AR585 Series User Guide
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iii Information for your safety and comfort Safety instructions Read these instructions carefully. Keep this document for future reference. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product. Turning the product off before cleaning Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning.
iv • Never push objects of any kind into this product through cabinet slots as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short-out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind onto or into the product. • To avoid damage of internal components and to prevent battery leakage, do not place the product on a vibrating surface.
v • Use the product only with the supplied power supply cord set. If you need to replace the power cord set, make sure that the new power cord meets the following requirements: detachable type, UL listed/CSA certified, VDE approved or its equivalent, 4.6 meters (15 feet) maximum length. Product servicing Do not attempt to service this product yourself, as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage points or other risks. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.
vi Disposal instructions Do not throw this electronic device into the trash when discarding. To minimize pollution and ensure utmost protection of the global environment, please recycle. For more information on the Waste from Electrical and Electronics Equipment (WEEE) regulations, visit www.acer-group.com/public/Sustainability/sustainability01.htm.
vii Regulations and safety notices FCC notice This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This device generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
viii Operation conditions This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Notice: Canadian users This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
ix Producto láser de Clase 1 Precaución: Cuando está abierta, hay radiación láser. Evite una exposición al haz de luz. Produto Laser de Classe 1 Precaução: Radiação laser invisível quando aberto. Evite exposição ao feixe. Laserproduct klasse 1 Voorzichtig: Onzichtbare laserstraling indien geopend. Voorkom blootstelling aan straal.
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1 System tour System notes External and internal structure Front panel Rear panel Internal components Mainboard layout Mainboard jumper settings Appendix A Server management tools Server management overview RAID configuration utilities Adaptec Onboard SATA RAID Creation MegaRAID 9260-8I SAS RAID Creation Appendix B Acer Smart Console Using Acer Smart Console Software requirements Accessing Acer Smart Console Acer Smart Console user interface System Information Server Health Configuration Remote Control La
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2 1 System tour System notes The AR585 is an outstanding 2U rack-mountable server that runs on the AMD Opteron™ 6000 Series server platform. The following AMD technologies are supported in this platform: AMD CoolCore™, AMD PowerNow!™, Enhanced C1 state, AMD CoolSpeed, and APML (in APML enabled platforms). The AR585 targets small and medium businesses that require server solution combined with performance, reliability and expandability.
3 External and internal structure Front panel No. Icon Component No. Icon Component 1 Default power supply unit (PSU) 7 Overheating/fan failure LED indicator 2 Redundant PSU bay 8 LAN port 1/2 activity indicators 3 USB 2.
4 No. 1 System tour Icon Component No. Icon Component 13 3.5-inch hard disk drive (HDD) bays 16 HDD release button 14 HDD access/failure LED indicator 17 HDD security lock 15 HDD rebuild/spare LED indicator 18 2.5-inch hard disk drives Control panel LED indicator status No.
5 Hot-plug HDD carrier LED indicator status Hard drive status Hard drive access Green - Blinking Off Hard drive failure Green - On for SAS HDD, Off for SATA HDD Red - On Hard drive rebuilding Green - Blinking Red - Blinking HDD hot spare Green - Blinking Red - Blinking
6 1 System tour Rear panel No. Icon Component No. Icon Component 1 PS/2 mouse port 8 Expansion slot covers 2 PS/2 keyboard port 9 AC power plug for the redundant PSU 3 Dedicated IPMI LAN port (10/100) 10 AC power plug for the default PSU 4 USB 2.
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12 1 System tour Mainboard jumper settings No.
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Appendix A Server management tools
16 Appendix A Server management tools Server management overview The server management tools supported by this system are listed in the table below. Tool Function Acer Smart Server Manager Remotely manage the server in a network environment through a single management station. For detailed instructions on how to install and use this utility, please refer to the Acer Smart Server Manager User Guide.
17 RAID configuration utilities Adaptec Onboard SATA RAID Creation Configuring Adaptec onboard SATA RAID This section briefly shows how to create RAID volume with Adaptec onboard SATA RAID. Enabling onboard SATA RAID 1 Turn on the server and the display monitor. If the server is already turned on, please close all open applications and then restart the server. 2 During POST, press to access the BIOS Setup Utility. 3 Select the Advanced > ATA Controller Configuration submenu.
18 Appendix A Server management tools Creating a RAID Volume 1 Select Array Configuration Utility option. 2 Select Create Array. The Select drives to create Array displayed. 3 Select desired hard drive disk and then press to add it in the Selected Drives area. 4 Press to complete the selection. 5 Select Array Type. 6 Configure the array properties. 7 Press Done when finish. 8 Press when "Do you want to create an array? (Yes/No):" displayed.
19 MegaRAID 9260-8I SAS RAID Creation Configuring MegaRAID SAS 260-8I This section briefly shows how to create RAID volume with MegaRAID SAS 260-8I. Entering RAID BIOS Utility To enter the RAID BIOS Utility for MegaRAID SAS 260-8I, press + when you see the RAID BIOS prompt during POST. After POST finished, the Adapter Selection page will show on the screen. Click Start to launch the Configuration menu. Loading factory default setting 1 Select Adapter Properties from the Configuration menu.
20 Appendix A Server management tools Initialing a RAID volume 1 After creating the logical volumes on all of the RAID volumes, click Accept then Yes to save the configuration. 2 Click Yes to initialize the new logical drives. You will see all the logical drives listed. 3 Click Home to go back to the Configuration menu. Assigning a Hot Spare Drive 1 Select a free disk marked as UNCONF GOOD and listed under Physical Drives. 2 Select Make Global Dedicated HSP or Make Dedicated HSP and click Go.
Appendix B Acer Smart Console
22 Appendix B Acer Smart Console Using Acer Smart Console Acer Smart Console has a user-friendly graphical user interface (GUI) and a standard Internet browser. This article will help you become familiar with the Acer Smart Console. Each function will be described clearly. Acer Smart Console offers: System monitoring: Providing detailed information via a web UI, including system information readings, system health overview, sensor readings, and System Event Log readings.
23 Software requirements Supported environments: Microsoft Windows Vista, XP, Windows 2000, 2003 and Server 2008. JAVA: Version 6, update 12 or higher Note: KVM Remote Console Redirection needs to run in a JAVA environment. Ensure the JAVA Runtime Environment Tool is installed. Accessing Acer Smart Console 1 Open your web browser and enter the system’s IP address. You will be prompted to enter a username and password. 2 Enter the root username and password in the login screen.
24 Appendix B Acer Smart Console Acer Smart Console user interface The Acer Smart Console page opens once you have logged in. This page provides a central location for managing all connected servers. The user interface includes a system status alert indicator, function list, menu bar, function title, section information. System status The system status indicator, located in the upper left-hand corner of the Acer Smart Console page, monitors and displays the system health and stability.
25 Server Health Displays data related to the server's health, such as sensor readings and the event log. This menu has two options: Sensor Readings and Event Log. Sensor Readings Allows you to monitor status of the voltages of the power supply, the fan speed, processor and system temperature sensors. Sensor Display Color Indicates the health of the system processor, fan, temperature and voltage in a box displayed before each sensor category.
26 Appendix B Acer Smart Console Threshold Click Show Thresholds to view the threshold parameters of each sensor. It displays the Low Non-Critical (NC), High Non-Critical (NC), High Critical Threshold (CT) threshold information, and these items can not be modified. When each threshold matches alert level, system will send the alert to the specified destinations. To configure the specified destination, please go to Alert section. To refresh the sensor status, just click Refresh.
27 Event Log Provides a record of system events related to critical hardware components. It logs the events when the sensor triggers an abnormal state or is recovering from an abnormal state. When the log matches a pre-defined alert, the system will send out a notification automatically if pre-configured.
28 Appendix B Acer Smart Console Configuration Allows you to designate email recipients for notification of system alerts, configure the Date and Time, configure the LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) and RADIUS settings, configure the mouse mode settings, configure the network settings, configure the Dynamic DNS, configure the remote session settings, configure the SMTP email server settings, create an SSL certificate and manage users.
29 Alerts Allows you to designate up to 15 email recipients for notification of system alerts. When alerts occur, the system will send an email or a SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) trap containing the event detail to the designated recipients. The Alerts page allows you to do the following: • Modify: Change the email address or the destination server. • Send Test Alert: Send a test alert to the designated email address. • Delete: Remove pre-set alert destination settings.
30 Appendix B Acer Smart Console Setting up email notifications 1 On the Alerts page click Modify. 2 Specify the event severity, such as Critical or Warning. 3 Enter the recipient's email address. 4 Enter a subject and message. 5 Click Save. Date and Time The Date and Time option allows you to set the BMC date and time.
31 LDAP (if available) The LDAP option allows you to download the user account list and authentication from the LDAP server and create Acer Smart Console user accounts from this list. Configuring LDAP settings 1 On the LDAP Settings page and check Enable LDAP Authentication. 2 Enter the required information to access the LDAP server. 3 Click Save.
32 Appendix B Acer Smart Console RADIUS The RADIUS option allows you to configure the RADIUS option. Configuring RADIUS 1 On the RADIUS Settings page check Enable RADIUS. 2 Enter the required information to access the RADIUS server. 3 Click Save.
33 Mouse mode The Mouse mode option allows you to set a mouse mode to control your mouse. Setting the mouse mode 1 Select a mouse mode from the Mouse Mode page. • Absolute: Select this setting when using a Microsoft Windows operating system. • Relative: Select this setting when using a Linux operating system. 2 Click Save.
34 Appendix B Acer Smart Console Network The Network option allows you to configure and change the management network parameters. You can configure the network settings by using DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) or manually. Configuring network settings 1 On the Network Settings page, select whether to obtain an IP address automatically or configure the network settings manually. 2 Click Save.
35 Dynamic DNS The Dynamic DNS option allows you to configure and change the management network parameters. Configuring Dynamic DNS 1 On the Dynamic DNS Settings page, check Enable Dynamic DNS. 2 Enter the required information to access the Dynamic DNS server. 3 Click Save.
36 Appendix B Acer Smart Console Remote Session The following options allow you to enable or disable encryption on KVM or Media data during a redirection session. Select the remote session then press Save. Configuring Remote Session settings 1 On the Remote Session page, select whether to enable KVM or Media Encryption. 2 Select a Virtual Media Attach Mode. 3 Click Save.
37 SMTP The SMTP option allows you to configure the SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) mail server settings. Configuring the SMTP settings 1 On the SMTP Setting page, select a LAN channel number. 2 Enter the IP address of the SMTP server. 3 Enter the username and password. 4 Enter the email address for sending email notifications. 5 Enter the machine name. 6 Click Save.
38 Appendix B Acer Smart Console SSL Upload The SSL Certificate option allows you to upload a SSL certificate manually. Uploading an SSL certificate 1 On the SSL Upload page, click Browse to locate the SSL certificate on your system. 2 Click Upload.
39 Users The Users option allows you to create, edit, delete, and view user accounts from the user list. To configure user accounts in the User List page, you can select from the following command buttons: • Delete User: Remove the user from the list. • Modify User: Edit the user profile. • Add User: Create a new user account.
40 Appendix B Acer Smart Console User Privileges The User List page includes a privilege setting for determining the maximum privilege a user can have to the system. Users can be configured to have certain access permissions, such as administrator privilege, operator privilege, no access. The BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) maintains a local database of remote access users and their privileges.
41 Remote Control The Remote Control menu allows you to start a Remote Console session with the host system and manage power remotely. This menu include two options: KVM Remote Console Redirection and Server Power Control. KVM Remote Console Redirection The KVM Remote Console Redirection option allows you to start the KVM Remote Console utility and remotely manage the server using the monitor, mouse and keyboard as if you are connected directly to the server.
42 Appendix B Acer Smart Console Server Power Control The Server Power Control option allows you to perform a remote power on, power off, power cycle and reset your server. Performing a remote power control operation On the Server Power Control page, select an option then click Perform Action.
43 Launch SOL SOL allows you to launch the remote console by using Serial over LAN. Click Launch SOL. Select the Baud rate from the pull-down menu as your SOL transfer rate. Make sure that the Baud rate selected here matches the Baud Rate set in the BIOS. Once you have selected the Baud rate, and press Start to start the session. You can also press Stop to stop the SOL connection.
44 Appendix B Acer Smart Console Virtual Media Floppy disk This floppy disk option allows you to upload and share images via the BMC. These images will then be emulated to the host server as USB applications. Perform the floppy disk operation On the floppy disk page select an image file, then click Upload to upload your image file to the server.
45 CD-ROM image This option allows you to upload and share images via the BMC. These images will then be emulated to the host server as USB applications. Perform the CD-ROM operation 1 On the CD-ROM Setting page, enter the share host server. 2 Enter the path to the CD-ROM image file. 3 Enter the user name (optional) and password (optional). 4 Click Save.
46 Appendix B Acer Smart Console Maintenance Firmware Update Maintenance allows you to upgrade the BMC firmware (including Acer Smart Console and FRU information). Upgrading firmware 1 On the Maintenance page click Enter Update Mode. The Firmware Upload page appears. 2 Click Browse to locate the firmware image file. 3 Click Upload to upload the image file to the server. Unite reset Unite reset allows you to reboot the BMC (IPMI) Controller.
47 IPMI configuration IPMI Configuration allows you to save the current configuration settings or to restore the settings to a previously-saved state. Miscellaneous POST snooping POST snooping allows you to query the POST (Power-On Self Test) Snooping code for BIOS LPC Port80. KVM function description You can launch the KVM Remote Console utility from the Acer Smart Console Remote Control menu.
48 Appendix B Acer Smart Console Virtual keyboard Click this item to configure the virtual keyboard settings for your console redirection. • Virtual Keyboard: Click the item to activate the Virtual Keyboard. • English Keyboard: The screen above shows the Virtual Keyboard in English. Click any key on the keyboard for your BMC connection. Record This feature allows you to record media displays for your console redirection. Start recording: Click this item to start video recording on your remote server.
49 • Left Windows Key: This item performs the same function as pressing the key. Right click this item to select Press Down or Press & Release for the key function. • Macro: Click this item to activate a pull-down submenu displaying Macro hotkeys. • Macro Hotkeys: Click this item to display the macro hotkey pop-up submenu.
50 Appendix B Acer Smart Console • Keyboard Monitor: Click this item to enable keyboard monitor support. • Assign: Click a hotkey and select an action from the actions menu, and then click Assign to assign the action to the hotkey. • Start: After an action is assigned to a hotkey, click Start to execute the command and complete the assignment. • Stop: After an action is assigned to a hot key, click Stop to cancel the selection.
51 Language From the Preferences submenu, select Language settings. From the language settings pop-up menu select the language you want to use for console redirection. The language options are: English, Japanese, German, French, Spanish, Korean, and Italian. Once you have selected a language to use, click OK. Window From the Preference submenu, click Window to display the submenu. The Window pop-up menu will open.
52 Appendix B Acer Smart Console Virtual Media: Click this item to access the Virtual Media submenu and configure the settings. Virtual Keyboard: Click this item to access the Virtual Keyboard submenu and use your virtual keyboard. Preferences submenu: Click this item to access the Preferences submenu. Full-screen Mode: Click this item to change the display window to the full-screen. Exit Remote Console: Click on this item to exit from the remote connection.
53 Capture This feature allows you to capture the screen display on your remote console. Full Screen Capture: Click this item to capture the full screen video display. Exit Yes: At the prompt, click Yes to exit from remote redirection. No: Click No to return to the current session.
54 Appendix B Acer Smart Console
55 Index M mainboard jumper settings layout 9 monitor port 6 F front panel 3 O H hard disk drive activity indicator, location location 4 RAID configuration 17 HDD, see hard disk drive 4 4 I internal components 12 8 L LAN port activity LED indicator 4 location 6 LED indicators control panel 4 HDD carrier 5 IPMI LAN port activity/link 7 LAN port activity 4 LAN port activity/link 7 mainboard 13 overheating/fan failure 4 PSU failure 4 rear panel 7 ODD, see optical disc drive 3 optical disc drive loc
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