HP cc2300 User manual

Intel®Direct Platform Control Console
User’s Guide
Document Release Date: March 2003
Legal Information
What’s Direct Platform Control Console?
Client Workstation Requirements
Server Requirements
Starting the DPC Console
Accessing DPC Console Features
SEL Manager
SDR Manager
FRU Manager
RSA Manager
Phonebook
Service Partition
Displaying Configuration Status

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Contents
Client Workstation Requirements....................................................................................5
Server Requirements.........................................................................................................6
Serial Connection ..............................................................................................................6
LAN Connection ................................................................................................................6
BIOS Setup .......................................................................................................................6
Console Redirection Submenu..........................................................................................6
SSU Setup.........................................................................................................................6
Starting the DPC Console.................................................................................................8
Accessing DPC Console Features...................................................................................8
SEL Manager......................................................................................................................9
SDR Manager .....................................................................................................................9
FRU Manager....................................................................................................................10
RSA Manager ...................................................................................................................10
Phonebook.......................................................................................................................10
Service Partition ..............................................................................................................11
Displaying Configuration Status....................................................................................12

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What is Direct Platform Control Console?
Direct Platform Control (DPC) console is an application that allows remote server
management. It runs on a client workstation that communicates with a server using one of
the following:
• A Windows†2000 Advanced Server-compatible modem.
• A direct RS-232 connection to the server COM2 port.
• LAN (using LAN1 on the cc2300 & cc3300 servers).
DPC console operation is independent of the server operating system. Use DPC Console
to:
• Apply power to a remote server.
• Remove power from a remote server.
• Reset a remote server to either EMP mode or Re-direct Mode.
• Retrieve and display:
 System Event Log (SEL) entries for information about recent server activities,
such as from processors or fans.
 Sensor Data Records (SDR) entries for information about sensor
characteristics.
 Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) inventories of the hardware components on the
server.
 Current Remote Sensor Access (RSA) information.
• Maintain a Phonebook for remote server connection management.
• Transfer files to and from a server.
• Reboot to the service partition to run service partition based utilities on the server.
It also contains a security feature that requires a password entry before initiating a
connection to a managed server.

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Client Workstation Requirements
The following are minimum requirements for the client workstation to run DPC:
Windows 2000 Advance Server Service Pack 2 recommended
 24 MB of RAM, 32 MB recommended
 20 MB disk space

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Server Requirements
The DPC console connects to servers with server management capabilities. Any operating
system can be running on the server. If DPC connects to the server using a serial (modem
or direct) connection, use the server’s Emergency Management Port (EMP). If DPC
connects to the server over the LAN, use the LAN1 port. Configure the connections using
these utilities, depending on the connection type:
• BIOS Setup for a serial connection that allows BIOS redirection
• System Setup Utility (SSU) for a serial or LAN connection
Serial Connection
If the server connection is by external modem or null-modem RS-232 serial cable, the
server COM2 port must be used. If the connection is by modem, the server must use a
Hayes-compatible modem listed on the NT Hardware Compatibility list provided by
Microsoft.
LAN Connection
Use the SSU Platform Event Manager (PEM) to configure LAN access to "Always
Available." For security you can also configure a LAN password in the same dialog.
Refer to the Intel Server Control Installation Guide for the HP cc2300 & cc3300 Carrier
Grade Servers manual for detailed information on how to configure the serial and LAN
connections.
BIOS Setup
Use BIOS setup for communication redirection options. Enter BIOS setup by pressing the
F2 key when the server is booting.
Console Redirection Submenu
The Console Redirection submenu of the BIOS System Management menu sets serial
communication redirection options. Set them as follows:
Com Port Address: Select COM2 2F8 IRQ3. This is the COM2 port that the Emergency
Management Port (EMP) must use.
Baud Rate: Select 19.2K.
Flow Control: Select CTS/RTS + CD.
SSU Setup
SSU setup configures all EMP settings for serial connections and all BMC (baseboard
management controller) LAN settings for LAN connections. For security reasons, when
setting up LAN access, configure a password with SSU, because the DPC user interface
will not allow you to access the password.

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Starting the DPC Console
Click the DPC Console icon in the manager’s tool pane to start the DPC Console
application on the client workstation.
You can also launch DPC Console using the command line.
DPCConsole /modem=[phonenumber], where [phonenumber] is the phone number of
the server.
DPCConsole /direct= [comX], where [comX] is the COM port of the client workstation
direct connection.
DPCConsole /lan=[IPaddress orDNSname], where [IPaddress or DNSname] is the IP
Address or the DNS Name of the server.
Accessing DPC Console Features
Use the DPC Console menus or click a toolbar button to access DPC Console features.
The menu items and toolbar will change according to the available server features.
DPC Console help contains detailed information about user interface features. Use DPC
help for more information.

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SEL Manager
The System Event Log (SEL) manager allows you to:
• View SEL events.
• View the properties of the non-volatile storage area for SEL.
• Save SEL events to a file.
• Print the SEL events to a local printer.
• Clear SEL records from the non-volatile storage area on the server.
SEL events display as a sequential record of managed server events, one event per row.
Those records contain the following information:
• Number of Event
• Timestamp
• Sensor Type and Number
• Event description
• Generator ID
Each of the columns can be sorted by clicking on the column heading. Clicking the
column heading again sorts the column in descending order. Column heading width can be
adjusted.
When the SEL manager is active the SEL menu is added to the DPC Console menu bar
between the Action and Window menus.
SDR Manager
The Sensor Data Records (SDR) manager allows you to:
• View Sensor Data Records.
• View the properties of the non-volatile storage area for SDR.
• View SDR information in a previously stored file.
• Save SDR information to a file.
The SDR Manager displays with a navigation (tree view) pane, a presentation (grid) pane
and a description pane. Selecting an SDR from the tree view displays the corresponding
SDR information in the grid. Both the tree view and grid can be resized using a splitter
bar. The individual data columns in the grid can be resized.
When the SDR manager is active the SDR menu is added to the DPC Console menu bar
between the Action and Window menus.

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FRU Manager
The Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) manager allows you to:
• View some FRU inventory.
• View the properties for a FRU.
• Save FRU inventory information to a file.
The FRU manager displays a hierarchical tree of FRU areas (chassis, product, and board),
and detailed inventory information about a selected area. Select an area in the tree to see
its associated inventory information in the grid on the right. The width of each column in
the grid can be adjusted. A description of each field selected in the grid displays in the
right bottom pane.
RSA Manager
The Remote Sensor Access (RSA) manager allows you to view server baseboard FRU and
SDR information.
It consists of a tree view on the left and a property view on the right. The tree view
displays all detected sensors. The property view displays real time sensor status or sensor
information for the sensor selected in the tree view. Select the appropriate tab to display
either sensor status and sensor information. The displayed information depends on the
selected sensor.
If the connected server is powered down, some sensors cannot be read and their current
status displays as Unknown.
Phonebook
The DPC Console provides a phonebook that stores the server name, server phone number,
IP address for the network card, and the server LAN address. It also allows you to add,
modify, or delete phonebook entries.

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Service Partition
The service partition is a special hard disk partition. The service partition has been
installed on the HP Carrier Grade cc2300 and cc3300 Servers. The service partition size is
40Mbytes.
The service partition contains utilities and other software required for remote management.
The service partition is not marked as an active partition and the server will only boot from
it by a special request. It is not normally visible to the server user because it has a special
non-standard partition type that does not appear as an accessible file system to the end user
operating system. However, low-level disk utilities may see the partition entry as an EISA
partition, and recognize its space.
The utilities on the service partition can be run locally or remotely. In order to run the
utilities the server must boot from the service partition. Remote execution is available
from the Direct Platform Control (DPC) Console Manager and the Client System Setup
Utility (CSSU).
Refer to the Intel Server Control Installation Guide for the HP cc2300 & cc3300 Carrier
Grade Servers manual for detailed information about booting into the service partition.

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Displaying Configuration Status
The Configuration dialog box displays the server’s configuration status. You can view this
status information whenever the DPC Console is successfully connected to a managed
server through the Emergency Management Port (EMP) or through a LAN connection.
Information appears in several areas:
Supported Viewers: Status on the FRU, SEL, SDR, and RSA viewers.
Security: Displays the Authentication Level, Activation Mode and Chassis Intrusion
setting.
• Authentication level: Indicates User or Administrator level. User level exists
if you have an EMP (serial) connection and EMP mode is set to restricted.
User level also exists for LAN connections where a secure session is not
available (e.g. someone else is already connected), or if there is a restricted
LAN access mode. Administrator level exists if you are logged in with
administrative rights.
• Activation Mode: Indicates whether the server is always active or just during
pre-boot.
• Chassis Intrusion: Indicates whether intrusion protection is set or not set.
Firmware: Displays the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) and
Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) revisions on the server.
Aside from these designated areas, the Configuration dialog box also indicates the server’s
power state, the operating system (if detected), and the presence of a service partition.
NOTE
In order for DPC Console to detect a connected server’s operating system, the server must
have Platform Instrumentation (PI) installed.