Lenovo 104614U User manual

ThinkServerRD230andRD240
RemoteManagementUserGuide

ThinkServerRD230andRD240
RemoteManagementUserGuide

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Contents
Chapter1.Introduction.........1
Terminology.................1
Safetyinformation..............1
Chapter2.Overviewofthe
ThinkServerRemoteManagement
Module.................3
FeaturesofThinkServerRemoteManagement
Module..................3
Chapter3.Conguringthe
ThinkServerRemoteManagement
Module.................5
Chapter4.ThinkServerRemote
Managementquickstart........7
Prestart..................7
Login...................8
Navigation.................8
Onlinehelp................10
LogoutThinkServerRemoteManagement
Module.................10
Chapter5.Remoteconsole(KVM)
operation...............11
Startredirectionconsole...........11
Mainwindow...............11
Menubaroftheremoteconsole........11
Videomenuoftheremoteconsole.....12
Keyboardmenuoftheremoteconsole...12
Mousemenuoftheremoteconsole....12
Optionmenuoftheremoteconsole....12
Devicemenuoftheremoteconsole....12
Statusbaroftheremoteconsole.......13
Chapter6.ThinkServerRemote
ManagementModuleWebconsole
options................15
Systeminformation.............15
ViewSystemInformation.........15
ServerHealth...............15
ViewSensorReadings..........15
ViewEventLog.............16
Congurationofsettings...........16
Alerts................16
CongurationofMouseModeSetting....17
CongurationofNetworkSettings.....17
MakeSMTPSetting...........18
Usermanagement...........18
BMCsensorsettings..........18
Date/TimeandNTPServerSetting.....18
CongureSSLUpload..........18
RemoteControl..............18
ConsoleRedirection...........19
ServerPowerControl..........19
OtherControl.............19
Maintenance...............19
GroupControl...............20
Languages................20
AppendixA.FAQ...........21
AppendixB.Notices.........23
Trademarks................24
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Chapter1.Introduction
ThankyoufororderingandusingtheThinkServer®RemoteManagementModule,hereinafterreferredto
astheRemoteManagementModule.
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
WithreferencetoeithertheGuideorotherdocuments,youshouldalwayspayparticularattentiontosafety
informationbeforeoperatingtheThinkServer.Toensurefullcompliancewiththeexistingcerticationand
licensing,youmustfollowtheinstallationinstructionsintheGuide.
Warning:
•Poweron/off:ThepowerbuttoncannotcutoffsystempowerorRemoteManagementModulepower.
TocutoffthepowerofRemoteManagementModule,youmustdisconnecttheACpowercordfromthe
poweroutlet.Whenopeningthechassistoinstallorremovetheparts,youshouldmakesuretheAC
powercordhasbeendisconnected.
•Dangeroussituations,equipmentandcables:Power,telephonesandsignalcablesmayhavethe
dangerofelectricshock.Beforeopeningthedevice,shutdowntheserver,disconnectedthepowercord,
thecommunicationsystem,networkandmodemconnectedtotheserver.Otherwise,itmayresultin
personalinjuryorequipmentdamage.
•ElectrostaticDischarge(ESD)andESDprotection:ElectrostaticDischarge(ESD)candamagedisk
drivers,systemboardandothercomponents.Werecommendthatyoucompleteallthestepsinthis
SectiononlyintheESDprotectiveworkstations.IfESDworkstationisunavailable,wearanti-staticwrist
strapwhileholdingpartsandconnectthewriststraptothegroundwire(thatis,anyunpaintedmetal
surface)oftheserverchassistoprovideESDprotection.
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•ESDandholdingsystemboards:Becarefulwhenholdingthesystemboard.Theyareextremely
sensitivetoESD.Onlytouchtheedgewhenholdingthesystemboard.Laythesystemboardwith
componentssidefacingupwardsaftertakingthesystemboardoutoftheprotectionbagorthesever.
Usetheconductivefoampad(ifany)ratherthanthesystemboardpackage.Donotslidethesystem
boardonanysurface.
•Installingorremovingjumper:Jumperisasmallplasticconductorbetweentwojumperpins.Some
jumpershaveasmallwingonthetopforyoutousengertipsorneneedleforcepstoclipit.Ifthe
jumperhasnosuchwing,becarefulwheninstallingorremovingitwithneedleforceps,andclipthe
jumper'snarrowfaceinsteadofthewideone.Clippingthewidefacewilldamagethecontactsinside
thejumper,whichwillleadtointermittentfaultstosomefunctionscontrolledbythejumper.Clipthe
jumpercarefullywithpliersorothertoolsanddonotsqueezewhenremovingit.Otherwise,pinsonthe
systemboardmaybebentorbroken.
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Chapter2.OverviewoftheThinkServerRemoteManagement
Module
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guringtheThinkServerRemoteManagement
Module
ThischapterdescribeshowtousetheSetupUtilityprogramtoconguretheThinkServerRemote
ManagementModulefromtheun-conguredstatustotherunningstatus.Whenyouinstallthemoduleinto
yourserverforthersttime,themodulebydefaultwillsearchDHCPserveronthenetworktoautomatically
assigntheIPaddress,subnetmask,andgateway.ItisrecommendedthatyoumanuallysetastaticIP
addressintheSetupUtilityprogram.
TosetanIPaddress,dothefollowing:
1.Connecttheservertoaworkingelectricaloutletandturnontheserverbypressingthepowerbutton.
2.PressDelassoonasyouseethelogoscreen.TheSetupUtilityprogramopens.Ifyouhavesetan
administratorpassword,youmusttypetheadministratorpasswordtoaccessthefullSetupUtility
programmenu.WhenworkingwiththeSetupUtilityprogram,youmustusethekeyboard.Thekeys
usedtoperformvarioustasksaredisplayedatthebottomofeachscreen.
3.Fromthemainmenu,selectAdvanced➙IPMI2.0Conguration➙SetLANConguration➙Setup
LANConguration.RefertoTable1“SetupLANCongurationsubitems”onpage5forinformation
aboutthesubitems.
4.FromtheIPAddressSourceoption,youcanchooseSTATICorDHCPtosettheIPaddress.Itis
recommendedthatyoumanuallysetastaticIPaddress.
5.Whenyounishtheconguration,selectSaveLANCongurationtosavethesettings.
Table1.SetupLANCongurationsubitems
IPAddressSourceOptions:STATIC/DHCPStatic:StaticIP
conguration.IPand
thesubnetmaskcanbeset
manually.
DHCP:DynamicIP
conguration.Thesystem
canautomaticallyobtainIP
address.
SetupLANConguration
SaveLANCongurationWhenyounishsetting
theIPaddress,selectthis
optiontosavethesettings.
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Chapter4.ThinkServerRemoteManagementquickstart
ThissectiondescribeshowtoquicklyacquaintwithrelatedoperationsoftheRemoteManagementModule.
Inaddition,italsodescribestheadvancedfeaturesofhowtologinthemoduleandoptionsavailablewhile
browsing,andhowtologout.
Prestart
TheRemoteManagementModulehasanembeddedWebserverandanapplicationwithmultiplestandard
interfaces.Thissectiondescribestheseinterfacesandtheirusages.YoucanusetheTCP/IPprotocolto
accesstheseinterfaces.
Note:Asthesupportedfunctionsoftheproductvarywithcongurations,refertotheactualproduct
description.
Formoreinformationabouttheinitialsettings,seeChapter3“ConguringtheThinkServerRemote
ManagementModule”onpage5.TheusernameinthisSectionis“root”.Besides“root”,otherusernames
andpasswordsarealsoaccepted.Thedefaultusernameandpasswordareasfollows:
•Username=root
•Password=superuser
TheRemoteManagementModuleisaccessiblethroughthestandardJava™-enabledWebbrowserwith
HTTPandHTTPS.
HTTP/HTTPS:TheembeddedWebserverprovidesfullaccesspermission.YoucanaccesstheRemote
ManagementModuleviaencryptedHTTPSprotocolorHTTPprotocol.WhenaccessingthroughtheHTTP
protocol,notethat:
•WithaccesstoThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleviatheHTTPSprotocol,thebrowsermay
promptyoutotrustandinstallthesecuritydigitalcertication,andyoujustfollowthepromptstoimport
andconrmthecertication.
•InIE6onWindows2003operatingsystem,ifusingHTTPSprotocoltoaccesstheRemoteManagement
Module,youneedtouncheckInternetExplorerEnhancedSecurityCongurationitemintheControl
Panel➙Add/RemoveWindowsComponents.
•InIE7ontheWindows2008operatingsystem,ifusingHTTPSprotocoltoaccesstheRemote
ManagementModule,youneedtoclickStart➙AdministrativeT ools➙ServerManager➙Security
Information➙IEEnhancedSecurityConguration,andthenselectOffandclickOK.
Formakingtheremoteconsole(KVM)windowofthemanagedserverworks,youmustinstallJavaruntime
environment(JRE)V6.0Update13orhigher.
Note:Theswitchmustsupport10M/100M/1000Madaptive.
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Login
ForlogginginThinkServerRemoteManagementModule,adheretothefollowingsteps:
Step1.InputtheIPaddressassignedbytheThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleintotheWeb
browser.
Forexample:
http://10.223.131.36/
Touseasecureconnection,typeinasthefollowingexample:
https://10.223.131.36/
BrowserwillthenbedirectedtotheloginpageofRemoteManagementModule.
Step2.Entertheusernameandpassword.
Forexample:
•Username=root
•Password=superuser
Note:Theusernameandpasswordarecasesensitive.
Step3.ClicktheLoginbuttontoviewthehomepageoftheRemoteManagementModule.
Afterasuccessfulinitiallogin,thesystemadministratorcancreatenewusersandhasfullpermissionof
RemoteManagementModule.
Navigation
WhentheThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleissuccessfullyloggedon,theThinkServerRemote
ManagementModulehomepagewillappear.
ThereareseventabsonthehorizontaltoolbarwhichisonthetopoftheThinkServerRemoteManagement
Modulehomepage.Byclickingthesetabs,youcangetthespecicsysteminformationandtakethe
relevanttaskslistedinthefollowingtable:
TabFeatures
SystemInformationByclickingthistab,youcanaccessthegeneral
informationrelatedtotheserver.SystemInformation
pagewillautomaticallyshowingeneral,thistaballows
accessingthefollowingitems:
•SystemInformation
ServerHealthByclickingthistab,youcanaccessthesensorandevent
log.SensorReadingspagewillautomaticallyshow.In
general,thistaballowsaccessingthefollowingitems:
•SensorReadings
•EventLog
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TabFeatures
CongurationByclickingthistab,youcancongurevarioussettingsof
theserver.NetworkCongurationpagewillautomatically
showingeneral,thistaballowsaccessingthefollowing
items:
•Alerts
•MouseMode
•Network
•SMTP
•Users
•BMCSensor
•Date/TimeandNTPServerSetting
•SSLCerticate
RemoteControlByclickingthistab,youcanaccesstheremoteconsole
andcontrolthepowerstatusoftheserver.Ingeneral,this
taballowsaccessingthefollowingitems:
•ConsoleRedirection
•ServerPowerControl
•OtherControl
MaintenanceByclickingthistab,youcanentermaintainmode.Under
thismode,youcanupdatethermware.Ingeneral,this
taballowsaccessingthefollowingitems:
•EnterUpdateMode
GroupControlByclickingthistab,controlseveralBMCsatthesame
timecanberealized.YoucanaddhostintotheBMC
controlgroup.
LanguagesByclickingthistab,youcanselecttheneededlanguage.
ThelanguagesprovidedatpresentareChineseand
English.
ThefourtabsonthehorizontalmenuenableyoutobrowseintheWebconsoleoftheThinkServerRemote
ManagementModule.Eachtabhasonesub-menu(ontheleftsideofthebrowser).Formoreinformation
aboutthespecicfeaturesofitemsinthesub-menu,seeChapter6“ThinkServerRemoteManagement
ModuleWebconsoleoptions”onpage15.
Thehorizontaltoolbaronthetopofthehomepageandtheleftpaneonthebrowserhavethefollowing
buttons:HELP,RefreshPageandLogout.Byclickingthesebuttons,youcantaketherelevanttaskslisted
inthefollowingtable.
ButtonFeatures
HELPByclickingthisbutton,youcanviewthebriefdescription
aboutcurrentpageontherightpaneofthebrowser.By
clickingthe“X”onthetoprightofthepane,youcan
closethehelppane.
RefreshPageByclickingthisbutton,youcanrefreshthecurrentWeb
page,includingallthedatashownonthepage.
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ButtonFeatures
LogoutByclickingthisbutton,youcanterminatethecurrentWeb
consolesession.
Note:IftheRemoteConsole(KVM)windowisactive,it
willcloseautomaticallywhenloggingout.Afterlogging
out,theWebconsolewillbebacktotheloginscreen.
Onlinehelp
InWebconsoleuserinterface,speciconlinehelpisprovidedforeachpage.Moreinformationabouta
certaintopicoroptions,clickHELPtoviewtheonlinehelp.Thehelppanelontherightcanonlybeviewed
whentheonlinehelpisavailable.
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,makesurethattheserverhasJava*runtimeenvironmentplug-in.
Whentheremoteconsoleisstarted,anewwindowwillbeopened,showingthescreenofthehostsystem.
Operatingtheremoteconsoleisjustlikeanadministratorissittingonfrontofthescreenoftheremote
system.Thismeansthattheusercanusethekeyboardandmouseasheusuallydoes.
Note:PayattentionthatifthehostoperationsystemisWindows2003,setthedisplayresolutionunder
1280*1024(excluding).
Startredirectionconsole
Theremoteconsoleistheredirectionkeyboard,videoandmouseoftheremotehostsystem(theThinkServer
RemoteManagementModulehasbeeninstalledonit).
Step1.ClickConsoleRedirectioninthispagetostarttheredirectionwindowforremoteconsoleKVM.
Step2.ByclickingJavaConsole,youcanstarttheredirectionconsoleandcarryoutremotemanagement
forserver.
Step3.Apop-upwindowwillbeshownandbegintodownloadJavanetworkbootprotocolJviewer.jnlp
documentafteryouclickJavaConsole.Andthen,theJavaapplicationsfortheimplementof
remoteconsolewillbedownloaded.
Notes:
•BeforetheJNLPdocumentisbooted,JavaRuntimeEnvironment(JRE)V6.0Update13or
higherversionmustbesetupontheclient.
•Theclientbrowsermustallowshowingthepop-upwindowsfromtheIPaddressofThinkServer
RemoteManagementModule.
ThisremoteconsolewindowisaJavaAppletforcreatingtheTCPconnectionstotheThinkServer
RemoteManagementModule.TheprotocolovertheseconnectionsisauniqueKVMprotocol,
ratherthanHTTPorHTTPS.ThisprotocoldedicatedportforKVMis#7578,port#5120forCD-ROM
CD-ROMmediaredirectionandport#5123foroppy/USBmediaredirection.Y ourlocalnetwork
environmentmustallowcreatingtheseconnections.Thatistosay,ifyouhaveaprivateintranet,
thesetupsofrewallandNetworkAddressTranslation(NAT)mustbeconguredaccordingly.
Mainwindow
Whentheremoteconsoleisstarted,themainwindowofremoteconsolewillappear.
Theremoteconsoleshowsthescreenoftheremoteserver.Operatingtheremoteconsoleisjustlikeyouare
infrontoftheremoteserver.Theresponsespeedmaybealittledelay,dependingonthebandwidthand
delaybetweentheThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleandtheremoteconsole.
Menubaroftheremoteconsole
Thereisamenubaronthetopoftheremoteconsolewindow.Y oucanviewthestatusoftheremoteconsole
andcongurethesetupforlocaleremoteconsolethroughtheitemsonthemenubar.
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Thefollowingsectiondescribesthefeaturesofeachcontrol.
Videomenuoftheremoteconsole
ByclickingtheVideooptiononthecontrolbaroftheremoteconsole,youcanopenthevideomenuof
remoteconsole.Withthismenu,youcantakethefollowingoperations:
•StartRedirection:Resumetheredirectionsofkeyboard,videoandmouseaftersuspend.Theshortcut
keyisAlt+S.
•StopRedirection:Pausetheredirectionsofkeyboard,videoandmouse,andthentheremoteconsole
windowwillpausethecurrentlyupdatingprocess.TheshortcutkeyisAlt+T.
•Restart:Restarttheredirection.TheshortcutkeyisAlt+R.
•FullScreen:Switchbetweenthewindowmodeandfullscreenoftheremoteconsole.
•Exit:Closetheremoteconsole.
Keyboardmenuoftheremoteconsole
ByclickingKeyboard,youcanopenthekeyboardmenucontainingrelevanttaskoptions.Withthismenu,
youcantakethefollowingoperations:
•HoldCtrl/Alt/Windowskeys:Allowsimulatingtopressthesespecialkeysontheremotekeyboard.On
thelocalkeyboard,thesespecialkeyswillbecarriedoutthroughlocaloperatingsystem,ratherthan
transfertoremoteoperationsystem.
•Alt+Ctrl+Del:IssueAlt+Ctrl+Delcommandtoremoteoperationsystem.
Note:WhentheremoteoperatingsystemisRedHat5.3andswitchbetweenthegraphicalinterfaceand
textualinterfaceiscarriedout,selectHoldLeftCtrlKey+HoldLeftAltKeytoswitchinterface.Thisswitch
canbefromgraphicalinterfacetotextualinterface,andthenbacktographicalinterface.However,this
operationcanbedoneonlyonce.Ifthetextualinterfaceisdirectlyswitchedtographicalinterface,then
onemoreswitchisnotallowed.Ifyouneedtotaketheaboveoperationsagain,youneedtocancelthe
selectedmenuandthenselectagain.
Mousemenuoftheremoteconsole
ByclickingMouse,youcanopenthemousemenucontainingrelevanttaskoptions.Thereisaoptionin
themousesub-menu:
•SyncCursor:Thisoptionisusedforswitchingthecursorappearancesintheremoteconsolewindow.It
willnothaveimpactonthecursorintheremotesystem.TheshortcutkeyisAlt+M.
Optionmenuoftheremoteconsole
ByclickingOptions,youcanopenthemenucontainingrelevanttaskoptions.Y oucanadjusttheVideo
settingbasedonyourneeds.
Devicemenuoftheremoteconsole
ClickDevicetoopenthedevicemenuwhichincludesrelevanttaskoptions.Themenuoptionsallow
startingorstoppingtheremotemediaredirection.
•RedirectCDROM/RedirectISO:ThisallowsyoutoredirectthelocalCD-ROM/DVDDriversorISO
imagesinthelesystemoflocalclienttovirtualCD-ROMdevicesintheremotesystems.
•RedirectFloppy/USBKey/RedirectFloppy/USBKeyImage:Thisallowsyoutoredirectthelocal
oppydriver,localUSBKeyDriverortheIMGlesforoppydisktothevirtualoppydevicesinthe
remotesystem.
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Thesevirtualdevicescanread,write(providingthepropertyisnotreadonly)andboot,whicharesimilarwith
anyotherCD-ROMsoroppiesintheremotesystem.Butonlywhencertainmediaredirectionsareactive,
thesevirtualdevicesareavailableintheremoteoperatingsystemorBIOSsettingmenu.Thesettingisvalid
afterremotesystemresetoritispower-onorpower-off.Thesedeviceswillnotdisappearfromtheremote
systemuntiltherelevantcheckboxesintheremoteconsolewindowarecleared.
Note:ThiskindofvirtualdevicesarenotlimitedtothenormalsizeofoppyorCD-ROM.Theycanbeas
largeastheredirectingdevicesorles.Duringtheinstallationofremoteoperatingsystem(theoppydrivers
mayberequired),theUSBKeyDriverscanberedirectedtothevirtualoppydevices(ratherthantheUSB
devices)inordertoallowloadingthecustomdevicedrivers.
Statusbaroftheremoteconsole
Thestatusbaratthebottomoftheremoteconsoleisusedtoindicatethestatusoftheremoteconsole.
Whenbrowsingthemenuoptions,thisstatusbarwillautomaticallyshowthedetailsofalloptions.
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