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ASWM Enterprise

System Web-based Management

User Manual

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Contents

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

Getting Started

1.1 Introduction to ASWM Enterprise ............................................... 1-2

1.1.1 How ASWM Enterprise works ......................................... 1-2

1.1.2 Supported OS platforms ................................................. 1-3

1.2 ASWM Enterprise installation ..................................................... 1-5

1.2.1 ASWM Enterprise main server requirement ................... 1-5

1.2.2 Installing ASWM Enterprise ............................................ 1-6

1.3 Uninstalling ASWM Enterprise.................................................... 1-9

1.3.1 Uninstalling from Windows .............................................. 1-9

1.4 Login ASWM Enterprise ............................................................ 1-10

1.5 The main page ............................................................................ 1-12

Deployment management

2.1 Deploying new ASWM Enterprise agent .................................... 2-2

2.1.1 Automatically scanning the active directory .................... 2-2

2.1.2 Manually deploying the ASWM Enterpise agents ........... 2-8

2.1.3 Discover Clients with preload service (ThinClient mode) 2-10

2.1.4 Manually Install the ASWM Enterprise Linux Agent ...... 2-12

2.2 Removing ASWM Enterprise agent .......................................... 2-13

2.2.1 Scanning the self ASWM main server ........................... 2-13

2.2.2 Automatically scanning the Active Directory ................. 2-16

Main Server Functions

3.1 Monitor .......................................................................................... 3-2

3.2 Account Management .................................................................. 3-5

3.2.1 Current Login Account .................................................... 3-5

3.2.2 Account ........................................................................... 3-6

3.2.3 Role privilege .................................................................. 3-7

3.3 Deployment Management ............................................................ 3-8

3.4 Centralized Management ............................................................. 3-9

3.4.1 BIOS Flash Centralized Management ............................ 3-9

3.4.2 Remote Control Centralized Management .................... 3-10

3.4.3 Power Control Centralized Management ...................... 3-12

3.5 Report Management ................................................................... 3-13

3.5.1 Asset Report Management ........................................... 3-13

3.6 Server Conguration ................................................................. 3-15

3.6.1 SMTP Server................................................................. 3-15

3.6.2 Security ......................................................................... 3-16

3.6.4 ASWM Group ................................................................ 3-17

Contents

3.6.5 BIOS ............................................................................. 3-18

3.6.6 DataBase ...................................................................... 3-18

Client Monitor Information

4.1 Monitor Overview ......................................................................... 4-2

4.2 HW Sensor .................................................................................... 4-4

4.2.1 Setting thresholds ........................................................... 4-5

4.2.2 Hardware sensor tabs ..................................................... 4-6

4.3 Inventory ....................................................................................... 4-9

4.3.1 Disk Info .......................................................................... 4-9

4.3.2 Device Manager .............................................................4-11

4.4 Event Log .................................................................................... 4-12

4.5 Utilization .................................................................................... 4-15

4.5.1 Partition ......................................................................... 4-15

4.5.2 CPU .............................................................................. 4-15

4.5.3 Memory ......................................................................... 4-16

4.5.4 Network ......................................................................... 4-16

4.6 Software ...................................................................................... 4-17

4.6.1 Application .................................................................... 4-17

4.6.2 Service .......................................................................... 4-17

4.6.3 Process ......................................................................... 4-18

4.6.4 Environment Variables .................................................. 4-19

4.6.5 Export function .............................................................. 4-19

4.7 Security ....................................................................................... 4-20

4.8 BMC ............................................................................................. 4-22

4.9 BIOS Flash .................................................................................. 4-24

4.10 Conguration .............................................................................. 4-25

4.10.1 Information .................................................................... 4-25

4.10.2 Network ......................................................................... 4-26

4.10.3 Notication .................................................................... 4-27

4.11 Remote Control .......................................................................... 4-29

4.12 ThinClient features ..................................................................... 4-30

4.12.1 EWF (Enhanced Write Filter) ........................................ 4-31

Reference information

A.1 Glossary ........................................................................................A-2

A.2 Agent Function Comparison Table .............................................A-3

About this guide

Audience

This user guide is intended for system integrators, and experienced users

with at least basic knowledge of conguring a server.

Contents

This guide contains the following parts:

Chapter 1: Getting Started

This chapter introduces the ASWM Enterpirse, and tells how to install and uninstall it under Windows platform.

Chapter 2: Deployment Management

This chapter describes how to deploy ASWM Enterprise agents and remove agents through AD or manually.

Chapter 3: Main Server Functions

This chapter describes the Main Server Functions, including Monitor, Account Management, Deployment Management, Remote Control, and Server

Conguration.

Chapter 4: Client Monitor Information

This chapter describes system status and information of the client.

Appendix: Reference information

This appendix includes a glossary of terms used in this document.

Conventions

To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual.

WARNING

: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to

complete a task.

CAUTION

: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying

to complete a task.

IMPORTANT

: Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task.

NOTE

: Tips and information to aid in completing a task.

Reference

Visit the ASUS websites worldwide that provide updated information for all ASUS hardware and software products. Refer to the ASUS contact information for details.

ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise

Chapter 1

Getting Started

This chapter introduces the ASWM Enterprise, and tells how to install and uninstall it under Windows platform.

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1.1 Introduction to ASWM Enterprise

Welcome! Thank for buying our server products bundled with ASWM Enterprise System Web-based Management software. The ASWM Enterprise is a proprietary server management solution that gives a vital distinction to our servers.

In server management, system stability is a major factor, with efciency, cost-

effectiveness, and convenience following close behind. To comply with this, we have created a reliable and user-friendly ASWM Enterprise monitoring tool. The ASWM Enterprise is a web-based interface that allows system administrators to conveniently manage computers either locally (from the same server), or remotely (using a web-browser).

With its colorful, graphical, and informative interface, the ASWM Enterprise makes server management a delightful experience!

1.1.1 How ASWM Enterprise works

The ASWM Enterprise is composed of an “agent” that generally acts as a data collector, and a set of HTTP web pages that serve as the user interface (UI). The data collected by the agent, which are essential for the continuous monitoring operations performed by ASWM Enterprise, are displayed in the UI.

In the monitoring process, the agent basically keeps track of the hardware and software status of the system. The agent has “sensors” that monitor fan rotation speeds (in RPM), working voltages, motherboard and CPU temperatures, and the backplane (if present).

In addition, the agent also monitors hard disk drives health status through the SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) feature, space

utilization of a le system, CPU or system memory loading, and even the trafc

status of a network device.

The agent records the history of the detected status of all monitored hardware items. The status record includes the time of alert events (fan, voltage, or temperature), and the type of alert event (critical, warning, or normal).

You can also congure ASWM Enterprise to react to exceptional situations. For example, the administrator can be automatically notied by e-mail when a hard

drive starts to malfunction or when a chassis intrusion is detected. In this way,

ASWM Enterprise acts as an active guardian of the system’s key components.

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1.1.2 Supported OS platforms

The ASWM Enterprise agent supports the following operating systems, You can choose the appropriate package depending on the primary OS installation of your server.

Main Server Support Operating System

Windows® Server 2003 32/64 bit

Windows® Server 2008 32/64 bit,

Windows® Server 2008 R2 64-bit

Windows® Server 2012 64bit

Agent Support Operating System

Windows® Server 2003 32/64 bit

Windows® Server 2008 32/64 bit,

Windows® Server 2008 R2 64-bit

Windows® 7® 32/64bit

Windows® Server 2012 64bit

Windows® 8® 32/64bit

RHEL 6.2 32/64bit

RHEL 6.3 32/64bit.

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Minimal Requirements

Components Requirements

Windows

x86 or x64 (64-bit mode support for IE only) 1.6-gigaherts (GHz) or higher processor with 512-MB of RAM

The ASWM Enterprise web pages are fully compatible with W3C HTML 4.0/DOM standard. The web browsers with Microsoft Silverlight support can work with ASWM Enterprise:

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1.2 ASWM Enterprise installation

You can install ASWM Enterprise in Windows platform. Proceed to the succeeding sections for the instructions that are applicable to your operating system.

1.2.1 ASWM Enterprise main server requirement

System Requirement

• Microsoft SQL Server 2005 or above (Including Express version)

SQL Server 2005 ~ SQL Server 2008 r2 sp2

• Web Server IIS 6 or above

• .NET Framework 3.5 SP1

• .NET Framework 4.0 (Full)

• Active Directory (Deployment by Active Directory)

* Time zone setting must be the same

For Windows Server 2008 or above

Ensure to add the following Features / Roles

• Features: .NET Framework 3.5.1

• Roles: Web Server (IIS)

• Role Services under WebServer(IIS):

(A) Common Http Features (and all sub-items) have to be selected.

(B) IIS 6 Management Compatibility (and all sub-items) have to be selected.

• ASP.NET

• .NET Extensibility

• ISAPI Extensions

• ISAPI Filters

For Windows Server 2012

Ensure to select the following Features

• Features:

• .NET Framework 3.5 Features

- .NET Framework 3.5 (include .NET 2.0 and 3.0)

- HTTP Activation

• .NET Framework 4.5 Features

- .NET Framework 4.5

- ASP .NET 4.5

- WCF Services

- HTTP Activation

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Any user with administrator privileges on the local system can install ASWM Enterprise.

To install ASWM Enterprise in Windows:

1. Insert the support DVD into the optical drive and click

ASWM

Enterprise V1.3.7

3. Click

to start installation.

1.2.2 Installing ASWM Enterprise

2. The ASWM Enterprise Setup program wizard appears. Click

to continue.

Ensure that your system meets the requirements metioned in the previous page.

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4. The system is installing ASWM Enterprise.

5. The system is checking the installation requirements. Click

to continue.

6. Select an

Authentication

type

and click

Connection Test

proceed.

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7. After passing the Connection Test, click OK and

continue.

8. When the installation completes, click

to exit the wizard.

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1.3 Uninstalling ASWM Enterprise

1.3.1 Uninstalling from Windows

To uninstall ASWM Enterprise from a Windows platform:

1. Click

Start > All Programs > ASWM Enterprise > Uninstall

2. The system automatically uninstalls ASWM Enterprise.

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1.4 Login ASWM Enterprise

To login ASWM Enterprise:

1. Double-click the ASWM Enterprise shortcut on the desktop when you login from the local server. If you login from the remote server, enter the ASWM Enterprise website (http://HostName(IP)/ aswment) through the web browser.

2. Click

Enter

3. Enter your

Name

and

Password

. Click

to enter ASWM Enterprise.

• The default

. Note that

the login name and password are case sensitive. Refer to

Account

Management

if you would like to change the password.

• In additional to

Administrator

, You can also login as a

User

. Note that

users have only limited privileges.

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Limitation when logining as a User

• Only limited functions, including

Monitor

and

Account Management

are

available.

•

HW Sensor

is read-only. You cannot customize the threshold.

• You cannot delete the EventLog, but you are allowed to use the

Advanced

function.

•

Utilization

is read-only. You cannot customize the threshold.

• You can check the information of the installed software, but

Service

of starting, restarting or stopping the selected service is unavailable. Ending process is also unavailable.

•

Remote Control

is dimmed and unavailable.

• Deleting SEL information on BMC is not allowed.

•

BIOS Flash

is read-only. You cannot ash the BIOS.

•

Conguration

Monitor

is unavailable.

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1.5 The main page

The main control panel of the ASWM Enterprise user interface is displayed as shown.

Full screen view

: Click this banner to switch to the full screen view and press <Esc> to return to the normal window view. You cannot input text in the full screen view.

Function buttons

: The overall functions of ASWM Enterprise, inlcuding health monitoring, account management, deployment management,

centralized management, and server conguration. Refer to

later chapters for details.

: This area displays the login ID. Different login users have different level of controlling ASWM Enterprise. Click

LogOut

to exit ASWM Enterprise.

Group List

: The Group List shows the existing groups. It is more convenient for administrator to manage a large number of computers through groups.

Models in the group

: This area shows the computers and their general information in your selected group above.

Switch Monitor View

: This area allows you to switch the monitor view between "Server/MB" and "Storage".

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Chapter 2

Deployment management

This chapter describes how to deploy ASWM Enterprise agents and remove agents through AD or manually.

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2.1 Deploying new ASWM Enterprise agent

Install new ASWM Enterpise agents on computer and add them the ASWM Enterprise server for convenient management, monitor and control.

ASWM Enterprise client agent system requirement

- .NET Framework 3.5

- Requires ASUS Management IPMI Driver for all models with BMC device on Windows® 7 32/64bit

- Firewall Setting

Allow "Windows® Management Instrumentation (WMI)"

Allow "File And Printer Share"

Allow "ICMP Packet Response"

Add Outbound Rules "UDP Port" ranging from 50000 ~ 50100 if "Power

control" is carried out through remote BMC

2.1.1 Automatically scanning the active directory

To deploy new agents

1. Click

Deployment Management

on the left.

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2. Click

Deploy New ASWM Enterprise Agent

3. The wizard will guide you through the deployment process. Click

Start

continue.

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4. Select

Automatically Scan the Active Directory

and click

to continue.

The system will automatically scan the directory for agents.

5. Select a

Domain

and click

Scan

to start scanning.

Click

Enable Group

and select a desired group to downsize the scanning range. Doing so shortens the time for agent deployment.

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6. Enter the

Name

and

Passowrd

to login as the AD Administrator.

7. The system starts scanning.

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8. Click wanted computers to deploy agents and click

Start

. The computer must

be listed as

Support

in the

SupportStatus

eld. Click the computer that

shows

Not Support,

the reasons will be shown below.

If your wanted computers are listed as

Not Support

. Double check the

followings:

• If it is a supported model. Refer to the beginning of the section for details.

• If it has installed .NET 3.5

• If it has installed ASWM Enterprise Agent

• If old ASWM version existed

• Click

Select all "Support" computers

if you want to deploy agents on all

Support Computers.

• Click

Add to ASWM Group

if you would like to catergorize the selected

computers to different groups.

• The

SupportStatus

shows

Unknown

when

WMIEnable

shows

OFF

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9. The deployment starts.

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2.1.2 Manually deploying the ASWM Enterpise agents

To deploy new agents

1. Click

Deployment Management

on the left.

2. Click

Deploy New ASWM Enterprise Agent

3. The wizard will guide you through the deployment process. Click

Start

continue.

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4. Select

Manual Deploy the ASWM Enterprise Agent

and click

continue.

5. Click

Add Target PC

. You can add the target PC through IP Address or Host

Name. Fill in the required leds and click

Scan

6. Follow the instructions in the previous section to install the agent when the scanning result is shown.

You can also click the Import button to import a deploy table manually.

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2.1.3 Discover Clients with preload service (ThinClient mode)

The ThinClient mode allows you to search for Thin Clients (eg.TC-710) in the same network for multiple client deployment via the ASWM Enterprise.

Ensure that the ThinClient has boot up and connected to the same network with the Main Server.

1. Select Discover Clients with preload service (ThinClient mode) and click

Next to search for the ThinClient in the network.

2. The clients are classied into Support and Not Support in SupportStatus

eld.

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Support: The ThinClient supports ASUS ASWM Enterprise agent.

Not Support: The ThinClient has probably already installed ASUS ASWM

Enterprise agent. Please remove it and re-install the agent.

3. Click Discovery to search again.

Set the rewall in the Main Server properly since the Discovery function will send

broadcast packet through the Main Server.

4. Under the Install column, select the Thin Client, and click Start to install the

agent.

5. Wait until the installation process is completed.

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