Remote Management LAN Card IPMI expansion card User Guide
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Contents Safety information........................................................................................................ v About this guide.......................................................................................................... vi Chapter 1: Product Introduction 1.1 Welcome!..................................................................................................... 1-2 1.2 Package contents..............................................................................
Contents 3.7 Settings...................................................................................................... 3-17 3.7.1 Date & Time............................................................................... 3-17 3.7.2 External User Services.............................................................. 3-19 3.7.3 KVM Mouse Setting................................................................... 3-24 3.7.4 Log Settings...............................................................
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 IPMI expansion card features, system requirements, and network settings. • Chapter 2: Installation Information This chapter provides instructions on how to install the IPMI expansion card to the client device motherboard and BIOS BMC settings.
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.
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Chapter 1: Product Introduction Product Introduction This chapter describes the IPMI expansion card features, system requirements, and network settings.
1.1 Welcome! Thank you for buying an ASUS IPMI Expansion Card! The ASUS IPMI Expansion Card can be installed to a non-server ASUS motherboard, and allows you to monitor your remote device in real-time when installed to the ASUS motherboard of your remote device. The solution allows you to reduce IT management costs and increase the productivity. Compatibility with IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) 2.
1.3 IPMI Expansion Card specifications summary Chipset ASPEED VIDEO PROCESSOR AST2600A3-GP Onboard RAM System: 384MB Video: 64MB Onboard ROM 64MB Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 interface VGA 1 x D-sub supports max. resolution 1920 x 1200 @ 60Hz External connectors 1 x D-Sub 1 x LAN (RJ45) port Internal connectors 8 x fan headers 1 x 6-pin PSU connector 1 x BMC header 1 x LAN IP mode switch jumper 1 x SMART_PSU switch jumper 1 x SPI header 1 x PM_BUS header 1 x USB 2.
1.4 IPMI Expansion Card Overview RTL8211F-CG 1G LAN connector: Connects directly to the central server or to a router/hub using a LAN cable. Onboard VGA header: Connects to front VGA using an adapter cable. VGA connector: Connects to a display using a VGA cable. Fan headers 1-8: Connects to fans to view fan information and management. To use the CHA FAN sensor and control function, ensure the fans are connected to the Fan headers 1-8, and the 6-pin PSU connector is connected to a power supply.
USB header: Connects to motherboard USB 2.0 front header for data transfer and KVM keyboard/mouse remote control. To use the keyboard and mouse function for KVM remote control, ensure the USB header is connected to the USB 2.0 connector on the motherboard. PSU PM_BUS header: Connects to power supply for PSU detection. • Power supply needs to support PSU function.
1.5 1. 2. 3. 1-6 Features IPMI 2.
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7. 8. • BMC Reset Driver Support • UART Route Support • USB Device Support • Video Device Support • Watchdog Device Support Firmware Update • Supports firmware update for onboard management processor • Supports firmware update for motherboard BIOS firmware Notification • Self diagnosing LED indicators to display hardware status • Supports Web based or GUI remote management interfaces for damage monitoring of CPU, RAM, storage device, etc.
1.7 Jumper configurations VGA switch jumper VGA_SW 1 2 2 3 Enable (Default) Disable BMC switch jumper BMC_SW 1 2 Enable (Default) 2 3 Disable SMART_PSU switch jumper SMART_PSU 1 2 Enable 2 3 Disable (Default) LAN IP mode switch jumper DM_IP_SEL1 1 2 Not fixed IP (Default) 1-10 2 3 Fixed IP (10.10.10.
1.8 Network setup The IPMI expansion card installed on the client device motherboard connects to a local/central server via direct LAN connection or through a network hub. Below are the supported network management configurations.
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Chapter 2: Installation Information Installation Information This chapter provides instructions on how to install the IPMI expansion card to the client device motherboard and BIOS BMC settings.
2.1 Before you proceed Take note of the following precautions before you install the IPMI expansion card to the client device’s motherboard. • • • • • 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. To supply the IPMI expansion card with power, connect the USB 2.0 cable to the USB connector (USB) on the IPMI expansion card and the USB 2.0 connector on your motherboard. 3. For SPI functions, connect the SPI cable to the SPI TPM header (SPI) on the IPMI expansion card and the header on the IPMI TPM adapter. Connect the IPMI TPM adapter to the SPI TPM header on your motherboard.
4. Connect the Power On/Off cable and Reset cables to the MB pins on the Panel header (PANEL) on the IPMI expansion card then connect them to the Panel header on the motherboard. Ensure the cables are connected such that the red cable is closest to the PCB. The Power On/Off cable and Reset cable are connected in opposite orientations when connecting them to the Panel header on your motherboard.
6. This board features three (3) T-Sensor headers (T_SENSOR) which allow you to connect T-sensor cables for temperature monitoring functions. 7. Connect the fans to the fan headers (CHA_FAN1-8) to monitor the fans. 8. Connect the PMBus connector from the PSU to the PSU PM_BUS header (PSUSMB) for monitoring information on the PSU such as voltage, current, and temperature.
9. Connect the 6-pin PCIE power connector from the PSU to the 6-pin PSU connector (PCIE_PWR). 10. Insert the IPMI expansion card to a PCIe slot on your motherboard. 11. Connect a LAN cable to the LAN port for remote management. • • 12. For direct LAN configuration, connect the other end of the LAN cable to the local/central server LAN port. For connection to a network hub or router, connect the other end of the LAN cable to the network hub or router.
2.3 BIOS configuration Before using the BMC remote management controller, ensure to download the BIOS version which supports the IPMI expansion card for the client device motherboard. Follow the steps below to configure the BIOS settings of the client device after updating the BIOS. • • 2.3.1 Update the motherboard BIOS file following the instructions in the motherboard user guide. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard.
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. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The following items is configurable only when the OS Watchdog Timer is set to [Enabled]. OS Wtd Timer Timeout Allows you to configure the length fo the OS Boot Watchdog Timer.
2.3.4 BMC network configuration Allows you to set the BMC LAN parameter settings. Configure IPV4 support Lan channel 1 Configuration Address source Allows you to set the LAN channel parameters statically or dynamically (by BIOS or by BMC). [Unspecified] option will not modify any BMC network parameters during BIOS phase. Configuration options: [Unspecified] [Static] [DynamicBmcDhcp] The following items are available only when Configuration Address source is set to [Static].
Configure IPV6 support Lan channel 1 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). [Unspecified] option will not modify any BMC network parameters during BIOS phase.
2.3.5 View System Event Log Allows you to view all the events in the BMC event logs. It will take a maximum of 15 seconds to read all the BMC SEL records.
2.4 BMC management with IPMITool You can download and use IPMITool to use a console to configure the BMC settings, manage, and use functions of the remote device, such as IP address configuration, view details on the sensors, manage users, view the power status of the remote device, or manage the power controls. • • 2-12 For a list of IPMITool commands, please refer to the Appendix. When using IPMITool to execute a command, the command must include the client device’s BMC IP address.
Chapter 3: Web-based User Interface Web-based User Interface This chapter tells you how to use the web-based user interface to manage and configure the client device with an IPMI expansion card installed.
3.1 Web-based user interface The web-based user interface allows you to easily monitor the client device’s hardware information including temperatures, fan rotations, voltages, and power. By opening the GUI in a browser you can manage the client device remotely, even when there is no OS installed on the client device. This application also lets you instantly power on/off or reset the remote device. 3.1.1 3-2 Logging in the utility 1.
3.1.2 Using the utility The web-based graphics user interface displays when you login in the utility successfully. Click on a function from the list on the left hand side to start using its specific functions.
3.1.3 BIOS settings Set the BIOS settings for the remote device. 3-4 1. Click on BIOS from the user interface toolbar located in the top right of the main page. 2. Enter the user account name and password. 3. You can begin configuring or viewing the BIOS settings of the remote device once you have successfully logged in.
3.2 Dashboard The dashboard gives you a quick overview of the system status, quick control options, poweron hours, power redundancy, sensors, messages, and logs. Click or hover your mouse over an item to see more details. Scroll down to view more items.
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 delay when retrieving live data. Scroll down to view more items.
3.3.1 • To use the PSU sensor and power redundancy settings function, ensure the power supply is connected to the PSU PM_BUS header, and the SMART_PSU switch jumper is set to Enable. • To use the TR temperature sensor function, ensure the T_SENSOR headers 1-3 are connected to the motherboard. • To use the real-time sensor monitoring function (if supported), ensure the BMC header is connected to the BMC header on the motherboard.
2. 3-8 Adjust the threshold values, then click on Save.
3.4 System Inventory This page displays Inventory Information of the remote device. System Processor Memory Controller PCIE Device PCIE Function Storage ASUS IPMI Expansion Card Displays information on the remote device: system name, description, model, indicator LED, manufacturer, power state, serial number, part number, system type, asset tag, BIOS version, UUID, and state.
3.5 FRU Information This Page displays the BMC’s FRU (Field Replaceable Units) 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. To view the information on an FRU device: 1. Select an FRU Device ID from the FRU Device ID drop down menu. 2. The FRU device name and information on the FRU device selected will be displayed once your selection has been made.
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. Hovering over the graph will allow you to view the number of events by date. Select the time period to filter by selecting the Start Date and the End Date from the calender. You can also click on the clock icon at the bottom of the calendar to add a time filter.
You can click on an event to view the date and time of the event.
3.6.2 System Log This page displays logs of system events 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. Filtering options are also available for all log entries. • The System Log will be displayed with the default time if the BMC remote device was not connected to the network when it was powered on.
3.6.3 Audit Log This page displays logs of audit events 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. Select the time period to filter by selecting the Start Date and the End Date from the calender. You can also click on the clock icon at the bottom of the calendar to add a time filter.
3.6.4 Video Log This page displays logs of available recorded video files (if the options have been configured). You can click on a video recording to play/pause the video recording, or download the video file to the remote device in .avi format. Clicking on the X icon will close the video recording file. Configurations have to be set under Settings > Video Recording > Auto Video Settings > Video Trigger Settings in order to display any entries.
3.7 Settings This page allows you to configure the BMC settings. Click on an item for more options. 3.7.1 Date & Time This page allows you to set the date and time on the BMC. You can either select a time zone from the interactive map, or manually set the date and time. • If the time zone is selected from the group of manual offset (GMT/ETC time zones), the interactive map selection feature will be disabled. • Ensure to click on Save to save the changes made.
Select Time Zone Date & Time Automatic NTP Date & Time Primary NTP Server Secondary NTP Server Automatic PTP Date & Time PTP Interface Select the time zone from the Select Time Zone drop down menu, or double click on a time zone on the interactive map. Displays the date and time of the selected time zone. Enable or disable automatic time and date synchronization with the NTP server. Allocate the primary NTP server to automatically update date and time.
Configure an inbound latency of the server to use when automatically settings the date and time. PTP Inbound Latency This item is only configurable if Automatic PTP Date & Time is set to enabled. Configure a PTP outbound latency of the server to use when automatically settings the date and time. PTP Outbound Latency This item is only configurable if Automatic PTP Date & Time is set to enabled. Configure a priority of PTP clock to use when automatically settings the date and time.
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. If you have an LDAP server configured on your network, you can use it as an easy way to add, manage and authenticate MegaRAC® card users. This is done by passing login requests to your LDAP Server.
Used in bind operations, which authenticates the client to the server. Bind DN Password Search Base Attribute of User Login • Must be a combination of 4-63 alphanumeric characters. • It must start with an alphabetical character. • Special characters such as dot (.), comma (,), hyphen (-), underscore (_), equal to (=) is allowed. For example: cn-manager, ou-login, dc-domain, dccom. Also used in the bind authentication operations between client and server.
• Role Groups Allows you to set LDAP/E-Directory user role groups. - - Clicking on a cell with an existing role group will allow you to modify the role group. Clicking on an unassigned empty box will allow you to add a new role group. - Clicking on the x to the top right corner of a role group will delete the role group. Active directory Settings This page allows you to set the Active directory Settings.
• Role Groups Allows you to set Active Directory user role groups. - - Clicking on a cell with an existing role group will allow you to modify the role group. Clicking on an unassigned empty box will allow you to add a new role group. - Clicking on the x to the top right corner of a role group will delete the role group. RADIUS Settings This page is used to enable or disable RADIUS authentication and enter the required information to access the RADIUS server.
3.7.3 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 permissions to configure this option. To use the keyboard and mouse function for KVM remote control, ensure the USB header is connected to the USB 2.0 connector on the motherboard. Relative Positioning (Linux) Absolute Positioning (Windows) Other Mode (SLES-11 OS Installation) 3.7.
Advanced Log Settings This page allows you to set advanced settings for the event logs. System Log Local Log Remote Log Port Type Enable System Log to view all system events. Entries can be filtered based on their classification levels. Check this item to save the logs locally (BMC) Check this item to save the logs in a remote machine. The port type for the remote log. Users can select between UDP or TCP. Setting the port type will only be supported when Remote Log is enabled.
3.7.5 Manage Licenses This page allows you to manage and view KVM, LMEDIA, MEDIA, and RMEDIA 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. KVM Displays the number of days KVM is still valid for. LMEDIA Displays the number of days LMEDIA is still valid for. MEDIA Displays the number of days MEDIA is still valid for. RMEDIA Displays the number of days RMEDIA is still valid for.
Server Address for CD/DVD Images Enter the address of the server where remote videos are to be stored IPV4 and IPV6 address formats, and FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name) format is supported. Enter the path of the remote media on the server. Path in server Mount CD/ DVD Path must be alpha-numeric and only the following special characters are allowed: ‘/’ (backward slash), ‘\’ (forward slash), ‘_’ (underscore), and ‘.’ (dot).
Enter the domain name of the remote media. Domain Name Mount Harddisk Username Password • Domain Name is optional • If Samba (CIFS) is selected as the Share Type for CD/DVD, then enter user credentials to authenticate the server. Enter the username. Enter the password.
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. Media Type Media Instance Client Type Image Name Redirection Status Client IP 3.7.7 Displays the media type of the active redirection. Displays the media instance of the active redirection. Displays the remote machine type of the active redirection. Displays the media name of the active redirection.
Specify a static Subnet Mask. IPv4 Subnet • This item is only configurable if Enable IPv4 DHCP is disabled. • Consists of 4 sets of numbers separated by dots as in ‘xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx’. • Each set ranges from 0 to 255. • First number cannot be 0. Specify a static Default Gateway. IPv4 Gateway Enable IPv6 Enable IPv6 DHCP IPv6 Index • This item is only configurable if Enable IPv4 DHCP is disabled. • Consists of 4 sets of numbers separated by dots as in ‘xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx’.
Specify an IPv6 gateway. IPv6 Gateway Enable VLAN VLAN ID • This item is only configurable if Enable IPv6 DHCP is disabled. • Consists of 4 sets of numbers separated by dots as in ‘xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx’. • Each set ranges from 0 to 255. • First number cannot be 0. Enable or disable VLAN support for the selected interface. Specify an ID for this VLAN configuration. • This item is only configurable if Enable VLAN is enabled. • Values range from 2 to 4094.
Enable or disable BMC registration. Select from the following registration methods: - Nsupdate: Register with the DNS server using the nsupdate application. - DHCP Client FQDN: Register with the DNS server using DHCP option 81. - Hostname: Register with the DNS server using DHCP option 12.
Select the IP Priority. IP Priority BMC Registration Settings: BMC Interface If IP priority is IPv4, then 2 IPv4 and 1 IPv6 DNS servers can be used. • If IP priority is IPv6, then 1 IPv4 and 2 IPv6 DNS servers can be used. • This item is only configurable if Domain Setting is set to Automatic. Specify the DNS (Domain Name System) server address to be configured for the BMC. DNS Server 1-3 3.7.8 • • IPv4 Addresses should be given dotted decimal representation.
3.7.9 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.
Select a configured alert policy number from the dropdown list. Alert Policy Group Number Alert Policy can be configured under Configuration > PEF > Alert Policy. Enable this option to enter the Generator ID with raw data. Enter the raw generator ID1 data value. Raw Data Generator ID 1 This item is only configurable if Raw Data is enabled. Enter the raw generator ID2 data value. • In the RAW data field, prefix the value with ‘0x’ to specify hexidecimal value.
Event Options Event trigger Select an event option from either All events or Sensor specific events. This field is used to give Event/Reading type value. Value ranges from 0 to 255. This field is used to indicate wildcarded or compared bits. Event Data 1 AND Mask Event Data 1 Compare 1 Value ranges from 0 to 255. This field is used to indicate whether each bit position’s comparison is an exact comparison or not. Value ranges from 0 to 255.
Alert Policies This page shows all configured Alert policies and available slots. You can modify or add new alert policy entry from on this page. A maximum of 60 slots are available. Click on the x icon to the top right of the alert policy slot to delete an alert policy from the list. • Alert Policy Configuration Clicking on a Configured or UnConfigured slot will allow you to edit an alert policy, or add a new alert policy.
Event Specific Alert String Alert String Key Check this item to specify an event-specific Alert String. Select from a set of values (all linked to strings that are kept in the PEF configuration parameters), to specify which is to be sent for this Alert Policy entry. LAN Destinations This page shows all configured LAN destinations and available slots. You can modify or add new LAN destination entry from on this page. A maximum of 15 slots are available.
Enter the IP address of the system that will receive the alert. • IPV4 and IPV6 address formats are supported. • This item is only configurable if Destination Type is set to SNMP Trap. SMNP Destination Address If Destination type is E-Mail Alert, then select the user to whom the email alert has to be sent. • Email address for the user has to be configured under Settings > User Management. • BMC Username should be configured for SMNP Trap Version - 3.
3.7.10 Services This page lists services running on the BMC. It shows current status and other basic information about the services. • Click on the to modify the services configuration. • Click on the icon view or terminate the connected session for this device. • Only the Administrator can modify a service. View Services This page displays basic information about the Active sessions on this BMC. You may also terminate the session as the Administrator.
Service Configuration This page allows you to configure the selected service. Service Name Active Displays the service name of the selected slot (read only). Displays the current status of the service, either active or inactive. Check to activate the service. This indicates the interface on which the service is running. The user can choose any one of the available interfaces. • Service mapping to disabled interfaces will not work.
Where supported, user can configure the session timeout value. Timeout Web and KVM timeout value ranges from 300 to 1800 seconds. • Web timeout will be ignored if there is any ongoing KVM session. • SSH timeout value ranges from 60 to 1800 seconds. • Timeout value should be in multiples of 60 seconds. • This item is only configurable if Active is enabled. Displays the maximum number of allowed sessions for the service. Maximum Sessions 3.7.
Enter the Machine Name of the SMTP Server. This field is only for Information Purpose Only. Primary Server Name • Machine Name is a string of 25 alphanumeric characters maximum. • Spaces and special characters are not allowed. • This item is only configurable if Primary SMTP Support is enabled. Enter the Server Address for the SMTP Server. Primary Server IP • Consists of 4 sets of numbers separated by dots as in ‘xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx’. • Each set ranges from 0 to 255. • First number cannot be 0.
Enter the username required to access SMTP Accounts. Primary Username • User Name can be a length of 4 to 64 alphanumeric characters, dot (.), at sign (@), hyphen (-), and underscore (_). • It must start with an alphabetical character. • Other special characters are not allowed. • This item is only configurable if Primary SMTP Authentication is enabled. Enter the password for the SMTP User Account.
Enter the Server Address for the Secondary SMTP Server. Secondary Server IP • Consists of 4 sets of numbers separated by dots as in ‘xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx’. • Each set ranges from 0 to 255. • First number cannot be 0. • IPV4 and IPV6 address formats, and Host Name format is supported. • This item is only configurable if Secondary SMTP Support is enabled. Specify the Secondary SMTP Port. Secondary SMTP port • Default port is 25. • Port value ranges from 1 to 65535.
Enter the password for the SMTP User Account. Secondary Password • Must be at least 4 characters long, and the field has a maximum limit of 64 characters. • White space is not allowed. • This item is only configurable if Primary SMTP Authentication is enabled. Enable or disable the SMTP SSLTLS protocol. Secondary SMTP SSLTLS Enable This item is only configurable if Primary SMTP Support is enabled. Enable or disable the SMTP STARTTLS protocol. Secondary SMTP STARTTLS Enable 3.7.
View SSL Certificate This page displays the basic information about the uploaded SSL certificate.
Generate SSL Certificate This page allows you to create an SSL certificate. Enter the common name for which the certificate is to be generated. Common Name (CN) • Maximum of 64 alpha-numeric characters. • Special characters ‘#’ and ‘$’ are not allowed. Enter the name of the organization for which the certificate is to be generated. Organization (O) • Maximum of 64 alpha-numeric characters. • Special characters ‘#’ and ‘$’ are not allowed.
Upload SSL Certificate This page allows you to upload a certificates and private keys. Current Certificate Contains information of the Current Certificate. The date and time it was uploaded will also be displayed (read only). Click the Browse button and navigate to the new certificate file. New Certificate Certificate file should be of pem type. Current Private Key Contains information for the current private key. The date and time it was uploaded will also be displayed (read only).
The firewall rule will become effective from this date. Start Date This item is only configurable if Timeout is enabled. The firewall rule will become effective from this time. Start Time This item is only configurable if Timeout is enabled. The firewall rule will expire on this date. End Date This item is only configurable if Timeout is enabled. The firewall rule will expire at this time. This item is only configurable if Timeout is enabled.
Enable or disable Timeout. The firewall rule will become effective from this date. Enable Timeout Start Date This item is only configurable if Enable Timeout is enabled. The firewall rule will become effective from this time. Start Time This item is only configurable if Enable Timeout is enabled. The firewall rule will expire on this date. End Date This item is only configurable if Enable Timeout is enabled. The firewall rule will expire at this time.
Protocol Network Type Enable Timeout Start Date Select the protocol (TCP, UDP, or Both). Select the network type (IPv4, IPv6, or Both). Enable or disable Timeout support for the new rule. The firewall rule will become effective from this date. This item is only configurable if Enable Timeout is enabled. The firewall rule will become effective from this time. Start Time This item is only configurable if Enable Timeout is enabled. The firewall rule will expire on this date.
3.7.14 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 the existing users. - Channel: Displays the amount of available users for the current LAN channel. • Click on any available slot to add or edit a user. • A maximum of 10 slots are available. This number includes the default admin and anonymous users. • To view the page, the user must at least have Operator privileges.
Select the preferred size for the password. This item is only configurable if Change password is enabled or when adding a new user. Password Size The password field is mandatory and should have a minimum of 8 characters. Password This item is only configurable if Change password is enabled or when adding a new user. Confirm the password by entering it again in this field.
Select the Encryption algorithm to be used for the SNMP settings. SMNP Privacy Protocol This item is only configurable if SNMP Access is enabled. Select the format for the email. This format will be used when sending emails. The two type or formats available are: Email Format • AMI-Format: The subject of this mail format is ‘Alert from (your Hostname)’. The mail content includes sensor information, such as Sensor type and Description.
3.7.15 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. • Video Trigger Settings This page allows you to configure the video recording triggers.
The maximum duration should range from 1 to 3600 seconds. Maximum Duration (Sec) This item is only configurable if Record Video to Remote Server is enabled. The maximum size should range from 1 to 500 MB. Maximum Size (MB) This item is only configurable if Record Video to Remote Server is enabled. Enter the IP address of the server where the remote videos are to be stored. • IPV4 and IPV6 address formats, and FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name) format is supported.
SOL Settings The Java SOL page allows you to configure trigger settings for SOL video recording events. • SOL Trigger Settings This page allows you to configure which events will trigger the SOL video.
3.7.16 Fan Control This page allows you to set the fan control configurations. Auto Mode This page allows you to view the current fan mode, and also configure the fan mode. Generic mode Full speed mode Select this option to set the fan mode to generic mode. Select this option to set the fan mode to full speed mode. Customizedf This page allows you to configure fan duty corresponding to different temperatures.
Temperature Source This page allows you to select a desired temperature source to control your fan. If no temperature is obtained, the CPU temperature will be used. If CPU temperature is not obtained, fan control will be set to 60%. These settings will also be applied to every fan in control mode. To use the CHA FAN sensor and control function, ensure the fans are connected to the Fan headers 1-8, and the 6-pin PSU connector is connected to a power supply. 3.7.
3.8 Remote Control This menu allows you to perform remote operations on the server. Click Launch H5Viewer to start the remote KVM. H5Viewer Reset KVM JViewer Serial Over LAN ASUS IPMI Expansion Card Click to launch the H5Viewer window for the KVM function. Click to reset the KVM function. Click to download the jviewer (.jnlp) file. • Download and install IcedTea Windows x64 if you wish to open the jviewer (.jnlp) file.
Remote KVM interface Pause Video Resume Video Video Refresh Video Host display Capture Screen Show Client Cursor Mouse Mouse Mode Zoom Options Block Privilege Request This option is used for pausing Console Redirection. This option is used to resume the Console Redirection when the session is paused. This option can be used to update the display shown in the Console Redirection window. If you turn this option ON, the client device’s screen will be unlocked.
Bandwidth Options Compression Mode DCT Quantization table This option allows you to select the console redirection bandwidth: - Auto Detect - 256 kbps - 512 kbps - 1 Mbps - 10 Mbps - 100 Mbps This option allows you to select the YUV: - YUV 420 - YUV 444 - YUV 444 + 2 color VQ - YUV 444 + 4 color VQ This option allows you to set the quality that ranges from 0 (Best Quality) to 7 (Worst Quality). This option allows you to select the keyboard layout: - English U.
Record Video Video Record Stop Recording Record Settings Power Active Users This option allows you to start recording the console redirection screen. This option allows you to stop recording the console redirection screen. This menu item allows you to configure the video recording settings. This option allows you to change the power settings.
3.9 Image Redirection This menu allows you to emulate CD/DVD/HDD Images as media drives to host. Remote Images This page allows you to select a remote media to emulate to host as media through BMC. The displayed table shows remote images available to the BMC. You can start redirection, or clear images from here. Start/Stop Redirection Click on the image. Play button to redirect the selected Click on the redirection.
3.10 Power Control The Power Control displays the current server power status and allows you to change the current settings. Select the desired option, and then click Perform Action to execute the selected action. Power Off Immediately power off the remote device. Power On Power on the remote device. Power Cycle Turn off the power then reboot the remote device (cold boot). Hard Reset Reboot the system without powering off (warm boot).
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. Set Locator LED always OFF Set Locator LED always ON Identify Interval in Seconds ASUS IPMI Expansion Card Turn off the Locator LED. Once it is off, the LED will blink. Turn on the Locator LED.
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. Check all items. Check All SNMP KVM Network & Services Check the item that needs to be backed up.
Firmware Image Location This page allows you to select the protocol (Web Upload during flash, TFTP Server) to be used to transfer the firmware image onto the BMC. Firmware Information This page displays the Build Date, Build Time, and Firmware Version of the active BMC image. Build Date Displays the build date of the active BMC image. Build Time Displays the build time of the active BMC image. Firmware version Displays the firmware version of the active BMC image.
3. Uncheck (default option) or check the Preserve all Configuration option. If left unchecked all configurations will be overwritten when updating the firmware, else checking this option will preserve all configurations when updating the firmware. You can also click on Edit Preserve Configuration to select configurations to preserve if you wish to only preserve selected configurations.
Preserve Configuration This page allows you to select specific configuration items to be preserved in while performing Restore Factory Defaults or Firmware Update functions. Check this option to check all configuration items on the list. Check All SDR FRU SEL IPMI Network Check configuration items to preserve the item when restoring factory defaults or updating firmware. Uncheck configuration items to overwrite the item when restoring factory defaults or updating firmware.
System Administrator This page allows you to change the System Administrator settings. Username Enable User Access Change Password Displays the username of the system administrator (read-only). Enable or disable user access for the system administrator. Check this option to change the existing password. Enter the new password. Password • Must be at least 8 characters long and may not exceed 64 characters. • White space is not allowed. • This item is only configurable if Change password is enabled.
BIOS OOB Update This page allows you to view the BIOS information and perform a BIOS OOB update. BIOS Information BIOS OOB Update Displays the current BIOS information (BIOS MB Model, BIOS Version, BIOS Build Time) for the remote device. Select the BIOS image file you wish to use for the update, then click Upload BIOS file and perform the BIOS OOB update. Power On/Off Quick Control Power Reset Perform the quick control command selected.
BIOS Forced Update This page allows you to select a BIOS image file and force the BIOS update of the current device through BMC when the client device cannot. Only use the force BIOS update function when there is an error with the client device’s BIOS and the BIOS information cannot be retrieved. To force update the BIOS, please follow the steps below: 1. Click on Browse, then select the BIOS image file (.rom) you wish to use for the update. BIOS force update only supports .rom files. 2.
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 IPMITool help commands Command raw i2c spd lan chassis power event mc sdr sensor fru gendev sel pef sol tsol isol user channel session sunoem kontronoem picmg fwum firewall exec set hpm ekanalyzer ime vita lan6 A-2 Description Send a RAW IPMI request and print response. Send an I2C Master Write-Read command and print response. Print SPD info from remote I2C device. Configure LAN Channels. Get chassis status and set power state. Shortcut to chassis power commands. Send pre-defined events to MC.
A.2 Common IPMITool commands Operation commands should include the client device's BMC IP address. To view the client device's BMC IP address, please enter the client device's BIOS setting > Server Mgmt > BMC network configuration, the BMC IP address can be found in this sub-menu.
Command option ipmitool -H (BMC IP address) -I lanplus -U (username) -P (password) user priv Description Set user privileges. Set to 2 for user level permissions, 3 for operator level permissions, and 4 for administrator level permissions. ipmitool -H (BMC IP address) -I lanplus Enable/Disable user. -U (username) -P (password) user enable/disable ipmitool -H (BMC IP address) -I lanplus Activate SOL function.
Command option Description ipmitool -H (BMC IP address) -I lanplus Get PSU address. -U (username) -P (password) raw 0x30 0x96 ipmitool -H (BMC IP address) -I lanplus Get BMC hardware version.
A.3 Troubleshooting This troubleshooting guide provides answers to some common problems that you may encounter while installing and/or using the IPMI Expansion Card. These problems require simple troubleshooting that you can perform by yourself. Contact the Technical Support if you encounter problems not mentioned in this section. Problem The local/central server cannot connect to the IPMI Expansion Card.
Problem Some sensors are not creating event logs, even after the Sensors have been configured. Solution 1. The UNC/UC/UNR of the fan will not create an event log when the rotation speed exceeds the upper threshold 2. The temperature’s LNR / LC / LNC will not create an event log when the temperature drops below the lower threshold. 3.
Problem How do you perform an update after selecting and uploading the BIOS when executing BIOS OOB update. A-8 Solution Click on power restart from the shortcut menu after uploading the BIOS file, the BIOS OOB will automatically update after the client device has restarted.
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