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1. ae t Storage Miscellaneous b Miscellaneous Events a Figure 3 Intel Active System Console Home Page Hardware Health 3 1 2 Viewing System Summary To view information on the board BIOS and Firmware in the System page click the Summary button to display System Summary FRU data and Power Supply as shown in Figure 4 Intel Active System Console User Guide 15 system Summary Property Value System Name linux 4aa2 AssetTag 3420GPC BIOS Version 53420GP 85B 01 00 0040 System GUID 843DC4225855D11DE8B20001517980FFC Manufacturer Intel Corporation Platform ID 3420GPC SDR Version SDR Package 0 17 BMC Version 1 18 Serial Number 4444 Operating System Name SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 i586 Operating System Kernel Version 1 SMP 2009 02 28 04 40 21 0100 Operating System Build 2 6 27 19 5 pae FRU Data Device Name Model Number ID Manufacturer Part Number Serial version Baseboard 3420GP 0 Intel Corporation 3333 r dose Power Supply Health Name Current Reading Watts Upper Critical Watts Figure 4 System Summary page e Asset Tag Name given to a server for easy server asset tracking such as hardware and software configuration information during server deployment e BIOS and Firmware version details Current values obtained from server e System GUID value Global Unique Identifier for each system on the network2. 30 Generating REports iaces eere des eee ee ege REESEN INDE a EEN E REL E E 31 User Settilngs 2 d diet ced ode a kee e 31 Viewing Software Updates 32 Security EE Eeer Ee eet 5 1 Security Recommendations cece cece cece eee e eee e eee eene enn 35 Intel Active System Console User Guide 1 Introduction The Intel Active System Console is a walk up console that provides you a dashboard view of the system on which it is running It also provides a BMC configuration It serves as the hardware view of the server providing information about the hardware components of the system The main components shown include overall health of the server and component health sensors System Event Log SOL storage Logical Drives processors memory FRU and BMC configuration 1 1 Document Scope The purpose of this document is to help you install and use the Intel Active System Console It provides you detailed information on the features of Intel Active System Console and how to use them It describes the software requirements supported operating systems and the supported platforms It also explains the installation and un installation process 1 2 Overview The Intel Active System Console displays the hardware sensors Field Replaceable Unit FRU data and System Event Log SEL for any system To launch the Intel Active System Console go to Start Programs Intel Server Management Software gt I ntel
3. Active System Console You can also launch IASC from any client using the URL https lt ipadddressofserver gt 9393 1 3 Features The Intel Active System Console has the following features e Viewing System Health in the Dashboard e Viewing Other System Information as follows o Viewing System Summary o Viewing Processor Summary Readings o Viewing Memory Device Readings o Viewing Temperature and Fan Readings Cooling Sensors o Viewing Voltage Sensors Readings o Viewing Chassis Information o Viewing Storage Readings o Viewing Miscellaneous Readings o Viewing System Events e Generating Reports e Checking for software updates 1 4 System Requirements This section details the software requirements supported operating systems and the supported platforms for the Intel Active System Console 1 4 1 Supported Operating Systems e Windows Server 2003 Standard Enterprise Edition SP2 x86 amp EM64T e Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Enterprise x86 amp EM64T e Windows XP Professional SP3 x86 amp EM64T e Windows Vista Enterprise Ultimate x86 amp EM64T e Windows Server 2008 Standard Enterprise Datacenter Storage x86 x64 e Windows Server 2003 SBS e Windows 7 Ultimate x86 x64 e Red Hatt Linux Enterprise 5 x86 x64 e Red Hatt Linux Enterprise 4 x86 x64 e SuSE Linux ES 10 SP2 x86 x64 e SuSE Linux ES 11 x86 x64 1 4 2 Browser Requirements The application can be run on Internet Explorer Versi
4. and application e Secure Socket Layer allows two communicating devices to encrypt data using a public certificate and private key e The certificate used in IASC is a self signed one to reduce the cost of deployment All modern browsers will detect self signed certificate and give a warning that the certificate is invalid since the authority that signed the certificate is not a publicly acknowledged authority However Users can override the warning and accept the certificate You should do this only if you are sure that the certificate is originated from the application itself by making sure you first launch the application from a trusted network and add the certificate to the trusted list Once a certificate is accepted the warning goes away as long as you launch the application from the same client Customers having a valid certificate from a public CA can use that certificate instead of auto generated one Replacing Certificate in a Windows Installation To replace certificate in a Windows installation do the following 1 After installation shut down the web server for Certificate replacement e Run services msc from Run command in Windows This will launch Services window e Search for LightTPDService and stop the service 2 Goto application installation directory C Program Files Intel ASC in default case and go inside conf folder 3 Replace lighttp crt with your valid certificate If the name is different rena
5. Address 225 Ia Figure 18 Configuring SNMP Alerts Settings Window To set an alert enter the IP address of target server gt select the alert type from the list of alerts gt click Apply 4 1 5 Configuring BIOS Click Configuration gt BMC gt BI OS to display the SNMP Alerts settings window as shown in following figure Boot Order 1 IBA GE Slot 00C8 v1335 2 Internal EFI Shell 3 SATA Port 0 Hard Disk Update Power Action When power is restored after a power failure Stay Powered Off Restore previous power state C Power Up Update Figure 19 Configuring BIOS Window Set Boot Order Helps select system boot order Hard Disk DVD Network and so on for the next reboot cycle Select desired boot order click Update Power Action Helps set power action in case of power breakdown You have the option to choose one of the following Intel Active System Console User Guide 27 e Stay powered off Server remains in a powered off state even if the power is restored back e Restore to Original State Server will either get powered up or it will remain in an Off state depending on previous power state during the power breakdown e Power Up Server powers up when the power is restored back 4 1 6 Configuring Intel Dynamic Power Node Manager Node Manager The Intel Dynamic Power Node Manager Node Manager is an advanced system power savings feature to help user set
6. Default IASC view Displays chassis Processor Storage Memory Cooling Power and other Miscellaneous information in a convenient dashboard view Summary Displays a table of all hardware sensors and the threshold settings Processor Displays processor details and speed information Memory Displays memory size and type information Cooling Displays all System Processor fans It shows the current health status of the fan and the current reading of the fan in RPM Voltage Allows you to navigate and clear the SEL 14 Intel Active System Console User Guide Chassis Displays the state of the chassis intrusion sensor and enables identifying the system by turning on off the Chassis ID LED Storage Displays information about the hard disk drives logical disk drives and media or DVD drives Miscellaneous Lists out all the Sensors which are not categorized under any of the main sensors These include some BIOS and other discrete sensors Events Lists all the server event logs 3 1 1 Viewing System Health The System page as shown in Figure 3 displays the health of the system and its components The UI gets refreshed every 10 minutes E el A e e onsole User admin User Profile Check for update Help Logout v Processor ew v Cooling Voltage w Cooling 5 Power Chassis a System Dashboard Summary Processor Memory
7. Selected User Name Server Group Privilege admin default admin intel default admin Figure 24 User Settings Window Note It is advised to give minimum number of administrator root privileged users Intel Active System Console User Guide 31 4 4 Viewing Software Updates The Software Updates link on the IASC homepage runs a timer monitoring the time mentioned in the config file Once the timer expires the agent contacts the Intel website at the path given for the XML file checks for the versions for version number platform type and OS type version and if different displays it as follows intel Intel Active System Console User admin User Profile Check for update Help Logout Available packages Name Current Version Available Version Published Date Download System S3420TH 86B 01 5500 86B 01 00 0050 03 06 2010 a Dashboard 0 241 06 06 2010 o Summary SDR Package 0 10 SDR Package 0 22 05 06 2010 a L Memory Cooling Iv Check periodically for software updates and new packages sue Voltage Chassis Storage Miscellaneous Events Figure 25 Software Updates system window 32 Intel Active System Console User Guide f AIS User admin User Profile Check for update Help Logout Available packages a TT Name Type Current Version Available Version Published
8. delete the events from database as well NOTE If you delete from database it cannot be recovered So backup event logs by exporting Reports Intel Active System Console User Guide 4 Configuring Server Hardware and Reports Generation This section explains configuring the server hardware using IASC It details the options available in the Configuration feature of the Intel Active System Console Click Configuration button to configure BMC and Email related options available as follows L Configuration 86 ou Users 1 Network Serial Over LAN SNMP Alerts V Basic Email X Advanced Email Figure 13 Configuration Menu Note Only users with ADMIN privilege can configure Server using IASC 4 1 Configuring BMC This section explains configuring the BMC It details the options available in the BMC Configuration feature of the Intel Active System Console The BMC Configuration window has the following choices available Intel Active System Console User Guide 23 Configuration a BMC Users Network Serial Over LAN SNMP Alerts BIOS Node Manager 4 1 1 Configuring BMC Users The BMC User Configuration section helps you add delete edit a BMC User While doing so you can set the privilege level as Administrator Operator or User In the left navigation pane click t
9. document may contain design defects or errors known as errata which may cause the product to deviate from published specifications Current characterized errata are available on request Contact your local Intel sales office or your distributor to obtain the latest specifications and before placing your product order Intel is a trademark of Intel Corporation in the U S and other countries Microsoft Windows Windows Server Active Directory and Vista are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft amp Corporation in the United States and or other countries Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others Copyright 2008 2010 Intel Corporation All rights reserved 2 Intel Active System Console User Guide Contents 1 ut d ve Te T i d Le TEE l l eene EE 5 CHE e 5 LB le 5 1 4 System Reouirements cece eee eee ee eee nsn senes see nee 6 1 4 1 Supported Operating Systems cece eee ee eee eee eee e ee mme 6 1 4 2 Browser Requirements 0 ce cece eee ee ee eects eee eee eee eet eet ee teen e eas 6 1 4 3 Supported Platforms cece cece eee eee eee me e emen esee 6 1 5 Supported Languages c cece cece ee mm e ese mee hehe hee en esten nenne 8 1 6 Additional Information 8 1 6 1 Third Party Source Code Binaries ccc cece eee eee eee teeta eae eae ed 8 1 6 2 Support Information 8 1 6 3 Related documentation 8 US SR ge ll le lee KEE 8 2 Getting Sta
10. e PMI version Details of Intelligent Platform Management Interface version e SDR Sensor Data Recorded Package version serial number of the server and HSC version For systems that do not have compatible power supply this page will not have instances If the platform does not support power gauge sensors or PMBUS power supplies then the current reading will be Os for example H800t 3 1 3 Viewing Processor Summary Readings To view the processor summary readings click System gt Processor to display processor summary processor configuration and discrete sensor readings shown as follows 16 Intel Active System Console User Guide Processor Surnmary Description Current Speed MHz Socket Cores gt Intel R Xeon R CPU X3470 2 93GHz 2933 CPU1 4 Processor Configuration Value Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Enabled Core Multi processing All Deep C state Support NOT_AVAILABLE Enhanced Intel SpeedStep R Tech Enabled Execute Disable Bit Enabled Hardware Prefetcher Enabled Intel R Virtualization Technology Disabled Intel R Hyper Threading Tech Enabled Intel R Turbo Boost Technology Enabled Discrete Sensor Health Name e CATERR Figure 5 Processor Summary Readings As all thresholds are not supported for all sensors unsupported thresholds are marked with a hyphen Health of the sensors is also shown to indicate those that are critical and that are not 3 1 4 Viewing Memory Device Readings To
11. guess the passwords and thus use the ASC to change the server configuration or interrupt its power temperature controls ASC warns the user if the password is weak so follow the warning and guide lines Intel Active System Console User Guide 35 36 Network controls f the management console is being established to allow internet based access it is recommended to be placed within a network enclave that is consistent with many companies internal policy of maintaining a DMZ or zone of networks that is more closely monitored than internal networks Firewall Enable firewall software services on Server where you install ASC or to the network and only enable exceptions to allow access to the web server on each server Where possible limit which remote clients e g using IP address ranges can connect to the web server To prevent successful Cross Site Scripting and Forgery attack XSS CSRF the users should follow certain security guidelines Make sure you access the application only from trusted clients Do not leave the application logged in for a prolonged time and close the browser as soon as you finish the usage Do not visit any suspicious site or click on any public links in any other tabs in the browser while you are accessing the application Change the passwords frequently to prevent unauthorized access by any internal user and to reduce social engineering attacks Delete and create new application user accounts t
12. this you must first configure your mail settings either through Basic Email page or through Advanced Email Intel Active System Console User Guide 29 For configuring Basic Email settings you must have a mail server in your network environment If not present you must setup a mail server to use this feature e Select Default 1 profile to receive all Hardware alerts that include critical warning and informational OR e Select Default 2 profile to get only the critical Hardware events alert Enter the mail server IP address its hostname and then enter the To Email address to which the alert has to be sent Click Apply to set the basic Email alert setting 4 1 8 Configuring Advanced Email Create and Apply Email Profiles Click Configuration gt Advanced Email to display the advanced Email Alerts Settings window as shown in following figure Email Alert Settings Add New Delete Selected Edit Selected Alert Policy Enable Default 1 Yes Default 2 No test Yes ALL Yes Figure 22 Advanced Email Alerts Settings Window Advanced Email Settings is rich in customized user settings To create an advanced Email do the following 1 Enter the following e Profile name e Mail server IP address If a mail server is not present then you need to set one up to use this feature e From address of the Email e One multiple To address s e Subject line For example Chassis Intrusion Detected e Specific comment
13. Date Download i BIOS 3420TH 86B 01 5500 86B 01 00 0050 03 06 2010 a FW 0 241 06 06 2010 a Configuration FW SDRPackage 0 10 SDR Package 0 22 05 06 2010 a BMC X Basic Email W Advanced Email Iv Check periodically for software updates and new packages Save Configuration E Reports Figure 26 Software Updates Configuration window The user can then decide whether the new software needs to be updated or not If the user decides to upgrade the customer can initiate a download and the new software can be downloaded to the managed node If the agent is not able to contact Intel website the update process does not show the new updates to the user The proxy settings have to be correctly configured by the user and it is not done as part of IASC Intel Active System Console User Guide 33 5 Security Features The Intel Active System Console offers multiple security features as protection against unauthorized access to the application e It supports role based multiple user authentication as follows o ADMIN Users with administrator privileges Default Administrator user is admin Only admin can create new users and assign privileges Any user can however change password o USER Users with read only privileges Configuration changes using the application not permitted e ASC supports SSL based data encryption to securely communicate between client
14. I PMI for communicating over LAN SEL System Event Log SMBIOS System Management BIOS SMBIOS is specification to lay out data structures and access methods in a BIOS which allows a user or application to store and retrieve information specifically about the Server SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SOL Serial Over LAN Upgrade Enhanced versions of Intel amp SMS with new platform support or new features are uploaded to Intel Website Users installing Intel SMS from a CD can upgrade to a new version using multiple ways Intel recommends all users to upgrade to a new versions Intel Active System Console User Guide 2 Getting Started This section provides some basic steps on how to install and use the Intel Active System Console 2 1 Installing Intel Active System Console To install the software run with root privilege e For Red Hat Enterprise Linux or RHEL o cd RHEL RHEL4 or cd RHEL RHEL5 o chmod x install o install e For SUSE o cd SLES SLES10 or cd SLES SLES11 o chmod x install o install e For Windows o cd Windows lt x86 x64 gt o run ASC x86 exe or ASC x64 exe o Follow the instructions Note While installing user will be asked to change the default password of admin 2 2 Uninstalling Intel Active System Console To uninstall run the following Linux cd usr local asc bin sh uninstall Windows You can uninstall ASC from Windows either e from Add Remove P
15. Intel Active System Console User Guide July 2010 Legal Statements INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH INTEL PRODUCTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING INTEL DEVELOPED SERVER BOARDS AND SYSTEMS NO LICENSE EXPRESS OR IMPLIED BY ESTOPPEL OR OTHERWISE TO ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IS GRANTED BY THIS DOCUMENT EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN INTEL S TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE FOR SUCH PRODUCTS INTEL ASSUMES NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER AND INTEL DISCLAIMS ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY RELATING TO SALE AND OR USE OF INTEL PRODUCTS INCLUDING LIABILITY OR WARRANTIES RELATING TO FITNESS FORA PARTICULAR PURPOSE MERCHANTABILITY OR INFRINGEMENT OF ANY PATENT COPYRIGHT OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT UNLESS OTHERWISE AGREED IN WRITING BY INTEL THE INTEL PRODUCTS ARE NOT DESIGNED NOR INTENDED FOR ANY APPLICATION IN WHICH THE FAILURE OF THE INTEL PRODUCT COULD CREATE A SITUATION WHERE PERSONAL INJ URY OR DEATH MAY OCCUR Intel may make changes to specifications and product descriptions at any time without notice Designers must not rely on the absence or characteristics of any features or instructions marked reserved or undefined Intel reserves these for future definition and shall have no responsibility whatsoever for conflicts or incompatibilities arising from future changes to them The information here is subject to change without notice Do not finalize a design with this information The products described in this
16. ager Intel Dynamic Power Node Manager An advanced feature that helps set power policies resulting in saving system power Basic Email Simple mail configuration that sends all server alerts to mail server Advanced Email Helps configure user specific Email alerts Feature Intel Active System Console User Guide 13 rich customized user settings available Reports Generation format Helps generate reports on many categories For example Asset Information All System Events Critical Events Sensor Values and BMC Settings The file can be exported either in XML or CSV 3 1 System I nformation This section lists the Hardware choices available as listed in the following Figure FS 7 System Dashboard Summary Processor Cooling Voltage a a Memory b B Chassis t Storage Events Miscellaneous DW User admin User Profile Check for update Help Logout m Chassis LF Storage Cooling al a v Processor ew v 5 Power Miscellaneous Figure 2 Intel Active System Console Home Page Hardware Health The Hardware choices and their functions are listed in the following Table Hardware choice Function System Displays system health information Dashboard
17. basically the Drive Status and the Drive Presence sensors It gives the name of the drive slot the corresponding health of the Hard drive presence or absence A warning alert gets generated in the Events page if the Hard disk space crosses the threshold of 7596 and a Critical alert is generated if it crosses the 905 margin 3 1 9 Viewing Miscellaneous Readings This section lists out all the Sensors which are not categorized under any of the main pages These include some BI OS and other discrete sensors It lists the name of the Bus Sensors and shows the corresponding health along with the values Bus Sensor Health Figure 11 Miscellaneous Information page Bus Sensors BIOS and other discrete 20 Intel Active System Console User Guide sensors 3 1 10 Viewing System Events Lists all the server event logs as follows System Events state Open DI Severity AI D Sensor Al D Delete Events Close Selected Date time Description M Severity State Sensor Type emory 2010 03 28 User admin logged in from 10 Processor Informational Open Security i 12 44 25 Cooling 2010 03 29 System Event sensor 131 repor Chassis t event has Informational Open System Event 12 41 49 occurred Power 2010 03 29 System Event sensor 255 repo HardDrive has occurred Informational Open System Event 12 41 49 alert Misc 2010 03 29 System Event sensor 131 reports Timestamp Clock Sync Informational Open System Event 12 40 35 Event is
18. em Dashboard Displays aggregate of the system health in the Dashboard chassis storage cooling processor memory and power Summary Displays a table of all hardware sensors and the threshold settings Processor Displays processor details and speed information Memory Displays memory size and type information Cooling Displays all System Processor fans It shows the current health status of the fan and the current reading of the fan in RPM Voltage Allows you to navigate and clear the SEL Chassis Displays the state of the chassis intrusion sensor and enables identifying the system by turning on off the Chassis ID LED Storage Displays information about the hard disk drives logical disk drives and media or DVD drives Miscellaneous Lists out all the Sensors which are not categorized under any of the main sensors These include some BIOS and other discrete sensors Events Lists all the server event logs Configuration BMC Baseboard Management Controller Has the following submenu buttons Manages the interface between system management software and platform hardware Users Helps you add delete edit a BMC User Network Lists all the Network present on the motherboard Serial Over Lan SOL Settings help change the Baud rate of the system SNMP Alerts Help send SNMP based alerts to the target server fan failure memory error etc BIOS BIOS settings Node Man
19. entify the physical Server by turning on off the identity LED This is a blue LED in the front panel of the chassis that blinks till it is turned off Figure 9 Chassis Information page Identify Chassis On Off Dialog Intel Active System Console User Guide 19 Displays physical security status of the chassis Also helps identify chassis physical Server by turning the blue LED in the front pane of the chassis on off LED blinks till it is turned off 3 1 8 Viewing Storage Readings To view the temperature and fan readings click System gt Storage to display the Storage Sensors page as shown in following figure Storage device Model Name Serial Number Total Space ST380815A8 idevisda 9QZ39VQW 80 00 GB Logical Drives Name Total Space Free Space H 72 39 GB 65 01 GB idev 0 96 GB 0 96 GB foot 0 47 GB 0 42 GB Drive Sensor Health Name VALUE No sensors found Figure 10 Storage Device Logical Drives Drive Sensor Information page e Storage Device The Storage page lists out all the Storage drives present in the server The drive name along with the Model Number device name serial number and the total capacity of the Hard disk e Logical Drive The Logical drive shows all the Logical drives that have been mounted currently It shows the total used space and the free space for each of the logical drive e Drive Sensor The Drive sensor displays two types of sensors
20. es Intel Active System Console User Guide 25 4 1 3 Configuring Serial Over Lan SOL Settings The Serial Over LAN SOL setting helps change the Baud rate of the system Click Configuration gt BMC gt Serial Over Lan to display the Serial Over Lan window as shown in following figure Serial Over Lan Settings Network Enable SOL Baud Rate b 1 Vv 19200 w 3 E 19200 SOL Settings M Authentication M Encryption Baud Rate 19200 D User Privilege User D Update Figure 17 Configuring SOL Settings Window The setting can be modified such that when using the Console redirection feature the server gets accurately redirected from the target server To change SOL settings select LAN channel gt select baud rate gt select privilege level gt click Update 4 1 4 Configuring SNMP Alerts SNMP Alerts help send SNMP based alerts to the target server Alerts include fan failure memory error and so on Click Configuration gt BMC gt SNMP Alerts to display the SNMP Alerts settings window as shown in following figure 26 Intel Active System Console User Guide Events for which SNMP Traps are generated Temperature Sensor Out of Range Voltage Sensor Out of Range Chassis intrusion security violation Fan Failure Power Supply Failure BIOS Post Error Code System restart reboot Watchdog Timer Fatal NMI Memory Error FRB Failure Node Manager Traps are sent to IP
21. he Configuration BMC Users button to view the BMC User window as shown in Figure 14 BMC User Edit Selected User Privilege Status null ADMIN I root ADMIN Iv test11 ADMIN VV 112123 ADMIN v Passwordcheck ADMIN I Figure 14 Intel amp Active System Console BMC User Configuration window You can enable or disable the User by clicking Edit Selected to display the following dialog 24 Intel Active System Console User Guide BMC User Settings Edit User x User Name Password Confirm Password pser Privilege Status ENABLE x IPMI Authentication ENABLE Figure 15 Configuring BMC User Settings Edit User dialog 4 1 2 Configuring Network Click Configuration gt BMC gt Network Network Network Enable IP Address Gateway Pod Iv 10 223 132 53 10 223 132 62 gt 3 Iv 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Figure 16 Configuring BMC Network Window The Network window lists all the networks present on the motherboard To enable check the enable box e To edit the settings select the network channel and then choose either static or DHCP IP address e f you are choosing the option IP address from a DHCP server then you must have a DHCP Server present in your network environment for the server to obtain an IP address automatically o User Privilege can be either set to Admin User or Operator o Admin user privilege configuration is needed for read execute and write privileg
22. ighttpd start IASC uses a custom https port 9393 so it does not conflict with site s access control lists or firewall rules For proper access to the application appropriate changes should be done in firewall rules to exclude this port from blocking Customers can modify the port if they want by editing the etc lighttpd lighttpd conf in Windows ProgramFiles Intel ASC conf lighttpd inc conf and restarting the web service Traceability and Security Audit IASC keeps track of who all logged in and logged out and from which client Any unauthorized attempts to login are also kept track of This is recorded in the form of events in the Event Table Administrators of the tool should periodically do an audit on the events table to find out if there is any misuse of the application or any unauthorized attempts to access the tool 5 1 Security Recommendations No security feature is fool proof unless you follow certain standard security procedures and controls Security controls Implement update and monitor industry security products for servers such as but not limited to anti virus anti spyware host based firewall intrusion prevention and so on Remote access The platform should be managed by those familiar with securing remote access functions as well as managing systems that are exposed to the Internet When assigning passwords for the ASC and BMC user accounts make them strong enough to minimize your risk that someone could
23. information that will help you use it appropriately 1 6 1 Third Party Source Code Binaries Link to third party source code binaries http Support intel com support motherboards server sysmgmt sb CS 031025 htm 1 6 2 Support Information Support information is available at http support intel com 1 6 3 Related documentation The following table lists the related documentation Document Information Source Intel amp Active system Console Release Notes Available at the root of the DVD Intel amp Intelligent Power Node Manager White Paper documents User Guiden ENU Intel System Management Software Installation Guide documentsV nstallation ENU 1 7 Terminology The following table lists the terminology used in this document and the description Term Description BMC Base board Management Controller CIM DMTFs Common Information Model CIM provides a common definition of management information for systems networks applications and services and allows for vendor extensions GUI Graphical User Interface Intel SMS Intel System Management Software IPM Intelligent Platform Management Interface Operates independent of the operating system OS and allows you to manage a system remotely even in the absence of the OS 8 Intel Active System Console User Guide Term Description RMCP Remote Management Control Protocol Protocol used by
24. me it to lighttp crt 4 Replace the private key file lighttp pem with your private key file 5 Setall the permissions of the key file to only Administrator No other users should be able to read or write this file 6 Set the permissions of the lighttp pem to read write for Administrator and read only for other users 7 f you do not want to change the file names of your certificate key file pair make appropriate changes in the lighttpd inc conf in the same folder 8 Restart the web service LightTPDService from the Service window 34 Intel amp Active System Console User Guide Replacing Certificate in Linux Installation To replace certificate in a Linux installation do the following 1 After installation shut down the web server for Certificate replacement etc init d lighttpd stop 2 Go to the folder etc lighttpd and replace lighttp crt with your valid certificate If the name is different rename it to lighttp crt 3 Replace the private key file lighttp pem with your private key file 4 Set the permissions of the files as below rw r r 1 root root 1326 Mar 28 12 11 lighttp crt W 1 root root 3005 Mar 28 12 11 lighttp pem Only root is allowed to read the private key file and write the public certificate file 5 f you do not want to change the file names of your certificate key file pair make appropriate changes in the lighttpd conf in the same folder 6 Restart the web server etc init d l
25. o reduce the risk of unauthorized access from internal users or ex users Intel Active System Console User Guide
26. on 6 0 or above This application supports Mozilla Firefox It is best viewed in screen resolution from 1024 X 768 to 1440 X 900 1 4 3 Supported Platforms e Intel Server Board S3420GP LC LX RX e Intel Server Board 5520UR 6 Intel Active System Console User Guide e Intel Server Board S5520URT e Intel Server Board S5500BC e Intel Server Board S5520HC e Intel Server Board S5520HCT e Intel Server Board S5500HCV e Intel Server Board S5500WB e Intel Workstation Board S5520SC e Intel Server Board S5000PAL e Intel Server Board S5000PSL e Intel Server Board S5000VSA e Intel Server Board S5000XVN e Intel Server Board S5000XSL e Intel Server Board S5000SAL e Intel Server Board S5400RA e Intel Server Board S5400SF e Intel Server System S7000FCAUR e Intel Server Board SE7320SP2 e Intel Server Board SE7320VP2 e Intel Server Board SE7520AF2 e Intel Server Board SE7520BD2 e Intel Server Board SE7520J R2 e Intel Server Board SE7525GP2 e Intel Server Platforms SR6850HW4M and SR4850HW4M e Intel Server Board S3210SH e Intel Server Board X38ML For the latest and up to date list of supported operating systems system requirements and platforms supported refer to the release notes available with the product Intel Active System Console User Guide 1 5 Supported Languages English only 1 6 Additional Information This section lists additional IASC related
27. power policies Click Configuration gt BMC gt Node Manager to display the Node Manager Settings window as shown in following figure summary Avg Pawer M Current Power Vv Firmware Global Policy Max V Min VV The platform does not support Node Manager Power Policies Delete Selected ID Power Limiti Status The platform does not support Node Manager Figure 20 Configuring Intel Dynamic Power Node Manager Node Manager Window Power policy can be set for a specified power range only Additionally it can be applied for all selected days Refer to the Intel Dynamic Power Node Manager White Paper for more details To create edit a power policy setting follow these steps 1 Find and note current power reading of the server 2 Find the average power consumed by the server during the day 3 Select Add to add a new power policy or select one policy and click Edit 4 In the profile window enter a power limit value which is 25 higher than the average power consumption of the server For example if power consumption on an average is 140W and the peak power consumption is 210W then enter a value for power limit as 170 180 Watts NOTE This is only an example and the power limit will vary depending on the server configuration Refer the Intel amp Dynamic Power Node Manager White Paper for limitations 5 After entering power value enter start and end time for power policy 6 Select the recurrence days fo
28. r the power policy Either all days daily or specific a day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday and Sunday can be selected 7 Check the Alerts box if you also need alerts for the Intel Dynamic Node Manager 28 Intel Active System Console User Guide power policies 8 After completing steps 1 7 click Apply to apply the settings The Node Manager main page has an option for enabling disabling the Node Manager policies The user can enable all the policies or choose selected policies If there are two policies overlapping a specific time then the policy in which the power limit is low is the power policy that will be effective for that time period 9 To delete a Node Manager Policy select the policy using the check box and click Delete policy 4 1 7 Configuring Basic Email Use Default Email Profile Email Alerting helps you receive Server Health Alert messages For this you must first configure your mail settings either through Basic Email settings or through Advanced Email settings Click Configuration Basic Email to display the Email Alerts Settings window as shown in following figure Email Alert Settings All Events C Critical Events Only Select Email Policy Default 1 Default 2 Mail Server Address User ID Password Recepient Email ID Figure 21 Basic Email Alerts Settings Window Email Alerting helps you receive Server Health Alert messages For
29. rogram options 10 Intel Active System Console User Guide e goto Start Menu gt All Programs gt Intel gt Uninstall Intel amp Active System Console You will be asked to reboot the server to complete installation You can either reboot immediately or postpone it All files and registry entries will be completely removed only on reboot Note The database will also be removed on uninstallation If you want the database for any further storage make sure you copy the database SMS db to appropriate location before uninstall Intel Active System Console User Guide 11 3 Navigating Intel Active System Console This section details how you can navigate the Intel Active System Console to use its features By default the Intel Active System Console opens in the System gt Dashboard view displaying overall server health as shown in Figure 1 Useradmin User Profile Check for update Help Logout o System 5 Configuration KA E Reports E m e Ghassis Di Processor b ud Miscellaneous Figure 1 Intel Active System Console Login page By default IASC opens in 12 Dashboard page Intel Active System Console User Guide The left side Navigation menu comprises buttons that have submenu For a quick overview of the tasks performed by these buttons and their sub menu items see following Table Menu Button Submenu Task Syst
30. rted SE SEENEN gege LO 2 1 Installing Intel Active System Console ccc ccee eect e eee cette eae ee eae 10 2 2 Uninstalling Intel Active System Console eee eee eee teeta ened 10 3 Navigating Intel Active System Console 12 3 1 System Information 14 3 1 1 Viewing System Health 15 3 1 2 Viewing System Summary 2 cece eee eect ete een nnn 15 3 1 3 Viewing Processor Summary Readings 16 3 1 4 Viewing Memory Device Readings 17 3 1 5 Viewing Temperature and Fan Readings Cooling Sensors 18 3 1 6 Viewing Voltage Sensors Readings sseseessssess 18 3 1 7 Viewing Chassis Information 19 3 1 8 Viewing Storage Readings 20 3 1 9 Viewing Miscellaneous Readings 20 3 1 10 Viewing System Events 21 4 Configuring Server Hardware and Reports Generation 23 AT Configuring EEN 23 4 1 1 Configuring BMC User 24 4 1 2 Configuring Network 25 4 1 3 Configuring Serial Over Lan SOL Settings seseeseeseeses 26 4 1 4 Configuring SNMP Alerts ssssssssssssss mme 26 4 1 5 Configuring BIOS EE 27 4 1 6 Configuring Intel Dynamic Power Node Manager Node Manager 28 Intel Active System Console User Guide 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 1 7 Configuring Basic Email Use Default Email Profile 29 4 1 8 Configuring Advanced Email Create and Apply Email Profiles
31. s 2 Next in the Alerts window e Click Select all to select all the alerts OR 30 Intel Active System Console User Guide e Select only specific alerts based on your need 3 Next click Apply to apply the settings To create another advanced Email create a separate profile in step1 and then follow the same procedure 4 2 Generating Reports This option helps you generate reports on categories such as Asset Information All System Events Critical Events Sensor Values and BMC Settings Click Reports Generation to display the Report Generation window as shown in following figure Report Generation Export To fs Name Description Asset Info Report of all physical assets like CPU memory hard disks etc All Events Report of all events captured in the database Critical Events Report of all critical events captured in the database Sensor Values Repart of all sensors with current value and health Server Configuration Report containing Server IPMI configuration details Figure 23 Generating Reports Window The file can be exported either in HTML XML or CSV format 4 3 User Settings A User setting icon is provided on the main IASC page on the top corner right hand side Clicking on the setting icon will open the user setting page Here new users can be added or existing user privilege can be edited or users can be deleted User Settings Create and edit user profiles Add New Delete Selected Edit
32. second of two expected events from BIOS on every power on 2010 03 28 System Event sensor 131 reports Timestamp Clock Sync Informational Open System Event 12 40 11 Event is first of two expected events from BIOS on every power on 2010 03 28 User admin logged in from 10 223 52 3 Informational Open Security 11 30 06 2010 03 28 User admin logged in from 10 223 52 3 Informational Open Security 11 03 45 2010 03 25 User admin logged in from 127 0 0 1 Informational Open Security 13 58 18 2010 03 25 User admin logged in from unknown client Informational Open Security 13 56 55 2010 03 25 User admin logged off Informational Open Security 13 56 55 2010 03 25 System Event sensor 131 reports a system boot event has Informational Open System Event e 4 fi 17 p NM 25 z Row s Figure 12 System Events Information page e The description severity status of events open or closed and time stamp for each of the events is listed Open Status If in open state check for event description If critical event take immediate corrective action Severity filter Use for viewing only critical warning informational events e Export tab Use for exporting log files in XML CSV or HTML format e Clearing events For clearing any of the events select the event in check box and Intel Active System Console User Guide 21 22 click Delete selected There are two options o To delete the events from BMC SEL memory o To
33. ssor fan to view the upper and lower threshold details 3 1 6 Viewing Voltage Sensors Readings To view the temperature and fan readings click System gt Voltage to display the Voltage Sensors page shown as follows 18 Intel Active System Console User Guide Voltage Health Name Current Reading Volts o BB 1 05 PCH 1 04 e BB 1 1V P1 Vccp 0 85 Lower Critical Lower Warning Upper Warning Upper Critical 0 683200 0 707600 1 500600 1 543300 BB 1 5 P1 DDR3 BB 3 3V BB 3 3V STBY BB 5 0V Discrete Sensor Health Name Current Reading Figure 8 Voltage Sensors Lists all the current reading of the voltage sensors present on the base board The details of each voltage sensor list the upper lower critical and warning values 3 1 7 Viewing Chassis I nformation To view the temperature and fan readings click System gt Chassis to display the Chassis Sensors page as shown in following figure The user can also identify the server by turning the LED on or off To do this click the chassis icon in this screen Notes e For systems that do not support the chassis sensor The system LED is currently Not Supported status displays e For some platforms the status of LED is not supported but the user will still be able to turn the LED on and off as shown in Figure 9 To do this click the chassis icon in this screen Chassis m Physical Security Status Disabled Identify Chassis Id
34. view the processor memory device readings click System gt Memory to display memory device details and discrete sensor readings shown as follows Memory Device Health Slot Name DIMM A1 DIMM A2 DIMM A3 2 DIMM B1 DIMM B2 DIMM B3 Discrete Sensor Health Name Size MB 1024 1024 Mmry ECC Sensor Speed MHz Type 1087 DDR3 1067 DDR3 Figure 6 Memory Device Readings Displays the health of each of the populated memory module It lists the entire memory bank supported in the Server If a memory module is populated in the memory slot it will list the corresponding size speed and type of module If the slot is not populated then it will list as not populated Intel Active System Console User Guide 17 3 1 5 Viewing Temperature and Fan Readings Cooling Sensors To view the temperature and fan readings click System gt Cooling to display the Cooling Sensors page shown as follows Temperature Health Name P1 Therm Margin P1 Therm Ctrl 96 Baseboard Temp P1 Mem Margin Current Reading Deg Celsius 71 0 30 0 Discrete Sensor Health eo Name System Fan 2 System Fan 3 Name CPU Therm Trip Current Reading RPM 1 620 1 566 Current Reading STATE_DEASSERTED Figure 7 Cooling Sensors Displays all System Processor fans It shows the current health status of the fan and the current reading of the fan in RPM Click on any of the System Proce
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