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Black Box LES1408A, LES1332A, LES144BA, LES1416A Chapter Installation, Introduction, Models

Models: LES1116A LES110BA LES1308A LES1348A LES144BA Value-Line and Advanced Console Servers LES114BA LES1432A LES1332A LES1316A LES1416A LES1208A-R2 LES1132A LES1216A-R2 LES1232A LES1248A-R2 LES1408A

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Chapter 2

Installation

Introduction

This chapter describes how to install the console server hardware and connect it to controlled devices.

To avoid physical and electrical hazards please read Appendix C on Safety.

2.1Models

There are multiple console server models, each with a different number of network and serial ports or power supply configurations:

	Serial	USB	Network	Console	Modem	RJ	Power	Memory
	Ports	Ports	Ports	Port		Pinout		(flash/RAM)
LES1508A	8	2	2	1	-	02	Ext AC/DC	16/64MB, 4GB
LES1448A	48	2	2	1	Internal CDMA	01	Dual AC	16/64MB, 16GB
LES1432A	32	2	2	1	Internal CDMA	01	Dual AC	16/64MB, 16GB
LES1416A	16	2	2	1	Internal CDMA	01	Dual AC	16/64MB, 16GB
LES1408A	8	2	2	1	Internal CDMA	01	Dual AC	16/64MB, 16GB
LES1348A	48	2	2	1	Internal GSM	01	Dual AC	16/64MB, 16GB
LES1332A	32	2	2	1	Internal GSM	01	Dual AC	16/64MB, 16GB
LES1316A	16	2	2	1	Internal GSM	01	Dual AC	16/64MB, 16GB
LES1308A	8	2	2	1	Internal GSM	01	Dual AC	16/64MB, 16GB
LES1248A-R2	48	3	2	1	Internal V.92	01	Dual AC	16/64MB, 16GB
LES1232A	32	3	2	1	Internal V.92	01	Dual AC	16/64MB, 16GB
LES1216A-R2	16	3	2	1	Internal V.92	01	Dual AC	16/64MB, 16GB
LES1208A-R2	8	3	2	1	Internal V.92	01	Dual AC	16/64MB, 16GB
LES1148A	48	-	1	1	-	00	Single AC	16/64MB
LES1132A	32	-	1	1	-	00	Single AC	16/64MB
LES1116A	16	-	1	1	-	00	Single AC	16/64MB
LES1108A	8	-	1	1	-	00	Ext AC/DC	8/16MB

The next sections show the components shipped with each of these models.

Unpack your kit and verify you have all the parts shown above, and that they all appear in good working order.

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Contents

Value-Line and Advanced Console Servers User’s Manual Value-Line and Advanced Console Servers Manual Blackbox.com Value-Line and Advanced Console Servers Manual Value-Line and Advanced Console Servers Manual System Services Power connectionAdministrator Password Management network configuration SDT Connector Client Configuration FIREWALL, Failover and OoB DIAL-IN OoB Dial-In AccessConfiguring for SSH Tunneling to Hosts Serial Port Redirection Managed Devices IPsec VPN Setting up SDT for Remote Desktop access SDT Connector to Management ConsoleSDT Connector Public Key Authentication SSH Tunneling using other SSH clients e.g. PuTTY Authentication Configuration Remote Power Control RPCUninterruptible Power Supply Control UPS PAM Pluggable Authentication Modules 209 13.4 Power Management 212203 213 Secure Shell SSH Public Key Authentication Raw Access to Serial PortsModifying Snmp Configuration Power Strip Control Appendix Manual Organization Chapter IntroductionThis Manual Server Types of users Management ConsoleConsole server Manual Conventions Publishing history Date Revision Update details Copyright Chapter Installation IntroductionModels Kit components LES1508A Console Server Blackbox.com Power connection 1 LES1508A powerKit components LES1108A Console Server 2 LES1116A, LES1132A and LES1148A power 4 LES1108A power Network connectionSerial Port connection PIN Signal Definition Direction USB Port Connection Before powering on the console server Antenna and SIM Chapter Initial System Configuration Management console connectionIP address Browser connection Blackbox.com Administrator Password Set up new administrator Network IP addressName the console server Configuration Method 1 IPv6 configuration Dynamic DNS Ddns configuration System Services Service Access Blackbox.com Message Changes to configuration succeeded Service Settings  Select the Service Settings tab on the System Services Communications Software SDT Connector PuTTY Management network configuration SSHTerm Enable the Management LAN Configure the Dhcp server  Check Enable Dhcp Server Select Failover or broadband OOB Blackbox.com Aggregating the network ports Static routes To add to the static route to the route table of the system Serial Port, Host, Device & User Configuration Configure Serial Ports Common Settings Console Server Mode Blackbox.com Blackbox.com Blackbox.com Blackbox.com SDT Mode Device RPC, UPS, EMD Mode Terminal Server Mode Serial Bridging Mode Add/ Edit Users Cisco USB console connection Dialin AdminPptpd Ftp Blackbox.com Blackbox.com Authentication Network Hosts Trusted Networks  Select Serial & Network Trusted Networks Serial Port Cascading Automatically generate and upload SSH keys  Check Generate SSH keys automatically and click Apply  Select RSA Keys and/or DSA KeysManually generate and upload SSH keys # ssh remhost Configure the slaves and their serial ports Serial Port Redirection Managing the Slaves Managed Devices  Select Serial & Network Managed Devices Add Connection IPsec VPN Enable the VPN gateway  Select IPsec VPN on the Serial & Networks menu Enable the OpenVPN  Select OpenVPN on the Serial & Networks menu Configure as Server or Client Windows OpenVPN Client and Server set up Windows client/server configuration file options are AES Blackbox.com Pptp VPN None  Click Apply Settings Add a Pptp user Set up a remote Pptp client Blackbox.com Chapter Firewall, Failover and OoB Dial Access OoB Dial-In Access Configure Dial-In PPP  Check Enable Dial-In MSCHAPv2 Using SDT Connector client Set up Windows XP/ 2003/Vista/7 client OoB broadband access Set up earlier Windows clientsSet up Linux clients for dial-in Broadband Ethernet Failover Dial-Out Failover Always-on dial-out Blackbox.com Failover dial-out Connect to the GSM HSUPA/UMTS carrier network Blackbox.com Connect to the Cdma EV-DO carrier network Otasp ActivationManual Activation Verify cellular connection Cellular modem watchdog OOB access set up Cellular failover setup Cellular CSD dial-in setup  Check Enable Dial-In and configure the Dial-In SettingsCellular routing Firewall & Forwarding Configuring network forwarding and IP masquerading Configuring client devices Manual ConfigurationDhcp Configuration Port forwarding  Click Add New Port Forward Firewall rules  Click New Firewall Rule Dialout/Cellular, VPN, Network Interface, Dial-in etcInterface Dialout/Cellular Port Range Source IP InterfacePort Range Destination IP Chapter Secure SSH Tunneling & SDT Connector Configuring for SSH Tunneling to Hosts SDT Connector Client Configuration SDT Connector installation  Run the set-up program Blackbox.com Blackbox.com Make an SDT connection through the gateway to a host Manually adding hosts to the SDT Connector gateway Manually adding new services to the new hosts Blackbox.com Adding a client program to be started for the new service Blackbox.com SDT Connector to Management Console Dial in configuration Blackbox.com  Click Add, then scroll to the bottom and click Apply Blackbox.com Importing and exporting preferences Pon networkconnection SDT Connector Public Key Authentication OpenSSH Windows http//sshwindows.sourceforge.net/download Setting up SDT for Remote Desktop access Configure the Remote Desktop Connection client Blackbox.com  Click Connect Option Description On a Macintosh client SDT SSH Tunnel for VNC Install, configure and connect the VNC Viewer Blackbox.com Blackbox.com Blackbox.com From  Select Allow calling computer to specify its own address Set up SDT Serial Ports on console server SSH Tunneling using other SSH clients e.g. PuTTY Blackbox.com Blackbox.com Configure Auto-Response Chapter Alerts, Auto-response Logging Blackbox.com  Check Save Auto-Response UPS Status UPS / Power Supply Click on UPS / Power Supply as the Check Condition  Click on UPS Status as the Check Condition Serial Login/Logout  Click on Icmp Ping as the Check Condition Check Save Auto-Response Cellular Data  Check Save Auto-Response SMS Command  Click on SMS Command as the Check Condition Click on Custom Check as the Check Condition Action Delay Time Send Email Send SMS  Click Save New Action Send Email alerts Select Alerts & Logging Smtp &SMS Send SMS alerts SMS via Email Gateway  Select Cellular Modem In the SMS Settings field SMS via Cellular Modem Send Snmp trap alerts  Select Alerts & Logging Snmp Network Serial Ports refer to Chapter LoggingNagios alerts Log storage Serial port logging Power device logging Network TCP and UDP port loggingAuto-Response event logging Chapter Power & Environmental Management Remote Power Control RPCRPC connection Blackbox.com Blackbox.com RPC access privileges and alerts User power managementTurn on Uninterruptible Power Supply Control UPS Turn OFF Cycle StatusRPC status Managed UPS connections Blackbox.com Blackbox.com Remote UPS management Controlling UPS powered computers Monitor managedups@192.168.0.1 1 username password slave UPS alertsUPS status Overview of Network UPS Tools NUT Blackbox.com Environmental Monitoring Connecting the EMD Blackbox.com Environmental alerts Environmental status Chapter Authentication Authentication Configuration Tacacs authentication Radius authentication  Enter the Server Password Ldap authentication Blackbox.com RADIUS/TACACS User Configuration Group support with remote authentication Remote groups with Radius authentication Remote groups with Ldap authenticationNetwork Administration Group DN  Select Serial and Network Authentication Remote groups with TACACS+ authenticationIdle timeout Kerberos authentication PAM Pluggable Authentication Modules Authentication testing TACACS+ SSL Certificate Blackbox.com Blackbox.com Chapter Nagios Integration Central management and setting up SDT for Nagios Nagios Overview Set up central Nagios server Distributed console servers Black Box console servers Set up distributed console servers Description, for example Windows 2003 IIS Server  Click Console server Mode, and select Logging Level  In Description enter Administrator connection Select Serial Port from the Serial & Network menu  Check Nagios Nsca Enabled Configuring Nagios distributed monitoringEnable Nagios on the console server  Select Users & Groups from the Serial & Network menu Enable Nrpe monitoring  Select System Nagios and check Nrpe EnabledEnable Nsca monitoring Configure Selected Network Hosts for Nagios Monitoring  Select System Nagios and check Nsca EnabledConfigure Selected Serial Ports for Nagios Monitoring Permitted Service Advanced Distributed Monitoring Configuration Configure the upstream Nagios monitoring hostSample Nagios configuration Hostname Black Box Checkportlog CheckpingviaBlack Box Executionfailurecriteria SSH Port Define command CheckconnviaBlack BoxBasic Nagios plug-ins Additional plug-ins Number of supported devices Distributed Monitoring Usage Scenarios Local office II. Remote site Remote site with restrictive firewall Remote site with no network access System Administration and Reset Chapter System Management Upgrade Firmware Configure Date and Time Configuration Backup Blackbox.com Blackbox.com Delayed Configuration Commit Fips Mode  Select the System Administration menu option Chapter Status Reports Port Access and Active Users Select the Status Port Access Statistics  Select the Status Statistics Support ReportsSyslog  Select Status Syslog Configuring the Dashboard Dashboard Blackbox.com Blackbox.com Creating custom widgets for the Dashboard Echo table Chapter Management Device Management Web Terminal to Command Line Port and Host LogsWeb Terminal SDT Connector access  Check Web Terminal and click Apply Select Manage Terminal Power Management  Select Manage Power Chapter Command Line Configuration Accessing config from the command line Syntax DescriptionOptions # /bin/config -d element name At /etc/config/config.xmlRun=configurator Listed below Serial Port configuration Console server mode Device Mode Config.ports.port5.bridge.ssh.enabled=on Serial bridge mode# config -s config.ports.port5.mode=bridge Syslog settings # config -g config.users.total # config -d config.users.user2.port1Adding and Removing Users # config -g config.groups.total # ./delete-node config.users.user2# config -r users Adding and removing user Groups # config -a # config -r auth Add power device host # config -g config.sdt.hosts.total# config -s config.sdt.hosts.total=4 Add other network host # config -g config.portaccess.total # config -g config.devices.total# config -hosts Cascaded Ports # config -r cascade UPS ConnectionsManaged UPSes # config -s config.ups.monitors.total=1 RPC ConnectionsRemote UPSes Environmental # config -d config.devices.device8 Port LogUser Syslog Mail News Signal Alert ErrorGeneral settings for all alerts Alerts UPS Power Status Alert Environmental and Power Sensor AlertPattern Match Alert # config -s config.system.smtp.server2=mail.Black Box.com Alarm Sensor Alert# config -r alerts Smtp & SMS Administration IP settingsSnmp Date & Time Settings # config -r time Dial-in settings# config -s config.system.timezone=US/Eastern # config -s config.console.ppp.defaultroute=on Services Nagios Blowfish Twofish RIJNDAEL-256 Serpent Gost Custom script to run when booting Chapter Advanced ConfigurationUsing IPMItools Custom Scripting # dos2unix /etc/config/rc.local Running custom scripts when alerts are triggered# cd Example script Multiple email notifications on each alert Example script Power Cycling on Pattern MatchDeleting Configuration Values from the CLI Bin/sh /etc/scripts/alert-email $suffix # ./delete-node config.users.user3 Delete-node script NEWTOTAL=$ $TOTAL While $COUNTER != $TOTAL-NUMBER+1 do Power Cycle any device when a ping request fails Ping-detect script Running custom scripts when a configurator is invoked # /etc/scripts/backup-usb list # /etc/scripts/backup-usb load filenameBacking-up the configuration off-box Pmshell Portmanager commandsAdvanced Portmanager Pmchat Portmanager daemon SignalsPmusers External Scripts and Alerts Raw Access to Serial Ports Access to serial ports Accessing the console/modem port Etc/config/ipfilterIP- Filtering Modifying Snmp Configuration 15.5.1 /etc/config/snmpd.confSysdescr Black Box Syscontact Adding more than one Snmp server Secure Shell SSH Public Key Authentication Config --set config.system.snmp.password2=yourpasswordSSH Overview $ ssh-keygen -t rsadsa Installing the SSH Public/Private Keys ClusteringGenerating Public Keys Linux 28aa2938ba40f4115e3fd4fae53614d6 user@server Installing SSH Public Key Authentication Linux Chown fred /etc/config/users/fred/.ssh/authorizedkeys Blackbox.com Generating public/private keys for SSH Windows Blackbox.com Fingerprinting Ab7e33bd85505a430be0bd433f1ca5f8Offending key in /.ssh/knownhosts1 SSH tunneled serial bridging Client Keys Public key to refer to either idrsa.pub or iddsa.pub Authorized Keys $ ls /home/user/keys SDT Connector Public Key AuthenticationSecure Sockets Layer SSL Support Uploading Keys Openssl genrsa -des3 -out sslkey.pem HttpsGenerating an encryption key Generating a self-signed certificate with OpenSSL Launching the Https Server Power Strip ControlInstalling the key and certificate Kill -HUP `cat /var/run/inetd.pid` PowerMan tool Target SpecificationSynopsis Powerman --on foo0,4-5 Pmpower toolAdding new RPC devices Blackbox.com P-f password -o oemtype command IPMItoolIpmitool -c-h-v-V-I lan -H hostname -p port Iinterface AauthtypeCciphersuite Lprivlvl Help Ipmitool help Scripts for Managing Slaves Ipmitool chassis power helpCustom Development Kit CDK Ipmitool chassis help Select Alerts & Logging Port Log Select Serial & Network Serial Port, Edit the serial portsSelect Status Support Report Appendix a Linux Commands & Source Code Blackbox.com Blackbox.com Blackbox.com Commands Sigspec -n signum -si let arg arg Appendix B Hardware Specifications Feature Value Appendix C Safety & Certifications FCC Warning Statement Read Before Using the Accompanying Software Appendix F End User License Agreement JSch License SDT Connector License Blackbox.com No Warranty Blackbox.com Blackbox.com Black Box Tech Support FREE! 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