Fujitsu V4.90 User Manual

PRIMERGY ServerView Suite

PRIMERGY ServerView Suite ServerView Remote Management Frontend

ServerView Operations Manager V4.90

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1 Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

1.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

1.2 Structure of the manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

1.3 Changes since the last edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

1.4 Notational conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2 Configuring the Remote Management Frontend . . . . . . . 11

2.1 Configuring multisession support, SSH access and

console redirection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2.2 Deleting/not deleting the console area on text console

redirection after the end of a session . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

3 Starting the Remote Management Frontend . . . . . . . . . 15

3.1 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

3.1.1 Requirements at the managed server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

3.1.2 Requirements at the remote workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

3.2 Starting the Remote Management Frontend via the

Operations Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

3.2.1 Starting the Remote Management Frontend via an

iRMC/ iRMC S2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

3.2.2 Starting Remote Management Frontend via an

RSB/ RSB S2/ RSB S2 LP(3HU) or a BMC . . . . . . . . . . . 25

3.2.3 Starting Remote Management Frontend via a

RemoteView Management Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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Contents

4 Working with the ServerView Remote Management

Frontend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

4.1 The Remote Management Frontend user interface . . . . . . 33

4.1.1 Remote Management window for Remote Manager and

Console Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

4.1.2 Remote Management window for text console redirection

and power management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

4.2 Establishing a connection to the managed server . . . . . . 42

4.2.1 Establishing a connection to the iRMC/ iRMC S2, RSB S2/ RSB S2 LP (3 HU) via Telnet/SSH (Remote Manager) . 42

4.2.2 Establishing a connection to the iRMC/ iRMC S2/BMC for

power management and console redirection . . . . . . . . . . . 49

5 Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

5.1 Password protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

5.2 Console redirection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Related Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

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1 Preface

The ServerView Remote Management Frontend provides you with a web-based working environment for the remote management of PRIMERGY servers which is integrated in the ServerView Operations Manager. The ServerView Remote Management Frontend is started from the ServerView Operations Manager and the installation of this application is therefore a necessary precondition.

The ServerView Remote Management Frontend and the ServerView Operations Manager are referred to below as the Remote Management Frontend and the Operations Manager respectively.

You simply need a standard web browser for the display at the remote workstation. You can open a separate browser window for each PRIMERGY server displayed in the Operations Manager ServerList window. From here, you can then open various windows for the remote management of the corresponding PRIMERGY server.

As a web-based solution, the Remote Management Frontend can be installed on a remote workstation set up under a Windows or Linux system.

I In the case of an individual PRIMERGY server with installed

iRMC/ iRMC S2, you can also use the Remote Management Frontend functionality via this iRMC/ iRMC S2's web interface (See the manuals “iRMC - integrated Remote Management Controller” and “iRMC S2 integrated Remote Management Controller”).

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Overview Preface

1.1 Overview

The type of window displayed in the Remote Management Frontend depends, on the one hand, on the hardware (iRMC, RSB etc.) which you use to establish the connection to the managed server and, on the other, on the interface which is provided in each case.

Hardware-specific displays in the Remote Management Frontend

The Remote Management Frontend's displays and controls are adapted to the remote hardware via which you establish the connection to a managed PRIMERGY server:

– In the case of a PRIMERGY server with an installed iRMC or iRMC S2, you

can use either the Telnet/SSH “Remote Manager” application or the managed server's power management and console redirection window in the Remote Management Frontend's console area.

– In the case of a PRIMERGY server with an installed RSB or RSB S2/

RSB S2 LP (as of firmware version 6.4.57.29), the Telnet “Remote Manager” application is available to you in the Remote Management Frontend's console area once a connection has been established.

Only in the case of RSB: You can use the Remote Manager to redirect the display at the console of the managed server. In this way, you can access the BIOS setup and the RemoteView/Diagnose system tools on the managed server.

– In the case of a PRIMERGY server with an installed BMC with firmware

version 2.x or higher, the managed server's power management and console redirection window is available in the Remote Management Frontend's console area after the establishment of a connection.

– In the case of a blade server with a RemoteView Management Blade, the

RemoteView Management Blade Telnet “Console Menu” application is available to you in the Remote Management Frontend's console area after the establishment of a connection. You can use the Console Menu to redirect the display at the consoles of the managed server blades. In this way, you can access the BIOS setup at the managed server blade.

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Preface Overview

The interface provided by the Remote Management Frontend for the remote management of PRIMERGY servers:

Depending on the hardware available for remote management on the individual managed servers, the Remote Management Frontend provides the following interfaces for web-based access to the managed servers.

● Telnet-based interface (Remote Manager)

Depending on the managed PRIMERGY server, the connection may be established via

– an iRMC/ iRMC S2 or – an RSB/ RSB S2/ RSB S2 LP (3HU) with firmware version 6.4.57.29 or

higher.

● Telnet-based interface (Console Menu) via a RemoteView Management

Blade

● SSH-based interface (Remote Manager) via an iRMC/ iRMC S2.

● Interface for power management and console redirection (IPMI (1.5)-over-

LAN-based) via a Kalypso BMC (BMC - firmware version 2.x or higher)

● Interface for power management (IPMI (2.0)-over-LAN-based) and console

redirection (via SOL) via – an iRMC/ iRMC S2 or

– a BMC of the RX/TX 600 S2/S3

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Structure of the manual Preface

1.2 Structure of the manual

This manual provides you with information about the following topics: – Chapter 1: Preface

This chapter provides you with a brief overview of the Remote Management Frontend.

– Chapter 2: Configuration

This chapter describes how you can configure the basic settings of the Remote Management Frontend depending on your requirements.

– Chapter 3: Starting the Remote Management Frontend

This chapter describes how you start the Remote Management Frontend via the graphical user interface of the Operations Manager, the prerequisites that must be fulfilled and the special requirements that exist depending on the remote management hardware used in the managed server.

– Chapter 4: Working with the Remote Management Frontend

This chapter starts by explaining the structure and components of the Remote Management Frontend user interface. It then describes how you establish a connection to a managed server via the Remote Management Frontend's user interface.

– Chapter 5: Security

This chapter provides a brief overview of password protection in the Operations Manager and in the remote management hardware.

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Preface Changes since the last edition

1.3 Changes since the last edition

This edition is valid for the Remote Management Frontend V4.90 and replaces the following online manual: “Remote Management Frontend V4.80“, edition April 2009.

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Notational conventions Preface

1.4 Notational conventions

The meanings of the symbols used in this manual are as follows:

V Warning This symbol is used to draw attention to risks which

may represent a health hazard or which may lead to data loss or damage to the hardware.

I This symbol is used to highlight important infor-

mation and tips.

Ê This symbol indicates an action which you must

carry out.

Text in italics In running text, commands, menu items, and the

names of buttons, options, files and paths are shown in italics.

<text> Indicates variables which must be replaced by

current values.

Monospaced font Output from the system is shown in monospaced

font.

Monospaced font Bold monospaced font

[square brackets] Indicate optional entries. {braces} Indicate a list of alternatives separated by “|”. [Keyboard] [symbols] Keys are shown as they appear on the keyboard. If

Commands to be entered at the keyboard are shown in bold, monospaced font.

uppercase characters are to be entered explicitly, this is indicated for instance by [SHIFT] - [A] for A.

If two keys are to be pressed simultaneously, this is indicated by a hyphen between the two keyboard symbols.

Table 1: Notational conventions

If reference is made to passages elsewhere in this manual, the title of the chapter or section is named and the page number given refers to the start of the section.

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2 Configuring the Remote

Management Frontend

You can use configuration files to make the following settings for the Remote Management Frontend:

– Multisession support for power management and console redirection via

BMC/ iRMC/ iRMC S2 and display of the buttons for SSH access (iRMC/ iRMC S2) and power management/console redirection (iRMC/ iRMC S2) in the Operations Manager.

– Deletion/non-deletion of the console area on text console redirection after

termination of a console redirection session.

2.1 Configuring multisession support, SSH access and console redirection

I The following versions of the Operations Manager and the Remote

Management Frontend must be present before you can configure the Remote Management Frontend settings described in this section:

– Operations Manager V4.90 or higher – Remote Management Frontend V4.90 or higher

When you install the Remote Management Frontend, a folder named Feat ure s is automatically created in the directory <SV-installation-directory>\ ServerView\ServerView Services\ wwwroot\ RemoteView. In this folder, you can configure whether the following Remote Management Frontend features are made available:

– Multisession support for BMC/ iRMC/ iRMC S2

For each managed PRIMERGY server with iRMC/ iRMC S2 or BMC, it is also possible to open a browser window for power management and console redirection via iRMC/ iRMC S2 or BMC.

Default value: Multisession support for BMC/ iRMC/ iRMC S2 is activated.

I Multisession support is always activated for the other interfaces made

available by the Remote Management Frontend.

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Configuration Installation and configuration

– SSH access to the iRMC/ iRMC S2:

In the ServerView [server-name] window for PRIMERGY servers with iRMC/ iRMC S2, the iRMC SSH button for SSH access to the iRMC/ iRMC S2 is displayed (see figure 5 on page 22).

Default value: The iRMC SSH button is displayed.

– Console redirection (SOL) and power management for PRIMERGY

servers with iRMC/ iRMC S2: The corresponding button (iRMC Power Management) is displayed in the

ServerView [server-name] window (see figure 5 on page 22). Default value: The iRMC Power Management button for console redirection

(SOL) and power management is not displayed.

Configuring settings in the “Features” folder

You can activate or deactivate the individual features (multisession support, display of certain buttons) by creating or deleting the corresponding text files in the Fea tu res folder. The content of the text files is irrelevant, i.e. the files can be empty.

The following fixed names must be used for the text files:

MultiSessionBMC

Multisession support for BMC/ iRMC/ iRMC S2 power management and console redirection is activated.

SSHiRMC

The button for SSH access to iRMC/ iRMC S2 is displayed for PRIMERGY servers with iRMC/ iRMC S2.

SOLiRMC

The button for console redirection (SOL) and power management is displayed for PRIMERGY servers with iRMC/ iRMC S2.

I Please note:

– The file names are not case-sensitive. – The file names must not have any name suffix (.txt).

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Installation and configuration Configuration

2.2 Deleting/not deleting the console area on text console redirection after the end of a session

When console redirection is performed, the content of the console area is deleted by default following termination of the console redirection session. If the content of the console area is to be retained after the end of the session then you must configure this as follows:

Ê Depending on the server, open the following files:

– For servers using Kalypso BMC:

<SV-installation-directory>\ ServerView\ServerView Services\

wwwroot\ RemoteView\ appbmc.conf

– For servers of the type RX/TX600 S1/S2 and servers with

iRMC S1/ iRMC S2:

<SV-installation-directory>\ ServerView\ServerView Services\

wwwroot\ RemoteView\ appbmcl.conf

Ê Set the option Terminal.clearOnOffline to “false”.

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3 Starting the Remote Management

Frontend

This chapter describes: – the requirements that must be fulfilled in order to start the Remote

Management Frontend via the Operations Manager.

– how you start the Remote Management Frontend via the Operations

Manager and what you need to take account of depending on the status and remote management hardware of the managed server.

You start the Remote Management Frontend via the graphical user interface of the Operations Manager.

I The Remote Management Frontend is not listed in the Start menu.

I In the case of a PRIMERGY server with installed iRMC/ iRMC S2, you

can also call the Remote Management Frontend functionality for this server via the corresponding links in the iRMC/ iRMC S2's web interface (see the manuals “iRMC - integrated Remote Management Controller” and “iRMC S2 - integrated Remote Management Controller”).

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Requirements Starting the Remote Management Frontend

3.1 Requirements

Before you can start the Remote Management Frontend and establish a connection to the managed server, a number of requirements must fulfilled both at the managed server and at the remote workstation.

3.1.1 Requirements at the managed server

Depending on whether the Remote Management Frontend accesses the managed server via an iRMC/ iRMC S2, an RSB/ RSB S2/ RSB S2 LP, a BMC or a RemoteView Management Blade, the following requirements must be fulfilled at the managed server:

– iRMC/ iRMC S2

Both the iRMC/ iRMC S2's LAN interface and text console redirection (via Serial Over LAN) must be configured.

I Text console redirection via Serial over LAN (SOL) assumes that the

operating system and/or the BIOS use serial port 1 (COM1) for text console redirection.

For detailed information, see the manuals “iRMC - integrated Remote Management Controller” and “iRMC S2 - integrated Remote Management Controller”.

– RSB S2/ RSB S2 LP (3HU)

Access via the Remote Management Frontend to an RSB S2/ RSB S2 LP/ RSB S2 LP (3HU) is only possible if the RSB S2/ RSB S2 LP/ RSB S2 LP (3HU) is operated with firmware version *29 or higher.

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Starting the Remote Management Frontend Requirements

The management port of the RSB S2/ RSB S2 LP (3HU) on the managed server should be configured to the default value 3172.

I Since the Operations Manager does not know the management port

value, the Remote Management Frontend works with the default value.

Since a connection is not automatically established when the Remote Management Frontend is started, you can correct any nonstandard value for the management port after the Remote Management Frontend has been started.

– BMC

The BMC must be configured for an IPMI-over-LAN connection and console redirection.

– RemoteView Management Blade

The management port of the RemoteView Management Blade on the managed server should be configured to the default value 3172.

I Since the Operations Manager does not know the management port

value, the Remote Management Frontend works with the default value.

3.1.2 Requirements at the remote workstation

The following must be enabled in the web browser: –Java

–JavaScript

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... starting via the Operations Manager Remote Management Frontend

3.2 Starting the Remote Management Frontend via the Operations Manager

You start the Remote Management Frontend via the graphical user interface of the Operations Manager.

Proceed as follows: Ê Start the Operations Manager

(see the manual “ServerView Operations Manager”). The main page of the Operations Manager opens:

Figure 1: ServerView Operations Manager: Start page

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Remote Management Frontend ... starting via the Operations Manager

Ê On the main page of the Operations Manager, click the link ServerList under

the entry “ServerList”. The ServerList window is displayed (see figure 2).

Figure 2: Operations Manager: “Server List” window

Access to the Remote Management Frontend varies depending on the Remote Management hardware that is present at the server:

– For managed servers with iRMC/ iRMC S2:

Access via the Operations Manager window (see section “Starting the

Remote Management Frontend via an iRMC/ iRMC S2” on page 20).

– For managed servers with RSB/ RSB S2/ RSB S2 LP (3HU) and/or BMC:

Access via the Operations Manager window (see section “Starting Remote

Management Frontend via an RSB/ RSB S2/ RSB S2 LP(3HU) or a BMC” on page 25).

– For managed blade servers ( ) with RemoteView Management Blade:

Access via the Blade Server View window (see section “Starting Remote

Management Frontend via a RemoteView Management Blade” on page 30).

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