ASMB11-iKVM Server Management Board User Guide
E20952 First Edition November 2022 Copyright © 2022 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (“ASUS”).
Contents Notices ......................................................................................................................... v Safety information...................................................................................................... vii About this guide........................................................................................................ viii ASMB11-iKVM specifications summary....................................................................
Contents 3.7 3.8 Settings...................................................................................................... 3-10 3.7.1 Captured BSOD......................................................................... 3-10 3.7.2 Date & Time............................................................................... 3-11 3.7.3 External User Services.............................................................. 3-12 3.7.4 KVM Mouse Setting...................................................
Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
REACH Complying with the REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals) regulatory framework, we published the chemical substances in our products at ASUS website at http://csr.asus.com/english/REACH.htm. ASUS Recycling/Takeback Services ASUS recycling and takeback programs come from our commitment to the highest standards for protecting our environment.
Safety information Electrical safety • To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the server. • When adding or removing devices to or from the server, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If possible, disconnect all power cables from the existing server before you add a device.
About this guide This user guide contains the information you need when installing and configuring the server management board. How this guide is organized This guide contains the following parts: • Chapter 1: Product Introduction This chapter describes the server management board features and the new technologies it supports. • Chapter 2: Hardware Information This chapter provides instructions on how to install the board to the server system and install the utilities that the board supports.
Conventions used in this guide To ensure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task. IMPORTANT: Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task. NOTE: Tips and additional information to help you complete a task.
ASMB11-iKVM specifications summary Chipset Aspeed 2600 Internal RAM 448 MB (System) 64 MB (Video) Internal ROM 64 MB Timers 32-bit Watchdog Timer Main features 7th Generation ASPEED Baseboard Management Controller Native PCIe Support 2D Video Graphic Adapter with PCIe Bus Interface Remote Presence (iKVM) Secure Boot Engine WebUI Support Redfish Support Security Enhancements Remote Update Form factor 21 nm x 21 nm * Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Chapter 1: Product Introduction Product Introduction This chapter describes the server management board features and the new technologies it supports.
1.1 Welcome! Thank you for buying an ASUS ASMB11-iKVM server management board! The ASUS ASMB11-iKVM is an Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) 2.0-compliant board that allows you to monitor, control, and manage a remote server from the local or central server in your local area network (LAN). With ASMB11-iKVM in your server motherboard, you can completely and efficiently monitor your server in real time. The solution allows you to reduce IT management costs and increase the productivity.
2. 3. 4.
• 5.
• PAM Reorder Support • Radius Authentication Support • SNMP Support • SNMP Trap v2c/v3 Alert at Runtime - CPU, Memory Warning - Temperature, Fan and PSU ** Specifications are subject to change without notice. 1.
1.5 Network setup The ASMB11-iKVM server management board installed on the remote server connects to a local/central server via direct LAN connection or through a network hub. The supported server management configurations are listed below.
Getting Started This chapter provides instructions on how to install the board to the server system and install the utilities that the board supports.
2.1 Before you proceed Take note of the following precautions before you install the server management board to the remote server system. 2.2 • Unplug the server system power cord from the wall socket before touching any component. • Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as the power supply case, before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity. • Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them.
2.3 Firmware update and IP configuration Follow the below steps to update the firmware and configure the IP source before using the ASMB11-iKVM board for the first time. 2.3.1 1. Updating the firmware on Linux Navigate to the tools folder, then run the update script. To update the firmware remotely: ./FWUpdate_Linux.sh [IP address] [username] [password] [options] To update the firmware locally: ./FWUpdate_Linux.sh -local [username] [password] [options] 2. Make sure you are connected to the internet.
2.4 BIOS configuration Follow the below steps to configure the BIOS before connecting to the ASMB11-iKVM board. 2.4.1 • Update the remote server BIOS file following the instructions in the motherboard/ system user guide. Visit www.asus.com to download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard. • The BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen.
2.5 Server Mgmt menu The Server Management menu displays the server management status and allows you to change the settings. Not all BIOS items are mentioned in this section as they may vary between system models. Only the BMC related items are mentioned. OS Watchdog Timer This item allows you to start a BIOS timer which can only be shut off by Intel Management Software after the OS loads.
2.5.1 System Event Log Allows you to change the SEL event log configuration. All values changed here do not take effect until computer is restarted. SEL Components Allows you to enable or disable event logging for error/progress codes during boot. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The following item is available only when SEL Components is set to [Enabled]. Erase SEL Allows you to choose options for erasing SEL.
2.5.2 BMC network configuration Allows you to set the BMC LAN parameter settings. Configure IPV4 support DM_LAN1 / Shared LAN Configuration Address source Allows you to set the LAN channel parameters statically or dynamically (by BIOS or by BMC). [Previous State] option will not modify any BMC network parameters during BIOS phase. Configuration options: [Previous State] [Static] [DynamicBmcDhcp] The following items are available only when Configuration Address source is set to [Static].
Configure IPV6 support DM_LAN1 / Shared LAN IPV6 support Allows you to enable or disable IPV6 support. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] The following items appear only when IPV6 support is set to [Enabled]. Configuration Address source Allows you to set the LAN channel parameters statically or dynamically (by BIOS or by BMC). [Previous State] option will not modify any BMC network parameters during BIOS phase.
2.5.3 View System Event Log Allows you to view all the events in the BMC event logs. It may take up to 15 seconds to read all the BMC SEL records.
2-10 Chapter 2: Getting Started
Chapter 3: Web-based User Interface Web-based User Interface This chapter tells you how to use the web-based user interface that the server management board supports.
3.1 Web-based user interface The web-based user interface allows you to easily monitor the remote server’s hardware information including temperatures, fan rotations, voltages, and power. This application also lets you instantly power on, power off, or reset the remote server. To enter the Web-based user interface: 1. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST. 2.
3.1.2 Using the utility The web-based graphics user interface displays when you successfully log into the utility. Click on a function from the list on the left hand side to start using its specific functions. Access BIOS settings via Redfish Toggle sync Messages Notifications Function list 3.2 Reload current page Account information Content window Dashboard The dashboard gives you a quick overview of all the system status, sensors, messages, and logs.
3.3 Sensor The Sensor Readings page displays live readings for all the available sensors with details like Sensor Name, Status, Current Reading and Behavior. This page will automatically refresh itself with data from the database. Please note that there may be some delays when retrieving live data. Scroll down to view more items. 3.4 System Inventory This page displays information about the system’s processor, memory controller, baseboard, power, PCIe devices, and storage devices.
3.5 FRU Information This page displays the BMC’s FRU device information. The FRU page shows Basic Information, Chassis Information, Board Information, and Product Information of the FRU device. Scroll down to view more items. 3.6 Logs & Reports This menu contains the IPMI Event Log, System Log, Audit Log, and Video Log.
3.6.1 IPMI Event Log This page displays the list of events incurred by different sensors on this device. Click on a record to see the details of that entry. Click Download Event Logs to download the logs. To view the Event Log for a selected time period 1. From the Filter By Date field, select the time period by selecting the Start Date and the End Date from the calender. 2.
3.6.2 System Log This page displays system event logs for this device (if the options have been configured). Logs have to be configured under Settings > Log Settings > Advanced Log Settings in order to display any entries. To view the System Log for a selected time period 1. From the Filter By Date field, select the time period by selecting the Start Date and the End Date from the calender. 2. From the Event Category field, select the type of event to view the events of the selected event type.
3.6.3 Audit Log This page displays audit event logs for this device (if the options have been configured). Logs have to be configured under Settings > Log Settings > Advanced Log Settings in order to display any entries. To view the Audit Log for a selected time period, from the Filter By Date field, select the time period by selecting the Start Date and the End Date from the calender.
3.6.4 Video Log This page displays available recorded video log files (if the options have been configured). Logs have to be configured under Settings > Log Settings > Advanced Log Settings in order to display any entries. To view the Video Log for a selected time period, from the Filter By Date field, select the time period by selecting the Start Date and the End Date from the calender.
3.7 Settings This page allows you to configure the BMC settings. Click on an item for more options. 3.7.1 Captured BSOD This page allows you to view a captured snapshot of the blue screen captured if the host system has crashed since the last reboot. The KVM service should be enabled to display the captured BSOD. Configure this at Settings > Services > KVM.
3.7.2 Date & Time This page allows you to set the date and time on the BMC.
3.7.3 External User Services This page allows you to configure the LDAP/E-directory settings, Active Directory settings, and RADIUS settings. LDAP/E-directory Settings This page allows you to set the LDAP/E-directory Settings. The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is an application protocol for querying and modifying data of directory services implemented in Internet Protocol (IP) networks.
3.7.4 KVM Mouse Setting This page allows you to set the mouse mode. The Redirection Console handles mouse emulation from local window to remote screen using either of the three methods. Only the Administrator has the right to configure this option. 3.7.5 Log Settings This page allows you to set the log policy for the event log. SEL Log Settings Policy This page is used to configure the log policy for the event log Advanced Log Settings This page allows you to set advanced settings for the event logs.
3.7.6 Manage Licenses This page allows you to manage and view license information. View Licenses This page allows you to view Licenses already added as well as the number of days the license is still valid for. Add License Key This page allows you to add License keys.
3.7.7 Media Redirection Settings This page allows you to configure media redirection settings. General Settings This page allows you to enable or disable Local Media support. VMedia Instance Settings This page allows you to configure settings for media devices. Remote Session This page allows you to change the settings for the remote session. Active Redirections This page displays the list of media currently being redirected, and also displays the status and other basic information of each media item.
3.7.8 Network Settings The Network Settings page allows you to configure the network settings. Network IP Settings This page allows you to manage LAN support for the interface. Network Bond Configuration This page allows you to enable network bonding for network interfaces. DNS Configuration This page allows you to manage DNS settings of the device. NCSI Device Switch This page allows you to select whether to use OCP or the On Board LAN for NCSI if both exist on the host system.
3.7.9 PAM Order Settings This page allows you to configure the PAM order for user authentication into the BMC. The list of PAM modules supported in the BMC is displayed. Drag and drop the PAM modules to reorganize their positions in the sequence.
3.7.10 Platform Event Filters Platform Event Filtering (PEF) provides a mechanism for configuring the BMC to take selected actions on event messages that it receives or has internally generated. These actions include operations such as system power-off, system reset, as well as triggering the generation of an alert. A PEF implementation is recommended to provide at least 16 entries in the event filter table.
3.7.11 NIC Management This page allows you to configure NIC controller settings. 3.7.12 Services This page lists services running on the BMC. It shows current status and other basic information about the services.
3.7.13 SMTP Settings The SMTP page allows you to configure the SMTP mail server. 3.7.14 SSL Settings The Secure Sockets Layer protocol was created by Netscape to ensure secure transactions between web servers and browsers. The protocol uses a third party, a Certificate Authority (CA), to identify one or both ends of the transactions. View SSL Certificate This page displays the basic information about the uploaded SSL certificate.
3.7.15 System Firewall This page allows you to create and manage firewalls on the BMC. General Firewall Settings This page allows you to create and manage existing general firewall settings. IP Firewall Rules This page allows you to create and manage existing firewall settings based on IP. Port Firewall Rules This page allows you to create and manage existing firewall settings based on ports.
3.7.16 User Management The User Management page allows you to view the current list of user slots for the server. You can add a new user and modify or delete existing users. 3.7.17 Video Recording This page allows you to customize the video recording settings. Auto Video Settings This page allows you to configure the events that will trigger the auto video recording function of the KVM server and display the list of available recorded video files on the BMC.
3.7.18 IPMI Interfaces This page allows you to configure IPMI interfaces on the BMC. 3.7.19 Fan Control This page allows you to configure fan control settings.
3.7.20 PSU Cold Redundancy This page allows you to enable or disable PSU cold redundancy.
3.8 Remote Control This menu allows you to perform remote operations on the server. To start remote KVM, click Launch H5Viewer. You should install JRE on the remote console first before launching JViewer. You can download JRE from https://openjdk.java.net/. 3.8.
Remote KVM interface Video 1. Pause Video: This option is used for pausing Console Redirection. 2. Resume Video: This option is used to resume the Console Redirection when the session is paused. 3. Refresh Video: This option can be used to update the display shown in the Console Redirection window. 4. Host display: This option allows you to enable or disable local video output on the remote system. 5. Capture Screen: This option allows you to screen capture the console redirection screen.
Keyboard Keyboard Layout: This menu item allows you to select the keyboard layout. Send Keys 1. Hold Down: These menu items can be used to act as holding down the corresponding key when in Console Redirection. 2. Press and Release: These menu items can be used to act as a press and release on the corresponding key when in Console Redirection. Hot Keys These menu items allow you to make use of hot keys. Video Record 1.
3.9 Image Redirection This menu allows you to emulate CD/DVD/Floppy/HDD Images as media drives to host. Local Images This page allows you to select a local media to emulate to host as media through BMC. Remote Media This page allows you to select a remote media to emulate to host as media through BMC. 3.10 Power Control The Power Control displays the current server power status and allows you to change the current settings.
3.11 Locator LED The Locator LED allows you to perform a chassis identify command control operation. Select the desired LED locator LED behavior, or select the Identify Interval in Seconds option and enter the amount of seconds, then click Perform Action to execute the selected action.
3.12 Maintenance The Maintenance menu allows you to select specific configuration items to be preserved or to restore the default configuration for your device. Backup Configuration This page allows you to select specific configuration items to backup. Check the desired items and click Download Config to download the .bak file. Firmware Image Location This page allows you to select the image location type.
Restore Factory Defaults This page allows you to select configuration items that will be preserved while all other configuration items are restored to their default values. If none are selected, all the configuration items will be restored to their default values. System Administrator This page allows you to change the System Administrator settings.
3-32 Chapter 3: Web-based User Interface
Appendix Appendix The Appendix shows the location of the LAN ports for server management and BMC connector on server motherboards. This section also presents common problems that you may encounter when installing or using the server management board.
A.1 LAN ports for server management The ASUS server motherboards that support ASMB11-iKVM come with at least three (3) LAN (RJ-45) ports: one for network connection and others for server management. For easy identification, the LAN ports for server management are Shared LAN and DM_LAN1 ports. You must use the Shared LAN and DM_LAN1 ports for server management to connect the remote server to the local/central host (direct LAN connection) or to the network hub or router.
A.2 Troubleshooting This troubleshooting guide provides answers to some common problems that you may encounter while installing and/or using ASUS ASMB11-iKVM. These problems require simple troubleshooting that you can perform by yourself. Contact Technical Support if you encounter problems not mentioned in this section. Problem The local/central server cannot connect to the ASMB11-iKVM board Solution 1. Check if the LAN cable is connected to the LAN port. 2.
A.3 Sensor Table Memory ECC Sensor No.
Sensor No.
Backplane HD Sensor No.
Sensor No.
Power Supply Sensor No.
Sensor No.
Hardware Monitor 1. Temperature Event Sensor No.
Event Sensor No.
Event Sensor No.
Event Sensor No.
Event Sensor No.
Event Sensor No.
CPU CATERR Sensor No. Sensor Name Sensor Type Sensor Type Code Sensor Value or Event Type 0xFD(253) CPU_CATERR 0x08 Processor Discrete(0x6F) 0x01: IERR 0x00: Normal Intrusion A-16 Sensor No.
Simplified EU Declaration of Conformity English ASUSTeK Computer Inc. hereby declares that this device is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of related Directives. Full text of EU declaration of conformity is available at: www.asus.com/support Français AsusTek Computer Inc. déclare par la présente que cet appareil est conforme aux critères essentiels et autres clauses pertinentes des directives concernées.
Service and Support Visit our multi-language website at https://www.asus.com/support.
