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IPMI - technical background

Figure 3: IPMI block diagram (source: IPMI specification, see section "References" on page 29)

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Fujitsu IRMC S2/S3 manual Ipmi technical background

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Edition July User Guide English Copyright and Trademarks Comments… Suggestions… Corrections…Certified documentation according to DIN EN ISO Contents Configuring and using the serial interface IRMC S2/S3 Contents Menus of the AVR window Structure of the user interface System Event Log and Internal Event Log Remote Storage 354 Appendix Ipmi OEM Commands supported by the iRMC S2/S3 Preface Purpose and target groups of the manual ServicePurpose and target groups of the manual Other information Functions of the iRMC S2/S3 overview Power managementFunctions of the iRMC S2/S3 Standard functions of the iRMC S2/S3 Functions of the iRMC S2/S3 LAN DNS / Dhcp Extended functionality of the iRMC S2/S3 CD ROM DVD ROM Communication interfaces of the iRMC S2/S3 Communication interfaces of the iRMC S2/S3IRMC S2/S3 provides the following communication interfaces IRMC S2/S3 web interface web interface Communication protocols used by the iRMC S2/S3 Communication protocols used by the iRMC S2/S3 Ipmi technical background Ipmi technical backgroundIntelligent Platform Management Objective Ipmi and other management standards Ipmi technical background AdvantagePage Ipmi technical background Ipmi technical background IPMI-over-LAN BMC and LAN controller Serial Over LAN interface SOL BMC and SOL Channel concept under Ipmi Data Center Management Interface Dcmi User identifications Dcmi Data Center Management InterfaceReferences Changes compared with the previous version Changes since the previous versions of the manual Power Consumption Options iRMC S3 only Changes compared with the previous version ServerView Suite link collection Access to the link collection Documentation for the ServerView Suite Documentation for ServerView Suite Notational conventions Notational conventionsVWarning Notational conventions On the remote workstation RequirementsYour network IRMC S2/S3 factory defaults IRMC S2/S3 factory defaultsDefault administrator ID Default Dhcp name of the iRMC S2/S3 Logging into the iRMC S2/S3 web interface Logging into the iRMC S2/S3 web interfacePage Following tools are available for configuring the iRMC S2/S3 Configuring the LAN interface of the iRMC S2/S3 Prerequisites Configuring the LAN interface of the iRMC S2/S3Connected to the correct LAN port? Access from a different subnet Configuring the LAN interface Configuration tools Configuring the LAN interface of the iRMC S2/S3 Set the value to Enabled Configure the following settings IRMC LAN Parameters Configuration Menu IRMC S2/S3 Test the connection to the iRMC S2/S3 with a ping command Testing the LAN interfaceYou can test the LAN interface as follows Configuring text console redirection via LAN Settings in the Peripheral Configuration menu Configuring text console redirection for the iRMC S2Call the Peripheral Configuration menu Accept the first value pair proposed Specify the baud rate Set the value to Serial Set the value to On-board COM a Console redirection is terminated after the Bios Post phase Exiting the Bios / TrustedCore setup utility Make the following settings Configuring text console redirection for the iRMC S3Set the value to iRMCS3 Exiting the Uefi setup utility Make the following settings in the Console Redirection menuSave your settings and exit the Uefi setup utility Windows Server 2003 DOS Settings required Configuring text console redirection via LAN LinuxSettings may differ between program versions Add the following line to the end of the file /etc/inittab Configuring and using the serial interface of the iRMC S2/S3 Configuring the serial interface of the iRMC S2 Data bits Parity None Stop bits Flow Control Configuring the serial interface using of the iRMC S3 Serial Port Prerequisites Using the Remote Manager Serial interfaceOn the managed server Set the value to Configuring the LAN settings Configuring the LAN parametersConfiguring ports and network services Configuring DHCP/DNS Dynamic DNS Configuring text console redirection Configuring alertingConfiguring alert forwarding over Snmp Configuring email notification email alerting User management for the iRMC S2/S3 Concept User management concept for the iRMC S2/S3 Concept User permissions User permissions Configure iRMC S2/S3 Settings Configure User AccountsVideo Redirection Enabled Remote Storage Enabled Showing the list of configured users Local user management using the iRMC S2/S3 web interfaceLocal user management for the iRMC S2/S3 Local user management for the iRMC S2/S3 Modifying the configuration of a user Local user management via the Server Configuration ManagerDeleting users Prerequisite Public key authentication SSHv2 public key authentication for iRMC S2/S3 users Creating the public and private SSHv2 keys with PuTTYgen Bild 21 PuTTYgen Creating a new key pair progress bar Proceed as follows Local user management for the iRMC S2/S3 IRMC S2/S3 Click Upload to load the public key onto the iRMC S2/S3 Bild 25 PuTTY Selecting and loading an SSH session Bild 26 PuTTY Loading an SSH session IPlease note Local user management for the iRMC S2/S3 User Public SSHv2 key in RFC4716 format Example Public SSHv2 keyPublic SSHv2 key in OpenSSH format Advanced Video Redirection AVR Graphics mode settings on the managed server Requirements Check the AVR settingsResolution Refresh rates Maximum Color depth Bits Keyboard settings Prerequisites Supported text mode Using AVR Using AVR Parallel AVR sessions Using a low bandwidth Local monitor is off, but can be switched on Local monitor is on, but can be switched offLocal Monitor Off function Special key combinations Redirecting the keyboardIntegrated special keys Left Ctrl key corresponds to the Ctrl key on your keyboard Virtual keyboard Caps lock corresponds to the Caps Lock key on your keyboard Redirecting the mouse Using AVR Secure KeyboardSynchronizing the mouse pointer Using AVR Proceed as follows Open a DOS prompt window Click the OK button to save the settings Proceed as follows to adjust the mouse pointer ChooseThis opens the following window Set the Pointer Speed to a medium value Properties ... Troubleshooting Hardware acceleration KDE Mouse Control Center window IRMC S2/S3 You make permanent settings as follows for KDE Set the following values in the Mouse Control Center window Menus of the AVR window Menus of the AVR window101 You can select the following functions in the Extras menu Extras menuVirtual Keyboard window opens see on Refreshes the display of the local monitor state 103 Refreshes the AVR window List of current AVR sessions appears Terminate another AVR sessionTerminate your own AVR session 104 105 Remote Storage menu Switches the server on Power Control menu 107 Languages menu Preferences menu Default setting Absolute Mode 108 Bpp color depth 8 colors Default No lower bandwidthBpp color depth 256 colors 109Page 111 Remote Storage IRMC S2/S3 Providing remote storage at the remote workstation Providing remote storage at the remote workstation113 This opens the AVR window Menu bar in the AVR window, choose Starting Remote Storage Storage Devices dialog box 115 Storage Devices dialog box 117 Provision of storage media for emote Storage Add Storage Device dialog Selecting the storage medium 118 119 120 121 Connecting storage media as remote storage 122 123 Connection Type dialog Assignment to USB 1.1 and USB Click Disconnect to clear all Remote Storage connections Clearing Remote Storage connections125 Storage Devices dialog Removing a Remote Storage medium Removing the storage medium Providing remote storage via a Remote Storage server Booting from WinPE 2.x-based ISO imagesProviding remote storage via a Remote Storage server Remote Storage server is available for Windows systems Installing the Remote Storage server Remote Storage server execution modes Executing the Remote Storage server as a service129 Calling the Remote Storage server’s raphical user interface Configuring, starting and exiting the Remote Storage server130 131 Click the Apply button to activate your settings 132 133 Exiting the Remote Storage server 134 135 IRMC S2/S3 web interface Logging into the iRMC S2/S3 web interface 137 User configuration details on Required user permissions Required user permissions138 Set firmware selector 139 140 Open/edit the Email Alerting Open/edit the iRMC S2/S3 User 141 142 Structure of the user interface Structure of the user interfaceIRMC S2/S3 web interface is structured as follows 143 144 Navigation area 145 146 System Information Information on the server 147 System Overview General information on the server Informs about the server’s CSS Customer Self Service LED Informs about the server‘s Global Error LEDSystem Information Information on the server System Status 148 149 Asset Tag Configuration Operating System Information System Information lists information on the managed server This option is not supported for all Primergy servers Current Overall Power Consumption151 152 153 System CPU Information Selects all memory modules Cancels your selectionApplies the selected action to the selected memory modules 154 Bios Backing up/restore Bios settings, flashing Bios Bios Backing up/restore Bios settings, flashing BiosBios entry contains the links to the following pages 155 Edit Filename 157 Request Bios Parameter Backup Apply 159 Bios Updating Bios via upload from file or via Updating Bios Tftp download successfully finished 161 Bios Information Bios Update Settings page Bios Update from File File in which the Bios image is stored 163 Vcaution IRMC S2/S3 Information, firmware and certificates IRMC S2/S3 Information, firmware and certificatesIRMC S2/S3 entry contains the links to the following pages 164 165 IRMC S2/S3 Information Information on the iRMC S2/S3 166 Active Session Information Miscellaneous iRMC S2/S3 Options You can purchase the license key167 Temperature Units Always save the setting using Save iRMC S2/S3 Firmware Settings Save firmware settings169 Click Save to save the selected settings Save iRMC S2/S3 firmware settingsClick Save All to save all the settings 170 171 IRMC S2/S3 Information, firmware and certificates Certificate Upload IRMC S2/S3 173 174 175 Loading a CA certificate from a local file 177 You do this using the group Entering the DSA/RSA certificate/private Dsarsa key directly Generate a self-signed RSA Certificate IRMC S2/S3 179 Certificate Creation No explicit reset of the iRMC S2/S3 is required 180 181 IRMC S2/S3 Firmware Update Least recently updated firmware image is selected Most recently updated firmware image is selectedLow firmware image is selected High firmware image is selected Low firmware image firmware image 1 is selected Inactive firmware is automatically selectedHigh firmware image firmware image 2 is selected 183 Updates the SDR record Updates the runtime firmwareIRMC S2/S3 Tftp Settings 185 Power Management Power Management186 Power Status Summary Power On/Off power the server up/down187 Power Management Boot Options Power Management Boot Options 189 Power On/Off page, Restart server is powered up Graceful Power Off Shutdown 191 Power Options Configuring power management for the server Server is always powered up again after a power outage Server always remains powered down after a power outage 193 Power Options page, Power On/Off Time IRMC S2/S3 194 Power Management Watt Technology Please note 195 ASR&R Defines the beginning hhmm of the time interval 196 Power Options page, 0 Watt Technology Administration window 197 198 Power Supply Info Power Consumption Power Consumption199 Power Consumption Configuration Power Limit Options group is also displayed see 200 Unit of electrical power used to display power consumption Power Consumption Power Consumption Options201 Scheduled Power Consumption Configuration 203 Power Consumption Configuration page scheduled Maximum power consumption in Watts 204 Power Limit Options No action is performed Shut down the system gracefully and power it down205 206 Current Power Consumption Show the current power consumption 207 Power Consumption History Show server power consumption Power History Options Power Consumption Current Power Consumption 209 210 Power History Chart Sensors Check status of the sensors Sensors Check status of the sensorsValue range Risk of loss of data integrity Fans page provides information on fans and their status Fans Check fans212 Selects all fans Sensors Check status of the sensors Fan Test Test fans213 Sensors Check status of the sensors 215 Temperature Report the temperature of the server components Selects all temperature sensors 217 Voltages Report voltage sensor information 218 Power Supply Check power supply 219 This functionality is not available with all servers 220 Component Status Check status of the server components Status display for individual HDDs IRMC S2/S3 221 Sensors Check status of the sensors System Event Log and Internal Event Log System Event Log and Internal Event Log223 224 System Event Log Content 225 System Event Log Content page, System Event Log Information Show Resolutions 227 InternalEvent Log Content IRMC S2/S3 Clear Internal Event Log 229 230 Event Log Configuration 231 Event log is organized as a ring buffer Helpdesk Information Helpdesk Information Server Management Information IRMC S2/S3 233 Retry counter 0 Max Enables/disables the Bios recovery flash bit Server Management Information page, Watchdog Options 235 Server management software triggers a system reset Server Management Information HP SIM Integration Options 237 Network Settings Configure the LAN parameters Network Settings Configure the LAN parameters238 Network Interface IRMC S2/S3 239 MAC address of the iRMC S2/S3 is displayed here Network Interface Settings IPv4 address of the default gateway in the LAN IPv4 configurationSubnet mask of the iRMC S2/S3 in the LAN 241 This option is disabled by default IPv6 configuration Vlan Configuration Max TCP Segment Lifetime 245 Ports and Network Services 246 Session Timeout 247 Ports for text-based access Click Apply to store the configured settings 248 Network Settings Configure the LAN parameters VNC portsRemote Storage Ports 249 DNS Configuration Configuring DNS for the iRMC S2/S3 Enables/disables DNS for the iRMC S2/S3 Network Settings Configure the LAN parameters DNS SettingsNumber of DNS retries Enables/disables update of DNS records via Dynamic DNS Network Settings Configure the LAN parameters DNS Name251 Name extension for the iRMC S2/S3 Alerting Configure alerting Alerting Configure alerting253 Snmp Trap Alerting Snmp Trap Alerting Configure Snmp trap alerting Enables or disables serial / modem alerting Serial / Modem Alerting Configure alerting via modemThis entry will depend on the type of connection you have 255 Enter the name of the mobile phone Enter the name of the SMS serverDoCoMo You can choose between 80 or 140 as the maximum length 257 Email Alerting Configure email alerting Number of Smtp retries Activate this optionTime in seconds between Smtp retries User name for authentication on the mail server No authentication for the connectionPassword for authentication on the mail server Smtp port of the mail server Email Alerting page Secondary Smtp Server Configuration 261 Some entry fields are disabled depending on the mail format Admin Name IRMC S2/S3 User local user management on the iRMC S2/S3 User ManagementUser Management 263 Delete 265 You can see the configuration of a user with the name User3 266 User Management User name Configuration Enter the user password Disable this option to lock the userConfirm the password by entering it again here Enter a general description of the configured user here Assign a privilege group for a LAN channel to the user here Permission to configure local user access dataPermission to use the Remote Storage functionality 268 269 User SSHv2 public key upload from file 270 Following email formats are available Email address of recipient Errors sending email are recorded in the event log271 Notification function is deactivated for this paging group 273 Ldap Enabled 275 IRMC S2/S3 Ldap port of the Backup Ldap server IP address or DSN name of the Backup Ldap serverSecure Ldap port of the Backup Ldap server Ldap directory server that is to be used Base DN is automatically derived from Domain Name Complete DNS path name of the directory serverUser name the iRMC S2/S3 uses to log onto the Ldap server 279 Enables global email alerting IRMC S2/S3 281 User Search Context 283 Repeat the password you entered under Ldap Auth Password 284 Enhanced User Login 285 286 Centralized Authentication Service CAS Configuration 287 User Management CAS Generic Configuration Always Display Login DNS name of the CAS service Port of the CAS service Default port numberLogin URL of the CAS service Logout URL of the CAS service CAS User Privilege and Permissions Permission to configure local user access data 290Assign a privilege group to the user here 291 Console Redirection Redirecting the console Console Redirection Redirecting the consoleFollowing pages are available for console redirection 292 293 Console Redirection Mode Flow control is disabled Following settings are possibleFlow control is handled by the software Flow control is handled by the hardware Start text console redirection via Serial over LAN SOL 295 296 Power management and text console redirection Login window 297 Console Redirection Redirecting the console 299 To close the connection to the console, click Leave Console Windows Server 2003 SAC console 301 Console Redirection Redirecting the console Advanced Video Redirection IRMC S2/S3 303 Takes a new video screenshot View Screenshot 305 This function is not supported for all Primergy servers 306 No USB port will be disabled 307 Parallel AVR sessions 308 You start AVR under Video Redirection 309 AVR window full-control mode AVR window with two active AVR sessions 311 AVR window when the server is powered down IRMC S2/S3 Remote Storage Remote Storage 313 Remote Storage Connection Status Remote Storage Server Operating iRMC S2/S3 via Telnet / SSH Remote Manager Operating iRMC S2/S3 via Telnet / SSH Remote ManagerRequirements on the managed server 315 Establishing an SSH connection to the iRMC S2/S3 316 SSH connection Logging in to the Remote Manager 317 Telnet connection Logging in to the Remote Manager Remote Manager login window is displayed 319 Closing a Telnet / SSH connection 320 321 IRMC S2/S3 via Telnet/SSH Remote Manager Requirements on the managed server Operating Remote Manager Operating Remote Manager323 Overview of menus Overview of menusSystem Information Enclosure Information 325 Service Processor Logging Logging326 Remote Manager Main menu window without system information 327 Main menu of the Remote Manager Main menu of the Remote Manager S2/S3 e.g. update firmware or Configure the iRMC S2/S3iRMCChange the password Start a command line shell 330 331 Change the password Change the passwordSystem Information Information on the managed server Sets a customer-specific asset tag for the managed server System Information Information on the managed server333 Powers it up again after a configured period Powers the server down completely and thenGraceful shutdown and power off Agents are installed and signed onto Remote Manager Enclosure Information menu IRMC S2/S3 335 Display information on the power supplies and their Display information on the temperature sensorsHousing are open Primergy diagnostic LED Enclosure Information System Eventlog Enclosure Information Internal Eventlog Clear the contents of the internal event log For details in the individual settings Configure the IPv4 / IPv6 address settingsDisplay the IP settings Switch the Primergy identification LED on/off Console Redirection EMS/SAC Start text console redirection Start a Command Line shell... Start a Smash CLP shell Continuous mode Show the console log in fast modeShow and change the logging run state For a more detailed description, see Console Logging Console Logging Run State Menu Command Line Protocol CLP Command Line Protocol CLPSmash CLP syntax 343 Command Line Protocol CLP Hierarchy of the CLP commands Command Line Protocol CLP User data in the CLP overviewAn overview of the CLP command hierarchy is shown in on 345 346 347 Requirements 348 Configuring via Server Configuration Manager 349 Applying settings Operations Manager Start window 350 351 Configuring via Server Configuration Manager 353 Firmware update IRMC S2/S3 firmware overview IRMC S2/S3 firmware overviewActive and passive firmware image Structure of the iRMC S2/S3 Eeprom 355 IRMC S2/S3 firmware overview Firmware selector Setting up the USB memory stick Setting up the USB memory stickProceed as follows Connect the USB memory stick to your computer Setting up the USB memory stick 359 Updating firmware images Update via the iRMC S2/S3 web interfaceUpdating firmware images Downgrading the firmware to the previous version 361 Update using the ServerView Update Manager When downgrading the firmware, please note Online update using ServerView Update Manager Express or ASP 363 Update using the operating system flash tools Updating firmware images Proceed as follows Firmware downgrade is only possible via recovery flash Update via the lashDisk menu365 An iRMC S2/S3 warm start is performed Readme file is opened Emergency flash Emergency flash367 Flash tools Flash toolsSyntax Options Emulation mode for debugging purposes only Updates the bootloader firmwareUpdate the inactive firmware Flashing operation Flash tools Return values 371 Remote installation of the operating system via iRMC S2/S3 General procedure 373 Remote Storage connections Connecting a storage medium as remote storage 375 Storage Devices dialog box ServerView Suite DVD 377 Booting from DVD Choose Standard mode as the Installation Manager mode 379 Booting from DVD Starting local deployment 380 Installing the operating system 381 382 383 Installing Linux on the managed server after configuration Installing the operating system SCCI-compliant communication commands Ipmi OEM Commands supported by the iRMC S2/S3SCCI-compliant signaling commands Overview F109 Get Bios Post State F115 Get CPU Info BIOS-specific commandIRMC S2/S3-specific commands Ipmi OEM Commands supported by the iRMC S2/S3 Description of the Ipmi OEM commandsDescription format 387 388 Power on Description Source 389 390 391 Time LSB first 02 05 System OS Shutdown Request 02 06 System OS Shutdown Request and Reset393 02 09 Shutdown Request Cancelled This command checks whether the agent is active394 Attribute 395 396 397 This command returns the current firmware selector setting 398 399 This command provides information whether Bios is in Post BIOS-specific commands F1 09 Get Bios Post State400 401 Bit Watchdog active Agent connected Post State 402 Bit System on Notifications Ipmi OEM Commands supported by the iRMC S2/S3 Signaling EEPROM# 00=EEPROM 1 01=EEPROM 404 CSS and Physical LED available 405 406 This command translates a given SEL entry into long text 407 408 F5 B1 Get Identify LED 409 State of Error LED 410 F5 E0 Reset ConfigSpace variables to default 411 Overview IRMC S2/S3 configuration data 413 Cmdseq 415 Integer value Transferring an encrypted password Transferring a password as clear readable textTransferring the string Hello World 416 417 Transferring the IPv4 address IRMC S2/S3 419 List of Scci commands supported by the iRMC S2/S3 Scripted configuration of the iRMC S2/S3420 421 422 USERNAME, Password 423 IRMCPWD standard command line options Generating encrypted passwords with iRMCPWD.exe Default in Batch mode iRMCpwd.pre IRMCPWD command line output optionsCreates the output file as a WinSCU Batch file Output File 425 426 Contents of the generated .pre file