Acer ASM 7 Installation guide

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Author: System Solution Center, Enterprise Products Line, ITBG / Charles Liu
Release Date: July 3, 2006 Revision: 1.4 Total: 32 Pages
Doc. Description
In this note, we list frequently asked questions of ASM 7.0 (Acer Server Manager 7.0).
Products Affected
ASM 7.0 (Acer Server Manager 7.0)
Revision History
Date Revision Modification
May 5, 2005 1.0 First release the document
Dec 21, 2005 1.1
Added ASM Console, ASR, Chassis, OS Support. Updated ARMC,
Installation, Power Control, RAID Status Monitor, Remote Console,
Redirection, System, Troubleshooting and Uninstallation
Jan 16, 2006 1.2 Added Memory. Updated Installation, Power Control and
Troubleshooting
May 2, 2006 1.3 Added Wake On LAN. Updated Language Support, OS Support, Power
Control, Troubleshooting.
Jul 3, 2006 1.4 Added Email Alerts, Power Supply Management. Updated Installation.

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Altos Servers
1. Which Altos servers can ASM 7.0 support?
ANSWER: Please refer to ASM 7.0 THOL (Tested Hardware & Operating System List) for more detail.
ARMC (Acer Remote Management Card)
1. Is ASM 7.0 integrated with ARMC or ARMC/2?
ANSWER: At current stage, ASM 7.0 still cannot detect ARMC or ARMC/2 if it is installed on the server.
However, ASM 7.0 build 400 (or later) provides user interface to launch the ARMC/2 Console. User has to
manually specify the IP address of ARMC/2.
ASM 6.0
1. Is ASM 7.0 backward compatible with ASM 6.0?
ANSWER: No. At current stage, ASM 7.0 Console cannot manage ASM 6.0 Agent; ASM 6.0 Console cannot
manage ASM 7.0 Agent.
2. Can you provide a comparison table of supported functions between ASM 6.0 and ASM 7.0?
ANSWER: A brief comparison table is provided below:
Functions ASM 6.0 ASM 7.0
Web GUI Yes5YES
Linux-based Console NO YES
Auto-discovery manageable server YES YES
ARMC Support YES NO
Availability History YES YES
Health Monitor YES YES
LSI MegaRAID monitoring YES YES
Onboard SATA RAID monitoring NO YES
Remote Admin Console YES YES
Remote Windows Console YES YES4
Remote Linux Console YES NO

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System Inventory YES YES
Performance Monitor YES YES
Terminal Service YES NO
Alert action for events YES YES
Separated Event Viewer for PET YES NO
Power Control by IPMI YES YES
Power Control by ASF YES YES
Grouping feature YES YES2
Integration with HP OpenView YES YES3
Integration with CA UniCenter YES Not Ready1
Downloading and installing packages NO Not Ready1
Server managed by multiple Console YES NO
NOTE 1. Plan to be implemented at later stage.
NOTE 2: Only for "power control"
NOTE 3. Need “LANDesk System Manager Integration Module for HP OpenView NNM” utility installed for
the support. The installation sequence would be HP OpenView NNM first, then ASM 7.0, and the last is the
utility. When finished, you will see "LANDesk Management: System Manager" item in Tools menu of HP
OpenView NNM.
NOTE 4: ASM 7.0 build 400 can support this.
NOTE 5: ASM 6.0 build 600 (or later) features Web Console and can support Web GUI.
ASM Console
1. Is ASM 7.0 a web-based application?
ANSWER: Yes, it is a web-based application.
2. Can ASM 7.0 support the access through Internet Explorer browser?
ANSWER: Yes. ASM 7.0 Server Console and Administrator Console provide a consistent graphic user
interface (GUI) for accessing managed server. If you would like to access managed server through Internet
Explorer browser directly, you could type in following URL:
OS in Managed Server URL
Windows https://server IP address:9593/ism/index2.tpc
Linux https://serverr IP address:9593/ism/index2.cgi
3. Can I install ASM 7 Console and ASM 7 Agent on the same server?
ANSWER: Yes.
4. How long does it take for polling managed server’s status from ASM 7.0 Administrator Console?
ANSWER: The default is 5 minutes for “Refresh the computer list” and 30 minutes for “Update the
managed computer’s information”. Users can modify the setting desired by clicking Preferences and then
click Discovery in Administrator Console.

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5. As ASM 6.0 build 600 (or later) can support Web GUI, can I launch ASM 6.0 Web Console from the ASM 7.0
Administrator Console?
ANSWER: ASM 7.0 build 300 (or later) provides a user interface to launch ASM 6.0 Web Console.
User has to manually specify the IP address of ASM 6.0 Web Console, as ASM 7.0 cannot auto discover the
available ASM 6.0 Web Console in the network.
ASR (Automatic Server Restart)
1. Can ASM 7.0 support ASR?
ANSWER: On Altos servers that features BMC, ASM 7.0 can support ASR.
The watchdog timer of BMC will check with heartbeat in certain time interval. Once OS is crashed due to
some reasons, BMC will perform reboot, shutdown or power cycle desired.
2. How do I enable the watchdog timer if the server features BMC?

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ANSWER:
3. Can ASR recover the data or files on the server?
ANSWER: No, ASR just simply restarts the server. It cannot protect the data or files on the server.
Chassis
1. How can I get Chassis status for Altos G5350? It is always “This information is not available” in Chassis
function.
ANSWER: Altos G5350 does not support chassis status monitoring feature. That is why it is always “This
information is not available”.
2. Altos G5350 does not feature Service ID LED. But in ASM 7.0 build 300, there is System Identify LED
(Service ID) information in Chassis function page.

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ANSWER: At current stage, there is no way to tell BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) if the system
has the Service ID or not. (Not defined in IPMI specifcation).
So, this System identify LED information will be always available when the system is with BMC.
Document
1. When could I find the release notes of ASM 7.0?
ANSWER: You may find it in ASM 7.0 CD. Known issues and limitations have been listed in “ASM 7.0
Release_notes.htm”.
Email Alerts
1. Can ASM 7.0 send email alerts when a problem or other event occurs on a computer (for example, the
computer is running low on disk space)?
ANSWER: Yes.
2. We have a customer with some problems regarding the email alert. He has setup the email alerting system
on the ASM 7 but it doesn't seem to work. Can you tell me if there are any problems regarding this kind
of alert system or do you have any tips to enable it?
ANSWER: There is no specific setting required. Just make sure that,
a. Set correct destination of SMTP server

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b. In critical tab of the certain sensor, for example, fans, please check "Send e-mail" option.

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3. A customer can't configure the ASM 7 build 400T with the email alert in case a power supply fails or the
raid status changes to degraded.
ANSWER: In warning tab of the Storage Device, please check "Send e-mail" option.
However, the power supply of Altos G320, G520, G530, G5350 does not supply power management and
cannot be managed through ASM 7.0.

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Event Log and Trap
1. How many destinations may we set for trap in managed Altos servers?
ANSWER: There is no dedicated GUI for users to input trap destination in ASM 7.0. For Windows, users can
input trap destination into SNMP Service Properties. For Linux, please edit /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf file for
trap destination. The available amount of destination is up to OS support.
2. How large size does ASM 7.0 event log function support? Can I save event logs to a file?
ANSWER: The maximum size of event log file is 5MB.
User could copy and past the selected logs to Windows application like Notepad or Microsoft Office Excel.
Grouping Feature
1. Does ASM 7.0 support grouping function? I mean if users can select multiple systems and then execute a
desired function.
ANSWER: No, ASM 7.0 does not support grouping function. But, if users want to power off systems at the
same time, users can select multiple systems in ASM 7.0 Administrator Console and then click power off
icon in the toolbar.
Installation
1. Is there any guideline of ASM 7.0 installation in Windows?
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for Windows 2000 users, the latest patch and service pack for OS and IE must be installed in advanced.
Some tips of ASM 7.0 Agent installation are as following:
a. Insert ASM 7.0 CD
b. Select “Local install”
c. Select “Server Install (Primary Agents)”
d. Input the password for BMC (8 characters at least)
e. Follow the step in screen to finish the installation and then reboot system
NOTE 1: Please make sure the IP address is set properly in advance
NOTE 2: Since the installation program cannot detect the features provided by the managed server, users
have to type in BMC password for going to next step
NOTE 3: For detail procedure, please refer to the document “Getting Started with Acer Server Manager”
in ASM 7.0 CDROM.
2. How do I install ASM 7.0 build 100 in Linux?
ANSWER: Please refer to “ASM 7.0 Getting Started Guide” for detail requirements in Linux environment.
Besides, be kindly informed,
1. Check “everything” in package selection for Linux installation option.
2. The Linux setup script can only execute in X Window
Then, please follow the instructions to install ASM 7.0 build 100 in Linux below.
a. Insert ASM 7.0 build 100 CDROM (EasyBUILD 7.0 Management CD)
Login as root
b. Install ASM 7.0
# mount /mnt/cdrom
# cd /mnt/cdrom/ism/Software
# ./setup
NOTE 1. ASM 7.0 build 100 only supports Altos G310 Mk2
NOTE 2: Since Altos G310 Mk2 is a non-IPMI based system, the separated installation process for sensors
related files in Linux is required.
NOTE 3: Please refer to ASM 7.0 Release Notes for lmsensor package installation procedure

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c. Copy lmsensor file, it’s the sensors related files for non-IPMI based system in Linux
# mount /mnt/cdrom
# cp /mnt/cdrom/ism/Software/linux/lmsensors.tar.gz /usr/src
d. Install lmsensor file
# cd /usr/src
# tar –zxvf lmsensors.tar.gz
# cd msensors
# ./install.sh
When finished, sensors-detect will configure the lm85 sensors to /etc/lm85.conf and /etc/rc*. You
could execute “sensors” in a terminal window of Linux to check if lmsensor package has been
installed properly. If the lmsensor package has been successfully installed on system, the H/W sensor
reading will response on screen when you execute “sensors” command.
3. How do I install ASM 7.0 build 200T(or later) in Linux?
ANSWER: Please refer to “ASM 7.0 Getting Started Guide” for detail requirements in Linux environment.
Besides, be kindly informed,
1. Check “everything” in package selection for Linux installation option.
2. The Linux setup script can only execute in X Window
Then, please follow the instructions to install ASM 7.0 build 200T(or later) in Linux below.
a. Insert ASM 7.0 build 200TCDROM (EasyBUILD 7.0 Management CD)
Login as root
b. Install ASM 7.0
# mount /mnt/cdrom
# cd /mnt/cdrom/ism/Software
# ./setup
NOTE 1: For systems without BMC (e.g. Altos G310 Mk2, G320, G530), there is a separated installation
process for sensors related files in Linux. Please continue the installation process with below step c and
step d
NOTE 2: Please refer to ASM 7.0 Release Notes for lmsensor package installation procedure
NOTE 3: For system with BMC (e.g. Altos R510 Mk2), below step c and step d are not required.
c. Copy lmsensor file. This is the sensors related file for non-IPMI based system in Linux
# mount /mnt/cdrom
# cp /mnt/cdrom/ism/Software/linux/32bit/server/lm85/lmsensor.tar.gz /usr/src
d. Install lmsensor file
# cd /usr/src
# tar –zxvf lmsensors.tar.gz
# cd lmsensor

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# ./withism.sh
When finished, sensors-detect will configure the lm85 sensors to /etc/lm85.conf and /etc/rc*.
You could execute “sensors” in a terminal window of Linux to check if lmsensor package has been
installed properly. If the lmsensor package has been successfully installed on system, the H/W sensor
reading will response on screen when you execute “sensors” command.
4. How do I install ASM 7.0 build 200L(or later) in Linux?
ANSWER: Please follow the instructions to install ASM 7.0 build 200 L (or later) in Linux below.
a. Insert ASM 7.0 build 200LCDROM
b. Install ASM 7.0
Login as root
# mount /mnt/cdrom
# cd /mnt/cdrom/Linux/Server/RedHat
# ./install-server.py
5. Is there any guideline to install ASM 7.0 Administrator Console in Windows?
ANSWER: The ASM 7.0 Administrator Console installation SOP is as following:
a. Insert ASM 7.0 CD
b. Select “Local install”
c. Select “Administrator Console Install”
d. Input the password for Certificate (8 characters at least)
e. Follow the step in screen to finish the installation and then reboot system
NOTE 1: Please make sure the IP address is set properly in advance
NOTE 2: For Linux system, please mount ASM 7.0 CDROM and then execute ./setup from
/mnt/cdrom/ism/Software folder. For the details, please refer to No. 13 above.
6. How do I install ASM 7.0 Administrator Console in Linux?
ANSWER: Please follow the instructions below to install ASM 7.0 Administrator Console in Linux.
a. Check “everything” in package selection for Linux installation option.
b. Configure NIC and make sure it works well
c. Install MySQL-3.23.58-1.i386.rpm
# rpm -ivh --nodeps --force MySQL-3.23.58-1.i386.rpm
(Can be downloaded from
http://downloads.mysql.com/archives/mysql-3.23/MySQL-3.23.58-1.i386.rpm)
d. Set mysql service as “Start”
Click “Main Menu” -> “System Settings” -> “Server Settings” -> “Services”
Find mysql and then check the box. Save it.
e. Create a new account with password (e.g. “ismdev” account with “ismdev” password)
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# mysql
g. Enter “grant all privileges on *.* to ‘ismdev’@’localhost’ identified by ‘ismdev’ with grant option;”
mysql> grant all privileges on *.* to ‘ismdev’@’localhost’ identified by ‘ismdev’
with grant option;
Query OK, 0rows affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> exit
h. Install ASM 7.0 Administrator Console
Insert ASM 7.0 CDROM
# mount /mnt/cdrom
# cd /mnt/cdrom/ism/Software
# ./setup
Note: In database page, use the account you created (e.g. ismdev) as database user, not “root”
After installation completed, a linkage “Acer Server Manager-Manage Computers” will be created
Click “Main Menu” -> “System Tools” -> “Acer Server Manager-Manage Computers”
7. What installation options can I select for Altos G310 Mk2?
ANSWER: Since Altos G310 Mk2 does not feature BMC, the “Server Install (Minimal Agents)” and “Server
Install (No Agents)” will not be supported.
Please select “Server Install (Primary Agents)” option for ASM 7.0 Server Console and Agent installation.
Or select “Administrator Console Install” when treating Altos G310 Mk2 as a Console to manage other
systems.
NOTE: Altos G310 Mk2, G320, G530 does not feature BMC. The “Server Install (Minimal Agents)” and
“Server Install (No Agents)” installation options will not be supported.
8. When I install ASM 7.0 on Altos G310 Mk2, the setup asks for BMC password?
ANSWER: Please input any 8 characters for this BMC password during ASM 7.0 installation. This BMC
password is meaningless and useless on Altos G310 Mk2.
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during installation.
9. When Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 Update 2 is fully installed, is there any package should be removed for
ASM 7.0 installation?
ANSWER: No, there is no package needs to be removed for installing ASM 7.0.
10. When I install ASM 7.0 Administrator Console, the setup asks for security certificate password?
ANSWER: Please input any 8 characters for this security certificate password during ASM 7.0 Administrator
Console installation. The security certificate password is used to create a security certificate that is used
during secure communication between an Administrator console and a managed server.

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11. Can I install ASM 7.0 on multiple Altos G5350 systems at a time?
ANSWER: No, the ASM 7.0 build 200L for Altos G5350 does not support “multiple system install” function.
NOTE: ASM 7.0 build 100 and ASM 7.0 build 200T support “multiple system install” function.
12. In ASM 7.0 build 200L Administrator Console installation process, it provides an option named “Check this
box if this Administrator Console will be managing legacy clients”. Does it mean ASM 7.0 build 200L can
manage ASM 6.0 Agents?
ANSWER: No, all the versions of ASM 7.0 cannot manage ASM 6.0 Agents. Since the option cannot be
customized or removed from ASM 7.0 build 200L, please neglect the option when install Administrator
Console.
Language Support
1. Which language can ASM 7.0 support?
ANSWER: The official supported languages are:
• English
• German
• Japanese
• Russian
• Simplified-Chinese
This is also stated in ASM 7 Getting Started Guide.
However, users still can change the “Local and regional” settings of Windows to change the language
other than these.
Management
1. How do I add managed servers into “My Computer” on ASM 7.0 Administrator Console?
ANSWER:

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a. Discover managed servers in the network through ASM 7.0 Administrator Console by clicking "Other
computers" and then click "Discovery" button on the tool bar
b. When servers are found and appear in “Other computers”, select the server you want to manage and
then click “Add” button
c. In the pop-up credential dialog-box, type in the correct account/password of the server.
NOTE: In case of failed to find servers by ASM 7.0 Administrator Console, please setup DNS server in the
network in advance. If there is no DNS server, please add the IP address of the server you want to manage
to "hosts" file in ASM 7.0 Administrator Console system
2. In Health function, what’s the meaning for “Unknown” status?
ANSWER: ASM 7.0 will list all health items it supports for managed systems. If the health items do not be
supported in managed system, the status will be “Unknown”
Memory
1. Can ASM 7.0 provide memory information of mirror/sparing memory?
ANSWER: No. The feature is only for IPMI 2.0 based system. Currently, the ASM 7.0 supported Altos servers

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(i.e. Altos G310 Mk2, G320, G530, G5350 and R510 Mk2) do not feature IPMI 2.0 technology.
2. For servers with memory mirror/sparing configured, can ASM 7.0 detect memory status and log the event
once memory mirror/sparing is taking affect?
ANSWER: No. The feature is only for IPMI 2.0 based system. Currently, the ASM 7.0 supported Altos servers
(i.e. Altos G310 Mk2, G320, G530, G5350 and R510 Mk2) do not feature IPMI 2.0 technology.
OS Support
1. Which OS can ASM 7.0 Agent support?
ANSWER: Please refer to ASM 7.0 THOL (Tested Hardware & Operating System List) for more detail.
Please refer to below table.
Operating System ASM 7 Agent Note
Windows 2000 Advanced Server Yes
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Yes
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition No
Red Hat Linux 9.0 No
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 (Update 2) Yes
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 No
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (SP1) No
NetWare 6.5 No
OpenServer 5.0.7 No
UnixWare 7.1.4 No
2. Can ASM 7.0 support Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition?
ANSWER: No.
3. Can ASM 7.0 support Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0?
ANSWER: No.
4. Is SP1 (Service Pack 1) needed for ASM 7.0 on Windows Server 2003?
ANSWER: No, ASM 7.0 can support Windows Server 2003 with or without SP1.
5. Is Update 2 required for ASM 7.0 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0?
ANSWER: Yes, Update 2 is necessary to support ASM 7.0 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0.
Performance
1. Can we save the performance data (for example, CPU utilization, Memory Utilization, HDD Utilization) of
a server to a log file? Hence, the IT administrator could view the server on a daily/weekly basis and see the
trends of the server.
ANSWER: No, ASM 7.0 can only support online monitoring of system performance. Those performance
data won’t be saved.
Power Control
1. Does ASM 7.0 support remote power control feature?

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ANSWER: Yes, but this power control feature is only fully supported when the managed servers have BMC.
Please refer to below table for detail.
Power On Power Off Reboot
BMC Yes Yes Yes
WOL Yes1No No
ASM 7.0 Agent No Yes2Yes2
NOTE 1: The managed server and ASM 7.0 Administrator Console need to be located at the same network
segment (subnet).
NOTE 2: ASM 7.0 Agent is only working when OS is running.
ASM 7.0 can automatically select a workable path (through Agent, BMC, or Wake On LAN) to perform
power control on managed servers. The action is transparent for users.
2. How does ASM 7.0 remote power on Altos G310 Mk2?
ANSWER: For G310Mk2, ASM 7.0 could remote power on the system through WOL (Wake-On-LAN)
feature provided by NIC.
3. What is “Show console redirection window” feature in Power options?
ANSWER: This is SOL (Serial Over LAN) feature of IPMI 2.0. A console redirection window can display the
server's boot information during POST. You can use the console redirection window to pause the boot
process and change BIOS settings on the managed server.
But this SOL function is only supported for IPMI 2.0 based system. Currently, the ASM 7.0 supported Altos
servers (i.e. Altos G310 Mk2, G320, G530, G5350 and R510 Mk2) do not feature IPMI 2.0 technology.
4. How do I remotely power control the server?
ANSWER:
a. Install ASM 7.0 Administrator Console on a console system
b. Add the managed servers into “My computers” of ASM 7.0 Administrator Console.
c. In “My computers”, select the managed server and then click “power control” button in the toolbar
5. I use ASM 7.0 to remote power on Altos G530, but it does not start up.
ANSWER: Altos G530 can only be remotely powered on through WOL (Wake On LAN).
For Intel gigabit, no setting is required. But for Marvell gigabit, please make sure below “Wake From
Shutdown” is enabled at driver level.

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Power Supply Management
1. When looking under the system menu in ASM and selecting Power Supply Management, there is not
details and "This information is unavailable" I have found this fault on Altos G530, running P04 BIOS and
standard Power Supply. But a customer of mine is running the Redundant Power Supplies and he is
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ANSWER: To manage the power supply, first, we need the power supply to provide the interface, so it can
be managed. But the power supply of Altos G320, G520, G530, G5350 does not have this interface.
Secondly, the main-board must feature the related sensor and management function to manage the
power supply.
So, Altos G530 does not support power supply management. There won’t be any event log if one of
redundant power supply fails on Altos G530.
RAID Status Monitor
1. Can ASM 7.0 monitor RAID status?
ANSWER: Yes, there is Storage devices function in ASM 7.0 that can provide information of RAID. But this
function is only available with Windows platforms (i.e., ASM 7.0 Agent for Windows).
2. Which RAID controller can ASM 7.0 support?
ANSWER: ASM 7.0 can support status Monitor on below RAID controllers:
Vendor Model Note
LSI Logic MegaRAID SCSI 320-1 1
LSI Logic MegaRAID SCSI 320-2 1
LSI Logic 20320-R 1
LSI Logic 22320-R 1
LSI Logic G530 onboard SCSI 1
LSI Logic G310 Mk2 onboard
SATA RAID
2
LSI Logic G320 onboard SATA
RAID
2