FUJITSU S2, S3 User Manual

4 (1)

User Guide - English

ServerView Suite

Remote Management

iRMC S2/S3 - integrated Remote Management Controller

Edition July 2012

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Contents

1

Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11

1.1

Purpose and target groups of the manual . . . . . . . . . .

12

1.2Functions of the iRMC S2/S3 (overview) . . . . . . . . . . . 13

1.3Communication interfaces of the iRMC S2/S3 . . . . . . . . 19

1.4Communication protocols used by the iRMC S2/S3 . . . . . 20

1.5IPMI - technical background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

1.6

DCMI (Data Center Management Interface) . . . . . . . . .

29

1.7

Changes since the previous versions of the manual . . . .

30

1.8ServerView Suite link collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

1.9Documentation for ServerView Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

1.10

Notational conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35

2

Logging on to the iRMC S2/S3 for the first time . . . . . . .

37

2.1Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

2.2iRMC S2/S3 factory defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

2.3

Logging into the iRMC S2/S3 web interface . . . . . . . . .

39

3

Configuring the iRMC S2/S3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

41

3.1Configuring the LAN interface of the iRMC S2/S3 . . . . . . 41

3.1.1Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

3.1.1.1Connected to the correct LAN port? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

3.1.1.2Interaction between the IP addresses of the iRMC S2/S3

and the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

3.1.1.3Access from a different subnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

3.1.2

Configuring the LAN interface: Configuration tools . . . . . . . 43

3.1.3Configuring the LAN interface using the BIOS / TrustedCore /

UEFI setup utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

3.1.3.1Configuring the LAN interface of the iRMC S2 by using

the BIOS / TrustedCore setup utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

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3.1.3.2Configuring the LAN interface of the iRMC S3 by using

the UEFI setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

3.1.4Testing the LAN interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

3.2Configuring text console redirection via LAN using the

BIOS / TrustedCore / UEFI setup utility . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

3.2.1Configuring text console redirection for the iRMC S2 . . . . . . . 49

3.2.2Configuring text console redirection for the iRMC S3 . . . . . . . 53

3.2.3Using console redirection while the operating system is running . 55

3.3Configuring and using the serial interface of the

 

iRMC S2/S3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . 57

3.3.1

Configuring the serial interface of the iRMC S2

 

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3.3.2

Configuring the serial interface using of the iRMC S3 . . . . . . 60

3.3.3

Using the Remote Manager (Serial) interface

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3.4Configuring the iRMC S2/S3 over the iRMC S2/S3

web interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

3.4.1Configuring the LAN parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

3.4.2Configuring alerting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

3.4.3

Configuring text console redirection . . . . .

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4

User management for the iRMC S2/S3 . . .

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4.1User management concept for the iRMC S2/S3 . . . . . . . . 66

4.2

User permissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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4.3

Local user management for the iRMC S2/S3

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4.3.1Local user management using the iRMC S2/S3 web interface . . 70

4.3.2Local user management via the Server Configuration Manager . 71

4.3.3

SSHv2 public key authentication for iRMC S2/S3 users

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4.3.3.1

reating public and private SSHv2 keys . . . . . . .

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4.3.3.2Loading the public SSHv2 key onto the iRMC S2/S3

from a file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

4.3.3.3Configuring PuTTY and the OpenSSH client for using

the public SSHv2 key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

4.3.3.4Example: Public SSHv2 key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

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5

Advanced Video Redirection (AVR) . .

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85

5.1

Requirements: Check the AVR settings

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86

5.2Using AVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

5.2.1Using a low bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

5.2.2Parallel AVR sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

5.2.3Local Monitor Off" function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

5.2.4

Redirecting the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

5.2.5Redirecting the mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

5.2.5.1

Synchronizing the mouse pointer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

5.2.5.2Managed Windows server: Adjusting the settings for

synchronization of the mouse pointers . . . . . . . . . . . 95

5.2.5.3Managed Linux server: Adjusting the settings for

synchronization of the mouse pointers . . . . . . . . . . . 98

5.3Menus of the AVR window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

5.3.1Extras menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

5.3.2Remote Storage menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

5.3.3Power Control menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

5.3.4

Languages menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

5.3.5Preferences menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

6

Remote Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . 111

6.1

Providing remote storage at the remote workstation

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6.1.1

Starting Remote Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . 114

6.1.2Provision of storage media for emote Storage . . . . . . . . . . 117

6.1.3Connecting storage media as remote storage . . . . . . . . . . 121

6.1.4

Clearing Remote Storage connections

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6.1.5

Removing the storage medium . . .

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6.2Providing remote storage via a Remote Storage server . . . 127

6.2.1

Installing the Remote Storage server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

6.2.2Remote Storage server execution modes . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

6.2.3Configuring, starting and exiting the Remote Storage server . . 130

7

iRMC S2/S3 web interface . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . 135

7.1

Logging into the iRMC S2/S3 web interface

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7.2

Required user permissions . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . 138

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7.3

Structure of the user interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

7.4System Information - Information on the server . . . . . . . 146

7.4.1System Overview - General information on the server . . . . . 147

7.4.2System Component Information - Information on the server components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

7.5BIOS - Backing up/restore BIOS settings, flashing BIOS . . 155

7.5.1Backup/Restoration - Saving/Restoring BIOS single parameter

settings to/from a file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

7.5.1.1Backing up single BIOS parameters in

ServerView® WinSCU XML format . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

7.5.1.2Restoring single BIOS parameters in

ServerView® WinSCU XML format . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

7.5.2

BIOS - Updating BIOS via "upload from file" or via TFTP . . . 159

7.6iRMC S2/S3 - Information, firmware and certificates . . . . 164

7.6.1iRMC S2/S3 Information - Information on the iRMC S2/S3 . . . 165

7.6.2Save iRMC S2/S3 Firmware Settings -

Save firmware settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

7.6.3Certificate Upload - Load the DSA/RSA certificate and

private DSA/RSA key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

7.6.4Generate a self-signed Certificate -Generate self-signed RSA certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

7.6.5

iRMC S2/S3 Firmware Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

7.7Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

7.7.1

Power On/Off - power the server up/down . . . . . . . . . . . 187

7.7.2Power Options - Configuring power management for the server 191

7.7.3Power Supply Info - Power supply and IDPROM data for the FRU

 

components . . . .

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198

7.8

Power Consumption

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199

7.8.1Power Consumption Configuration - Configure power

consumption of the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

7.8.2Current Power Consumption - Show the current power

consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

7.8.3Power Consumption History - Show server power consumption 207

7.9

Sensors - Check status of the sensors . . . . . . . . . . . 211

7.9.1Fans - Check fans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

7.9.2Temperature - Report the temperature of the server

components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

7.9.3Voltages - Report voltage sensor information . . . . . . . . . . 217

7.9.4

Power Supply - Check power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

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7.9.5Component Status - Check status of the server components . . 220

7.10System Event Log and Internal Event Log . . . . . . . . . . 223

7.10.1System Event Log Content -

Show information on the SEL and the SEL entries . . . . . . . 224

7.10.2Internal Event Log Content -

Show information on the internal eventlog and the

associated entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

7.10.3Event Log Configuration - Configure IPMI SEL and

internal event log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

7.11Server Management Information - Configuring the server settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

7.12

Network Settings - Configure the LAN parameters . . . . . 238

7.12.1Network Interface Settings -

Configure Ethernet settings on the iRMC S2/S3 . . . . . . . . 239

7.12.2Ports and Network Services -

Configuring ports and network services . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

7.12.3DNS Configuration - Configuring DNS for the iRMC S2/S3 . . . 249

7.13Alerting - Configure alerting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253

7.13.1

SNMP Trap Alerting - Configure SNMP trap alerting . .

. . . . 254

7.13.2

Serial / Modem Alerting - Configure alerting via modem

. . . . 255

7.13.3

Email Alerting - Configure email alerting . . . . . . . .

. . . . 257

7.14

User Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . 263

7.14.1iRMC S2/S3 User - local user management on

the iRMC S2/S3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

7.14.1.1New User Configuration - Configuring a new user . . . . . . 265

7.14.1.2User “<name>” Configuration - User configuration (details) . 266

7.14.2Directory Service Configuration (LDAP) -

 

Configuring the directory service at the iRMC S2/S3 . . .

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7.14.2.1

Configuring iRMC S2/S3 for Microsoft Active Directory

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7.14.2.2Configuring iRMC S2/S3 for Novell eDirectory /

OpenLDAP / OpenDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280

7.14.3Centralized Authentication Service (CAS) Configuration -

 

Configuring the CAS Service . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . 286

7.15

Console Redirection - Redirecting the console

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7.15.1BIOS Text Console -

Configure and start text console redirection . . . . . . . . . . . 292

7.15.1.1BIOS Console Redirection Options -

Configure text console redirection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

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7.15.1.2Text Console Redirection (via Serial over LAN) -

Start text console redirection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295

7.15.1.3Text console redirection while the operating system

is running . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300

7.15.2Advanced Video Redirection -

Start Advanced Video Redirection (AVR) . . . . . . . . . . . . 302

7.16Remote Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312

7.17

Operating iRMC S2/S3 via Telnet / SSH (Remote Manager)

315

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iRMC S2/S3 via Telnet/SSH (Remote Manager) . . . . . . .

321

8.1Requirements on the managed server . . . . . . . . . . . . 322

8.2Operating Remote Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323

8.3

Overview of menus . . . . . . . .

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324

8.4

Logging in . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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326

8.5

Main menu of the Remote Manager

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328

8.6Required user permissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330

8.7Change the password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332

8.8System Information - Information on the managed server . 332

8.9Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334

8.10Enclosure Information - System event log and status

of the sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335

8.11Service processor - IP parameters, identification LED and

iRMC S2/S3 reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339

8.12Console Redirection (EMS/SAC) - Start text console

redirection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340

8.13Start a Command Line shell... - Start a SMASH CLP shell . 340

8.14Console Logging - Redirect message output to

the text console (serial) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341

8.15Command Line Protocol (CLP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343

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9Configuring iRMC S2/S3 using the Server Configuration Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347

9.1Calling the Server Configuration Manager from the

ServerView Installation Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348

9.2Calling the Server Configuration Manager from the

Windows Start menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348

9.3alling the Server Configuration Manager from the

 

Operations Manager . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350

10

Firmware update . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353

10.1

iRMC S2/S3 firmware (overview)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354

10.2Setting up the USB memory stick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357

10.3Updating firmware images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360

10.3.1Update via the iRMC S2/S3 web interface . . . . . . . . . . . . 360

10.3.2Update using the ServerView Update Manager . . . . . . . . . 361

10.3.3Online update using ServerView Update Manager Express

or ASP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362

10.3.4Update using the operating system flash tools. . . . . . . . . . 363

10.3.5Update via the lashDisk menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365

10.4

Emergency flash

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10.5

Flash tools . . .

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11Remote installation of the operating system via

iRMC S2/S3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371

11.1Installing the operating system via iRMC S2/S3 - general procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372

11.2Connecting a storage medium as remote storage . . . . . . 374

11.3Booting the managed server from ServerView Suite DVD 1

and configuring it with the Installation Manager . . . . . . . 377

11.4Installing the operating system on the managed server

 

after configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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11.4.1

Installing Windows on the managed server after configuration

. 380

11.4.2

Installing Linux on the managed server after configuration . .

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12 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385

12.1IPMI OEM Commands supported by the iRMC S2/S3 . . . . 385

12.1.1

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385

12.1.2Description of the IPMI OEM commands . . . . . . . . . . . . 387

12.1.2.1Description format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387

12.1.2.2

SCCI-compliant Power On/Off commands

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388

12.1.2.3

SCCI-compliant communication commands

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393

12.1.2.4

SCCI-compliant signaling command . . .

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395

12.1.2.5Firmware-specific commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396

12.1.2.6BIOS-specific commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400

12.1.2.7

iRMC S2/S3-specific commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402

12.2Configuring the iRMC S2/S3 via SCCI and scripted

configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412

12.2.1iRMC S2/S3 configuration data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412

12.2.1.1

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412

12.2.1.2SCCI file format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414

12.2.1.3Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418

12.2.1.4Exporting / importing configuration data from / on the

iRMC S2/S3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419

12.2.2

Scripted configuration of the iRMC S2/S3 . . . . . . . . . . . 420

12.2.2.1List of SCCI commands supported by the iRMC S2/S3 . . . 420

12.2.2.2Scripting with cURL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421

12.2.2.3

Scripting with Visual Basic (VB) Script . . . . . . . . .

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422

12.2.2.4

Scripting with Python . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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423

12.2.2.5

Generating encrypted passwords with iRMC_PWD.exe

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424

iRMC S2/S3

1 Preface

Modern server systems are becoming increasingly complex. The requirements with respect to the management of such systems are growing accordingly.

In response to this development, a number of vendors founded the “Intelligent Platform Management Interface” (IPMI) initiative with the objective of defining a standardized, abstract, message-based interface between the central system controller (Baseboard Management Controller - BMC) and intelligent hardware for platform management. For further details on IPMI, please refer to section "IPMI - technical background" on page 21.

The integrated Remote Management Controllers iRMC S2 and iRMC S3 (in the following iRMC S2/S3 for short) each represent a BMC with integrated LAN connection and extended functionality. In this way, the iRMC S2/S3 offers comprehensive control over PRIMERGY servers, irrespective of the system status. In particular, the iRMC S2/S3 allows for out-of-band management (Lights Out Management, LOM) of PRIMERGY servers. Out-of-band management uses of a dedicated management channel that enables a system administrator to monitor and manage servers via remote control regardless of whether the server is powered on.

Figure 1: iRMC S2 on the system board of a PRIMERGY server

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Purpose and target groups of the manual

As an autonomous system on the system board of a modern PRIMERGY server, the iRMC S2/S3 has its own operating system, its own web server, separate user management and independent alert management. The

iRMC S2/S3 remains powered up even when the server is in stand-by mode.

This manual describes how to configure the iRMC S2/S3 and the various user interfaces available.

1.1Purpose and target groups of the manual

This manual is aimed at system administrators, network administrators, and service staff who have a sound knowledge of hardware and software. It provides basic information on the technology behind IPMI and deals with the following aspects in detail:

Logging on to the iRMC S2/S3

Configuring the iRMC S2/S3

User management on the iRMC S2/S3

Advanced Video Redirection via iRMC S2/S3

Remote Storage via iRMC S2/S3

iRMC S2/S3 web interface

Telnet/SSH-based interface (Remote Manager) of the iRMC S2/S3

Configuring the iRMC S2/S3 with the Server Configuration Manager

Updating the firmware

Remote installation of the operating system via iRMC S2/S3

IPMI OEM Commands

Service

If you have any further questions on remote management for PRIMERGY servers, contact the service and support partners responsible for you.

Other information

http://www.ts.fujitsu.com

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iRMC S2/S3

Functions of the iRMC S2/S3

1.2Functions of the iRMC S2/S3 (overview)

The iRMC S2/S3 supports a wide range of functions that are provided by default. With Advanced Video Redirection (AVR) and Remote Storage, the iRMC S2/S3 also provides two additional advanced features for the remote management of PRIMERGY servers. To use AVR and Remote Storage, you require a valid license key, which can be purchased separately.

Standard functions of the iRMC S2/S3

Browser access

The iRMC S2/S3 features its own web server which can be accessed by the management station from a standard web browser.

Security (SSL, SSH)

Secure access to the Web server and secure graphical console redirection including mouse and keyboard can be provided over HTTPS/SSL. An encrypted connection protected using SSH mechanisms can be set up to access the iRMC S2/S3 using the Remote Manager. The Remote Manager is an alphanumeric user interface for the iRMC S2/S3.

ServerView Integration

The ServerView agents detect the iRMC S2/S3 and automatically assign it to the relevant server. This means that it is possible to start the iRMC S2/S3 web interface and text console redirection using the ServerView Remote Management Frontend directly from ServerView Operations Manager.

Power management

Irrespective of the status of the system, you have the following options for powering the managed server up or down from the remote workstation

using the iRMC S2/S3 web interface

using the Remote Manager and the command line interface (CLP)

with a script.

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Power consumption control

The iRMC S2/S3 allows comprehensive power consumption control on the managed server. In addition, you can specify the mode (minimum power consumption or maximum performance) that the iRMC S2/S3 uses to control power consumption on the managed server. You can switch between these modes as required.

Customer Self Service (CSS)

Summary tables for the server components, sensors and the power supply on the iRMC S2/S3 web interface provide information in a separate column as to whether the server component affected is a CSS component or not. In addition, error list of the system event log (SEL) shows for every event whether it has been triggered by a CSS component.

Text console redirection

You can start a Telnet/SSH session to the iRMC S2/S3 from the ServerView Remote Management Frontend. This calls the Remote Manager, via which you can start a text console redirection session.

Basic functions of a BMC

The iRMC S2/S3 supports the basic functions of a BMC such as voltage monitoring, event logging and recovery control.

“Headless” system operation

The managed server does not require a mouse, monitor or keyboard to be connected. The benefits of this include lower costs, far simpler cabling in the rack and increased security.

Identification LED

To facilitate identification of the system, for instance if it is installed in a fully populated rack, you can activate the identification LED from the iRMC S2/S3 web interface.

Global error LED

A global error LED informs you of the status of the managed system at all times and at the same time shows the CSS (Customer Self Service) status.

Power LED

The power LED informs you whether the server is currently switched on or off.

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LAN

On some systems, the LAN interface of the fitted system NIC (Network Interface Card) on the server is reserved for the management LAN. On other systems, you have the option of configuring this LAN interface to

reserve it for the management LAN

set it up for shared operation with the system or

make it completely available to the system.

The ports marked with a wrench symbol are assigned to the iRMC S2/S3 (see figure 7 on page 42).

Command line interface (CLP)

In addition to the Remote Manager, the iRMC S2/S3 also supports SMASH CLP (System Management Architecture for Server Hardware Command Line Protocol) as standardized by the DMTF (Distributed Management Task Force).

Simple configuration - interactive or script-based

The following tools are available for configuring the iRMC S2/S3:

iRMC web interface

Server Configuration Manager

The server management tool IPMIVIEW

BIOS Setup

It is also possible to carry out configuration with the Server Configuration Manager or IPMIVIEW using scripts. This means that it is possible to configure the iRMC S2/S3 when the server is first configured via ServerView Installation Manager. It is also possible to configure a large number of servers on the basis of scripts.

Support for the LocalView service panel

If PRIMERGY servers are equipped with a ServerView local service panel, this module allows you to determine what module is faulty and whether you can replace the faulty module yourself.

Local user management

The iRMC S2/S3 has its own user management function which allows up to 16 users to be created with passwords and to be assigned various rights depending on the user groups they belong to.

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Global user management using a directory service

The global user IDs for the iRMC S2/S3 are stored centrally in the directory service's directory. This makes it possible to manage the user identifications on a central server. They can therefore be used by all the iRMC S2/S3s that are connected to this server in the network.

The following directory services are currently supported for iRMC S2/S3 user management:

Microsoft® Active Directory

Novell® eDirectory

OpenLDAP

OpenDS

CAS-based single sign-on (SSO) authentication

The iRMC S2/S3 supports Centralized Authentication Service (CAS) configuration, which allows you to configure the iRMC S2/S3 web interface for CAS-based single sign-on (SSO) authentication.

The first time a user logs in to an application (e.g. the iRMC S2/S3 web interface) within the SSO domain of the CAS service, they are prompted for their credentials by the CAS-specific login screen. Once they have been successfully authenticated by the CAS service, the user is granted access to the iRMC S2/S3 web interface as well as to any other service within the SSO domain without being prompted for login credentials again.

DNS / DHCP

The iRMC S2/S3 provides support for automatic network configuration. It has a default name and DHCP support is set by default so that the iRMC S2/S3 gets its IP address from the DHCP server. The iRMC S2/S3 name is registered by the Domain Name Service (DNS). Up to five DNS

servers are supported. If DNS/DHCP is not available, the iRMC S2/S3 also supports static IP addresses.

Power supply

The iRMC S2/S3 is powered by the standby supply of the system.

Alert management

The alert management facility of the iRMC S2/S3 provides the following options for forwarding alerts (alerting):

Platform Event Traps (PET) are sent via SNMP.

Direct alerting by email.

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A modem can be connected to the serial interface. This can then be used to send alerts (e.g. to a mobile phone via SMS).

In addition, the iRMC S2/S3 provides the ServerView agents with all the relevant information.

Read, filter and save the system event log (SEL).

You can view, save and delete the contents of the SEL

by using the iRMC S2/S3 web interface or

by using the Telnet/SSH-based interface (Remote Manager) of the iRMC S2/S3.

Read, filter and save the internal event log (iEL).

You can view, save and delete the contents of the iEL

by using the iRMC S2/S3 web interface or

by using the Telnet/SSH-based interface (Remote Manager) of the iRMC S2/S3.

Extended functionality of the iRMC S2/S3

Alongside the standard functionality, the iRMC S2/S3 also supports the Advanced Video Redirection and Remote Storage functions.

Advanced Video Redirection (AVR)

The iRMC S2/S3 supports Advanced Video Redirection which offers the following benefits:

Operation over a standard web browser. No additional software needs to be installed in the management station other than the Java Runtime Environment.

System-independent graphical and text console redirection (including mouse and keyboard).

Remote access for boot monitoring, BIOS administration and operation of the operating system.

AVR supports up to two simultaneous “virtual connections” for working on a server from a different location. It also reduces the load on the network by using hardware and video compression.

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Local monitor-off support: It is possible to power down the local screen of the managed PRIMERGY server during an AVR session in order to prevent unauthorized persons from observing user input and actions carried out on the local server screen during the AVR session.

Low bandwidth

In the case of a reduced data transfer rate, you can configure a lower bandwidth (bits per pixel, bpp) in terms of color depth for your current AVR session.

Remote Storage

Remote Storage makes a “virtual” drive available which is physically located on a remote workstation or made available centrally on the network using a Remote Storage server.

The “virtual” drives available with Remote Storage are simply managed in much the same way as local drives and offer the following options:

Read and write data.

Boot from Remote Storage.

Install drivers and small applications.

Update BIOS from remote workstation. (BIOS update via USB)

Remote Storage supports the following device types to provide a “virtual drive” on the remote workstation:

CD ROM

DVD ROM

Memory stick

Floppy image

CD ISO image

DVD ISO image

A Remote Storage server provides an ISO image centrally on the network in the form of a “virtual drive”.

Remote Storage permits either the simultaneous connection of up to two “virtual” drives at the remote workstation or the provision of an ISO image via a Remote Storage server.

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1.3Communication interfaces of the iRMC S2/S3

The iRMC S2/S3 provides the following communication interfaces:

iRMC S2/S3 web interface (web interface)

The connection to the iRMC S2/S3 web server is established over a standard web browser (e.g. Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox).

Among other things, the web interface of the iRMC S2/S3 provides you with access to all system information and data from the sensors such as fan speeds, voltages, etc. You can also configure text-based console redirection and start graphical console redirection (Advanced Video Redirection, AVR). In addition, administrators can fully configure the iRMC S2/S3 over the web interface. Secure access to the iRMC S2/S3 web server can be provided with HTTPS/SSL.

Operation of the iRMC S2/S3 over the web interface is described in chapter "iRMC S2/S3 web interface" on page 135.

Remote Manager: Text-based Telnet/SSH interface via LAN

You can call the Remote Manager

from the ServerView Remote Management Frontend,

directly from a Telnet/SSH client.

The alphanumeric user interface of the Remote Manager provides you with access to system and sensor information, power management functions and the error event log. In addition, you can launch text console redirection or a SMASH CLP shell. If you call the Remote Manager over SSH (Secure Shell), the connection between the Remote Manager and the managed server is encrypted.

Operation of the iRMC S2/S3 using the Remote Manager is described in chapter "iRMC S2/S3 via Telnet/SSH (Remote Manager)" on page 321.

Remote Manager (Serial): Text-based serial interface over Serial 1

The Remote Manager (serial) interface is identical to the Remote Manager interface.

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1.4Communication protocols used by the iRMC S2/S3

The communication protocols and ports used by the iRMC S2/S3 are shown in table 1.

Remote side of the

Communication

iRMC S2/S3 side of the connection

connection

direction

(port number / protocol)

 

 

 

RMCP

623/UDP

 

 

 

 

623/UDP

 

 

 

HTTP port

80/TCP

 

 

 

 

80/TCP

 

 

 

HTTPs port

443/TCP

 

 

 

 

443/TCP

 

 

 

Telnet

3172/TCP

 

 

 

 

3172/TCP

 

 

 

SSH

22/TCP

 

 

 

 

22/TCP

 

 

 

Trap

162/UDP

 

 

 

Email

25/TCP

 

 

 

 

25/TCP

 

 

 

Remote Storage

5901/TCP

 

 

 

 

5901/TCP

 

 

 

VNC ports

 

 

 

 

 

Standard port

80/TCP

 

 

 

 

80/TCP

 

 

 

Secure port

443/TCP

 

 

 

 

443/TCP

 

 

 

Table 1: Communication protocols and ports used by the iRMC S2/S3

IAs of iRMC S2/S3 firmware version 5.00, the Remote Storage port is used only for the Remote Storage server and client-internal communications. For integrated Remote Storage (via the Java applet), the http port is used.

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IPMI - technical background

1.5IPMI - technical background

The iRMC S2/S3 makes the BMC functions available over the IPMI interface.

Intelligent Platform Management

The “Intelligent Platform Management” initiative is a response to the increasing complexity of modern server systems. A number of manufacturers have joined this initiative in order to come up with a new solution for monitoring these server systems.

The term “Intelligent Platform Management” expresses the core aspect of this approach to the solution: Functions for monitoring and recovery of systems are implemented directly in the hardware and firmware for platform management.

Objective

The objective was to define a standardized, abstract and message-based interface between the central system controller (Baseboard Management Controller - BMC) and intelligent platform management hardware.

The standardization committees combined the central characteristics of various platform management modules into standardized descriptions.

Definition

The IPMI specification defines:

“IPMI is a hardware level interface specification that is ‘management software neutral’ providing monitoring and control functions that can be exposed through standard management software interfaces such as DMI, WMI, CIM, SNMP, etc. As a hardware level interface, it sits at the bottom of a typical management software stack” [see section "IPMI and other management standards" on page 22].

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Advantage

The IPMI specifications ensure the independence of functions for inventory, logging, recovery and monitoring of a system by the system processor, BIOS or operating system.

This means that a system can still be involved in platform management when it is shut down and turned off.

IPMI and other management standards

IPMI is best used in conjunction with system management software running under the relevant operating system. Integration of the IPMI functionality into the management functionality offered by a management application and the operating system results in a powerful platform management environment.

An overview of the relationship between IPMI and the management software stack is shown by figure 2:

Figure 2: IPMI in the management software stack (source: IPMI specification, see section "References" on page 29)

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IPMI, IPMB and ICMB

The IPMI initiative resulted in three central standards:

IPMI. Intelligent Platform Management Interface Specification

describes the higher-level architecture, the current commands, event formats, data packets and properties that are used in IPMI-based systems.

IPMB. Intelligent Platform Management Bus

is an I2C based (write only) bus, which provides a standardized connection between various modules in a common housing.

IPMB can also be used as a standardized interface for remote management modules.

ICMB. Intelligent Chassis Management Bus

(Not currently implemented in the ServerView remote management environment.)

provides a standardized interface for exchange of platform management information and for control across systems. ICMB is designed in such a way that it can be implemented with a device that is connected to the IPMB.

IPMI implementation

The core element of an IPMI implementation is the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC).

The BMC performs the following tasks:

The BMC organizes the interface between the system management software and the platform management hardware.

It provides autonomous functions for monitoring, event logging and recovery control.

The BMC acts as a gateway between the system management software and IPMB.

IPMI allows platform management to be extended: Additional management controllers can be connected via the IPMB. The IPMB is an I2C based serial bus, which runs between the main modules of the system. It is used for communication with and between the management controllers.

With the support of multiple management controllers, IPMI provides a scalable architecture: A complex server system can use multiple controllers for monitoring different subsystems, e.g. power supplies, hot swap RAID drive modules etc.

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In addition, IPMI provides ‘low level’ I2C commands, which can be accessed via a management controller connected to the IPMB on 'unintelligent' I2C modules that cannot process IPMI commands.

An overview of the fundamental elements of an IPMI implementation is available in figure 3 on page 25.

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

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IPMI and “in band” and “out of band” management

In the field of system management, a distinction is made between “in-band” and “out-of-band” management:

The term “in-band” management is used when the operating system is running on the managed server.

The term “out-of-band” management is used when the operating system is not running on the managed server, for instance if the hardware is faulty.

As different interfaces are available in an environment with IPMI compatible systems, you can manage IPMI compatible systems either “in band” or “out of band”.

IPMI-over-LAN

“IPMI-over-LAN” is the current name for the specification of the LAN interface in the IPMI standard. This specification stipulates how IPMI messages can be sent to or from the BMC of a managed system - encapsulated in RMCP (Remote Management Control Protocol) data packets. These RMCP data packets are transferred via an Ethernet LAN connection using the UDP (User Datagram Protocol) under IPv4 (Internet Protocol Version 4).

The RMCP protocol has been specified to support the management of system statuses in which the operating system is not running. The RMCP is a simple inquiry/response protocol.

The interface for such a connection is provided on an onboard LAN controller assigned to the BMC.

IThe interface can only be provided by an on-board LAN controller, not by an inserted LAN card.

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Of the two ports that RCMP uses under UDP, the BMC communicates with the LAN controller via port 623 (primary RMCP Port).

Figure 4: BMC and LAN controller

Serial Over LAN interface (SOL)

“Serial Over LAN” is an interface compliant with the IPMI V2.0 standard, which controls transfer of serial data over a LAN connection. In particular, SOL specifies the packet formats and protocols for transferring serial data streams over a LAN between the serial controller on the managed computer and a remote workstation. SOL is based on the IPMI-over-LAN specification.

In order to establish an SOL connection, a remote management application first initiates an IPMI-over-LAN session with the BMC. After this has been done, the SOL services can be activated from the remote workstation. The data traffic between the serial controller and the remote workstation is handled over the same IPMI session as the IPMI commands.

As soon as an SOL connection has been established, data transfer between the serial controller and the remote workstation is carried out as follows:

Transfer from the serial controller to the remote workstation:

The data stream issued by the serial controller is partitioned by the BMC, packaged and then sent to the remote workstation over the LAN.

Transfer from the remote workstation to the serial controller:

BMC unpacks the characters contained in the packages sent by the remote workstation and forwards them to the serial controller as a character stream.

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Figure 5: BMC and SOL

The SOL character data is then exchanged between the BMC of the managed system and the remote workstation as SOL messages. The SOL messages are encapsulated in RMCP+ data packets and transferred in UDP datagrams over an Ethernet LAN connection using IPv4 (Internet Protocol Version 4). The RMCP+ protocol is based on the RMCP protocol, but includes extensions for encryption, authentication, etc.

Serial over LAN permits “headless” management by console redirection by both the BIOS and the operating system of the managed server. High-cost concentrator solutions are not required.

Channel concept under IPMI

‘Channels’ provide the mechanisms with which IPMI messages are routed to the BMC via various connection carriers. Up to nine channels can be supported. The system interface and the primary IPMB are fixed. The other seven channels are available for the implementation.

Channels can be either ‘session based’ or ‘sessionless’. The ‘session’ concept has two meanings: It is either a concept for user authentication (see the section "User identifications" on page 29) or a concept for routing multiple IPMI message streams via a single channel.

Examples of ‘session based’ channels are LAN channels or serial / modem channels. Examples of ‘sessionless’ channels are the system interface and the IPMB.

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Data Center Management Interface (DCMI)

User identifications

For ‘session based’ channels (see the section "Channel concept under IPMI" on page 28), a user login is necessary. By contrast, the ‘sessionless’ channels have no user authentication.

Under IPMI, the user configuration is channel specific. Thus, users can have different privileges depending on whether they are accessing the BMC via the LAN channel or the serial channel.

References

Information about the IPMI standards can be found on the Internet:

http://developer.intel.com/design/servers/ipmi/index.htm

1.6DCMI (Data Center Management Interface)

The iRMC S2/S3 supports the DCMI (Data Center Management Interface) protocol, which is compliant with the IPMI V2.0 standard. DCMI has been designed to improve manageability and energy efficiency of server systems that are deployed in large data centers.

To meet the hardware management requirements of servers within data centers, DCMI supports, among others, the following key features:

Inventory functions (server identification)

Power Management and power monitoring

Power consumption monitoring and control

Event logging

Temperature monitoring

Detailed information about DCMI can be found on the DCMI home page:

http://www.intel.com/technology/product/DCMI

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Changes compared with the previous version

1.7Changes since the previous versions of the manual

iRMC S2/S3 - integrated Remote Management Controller (edition July 2012)

This manual refers to the iRMC S2/S3 firmware version 6.5x and replaces the following online manual: “iRMC S2/S3 - integrated Remote Management Controller”, May 2012 edition.

The manual includes the following updates:

The "0 Watt Technology" feature is described in Chapter "7 iRMC S2/S3 web interface".

The former chapter "12 IPMI OEM Commands" has been expanded and is now an Appendix ("12 Appendix") to the manual, containing the following sections:

"12.1 IPMI OEM Commands supported by the iRMC S2/S3" (former chapter "12 IPMI OEM Commands")

"12.2 Configuring the iRMC S2/S3 via SCCI and scripted configuration" (new section).

iRMC S2/S3 - integrated Remote Management Controller (edition May 2012)

This manual refers to the iRMC S2/S3 firmware version 6.5x and replaces the following online manual: “iRMC S2 - integrated Remote Management Controller”, November 2011 edition.

New iRMC S2/S3 features (described in Chapter "7 iRMC S2/S3 web interface"):

Agentless HDD monitoring (iRMC S3 only)

If the managed server supports the "agentless HDD monitoring" feature, the HDD<n> status of each individual HDD is directly read and reported to the iRMC S2/S3 via a dedicated lightpath status sensor and thus can be displayed even in the case no ServerView agents are running.

Backing up/restoring BIOS settings, flashing BIOS

If the BIOS of the managed server meets the corresponding feature requirements, the iRMC S2/S3 allows you to perform the following actions:

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