Supermicro IPMI 2.0 Card
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6. Figure 12 12 shows a screen after selecting a single server and clicking the FRU tab Clicking the Query button has IPMIView get the FRU information from a single server Once you get the data you may copy it to another server or to multiple servers if you want the data to be the same The text area shows the results of a query and update The clear button 15 for clearing the text field only it will not clear the actual FRU data from the server IY IPMI View 72 6 79 build 070927 Super Micro Computer File Edit Semia Help BE RO SU P RM R Group Management Domain Be 19216810131 Get Update 10 1102 gt 10 2 Board Info Product Info Fen Tempershum Voltage 1 Sense Eventlog ACPI Power LAN Comfy FRU Text Console General Info 197 168 10 242 192 168 10243 Super Super Micro Nune IPMI20 Name IPMI20 Numbes ParvModel Number AOC IPMIZO E Part Nember AOC IPMI2O E Version 10 Seal Number Perot 2007 10 01 16 03 41 Getting FRU from 192 160 10 241 Figure 12 12 Console Figure 12 13 shows selecting a single server and clicking the Text Console tab Clicking the Open button has IPMIView create an internal text console window for the selected server Click Start to start the text console redirection There are power control buttons in the status bar which
7. functions provided You may make groups of servers in the group list to make server group management easier m IPHI Yiew 2 6 29 build 070927 Super Micro Computer Inc File Edit Session Bot Help y Group Management SUPERM ICR Fan Temperature Voltage Sensors EventLog ACPI Power LAN Config FRU Text Console General Info NN IPMIDomain Aw Q ft Di f E 192 168 10 240 RE El C3 192 168 10 241 Fan 192 168 10 242 m 7 192 168 10 243 28 Groups 2 Domain 4 4 Refresh 60 9 seconds Get Virtual Media information done Figure 12 1 For group management a Login ID and password are required Click Manage gt Setting to set the login information Please note that IPMIView will use this account to login to multiple servers Figure 12 2 Group Login Setting J D ADMIN Tome save ID and Password A dmmamistrator level 15 required C3 Figure 12 2 IPMIView provides various tools for group management As shown in Figure 12 3 group management can be separated to the following categories 34 Voltage Sensors Event Log ACPI Povver LAN Config FRU Text Console General Info gt Group Management Fan Temperature Sensors Event Log ACPI Power LAM config FRU Text Console General Info Figure 12 3 e Fan Figure 12 4 shows the view after
8. k ua RA ins 24 gt t Fpa M Cut 18084 m 281 Cut 2028 f m Legi vent Log Senes IPM Device DMC Setting Users Tid Console video Conizoe Windows XP Linux X Window Figure 10 1 25 Toolbar As shown in Figure 10 2 there are several tool buttons used for the video console Start Video Redirection Stop Video Redirection Full Screen Auto Adjust Screen Screen Capture Options Quick Shot Open or Close Quick Shot Panel a a 100 CN Ctrl 4h Del Options Send Ctrl Alt Del to Remote Zoom Out Select Percentage for Scaling Screen Zoom In Figure 10 2 Video Console Toolbar gt Start Video Redirection This button is for starting video redirection The IPMI View will automatically start the video redirection when you click the Video console tab Stop Video Redirection This button is for stopping video redirection If you don t want to continue the video redirection press this button to stop it Please note that the drive redirection will continue working when enabled e Full Screen This button is for maximizing the remote video screen in the local computer screen You may press alt enter to return back to the original mode Please refer to Figure 3 Alt enter Figure 10 3 26 El screen Capture This button is for capturing screenshots of remote managed systems You will see a file save dia
9. the drive selected This feature should only be used with non critical data Once select the drive then click OK to start direct redirection The second type of drive redirection 15 Connect ISO You may redirect ISO file directly from your file system Clicking on this button then select an ISO file to start this function Drive Redirection Drive 1 Connect Drive ConnectIsO Motconnected Cancelled Drive redirection Drive 2 Connect Drive Connect Not connected Drive Redirection disconnected Figure 11 4 selecta drive to redirect C Hard Disk Refresh Last Enable Write support Figure 11 5 e Stop Active Drives As shown in Figure 11 6 click Stop Drive 1 to disable Drive 1 and Click Stop Drive 2 to disable Drive 2 The Refresh button is used for refreshing the Virtual Media status If you want to stop or change the type of a virtual drive you first need to stop it Stop Drive 1 B Stop Drive 2 Figure 11 6 33 12 Group Management Group management is a way to manage multiple servers at the same time For example you can query the fan sensor reading from multiple servers and note their differences Also you can simultaneously power on or off multiple servers at the same time As shown in Figure 12 1 click Manage Group to show group management In group management you can select multiple servers from the host group on the left and manage them with the
10. 168 10 241 4 fan 600 192 168 10 241 192 168 10 241 600 192 168 10 241 192 168 10 241 an CPU 600 192 168 10 241 192 168 10 241 ana CPU2 600 192 168 10 131 192 168 10 131 ani 600 192 168 10 131 192 168 10 131 2 600 192 168 10 131 192 168 10 131 600 192 168 10 131 192 168 10 131 4 600 192 168 10 131 192 168 10 131 Fans 600 192 168 10 131 192 168 10 131 600 192 168 10 131 192 168 10 131 600 192 169 10 131 192 169 10 131 1 anBACPU2 600 1 Refresh every 60 seconds Figure 12 4 35 last updated 2007 10 01 15 59 06 16 Temperature Figure 12 5 shows a screen after selecting multiple servers and clicking the Temperature tab On clicking the Query button IPMIView will collect the temperature readings from the selected servers The information listed in the table show the temperature status of the selected servers al IPMI View Y2 6 29 build 070927 Super Micro Computer Inc File Edit Session Manage Help AMARA eRe SUPERMICR Domain C 192 168 10 131 192 168 10 240 192 168 10 243 AavQ Bde IPMI Domain 5 5 Voltage Temperature Group Management Fan Temperature Voltage Sensors Event Log ACPI Power LAN Config FRU Tex
11. 2003 even when the OS is running To support Text Console 222 Redirection on Windows 2003 Special Administration Console SAC must be enabled The following instruction is used to enable SAC 1 Enable Console Redirection in BIOS and set it to COM 2 COM B 2 Modify boot ini in CX Boot ini is a hidden file Below is an example of boot ini boot loader redirect com2 redirectbaudrate 19200 timeout 30 defaultmulti 0 disk O rdisk O partition 1 WINDOWS operating systems multi O disk O rdisk O partition 1 WINDOWS Windows Server 2003 Standard fastdetect redirect For Text Console Redirection on a Linux Platform 1 Host A with IPMI BMC installed Linux Platform a BIOS POST 1 Enable Console Redirection in BIOS Setup For example COM 19 2Kbps 8N1 11 Disable Enable Console Redirection after POST in BIOS setup b BOOT LOADER 1 For GRUB add the following TWO lines into boot grub grub conf but comment out splashimage hd0 0 grub splash xpm gz serial unit 1 speed 19200 word 8 parity no stop 1 terminal timeout 10 serial console ttsplashimage hd0 0 grub splash xpm gz 11 Then add serial console ttyS1 19200n8 to the end of kernel vmlinuz in boot grub grub conf For example kernel vmlinuz 2 6 5 1 358smp root LABEL rhgb quiet serial console ttyS 1 19200n8 This will result in all boot messages being output to console ttyS1 and you will not see all these boot me
12. Lower Mon recoverable going low 2005 1 0 01 15 24 44 192 158 10 245 Lower Non critical going low 200510101 15 46 10 Sender Community Sensor 192 158 10 245 Lower Critical going low 2005 10 01 15 46 11 192 168 10 245 Lower Non recoverable going low 2005 10 01 15 46 13 Trap Structure 192 168 10 245 Upper Non critical going high 2005 10 01 15 46 22 SNMP Trap 192 158 10 245 Upper Non critical going high 2005 10 01 15 46 25 SNMP Header 192 168 10 245 Upper Critical going high 120057 0 01 15 46 26 Li st Message Length 125 192 158 10 245 Upper Non recoverable going high 2005 10 01 15 46 26 Message Version v1 192 158 10 245 Lower Non critical going low 2005 10 01 15 49 25 Community public 182 168 10 245 Lower Critical going low 2005 10 01 15 49 26 El PDU Header 182 158 10 245 Lower Non recoverable going low 2005 10 01 15 49 28 Type Trap 192 169 10 245 Lower Non critical going low 2005 10 01 15 49 29 length 109 192 168 10 245 Lovver Critical going low 20054001 15 49 31 Stru ctu re Enterprise 1 3 6 1 4 1 318 192 168 10 245 Lower Mon recoverable going low 12005 0 01 15 49 32 Agent 192 166 10 245 192 166 10 245 Upper Non critical going high 2005410101 15 49 49 Generic Trap Type 1192 168 10 245 lUpper Critical going high 2005 1001 15 49 50 Specific Trap Type 26240 192 168 10 245 Upper Mon
13. Protocols based on Hw and P O Hw EMCE Pw IPMI 1 5 OQ Hv BMC2 2 0 HW Pw IPMI 2 0 Standard Hw Hardware Fw Firmware Figure 2 9 Delete Group Select a group in the Group Window you want to delete and then click Edit gt Delete gt Group from the pull down menu shown in Figure 2 8 to delete it You can also right click on a group in the Group Window and then select Delete 1n the pop up menu to delete it Join a group Select a group in the Group window and select a system in the System Window then click Edit Join from the pull down menu shown in Figure 2 8 to have the selected system join the desired group Disjoin a group Double click the group you want to disjoin a system from The members of that group will appear in the System Window Then select the system you want to disjoin and click Edits Disjoin from the pull down menu shown in Figure 2 8 You can also right click the selected system and then select Disjoin in the pop up menu to delete it Timeout The timeout setting 15 shown in Figure 2 10 Timeout 15 the period for IPMI View to wait for a response after sending a command to a managed system If a response 15 not received from the managed system in the timeout period IPMI View will resend the command to managed system You may specify the timeout value in order to get a quicker notification of no response from the manage
14. Tool Bar contains functions allowing you to quick execution Logo Press Logo to visit Supermicro s web site Device Sorting Sorting device by ascending descending on line and original System Last lists the computers managed with a BMC card Group management For new join disjoin and refresh group Group List lists managed computer groups for more convenient management Viewing Window shows detailed information including Login IPMI Device Event Log Sensors BMC Setting and Text Console Status Area shows messages regarding current status 10 System View Sessions IPMI View can manage up to 20 systems at the same time The current managed system 15 indicated in the System View window 9 m IPHI Yiew 2 6 29 build 070927 Super Micro Computer Inc File Edit Manage Help 8 Q 6 SUPERMICR Domain Aw D 192 168 10 241 m 192 168 10 242 192 168 10 243 UPMI View Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI 2 0 1 5 over LAN Figure 2 2 ToolBar As shown in Figure 2 3 toolbar helps you quickly execute functions which may be used frequently You can quickly switch server or group management The received trap info will show in this toolbar once got trap Add a new System Save configuration Discover IPMI device Switch to server management Switch to group management nsmemuesoo Close session Show trap info About Figure 2 3 Ad
15. When closing a session a session will not be closed until 1 replies have been received for all outstanding packets or 2 all outstanding packets have timed out 3 Login Login In Figure 3 1 double click the system in the System Window you want to manage A login screen along with some information about the managed system will appear in the Viewing Window Type in the login ID and password and click the Login button to log in When a login 15 successful the connection information will be shown at the bottom The Login button 15 grayed 1 e disabled and the Logout button is enabled as well as the availability of other management functions as shown in Figure 3 2 EMI View V2 5 29 build 070927 Super Micro Computer Inc Manage SUPERMICR Ep EM Domain Q f Eu 157 165 LO 241 View Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI 2 0 1 5 over LAN ea Groupe Ra dk Doran Figure 3 1 m IPMI View V2 6 29 build 070927 Super Micro Computer Inc File Edit Session Manage Help SUPERMICR Aw D ES 192 168 10 241 duia ms 192 168 10 242 Jf 192 168 10 243 Address 192 168 10 241 Description 192 168 10 241 LoginID ADMIN Password save ID and Password CONNECTED IPMI Domain 4 4 Version IPMI 2 0 RMCP Cipher Suite RAK
16. been filled in click the Test button to verify that the email function works Email Alert Email Alert Setting Enable Email Alert O Authentication Figure 12 3 e Category There are three categories each with a tab used to select 1t Sender Community and Sensor as shown in Figure 12 4 The Sender page lists all the sender IP addresses The Community page lists all the SNMP communities The Sensor page lists all the sensor types from the traps Clicking on each category type will act as a filter for all traps in the traps list Click on the button to cancel all filters FAN 4 FAN FAN 2 CPU 1 FAM 1 FAM 5 FAN 6 FAM 7 FANS Intrusion 19216610245 public 19216610247 4 4 4 4 Sender Community Sensor Sender Community Sensor Sender Community Sensor Figure 12 4 42 Once a category has been selected the filter condition will be shown at the bottom of the trap list See Figure 12 5 as an example the filter is Sender 192 168 10 245 Community public Sensor CPU 1 The trap list displays only those traps whose contents are included in each of the three filters Community Sensor Description LacalTimeStamp 1392468310 245 public CPU 1 Upper Mon critical going high 2005 0401 15 46 22 10 11 9246810245 public CPU pper Non critical going high 20054 0 01 15 46 25 12 92168 10 245 public CPL Upper Critical going high 20051001 1
17. click a trap in the trap list you can see its details 1n the Trap Structure window Please refer to the BMC Setting page in IPMIView to set the SNMP destination As shown in Figure 12 1 there are several components to the IPMI Trap Receiver 1 Menu Bar contains pull down menus for exiting the program getting help etc 2 Tool Bar contains all IPMI Trap Receiver functions 3 Category categorizes the traps by sender community and sensor 4 Trap Structure a tree structure for displaying trap details 5 Status Bar shows messages regarding the current status 6 Trap List shows detailed information for received traps IPHI Trap Receiver 2 0 build 051122 Super Micro Computer Inc Menu Bar W 3 T 0 r tart Stop Save Load Clear Email Category All Num Sender Community Sensor Description LocalTimeStamp 1192 158 10 245 public Lower Non critical going low 2005 0 01 15 24 37 All 192 168 10 245 Lower Critical going low 20054 0 01 15 24 38 192 158 10 245 Lower Non recoverable going low 12005 7 0 01 15 24 40 C a t e q 192 166 10 247 192 158 10 245 Lower Non critical going low 120054 0 01 15 24 41 n 92 168 10 245 Lower Critical going low 20054 0 01 15 24 43 192 169 10 245
18. eon UR Cen oa ena DRE Deo ac CHE 45 View IPMI Over LAN 1 Overview IPMI View is management software based on IPMI specification version 1 5 2 0 IPMI View sends IPMI messages to and from the BMC Base Management Card on a remotely managed system IPMI messages are encapsulated in RMCP Remote Management Control Protocol packets called datagrams This method is also referred to as IPMI over LAN The Distributed Management Task Force DMTF has defined RMCP for supporting pre OS and OS absent management RMCP is a simple request response protocol that can be delivered using UDP User Datagram Protocol datagrams IPMI over LAN uses version 1 of the RMCP protocol and packet format An RMCP packet is transmitted via IP Internet Protocol networking Thus system managers may manage their IPMI enabled system over the Internet Of course in a private LAN this 15 a basic feature IPMI uses the same UDP port number 623 in decimal with ASF Alert Standard Forum protocol If the managed system 1s protected by a firewall UDP port 623 must be opened In Supermicro s IPMI solution a BMC shares the LANI NIC on the mainboard If there are more than one LAN Ports on the mainboard LANI 15 the one near Keyboard Mouse Port The NIC will re route the IPMI packet to the BMC instead of forwarding it to the upper layer network protocol stacks as other protocol packets do I
19. recoverable going high 2005 10 01 15 49 50 Timeticks 1128180277 192 168 10 245 Lower Mon critical going low 2005 10 01 15 50 07 El PDU Body 192 158 10 245 Lower Critical going low 2005 40 01 15 50 08 Total Length of Variable Bir 192 168 10 245 Lower Non recoverable going low 2005 10 01 15 50 10 Bind 192 168 10 245 Lower Non critical going low 200540101 15 50 22 Length of Binding 70 192 158 10 245 Lower Critical going low 2005 10 01 15 50 23 3l Sender 192 168 10 245 Community Sensor Status Bar Tool Bar functions ap Received Sender 192 168 10 247 content CPU 1 JUpper Non recoverable going high Figure 12 1 The tool bar provides the following functions as shown in Figure 12 2 Start stop Save Load Figure 12 2 _A a Clear Email Start starts Receiver o Stop stops the Trap Receiver Save saves the received traps into a file o Load loads a saved trap file into the Trap Receiver o Clear clears all the traps in the trap list o Email displays an Email alert setting dialog box see Figure 12 3 Fill in the SMTP server From email address and To email address fields Please notice that the From and To email addresses must be valid in the SMTP server If the SMTP server requires authentication please fill in the username and password fields Once the necessary fields have
20. s local time The Time Zone setting 15 only available for IPMI 1 5 15 6 Sensors j a qw Dm pes he T uem ow e Hide inactive item Refresh every seconds RefreshMow Moy Save Layout Save Layout Show History Login Event Log Sensors IPM Device Setting Users Text Console Figure 6 1 Clicking on the Sensors tab of the IPMI View management session in the Viewing Window as shown in Figure 6 1 provides you with detailed information on the sensors monitored by the BMC It shows the reading of supported voltages and fan speeds and temperatures monitored by the BMC The current reading 15 shown in yellow numbers the high limits low limits in red numbers and a description for the monitoring sensors in blue text beneath the monitoring sensor figures Fan speeds have only a low limit temperatures have only a high limit and voltages have both high and low limits e Refreshing monitor status You can configure the IPMI View to automatically refresh the monitoring status periodically by checking the Auto Refresh check box and selecting the refresh period in seconds the seconds list Or click the Manual Refresh button to refresh the monitoring status every time you need an update e Hide inactive item IPMI View gets predefined sensor information from the mainboard Some items may be not installed for different configurations For examp
21. tab Clicking Query gets the information from a single server Once you get the data you may copy it to another server or to multiple servers if you want the data to be the same The text area 3 shows results of a query and update The clear button 15 for clearing the text field only it will not clear the actual LAN configuration from the server ne 2 6 209 bold 070927 Super Computer roup an me SUPERMICRS 2277 gerent Fan Temperatura feni ACIDO Power LAM Coahg FEU TedConeb General nds ER GP 1 De 191152 0 171 TF 152 168 10 254 El 192 159 0 240 Ie Gateway 00 0C 00 Mad 12552592590 262 10247 OOM Comuns pubik 192 188 1043 00 00 00 00 00 00 0000 IMAC 000000000000 0000 3 MAC 00 001 00 00 DO OU SUL FALDA UE LE 17 Getting LAB Comhgration trom 1 168 10 241 Suleway 12 10 254 Gateway MAC 00 00 OO DO OO DO subnet Mask 255 255 255 SUF LES 12 Getting SNMP Conhimgation 182 168 10 241 CH SNMP Destinabion 1 2 182 1683 10 43 OO DO SNMP Destination 2 0 0 0 0 DO DOCODEDOHOCEDO SNMP Destination 3 0 0 0 0 QO DO OO DO OO DO Figure 12 11 e FRU
22. will not refresh automatically The user must refresh manually as needed TI 4 Device Device Information Firmware Revision 01 02 ACPI System Power State S0 n Revision 2 0 On Graceful Power Control UO MSSM Chassis Power Control ES merysnrntgem OWE eC Bic Figure 4 1 Clicking the IPM Device tab of the IPMI View management session in the Viewing Window shown in Figure 4 1 will display some information and functions of the system s BMC firmware e Device Information This shows the revision levels of the BMC and IPMI firmware ACPI System Power State This shows the managed system s power state If the managed system 15 in a power off state the green light will be off This status will update automatically every five seconds Graceful Power Control Administrator and Operator only Graceful power control will inform the OS running on the managed system to shutdown reboot power cycle within a specified time the default 1s 30 seconds When the OS running on the managed system receives a graceful power control request 1t will generate a pop up window on the managed system s monitor and start a count down This pop up notice window gives the user who 15 working on the system a chance to save any working files However remote login users or service users for example Web site visitors will not see this notice Gracef
23. 204 Els 21 Share Mode Monitor Mode Figure 10 10 Start Video redirection Message This section shows tool tip info and the video redirection status 20 In 164 KB s Qut 204 Bis 29 This section shovvs the frames second and Input Rbytes per second Output bytes per second 33 Share Mode This icon indicates the remote screen share status If there only one user has started the video redirection d of a remote managed system the icon will look like di If two or more users start the video a d redirection of the same remote managed system the icon will look like ua e Monitor Mode This icon indicates monitor mode When displayed like 88 it means you can use the local keyboard and mouse to control the current remote screen When is appears like this A it means you cannot use the local keyboard and mouse to control the remote screen If you select the monitor only option the keyboard and mouse will be disabled 30 11 Virtual Media The Supermicro Intelligent Management SIM Module provides a Virtual Media feature which includes a Virtual USB Floppy a CD ROM image and Drive Redirection Figure 11 1 shows the Virtual Media GUI The Virtual Media Status section displays the current virtual device status There are two virtual drives available Floppy Image Upload allows the user to upload a floppy image as floppy located at the remote host The floppy im
24. 5 48 26 13 18216810245 public CPLA Upper Non recoverable goi 2005001 15 46 26 20 19216810 245 public CPU Upper Mon critical going high 2005 0401 15 49 49 SE RUP UE 21 19215810 245 pubic Upper Critical going high 2005 DAD 15 49 50 22 H92158 10 245 pubic 1 Upper Mon recoverable goi 2005 0 01 15 49 50 Sender 192 168 10 245 Community public Sensor 1 Figure 12 5 Trap Structure The Trap Structure displays detailed trap information for the selected item in the trap list Information includes the SNMP Header PDU Header PDU Body Bind and PET data Trap Structure SNMP Trap El SNMP Header Message Length 125 Message Version v1 Community public PDU Header Trap length 109 Enterprise 1 3 5 1 4 1 3183 1 1 Agent IP 192 166 10 245 Generic Trap Type specific Trap Type 262400 Timeticks 1128180281 POU Total Length of variable Binding 72 Eind Length of Binding 70 1 44 219314 Data FAN 3 Lower Mon critical going low IxUxEl ee x2xTFT Figure 12 6 43 Receiving a Trap When the Trap Receiver receives a trap from the BMC an alert bar will pop up on the screen and remain for 10 seconds to notify you that a trap has occurred In addition an email alert will be sent out according to the information field settings the Email Alert di
25. 68 10 58 30 48 70 YE CB 1192 168 10 107 00 06 16 79 91 60 Login Event Log sensors Device BMC Setting Users Text Console Figure 7 1 Clicking on the BMC Setting tab of the View management session in the Viewing Window as shown in Figure 7 1 gives you detailed information on the BMC LAN Configuration SNMP trap configuration and serial communication port of the BMC In order to support the power down state management capability under the IPMI specification the manager has to configure the proper MAC address for each IP address To deliver an IP packet to a receiver the sender needs to know the receiver s MAC address or the gateway s MAC address ARP Address Resolution Protocol is used to get the MAC address from the IP address While the managed system s OS 15 running the network protocol stack will take care of this function However when the managed system 15 in a power down state this function cannot be accomplished Therefore each address has to be configured manually The BMC and the OS running on a managed system may use different IP addresses for security reasons For example the OS may use 66 201 4 73 which can be reached by public access while the address for BMC may be set to 192 168 1 55 which can only be reached in a private LAN But LAN MAC addresses must be the exact same If the BMC uses a private IP address you have to make sure that the manager s sy
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27. Only commands are allowed These are primarily commands that read data structures and retrieve status Commands that can be used to alter BMC configuration write data to the BMC or other management controllers or perform system actions such as resets power on off and watchdog activation are not allowed Operator All BMC commands are allowed except for configuration commands that can change the behavior of the out of band interfaces For example Operator privilege does not allow the capability to disable 1ndividual channels or change user access privileges Administrator AII BMC commands are allowed including configuration commands An Administrator can even execute configuration commands that would disable the channel that the Administrator is communicating over Clicking on Paging Setting allows you to set the parameters for an individual user Figure 8 3 There are two types of paging services Numeric paging and alphanumeric paging To use a paging service a modem must be connected to the RS232 connector on the BMC Figure 7 2 T amp Easing setting User ADMIN Pager Mode Fm v Service Number 0912505132 Numeric Message Modem Init String amp TL1M1X358 2E Dial String ATOT Figure 8 3 FRU Only for IPMI 2 0 Here useful information may be found about the board and product for example the serial number part number and part name of the board and produ
28. P HMAC SHA1 HMAC SHA1 96 AES CBC 128 Login Event Log Sensors IPM Device BMC Setting Users Text Console Console Virtual Media M at A Al RMCP Open Session successful Figure 3 2 10 The default Login ID is ADMIN which has the default password of ADMIN Both the Login ID and Password are case sensitive In the IPMI design an MDS algorithm will encrypt the password when it s transmitted through the network If you are connecting to IPMI 2 0 RMCP all the data will be transmited by an encrypted algorithm Once the password 1s confirmed IPMI View will show a CONNECTED symbol and all available function pages will be shown as seen in Figure 3 2 If the password 15 invalid it will show a message in the Status Area that reads Unable to activate a session please check ID and Password and a Break symbol will be shown see Figure 3 3 kd y IM 070987 Super Computer Fie Seen Manage Help SUPERMICR Domain 152 168 10240 Syuem Mame 1921601021 u l2 10H 10241 Addmm 192 168 10241 Dexnphton LH E0241 LoginID 9 Login BREAK Logqm Merge 2 eror Uzezthorzed name code a ODS Figure 3 3 In order to reduce overhead on the managed system all pages
29. PMI View V2 0 covers Supermicro s BMCs for both IPMI v1 5 and IPMI v2 0 However according to design changes some functions added to IPMI v2 0 are not available in IPMI v1 5 and some functions are no longer available in IPMI v2 0 implementation IPMI View will automatically hide any function that 1s not available to the BMC version being used 2 System Management Menu Bar Toolbar Logo Device Sorting System List Group managemen Group List Status Area IPMI View Y2 6 29 build 070927 Super Micro Computer Inc Edit Session Manage Help SUPERMICR IPMI Domain 192 168 10 240 CZ 192 168 10 241 192 168 10 242 m 192 168 10 243 EIE 2 System View 98 192 168 10 241 Sessions Vievving Window CPU Temp 1 CPU Temp 2 Hide inactive item Save Layout C Show History Refresh every seconds Refresh Now Login EventLog Sensors IPM Device BMC Setting Users Text Console KVM Console Virtual Media Rafreshing sensors status completed Figure 2 1 As shown in Figure 2 1 there are several components in the IPMI View window Figure 2 2 Menu Bar contains functions allowing you to add delete systems or groups and save configurations
30. age uploaded shall be in binary format with a maximum size of 1 44MB It will be loaded to the Supermicro SIM card and emulated to the host as a USB device CD ROM Image on Windows Share allows the user to configure Windows Share settings It allows you to decide how you want to share the data stored in your shared folder with the remote host s users Drive Redirection makes local drives accessible for other users via console redirection This function allows you to share your local drives floppy CD ROM and HDDs with users on remote systems m 192 1568 10 241 Virtual Media Status Drive 1 Drive 2 Floppy image Empty Read Write mode Writable File name floppy ime 14745860 bytes Floppy Image Upload CD ROM Image on Windows Share Floppy Image file Share host Shar nane Path to image Upload floppy image done User optional Password Drive Redirection Drive 1 Not connected Drive Redirection disconnected Drive 2 Connect Drive Comect kO Not connected Drive Redirection disconnected Login Event Log Sensors IPM Device BMC Setting Users Text Console Console Virtual Media Figure 11 1 e Floppy Image Upload zT As shown in Figure 11 2 click Open File to select the file that you wish to upload to the host drive selected Click Upload to upload the floppy image Please wait for the upload to complete The virtual floppy will be activated after the floppy 1mage 1s
31. alog box Please refer to Figure 12 7 The email content will include the following information A SNMP trap received Sender 192 168 10 247 Sensor FAN 2 Description Lower Non recoverable going low Time 2005 11 22 14 27 07 Tue IPHI Trap Receiver build 051122 Super Micro Computer Inc File Help mW 3 Start stop Save Load Clear Email sender Community Sensor Description LocalTimeStamp 192 158 10 public FAN 4 fLower Mon critical going lowe 2005 0 01 15 24 3 19216810245 192188107247 4 9215510 FANS Lower Non erfical going ow OOSHODI 15244 A an 4 7m cer E HS HEB Received Sender 192 168 10 247 sender community Sensor Content FAM 2 Lower Critical going low Trap Structure T u eru Tr going high E Eg SNMP Header ter 2 GA PDU Header engh 10 ee Generis Trap Type 6 Timeticks 1128180277 M ublo Total Length of Variable 25 8245840 public FAMZ Lower Non recoverable goi i me A a i A NN e A A 1 Ein d Br Re i A LLL1JX LULLLLILL E m oe gt Sender Community Sensor Trap Received Sender 2192 188 10 247 content FAN 2 Lower Critica
32. ct PAGING SEVERITY Only for IPMI 1 5 The paging severity settings define when users will be notified of entries in the system event log SEL The following settings are available for each group When this 15 selected user notification for this group 15 inactive Warning When this 15 selected the will notify users when SEL entries for the group exceed the warning thresholds Critical When this is selected the RMC will notify users when SEL entries for the group exceed the critical thresholds When this 15 selected the will notify users of all SEL entries of events for the group warning and critical thresholds are predefined by Supermicro and based on hardware design oe 9 Text Console Redirection SOL Serial Over LAN Microsoft R Windows 98 C Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981 1999 C EN Ls 7 Stop Login Event Log Sensors IPM Device BMC Setting Users Text Console Figure 9 1 On the Text Console tab of the IPMI View management session in the Viewing Window as shown in Figure 9 1 there 1s a function that allows you to remotely control the managed system from a text mode console Click the Start button to start the text console redirection During control click the ReSynch button to synchronize the text console with the managed system 1f you think the screen 15 not shown properly Click the Stop button to stop the text console for IPMI 1 5 Console Redirection
33. d system You also can specify the number of retries to limit the number of times IPMI View will resend the command Setting 22 Timeout far retry second 8 sd Number of rety Figure 2 10 Edit 7 Manage Help TR 192 168 10 241 192 169 10 242 192 169 10 241 192 165 10 242 Close 192 168 10241 SUFEKIVIIC KW a wo TI Ii PMI Domain 192 168 10 240 El 192 168 10 341 192 168 10 242 192 168 10 243 Figure 2 11 Selecting an IPMI View management session When more than one system 15 managed by IPMI View at the same time you can select which opened management session you want to control by double clicking on system s name in the System Window or by selecting Session gt lt lt System gt gt in the pull down menu where lt lt System name gt gt denotes the name of the target system you want to control as shown in Figure 2 11 Closing IPMI View management session To close the opened IPMI View management session select the IPMI View management session you want to close as the current IPMI View management session and then click Session Close lt lt System name gt gt in the pull down menu where lt lt System name gt gt denotes the name of the system you want to close as shown in Figure 2 11 Or right click on the system in the System Window you want to close and select Close Session in the pop up menu to close it
34. ding a new system to IPMI View Edit Help system Discover IPMI Device ro up Reload Configuration save Configuration Exit Figure 2 4 As shown in Figure 2 4 click File gt New gt System to add a new system to IPMI View An Adda new system dialog box will pop up as shown in Figure 2 5 Add a new system System address 0 0 0 0 Description DESCRIPTION Figure 2 5 In the Add a new system dialog box type in the desired System Name for the managed system and the correct IP address as well as a description Then click OK e Adding a new group to IPMI View To maintain systems easier the manager may categorize managed systems into different groups A system may be included in multiple groups The default group is Domain All managed systems belong to IPMI Domain even if they join other groups In Figure 2 4 click menu File gt New gt Group to add a new group to IPMI View An Add a new group dialog will pop up as shown in Figure 2 6 2 Add anew Es Group m Group Description DESCRIPTION Figure 2 6 _5 In the Add a new group dialog box type in the desired Group Name and description Then click OK Discover New Systems in a Specified Network IPMI View includes a function that allows the user to collect candidate system information in order to build their information i
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36. e screen This lets you see the content easier when you scale the screen o Local Cursor Change local cursor o Chat Window Multiple users can chat with this window Please refer to Figure 10 7 7 7 192 168 10 24 Chat 11 gt gt test root linux super gt Figure 10 7 Chat Window 28 o Video Settings Here you can give specified detailed settings for the video Please refer to Figure 10 8 7 Video Settings Brightness Contrast Red Contrast Green Contrast Blue Clock Phase Horizontal Offset Vertical Offset Save Changes 1 024x768 60Hz Undo Changes Figure 10 8 Video Settings o Refresh Video Refreshes the video screen o Soft Keyboard A virtual keyboard for easy input It also provides localized keyboard mapping Please refer to Figure 10 9 English United States 104pc Ee amp Brk 8 8 0 o elritiviuli ale j ia 1 Stat _ins De Figure 10 9 Soft Keyboard o Local Keyboard Sets local keyboard mapping o Encoding This is encoding for the video screen Encoding options are Predefined Compression or Color Depth Status Bar Figure 10 10 shows the video redirection status bar Message Frames per second and In Out bytes per second start video redirection 20 In 184 KB s Out
37. he Query button will have IPMIView collect that information from the selected servers m IPMI View Y2 6 29 build 070927 Super Micro Computer Inc File Edit Session Manage Help 92 168 10 131 so Groups Domain 5 5 B Ee nage mieso SUPERMICR y Group Management Fan Temperature Voltage Sensors EventLog ACPI Power LAN Config FRU Text Console General Info Select Items General Information RMCP Version System Name 192 168 10 131 IP RMCP Vers Firmware Reversion IPMI Revision Firmware Reversion 192 168 10 241 192 168 10 131 2 0 RMCP 01 29 20 192 168 10 241 2 0 RMCP 101 25 Revision 192 168 10 243 SEL Entries SEL Version SEL Free Space v Recent Entry Added v Recent Entry Erased Address Gateway IP Gateway MAC Subnet Mask SNMP Cummunity SNMP Trap Receiver SNMP Trap Receiver w lt amp Selection O Basic 192 168 10 243 2 0 RMCPt Figure 12 14 40 13 Receiver The Trap Receiver is a utility used for receiving traps from the In the event of sensor error a sensor reading that exceeds a threshold the BMC will send SNMP traps to the destinations set 1n the BMC The Trap Receiver is executed on the destination site and receives the SNMP trap from multiple senders BMCs If you select a category you can see all the traps in that category Furthermore when you
38. he pull down menu shown in Figure 2 8 to modify it You can also right click on a system in the System Window and then select Modify in the pop up menu to modify it Delete System Select a system in the System Window you want to delete and then click Edit gt Delete gt System from the pull down menu shown in Figure 2 8 to delete it You can also right click on a system in the System Window and then select Delete the pop up menu to delete it Modify Group Select a group in the Group Window you want to modify and then click Edit gt Modify gt Group from the pull down menu shown in Figure 2 8 to modify it You can also right click on a group in the Group Window and then select Modify in the pop up menu to modify it IMPI Security IPMIView can automatically detect the current IPMI version during the beginning of login phase If you want to manually specify the protocol you may check the For Advanced User box as shown in Figure 2 9 and select the following protocols for a specific system e Hardware BMCB Firmware IPMI 1 5 e Hardware 2 Firmware IPMI 2 0 non RMCP Hardware BMC2 Firmware IPMI 2 0 Standard RMCP You may choose the encryption function in the IPMI 2 0 Standard All the packets transmitted from IPMIView to managed system will then be encrypted Protocol Protocol for Mew System s Auto Detection For Advanced User Select Following
39. is not a function in the IPMI specification V1 5 Supermicro provides this useful function for a manager to control the managed system remotely When a managed system 15 booting up and in the POST routine and no other software application can give you control to redirect the console IPMI View offers this valuable function Console Redirection will dump a managed system s screen to IPMI View and send the key codes you entered in the managed system When a managed system switches its video mode from Text Mode to Graphics Mode a terminate notice will be sent to IPMI View to terminate the console redirection Text Console Redirection only works for text mode Important Console Redirection puts a very heavy load on a managed system It will dump the whole screen to the manager s system and slow down the managed system significantly We suggest you use this function only when you need to get special control and cannot achieve it any other way For other applications a proper console redirection software application pcAnywhere Symantec Corporation or a remote login protocol telnet 1s suggested When you finish your remote operation click Stop to terminate console redirection to take the load off the managed system BMC for IPMI 2 0 IPMI specification V2 0 defines Serial Over LAN SOL to support Text Console Redirection This implementation performs better than the one we implemented for IPMI 1 5 The Text mode console remains working on Windows
40. l going low Sending Email Figure 12 7 44 Appendix Update Firmware for SIM IPMI 1 Select a remote managed system on the System list and click File gt Update IPMI Firmware to start the firmware update Edit Session Manage New b Discover IPMT Device Reload Configuration save ConficuraHon Update IPMI Firmware Exit 2 Click the Open button to select the firmware then Click Start to continue Update Firmware TP 192 168 10 245 Message 3 A login dialog will appear Please input the Login ID and Password The privilege level for this login user should have Administrator level Please input ID and Password Login ID ADMIN Administrator level is required _45 4 firmware information dialog will appear It shows detailed information on the current and new firmware Click Yes to continue Request Confirmation e Curresnt firmware Firmware Version 1 5 0 build 4238 Firmware Tag Aug 14 06 17 30 hardware ID 0x22 OEM peppercon New firmware Firmware Version 1 5 2 build 4238 Firmware Tag Aug 16 06 11 10 Firmware Size 3992376 bytes Firmware Path C fw kira kimsmig4 smidc peppercon_040200 4238 081606 1 5 2 bin Would you like to continue 7 5 The firmware file will start to upload It may take few minutes Update Firmware 192 168 10 249 Uploading firmare Message Login to 198 168 10 249 Etart fir
41. le there will be no CPU fan if using a passive CPU heatsink and only one CPU on a dual CPU mainboard that has only a single CPU installed The first time the sensors page is shown IPMI View will hide inactive items the default setting if any A manager may change this option later by un checking the Hide inactive item box as shown in Figure 6 2 16 ENS eren Setena 4 0 L C Show History Login Event Log Sensors IPM Device BMC Setting Users Text Console Figure 6 2 Show History IPMI View provides a history chart for fans temperatures and voltages The yellow line indicates the reading corresponding to the sensor A red line indicates a high or low limit A blue line indicates the base value of 0 zero Check the Show History box to display these charts as shown in Figure 6 3 Temperatures Gel FAN 1 FAN 2 FAN 4 FAN 6 FAN 8 m T Login Event Log Sensors Device BMC Setting Users Text Console Figure 6 3 El is 7 Setting Administrator only BMC LAN Configuration ET 455168 1020 LAM MAC 00 30 48 20 68 52 Update Gateway 192468 0 1 GatewayMAC 0 00 0 07 09 subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 MAC must be correct while update SNMP Community public Update Trap Receivers Address Address 1192 12
42. log box with a preview image Select the directory and filename to save it The file format can be PNG or JPG e Quick Shot This button is for quick screenshots You will first need to specify a directory for saved quick shot images You will see the quick shot images in the quick shot panel Please refer to Figure 10 4 m IPMI View Y2 5 Beta build 060522 Super Micro Computer Inc File Edit Session Manage Help SUPERMICR e of aig oup Database Cluster 192 158 10 241 192 168 10 242 192 168 10 24 Domain 28 Blade Center 28 Web Servers Quick Shot to C Documents and Fps 22 In 48 KB s Out 222 B s i sn Login Event Log Sensors IPM Device BMC Setting Users Text Console video Console Video Interface loaded Figure 10 4 Quick Shot Open or Close a Quick Shot Panel This button is a switch for opening or closing quick shot panel Double clicking the image in this panel will show a full size image window for viewing E Zoom This button is for zooming in The maximum zoom out percentage is 300 Please refer to Figure 10 5 Ma z TED qur ee MM SUPERMICR amp GE Location Edit View Go Book iQQQO E Location 69 http www SUPERMICRO a pi En 1 Fig im f Le
43. mware upgarde Uploading firmware 6 Please wait for the firmware to upload Once the upload is completed the BMC will start flashing the firmware internally It may take a minute for this step Please try to connect to the system after two minutes Update Firmware IP 192 168 10 249 Firmware File 040200 4238 0816506 1 5 2 bin e Update firmware completed Please close this dialog and to connect this system after 2 minutes flashing firmware now please wait for 1 minute Done hecking FW update status and reboot device Done pdate firmware completed 46
44. nto a System List see Figure 2 7 The user may specify the IP range or click Detect to search any possible system that has either PMI 1 5 or IPMI 2 0 capability After the candidate system information 15 collected the user may add systems into a System List by IP addresses by a given Prefix name The IPMI 2 0 list in version column means this system is IPMI 2 0 RMCP protocol supported IPMI Device Discovering Network IP From 92 168 10 1 192 168 10 254 Network Mask 255 255 255 0 Search Option IPM 2 0 IPMI 1 5 Start Found 2 IP Name Version 192 166 10 241 192 168 10 241 IPM 2 04 192 168 10 246 192 168 10 246 IIPMI 2 0 Figure 2 7 Reload Configuration From the pull down menu click File gt Reload Configuration to load the previous saved configuration e Save Configuration From the pull down menu click File gt Save Configuration to save the current IPMI View configuration e Exit IPMI View From the pull down menu click File gt Exit or press Alt F4 when the IPMI View is running to exit IPMI View File sesion Manase Help Modify PR d L Delete System 2 5 Security Group 19216810 Join RP Refresh md 1 Timeout jm 199 168 10 242 192 168 10 243 Figure 2 8 Modify System Select a system in the System Window you want to modify and then click Edit Modify System from t
45. power supply failed the reading will be in red View heild 1709327 Zmper Miern Competes Inr Edit Lenin Manage Help BA 5 Taa Group Management SUPERMICR Tempezeese Yolg Fventlag ACH Power LAN Config Inis 5 Entra ir 183 168 10 241 112 168 10 241 192 150 10 31 192 153 10 241 192 168 10 11 1952 168 10 131 132 188 10 131 ES 192 16010 241 Lo 155 168 10 24 Lm 102 158 10 243 EI Chassis OE Tower Supply OX Lles Oper Power Supply CHE Semur Tenim Tower Supply Fewer Supply Refeeshevery s menads oped SUI 12220232 Figure 12 7 e Event log Figure 12 8 shows selecting multiple servers and clicking the Event Log tab Clicking the Query button will have IPMIView collect the event logs from the selected servers The table displays the event log of the selected servers Selecting the Host combo box will filter the event log data in the table FMI View V7 5 28 bud 070927 Soper Micro Computer Imc emn Manage Help SR 6 24 Group Management SUPERMICR EE Tan Tempershue Sensor EvenlLug Power LAN Config WA SEL 112 1558 10 241 Sys Name E 132 168 10 242 Lr 142 168 10 243 Domen 5 5 Syren Nam
46. provide power on 20 power off and reset commands for an easy way to turn on or off a remote server The Encode checkbox is for RMCP encoding Check it to enable packet encoding between IPMIView and a server IPMI Y2 6 29 build 070927 Super Micro Computer Inc File Edit Session Manage Help PE amp mugs SUPERMICR Group Management Fan Temperature Voltage Sensors Event Log ACPI Power LAN Config FRU Text Console General Info IPMIDoman Av ft 19216810131 ES 192 168 10 240 102 168 10 242 192 168 10 243 192 168 10 241 Priv Administrator UTF 8 RMCP Encryption Star Build 070801 System Date BIOS Date Legacy Diskette A gt IDE Channel 0 Master gt IDE Channel 0 Slave gt SATA Port 0 gt SATA Port 1 gt SATA Port 2 gt SATA Port 3 Parallel Serial ATA Native Mode Operation Controller Mode Option Item Specific Help lt Tab gt lt Shift Tab gt or 01 26 07 lt Enter gt selects field 1 44 1 25 MB 1 Mg 05 02 10 01 2007 None None 37020MB None None None Enabled Enabled Serial Compatible v Power Control 0 General Info Figure 12 13 Figure 12 14 shows the screen after selecting multiple servers and clicking the General Info tab Selecting the fields you want to query from the servers and clicking t
47. ritical Avy Errors T Remote Management critical E System Hang Others Mone e T m 4 POST Errors HEHE zi 3 3 lt Update Refresh Login Event Lag sensors Device BMC Setting Userz Text Console Figure 8 2 For IPMI 1 5 _ 20 Clicking on the Users tab of the IPMI View management session in the Viewing Window as shown in Figure 8 1 and 8 2 gives you detailed information on the Users management and the paging severity thresholds for IPMI 1 5 We strongly suggest you change passwords immediately to prevent malicious users getting control before you USERS There are several buttons that allow you to add delete a user set user privileges change passwords and enable disable paging There are six privilege level groups Callback User Operator Administrator OEM and No Access Only the first four privilege levels are implemented Privilege Levels determine which IPMI commands a given user can execute over a given channel Privilege Limits set the maximum privilege level that a user can operate at A user is configured with a given maximum privilege limit for each channel Thus a user can operate at a privilege level that 1s no higher than his group privilege limit Group Privilege Levels This may be considered the lowest privilege level Only commands necessary to support initiating a Callback are allowed Only available for IPMI 1 5 User
48. selecting multiple servers and clicking on the Fan tab You can use Ctrl Click Shift Click or mouse drag for selecting servers Clicking the Query button will then have IPMIView collect the fan readings from the selected servers The information listed in the table shows the fan status of the selected servers If the fan reading 15 in red it means the fan may be broken or not installed If a fan reading 1s below the lower limit 1t will also be in red Administrators should be concerned about red marked fans to make sure the system 15 healthy You may refresh the fan status by checking the Reflash checkbox IPMIView will refresh the fan status according to the selected time Please note that IPMIView won t refresh if you switch to another tab m IPHI Viev Y2 6 29 build 070927 Super Micro Computer Inc File Edit Session Manage Help AA RO Group Management SUPERMICR Fan Temperature Voltage Sensors Event Log ACPI Power LAN Config FRU Text Console General Info NN IPMIDomain A v Q f Ci 192 168 10 131 m Fan System Name IP s 192 168 10 241 Sensor Name Low Limit 192 168 10 242 m 192 168 10 243 Groups IPMI Domain 5 5 lt B 192 168 10 241 192 168 10 241 600 192 168 10 241 192 168 10 241 600 192 168 10 241 192 168 10 241 600 192 168 10 241 192 168 10 241 ani 2 an 600 192 168 10 241 192
49. spectively and then click Update On the system receiving the SNMP traps an SNMP trap receiver software needs to be installed and run The managed system will send out an SNMP trap packet to receivers at the moment the event occurs If an SNMP trap receiver 15 not running the trap packet 1s discarded and won t be queued anywhere RS232 MODEM Only available for IPMI 1 5 This shows the configuration of the RS232 interface on the BMC It is used to initialize the RS232 port and the installed modem if any The RS232 port is the box header Figure 7 2 on the BMC and is a dedicated serial port Baud Rate the baud rate for serial connections does not affect paging settings Modem Init String the modem initialization string for serial connections does not affect paging settings 19 8 Users USERS Privilege administrator Update Privilege Delete User FRU Board Product Language Code LEN Date Time Board Manufacturer Board Product IPM 0 Board Serial Number Board Part Number Ax C IPMIEZUO E Login Event Log Sensors Device Setting Users Text Console Figure 8 1 For IPMI 2 0 USERS Privilege administrator Delete User Paging Enable Paging Setting Update Privilege PAGING SEVERITY System Power Security Temperature Sensors System Status Hone Fans Warning Disk Drives amp Controllers Critical Memory Errors Network Interface amp C
50. ssages on the local console until the login message prompts c LINUX OS 1 Add the following line into etc inittab s0 2345 respavvn sbin agetty ttyS1 19200 11 Edit etc securetty and add ttyS1 2 Host B with IPMIView installed a Install and run IPMIView b Log in Host A with IPMI BMC installed as Admin c Start Console Redirection in IPMIView right after the Host A reboots You will see the BIOS POST the boot loader and the Linux OS messages and prompts 24 10 Video Console Redirection over Video Console Redirection 15 a nevv feature included in Supermicro Intelligent Management SIM Module the Video Console Redirection tab the remote screen will be redirected to IPMIView if this function is enabled BIOS POST BIOS settings DOS Windows or Linux OS screens can all be redirected to IPMIView Figure 10 1 shows sample screenshots of Video Console redirection The screen of a remote managed system will be redirected to IPMIView It will appear to you just as if you are sitting in front of the remote system FMI View 2 5 00500 Super Miero Competes Ime FMI View 2 5 Bete basld 000527 Super Competes ine File Edu mina Manage Help Fie Edu lema Manage Help a 4 8j 1921601024 SUPERM SUPERMICR SUPERMICRG amp D are IR go SUPERMICRO au 24 Ong Doi Clrit r oup Databete Cutter
51. stem can communicate with the private IP address for the BMC on a managed system BMCLAN Configuration This shows the IP address LAN MAC Gateway IP Gateway MAC and Subnet Mask of the BMC and allows you to modify them NOTE please make sure that the MAC address of the LAN and the gateway for the BMC are correct before updating it by clicking the Update button Be careful to enter the correct 18 values especially for the LAN MAC If you enter the wrong LAN MAC IPMI View will not be able to connect to that system any more If you accidentally enter a wrong LAN MAC value you may use the command in the IPMI Solution Utility subfolder on this CD to update it To activate PnMAC exe which is a DOS command you must first boot your managed system to DOS and then execute on the managed system SNMP This shows the SNMP trap configuration of the system needing to receive the SNMP traps generated by the BMC and allows you to modify them To change the configuration on the BMC type in the SNMP community name in the Community text field and the IP address and MAC address in the SNMP Trap Receivers table in the SNMP group and then click the Update button The SNMP Trap may have multiple destinations When any critical error occurs an SNMP trap packet will be sent to all receivers in the list To remove an SNMP receiver you may change both IP and MAC addresses to 0 0 0 0 and 00 00 00 00 00 00 re
52. t Console General Info System Name 192 168 10 241 192 168 10 241 Sensor Name PU Temp 1 192 168 10 241 192 168 10 241 PU Temp 2 192 168 10 241 192 168 10 241 PU Temp 3 192 168 10 241 192 169 10 241 PU Temp 4 192 168 10 241 192 168 10 241 ys Temp 192 168 10 131 192 168 10 131 PU Temp 1 192 168 10 131 192 168 10 131 PU Temp 2 192 168 10 131 192 169 10 131 ys Temp Refreshevery 60 seconds Figure 12 5 last updated 2007 10 01 15 59 25 8 Figure 12 6 shows screen after selecting multiple servers and clicking the Voltage tab Clicking the Query tab will then collect the voltage readings from the selected servers The information listed in the table shows the voltage status of the selected servers IPMI View Y2 6 29 build 070927 Super Micro Computer Inc File Edit Session Manage Help 004808390 SUPERMICRS 47040 Fan Temperature Voltage Sensors Event Log ACPI Power LAN Config FRU Text Console General Info 2 929 zx m t Voltage System Name IP IPMI Domain Sensor Name Reading Low Limit High Limit 102 168 10 242 192 168 10 243 EEL ll IPMI Domain 5 5 1192 168 10 241 192 168 10 241 Vcore 1 22 1 08 1 61 192 168 10 241 192 168 10 241 CPU2 eore 1 08 1 61 192 1
53. t button allows you to reset the BMC After confirming to reset the BMC the session will break immediately The user has to close this session manually This function 15 rarely used only in events such as when a malfunction is suspected 13 5 System Event Log System Event Log Export Entries SEL Version 1 5 Total Entries 132 From To 132 Free Space 6080 bytes Recent Entry Added OF 4012004 11 47 15 Recent Entry Erased 06 29 2004 14 40 13 Event Type Timestamp Sensor Type Sensor Event Type 1 system Event 06 28 2004 14 Fan Fang Assertion Lower 2 system Evert 06 29 2004 14 Fan Fand assertion Lower System Event 06 29 2004 14 4 System Evert 06 29 200414 Fan assertion Lower Non 5 System Event 7 BystemEvent 8 system Evert 3 system Event 06 23 2004 14 Fan RR Assertion Lower Mon V Clear Entries Current SEL Device Timestamp 0210172004 16 00 24 Thu e Titestamt Login Event Log sensors IPM Device BMC Setting Users Text Console Figure 5 1 Clicking the Event Log tab of View management session in the Viewing Window shown in Figure 5 1 gives you detailed information on the System Event Log for the BMC It shows the System Event Log version number of log entries free space for the System Event Log and the times of recently added and recently erased Sys
54. tem Event Logs Get System Event Log In the Get Entries group on the upper left side of the Event Log tab in the Viewing Window you can decide how many logs you want to get from the BMC Click the From button and type in the first and last numbers of the logs you wish to view or click the button to get all the logs from the BMC The logs retrieved from the BMC will listed as a table 1n the central part of the Viewing Window Please refer to the IPMI specifications version 2 0 for detailed descriptions of each field Some helpful fields Timestamp the time the event happened Sensor Type this could be health sensors or a system event Event Type the event description Because the BMC communicates with the NIC on the mainboard via a slow channel it is recommended that you request only the events you need to see Choosing all to get hundreds of event entries will result in a very long delay 14 Clear System Event Log Clicking the Clear All Entries button clears the logged system events on the BMC The total event log space 15 16 KB When all this space 15 used any incoming event will be lost The user has to clear the system event log manually as needed e Time stamp of System Event Log and Time Zone To set the time stamp of the BMC on the managed system type in the time in the Current SEL Device Timestamp field Then click the Set Timestamp button to update the BMC Timestamp and Time Zone reflect the managed system
55. ul Shutdown same as the shutdown function in Windows The managed system will enter an S5 state I2 Graceful Reboot same as the reboot function in Windows Graceful Power Cycle this function 15 a combination of the Graceful Shutdown and Power Up functions The Power Cycle function will shut down the managed system for a few seconds and then power up the system Graceful power control will send an event to the System Event Log next section If no more memory space is left for the incoming event graceful power control will not function e Chassis Power Control Administrator and Operator only This function 1s used to forcibly control the power state of the managed system s chassis When the BMC receives a chassis power control command it will have direct control over the power button or reset button of a system Reset this is the same as pressing the Reset button on a managed system s chassis to reset the managed system Power Down this is the same as pressing the Power button on a managed system s chassis to remove power from the managed system Power Up this 15 the same as pressing the Power button on a managed system s chassis to turn on the power of the managed system Power Cycle this function is a combination of the Power Down and Power Up functions The Power Cycle function will shutdown the managed system for a few seconds and then power up the system BMC Cold Reset Administrator only Clicking the Cold Rese
56. uploaded Floppy Image Upload Drive Floppy Image file floppy ima Uploading floppy image Figure 11 2 e CD ROM Image on Windows Share Please refer to Figure 11 3 for the following items Drive Specify the drive that you want to remote host to share Share Host Key in the IP Address or the name of the system you wish to share data with via Windows Share Share Name Key in the name for the shared data in the remote host Path to Image Key in the location of the source file that you wish to share via Windows Share User Password Optional Key in the user and password for the person to access the data that you want to share and click the Set button shown in Figure 11 3 to enter your selections CD ROM Image on Windows Share User optional Passveord optional Figure 11 3 Drive Redirection As shown in Figure 11 4 Drive Redirection supports both local drive and ISO file Clicking on the Connect Drive a dialog will show up as figure 11 5 Nm Local Drive List This box displays a list of local drives available for remote access Select from the list a local drive that you want to make accessible for a remote server Refresh List Click this button to refresh the local drive list Write Support Check this button to allow the remote operating system to have write access to the drive that you have selected This function allows a user to alter overwrite erase and destroy data stored in
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