Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 User manual

ThinkServer
RemoteManagementModuleUserGuide

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,readthegeneralinformationinAppendixB
“Notices”onpage25.
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Contents
Chapter1.Introduction........1
Terminology................1
SafetyInformation.............1
Chapter2.OverviewofLenovo
ThinkServerRemoteManagement
Module................3
FeaturesofThinkServerRemoteManagement
Module.................3
Chapter3.Congurationof
ThinkServerRemoteManagement
Module................5
Chapter4.ThinkServerRemote
ManagementModuleQuickStart..7
Prestart.................7
Login..................7
Navigation................8
LogoutThinkServerRemoteManagement
Module.................9
Chapter5.RemoteConsole(KVM)
Operation...............11
StartRedirectionConsole..........11
MainWindow...............11
MenuBaroftheRemoteConsole.......11
ViewMenuofRemoteConsole......11
MacrosMenuoftheRemoteConsole....12
ToolsMenuoftheRemoteConsole.....12
PowerMenuoftheRemoteConsole....12
Chapter6.ThinkServerRemote
ManagementModuleWebConsole
Options................13
Properties................13
Conguration...............13
Network...............13
NetworkSecurity............14
Security...............14
Users................14
Services...............15
IPMI.................15
Sessions.................16
LDAP..................16
Update..................16
Utilities..................16
ServerInformation.............16
Power................16
Thermal...............17
SystemEventLog.............17
EventManagement.............17
PlatformEvents............17
TrapSetting(SNMP)...........17
EmailSettings(SMTP)..........18
SerialOverLAN..............18
RemoteControl..............18
RemoteConsole............18
Conguration.............19
Chapter7.Languages........21
AppendixA.FAQ...........23
AppendixB.Notices.........25
Trademarks................26
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Chapter1.Introduction
ThankyoufororderingandusingThinkServerRemoteManagementModule,hereinafterreferredtoas
RemoteManagementModule.
TheUserGuidedescribeshowtousetheRemoteManagementModule,theoverviewofthemodulefeatures
andhowtosetupandoperatethemodule.
TheUserGuideisforsystemadministratorsresponsibleforinstallation,troubleshooting,upgradeand
maintenanceoftheRemoteManagementModule.Asasystemadministrator,onceyouarefamiliarwith
theGuideyoucanuseRemoteManagementModuletoaccessremotelyfromanylocationtorespondfor
emergency.
Terminology
Thefollowingtableliststhetermsusedinthisdocumentanditscorrespondingdescriptions.
AbbreviationDenition
BMCSystemboardManagementController
DHCPDynamicHostCongurationProtocol
IPMIIntelligentPlatformManagementInterface
KVMKeyboard,videoandmouse
MACMediaAccessController
TCP/IPTransferControlProtocol/InternetProtocol
SafetyInformation
Warning
WithreferencetoeithertheGuideorotherdocuments,youshouldalwayspayparticularattentiontosafety
informationbeforeoperatingtheThinkServer.Toensurefullcompliancewiththeexistingcerticationand
licensing,youmustfollowtheinstallationinstructionsintheGuide.
Poweron/off:ThepowerbuttoncannotcutoffsystempowerorRemoteManagementModule
power.TocutoffthepowerofRemoteManagementModule,youmustdisconnecttheACpowercordfrom
thepoweroutlet.Whenopeningthechassistoinstallorremovetheparts,youshouldmakesurethe
ACpowercordhasbeendisconnected.
Dangeroussituations,equipmentandcables:Power,telephonesandsignalcablesmayhavethe
dangerofelectricshock.Beforeopeningthedevice,shutdowntheserver,disconnectedthepowercord,
thecommunicationsystem,networkandmodemconnectedtotheserver.Otherwise,itmayresultin
personalinjuryorequipmentdamage.
ElectrostaticDischarge(ESD)andESDprotection:ElectrostaticDischarge(ESD)candamagedisk
drivers,systemboardandothercomponents.WerecommendthatyoucompleteallthestepsinthisSection
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onlyintheESDprotectiveworkstations.IfESDworkstationisunavailable,pleasewearanti-staticwriststrap
whileholdingpartsandconnectthewriststraptothegroundwire(thatis,anyunpaintedmetalsurface)
oftheserverchassistoprovideESDprotection.
ESDandholdingsystemboards:Becarefulwhenholdingthesystemboard.Theyareextremely
sensitivetoESD.Onlytouchtheedgewhenholdingthesystemboard.Laythesystemboardwith
componentssidefacingupwardsaftertakingthesystemboardoutoftheprotectionbagorthesever.
Usetheconductivefoampad(ifany)ratherthanthesystemboardpackage.Donotslidethesystem
boardonanysurface.
Installingorremovingjumper:Jumperisasmallplasticconductorbetweentwojumperpins.
Somejumpershaveasmallwingonthetopforyoutousengertipsorneneedleforcepstoclipit.If
thejumperhasnosuchwing,becarefulwheninstallingorremovingitwithneedleforceps,andclipthe
jumper'snarrowfaceinsteadofthewideone.Clippingthewidefacewilldamagethecontactsinsidethe
jumper,whichwillleadtointermittentfaultstosomefunctionscontrolledbythejumper.Clipthejumper
carefullywithpliersorothertoolsanddonotsqueezewhenremovingit.Otherwise,pinsonthesystem
boardmaybebentorbroken.
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Chapter2.OverviewofLenovoThinkServerRemote
ManagementModule
ThissectionbrieydescribesthefeaturesoftheRemoteManagementModule.
TheRemoteManagementModulerunsontheserversystemasanintegratedsolutionandintegrates
theembeddedoperatingsystem.Independentoftheserveroperatingsystem,theembeddedoperating
systemcanprovideawholesetofcomplete,stableandeffectivesolutionfortheserver.Asasystem
administrator,youcanrespondanytimeandanywheretoemergencyfailureandtakeremotecontrolon
theserverthroughthenetwork.
FeaturesofThinkServerRemoteManagementModule
ThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleiseasilyaccessiblebyremoteKVMandcontrollableviaLAN
orInternet.Itwilldigitizeandcompressthecollectedvideosignal,keyboard,mousesignalsandthen
sendtotheremoteconsole.Embeddedwithremoteaccessandrelatedcontrolsoftware,themodule
alsoallowsintegratedremotepowermanagementviaIPMI.KeyfeaturesoftheRemoteManagement
Moduleareasfollows:
•EmbeddedWebUI-Remotepoweron/off,systemhealth,systeminformation,alertnoticationand
eventlog
•USB2.0mediaredirection-bootfromremotemedia
•Security-opensourceSSL
•CompatiblewithIPMIV2.0
•KVM-allowremoteviewingandconguringinthePOSTandBIOSsetuputility
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Chapter3.CongurationofThinkServerRemoteManagement
Module
ThissectiondescribeshowtousetheservercongurationutilitytochangetheRemoteManagementModule
fromtheun-conguredstatustotherunningstatus.Whenrstinstalled,theRemoteManagementModule
bydefaultwillsearchDHCPserveronthenetworktoautomaticallyassignIPaddress,subnetmaskand
gateway.ItisrecommendedthatusersmanuallysetaxedIPaddressintheBIOS.
TosetIPaddress,dothefollowing:
1.PressF1assoonasyouseethelogoscreen.
2.FromtheBIOSsetupmenu,selectServerManagement➙BMCLANConguration➙Conguration
Source.
3.FromtheCongurationoption,youcanchooseSTATICorDHCPtosetIPaddress.
4.Whenyounishtheconguration,pleasesavethesettings.
Table1.IPMI2.0CongurationSub-menu
STATICStatic:staticIPconguration.IPand
thesubnetmaskcanbesetmanually.
CongurationSource
DHCPDHCP:dynamicIPconguration.The
systemcanobtainIPautomatically.
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Chapter4.ThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleQuick
Start
ThissectiondescribeshowtoquicklyacquaintwithrelatedoperationsoftheRemoteManagementModule.
Inaddition,italsodescribestheadvancedfeaturesofhowtologonthemoduleandoptionsavailablewhile
browsing,andhowtologout.
Prestart
TheRemoteManagementModulehasanembeddedWebserverandanapplicationwithmultiplestandard
interfaces.Thissectiondescribestheseinterfacesandtheirusages.YoucanusetheTCP/IPprotocolto
accesstheseinterfaces.
Note:Asthesupportedfunctionsoftheproductvarywithcongurations,pleaserefertotheactualproduct
description.
Formoreinformationabouttheinitialsettings,seeSection3.TheusernameinthisSectionis“lenovo” .
Besides“lenovo” ,otherusernamesandpasswordsarealsoaccepted.Thedefaultusernameandpassword
areasfollows:
•Username=lenovo
•Password=lenovo
TheRemoteManagementModuleisaccessiblethroughthestandardJava-enabledWebbrowserwith
HTTPandHTTPS.
HTTP/HTTPS:TheembeddedWebserverprovidesfullaccesspermission.YoucanaccesstheRemote
ManagementModuleviaencryptedHTTPSprotocolorHTTPprotocol.WhenaccessingthroughtheHTTP
protocol,pleasenotethat:
1.WithaccesstoThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleviatheHTTPSprotocol,thebrowsermay
promptyoutotrustandinstallthesecuritydigitalcertication,andyoujustfollowthepromptsto
importandconrmthecertication.
2.InIE6onWindows2003operatingsystem,ifusingHTTPSprotocoltoaccesstheRemoteManagement
Module,youneedtocheckInternetExplorerEnhancedSecurityCongurationitemintheControl
Panel➙Add/RemoveWindowsComponents.
3.InIE7ontheWindows2008operatingsystem,ifusingHTTPSprotocoltoaccessthe
RemoteManagementModule,youneedtoclickStart➙AdministrativeT ools➙ServerManager➙
SecurityInformation➙IEEnhancedSecurityConguration,andthenselectOffandclickOK.
Formakingtheremoteconsole(KVM)windowofthemanagedserverworks,youmustinstallJavaruntime
environment(JRE)V6.0Update24orhigher.
Login
ForloggingonThinkServerRemoteManagementModule,adheretothefollowingsteps:
1.InputtheIPaddressassignedbytheThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleintothewebbrowser.
Forexample:
http://10.223.131.36/
Forsecureconnection,refertothefollowingexample:
https://10.223.131.36/
BrowserwillthenbedirectedtotheloginpageofRemoteManagementModule.
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2.Entertheusernameandpassword.
Forexample:
•Username=lenovo
•Password=lenovo
3.ClicktheOKbuttontoviewthehomepageoftheRemoteManagementModule.
Afterasuccessfulinitiallogin,thesystemadministratorcancreatenewusersandhasfullpermissionof
RemoteManagementModule.
Navigation
WhentheThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleissuccessfullyloggedon,theThinkServerRemote
ManagementModulehomepagewillappear.
ThereareseveraltabsontheverticaltoolbarwhichisattheleftoftheThinkServerRemoteManagement
ModuleHomepage.Byclickingthesetabs,youcangetthespecicsysteminformationandtakethe
relevanttaskslistedinthefollowingtable:
TabFeatures
PropertiesSystemInformationwillshowinPropertiespage
CongurationByclickingthistab,youcancongurevarioussettingsof
theserver.thistaballowsaccessingthefollowingitems:
•Network
•NetworkSecurity
•Security
•Users
•Services
•IPMI
SessionsThispageallowsyoutoviewinformationabouttheactive
sessions.
LDAPThispageprovidesthemechanismtocongureLDAP .
UpdateInthispage,youcanupdatermwareimagesviaaseries
ofsteps.
UtilitiesThispageallowsyoutoreboottheserviceprocessoror
resetittodefault.
ServerInformationByclickingthistab,youcanaccessthesensorandevent
log.SensorReadingspagewillautomaticallyshow.In
general,thistaballowsaccessingthefollowingitems:
•Power
•Thermal
SystemEventLogThispagelistssystem-criticalevents,withthedateand
timetheeventoccurred.
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TabFeatures
EventManagementByclickingthistab,youcancongurevarioussettingsof
theserver.NetworkCongurationpagewillautomatically
showingeneral,thistaballowsaccessingthefollowing
items:
•PlatformEvents
•TrapSettings
•EmailSettings
SerialOverLANThispageprovidestheserialoverLANsettings.
RemoteControlByclickingthistab,youcanaccesstheremoteconsole.
Ingeneral,thistaballowsaccessingthefollowingitems:
•RemoteConsole
•Conguration
Onthetopofthehomepagehavethefollowingbuttons:Support,Help,AboutandLogout.Besides,atleft
sideofthepanehaveaRefreshbuttons.Byclickingthesebuttons,youcantaketherelevanttaskslisted
inthefollowingtable.
ButtonFeatures
SupportByclickingthisbutton,youcangetthecontact
informationaboutthecompanyofthisproduct.
HelpByclickingthisbutton,youcanviewthebriefdescription
aboutcurrentpageontherightpaneofthebrowser.By
clickingthe“X”onthetoprightofthepane,youcan
closethehelppane.
AboutByclickingthisbutton,youcanseesoftwareversionon
thepage.
LogoutByclickingthisbutton,youcanterminatethecurrentWeb
Consolesession.
Note:Iftheremoteconsole(KVM)windowisactive,it
willcloseautomaticallywhenlogout.Afterlogout,Web
consolewillbacktologinscreen.
LogoutThinkServerRemoteManagementModule
ByclickingLogout,youcanlogoutthecurrentuser,andbacktotheloginpage.
Note:AutomaticTimeout:IftheWebConsoledetectsnouseractivitywithin15minutes,thecurrent
sessionwillbeautomaticallyterminated.IftheuserhasopenedtheKVMremoteconsolewindow,then
theWebsessionwillnotautomaticallytimeout.Aftertheautomatictimeouthappens,iftheusertriesto
takethenextoperation,thesystemwillinformtheuserthatlogonagainisneededifhewantstocontinue
toaccesstheWebconsole.
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Chapter5.RemoteConsole(KVM)Operation
Theremoteconsoleistheredirectionscreen,keyboardandmouseoftheremotehostsystem(the
ThinkServerRemoteManagementModulehasbeeninstalledonit)Ifthereisaneedtousetheremote
consoleofthemanagedhostsystem,pleasemakesurethattheserverhasJava*runtimeenvironment
plug-in.
Whentheremoteconsoleisstartup,anewwindowwillbeopened,showingthescreenofthehostsystem.
Operatingtheremoteconsoleisjustlikeanadministratorissittinginfrontofthescreenoftheremote
system.Thismeansthattheusercanusethekeyboardandmouseasheusuallydoes.
StartRedirectionConsole
Theremoteconsoleistheredirectionkeyboard,videoandmouseoftheremotehostsystem(theThinkServer
RemoteManagementModulehasbeeninstalledonit).YoucanclickRemoteConsoleinthispagetostart
theredirectionwindowforremoteconsoleKVM.
ByclickingLaunchJavaKVMClient,youcanstarttheredirectionconsoleandcarryoutremote
managementforserver.
AfterclickingLaunchJavaKVMClient,apop-upwindowwillbeshownandbegintodownloadJava
networkbootprotocolJviewer.jnlpdocument.
Andthen,theJavaapplicationsfortheimplementofremoteconsolewillbedownloaded.
Notes:
•BeforetheJNLPdocumentisbooted,JavaRuntimeEnvironment(JRE)V6.0Update24orhigherversion
mustbesetupontheclient.
•Theclientbrowsermustallowshowingthepop-upwindowsfromtheIPaddressofThinkServerRemote
ManagementModule.
MainWindow
Whentheremoteconsoleisstarted,themainwindowofremoteconsolewillappear.
Theremoteconsoleshowsthescreenoftheremoteserver.Operatingtheremoteconsoleisjustlikeyouare
infrontoftheremoteserver.Theresponsespeedmaybealittledelay,dependingonthebandwidthand
delaybetweentheThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleandtheremoteconsole.
MenuBaroftheRemoteConsole
Thereisamenubaronthetopoftheremoteconsolewindow.Youcanviewthestatusoftheremoteconsole
andcongurethesetupforlocalremoteconsolethroughtheitemsonthemenubar.
Thefollowingsectiondescribesthefeaturesofeachcontrol.
ViewMenuofRemoteConsole
ByclickingtheViewoptiononthecontrolbaroftheremoteconsole,youcanselecttheviewoptioninthe
menu.Withthismenu,youcantakethefollowingoperations:
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•HideStatusBar:HidetheKVMstatusatthebottomofthescreen.
•Refresh:Refreshthescreen.
•FullScreen:Switchbetweenthewindowmodeandfullscreenoftheremoteconsole.
•Fit:Fitthewindowmode.
MacrosMenuoftheRemoteConsole
ByclickingMacros,youcanopentheMacrosmenucontainingrelevanttaskoptions.Withthismenu,
youcantakethefollowingoperations:
•HoldCtrl/Alt/Windowskeys:Allowsimulatingtopressthesespecialkeysontheremotekeyboard.On
thelocalkeyboard,thesespecialkeyswillbecarriedoutthroughlocaloperatingsystem,ratherthan
transfertoremoteoperationsystem.
•Alt+Ctrl+Del:IssueAlt+Ctrl+Delcommandtoremoteoperationsystem.
ToolsMenuoftheRemoteConsole
ByclickingT ools,youcanopenthetoolsmenucontainingrelevanttaskoptions.Withthismenu,youcan
takethefollowingoperations:
•Sessionoptions:Inthisoption,youcansetthemousemodeandthevideoquality.
•Sessionuserlist:Inthisoption,youcanknowthecurrentusers.
•Singlecursormode:Someoperatingsystemsdonotalignthelocalandremotecursors,whichresultsin
offsetsbetweenthelocalandremotemousecursors.Singlecursormodehidesthelocalclientcursor
whilethemouseiswithintheVideoViewerwindow.Whensinglecursormodeisactivated,theuser
seesonlytheremotecursor.
•States:Inthisoption,youcanseethecurrentstateoftheremoteredirection.
PowerMenuoftheRemoteConsole
ByclickingPower,youcanopenthemenucontainingrelevanttaskoptions.Youcancontrolthepower
action.
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Chapter6.ThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleWeb
ConsoleOptions
ThissectiondescribeseverypageofWebconsoleandeachpageisdividedintoseveralpartscorresponding
separatelytotheseveraltabsattheleftsideofthepane.Ineachpart,therearedetailillustrationsand
introductionsofeachmenuoptionintheleftofthepane.
Notes:
•Therstmenuitemofeachtabisdefaultpagewhichwillautomaticallyappearwhenselectingthe
correspondingtab.
•ClicktheHELPbuttonontherighthorizontaltoolbar,andtheWebconsolewillshowtherelevant
informationofeachpage.
Properties
Bydefault,thehomepageofThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleshowsthePropertiespage
includinggeneralinformationoftheserver.
Thispageprovidesthefollowingserverinformation:
InformationDescription
ProductNameCustomizableproductname.
ProductInformationCustomizableproductdescription.
FirmwareVersionFirmwareversioninformation.
BuildingTimeDateandTimeofbuildingBMCFirmware.
ASICTypeTheserver’splatform.
Conguration
TheCongurationpageisusedtocongureNetworkSetting,UsersSetting,Update,etc.
Network
TheNetworkSettingspageisusedtoconguretheNetworkSettings.Itincludesthefollowingoptions:
•Automatic(ObtainanIPaddressautomatically):AutomaticallyobtaintheIPaddress(useDHCP).
•Manual(UsethefollowingIPaddresses):ManuallycongureIPaddress.
YoucanconguretheNetworksettingsbyclickncsi0item.
OptionTaskDescription
MACAddressTheMACaddressofthedevices(ReadOnly)
IPv4SettingsIfyouwanttoconguretheIPbyIPv4protocol,enable
theIPv4,andsettheIPaddress.
IPv6SettingsIfyouwanttoconguretheIPbyIPv6protocol,enable
theIPv6,andsettheIPaddress.
VLANSettingsWhenyouenablevirtualLAN,youhavetosettheVLAN
ID,Priorityalso.
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NetworkSecurity
Thenewvaluesareavailabletotherewallimmediately,butmaynotbeutilizeduntilthenextsecurity
eventoccurs.
Security
ThispagecanbeusedtouploadSSLcerticateandprivatekeyinordertogetaccesstothedevicein
safemode.
ClicktheGenerateCerticatebuttontogenerateaSSLCerticate,anduploadtheSSLCerticate.
Users
ThepageofUserslistsallusersincludingconguredusers,withnetworkpermission.Theoptionsincluded
inthispageareusedtoconguretheIPMIusersforserversandtheirpermissions.Toaddanewuser,you
canselectablankrowandclicktheUserID.Ifyouwouldliketomodifyordeleteauser,selecttheUser
IDinthelistandclickApplychangeorDelete.
Besides,ifyouenablethepasswordpolicycheck,youhavetofollowthebellowingsettingrule.
•Mustnotcontaintheuser’sentireAccountNameorFullName.
•Mustcontaincharactersfromthreeofthefollowingvecategories:
–Englishuppercasecharacters(AthroughZ)
–Englishlowercasecharacters(athroughz)
–Base10digits(0through9)
–Non-alphabeticcharacters(forexample,!,$,#,%)
–Acatch-allcategoryofanyUnicodecharacterthatdoesnotfallunderthepreviousfourcategories.
Thisfthcategorycanberegionallyspecic.
•Musthaveaminimumofeightandamaximumof14characters.
•Mustnotbethesameastheprevious5passwords.
Notes:
•Theuserlenovoandthreecannotbemodiedordeleted.
•Toaddanewuser,selectablankrowfromlistandclickUserID.
•Tomodifyauser,selectthisuserIDfromlistandmodifyUsertotherelevantsettings,thenclickApply
change.
•Todeleteauser,selectthisuserIDfromlistandclickDeleteUser.
Herearetheprivilegedescriptions:
UserRoleDescription
CallbackThismaybeconsideredthelowestprivilegelevel.
UserTheseareprimarilycommandsthatreaddatastructures
andretrievestatus.Commandsthatcanbeusedto
alterBMCconguration,writedatatotheBMCorother
managementcontrollers,orperformsystemactionssuch
asresets,poweron/off,andwatchdogactivationare
disallowed.
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UserRoleDescription
OperatorAllBMCcommandsareallowed,exceptforconguration
commandsthatcanchangethebehavioroftheout-of
bandinterfaces.Forexample,Operatorprivilegedoes
notallowthecapabilitytodisableindividualchannels,or
changeuseraccessprivileges.
AdministratorAllBMCcommandsareallowed,includingconguration
commands.AnAdministratorcanevenexecute
congurationcommandsthatwoulddisablethechannel
thattheAdministratoriscommunicatingover.
Services
Youcancongurethewebserverparameters(suchas,HTTPPortNumber,HTTPSPortNumber,and
Timeout)onaremotecomputer.Bydefault,thetimeoutis1800seconds;32fortheMaxSessions.
Whenyounishtheconguration,clickApplyChanges.
IPMI
Thisscreencontainstwosections:IPMISerialandIPMISettings.
IPMISerial
TherearethreeserialcongurationinIPMISerial:ConnectionModeSettings,BaudRate,FlowControland
ChannelPrivilegeLevelLimit.
OptionDescription
ConnectionModeSettingsSetstheIPMIserialconnectionmodefromadrop-down
list.OptionsareDirectConnectionBasicModeandDirect
ConnectionTerminalMode.
BaudRateSetstheIPMIserialbaudrate(dataspeed)froma
drop-downlist.Optionsare9600bps,19.2kbps,38.4
kbps,57.6kbpsand115.2kbps.
FlowControlSetstheFlowcontrolvaluefromadrop-downlist.
AvailablevaluesareNoneandRTS/CTSFlowcontrol.
ChannelPrivilegeLevelLimitSetstheChannelprivilegelevelfromadrop-downlist.
AvailablelevelsareAdministrator,OperatorandUser.
IPMISettings
IPMISettingsprovidesremotecongurationoverLAN.ToactivateIPMIremotecongurationbyLAN,check
EnableIPMIOverLANoption,denetheChannelPrivilegeLevelLimit,andentertheEncryptionKey.
Whenyounishtheconguration,clickApplyChanges.
OptionDescription
EnableIPMIOverLANEnablesIPMIOverLANwhenthecheckboxischecked.
ChannelPrivilegeLevelLimitSetsthemaximumprivilegelevelthatcanbeacceptedon
theLANchannel(Administrator,OperatororUser).
EncryptionKeySetstheEncryptionKey.Thiseldallowsfrom0to20
two-digitHexcharactersandnospaces.
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Sessions
ThispagedisplaystheinformationaboutActiveSessions.Additionally,thetrashiconprovidesthedelete
functionforprivilegedusers.ClickRefreshtorefreshtheSessionsstatus.
LDAP
TheLightweightDirectoryAccessProtocol(LDAP)isanapplicationprotocolforreadingandediting
directoriesoveranIPnetwork.Adirectoryisanorganizedsetofrecords.LDAPdirectoriesoftenuseDomain
NameSystem(DNS)namesforthehighestlevels.
Update
Selectanimageandclickupload.TheuploadprocesswillterminateallothersessionsincludingvKVM.
FirmwareUpdateSteps:
1.Browsetoorenterthepathwherethermwareimageleresides.
2.SelectUpdateType
3.ClicktheUploadbutton.Iftheleisavalidle,allothersessionswillbeterminatedandtheimage
uploadwillbegin.
4.Forasuccessfulupload,thecurrentrmwareversionandtheversionofthenewlewillbedisplayed,as
wellasthePreserveCongurationcheckbox,UpdatebuttonandCancelbutton.
5.ClicktheUpdatebuttontobeginthermwareupdateprocessandviewtheupdatestatus.Whenthe
updateiscompleted,theembeddedsoftwarewillrebootautomatically.IfyouclicktheCancelbutton,
theprocesswillbeterminatedandtheembeddedsoftwarewillreboot.
Waitforaminuteafterrmwareisupdatedre-openthebrowserloginpage,entertheusernameand
passwordtologonagain.
Utilities
UtilitiesprovideBMCrebootandFactorydefaultrestorefunctions.
Toreboottheremotemanagementserver,clicktheRebootbutton.
Toresetthesettingvaluetodefault,clicktheFactoryDefaultbutton.
ServerInformation
TheServerInformationpageshowsthedatarelatedtotheserver’shealth,suchasthermalandpowerstatus.
ClicktheServerInformationtabtoshowthispage.
Power
Control
TheControlpageshowstheserverpoweroperations.
Youcanperformthefollowingpowercontroloperations:
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