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1. O HET O Q In Figure 1 9 AOC LPIPMI LANG Layout AOC LPIPMI LANG Front Component and LED Descriptions 1 BMC Chip 2 Activity LED 3 Processor Reset LED 4 NIC Connector 2 5 AOC IPMI User s Manual 2 3 LED Descriptions 2 Activity LED Indicator Activity LED Indicator Table Activity LED marked 2 above lo 01 cated on the card indicates the func tionality and activity of the card The blinking of the Activity LED indicates that the add on card is active See the table on the right for details On Blinking Card is active Off Card is not active 3 Processor Reset LED The LED will blink for a fraction of a second when the BMC card is reset You can see this LED flash when you plug the power cable in 2 4 Block Diagram UART Interface SOL Supermicro Featured GPIO RENESAS 85 L 8 S S o Q 2 6 Chapter 2 Installation 2 5 Installation Safety Guidelines To avoid personal injury and property damage please carefully follow all the safety steps listed below when installing the AOC 1UIPMI B AOC IPMI20 E or AOC LPIPMI LANG add on card into your system ESD Safety Guidelines Electrostatic Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To prevent dam age to your system it is important to handle it very carefully Th2. Clicking on Paging Setting allows you to set the parameters for an individual user Figure 3 8 There are two types of paging service Numeric paging and alphanu meric paging To use a paging service a modem must be connected to the RS232 connector on the BMC 3 28 Paging Setting User Name Pager Mode Paging Service Number Numeric Message Modem Init String Dial String Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 0912505132 SOOE et a ATL1MTX3S8 2bE FRU Figure 3 8 The user can find useful information about the board and product such as the serial number part number and part name of the board and product 3 29 AOC IMPI User s Manual 3 11 Text Console Redirection SOL Serial Over LAN ft Corp 1981 1993 stop Login Event Log Sensors IPM Device BMC Setting Users Text Console Figure 3 9 On the Text Console tab of the IPMI View management session in the Viewing Window as shown in Figure 3 9 there is a function for you to remotely control the managed system in a text mode console Click the Start button to start the text console redirection During control click the Re synch button to synchronize the text console with the managed system if you think the screen is not shown properly Click the Stop button to stop the text console SOL for IPMI 2 0 IPMI specification V2 0 defines Serial over LAN SOL to support Text Console Redi
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4. Select a group in the Group window and select a system in the System Window then click Edit gt Join from the pull down menu shown in Figure 2 7 to have the selected system join the desired group Disjoin a Group Double click the group you want to disjoin a system from The members of that group will appear in the System Window Then select the system you want to disjoin and click Edit gt Disjoin from the pull down menu shown in Figure 2 7 You can also right click the selected system to disjoin the system from the group and then select Disjoin in the pop up menu to delete it Selecting an IPMI View Management Session When more than one system is managed by IPMI View at the same time you can select which opened management session you want to control by double clicking on system s name in the System Window or by selecting Session gt lt lt System name gt gt in the pull down menu where lt lt System name gt gt denotes the name of the target system you want to control as shown in Figure 2 8 Closing IPMI View Management Session To close the opened IPMI View management session select the IPMI View man agement session you want to close as the current IPMI View management session and then click Session gt Close lt lt System name gt gt in the pull down menu where lt lt System name gt gt denotes the name of the system you want to close as shown in Figure 2 8 Chapter 3 Troublesho
5. Chung Ho 235 Taipei County Taiwan R O C 886 2 8226 3990 886 2 8226 3991 www supermicro com tw support supermicro com tw 886 2 8226 1900 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required be fore any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete For faster service RMA authorizations may be requested online http www supermicro com support rma Whenever possible repack the add on card in the original Supermicro box using the original packaging materials If these are no longer available be sure to pack the add on card in an anti static bag and inside the box Make sure that there is enough packaging material surrounding the add on card so that it does not become damaged during shipping This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages in curred in shipping or from failure due to the alteration misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems 1 3 AOC
6. Figure 5 Step 5 Please read the summary information below The l stallShield Wizard has successfully installed IPMIView Choose Finish to exitthe wizard Figure 6 Step 6 3 9 AOC IMPI User s Manual 3 4 System Management The following screen shows the main functions of the IPMI View screen From this Screen the user can manage the features of the IPMI View software Menu Bar System View ji Sessions ogo System List Viewing indow Group List fide active ie E Status Tom Eet Lon Sensor Area Figure 2 1 Note This screen is only a model of the System Management As shown in Figure 2 1 there are several components in the IPMI View window Figure 2 2 Menu Bar Contains functions allowing you to add delete systems or groups and save configurations System List Lists the computers managed with a BMC card Group List Lists managed computer groups for more convenient manage ment Viewing Window shows detailed information including Login IPMI Device Event Log Sensors BMC Setting and Text Console e Status Area Shows messages regarding current status System View Sessions IPMI View may manage up to 20 systems at the same time The current managed system is indicated in the System View window Logo Press Logo to visit Supermicro s web site Chapter 3 Troubleshooting TIPMI View 2 0 build 04062901 Super Micro Compu
7. Users Text Console Rise privilege successful Figure 3 0 Note The default Login ID is ADMIN which has the default password of ADMIN Both the Login ID and Password are case sensitive In the IPMI design an MD5 algorithm will encrypt the password when it is transmit ted through the network Once the password is confirmed IPMI View will show a CONNECTED symbol and all available function pages will be shown as seen in Figure 3 0 If the password is invalid it will show a message in the Status Area that reads Unable to activate a session please check ID and Password and a Break symbol will be shown see Figure 2 9 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting TIPMI View V2 0 build 04062901 Super Micro Computer Inc File Edit Session Heb SUPERMICR iB search Engine roup Domain 5 Web Server I Search Engine System Name Search Engine IP Address 192 168 10 80 Description 192 168 10 80 LoginID admin Password T IPMI Domain User ID not found Figure 3 1 Note In order to reduce overhead on the managed system all pages will not refresh automatically The user must refresh manually as needed 3 6 IPM Device y Device Information Fkawere Revision 014 30 ACPI System Power State 50 20 IPMIRevision 20 Graceful Power Control mm vespere MSFIESIONS TUCO MEAN Chassis Power Control E BAID epos UM Wuoysaoyo m
8. 5 Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Technical Specifications and Hardware Installation 2 1 Configuration The AOC 1UIPMI B AOC IPMI20 E and AOC LPIPMI LANG add on cards share LAN1 on the motherboard for IPMI traffic 2 2 Components AOC 1UIPMI B ur 2 ud rg Sof TERM Figure 1 2 AOC 1UIPMI B ront Layout AOC 1UIPMI B Front Component and LED Descriptions 1 Activity LED 2 Processor Reset LED 3 JPCIE1 Connector To be used with the AOC 1UIPMI LANG add on card 2 1 LL DIT O Chapter 2 Installation AOC 1UIPMI LANG Figure 1 4 AOC 1UIPMI LANG 9 SUPERO 1UIPMI LANG sm wis J O r VU A Figure 1 5 AOC 1UIPMI LANG Layout AOC 1UIPMI LANG Front Component and LED Descriptions 1 NIC Connector 2 3 AOC IPMI User s Manual AOC IPMI20 E Figure 1 6 AOC IPMI20 E gies z inija E O wie TONE oudn S i X A LLLI Figure 1 7 AOC IPMI20 E Layout AOC IPMI20 E Front Component and LED Descriptions 1 BMC Chip 2 Activity LED 3 Processor Reset LED 2 4 Chapter 2 Installation AOC LPIPMI LANG Sure
9. IPMI User s Manual 1 5 Checklist If your shipping package came with missing or damaged parts please contact Supermicro s technical support Please refer to the following checklist when con tacting us 9 AOC 1UIPMI B AOC IPMI20 E AOC 1UIPMI LANG or AOC LPIPMI LANG CDR IPMI One installation CD White box with correct barcode label and correct add on card part number 1 6 Note The graphics shown in this user s guide were based on the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of this guide The add on card you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this user s guide Hardware Product Features IPMI 2 0 Compliant IPMI over LAN and serial over LAN Supports Emergency Management Port EMP COM or LAN Shares LAN controller with motherboard and uses out of band bandwidth Supports hardware monitor for e CPU system temperature System fan amp CPU fan status System voltage Supports Event Log information for BIOS events Hardware monitor events Supports remote management when the system is off or is in power standby mode Remote power control 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Control through OS e Shutdown Reboot Power cycle Control directly through buttons on chassis Reset Power down Power up Power cycle Supports SNMP trap multiple destinations Console Redirection text only through LAN 1
10. opened In Supermicro s IPMI solution a BMC shares the LAN1 NIC on the mainboard The NIC will re route the IPMI packet to the BMC instead of forwarding it to the upper layer network protocol stacks as other protocol packets do IPMI View V2 0 covers Supermicro s BMCs for both IPMI v1 5 and IPMI v2 0 However according to design changes some functions added to IPMI v2 0 are not available in IPMI v1 5 and some functions are no longer available in IPMI v2 0 implementation IPMI View will automatically hide any function that is not available to the BMC version being used 3 3 Software Installation Procedures 1 On the system you will manage from 3 6 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting a Installing the IPMIView i For Windows Select Install IPMIView from auto run windows to install IPMIView You may also select IPMIView20setupwin32 exe in the IPMI SOLUTION Windows Administrator directory ii For Linux Select IPMIView20setuplinux bin in the IPMI SOLUTION Linux Ad ministrator directory 5 Installer Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for IPMIView The InstallShield Wizard will install IPMIView on your computer To continue choose Next IPMIView SUPERMICRO http www supermicro com Figure 1 Step 1 S Installer Please readthe following license agreement carefully The license distributed with IPMIView includes IPMIView and IPMITrap grants you the right to use IPMIView and IPWITrap softw
11. you request and receive written permission from Super Micro Computer Inc you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2008 by Super Micro Computer Inc All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for system integrators PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users who intend to integrate Supermicro s unique IPMI 2 0 Management Utility card into their systems It provides detailed information for the application and use of the AOC 1UIPMI B AOC IPMI20 E AOC 1UIPMI LANG and AOC LPIPMI LANG add on cards that supports remote access for system monitoring diagnosis and management With the most advanced technologies built in the AOC 1UIPMI B AOC IPMI20 E AOC 1UIPMI LANG and AOC LPIPMI LANG add on cards offer a complete efficient and cost effective remote server management Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the features of the AOC 1UIPMI B AOC IPMI20 E AOC 1UIPMI LANG and AOC LPIPMI LANG add on cards Chapter 2 provides technical specifications and hardware installation instructions Chapter 3 describes software application and usage for the add on cards including software installation procedures and system management Chapter 4 include
12. 552550 LANMAC must be correct while update SNMP Community public SNMP Trap Receivers IP Address MAC Address 192 168 10 28 192 168 10 107 Login Event Loc Sensors IPM Device BMC Setting Users Text Console Figure 3 7 3 26 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Clicking on the BMC Setting tab of the IPMI View management session in the Viewing Window as shown in Figure 3 7 gives you detailed information on the BMC LAN Configuration SNMP trap configuration and serial communication port of the BMC In order to support the power down state management capability under the IPMI specification the manager has to configure the proper MAC address for each IP ad dress To deliver an IP packet to a receiver the sender needs to know the receiver s MAC address or the gateway s MAC address ARP Address Resolution Protocol is used to get the MAC address from the IP address While the managed system s OS is running the network protocol stack will take care of this function However when the managed system is in a power down state this function cannot be ac complished Therefore each MAC address has to be configured manually The BMC and the OS running on a managed system may use different IP addresses for security reasons For example the OS may use 66 201 4 73 which can be reached by public access while the address for BMC may be set to 192 168 1 55 which can only be reached in a private LAN But LAN MAC
13. MAC format HEXHETEESHETHESHI k Show Subnet Mask k Mask Set Subnet Mask format HHH HHH HHH HHH dhcp on Enable the DHCP 3 5 AOC IMPI User s Manual dhcp off Disable the DHCP g Show Gateway IP g IP Set Gateway IP format THEE HHH THER THHE r BMC cold reset garp on Enable the Gratuitous ARP garp off Disable the Gratuitous ARP fd Reset to the factory default Note Not all functions will be available 3 2 Overview of IPMI View IPMI View is management software based on IPMI specification version 1 5 2 0 IPMI View sends IPMI messages to and from the BMC Base Management Card on a remotely managed system IPMI messages are encapsulated in RMCP Remote Management Control Protocol packets called datagrams This method is also referred to as IPMI over LAN The Distributed Management Task Force DMTF has defined RMCP for supporting pre OS and OS absent management RMCP is a simple request response protocol that can be delivered using UDP User Datagram Protocol datagrams IPMI over LAN uses version 1 of the RMCP protocol and packet format An RMCP packet is transmitted via IP Internet Protocol networking Thus system managers may manage their IPMI enabled system over the Internet Of course in a private LAN this is a basic feature IPMI uses the same UDP port number 623 in decimal with ASF Alert Standard Forum protocol If the managed system is protected by a firewall UDP port 623 must be
14. SUPER AOC 1UIPMI B AOC IPMI20 E AOC LPIPMI LANG AOC 1UIPMI LANG USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0a The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com Super Micro Computer Inc Supermicro reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software if any and documentation may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPERMICRO BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL SPECULATIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPERMICRO SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa C
15. Series li XISBVXTSBAZXTSBILNA Series Serverboard IPMI2 0 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting f Note Please have a 3 5 floppy ready to be inserted Step 4 When prompted place floppy into your floppy drive Step 5 When floppy drive is written with the files remove the floppy and place it in the floppy drive of your computer with the IPMI card installed Step 6 Turn on the computer which has the IPMI card Ensure that the floppy is on the top in boot priority Once the computer is booted from the floppy it will start flashing the firmware When flashing is complete you can use the ipmicfg utility to configure the IP and MAC address of the card Note Ifyou make a bootable diskette please make sure to choose appropriate model number of the motherboard Step 7 Use the ipmicfg utility to configure IP address MAC address gateway IP etc Please use instructions below to choose the correct IP and MAC address P address IP address of LAN1 MAC address MAC address of LAN1 P address and MAC address of your LAN1 can be seen using ipconfig com mand in Windows and ifconfig command in Linux BSD f Note When plugging or unplugging a BMC card you must first unplug the AC power cord IPMICFG usage IPMICFG Version 1 07 Build 080209 Copyright 2007 SuperMicro Computer Inc Usage IPMICFG params Example IPMICFG m 192 168 1 123 m Show IP and MAC m IP Set IP format THEE HHH THER HHH aMAC Set
16. addresses must be the exact same If the BMC uses a private IP address you have to make sure that the manager s system can communicate with the private IP address for the BMC on a managed system BMC LAN Configuration This shows the IP address LAN MAC Gateway IP Gateway MAC and Subnet Mask of the BMC and allows you to modify them Note Please make sure that the MAC address of the LAN and the gateway for f the BMC are correct before updating it by clicking the Update button Be careful to enter the correct values especially for the LAN MAC If you enter the wrong LAN MAC IPMI View will not be able to connect to that system any more If you accidentally enter a wrong LAN MAC value you may use the ipmicfg instruc tions from the BMC firmware update See section 4 page 13 SNMP This shows the SNMP trap configuration of the system needing to receive the SNMP traps generated by the BMC and allows you to modify them To change the configuration on the BMC type in the SNMP community name in the Community 3 27 AOC IMPI User s Manual text field and the IP address and MAC address in the SNMP Trap Receivers table in the SNMP group and then click the Update button The SNMP Trap may have multiple destinations When any critical error occurs an SNMP trap packet will be sent to all receivers in the list To remove an SNMP receiv er you may change both IP and MAC addresses to 0 0 0 0 and 00 00 00 00 00 00 respectively and then
17. are on any systemto mariage Super Micru pruducls subject lu Iha restricliuris lisled beluw and Ihe disclaimer relating to warranties support and damages 1 DISCLAIMER This software is provided on an as is basis without any other warranties cr conditions express or implied including but not limited ta warranties of merchantable quality merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or those arisirg by law statute usage oftrade or course of dealing The entire risk as to the results and performance ofthe Product is assumed by you Neither we 10r our dealers or suppliers shall have any liability to you or any Lothar naroon or antite far ans indiract incidantal enacialareancacuantial accept he terms ofthe license agreement do not acceptthe terms ofthe license agreement cs NM Figure 2 Step 2 3 7 AOC IMPI User s Manual 15 Installer Click Nextto install IPMIView to this directory or click Browse to install to a different directory Directory Name CaProgram FilesiSUPERMICROYPMIView Figure 3 Step 3 Please read the summary information below IPMIView will be installed in the following location C Program FilesiSUPERMICROWPMIView with the following features IPMIView for a total size 1 7 MB Figure 4 Step 4 5 Installer S Installer Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Installing IPMIView Please wait
18. click Update On the system receiving the SNMP traps an SNMP trap receiver software needs to be installed and run The managed system will send out an SNMP trap packet to receivers at the moment the event occurs If an SNMP trap receiver is not running the trap packet is discarded and won t be queued anywhere 3 10 Users There are several buttons that allow you to add delete a user set user privileges change passwords and enable disable paging Group Privilege Levels Callback This may be considered the lowest privilege level Only commands necessary to support initiating a Callback is allowed Only avail able for IPMI 1 5 User Only benign commands are allowed These are primarily commands that read data structures and retrieve status Commands that can be used to alter BMC configuration write data to the BMC or other management controllers or perform system actions such as resets power on off and watchdog acti vation are not allowed Operator All BMC commands are allowed except for configuration commands that can change the behavior of the out of band interfaces For example Operator privilege does not allow the capability to disable individual channels or change user access privileges Administrator All BMC commands are allowed including configuration commands An Administrator can even execute configuration commands that would disable the channel that the Ad ministrator is communicating over
19. down and Power Up functions 3 20 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting The Power Cycle function will shut down the managed system for a few seconds and then power up the system Graceful power control will send an event to the System Event Log next section If no more memory space is left for the incoming event graceful power control will not function Chassis Power Control Administrator and Operator only This function is used to forcibly control the power state of the managed system s chassis When the BMC receives a chassis power control command it will have direct control over the power button or reset button of a system Reset This is the same as pressing the Reset button on a managed system s chassis to reset the managed system Power Down This is the same as pressing the Power button on a managed system s chassis to remove power from the managed system Power Up This is the same as pressing the Power button on a managed system s chassis to turn on the power of the managed system Power Cycle This function is a combination of the Power Down and Power Up functions The Power Cycle function will shutdown the managed system for a few seconds and then power up the system BMC Cold Reset Administrator only Clicking the Cold Reset button allows you to reset the BMC After confirming to reset the BMC the session will break immediately The user has to close this session manually This function is rarely used only in e
20. e following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing a component from the antistatic bag Handle the add on card by its edges only do not touch its components periph eral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins e Put the card and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use General Safety Guidelines Always disconnect power cables before installing or removing any components from the computer Use only the correct type of bracket for the add on card e Disconnect the power cable before removing any cable from the add on card Make sure that the add on card is securely seated in the slot to prevent damage to the system due to short circuit 2 7 AOC IPMI User s Manual Notes 2 8 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Chapter 3 Software Application and Usage With an independent I O processor embedded in Hitachi s Renesas H8S System Chip the AOC 1UIPMI B AOC IPMI20 E and AOC LPIPMI LANG add on cards allow the user to access monitor manage and interface with systems that are in remote locations via LAN The necessary utilities for the access and configuration of the add on card are included on the Supermicro bootable CDs that came with your card This section provides information on the configura
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22. emisso BMC ELT Login Event Log Sensors IPM device BMC Setting Users Text Console Figure 3 2 3 19 AOC IMPI User s Manual Clicking the IPM Device tab of the IPMI View management session in the Viewing Window shown in Figure 3 2 will display some information and functions of the system s BMC firmware Device Information This shows the revision levels of the BMC and IPMI firmware ACPI System Power State This shows the managed system s power state If the managed system is in a power off state the green light will be off This status will update automatically every five seconds Graceful Power Control Administrator and Operator only Graceful power control will inform the OS running on the managed system to shutdown reboot power cycle within a specified time the default is 30 seconds When the OS running on the managed system receives a graceful power control request it will generate a pop up window on the managed system s monitor and start a count down This pop up notice window gives the user who is working on the system a chance to save any working files However remote login users or service users for example Web site visitors will not see this notice Graceful Shutdown Same as the shutdown function in Windows The managed system will enter an S5 state Graceful Reboot Same as the reboot function in Windows Graceful Power Cycle This function is a combination of the Graceful Shut
23. en click the Set Timestamp button to update the BMC 3 23 AOC IMPI User s Manual 3 8 Sensors Voltages Hide inactive item Refresh every x seconds Refresh Now C Show History Login Event Log Sensors IPM Device BMC Setting Users Text Console Figure 3 4 Clicking on the Sensors tab of the IPMI View management session in the Viewing Window as shown in Figure 3 4 provides you with detailed information on the sensors monitored by the BMC It shows the reading of supported voltages and fan speeds and temperatures monitored by the BMC The current reading is shown in yellow numbers the high limits low limits in red numbers and a description for the monitoring sensors in blue text beneath the monitoring sensor figures Fan speeds have only a low limit temperatures have only a high limit and voltages have both high and low limits Refreshing Monitor Status You can configure the IPMI View to automatically refresh the monitoring status pe riodically by checking the Auto Refresh check box and selecting the refresh period in seconds in the seconds list Or click the Manual Refresh button to refresh the monitoring status every time you need an update 3 24 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Hide Inactive Item IPMI View gets predefined sensor information from the mainboard Some items may be not installed for differ
24. ent configurations For example there will be no CPU fan if using a passive CPU heat sink and only one CPU on a dual CPU mainboard that has only a single CPU installed The first time the sensors page is shown IPMI View will hide inactive items the default setting if any A manager may change this option later by un checking the Hide inactive item box as shown in Figure 3 5 Voltages Refresh every as y seconds Refresh Now Save Layout F Show History Login Event Log Sensors IPM Device BMC Setting Users Text Console Figure 3 5 Show History IPMI View provides a history chart for fans temperatures and voltages The yellow line indicates the reading correspond to sensor A red line indicates a high or low limit A blue line indicates the base value of 0 zero Check the Show History box to display these charts as shown in Figure 3 6 3 25 AOC IMPI User s Manual emperatares Voltages Taan Refresh every 45 w seconds Refresh Now Save Layout Login Event Log Sensors IPMDevice BMC Setting Users Text Console OL Figure 3 6 3 9 BMC Setting Administrator only BMC LAN Configaration IP Address 192 168 10 80 LANMAC 00 3048 20 88 52 upsate Gateway IP 192168 0 1 Gateway MAC 00 00 0C 07 AC 09 Subnet Mask 2552
25. ill result in all boot messages to be output to console ttyS1 and you will not see all these boot messages at the local console until login message promt up c Under LINUX OS i Add the following line into etc inittab s0 2345 respawn sbin agetty ttyS1 19200 ii Edit etc securetty and add ttyS1 3 31 AOC IMPI User s Manual 3 32 Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 4 1 Frequently Asked Questions 1 Question How do configure the IMPI add on card Answer Boot from the supplied CD with your IPMI card The CD will auto detect motherboard type and flash IPMI card You can use the ipmicfg exe utility to con figure the IP address and MAC address of the IPMI card 2 Question Which IP and MAC address should I use for the IMPI add on card Answer You need to use LAN1 IP and MAC address for your IPMI card when you program it using ipmicfg exe utility 3 Question Can I configure Gateway IP address of my IPMI card Answer Yes you can use the ipmicfg exe utility to configure IPMI card 4 Question Do need to install any driver on my server which has an IPMI card Answer No driver installation is required on your host which has an IPMI card 4 2 Contacting Supermicro s Technical Support If you still have problems after trying out all the recommended solutions please contact our technical support at 408 503 8000 or visit our web site at www supermicro com support
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27. ng 01 RMCP 02 RMCP Back to Main Page EXIT Step 2 Select the firmware upgrade tool version RMCP Remote Management Control Protocol is a request response protocol that allows the transfer of IPMI messages and other types of payloads to an IPMI based BMC over IP RMCP is an enhanced protocol that offers enhanced authentication encryption discovery and the ability to carry additional types of traffic payloads X6DA8 G2 Series X6DH8 G X6DHE G X6DHT G X6DH3 62 Series X6DH8 62 X6DHE 62 X6DH8 X62 X6DHE X62 Series X6DH8 XB Series X6DHP Series X6DHP 862 X6DHP TG Series X6DHR C8 X6DHR X6D R Series X6DLP Series X6DVA X6DVL EG2 Series Next Page Back to Main Page EXIT Step 3 Select the motherboard model number AOC IMPI User s Manual Step 1 Place the CD in your computer Windows should have been installed If you have autorun enabled you will see the following screen see below Otherwise double click on the CD ROM icon in your My computer window and it will bring up the screen below IPMI over LAN Make BMC Firmware Upgrade Diskette Install Graceful Power Control Agent Install IPMI View Browse This CD SUPERMICR Home Page Step 2 Click on Make BMC Firmware Upgrade Diskette Step 3 Follow the instructions on the next screen and choose your motherboard from the list provided Firmware Pickup i x IPMI Version 55 20 zl Select Board xzsBiuxzs BA XTSBILN4
28. onfiguration before exiting 3 14 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting agr Session I Search Engine a Wek Server Web Server Close Web Server 5 Web Server Searc Engine Figure 2 8 Step 6 As shown in Figure 2 8 Modify System Select a system in the System Window you want to modify and then click Edit gt Modify gt System from the pull down menu shown in Figure 2 7 to modify it You can also right click on a system in the System Window and then select Modify in the pop up menu to modify it Delete System Select a system in the System Window you want to delete and then click Edit gt Delete gt System from the pull down menu shown in Figure 2 7 to delete it You can also right click on a system in the System Window and then select Delete in the pop up menu to delete it Modify Group Select a group in the Group Window you want to modify and then click Edit Modify 2 Group from the pull down menu shown in Figure 2 7 to modify it You can also right click on a group in the Group Window and then select Modify in the pop up menu to modify it 3 15 AOC IMPI User s Manual Delete Group Select a group in the Group Window you want to delete and then click Edit gt Delete Group from the pull down menu shown in Figure 2 7 to delete it You can also right click on a group in the Group Window and then select Delete in the pop up menu to delete it Join a Group
29. oting Or right click on the system in the System Window you want to close and select Close Session in the pop up menu to close it When closing a session a session will not be closed until 1 replies have been received for all outstanding packets or 2 all outstanding packets have timed out 3 5 Login In Figure 3 1 double click the system in the System Window you want to manage A login screen along with some information about the managed system will appear in the Viewing Window Type in the login ID and password and click the Login but ton to log in When a login is successful the Login button is grayed i e disabled and the Logout button is enabled as well as the availability of other management functions as shown in Figure 3 0 77 IPMI View 2 0 build 04062901 Super Micro Computer Inc File Edit Sesion Help SUPERMICR a Search Engine System Name Search Engine IP Address 192 168 10 80 Description 192 168 10 80 LogniD Password PMI Domain Figure 2 9 3 17 AOC IMPI User s Manual 77 IPMI View 2 0 build 04062901 Super Micro Computer Inc 5 Search Engine Fie Edit Session Help SUPERMICR roup IPMI Domain 5 web Server System Name Search Engine IP Address 192 168 10 80 Description Search Engine Server LoginID admin Password Peek IPMI Domain CONNECTED Login Event Log Sensors IPM Device BMC Setting
30. r Needed 3 27 SNMP e 3 27 USCIS 3 28 dois 3 29 AOC IPMI User s Manual 3 11 Text Console Redirection SOL Serial Over LAN 3 30 3 30 For Windows 2003 einer neret p e P Ee r 3 31 Ec C 3 31 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 4 1 Frequently Asked Questions rer 4 1 4 2 Contacting Supermicro s Technical Support ppp 4 1 vi Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview This user s manual covers the AOC 1UIPMI B AOC IPMI20 E AOC 1UIPMI LANG and AOC LPIPMI LANG add on cards These cards are highly efficient highly com patible and easy to use IPMI cards They allow the user to take advantage of the BMC a baseboard management controller installed on a server motherboard and the IPMIView an IPMI compliant management application software loaded in a PC to provide serial links between the main processor and other system components allowing for network interfacing via remote access With an independent Hitachi Renesas H8S processor built in these add on cards provide the user with a solution to ease the complex and expensive systems allowing an administrator to access monitor diagnose and manage network interfacing anywhere anytime 1 2 Feat
31. rection This implementation performs better than the one we implemented for IPMI 1 5 The Text mode console remains working on Windows 2003 even when the OS is running To support Text Console Redirection on Windows 2003 Special Administration Console SAC must be enabled The following instruction is used to enable SAC 3 30 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting For Windows 2003 1 Enable Console Redirection in BIOS and set it to COM 2 or COM B 2 Modify boot ini in CA Boot ini is a hidden file Below is an example of boot ini boot loader redirect com2 redirectbaudrate 19200 timeout 30 default multi 0 di Sk O rdisk O partition 1 WINDOWS operating systems multi 0 disk 0 rdisk 0 parti tion 1 WINDOWS Windows Server 2003 Standard fastdetect redirect For Linux 1 BIOS POST i Enable Console Redirection in BIOS Setup For example COM2 19 2Kbps 8N1 ii Disable Enable Console Redirection after POST in BIOS setup 2 BOOT LOADER i For GRUB add the following TWO lines into boot grub grub conf but comment out splashimage hd0 0 grub splash xpm gz serial unit 1 speed 19200 word 8 parity no stop 1 terminal timeout 10 serial console splashimage hd0 0 grub splash xpm gz ii Then add serial console ttyS1 19200n8 to the end of kernel vmlinuz in boot grub grub conf For example kernel vmlinuz 2 6 5 1 358smp ro root LABEL rhgb quiet serial console ttyS1 19200n8 This w
32. s frequently asked questions and answers to help the user trouble shoot the configuration when problems arise Conventions Used in the Manual Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself Warning Important information given to ensure proper system installation A to prevent bodily injury or damage to the components f Note Additional Information given to differentiate various models or to ensure correct system setup AOC IPMI User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About This MANUAal secede tars pereo ttt e pe cet on iae HER e vedo Meu e er iii Manual Organization Conventions Used in the Manual criteri coa coner tae corio croce Ee b gie iii Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 OVER VICW s oce nivea RERO SOR EI UON SR TW PUE 1 1 1 2 Features of IPMI Version 2 0 Software sisisi iiser ened 1 1 1 3 Contacting S permliCctO eerie retten tine tene rene REY Ha SR erae PERG 1 2 1 4 Returning Merchandise for Service Ne 1 3 1 5 Checklist 1 4 1 6 Hardware Product Features ciet cepe eii c rao ee dea 1 4 Chapter 2 Technical Specifications and Hardware Installation 2 1 COMM OU ALON 5522 oes PES 2 1 2 2 COMPONCNIS erasana eec e etaient a ei teo deb ecc ee aati 2 1 AOGC TUIPMIEB rei ede n Ree de 2 1 AOCSTUIPMI BEANG i on eie EQ ed ete d
33. t e Bude 2 3 AOC IPMI20 E 2244 AOGC EPIPMISEANG neues att terc pen cnt qr ee ceo SNAAR 2 5 2 3 LED Descriptions me 2 6 32 Activity LED IndlCator iio ipe tede aea 2 6 3 Processor Reset 2 6 2 4 Block Diagrami uscire eere ien cer E Sees de EE ELE verse co 2 6 2 5 Installation 2 7 Safely Guidelines 2 7 ESD Safety GuidelitY6S 2 7 General Safety Guldeliri8s ie 2 7 Chapter 3 Software Application and Usage Greiz moin 3 1 3 1 BMG Firmware Update nne Green iee lee Mea edocet e e Der 3 2 IPMICFG usage 3 5 3 3 Software Installation Procedures sssseneemeeen 3 6 9 4 System Managbtmoeti iiie reri cep ee Hee tec E eSI 3 10 Reload Configuration erect eei petere 3 14 Save Configuratio susse neee rato 3 14 Modify SYSteMi C 3 15 Table of Contents 3 5 3 6 3 7 3 8 3 9 3 10 BI I III RE E 3 15 Modify GTO mE 3 15 Delete Group doped bee e i p n dose eb 3 16 GOW p 3 16 DIS OIN AO elo E 3 16 Selecting an IPMI View Management Session 3 16 Closing IPMI View Management Session RN 3 16 3 17 IPM DEVi E m ST 3 19 DEVICE InfOrmmiatiOn uoce roter e
34. ter Inc F e Edit Help SUPERMICR oup IPMI Domain 5 Web Server Search Engine SUPERMICR PMU View Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI 2 0 1 5 over LAN Figure 2 2 Step 1 As shown in Figure 2 3 click File gt New gt System to add a new system to IPMI View An Add a new system dialog box will pop up as shown in Figure 2 4 Edit Help System Discover IPMI Device Group Reload Configuration Save Configuration Figure 2 3 3 11 AOC IMPI User s Manual Add a new system SAR System Name P address 0 0 0 0 Description DESCRIPTION DK Figure 2 4 Step 2 As shown in Figure 2 4 in the Add a new system dialog box type in the desired System Name for the managed system and the correct IP address as well as a description Then click OK Add a new group Group Name Description DESCRIPTION DK Figure 2 5 Step 3 As shown in Figure 2 5 To maintain systems easier the manager may categorize managed systems into different groups A system may be included in multiple groups The default group is IPMI Domain All managed systems belong to IPMI Domain even if they join other groups In Figure 2 3 click menu File gt New gt Group to add a new group to IPMI View An Add a new group dialog will pop up as shown in Figure 2 5 In the Add a new group dialog box type in the desired Gro
35. tion and the access of the IPMI card on the network Contents of the CD Firmware Utility and firmware image used to update BMC Firmware It can only be executed under DOS e J2RE1 5 0 Java Runtime Environment for both Windows and Linux Users can also download the latest version from Sun Microsystems Inc http java sun com Disklmage Images for storing updates on floppy diskettes Res Used by the CD Auto run feature PMI Solution Linux IPMIView and Power Control Agent for Linux Utility BMC utilities Windows IPMIView and Power Control Agent for Windows Jar This folder includes IPMIView and TrapReceiver jar files Manual AOC IPMI 1 0 pdf The file you are now looking at e PMIView pdf User Guide for IPMIView management software e Intel LAN driver for onboard network adapter 3 1 AOC IMPI User s Manual 3 1 BMC Firmware Update 1 Shut down the system and unplug the AC power cord 2 Insert the BMC card 3 A If you use a supplied CD ROM follow the steps below Turn on your computer and put the IPMI CD into the CD ROM drive You will see the following prompt You can choose option 1 to automatically detect the model number of the motherboard and flash the IPMI card or choose 2 if you know the model number of your motherboard IPMI Firmware Flashing 01 IPMI 2 0 02 IPMI 1 5 EXIT Step 1 Selelct IPMI 2 0 3 2 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting IPMI Firmware Flashi
36. up Name and description Then click OK 3 12 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting PMI Device Discovering NetworkIP From 4 92 158 10 1 To 192 168 10 254 Network Mask 255 255 255 0 Search Option PM20 v IPM 1 5 5 Host Name C Host IP Found 3 New System Version PMI 2 0 Create System Name from 192 168 10 202 192 168 10 202 192 168 10 208 182 188 10 208 Figure 2 6 Step 4 As shown in Figure 2 6 IPMI View includes a function that allows the user to collect candidate system information in order to build their information into a System List see Figure 2 6 User may specify the IP range to search any possible system that has either IPMI 1 5 or IPMI 2 0 capability After the candidate system informa tion is collected the user may add systems into a System List by IP addresses or by a given Prefix name 3 13 AOC IMPI User s Manual Modify SHEED s Group Groug 5 s Disjoin Figure 2 7 Step 5 As shown in Figure 2 7 Reload Configuration From the pull down menu click File gt Reload Configuration to load the previous saved configuration Save Configuration From the pull down menu click File gt Save Configuration to save the current IPMI View configuration To exit IPMI View from the pull down menu click File gt Exit or press Alt F4 when the IPMI View is running 4 Note Remember to save your c
37. ures of IPMI Version 2 0 Software The AOC 1UIPMI B AOC IPMI20 E AOC 1UIPMI LANG and AOC LPIPMI LANG add on cards support the functionality of IPMI Version 2 0 The key features include the following Supports IPMI 2 0 IPMI over LAN and serial over LAN Supports Emergency Management Port EMP LAN Shares LAN controller with main board Supports Hardware Health Monitoring via IPMI Supports Event Log Information Offers OS Operating System Independency Provides Network Management Security via Remote Access Console Redirec tion Supports the following management tools IPMIView CLI Command Line Interface Supports RMCP Protocols 1 1 AOC IPMI User s Manual 1 3 Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address Tel Fax Email Web Site Europe Address Tel Fax Email Asia Pacific Address Tel Fax Web Site Technical Support Email Tel Super Micro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A 1 408 503 8000 1 408 503 8008 marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support www supermicro com Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands 31 0 73 6400390 31 0 73 6416525 sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma gsupermicro nl Customer Support Super Micro Computer Inc 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Rd
38. vents such as when a malfunction is suspected 3 21 AOC IMPI User s Manual 3 7 System Event Log System Event Log Export Entries S SEL Version 1 5 Qe TotalEntries 132 O From 1 To 132 Free Space 6080 aytes Recent Entry Added 07 01 2004 11 47 15 Get Export Recent Entry Erased 06 29 2004 14 40 13 Event Type Timestamp Sensor Type Sensor Event Type 1 System Ever 06 29 2004 14 Fan Fan4 Asserion Lower Non 2 System Ever 06 29 2004 14 Fan Fan4 j amp sserion Lower Critic 3 System Ever 06 29 2004 14 Fan Fan4 Asserion Lower Non 4 System Everr 06 29 2004 14 Fan CPU2 Asserion Lower Non 5 System Everr 06 29 2004 14 Fan CPU2 Asserion Lower Critic B System Ever 06 29 2004 14 Fan CPU2 Asserion Lower Non System Everr 06 29 2004 14 Fan CPU2 Asserion Lower Non System Ever 06 29 2004 14 Fan CPU2 Asserion Lower Critic 9 System Ever 05 29 2004 14 Fan CPU2 Asserion Lower Non Clear All Entries Login Event Log Sensors IPM Device BMC Setting Users Text Console La Figure 3 3 Clicking on the Event Log tab of the IPMI View management session in the Viewing Window shown in Figure 3 3 gives you detailed information on the System Event Log for the BMC It shows the System Event Log version number of log entries free space for the S
39. ystem Event Log and the times of recently added and recently erased System Event Logs Get System Event Log In the Get Entries group on the upper left side of the Event Log tab in the Viewing Window you can decide how many logs you want to get from the BMC Click the lt From gt button and type in the first and last numbers of the logs you wish to view or click the lt All gt button to get all the logs from the BMC The logs retrieved from the BMC will listed as a table in the central part of the Viewing Window Please refer to the IPMI specifications version 2 0 for detailed descriptions of each field Some helpful fields 3 22 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Timestamp The time the event happened Sensor Type This could be health sensors or a system event Event Type The event description Because the BMC communicates with the NIC on the mainboard via a slow channel requesting only the events you need to see is recommended Choosing all to get hundreds of event entries will result in a very long delay Clear System Event Log Clicking the Clear All Entries button clears the logged system events on the BMC The total event log space is 16 KB When all this space is used any incoming event will be lost The user has to clear the system event log manually as needed Time Stamp of System Event Log and Time Zone To set the time stamp of the BMC on the managed system type in the time in the Current SEL Device Timestamp field Th
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