Dell POWEREDGE C6105 User Manual

Dell PowerEdge C6105

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Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

BMC Key Features and Functions

Using the Web UI

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Logging in to the Web User Interface

System Features

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System Information
Component Information

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Firmware Update. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Front Panel User Interface

Power Button
ID Button
LEDs

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System Information

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System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

List FRU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Components

Server Health

Sensor Readings
Sensor Readings With Thresholds

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Event Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Configuration

Alerts
Mouse Mode
Network

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SMTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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Users

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PEF

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Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Console Redirection
Server Power Control

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Maintenance

Languages

IPMI 1.5 / 2.0

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Command Support List
Extended Configurations
DCMI V1.0

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Introduction

This section introduces the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) and
includes the requirements for web-based graphical user interface (GUI),
keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM), and virtual media.

BMC Key Features and Functions

The following lists the supported features of the BMC:

• Support for IPMI v1.5 and v2.0

• Out-of-band monitoring and control for server management over LAN

• Dedicate NIC for remote management

• FRU information report, which includes main board part number, product
name, manufacturer, etc.

• Health status/hardware monitoring report

• View and clear event logs.

• Event notification by lighting chassis LED indicator and Platform Event
Tra p ( PET )

• Platform Event Filtering (PEF) to take selected action for selected events
including NMI

• Chassis management, which includes power control, status report, front
panel buttons, and LEDs control

• Watchdog and auto server re-start and recovery

• Support for multi-session user and alert destination for LAN channel

Using the Web UI

The BMC firmware features an embedded web server, enabling users to
connect to the BMC using an Internet browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer)
without needing to install KVM and virtual storage software on a remote
console.

Web-based GUI is supported on the following browsers:

Microsoft Windows:

• Internet Explorer 6, 7 or later

• Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or later

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Linux:

• Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or later

NOTE: Before using the web user interface, ensure that the firewall settings are

configured to enable access to the following ports: 7578 (KVM), 5120, and 5123
(storage).

Logging in to the Web User Interface

Enter the IP address or URL (default DHCP\static IP address) into the
address bar of the web browser.

When connecting to the BMC, the login screen prompts for the username
and password. This authentication with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
protection prevents unauthorized intruders from gaining access to the BMC
web server. Once authentication is passed, you can manage the server by
privilege.

Table 1-1. Default User Name And Password

Field Default

User Name root

Password root

NOTE: The default username and password are in lowercase characters. It is

advised to change the root password once you have logged in.

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System Features

System Information

The System Information tab enables you to view the BMC firmware version,
BIOS version, and PIC version. Click the System Information tab to view the
Remote Management Controller.

Table 1-2. BMC Summary

BMC Information Description

Device Power Status Current power state of the system.

Firmware Revision Dell Remote Management Controller firmware version.

Aux Firmware Revision Firmware build number.

Firmware Build Time Date the firmware was last flashed in the form:

MMM Day YYYY HH:MM:SS

BMC Chipset Dell Remote Management Controller type.

BIOS Version BIOS version for the system.

PIC Version PIC FW version for chassis fan control board.

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Component Information

Server Board Information

Including Serial Number, BIOS Version, Product ID, Manufacturer, and
Manufacture Date.

CPU Information

Including Socket, Manufacturer, Model, and Frequency.

Memory Information

Including Memory ID, Status, Socket, Module Size, Model, and Frequency.

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Firmware Update

Use the Firmware Update feature to upgrade to the latest firmware version.
The following data is included in the BMC firmware package:

• Compiled BMC firmware code and data

• Web-based user interface, JPEG, and other user interface data files

• Default configuration files

Updating the BMC Firmware Through TFTP/HTTP/FTP

1

Get Reservation ID.

>ipmitool -H <BMC IP Address> -I lanplus -U root -P root raw 0x30
0x01

> 01

2

Enable Remote Update.

>ipmitool -H <BMC IP Address> -I lanplus -U root -P root raw 0x30
0x02 0x01 0x10 0x01 0x00 0x00 0x00 0xff

>10 01 00 01 01

3

Get Protocol.

>ipmitool -H <BMC IP Address> -I lanplus -U root -P root raw 0x30
0x02 0x01 0x10 0x02 0x00 0x00 0x00 0xff

>10 02 00 01 07

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Set URL.

HTTP Server Update: (

>ipmitool -H <BMC IP Address> -I lanplus -U root -P root raw 0x30
0x03 0x01 0x10 0x03 0x00

0x00 0x00 0x01 0xFF 0x68 0x74 0x74 0x70 0x3A 0x2F 0x2F 0x31 0x39
0x32 0x2E 0x31 0x36

0x38 0x2E 0x31 0x2E 0x31 0x31 0x31 0x2F 0x73 0x32 0x67 0x76 0x31
0x31 0x32 0x2E 0x62 0x69 0x6E ASCII code for URL ­"http://192.168.1.111/s2gv112.bin"

Response: 21 written data length

Ex: http://192.168.1.111/s2gv112.bin

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FTP Server Update: (

Ex: ftp://user:user@192.168.1.111/s2gv112.bin

>ipmitool -H <BMC IP Address> -I lanplus -U root -P root raw 0x30
0x03 0x01 0x10 0x03 0x00

0x00 0x00 0x01 0xFF 0x68 0x74 0x74 0x70 0x3A 0x2F 0x2F 0x31 0x39
0x32 0x2E 0x31 0x36

0x38 0x2E 0x31 0x2E 0x31 0x31 0x31 0x2F 0x73 0x32 0x67 0x76 0x31
0x31 0x32 0x2E 0x62 0x69 0x6E ASCII code for URL ­"http://192.168.1.111/s2gv112.bin"

Response: 21 written data length

TFTP Server Update: (

Ex: tftp://192.168.1.111/s2gv112.bin)

>ipmitool -H <BMC IP Address> -I lanplus -U root -P root raw 0x30
0x03 0x01 0x10 0x03 0x00

0x00 0x00 0x01 0xFF 0x74 0x66 0x74 0x70 0x3A 0x2F 0x2F 0x31 0x39
0x32 0x2E 0x31 0x36

0x38 0x2E 0x31 0x2E 0x31 0x31 0x31 0x2F 0x73 0x32 0x67 0x76 0x31
0x31 0x32 0x2E 0x62 0x69 0x6E ASCII code for URL ­"tftp://192.168.1.111/s2gv112.bin"

Response: 21 written data length

Updating BMC Firmware Through Updating Firmware Command

>ipmitool -H <BMC IP Address> -I lanplus -U root -P root raw 0x08
0x01 0x01 0x80 0x00

Response: 34 firmware update task ID

(force update, config)

>ipmitool -H <BMC IP Address> -I lanplus -U root -P root raw 0x08
0x01 0x01 0x80 0x01

Response: 34 firmware update task ID

(normal update, no config)

>ipmitool -H <BMC IP Address> -I lanplus -U root -P root raw 0x08
0x01 0x01 0x00 0x00

Response: 34 firmware update task ID

(normal update, config)

>ipmitool -H <BMC IP Address> -I lanplus -U root -P root raw 0x08
0x01 0x01 0x00 0x01

Response: 34 firmware update task ID

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Get Firmware Status.

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ipmitool -H <BMC IP Address> -I lanplus -U root -P root raw 0x08 0x02
<Task ID (ex: 0x34)>

Response: Status Code as followed:

0x00: Transmitting Image

0x01: Validating Image

0x02: Programming

0x03: Ready to Accept Image

0x04: USB Unit Stage

0x05: Connecting to server

0x80: General Error

0x81: Cannot establish connection

0x82: Path not found

0x83: Transmission Abort

0x84: Checksum Error

0x85: Incorrect Platform

0x86: Allocate memory failed

0x87: Virtual media detach failed

0xFF: Completed

2

Restart firmware while status code is 0xFF

>ipmitool -H <BMC IP Address> -I lanplus -U root -P root raw 0x06
0x02

Update BMC Firmware Through UI

NOTE: Before beginning the firmware update, download the latest firmware

version and save it on your local system. During the process of firmware update, the
AC power of the managed system cannot be unplugged and the Web GUI cannot be
closed.

NOTE: Once you enter into Update Mode and choose to cancel the firmware flash

operation, the BMC must be reset. This means that you must close the Internet
browser and log back onto the BMC card before you can perform any other types of
operations.

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Select the Enter Update Mode button from the Maintenance tab to put the
device in a special mode that allows firmware update. You can now follow the
instructions presented below to successfully update the card’s firmware. The
device resets if update is cancelled. The device also resets upon successful
completion of firmware update.

1

Browse to, or enter the path on your system where the firmware image file
resides.

Example:

C:\Updates\V1.0\<image_name>

The default firmware image name is s2gv
number).

2

Select if you want the BMC to auto reset after the update.

3

Click

Update Firmware

The update might take several minutes. When the update is completed, a
dialog box appears.

4

Click OK to close the session and automatically log out.

5

After the BMC resets, click

Update BMC Firmware Through SSH

1

Get Reservation ID.

>ipmitool -H <BMC IP Address> -I lanplus -U root -P root raw 0x30
0x01

> 01



Reservation ID

2

Enable SSH/Telnet Service.

>ipmitool -H <BMC IP Address> -I lanplus -U root -P root raw 0x30
0x03 <Reservation ID> 0x04 0x01 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x01 0x00

>01

3

Enable SSH/Telnet Redirection:

>ipmitool -H <BMC IP Address> -I lanplus -U root -P root raw 0x30
0x03 <Reservation ID> 0x03 0x02 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x01 0x01

.

Log In

XXX

.bin (XXX means for version

to log in to the BMC again.

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Front Panel User Interface

The BMC provides control panel interface functionality including indicators
(fault, status, and ID LEDs) and buttons (power/ID).

Power Button

The power button turns the device on and off.

ID Button

The control panel Chassis Identify button toggles the state of the Chassis ID
LED. If the ID LED is off, pressing the button turns the LED on (blinking).
If the LED is on, pressing the button or an IPMI Chassis Identify command
turns the LED off.

LEDs

BMC Heartbeat LED

The green LED provides an easy way to indicate that BMC is now enabled.

ID LED

A blinking LED indicates the Chassis Identify command has been accepted.

System Status LED

There is a dual-color LED to show the system status. The BMC turns the
LED off after all event logs are cleared.

The behavior of Status LED and ID LED is listed in Table 1-2.

Table 1-3. LED Status

LED Color Status When

Status LED Amber Blinks See "Blinking Health LED

Conditions" on page 14.

Off Normal status

Green On Amber LED is off

Blinks Amber LED is blinking

Off DC off

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Table 1-2. LED Status (

LED Color Status When

ID LED Blue Off Normal status

Heartbeat LED Green Off BMC is not ready

Table 1-4. Blinking Health LED Conditions

Item Description

Temperature Sensors Non-critical / critical event asserted

Fan Sensors Non-critical / critical event asserted

Voltage Sensors State asserted

Power Supply State asserted

Processor Thermal trip

Event Logging Disable

Post Error System firmware error

Memory

PCI-E Bus

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Blinks Identifying the system

Blinks BMC is ready

•SEL almost full

•SEL full

• Correctable ECC error

•Uncorrectable ECC error

• Correctable ECC error logging limit reached

• Bus correctable error

• Bus uncorrectable error

• Bus fatal error

•Timer expired

•Hard reset

•Power down

• Power cycle

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System Information

System Information

The System Information tab shows general information about the system
including Device Power Status, Firmware Revision, AuxFirmware Revision,
Firmware Build Time, BMC Chipset, BI O S Ve r s io n , an d P IC Ve rs i o n.

List FRU

The List FRU tab shows a list of the detected Field Replaceable Units
(FRUs) in the system. Select a FRU item from the drop down list to show
more information.

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Components

The Components tab shows a table of the components. The components can
be filtered by category and can be sorted by the column header. The table
shows the Socket, Manufacturer, and Model of each component.

Server Health

The Server Health tab provides information about the server’s health such as
sensor readings and the event log. The sensor readings can be shown with or
without thresholds in the table.

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Table 1-5. Server Health Options

Button Description

Sensor Readings This button allows you to view the readings from the

various sensors.

Sensor Readings with
Thresholds

Event Log This button allows you to view the events written to the

This button allows you to view the readings from the
various sensors, with thresholds included in the table.

event log.

Sensor Readings

The Sensor Readings tab shows all sensor readings from the system.

Table 1-6. Sensor Readings

Item Description

Sensor Type Selection
Drop Down Menu

This drop down menu allows you to select the type of
sensor readings that you want to show in the list.

• All Sensors

• Voltage Sensors

• Current Sensors

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Table 1-6. Sensor Readings

Item Description

Sensor Readings List This field shows the individual sensor’s name, reading, and

Refresh Button Use this button to refresh the sensor readings view.

Show Thresholds Button Clicking Show Thresholds button expands the sensor

(continued)

the current status of the sensor.

reading table and also shows the various threshold settings
for every sensor.

•Name

• Status

•Reading

•Low NR

•Low CT

•Low NC

•High NC

•High CT

•High NR

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Sensor Readings With Thresholds

The Sensor Readings with Thresholds tab shows all sensor readings and
thresholds from the system.

Table 1-7. Sensor Readings With Thresholds

Item Description

Sensor Selection Drop
Down Menu

Sensor Readings List This field shows the individual sensor’s name, reading and

Refresh Button Use this button to refresh the sensor readings view.

Hide Thresholds Button Clicking Hide Thresholds button reduces the sensor

This drop-down menu allows you to select the type of
sensor readings that you want to show in the list.

• All Sensors

• Voltage Sensors

• Current Sensors

the current status of the sensor. It also shows the following
threshold settings for every sensor.

•Low NR

•Low CT

•Low NC

•High NC

•High CT

•High NR

reading table and hides the various threshold settings for
every sensor.

Table 1-8. Temperature Thresholds

Temperature Sensor Number UNCT UCT

CPU0_Temp 0x44 75 78

CPU1_Temp 0x45 75 78

MB_TEMP 0x40 60 65

NB_TEMP 0x41 95 98

P0_DIMM_TEMP 0x4C 96 98

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Table 1-4. Table Temperature Thresholds (

Temperature Sensor Number UNCT UCT

P1_DIMM_TEMP 0x4D 96 98

Chassis_Ambient 0x54 48 50

Outlet_TEMP 0x42 N/A N/A

Table 1-9. Voltage Thresholds

continued

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Voltage Sensor Sensor

Number

CPU_0_Vcore 0x10 1.00V N/A N/A N/A N/A

CPU_1_Vcore 0x11 1.00V N/A N/A N/A N/A

DDRP0_Voltage 0x12 1.5V 1.349V 1.388V 1.599V 1.646V

DDRP1_Voltage 0x13 1.5V 1.349V 1.388V 1.599V 1.646V

DDRP0_Voltage (LV) 0x12 1.35V 1.209V 1.248V 1.443V 1.482V

DDRP1_Voltage (LV) 0x13 1.35V 1.209V 1.248V 1.443V 1.482V

P5V 0x28 5V 4.472V 4.628V 5.330V 5.486V

P3V3 0x15 3.3V 2.958V 3.062V 3.526V 3.629V

Table 1-10. Current Thresholds

Current Sensor Sensor

Number

MB_12V_Current 0xCA N/A N/A N/A N/A

PSU1_OUT_Current 0x70 N/A N/A N/A N/A

PSU2_OUT_Current 0x71 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Table 1-11. Fan Thresholds

Fan Sensor Sensor Number LCT LNCT UNCT UCT

FCB Fan 1 0x6B 1000 1200 N/A N/A

FCB Fan 2 0x6C 1000 1200 N/A N/A

FCB Fan 3 0x6D 1000 1200 N/A N/A

FCB Fan 4 0x6E 1000 1200 N/A N/A

Normal LCT LNCT UNCT UCT

LCT LNCT UNCT UCT

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Event Log

The Event Log tab shows a table of the events from the system's event log.

Table 1-12. Event Log

Item Description

Select An Event Log
Category

Event Log You can obtain the following information for each event:

Clear Event Log Button Click the Clear Event Log button to clear the event logs.

Select one of the following event categories:

• Sensor-Specific Events

• BIOS-Generated Events

• System Management Software Events

•Event ID

•Time Stamp

•Sensor Name

•Sensor Type

•Description

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