Contents

Contents .............................................................................................

iii

Notices .................................................................................................

v

Safety information ..............................................................................

vi

About this guide ................................................................................

vii

Typography .......................................................................................

viii

ASMB-LE specifications summary .......................................................

ix

Chapter 1:Product introduction

 

1.1

Welcome! ..............................................................................

1-2

1.2

Package contents .................................................................

1-2

1.3

Board layout .........................................................................

1-3

1.4

System requirements ...........................................................

1-3

1.5

Network setup ......................................................................

1-4

Chapter 2:Installation

 

2.1

Before you proceed ..............................................................

2-2

2.2

Hardware installation ............................................................

2-2

2.3

Network configuration ..........................................................

2-5

 

2.3.1 Running the ASMC utility ........................................

2-5

 

2.3.2 Configuring the LAN controller ...............................

2-6

 

2.3.3 Updating the ASMC-LE firmware ............................

2-8

2.4

Software installation ............................................................

2-9

 

2.4.1

Installing the ARC ...................................................

2-9

 

2.4.2

Launching ARC......................................................

2-10

Chapter 3:Software support

 

3.1

ASUS Remote Console (ARC) ...............................................

3-2

 

3.1.1

ARC sections ..........................................................

3-2

 

3.1.2 Connecting to the remote server ...........................

3-5

 

3.1.3

Retrieving sensor information.................................

3-7

 

3.1.4 Displaying all remote server sensors ......................

3-9

 

3.1.5

Displaying FRU information ...................................

3-10

 

3.1.6 Displaying system event logs ...............................

3-11

 

3.1.7 Adjusting the monitoring settings ........................

3-12

 

3.1.8 Controlling the remote server power ...................

3-13

 

3.1.9

Viewing PET information.......................................

3-14

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