Rackable Systems Management Card
Chapter 10 | R a c k a b l e S y s t e m s M a n a g e m e n t C a r d |
Introduction
Rackable Systems manufactures a management card that is built into some of their servers. It interfaces between the Digi CM and the server’s serial port. In normal mode, it allows transparent communication between the Digi CM and the server. After detecting an escape sequence, it allows you to control functions from the server independently of the main processor. The contollable functions are listed below:
•Switching power on or off
•Rebooting
•Turning the status LED on or off
•Programming the LCD panel
•Reading the temperature from inside the server
•Setting the power on delay
The Digi CM offers a graphical web based user interface to manage the Rackable Systems Management Card.
Set up
Set up of the Digi CM to support the Rackable Systems Management Card
To set up the serial port to provide access to the Rackable Systems
Management console, do the following:
1.Access the Digi CM’s web interface.
2.Under the Serial Port heading choose Configuration.
3.Choose a port.
4.Choose Host mode configuration.
The Host mode configuration page appears.
5.Set the Host mode to Console server.
6.Set the “Rackable Systems Mgmt Card” support to Enable.
7.Click Save & apply.
Configure serial port communication settings:
1.Choose Serial port parameters from the menu.
2.Adjust the settings as required. The defaults for the Rackable Systems
Management Card are identical to these of the Digi CM:
Baud rate | 9600 |
Data bits | 8 |
Parity | None |
Stop bits | 1 |
Flow control | None |
DTR behavior | High when open |
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