Asus ASMB2 11

This chapter describes the server

management board features and the new1 technologies it supports.

Product introduction

Contents

Page E2244 First edition November Contents Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Installation Chapter 3: Software support Appendix: Reference information Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement Electrical safety Operation safety How this guide is organized Where to find more information Conventions used in this guide Typography ASMB2 specifications summary Page Page 1.1Welcome Thank you for buying an ASUS® ASMB2 server management board 1.2Package contents LED indicators 1.5Network and smart phone setup Direct LAN connection LAN connection through a network hub Page 2.1Before you proceed 2.2Hardware installation Page Page 2.3.1For motherboards without ASF function support 2.3.2For motherboards with ASF function support 2.4BIOS remote console Remote Access •Serial Port Number to [COM2] Baudrate •Terminal Type to [VT-UTF8] 2.5.1Running the BIOS IPMI configuration Page Page 2.5.2Running the ASMC utility 2.5.3Configuring the LAN controller -bmc_ip -bmc_info 2.5.4Using ASWM to update the ASMB2 firmware 2.6.1Installing the ARC 2.6.2Launching ARC Page Software3 support 3.1ASUS Remote Console (ARC) 1.Menu bar 2.Tool bar 3.Navigation window 4.Detail/SEL window 3.1.1ARC sections Temperature Voltage Fan I P I D Detail/SEL window Event window Status bar 3.1.2Connecting to the remote server Connect 3.1.3Retrieving sensor information More Information Settings 3.1.4Displaying FRU information 3.1.5Displaying system event logs 3.1.6 Using Remote Console 3.1.7Displaying all remote server sensors 3.1.8Adjusting the monitoring settings Enabling the Short Message Service (SMS) feature Enable Short Message Service feature 3.1.9Updating the remote server BIOS file 3.1.10 Controlling the remote server power 3.1.11 Viewing PET information Page Important notice for Windows® XP (Service Pack 2) users My Computer My Network Places View network connections Properties 3.2.1Installing and launching the ASUS Host Management Controller Setup utility 3.2.2Command fields 3.2.3Initial 3.2.4View To view the System Data Record (SDR): BMC SDR To view the System Event Log (SEL): To view the BMC information: BMC Info 3.2.5Set 3.2.6Monitor 3.2.7Help Page A.1 LAN port for server management NCL-DE/1Uand NCL-DE/SCSImotherboard K8N-DREmotherboard A.2 BMC socket NCL-DE/1Uand NCL-DE/SCSImotherboards NCLV-DS2motherboard Page A.3 Troubleshooting ProblemSolution