ASUS P8B-E-4L, RS500-E6-PS4, RS500-E6-EPS4, RS700-E6-ERS4, TS500-E6-PS4 User Manual

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ASWM Enterprise

System Web-based Management

User Manual

E6673

First Edition V2 May 2011

Disclaimer

The manufacturer is not responsible for any damages, including loss of prots, loss of

information, interruption of business, personal injury, and/or any damage or consequential damage without limitation, incurred before, during, or after the use of our products.

Contents

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

Audience ............................................................................................v

Contents ............................................................................................v

Conventions ......................................................................................vi

Reference ..........................................................................................vi

Chapter 1: 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 ..................................................... 1-4

1.2.1 ASWM Enterprise main server requirement ................... 1-4

1.2.2 Installing ASWM Enterprise ............................................ 1-5

1.3 Uninstalling ASWM Enterprise.................................................... 1-8

1.3.1 Uninstalling from Windows .............................................. 1-8

1.4 Login ASWM Enterprise .............................................................. 1-9

1.5 The main page ............................................................................ 1-11

Chapter 2: 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

2.2 Removing ASWM Enterprise agent .......................................... 2-10

2.2.1 Scanning the self ASWM main server ........................... 2-10

2.2.2 Automatically scanning the Active Directory ................. 2-13

Chapter 3: 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 Editing the Login Account ............................................... 3-6

3.3 Deployment Management ............................................................ 3-6

3.4 Remote Control ............................................................................ 3-7

3.5 Server Conguration ................................................................... 3-8

3.5.1 SMTP Server................................................................... 3-8

3.5.2 Security ........................................................................... 3-9

3.5.4 ASWM Group ................................................................ 3-10

3.5.5 BIOS ..............................................................................3-11

3.5.6 DataBase .......................................................................3-11

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Contents

Chapter 4: Client Monitor Information

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

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

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

4.2.1 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

4.7 Remote Control .......................................................................... 4-20

4.8 BMC ............................................................................................. 4-21

4.9 BIOS Flash .................................................................................. 4-22

4.10 Conguration .............................................................................. 4-23

4.10.1 Notication .................................................................... 4-23

4.10.2 Information .................................................................... 4-24

Appendix: Reference information

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

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.

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

complete a task.

CAUTION

to complete a task.

IMPORTANT

NOTE

: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to

: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying

: Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task.

: 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.

Chapter 1

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

ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise

Getting Started

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 Microsoft Windows platform, including Windows 2003 Server, Windows 2003 R2 Server, Windows 2008 Server, and Windows 2008 R2 Server platform. You can choose the appropriate package depending on the primary OS installation of your server.

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:

OS Internet

Explorer 9

Internet Explorer 8

Internet Explorer 7

Internet Explorer 6

Firefox 3+Safari 3+Chrome

Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows Server

2008 Windows Server

2008 R2 Windows Server

2003, Windows XP SP2, SP3

Windows 2000 SP4 +KB891861*

Macintosh OS

10.4.11+ (Intelbased)

*Microsoft Consumer Supprt ends July 13, 2010 for this product.

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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)

• 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

Important Notice 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

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1.2.2 Installing ASWM Enterprise

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

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Edition

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

2. The ASWM Enterprise Setup program wizard appears. Click

to continue.

3. Click

to start installation.

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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 and click

Authentication

Connection Test

type

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

2. The system automatically uninstalls ASWM Enterprise.

Start > All Programs > ASUS > ASWM Enterprise > Uninstall

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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

• The default

• In additional to

and

Name

the login name and password are case sensitive. Refer to

Management

users have only limited privileges.

Password

if you would like to change the password.

Administrator

. Click

, You can also login as a

to enter ASWM Enterprise.

. Note that

Account

. Note that

User

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Limitation when logining as a User

• Only limited functions, including available.

•

HW Sensor

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

•

Utilization

• You can check the information of the installed software, but restarting or stopping the selected service is unavailable. Ending process is also unavailable.

•

Remote Control

• Deleting SEL information on BMC is not allowed.

•

BIOS Flash

•

Conguration

is read-only. You cannot customize the threshold.

function.

is read-only. You cannot customize the threshold.

is dimmed and unavailable.

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

Monitor

is unavailable.

Monitor

and

Account Management

Advanced

Service

of starting,

are

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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

Function buttons

Group List

Models in the group

: 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.

: The overall functions of ASWM Enterprise, inlcuding health monitoring, account management, deployment management, remote control, 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 to exit ASWM Enterprise.

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

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

LogOut

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Chapter 2

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

ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise

Deployment management

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

Firewall Setting

• Allow "Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)"

• Allow "File And Printer Share"

• Allow "ICMP Packet Response"

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

The system will automatically scan the directory for agents.

to continue.

5. Select a

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

Domain

and click

Enable Group

to start scanning.

Scan

and select

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