreviation for Federal Communic
224. o com com3 bmeserial bmenic rac comlbme setting off auto com2 com setting on off off Disables serial communication setting on Enables serial communication setting without console redirection coml Enables serial communication setting with console redirection via COM 1 com2 Enables serial communication setting with console redirection via COM 2 off Disables serial port 1 auto Maps serial port 1 to a COM port com Maps serial port 1 to COM port 1 com3 Maps serial port 1 to COM port 3 bmcserial Maps serial port 1 to BMC Serial bmcnic Maps serial port to the Baseboard Management Controller BMC Network Interface Controller NIC rac Maps serial port 1 to the Remote Access Controller RAC comlbme Maps serial port 1 to COM port 1 bmc NOTE This command is valid on PowerEdge 1850 2800 and 2850 systems only off Disables serial port 2 auto Maps serial port 2 to a COM port com2 Maps serial port 2 to COM port 2 com4 Maps serial port 2 to COM port 4 on Enables the speaker off Disables the speaker omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 79 Table 5 2 BIOS Setup continued name value pair 1 name value pair 2 attribute setting Description attribute uausb setting on backonly off attribute usb setting enabled disabled attribute usbb setting enabled enabledwithbios disabled on Enables the us
225. o acquisition command to add detailed information about the purchase or lease of a system Table 6 1 shows the valid parameters for the command Table 6 1 omconfig system assetinfo info acquisition Command Command Command name value pair1 name value pair 2 Use level 1 level2 level3 omconfig system assetinfo info acquisition costcenter lt text gt The name or code for the business entity that acquired the system omconfig system assetinfo Editing Cost of Ownership Values 121 Table 6 1 omconfig system assetinfo info acquisition continued Command Command Command name value pair1 name value pair 2 Use level 1 level 2 level 3 expensed yes no Whether the system is charged to a specific purpose or department such as research and development or sales installdate Date the system was put into lt mmddyy gt service ponum lt n gt Number of the document that authorized payment for the system purchasecost lt n gt _ Price the owner paid for the system purchasedate Date the owner purchased lt mmddyy gt the system signauth lt text gt Name of the person who approved the purchase or the service call on the system waybill lt n gt Receipt from the carrier for the goods received Example Commands for Adding Acquisition Information To provide a value for an acquisition parameter type a command of the form omconfig system assetinfo info acquisition lt name value pair 2 gt For example
226. o all Server Administrator users Available Alert Actions Table 5 19 shows the alert actions for each component that allows you to configure an alert action Table 5 19 Alert Actions You Can Set for Warning and Failure Events Alert Action Setting Description alert true false true Enables your system s console alert When enabled the monitor attached to the system from which you are running Server Administrator displays a visual alert message false Disables your system s console alert broadcast true false true Enables a message or alert to be broadcast to all users who have drives mapped to the system Windows or who are logged into the system Linux false Disables alert broadcasts omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 109 110 Table 5 19 Alert Actions You Can Set for Warning and Failure Events continued Alert Action Setting clearall true execappath lt string gt execapp false Description Clears all actions for this event Sets the fully qualified path and filename of the application you want to execute in case of an event for the component described in this window Disables the executable application Components and Events for Which You Can Set Alert Actions Table 5 20 lists the components and the events for which you can set alert actions Components are listed in alphabetical order except that warning events always precede failure events for a com
227. obe Thresholds Use the following omconfig command syntax to reset the minimum and maximum warning temperature thresholds back to their default values K NOTE This command is not supported on SAS controllers Complete Syntax omconfig storage enclosure action resettempprobes controller id enclosure lt ENCLOSUREID gt index id where id is the controller ID and the temperature probe ID The lt ENCLOSUREID gt variable specifies the enclosure Using the Storage Management Service 203 204 Example Syntax For example you may want to reset the thresholds for temperature probe 3 to the default values Example for SCSI SATA and ATA Controllers In this example temperature probe 3 resides in the enclosure attached to connector 2 on controller 1 To reset the thresholds for temperature probe 3 to the default values enter omconfig storage enclosure action resettempprobes controller 1 enclosure 2 index 3 omcontfig Set All Temperature Probe Thresholds Use the following omconfig command syntax to set the minimum and maximum warning temperature thresholds for all temperature probes in the enclosure K NOTE This command is not supported on SCSI RAID controllers Complete Syntax omconfig storage enclosure action setalltempprobes controller id enclosure lt ENCLOSUREID gt minwarn n maxwarn n where id is the controller ID The lt ENCLOSUREID gt variable specifies the enclosure Example Syntax Fo
228. od lt text gt Steps and assumptions used to compute the system s depreciation percent lt n gt Portion of 100 that an asset is devalued or depreciated unit months years Unit is months or years Example Commands for Adding Depreciation Information To provide a value for a depreciation parameter type a command of the form omconfig system assetinfo info depreciation lt name value pair 2 gt For example type omconfig system assetinfo info depreciation method straightline The following message appears Asset information set successfully You can enter more than one omconfig system assetinfo command at the same time as long as all of the parameters for name value pair 2 belong to the same name value pair 1 For an example see Example Commands for Adding Acquisition Information omconfig system assetinfo Editing Cost of Ownership Values 123 Adding Extended Warranty Information Use the omconfig system extwarranty command to assign values for extended warranty information A warranty is a contract between the manufacturer or dealer and the purchaser of a system The warranty identifies the components that are covered for repair or replacement for a specified length of time or usage The extended warranty comes into force after the original warranty expires For details on how to edit warranty values see Adding Warranty Information Table 6 3 shows the valid parameters for the command Table 6 3 omconfig system
229. of privileges for users in the operating system and a separate set of users and accounts for the RAC If you enable local operating system authentication for the RAC you enable any user with Administrator status on the operating system to log into the RAC 134 omreport rac Viewing Remote Access Controller Components Example Command for omreport rac authentication When you type omreport rac authentication the results that display show whether authentication of users for access to the RAC using the operating system user access definitions is disabled or enabled For example omreport rac authentication localauthenable true omreport rac dialinusers Use the omreport rac dialinusers command to display the dial in user property values Table 7 2 displays the valid parameters for the command Table 7 2 omreport rac dialinusers name value pair Description username lt text gt Displays the dial in user entry whose user name is specified by lt text gt index lt n gt Displays the dial in user entry whose index is equal to n The index is usually 0 15 and specifies one of the 16 user positions on the RAC NOTE The index number corresponds to a user position on the RAC omreport rac dialoutusers The omreport rac dialoutusers command displays the demand dial out user property values Table 7 3 displays the valid parameters for the command Table 7 3 omreport rac dialoutusers name value pair Description
230. ogram XMM Abbreviation for extended memory manager a utility that allows application programs and operating systems to use extended memory in accordance with the XMS XMS Abbreviation for eXtended Memory Specification ZIF Acronym for zero insertion force Some computers use ZIF sockets and connectors to allow devices such as the microprocessor chip to be installed or removed with no stress applied to the device ZIP A 3 5 inch removable disk drive from lomega Originally it provided a 100 MB removable cartridges The drive is bundled with software that can catalog the disks and lock the files for security A250 MB version of the Zip drive also reads and writes the 100 MB Zip cartridges 234 Glossary Index Symbols omconfig 72 omconfig chassis 74 omconfig rac 141 omdiag chassis 26 omdiag storage 34 omdiag system 39 omreport 45 omreport rac 134 request for help 19 A about omconfig 73 omdiag 25 acquisition information 121 optional parameters 20 21 acquisition information adding 121 acswitch omreport chassis 46 omreport command level 3 46 Adaptec and LSI array disk test omdiag storage raidctrl 37 Adaptec and LSI blink disk light omdiag storage raidctrl 37 Adaptec RAID controller hardware test device scan test 36 global cache test 36 NVRAM and battery test 36 omdiag storage raidctrl 36 pause resume I O test 36 Adaptec SCSI RAID controller diagnostics 36 ad
231. ol often called pipe is the logical exclusive or operator For example enable disable means that you can enable or disable the component or feature but you cannot simultaneously enable and disable the component or feature omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 69 omconfig Command Summary K NOTE Although this section lists all possible omconfig commands the commands available on your system depend on your system configuration If you try to get help or execute a command for a component that is not installed on your system Server Administrator issues a message that the component or feature is not found on the system Table 5 1 is a high level summary of the omconfig command The columns titled Command level 2 and Command level 3 list the major arguments that can be used with omconfig User privilege required refers to the type of privilege you need to perform the command where U User P Power User and A Administrator Use is a very general statement about the actions that can be performed using omconfig More details about syntax and use of the command appear later in this section Table 5 1 omconfig Command Level 1 Level 2 and Level 3 Command Command Command User privilege Use level 1 level 2 level 3 required omconfig about U P A Shows version number and properties for the Server Administrator program details true U P A Displays information for all of the Server Administrator programs t
232. omconfig storage vdisk action cancelinitialize controller 1 vdisk 4 omconfig Fast Initialize Virtual Disk Use the following omconfig command syntax to fast initialize a virtual disk Complete Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action fastinit controller id vdisk id where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command To obtain these values you would enter omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then enter omreport storage vdisk controller ID to display the Ds for the virtual disks attached to the controller Using the Storage Management Service Example Syntax For example to fast initialize virtual disk 4 on controller 1 enter omconfig storage vdisk action fastinit controller 1 vdisk 4 omconfig Slow Initialize Virtualize Disk Use the following omconfig command syntax to slow initialize a virtual disk Complete Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action slowinit controller id vdisk id where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command To obtain these values you would enter omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then enter omreport storage vdisk controller ID to display the IDs for the virtual disks attached to the controller Example Syntax For example to slow initialize virtual disk 4 on controller 1 enter omconfig storage vdisk action slowinit controller 1 vdisk 4 omconfig Cancel Background Initialize
233. omconfig system 117 starting and stopping 117 what s new 13 Windows command prompts CLI 13 write policy parameters 173
234. on Actions To clear all alert actions for chassis intrusion type omconfig system alertaction event intrusion clearall true Commands for Clearing Logs K NOTE For more information about alert messages see the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Messages Reference Guide You can use the omconfig system command to clear three logs the alert log the command log and the hardware or ESM log To clear the contents of the alert log type omconfig system alertlog action clear K NOTE Entering an invalid RAC user name may prevent the command log from displaying Clearing the command log resolves this condition omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 111 To clear the contents of the command log type omconfig system cmdlog action clear To clear the contents of the ESM log type omconfig system esmlog action clear omconfig system pedestinations Use the omconfig system pedestinations command to set IP addresses for alert destinations Table 5 21 shows the valid parameters for the command K NOTE You can either specify the index and IP address as parameters together OR you can set the community string as a parameter alone Table 5 21 omconfig system pedestinations name Value Pair Description destenable true false true Enables an individual platform event filter destination after a valid IP address has been set false Disables an individual platform event filter
235. ond 57600 Sets the volatile and nonvolatile connection speed to 57600 bits per second 115200 Sets the volatile and nonvolatile connection speed to 115200 bits per second NOTE Baud rates of 9600 and 19200 are supported on PowerEdge 1800 1850 2800 and 2850 systems Baud rates of 9600 19200 38400 and 57600 are supported on PowerEdge 1900 1950 1955 2900 and 2950 systems Baud rate of 115200 is supported on certain systems that have a DRAC 5 installed none No control over the flow of communication through the serial port rtscts RTS is ready to send and CTS is clear to send 98 omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service Table 5 12 omconfig chassis remoteaccess continued name value pair 1 name value pair 2 config Description config serial continued mode directbasic directterminal directbasicterminal modembasic modemterminal modembasicterminal privilegelevel administrator operator user directbasic Type of messaging used for IPMI messaging over a serial connection directterminal Type of messaging that uses printable ASCII characters and that allows a limited number of text commands over a serial connection directbasicterminal Both basic and terminal mode messaging over a serial connection modembasic Type of messaging used for IPMI messaging over a modem modemterminal Type of messaging that uses printable ASCII characters and that allows a
236. onfigured enable true Enables user enable false Disables user id number ID number of the user being configured enableserialoverlan true Enables serial over LAN enableserialoverlan false Disables serial over LAN NOTE The option enableserialoverlan is supported only on PowerEdge 1900 1950 1955 2900 and 2950 systems number ID number of the user being configured name text Name of the user number ID number of the user being configured newpw text New password of the user confirmnewpw text Confirm new password of the user id number ID number of the user being configured serialaccesslevel administrator User with an ID has access privileges of an Administrator for the Serial Port channel serialaccesslevel operator User with an ID has access privileges of an Operator for the serial port channel serialaccesslevel user User with an ID has access privileges of a User for the serial port Channel serialaccesslevel none User with an ID does not have access privileges for the serial port channel 102 omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service Table 5 12 omconfig chassis remoteaccess continued name value pair 1 name value pair 2 config Description config user continued id number _ lanaccesslevel administrator operator user none id user id dracusergroup admin poweruser guest testalert custom none id number D number of the u
237. oninterlaced video adapter resolutions internal microprocessor cache An instruction and data cache built in to the microprocessor The Intel Pentium microprocessor 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 The Internet Protocol IP is the method or protocol by which data is sent from one computer to another on the Internet Each computer known as a host on the Internet has at least one IP address that uniquely identifies it from all other computers on the Internet IPMI Abbreviation for Intelligent Platform Management Interface which is an industry standard for management of peripherals used in enterprise computers 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 system IPX Acronym for internetwork packet exchange IRQ Abbreviation for interrupt request A signal that data is about to be sent to or received by a peripheral device travels by an IRQ line to the microprocessor Each peripheral connection must be assigned an IRQ number For example the first serial port in your computer COM1 is assigned to IROQ4 by default Two devices can share the same IRQ assignment but you cannot operate both devices simultaneously Glossary 221 ISA Acronym for Industry Standard Architecture A
238. onsistency controller id vdisk id where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command To obtain these values enter omreport storage controller to display the controller Ds and then enter omreport storage vdisk controller ID to display the IDs for the virtual disks attached to the controller Example Syntax For example to resume a check consistency on virtual disk 4 on controller 1 enter omconfig storage vdisk action resumecheckconsistency controller 1 vdisk 4 omconfig Delete Virtual Disk Use the following omconfig command syntax to delete a virtual disk NOTICE Deleting a virtual disk destroys all information including file systems and volumes residing on the virtual disk You may receive a warning message if you attempt to delete the system or boot partition However this warning message is not generated in all circumstances You should be certain that you are not deleting the system or boot partition or other vital data when using this command Complete Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action deletevdisk controller id vdisk id wwon deletevdisk controller 1 vdisk 4 omconfig Format Virtual Disk Use the following omconfig command syntax to format a virtual disk Complete Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action format controller id vdisk id where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command To obtain these values enter omreport storage controller to
239. oon as this number of characters or greater has been accepted from the baseboard serial controller into the BMC true Enables IPMI over LAN false Disables IPMI over LAN text Text used for encryption and confirmation of encryption NOTE The option text is supported only on PowerEdge 1900 1950 1955 2900 and 2950 systems Gateway Sets a gateway address if you have selected static as the IP address source for the BMC LAN interface true Enables DRAC NIC false Disables DRAC NIC NOTE The option enablenic is supported on PowerEdge 1900 1950 1955 2900 and 2950 systems that have DRAC installed ip Sets the IP address if you have selected static as the IP address source for the BMC LAN interface 96 omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service Table 5 12 omconfig chassis remoteaccess continued name value pair 1 config name value pair 2 Description config nic continued ipsource static dhcp systemsoftware nicselection nicl teamedniclnic2 dracnic privilegelevel administrator operator user subnet Subnet static Static if the IP address of the BMC LAN interface is a fixed assigned IP address dhcp DHCP if the source of the IP address of the BMC LAN interface is the dynamic host configuration protocol systemsoftware System software if the source of the IP address of the BMC LAN interface is from the system software NOTE Not all commands may
240. or example controller 0 enclosure 2 Using the Storage Management Service omreport Temperature Probe Status Table 9 9 omreport Temperature Probe Commands Required Command Levels 1 2 3 Optional name value pairs Use and name value pair omreport storage enclosure Displays property information for all enclosures attached to the system controller id enclosure Displays the temperature probes lt ENCLOSUREID gt for the specified enclosure info temps where id is the controller number and the enclosure number For example controller 0 enclosure 2 controller id enclosure Displays the specified lt ENCLOSUREID gt temperature probe info temps index n where id is the controller number and the enclosure number and n is the number of a temperature probe For example controller 0 enclosure 2 info temps index 1 omreport Fan Status Table 9 10 omreport Fan Status Required Command Levels 1 2 3 Optional name value pairs Use and name value pair omreport storage enclosure Displays property information for all enclosures attached to the system controller id enclosure Displays the fans for the specified lt ENCLOSUREID gt info fans enclosure where id is the controller number and the enclosure number For example controller 0 enclosure 2 NOTE For SCSI controllers the ID specified in enclosure lt ENCLOSUREID gt is the connector number and for Serial Attached SCSI SAS contro
241. or the current probe warning thresholds you must specify the number of the probe you are configuring and the minimum and or maximum warning threshold values In the following example the probe that is being configured is probe 0 omconfig chassis currents index 0 minwarnthresh 3 310 maxwarnthresh 3 381 When you issue the command and the system sets the values you specify the following message appears Current probe warning threshold s set successfully omconfig chassis fans Use the omconfig chassis fans command to set fan probe warning thresholds As with other components you can view both warning and failure threshold values but you cannot set failure thresholds Your system s manufacturer sets the minimum and maximum failure thresholds Valid Parameters for Fan Warning Thresholds Table 5 6 shows the valid parameters for setting fan warning thresholds Table 5 6 omconfig chassis fans name value pair Description index lt n gt Number of the probe or probe index must be specified warnthresh default Sets minimum and maximum warning thresholds to default minwarnthresh lt n gt Minimum warning threshold maxwarnthresh lt n gt Maximum warning threshold omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 91 Default Minimum and Maximum Warning Thresholds K NOTE Systems that contain ESM3 ESM4 and BMC capabilities do not allow you to set warning threshold values to default values If you
242. ormevents command to view how the system responds for each listed platform event omreport system recovery Use the omreport system recovery command to see whether there is an action configured for a hung operating system You can also view the number of seconds that must elapse before an operating system is considered to be hung omreport system shutdown Use the omreport system shutdown command to view any pending shutdown actions for your system If properties for shutdown are configured executing this command displays them omreport system summary Use the omreport system summary command to view a comprehensive summary of software and hardware components currently installed on your system Example Command Output When you type omreport system summary the output that appears in your CLI window depends on the systems management software operating system and hardware components and options that are installed on your system The following partial command results are unique and may not resemble the results for your system s hardware and software configuration System Summary Software Profile System Management Name Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version Hears free cop Description Systems Management Software 64 omreport Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service Contains Instrumentation Service 5 x x Storage Management Service 3 x x Diagnostic Service 3 x x Sun JRE OEM
243. our computer 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 computer 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 computer off and then back on bootable diskette You can start your computer from a diskette To make a bootable diskette 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 computer does not boot from the hard drive bpi Abbreviation for bits per inch bps Abbreviation for bits per second BTU Abbreviation for British thermal unit bus An information pathway between the components of a computer Your computer contains an expansion bus that allows the microprocessor to communicate with controllers for all the various peripheral devices connected to the computer Your computer also contains an address bus and a data bus for communications between the microprocessor and RAM byte Eight contiguous bits of information the basic data unit used by your computer c Abbreviation for Celsius CA Abbreviation for certificate authority cache A fast storage area that keeps a copy of data or instructions for quicker data retrieval For example your computer s BIOS may cache ROM code in faster RAM Or a disk cache ut
244. owing the video adapter to update the screen and receive new image data at the same time VRM Abbreviation for voltage regulator module Ww Abbreviation for watt s Wakeup on LAN The ability for the power in a client station to be turned on by the network Remote wake up enables software upgrading and other management tasks to be performed on users machines after the work day is over It also enables remote users to gain access to machines that have been turned off Intel calls remote wake up Wake on LAN 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 Glossary 233 Windows application programs that are installed on the hard drive Running the Control Panel or Windows Setup program 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 pr
245. own Status 159 omreport Battery Status 2 ee 159 omreport Connector Status 2 0 ee ee ee 160 omreport Enclosure Status 2 00 0 ee eee 160 omreport Temperature Probe Status 0 4 161 omreportFan Status aoaaa aa 161 omreport Power Supply Status 0000 000 162 omreportEMM Status 0 00000 eee ee 163 omreport Array Disk Status 2 2 ee ee 163 omreport Virtual Disk Status 2 ee ee 164 omconfig GlobalCommands 2000 165 omconfig Global Enable Smart Thermal Shutdown 165 omconfig Global Disable Smart Thermal Shutdown 166 omconfig Global Rescan Controller 00 166 omconfig ControllerCommands 04 167 omconfigRescan Controller 0 00000 eae 168 omconfig Global Rescan Controller 000 168 omconfig Enable Controller Alarm 00000 168 omconfig Disable Controller Alarm 0000 169 omconfig Quiet Controller Alarm 2 20 2 ee eee 169 omconfig Test Controller Alarm 00000000 169 omconfig Reset Controller Configuration 170 omconfig Create Virtual Disk 00 0000 000 170 omconfig Set Controller Rebuild Rate 174 omconfig Set Background Initialization Rate 175 omconfig Set Reconstruct Rate 000 000s 175 omconfig Set Check Consistency Rate 175
246. peed for quiet operation speed maxcool Sets fan speed for maximum cooling omconfig chassis frontpanel Use the omconfig chassis frontpanel command to configure the Power button and the Nonmasking Interrupt NMI button and to specify and configure the LCD line number K NOTE The Power and NMI buttons can be configured only if present on the system Table 5 8 shows the valid parameters for the command 92 omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service Table 5 8 omconfig chassis frontpanel name value pair 1 name value pair 2 Description Icdindex lt index gt NA Specify the LCD line number config none default NA none Set the LCD text to none custom default Set the LCD text to default custom Set the LCD text to custom text lt custom text gt NA Set the custom text for LCD when config custom nmibutton enable true false true Enables the NMI button on the system false Disables the NMI button on the system powerbutton enable true false true Enables the Power button on the system false Disables the Power button on the system omconfig chassis info Use the omconfig chassis info command to enter an asset tag name for your system and a chassis name for your system If your system is a modular one you can enter asset tag names for modular components as well Table 5 9 shows the valid parameters for the command Table 5 9 omconfig chassis info name value pair Descri
247. perties Valid parameters are username lt text Reqd gt index lt number 0 15 gt password lt text gt callbacknumber lt number gt callbacktype lt text gt omconfig rac authentication Use the omconfig rac authentication command to specify whether you want to enable local operating system authentication of a system that is seeking to use the remote access interface To enable local operating system authentication type omconfig rac authentication localauthenable true To disable local operating system authentication type omconfig rac authentication localauthenable false Local Operating System Authentication Use the omconfig rac authentication command to determine whether local operating system authentication of users is enabled or disabled for the remote access controller The RAC has two methods of authenticating user access RAC authentication and local operating system authentication RAC authentication is always enabled Administrators can set up specific user accounts and passwords that allow access to the RAC Operating systems also require administrators to define different levels of users and user accounts each user level has different privileges Local operating system authentication on the RAC is an option for administrators who do not want to define one set of privileges for users in the operating system and a separate set of users and accounts for the RAC If you enable lo
248. ponent Table 5 20 Events for Which You Can Set Alert Actions Event Name Description event batterywarn event batteryfail event currentwam event currentfail event fanwarn event fanfail event hardwarelogwarn event hardwarelogfull event intrusion event memprefail event memfail event powersupply event powersupplywarn event processorwam event processorfail event redundegrad event redunlost event tempwam event tempfail Sets actions when a battery probe detects a warning value Sets actions when a battery probe detects a failure value Sets actions when a current probe detects a warning value Sets actions when a current probe detects a failure value Sets actions when a fan probe detects a warning value Sets actions when a fan probe detects a failure value Sets actions when a hardware log detects a warning value Sets actions when a hardware log is full Sets actions when a chassis intrusion event is detected Sets actions when a memory probe detects a prefailure value Sets actions when a memory probe detects a failure value Sets actions when a power supply probe detects a failure value Sets actions when a power supply probe detects a warning value Sets actions when a processor probe detects a warning value Sets actions when a processor probe detects a failure value Sets actions when a redundant component becomes inoperative resulting in less than full redundancy for that component Sets actions
249. ption index lt n gt Number of the chassis whose asset tag or name you are setting tag lt text gt Asset tag in the form of alphanumeric text Letters or numbers cannot exceed 10 characters name lt text gt Name of the chassis In the following example the asset tag for the main system chassis is being set to buildsys omconfig chassis info index 0 tag buildsys Index 0 always defaults to main system chassis The following command omits index n but accomplishes the same thing omconfig chassis info tag buildsys An acceptable command when executed results in the following message Chassis info set successfully For some chassis you can assign a different name You cannot rename the main system chassis In the example below the command renames chassis 2 from storscsil to storscsia omconfig chassis info index 2 name storscsia omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 93 As with other commands the CLI issues an error message if you do not have a chassis 2 the main chassis 0 The CLI allows you to issue commands only for the system configuration you have omconfig chassis leds Use the omconfig chassis leds command to specify when to flash a chassis fault LED or chassis identification LED and allow you to clear the LED for the system s hard drive Table 5 10 shows the valid parameters for the command Table 5 10 omconfig chassis leds name value pair 1 name value pair 2 Descriptio
250. pw lt newpassword gt Confirms the new SNMP root password When you type omconfig preferences snmp setting rootpw the system prompts you to supply values for the required parameters When you type omconfig preferences snmp you must supply all of the parameters in the initial command line For example omconfig preferences snmp setting rootpw oldpw openmanage newpw serveradmin confirmnewpw serveradmin omconfig preferences useraccess Depending on the policies of your enterprise you may want to restrict the access that some user levels have to Server Administrator The omconfig preferences useraccess command allows you to grant or withhold the right of Users and Power Users to access Server Administrator Table 5 18 shows the valid parameters for the command Table 5 18 Enabling User Access for Administrators Power Users and Users Command Result Description omconfig preferences useraccess enable user Grants Server Least restrictive form Administrator access of user access to Users Power Users and Administrators omconfig preferences useraccess enable poweruser Grants Server Excludes user level Administrator access access only to Power Users and Administrators omconfig preferences useraccess enable admin Grants Server Most restrictive form Administrator access of user access to Administrators only 108 omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service omconfig system Use the omcon
251. r The omconfig storage controller action globalrescan command was supported in previous releases of Storage Management This command has been replaced by the omconfig storage globalinfo action globalrescan command When rescanning all controllers on the system and creating CLI scripts it is preferable to use the omconfig storage globalinfo action globalrescan command See the online help for more information about using this command omconfig Enable Controller Alarm Use the following omconfig command syntax to enable the controller alarm See the online help for more information about using this command Complete Syntax omconfig storage controller action enablealarm controller id where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command 168 Using the Storage Management Service Example Syntax For example to enable the alarm on controller 1 enter omconfig storage controller action enablealarm controller 1 omconfig Disable Controller Alarm Use the following omconfig command syntax to disable the controller alarm See the online help for more information about using this command Complete Syntax omconfig storage controller action disablealarm controller id where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command Example Syntax For example to disable the alarm on controller 1 enter omconfig storage controller action disablealarm controller 1 omconfi
252. r 1 as a dedicated hot spare to virtual disk 4 On a Serial Attached SCSI SAS controller the array disk resides in enclosure 2 Example for SCSI SATA and ATA Controllers To assign the dedicated hot spare described in this example enter omconfig storage vdisk action assigndedicatedhotspare controller 1 vdisk 4 adisk 0 3 assign yes Example for SAS Controllers To assign the dedicated hot spare described in this example enter omconfig storage vdisk action assigndedicatedhotspare controller 1 vdisk 4 adisk 0 2 3 assign yes omconfig Unassign Dedicated Hot Spare Use the following omconfig command syntax to unassign one or more array disks that were previously assigned as a hot spare to a virtual disk Using the Storage Management Service 183 184 Complete Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action assigndedicatedhotspare controller id vdisk id adisk lt ADISKID gt assign no where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID The lt ADISK gt variable specifies the array disk To obtain the values for the controller virtual disk and array disk enter omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then enter omreport storage vdisk controller ID and omreport storage adisk controller ID to display the IDs for the virtual disks and array disks attached to the controller Example Syntax In this example you are unassigning array disk 3 on connector 0 of controller 1 as a dedicated hot spare to virtual disk 4 On a
253. r 2 level 1 level 2 level 3 omconfig system assetinfo info maintenance enddate lt enddate gt provider lt provider gt startdate lt startdate gt restrictions lt string gt Date the extended warranty agreement ends Business entity providing the maintenance service Date the maintenance begins Activities not covered by the maintenance contract Example Command for Adding Maintenance Information To provide a value for a maintenance parameter type a command of the form omconfig system assetinfo info maintenance lt name value pair 2 gt For example type omconfig system assetinfo info maintenance startdate 012504 The following message appears Asset information set successfully You can enter more than one omconfig system assetinfo command at the same time as long as all of the parameters for name value pair 2 belong to the same name value pair 1 For an example see Example Commands for Adding Acquisition Information omconfig system assetinfo Editing Cost of Ownership Values Adding Outsource Information Outsourcing is the practice of contracting with another business to maintain the system in good working order Table 6 6 shows the valid parameters for adding outsource information Table 6 6 omconfig system assetinfo info outsource Command Command Command name value pair1 name value pair 2 Use level 1 level 2 level 3 omconfig system assetinfo info outsource levels
254. r example to disable the alarm on the enclosure attached to connector 2 on controller 1 enter omconfig storage enclosure action disablealarm controller 1 enclosure 2 Example for SAS Controllers For example to disable the alarm on enclosure 2 attached to connector on controller 1 enter omconfig storage enclosure action disablealarm controller 1 enclosure 1 2 omconfig Enable Smart Thermal Shutdown The omconfig storage enclosure action enablests command was supported in previous releases of Storage Management This command has been replaced by the omconfig storage globalinfo action enablests command When enabling smart thermal shutdown and creating CLI scripts it is preferable to use the omconfig storage globalinfo action enablests command See the omconfig Global Enable Smart Thermal Shutdown command for more information omconfig Disable Smart Thermal Shutdown The omconfig storage enclosure action disablests command was supported in previous releases of Storage Management This command has been replaced by the omconfig storage globalinfo action disablests command When disabling smart thermal shutdown and creating CLI scripts it is preferable to use the omconfig storage globalinfo action disablests command See the omconfig Global Disable Smart Thermal Shutdown command for more information Using the Storage Management Service 201 202 omconfig Set Enclosure Asset Tag Use the following omconfig command sy
255. r example you may want to specify the minimum and maximum warning thresholds for all temperature probes to 10 and 40 Celsius Example for SAS Controllers In this example the temperature probes reside in enclosure 3 attached to connector 2 on controller 1 To set the thresholds for all temperature probes to 10 and 40 Celsius enter omconfig storage enclosure action setalltempprobes controller 1 enclosure 2 3 minwarn 10 maxwarn 40 omconfig Reset All Temperature Probe Thresholds Use the following omconfig command syntax to reset the minimum and maximum warning temperature thresholds back to their default value for all temperature probes in the enclosure K NOTE This command is not supported on SCSI RAID controllers Complete Syntax omconfig storage enclosure action resetalltempprobes controller id enclosure lt ENCLOSUREID gt where id is the controller ID The lt ENCLOSUREID gt variable specifies the enclosure Using the Storage Management Service Example Syntax For example you may want to reset the thresholds for all temperature probes in enclosure 2 on controller 1 Example for SAS Controllers In this example the temperature probes reside in enclosure 3 attached to connector 2 on controller 1 To reset the thresholds for all temperature probes enter omconfig storage enclosure action resetalltempprobes controller 1 enclosure 2 3 omconfig Blink Use the following omconfig command to blink the l
256. r sequence that indicates when its input buffer is ready to accept another command disabled Does not direct the BMC to output a character sequence that indicates when its input buffer is ready to accept another command cr The console uses lt CR gt as a new line sequence null The console uses lt NULL gt as a new line sequence enabled Enables line editing as a line is typed disable Disables line editing as a line is typed none BMC does not use a termination sequence crlf BMC uses lt CR LF gt as a new line sequence when the BMC writes a new line to the console null BMC uses lt Null gt as a new line sequence when the BMC writes a new line to the console cr BMC uses lt CR gt as a new line sequence when the BMC writes a new line to the console lfcr BMC uses lt LF CR gt as a new line sequence when the BMC writes a new line to the console If BMC uses lt LF gt as a new line sequence when the BMC writes a new line to the console omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 101 Table 5 12 omconfig chassis remoteaccess continued name value pair 1 name value pair 2 Description config config user id number enable true false id number ID number of the user id number enableserialoverlan true false id number name text id number newpw text confirmnewpw text id number _ serialaccesslevel administrator operator user none being c
257. rating system On SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems omreport commands display external chassis information in a separate section after the main chassis information On Microsoft Windows systems data about the external chassis does not appear in omreport output omreport Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 41 Table 4 1 is a high level summary of the omreport command The column titled Command level 1 shows the omreport command at its most general Command level 2 shows the major objects or components that you can view using omreport about chassis storage system and rac Command level 3 lists the specific objects and components for which you can view reports User privilege required refers to the type of privilege you need to perform the command where U User P Power User and A Administrator Use is a very general statement about the actions that can be performed using omreport More details about syntax and use of the command appear later in this section Table 4 1 shows the omreport commands available for about system and main system chassis For information about viewing storage components see omreport Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service Table 4 1 omreport Command Level 1 Level 2 and Level 3 Command Command Command User Use level 1 level 2 level 3 privilege required omreport about U P A Shows version number and propertie
258. resholds omconfig 204 reset the rac 151 246 Index restore dead segments omconfig 181 resume check consistency omconfig 185 rmdialinuser omconfig rac 149 rmdialoutuser omconfig rac 150 rmsnmptrap omconfig rac 150 rmuser omconfig user 151 S scripting 17 scripting with the CLI 17 SCSI channel communication test 38 SCSI disk test omdiag storage scsidevdiag 38 SCSI tape drive test check tape drive firmware 39 tape device self test 38 tape drive eject test 39 tape drive insert test 39 tape drive media test 38 SCSI tape drive tests omdiag storage scsidevdiag 38 SCSI tape library changer test check tape changer library firmware 39 tape changer automation test 39 SCSI tape library changer tests omdiag storage scsidevdiag 39 tape device self test 39 separate mirrored data 182 serial port diagnostics 33 serial port register test omdiag chassis serialport 33 service contract information 129 adding 129 set enclosure asset name omconfig 202 set enclosure asset tag omconfig 202 set temperature probe thresholds omconfig 203 204 shutdown omconfig system 118 omreport system 64 shutdown action omconfig system platformevents 113 slot ID omreport chassis slots 58 slots omreport chassis 57 smart thermal shutdown status 159 snmp omconfig preferences 107 SNMP trap property values 136 SNMP traps 115 disabling 115 enabling 115 sn
259. reviation for static random access memory Because SRAM chips do not require continual refreshing they are substantially faster than DRAM chips state Refers to the condition of an object that can have more than one condition For example an object may be in the not ready state status Refers to the health or functioning of an object For example a temperature probe can have the status normal if the probe is measuring acceptable temperatures When the probe begins reading temperatures that exceed limits set by the user it reports a critical status SVGA Abbreviation for super video graphics array VGA and SVGA are video standards for video adapters with greater resolution and color display capabilities than previous standards To display a program at a specific resolution you must install the appropriate video drivers and your monitor must support the resolution Similarly the number of colors that a program can display depends on the capabilities of the monitor the video driver and the amount of video memory installed in the computer switch On a computer system board switches control various circuits or functions in your computer system These switches are known as DIP switches they are normally packaged in groups of two or more switches in a plastic case Two common DIP switches are used on system boards slide switches and rocker switches The names of the switches are based on how the settings on and off o
260. rgetID where id is the controller ID and connectorID targetID is the connector number and array disk number as reported by the omreport command To obtain these values enter omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then enter omreport storage adisk controller ID to display the IDs for the array disks attached to the controller Example Syntax For example to offline array disk 3 on connector 0 of controller 1 enter omconfig storage adisk action offline controller 1 adisk 0 3 Using the Storage Management Service 191 192 omconfig Offline Array Disk Use the following omconfig command syntax to offline an array disk Complete Syntax omconfig storage adisk action offline controller id adisk lt ADISKID gt where id is the controller ID The lt ADISK gt variable specifies the array disk To obtain these values enter omreport storage controller to display the controller Ds and then enter omreport storage adisk controller ID to display the IDs for the array disks attached to the controller Example Syntax In this example you want to offline array disk 3 on connector 0 of controller 1 On a SAS controller the array disk resides in enclosure 2 Example for SCSI SATA and ATA Controllers To offline the array disk described in this example enter omconfig storage adisk action offline controller 1 adisk 0 3 Example for SAS Controllers To offline the array disk described in this example enter omcon
261. rmation for BIOS firmware operating system and all installed software is easy to retrieve You can also run diagnostic tests on system components Configuration features allow the Server Administrator to perform essential tasks described in detail in the following sections K NOTE You can use the CLI instead of the Server Administrator home page and turn the Server Administrator Web server off if you have security concerns The CLI does not use the Web server Use the omconfig system webserver action stop command to turn off the Web server The Web server starts automatically after a reboot so this command must be issued every time a system starts up See omconfig system webserver for more information What s New for Version 5 0 e Added support for SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server version 9 SP3 for Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology Intel EM64T e Added support for the following RAID controllers PERC 5 1 Adapter PERC 5 1 Integrated and SAS 5 iR Integrated e Added support for the following Dell PowerEdge systems 1900 1950 1955 2900 and 2950 e Added support for the following new commands omreport chassis remoteaccess and omconfig chassis remoteaccess e Phasing out the following commands omreport chassis bmc omconfig chassis bmc omreport chassis rac and omconfig chassis rac Using CLI Commands from Windows Command Prompts If you are running the Windows operating system use the 32 bit command prompt to is
262. rollers support different RAID levels See the online help for information on the RAID levels a controller supports and for general information about RAID levels and concatenation The following table indicates how to specify the raid n parameter for each RAID level and concatenation Table 9 17 Raid Level and Concatenation RAID Level or Concatenation raid n Parameter Specification RAID 0 raid r0 RAID 1 raid rl RAID 5 raid r5 Using the Storage Management Service 171 172 Table 9 17 Raid Level and Concatenation continued RAID Level or Concatenation raid n Parameter Specification RAID 10 raid rl0 RAID 50 raid r50 RAID 1 concatenated raid rlc Concatenation raid c size lt number max min gt Parameter Required The following table indicates how to specify the size lt number max min gt parameter Table 9 18 Size Parameter size lt number max min gt Parameter Description Specification size lt n gt Use this specification to indicate a specific size for the virtual disk The virtual disk size may be specified in b bytes m megabytes or g gigabytes For example size 500m indicates that the virtual disk should be 500 MB size max To create a virtual disk that is the maximum size possible specify size max When creating a RAID 50 virtual disk this parameter must be specified as size max size min To create a virtual disk that is the minimum size possible specify size min
263. rs during the test Broadcom Modem AT Command Test Verifies the correct operation of the AT command microprocessor and associated control functions on the Broadcom V 92 56K modem A series of AT commands are issued and the responses are checked for correctness Each command must correctly return OK or an error is reported omdiag Using the Diagnostic Service omdiag chassis network Use the omdiag chassis network command to test the NIC Three main categories of diagnostic tests available are e Generic Network Diagnostic Tests Broadcom NIC Diagnostic Tests Intel NIC Diagnostic Tests Generic Network Diagnostic Tests The following two tests are available on all Dell supported NICs NIC Communication Test Checks whether the NIC under test is physically connected wired to the network It also checks whether the NIC has a valid IP address K NOTE The network team test is only available on systems running a supported Microsoft Windows operating system NIC Team Test Checks whether the NIC under test is in team mode NIC teaming is one method for providing high availability and fault tolerance in systems Broadcom NIC Diagnostic Tests The following tests are available on Dell supported Broadcom NICs BRCMNetwork Control Registers Test Tests most of the internal registers on the chip Each chip contains many internal registers Each register can contain some read only bits and some read write bits
264. rtificate authority 144 certificate signing request 144 change virtual disk policy omconfig 187 chassis omconfig 74 omdiag 26 chassis fault LED 94 chassis identification LED 94 chassis information summary 51 check consistency omconfig 184 check consistency rate omconfig 175 check tape changer library firmware SCSI tape library changer test 39 check tape drive firmware SCSI tape drive test 39 checksum test omdiag chassis cmos 27 clear array disk omconfig 196 clear foreign configuration omconfig 177 CLI clearing logs 111 error messages error checking 15 CLI command levels 1 2 and 3 defined 20 CLI command output 207 appending command output to a file 208 controlling display 207 formatting output 209 raw XML format 211 saving to a file that can be overwritten 208 table format 210 writing to a file 207 CLI commands 19 primary commands 14 Windows command prompt 13 cmdlog omconfig system 112 omreport system 59 cmos omdiag chassis 27 CMOS diagnostics 27 command levels 1 2 and 3 omconfig 70 command levels 1 2 3 omdiag 23 omreport 42 command syntax overview 17 commands for clearing logs 111 commands for viewing logs 59 components alert actions 110 event notification 116 events 61 failure messages 16 instrumentation service 69 omreport 41 42 omreport system 58 omreport system summary 4 omreport system version
265. s min and max values for determining whether the sensor is operating under normal noncritical critical or fatal conditions Dell supported threshold values are e UpperThresholdFatal e UpperThresholdCritical e UpperThresholdNon critical e Normal LowerThresholdNon critical LowerThresholdCritical LowerThresholdFatal time out A specified period of system inactivity that must occur before an energy conservation feature is activated tpi Abbreviation for tracks per inch TOFP Acronym for thin quad flat pack TSR Abbreviation for terminate and stay resident A TSR program runs in the background Most TSR programs implement a predefined key combination sometimes referred to as a hot key that allows you to activate the TSR program s interface while running another program When you finish using the TSR program you can return to the other application program and leave the TSR program resident in memory for later use TSR programs can sometimes cause memory conflicts When troubleshooting rule out the possibility of such a conflict by rebooting your computer without starting any TSR programs UART Acronym for universal asynchronous receiver transmitter the electronic circuit that makes up the serial port UDP Acronym for user datagram protocol UL Abbreviation for Underwriters Laboratories UMB Abbreviation for upper memory blocks unicode A fixed width 16 bit world wide character enco
266. s enabled or disabled Level refers to primary or secondary cache Primary level cache is a memory bank built into the processor Secondary level cache is a staging area that feeds the primary cache A secondary level cache may be built into the processor or reside in a memory chip set outside the processor The internal processor cache is referred to as a Level 1 or L1 L2 cache is the external cache in a system with an Intel Pentium processor and it is the second level of cache that is accessed The names L1 and L2 are not indicative of where the cache is physically located internal or external but describe which cache is accessed first L1 therefore internal Speed refers to the rate that the cache can forward data from main memory to the processor Max Size is the maximum amount of memory that the cache can hold in KB Installed Size is the actual size of the cache Type indicates whether the cache is primary or secondary Location is the location of the cache on the processor or on a chip set outside the processor A Write Policy describes how the cache deals with a write cycle In a write back policy the cache acts like a buffer When the processor starts a write cycle the cache receives the data and stops the cycle The cache then writes the data back to main memory when the system bus is available In a write through policy the processor writes through the cache to main memory The write cycle does not complete until the data i
267. s for the Server Administrator program details true U PA Displays information for all of the Server Administrator programs that are installed chassis U PA Shows a general status for all main components acswitch U PA Shows failover settings where redundant AC power lines are supported in a system batteries U P A Shows properties set for batteries bios U P A Shows BIOS facts such as manufacturer version and date last updated biossetup U P A Shows BIOS setup properties configured during system boot bmc U P A Shows general information on remoteaccess NOTE This subcommand will be phased out in future releases It will be replaced by the subcommand remoteaccess currents U PA Shows the status and thresholds for the system current sensors fancontrol U P A Shows properties set for fan speed fans U P A Shows status and thresholds for system fans firmware U P A Shows firmware properties such as version date of last update and whether the firmware is updatable 42 omreport Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service Table 4 1 omreport Command Level 1 Level 2 and Level 3 continued Command Command Command User Use level 1 level 2 level 3 privilege required frontpanel U PA Shows whether the front panel button settings such as for the Power button and or Nonmasking Interrupt NMI button if present on the system are enabled or disabled fru U PA Shows the Field Replaceable Unit FRU information info U
268. s one name value pair Type omconfig rac rmuser username jdo The following message appears Command Successful Please reset RAC card omconfig rac reset Use the omconfig rac reset command to reset the RAC omconfig rac uploadcert Use the omconfig rac uploadcert command to upload the server or CA certificate to the RAC You must enter the fully qualified pathname of the certificate and select the type of certificate to upload The two types of certificate that you can upload are a server certificate or a certificate that you can obtain from a certificate authority CA Examples of certificate authorities are Thawte Server CA or VeriSign Inc K NOTE This command makes use of the FTP protocol to communicate with the RAC firmware The command may fail if firewall software is installed in the system Table 8 14 shows the valid parameters for the command omconfig rac Managing the Remote Access Controller 151 Table 8 14 omconfig rac uploadcert name value pair Description file lt text gt type server ca The absolute pathname including filename and extension of the certificate to be uploaded to the RAC required Indicates whether the certificate you are uploading is a server certificate or a CA certificate omconfig rac users Use the omconfig rac users command to specify user property values Table 8 15 shows the valid parameters for the command Table 8 15 omconfig rac users
269. s stored into main memory Associativity refers to the way main memory content is stored on the cache e A fully associative cache allows any line in main memory to be stored at any location in the cache e A 4 way set associative cache directly maps four specific lines of memory to the same four lines of cache e A 3 way set associative cache directly maps three specific lines of memory to the same three lines of cache e A 2 way set associative cache directly maps two specific lines of memory to the same two lines of cache e A l way set associative cache directly maps a specific line of memory in the same line of cache For example line 0 of any page in memory must be stored in line 0 of cache memory Cache Device Supported Type is the type of static random access memory SRAM that the device can support Cache Device Current Type is the type of the currently installed SRAM that the cache is supporting External Socket Name Silk Screen Name is the name printed on the system board next to the socket Error Correction Type identifies the type of error checking and correction ECC that this memory can perform Examples are correctable ECC or uncorrectable ECC This report shows cache information for each cache present on the microprocessor 56 omreport Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service omreport chassis pwrsupplies Use the omreport chassis pwrsupplies command to view properties of your system s power
270. s that the processor is absent Sets action or enables disables alert generation when the system s fans and or power supplies become inoperative resulting in less than full redundancy for that component Sets action or enables disables alert generation when the system s fans and or power supplies become inoperative resulting in a lost or a no redundant components working condition for that component Sets action or enables disables alert generation when a temperature probe detects that the temperature is approaching the maximum high or low limits Sets action or enables disables alert generation when a temperature probe detects that the temperature is either too high or low for proper operation Sets action or enables disables alert generation when a voltage probe detects that the voltage is too low for proper operation Enables or disables alert generation configured by the ASR when the system has hung or is not responding 114 omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service omconfig system events Use the omconfig system events command to enable and disable SNMP traps for components on your system K NOTE Not all event types may be present on your system There are four parameters in the name value pair component of the omconfig system events command e source e type e severity e index Source At present source snmpt raps is a required name value pair because SNMP is currently the only
271. s to the name or number of the device that occupies the processor slot in the system Manufacturer is the business entity that sells the processor Processor Family refers to the type of processor made by a manufacturer such as Intel Itanium or Pentium III Processor Version refers to the model and stepping number of the processor Current Speed is the actual processor speed in MHz at system boot time External Clock Speed is the speed of the processor s external clock in MHz State refers to whether the processor slot is enabled or disabled Core Count refers to the number of processors integrated onto one chip Cache Properties for a Specific Processor To learn the cache properties for a processor on a given connector type omreport chassis processors index n The index parameter is optional If you do not specify the index Server Administrator displays properties for all processors If you specify the index Server Administrator displays properties for a specific processor The following fields are defined for a cache present on a particular microprocessor If the cache is internal to the processor the fields do not appear in the cache report Speed e Cache Device Supported Type e Cache Device Current Type e External Socket Name omreport Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 55 Fields Reported for Each Cache on a Particular Processor Status reports whether a specific cache on the processor i
272. ser being configured lanaccesslevel administrator User with an ID has access privileges of an Administrator for the LAN channel lanaccesslevel operator User with an ID has access privileges of an Operator for the LAN channel lanaccesslevel user User with an ID has access privileges of a User for the LAN channel lanaccesslevel none User with an ID does not have access privileges for the LAN channel id user id User ID of the user being configured dracusergroup admin Enables the Administrator User privileges dracusergroup poweruser Enables the Power User privileges dracusergroup guest Enables the Guest User privileges dracusergroup testalert Enables the Test Alert user privileges dracusergroup custom Enables the Custom User privileges NOTE See Table 5 13 for more information on the name value pair dracusergroup custom dracusergroup none Does not enable user privileges omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 103 Table 5 13 omconfig chassis remoteaccess config user id lt user id gt dracusergroup custom name value pair1 name value pair 2 name value pair 3 Description config user id user id logindrac true false true false Enables disables dracusergroup custom logging into DRAC configuredrac true false true false Enables disables configuration of DRAC configure users true false true false Enables disables configuration of users
273. sing the Diagnostic Service 25 26 omdiag about details true Use the omdiag about details true command to see information about all of the Server Administrator programs that are installed The following is an example output from the omdiag about details true command Product name Version Copyright Company Contains omdiag chassis Dell OpenManage Server Administrator 5 X X Copyright C Dell Inc 1995 2006 All rights reserved Dell Inc Instrumentation Service 5 x x Storage Management Service 3 x x Diagnostic Service 3 x x Sun JRE OEM Installed Version 1 x x Secure Port Server 1 x x Core Service 1 x x Instrumentation Service Integration Layer 1 x x Storage Management Service Integration Layer 1 x x Server Administrator 5 x x Use the omdiag chassis commands to perform tests on nonstorage components of a system such as the memory NICs PCI and ports K NOTE When you issue CLI commands to a server module in a modular system chassis refers only to the server module omdiag chassis Use the omdiag chassis command to see a list of all chassis components on the system omdiag Using the Diagnostic Service omdiag chassis cmos Use the omdiag chassis cmos command to test the system configuration information in the CMOS settings The following test is performed Checksum Test Performs a checksum test on the CMOS memory to determine if any bytes are corrupt
274. sis slots Use the omreport chassis slots command to view properties of your system s slots Type omreport chassis slots index n The index parameter is optional If you do not specify the index Server Administrator displays P P j pecity play properties for all of the slots in your system If you specify the index Server Administrator displays properties for a specific slot omreport Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 57 For each slot in the system values display for the following fields Index Slot ID Adapter and Data Bus Width Index is the number of the slot in the system Slot ID is the silk screen name printed on your system s motherboard next to the slot Alphanumeric text uniquely identifies each slot in the system Adapter refers to the name and or type of the card that fits into the slot for example a storage array controller SCSI adapter or HBA Data bus width is the width in bits of the information pathway between the components of a system Data bus width range is 16 to 64 bits omreport chassis temps Use the omreport chassis temps command to view properties of your system s temperature probes When you type omreport chassis temps index n The index parameter is optional If you do not specify the index Server Administrator displays a summary of status readings and thresholds set for any temperature probes that might be present on your system If you specify the index Server A
275. ssor cpi Abbreviation for characters per inch CPU Abbreviation for central processing unit See also microprocessor CRC Abbreviation for cyclic redundancy code which is a number derived from and stored or transmitted with a block of data in order to detect corruption By recalculating the CRC and comparing it to the value originally transmitted the receiver can detect some types of transmission errors CSR Abbreviation for certificate signing request A complex text file generated by a Web server to identify and authenticate systems that seek connections to other systems The digital signature that is present in every CSR contributes to secure identification of systems When a remote access controller is present on a system running Server Administrator the CSR that comes with the remote access controller belongs to Dell If your company wants to generate its own CSR you can request a unique CSR from a certificate authority and overwrite the Dell CSR cursor A marker such as a block underscore or pointer that represents the position at which the next keyboard or mouse action will occur DAT Acronym for digital audio tape dB Abbreviation for decibel s dBA Abbreviation for adjusted decibel s DC Abbreviation for direct current device driver A program that allows the operating system or some other program to interface correctly with a peripheral device such as a printer Some device drivers s
276. strator to select from several options when shutting down the system thrmshutdown A Sets the severity level at which a thermal event triggers a system shutdown webserver A Starts or stops the Web server chassis biossetup A Configures behavior of specific system components that are controlled by the BIOS bmc PA Configures remote access information NOTE This subcommand will be phased out in future releases and replaced by the subcommand remoteaccess currents PA Configures current probe warning thresholds by default or by value fans PA Configures fan probe warning thresholds by default or by value NOTE You cannot change threshold values on embedded server management ESM3 and Dell PowerEdge x8xx systems fancontrol PA Allows you to optimize fan speed for maximum cooling or quiet operation frontpanel A Configures the Power button and Nonmasking Interrupt NMI button if present on the system info PA Allows you to set an initial value for or to edit the value for asset tag or chassis name leds PA Specifies when to flash a chassis fault LED or chassis identification LED and allows you to clear the LED for the system s hard drive omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 71 Table 5 1 omconfig Command Level 1 Level 2 and Level 3 continued Command Command Command User privilege Use level 1 level 2 level 3 required memorymode lt A Enables or disables the spare bank and mirroring memor
277. sue a Server Administrator CLI command You can access the 32 bit command prompt by clicking the Start button and pointing to Programs Accessories Command Prompt shortcut or by clicking the Start button and selecting Run then typing cmd exe in the Run dialog box Introduction 13 Do not type command into the Run dialog box to launch a command line window this activates the MS DOS emulator command com which has environment variable limitations that can cause subtle problems with the CLI Primary CLI Commands The commands that carry out the functions of Server Administrator are e omconfig e omdiag e omhelp e omreport The omconfig command writes values that you assign to an object s properties You can specify values for warning thresholds on components or prescribe what action your system is to take when a certain warning or failure event occurs You can also use the omconfig command to assign specific values to your system s asset information parameters such as the purchase price of the system the system s asset tag or the system s location The omdiag command runs diagnostic tests against system hardware to isolate problems The omhelp command displays short text help for CLI commands The shorthand equivalent of omhelp is the command for which you want help followed by For example to display help for the omreport command type one of the following commands omhelp omreport omreport The omreport command produces
278. system K NOTE You must reboot your system before any changes to the BIOS setup options take effect K NOTE Not all BIOS setup options are available on every system Table 5 2 shows the name value pairs you can use with this command Table 5 2 BIOS Setup name value pair 1 name value pair 2 Description attribute setting attribute acpwrrecovery setting off last on off System is turned off last System returns to previous state on System is turned on attribute bezel setting enable disable enable Enable the bezel removal intrusion check during system boot disable Disable the bezel removal intrusion check during system boot attribute bootsequence setting diskettefirst hdonly Tells the BIOS which device is used to devicelist cdromfirst boot the system and the order in which the boot routine is to check each device attribute conredirect setting enable disable enable Redirects the BIOS screen over Serial Port 1 Keyboard and text output are redirected over Serial Port 2 disable Turns off the BIOS console redirection 74 omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service Table 5 2 BIOS Setup continued name value pair 1 attribute name value pair 2 setting Description attribute crab attribute cpuht attribute cpuvt attribute dbs attribute diskette attribute dualnic attribute extserial setting enable disable setting enable disabl
279. system When you type omconfig system CLI help lists all of the subcommands that are available for omconfig system e alertaction e alertlog e assetinfo e cmdlog e esmlog e events e recovery e shutdown e thrmshutdown e webserver omhelp Getting Help With CLI Commands 19 Figure 2 1 shows the levels of help for a command Figure 2 1 Different Levels of Help for a Command omconfig omconfig system levels for help omconfig system assetinfo omconfig system assetinfo info depreciation omconfig system assetinfo info depreciation method lt fexf lt level for command execution 20 You can also parse the omconfig system assetinfo command as follows lt command level 1 command level 2 command level 3 gt lt name value pair 1 gt name value pair 2 where command levels 1 2 and 3 are represented by omconfig system assetinfo name value pair is represented by info depreciation and name value pair 2 is represented by method straightline To set your depreciation method to straight line type omconfig system assetinfo info depreciation method straightline The CLI responds with the following message Asset information set successfully When you type omconfig system assetinfo the help that displays provides information about assigning values for the name and option fields Partial results for the request omconfig system assetinfo are as follows assetinfo Set asset information
280. systems expansion cards or peripherals that are compatible with DMI Each component is made up of groups and attributes that are defined as relevant to that component config sys file The config sys file is executed when you boot your computer before running any commands in the autoexec batfile 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 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 computer 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 computers Unless they are specially designed MS DOS programs are limited to running in conventional memory 216 Glossary coo Acronym for cost of ownership cooling unit Sets of fans or other cooling devices in a system chassis coprocessor A chip that relieves the computer s microprocessor of specific processing tasks A math coprocessor for example handles numeric processing A graphics coprocessor handles video rendering The Intel Pentium microprocessor for example includes a built in math coproce
281. tchassisnics oaoa eee eee ee eee 54 omreport chassis ports 0 00 00 eee eee eee 54 Contents omreport chassis processors 00000 500s eee 55 omreport chassis pwrsupplies 2 55 57 omreport chassis remoteaccess o oo 57 omreport chassis slots o aaa 0000 ee eee ee eee 57 omreport chassis temps oaaae 00000 eee eres 58 omreport chassis volts o aaa 0000 eee eee 58 omreport system Commands aaa aaa a 58 OMPePOrt system e e p a Se a ROR R a 58 Commands for Viewing Logs oaa a 59 omreport system alertaction ooo 60 omreport system assetinfo o oo 61 omreport system events oaoa a 61 omreport system operatingsystem ooo 62 omreport system pedestinations o oo 62 omreport system platformevents o oo 64 omreport system recovery sasaaa eee eee eee 64 omreport system shutdown ooa 0002s eee 64 omreport system SUMMAary ooa a 64 omreport system thrmshutdown oaaae 67 omreport system version ooa 0000 eee ee eee 68 omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service onana uaaa aaua aaa 69 Conventions for Parameter Tables 0 4 69 omconfig Command Summary aaa aaa 70 Help With the omconfig Command 72 omconfig about aaa aaa es 73 omconfig chassis 0 0 000 eee eee ee eee 74 omconfig chassis biossetup 1 2 ee es 74 omconfigchassisbmc
282. te Access Controller Components 0 0 133 Conventions for Parameter Tables 0004 133 omreport rac Command Summary 04 133 Help With the omreport rac Command 134 omreport rac authentication 2 2 2 2 0 0 0000008 134 Example Command for omreport rac authentication 135 omreportracdialinusers 2 2222000 135 omreportrac dialoutusers 22 00050 135 omreportracnetwork 2 020000 eee 136 omreportracmodem 000 0000 eee 136 omreportracremote 200000 eee eee 136 omreportracsnmptraps 200 0000000 136 omreportracusers 2 2 00 ce ee es 136 omreport rac viewcertificate 2 2 20050 137 Contents 7 8 omconfig rac Managing the Remote Access Controller 0 20 0 000005 139 Conventions for Parameter Tables 139 omconfig rac Command Summary 139 Help With the omconfigrac Command 141 omconfig rac authentication 00000 141 Local Operating System Authentication 141 Example Command for omconfig rac authentication 142 omconfigracdialinusers 0 0000 ee eee 142 Example Commands 00000 eee eae 143 omconfig racdialoutusers 0 00000 ee eee 143 Example Commands 0 0000 eee eae
283. ted USB diagnostics enumerate the various kinds of USB controllers on the system board In addition to the on board USB controllers the package enumerates USB controller cards inserted in the PCI slot and any other USB devices connected to the ports of these USB controllers This test examines hot plugged and unplugged devices from the tested USB controller omdiag Using the Diagnostic Service 33 omdiag storage Use the omdiag storage commands to perform tests on your system s storage components such as the CD drive DVD drive diskette drive hard drive tape drive and SCSI or RAID controller omdiag storage Use the omdiag storage command to see a list of all storage components on the system omdiag storage cddvd Use the omdiag storage cddvd command to test CD and DVD drives The CD or DVD drive test runs several tests on a CD or DVD drive to make sure the drive is working properly This test determines how many CD or DVD drives are in your system and tests only those drives that support the appropriate CD or DVD media To run this test you must have a data CD or DVD such as a program CD or DVD or your system s recovery CD or DVD in the drive to be tested Standard music CDs are not suitable for testing K NOTE USB CD and DVD drives present at enumeration should not be disconnected atthe time of testing if the USB CD or DVD drive is being tested A CD must be present in the CD drive being tested If there is no data C
284. tems that require reconfiguration A similar scenario could be used to populate a large number of newly acquired systems with detailed asset information Much of the information would be the same such as the manufacturer or lessor of the system whether support for the system is outsourced name of the system s insurance company method of depreciation and so on Any variable that is common to all systems could be scripted sent to all managed systems and executed Asset information that is unique to a system could be scripted as a group and sent to that managed node for execution For example a script could specify values for all unique variables such as owner primary user phone number asset tag and so on Scripts to populate unique values would set all unique variables at once rather than one by one through the system s command line In many cases the CLI allows a user with a very well defined task in mind to retrieve information about the system rapidly If a user wants to review a comprehensive summary of all system components and save that summary information to a file for comparison with later system states the CLI is ideal Using CLI commands administrators can write batch programs or scripts to execute at specific times When these programs execute they can capture reports on components of interest such as fan RPMs during periods of high system usage compared with the same measurements at times of lowest system usage Command results
285. test 29 BRCMNetwork interrupt test Broadcom network diagnostic test 29 BRCMNetwork LED test Broadcom network diagnostic test 30 BRCMNetwork MAC loop back test Broadcom network diagnostic test 29 236 Index BRCMNetwork on chip CPU test Broadcom network diagnostic test 30 BRCMNetwork PHY Loop back test Broadcom network diagnostic test 29 BRCMNetworkMII registers test broadcom network diagnostic test 29 Broadcom modem AT command test omdiag chassis modem 28 Broadcom modem dialtone detection test omdiag chassis modem 28 Broadcom modem loopback test omdiag chassis modem 28 Broadcom modem test omdiag chassis modem 28 Broadcom network diagnostic test BRCMNetowrk ASF test 30 BRCMNetowrk LED test 30 BRCMNetwork control registers test 29 BRCMNetwork internal memory test 29 BRCMNetwork interrupt test 29 BRCMNetwork MAC loop back test 29 BRCMNetwork on chip CPU test 30 BRCMNetwork PHY Loop back test 29 broadcom network diagnostic test BRCMNetwork EEPROM test 29 BRCMNetworkMII registers test 29 C cache policy parameters 173 cache properties omreport chassis processors 55 cancel background initialize omconfig 181 cancel check consistency omconfig 185 cancel clear array disk omconfig 196 cancel initialize disk omconfig 180 cancel rebuild array disk omconfig 195 CD drive diagnostics 34 cddvd 34 cdvformat omconfig preferences 106 ce
286. ties Table 7 5 displays the valid parameters for the command Table 7 5 omreport rac users name value pair Description username lt text gt Displays the RAC user entry whose user name is specified by lt text gt index lt n gt Displays the RAC user entry whose index is equal to n The index is usually 0 to 15 and specifies one of the 16 user positions on the RAC NOTE The index number corresponds to the user position on the RAC 136 omreport rac Viewing Remote Access Controller Components omreport rac viewcertificate Use the omreport rac viewcertificate command to view the server or certificate authority CA certificate on the RAC The only parameter you must specify is whether the certificate you want to view is a CA certificate or a server certificate Table 7 6 displays the valid parameters for the command Table 7 6 omreport rac viewcertificate name value pair Description type server ca Indicates whether the certificate you are viewing is a server certificate or a CA certificate In the sample output that follows the subject is the company or organization that is requesting the certificate signature The issuer is the organization that is granting the certificate The following example is sample output from the command omreportt rac viewcertificate type ca Type CA Certificate Serial 100 Keysize 1024 Valid From DSU 15 34 31 Valid To DSU 15 34 31 Subject CN test O test OU test L
287. tin boards chat rooms and file libraries OTP Abbreviation for one time programmable parallel port An I O port used most often to connect a parallel printer to your computer You can usually identify a parallel port on your computer by its 25 hole connector 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 format each logical drive with the format command PCI Abbreviation for Peripheral Component Interconnect A standard for local bus implementation 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 PowerEdge Expandable RAID controller peripheral device An internal or external device such as a printer a disk drive or a keyboard connected to a computer PGA Abbreviation for pin grid array a type of microprocessor socket that allows you to remove the microprocessor chip physical memory array The physical memory array is the entire physical memory of a system Variables for physical memory array include maxim
288. ting normal NIC operation during the tests Intel Offline Diagnostics Tests Performs a full set of tests This test might disrupt the normal operation of the NIC omdiag chassis parallelport Use the omdiag chassis parallelport command to test the parallel port which is a high speed communications port for attaching certain devices to your system The parallel port test writes a series of characters to the port and then reads it back again If this test detects differences between the written and read character series it logs an error message and the test fails The parallel port test performs the following tests e Mode Test Tests the different modes of the Extended Capabilities Port ECP The following modes are tested Standard Mode unidirectional Byte Mode a bi directional mode also called Reverse Mode Parallel Port FIFO Mode SPP hardware handshake EPP Mode may not be available depending on chipset ECP FIFO Mode ECP hardware handshake FIFO Test Mode test mode to determine FIFO depth Configuration Mode cnfgX registers are available K NOTE The Mode test may disrupt normal operation of a device connected to the parallel port for example a printer that is printing e Parallel Port Register Test Tests the parallel port registers using a write read strategy for example writing some data into the register reading the data of the same registry and verifying it against t
289. to be marked as failed LSI RAID Controller Battery Test Tests the voltage and temperature on the battery if one is present If this test fails and a battery is installed on your RAID controller replace the battery The test is nondestructive it does not write data to the storage devices managed by the controller omdiag Using the Diagnostic Service e Adaptec and LSI Array Disk Test Tests the hard drives on your system You can test hard drives attached to a system through a qualified Adaptec or LSI RAID controller and determine if the drives have failed This test verifies a drive s ability to respond to commands return diagnostic information and ensure data integrity across the entire hard drive surface e Identify Connected Disks Ensures that the SCSI subsystem between the controller and the connected device is intact The Identify Connected Disk test is only available if the Adaptec and or LSI controller have devices connected to them K NOTE The hard disk diagnostics are designed to run as a low priority background task to limit the effect on 1 0 Because of their low priority it is recommended that you limit hard disk activity while running the diagnostics The diagnostics may run slowly or even stop while hard disk I O activity is running simultaneously The diagnostics resume when the hard drive I O activity has decreased If the following message appears Device Inquiry command failed it is likely that the hard dr
290. ttery module If an NVRAM and a battery are present the test verifies the normal operation of these modules Global cache Test Retrieves the global cache parameters and verifies the normal operation of this function You must stop an application that reserves the RAID controller before you attempt to run the Adaptec RAID controller diagnostic test or the hard disk diagnostic test If you do not the diagnostic reports a failure with the following message An application or service that manipulates RAID such as FAST or PERC Console has reserved the controller and must be stopped before running this test S the Server Administrator online context sensitive help or the Server Administrator CLI User s Guide for more information NOTE To stop FAST or the PERC Console exit the application LSI RAID Controller Hardware Test Consists of two parts Configuration Test Tests and verifies the format and content of the configuration data and compares it to the actual configuration for any discrepancies Any format violations and configuration mismatches are reported Failing this test does not imply that the controller is defective Instead failing this test means that the controller s configuration is not the same as the data from NVRAM Timer Test Tests the timer sequence of the RAID controller Any nonsupported timer sequence verifications result in a timer test failure Timer test failures cause the controller
291. tton override is enabled or not If enabled the Power button turns the power to the system On and Off If the NMI button is present on your system you can see whether the NMI button is enabled or not The NMI button can be used to troubleshoot software and device errors when using certain operating systems omreport chassis fru Use the omreport chassis fru command to view the Field Replaceable Unit FRU information When you type omreport chassis fru Server Administrator displays a summary of your system s FRU information This information is available through the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator GUI Simple Network Management Protocol and Common Information Model and is primarily used to support troubleshooting activities omreport chassis info Use the omreport chassis info command to see a summary of installed component versions When you type omreport chassis info index n the index parameter specifies a chassis number and is optional If you do not specify the index Server Administrator displays summary chassis information for each chassis If you specify the index Server Administrator displays summary information for a specific chassis omreport Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 51 Depending on your configuration output may resemble the following example Index Chassis Name Host Name Baseboard Management Controller Version Primary Backplane Version Sensor Data Record Version Chass
292. type omconfig system assetinfo info acquisition purchasedate 122101 The following message appears Asset information set successfully You can enter more than one omconfig system assetinfo command at the same time as long as all of the parameters for name value pair 2 belong to the same name value pair For example if you want to enter more than one parameter value for info acquisition use the following example as a syntax guide omconfig system assetinfo info acquisition purchasecost 5000 waybill 123456 installdate 120501 purchasedate 050601 ponum 9999 Ssignauth John Smith expensed yes costcenter finance The following message appears Asset information set successfully 122 omconfig system assetinfo Editing Cost of Ownership Values Adding Depreciation Information Depreciation is a set of methods for computing the devaluation of your asset over time For example the depreciation of a system that is expected to have a useful life of 5 years would be 20 percent Use the omconfig system assetinfo depreciation command to add details about how your system s depreciation is to be computed Table 6 2 shows the valid parameters for the command Table 6 2 omconfig system assetinfo info depreciation Command Command Command name value pair1 name value pair 2 Use level 1 level 2 level 3 omconfig system assetinfo info depreciation duration lt n gt Number of years or months over which a system is depreciated meth
293. uch 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 Acronym for dynamic host configuration protocol A method of configuring a network in which IP addresses are issued by a server rather than statically assigned to each system DIMM Acronym for dual in line memory module A small circuit board containing DRAM chips that connects to the system board DIN Acronym for Deutsche Industrie Norm which is the standards setting organization for Germany A DIN connector is a connector that conforms to one of the many standards defined by DIN DIN connectors are used widely in personal computers For example the keyboard connector for PCs is a DIN connector DIP Acronym for dual in line package A circuit board such as a system board or expansion card may contain DIP switches for configuring the circuit board DIP switches are always toggle switches with an ON position and an OFF position 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 subdir
294. ue pair Type omconfig rac rmdialoutuser username jdo The following message appears Command Successful Please reset RAC card omconfig rac rmsnmptrap Use the omconfig rac rmsnmptrap command to remove an SNMP trap Table 8 12 shows the valid parameters for the command Table 8 12 omconfig rac rmsnmptrap name value pair Description ipaddr lt text gt Specifies the IP address of entry which is to be deleted This value must be specified in dotted decimal notation If no IP address is specified an index must be specified index lt n gt Specifies the index of the entry which is to be deleted If no index is specified an IP address must be specified 150 omconfig rac Managing the Remote Access Controller Example Command The following example sets one name value pair Type omconfig rac rmsnmptrap ipaddr 123 199 152 216 The following message appears Command Successful Please reset RAC card omconfig rac rmuser Use the omconfig rac rmuser command to remove a user Table 8 13 shows the valid parameters for the command Table 8 13 omconfig rac rmuser name value pair Description username lt text gt Specifies the user name of entry which is to be deleted If no user name is specified an index must be specified index lt n gt Specifies the index of the entry which is to be deleted If no index is specified a user name must be specified Example Command The following example set
295. ues enter omreport storage controller to display the controller Ds and then enter omreport storage adisk controller ID to display the IDs for the array disks attached to the controller Example Syntax In this example you want to assign array disk 3 on connector 0 of controller 1 as a global hot spare On a SAS controller the array disk resides in enclosure 2 Example for SCSI SATA and ATA Controllers To assign the array disk described in this example as a global hot spare enter omconfig storage adisk action assignglobalhotspare controller 1 adisk 0 3 assign yes Example for SAS Controllers To assign the array disk described in this example as a global hot spare enter omconfig storage adisk action assignglobalhotspare controller 1 adisk 0 2 3 assign yes omconfig Unassign Global Hot Spare Use the following omconfig command syntax to unassign an array disk as a global hot spare Complete Syntax omconfig storage adisk action assignglobalhotspare controller id adisk lt ADISKID gt assign no where id is the controller ID The lt ADISK gt variable specifies the array disk To obtain these values enter omreport storage controller to display the controller Ds and then enter omreport storage adisk controller ID to display the IDs for the array disks attached to the controller Using the Storage Management Service 193 Example Syntax In this example you want to unassign array disk 3 on connector 0 of controller 1 as a g
296. um size total number of memory slots on the motherboard and total number of slots in use physical memory array mapped The physical memory array mapped refers to the way physical memory is divided For example one mapped area may have 640 KB and the other mapped area may have between 1 megabyte and 127 megabytes PIC Acronym for programmable interrupt controller PIP Acronym for peripheral interchange program A CP M utility program that was used to copy files pixel A single point on a video display Pixels are arranged in rows and columns to create an image A video resolution such as 640 x 480 is expressed as the number of pixels across by the number of pixels up and down Glossary 225 PLCC Acronym for plastic leaded chip carrier 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 PME Abbreviation for Power Management Event A PME is a pin on a peripheral component interconnect that allows a PCI device to assert a wake event POST Acronym for power on self test Before the operating system loads when you turn on your computer the POST tests various system components such as RAM the disk drives and the keyboard power supply An electrical system that converts AC current from the
297. ute mouse attribute nic setting 9600 19200 57600 115200 setting on off force true setting off auto setting enable disable setting on off setting enabled disabled enablednonepxe 9600 Sets the console redirection failsafe baud rate to 9600 bits per second 19200 Sets the console redirection failsafe baud rate to 19200 bits per second 57600 Sets the console redirection failsafe baud rate to 57600 bits per second 115200 Sets the console redirection failsafe baud rate to 115200 bits per second on Enables this device off Disables this device force true Verification of setting change off Disables the device auto Automatically detect and enable the device enable Enables the intrusion check during system boot If the system also has bezel intrusion checking then the intrusion option checks for removal of the bezel of the system disable Disables the intrusion check during system boot on Enable the mouse off Disable the mouse enabled Enable the NIC during system boot with PXE on if the system has PXE disabled Disable the NIC during system boot enablednonepxe Enable the NIC during system boot with PXE off if the system has PXE 76 omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service Table 5 2 BIOS Setup continued name value pair 1 attribute name value pair 2 setting Description attribute nic2 attribute numlock
298. utting down the system false Does not close the file system or shut down the operating system before shutting down the system Example Shutdown Commands To set the shutdown action to reboot type omconfig system shutdown action reboot To bypass operating system shutdown before the system is powered off type 118 omconfig system shutdown action reboot osfirst false omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service omconfig system thrmshutdown Use the omconfig system thrmshutdown command to configure a thermal shutdown action A thermal shutdown can be configured to occur when a temperature probe detects a temperature probe warning or failure event Table 5 29 shows the valid parameters for the command Table 5 29 Thermal Shutdown Parameters name value pair severity disabled warning failure Example Thermal Shutdown Commands Description disabled Disable thermal shutdown An administrator must intervene warning Perform a shutdown when a temperature warning event is detected A warning event occurs when any temperature probe inside a chassis reads a temperature in degrees Celsius which exceeds the maximum temperature warning threshold failure Perform a shutdown when a temperature failure event is detected A failure event occurs when any temperature probe inside a chassis reads a temperature in degrees Celsius that exceeds the maximum temperature failure threshold
299. vdiag Use the omdiag storage scsidevdiag command to test the SCSI controller connected hard drives and tape devices This test performs the following tests e SCSI Channel Communication Test Ensures that the SCSI subsystem between the controller and connected device is intact This test is only available if the controller has devices connected to it SCSI Disk Test Moves the hard drive heads continuously starting from the center of the disk and moving outward to the maximum track one track at a time until the entire disk is tested For a quick test this test moves the drive heads to several hundred random locations on the disk one track at a time Blink Disk Light Blinks the lights of a hard drive for 30 seconds to assist in locating the drive SCSI Tape Drive Tests Performs several tests on the SCSI tape drive which is connected to a SCSI controller channel using a SCSI cable The appropriate tape drive and SCSI controller drivers must be installed to enumerate the tape drive The following tests are performed on SCSI tape drives Tape Device Self Test Ensures that any media in the drive is writable For autoloaders changers this test does not require a tape cartridge For tape drives a tape cartridge is required as this test writes data to the media installed in the drive This test initially verifies the communication path from the host to the tape drive If communication can be established the test p
300. wall outlet into the DC currents required by the computer circuitry The power supply in a personal computer typically generates multiple voltages power unit A set of power supplies in a system chassis ppm Abbreviation for pages per minute POFP Abbreviation for plastic quad flat pack a type of microprocessor socket in which the microprocessor chip is permanently mounted probe An electronic sensor for measuring a quantity or determining system state at a particular point within a system Server Administrator can monitor temperature voltage fan memory current and chassis intrusion probes 226 Glossary The probes provide a snapshot of the measured quantity suchas the temperature at a particular place and time or state a chassis intrusion has or has not occurred 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 need its program diskette set protected mode An operating mode supported by 80286 or higher microprocessors protected mode allows operating systems to implement e A memory address space of 16 MB 80286 microprocessor to 4 GB Intel386 or higher microprocessor e Multitasking e Virtual memory a method for increasing addressable memory by using the hard drive The Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows XP OS 2 and UNIX 32 bit operating systems run in protected mod
301. when one or more redundant components become inoperative resulting in a lost or a no redundant components working condition for that component Sets actions when a temperature probe detects a warning value Sets actions when a temperature probe detects a failure value omconfig Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service Table 5 20 Events for Which You Can Set Alert Actions continued Event Name Description event voltwarn Sets actions when a voltage probe detects a warning value event voltfail Sets actions when a voltage probe detects a failure value event watchdogasr Sets actions that Server Administrator performs on the next system startup after a watchdog Automatic System Recovery ASR is performed for a hung operating system Example Set Alert Action Commands The examples below are valid example commands For each successful command issued the following message appears Alert action s configured successfully Example Current Probe Actions To disable system console alert if a current probe detects a warning event type omconfig system alertaction event currentwarn alert false To enable broadcast messages if a current probe detects a failure event type omconfig system alertaction event currentfail broadcast true Example Fan Probe Actions To generate alerts when a fan probe detects a failure value type omconfig system alertaction event fanfail alert true Example Chassis Intrusi
302. xpected read 3 3000 The value given by the command specifies more than 3 digits after the decimal point A valid minimum warning threshold value for volts contains up to 3 digits after the decimal point Type omconfig chassis volts index 3 minwarnthresh 3 300 When you enter the revised command with three decimal points you receive another error message Error This voltage probe min warning threshold must be between 11 400 and 12 480 Revised command omconfig chassis volts index 3 minwarnthresh 11 500 Message Voltage probe warning threshold s set successfully 16 Introduction Scripting and Comparing With the CLI The Server Administrator CLI allows administrators to write batch programs or scripts to be executed by the operating system For an enterprise with many systems an administrator could write a configuration script that specified the warning thresholds for each major component of a system and also specified a set of actions that the administrator wants each system to take in case of a warning or failure event In the most critical cases the administrator could write a script so that the system shuts down to prevent damage The administrator could then distribute and execute the script to many managed systems at the same time Such a scenario facilitates configuring any number of new systems acquired by a company and makes implementation of new system administration policies easier across many existing sys
303. y battery learn cycle omconfig 198 delete virtual disk omconfig 186 delimiters data fields 106 depreciation information about 123 adding 123 device scan test Adaptec RAID controller hardware test 36 diagnostic test 28 diagnostic tests 14 29 dialinusers omconfig rac 142 omreport rac 135 dialoutusers omconfig rac 143 omreport rac 135 dirservice omconfig preferences 106 disable enclosure alarm omconfig 201 disable smart thermal shutdown omconfig 201 display IDs 156 157 display reports RAC components 133 driver mechanism test omdiag storage cddvd 34 E ECP Protocol Test omdiag chassis parallelport 32 enable enclosure alarm omconfig 200 enable smart thermal shutdown omconfig 201 enclosure omconfig storage 199 omreport storage 160 163 error checking and error messages CLI 15 error messages 15 esmlog omconfig system 112 omreport system 59 event name alert actions 110 omconfig system platformevents 113 event notification configuring 115 index 116 severity 116 source 115 type 115 events alert actions 110 classified by component type 62 omconfig system 115 omreport system 61 SNMP 44 71 115 example command omconfig rac rmdialinuser 150 omconfig rac rmdialoutuser 150 omconfig rac rmsnmptrap 151 omconfig rac rmuser 151 omconfig rac snmptraps 148 example help commands 19 extended warranty information 124
304. y modes and also specify which mode to use remoteaccess PA Configures remote access information temps PA Sets warning threshold values by default or value NOTE You cannot change threshold values on ESM3 and PowerEdge x8xx systems volts PA Sets warning threshold values by default or value NOTE You cannot change threshold values on ESM3 and PowerEdge x8xx systems storage See Using the Storage Management Service Help With the omconfig Command Use the omconfig command to get a list of the available commands for omconfig Use omconfig lt command level 2 gt to get help on the level 2 commands about chassis preferences and system The following information on omconfig system applies equally to getting help for the omconfig chassis command Use the omconfig system command to get a list of the available commands for omconfig system Use the omconfig preferences command to get a list of the available commands for omconfig preferences such as cdvformat which is the custom delimiter format cdv Type the following command to display the list of delimiter values for the cdv omconfig preferences cdvformat Use a command of the form omconfig system lt command level 3 gt to get a list of the parameters you must use to execute a particular omconfig system command For example the following commands produce a list of valid parameters for omconfig system alertaction and omconfig system shutdown omconfi

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