Gigabyte Content Management
System Console
User’s Guide
Version: 0.1
Table of Contents
Using Your Gigabyte Content Management System Console ........................................................... 2
Gigabyte Content Management System Key Features and Functions .............................................. 3
Using the Web UI .............................................................................................................................. 4
Gigabyte Content Management System Console Overview ............................................................. 5
Enter Gigabyte Content Management System Console .................................................................... 6
Properties .................................................................................................................................. 6
Configuration ............................................................................................................................ 7
Network ............................................................................................................................. 7
Network Security ...................................................................................................................... 8
Users ................................................................................................................................. 9
Services ........................................................................................................................... 10
IPMI ................................................................................................................................ 11
Time Setting .................................................................................................................... 13
Sessions ................................................................................................................................... 14
LDAP ...................................................................................................................................... 15
Updates ................................................................................................................................... 16
Utilities .................................................................................................................................... 17
Server Information .................................................................................................................. 18
Power Control ................................................................................................................. 18
V oltages ........................................................................................................................... 19
Thermal ................................................................................................................................... 20
Fans ................................................................................................................................. 20
T em perature .................................................................................................................... 21
System Event Log ................................................................................................................... 22
Event Management ................................................................................................................. 23
Platform Event ................................................................................................................ 23
Trap Settings ................................................................................................................... 24
Email Settings ................................................................................................................. 25
Serial Over LAN ..................................................................................................................... 26
Remote Console ...................................................................................................................... 27
Console Redirection ........................................................................................................ 27
Console Redirection Configuration ................................................................................. 29
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Using Your Gigabyte Content Management System Console
The Gigabyte Content Management System Console has a user-friendly Graphics User Interface
(GUI) called the Gigabyte Content Management System Console GUI. It is designed to be easy to
use. It has a low learning curve because it uses a standard Internet browser. You can expect to be
up and running in less than five minutes. This chapter allows you to become familiar with the
Gigabyte Content Management System Console GUI’s various functions. Each function is
described in detail.
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Gigabyte Content Management System Key Features and
Functions
Support IPMI v2.0
Out-of-band monitoring and control for sever management over LAN.
FRU information report includes main board part number, product name, and manufacturer, etc.)
Health status/Hardware monitoring report.
Events log, view, and clear.
Event notification via PET (Platform Event Trap).
Platform Event Filtering (PEF) to take selected action for selected events.
Chassis management includes power control and status report, front panel buttons and LEDs
control.
Support multi-session user, and alert destination for LAN channel.
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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™).
The web server shall support 4 concurrent connections
Web-based GUI is supported on the following browsers:
Microsoft Windows:
• Internet Explorer 6 and 7
• Mozilla® Firefox® 2.0 or later
Linux:
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or later
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Gigabyte Content Management System Console Overview
1. Open a web browser and type in your identified IP. The IP address can be found using your
DHCP server.
2. A dialog box prompts you to enter Username and Password.
3. Enter the following values:
Username: admin
Password: password
The default user name and password are in lower-case characters.
When you log in using the root user name and password, you have full administrative
powers. It is advised that once you log in, you change the root password.
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Enter Gigabyte Content Management System Console
After you successfully log into your Gigabyte Content Management System Console, the Remote
Management Console GUI appears.
Properties
Properties displays the firmware version of current remote client system.
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Configuration
Network
You can view and modify the network settings on this screen. Select the Network Mode from the
drop-down list.
Dedicate Mode
When set to Dedicate Mode, you can configure the BMC related settings through the BMC port.
Shared Mode
When set to Shared Mode, you can configure the BMC related settings through the NIC2 port.
(Shared NIC Mode)
Failover Mode
When set to Failover Mode, you can configure the BMC related settings through the BMC or
NIC2 port. (Backup Mode)
When you finish configuration, click Apply Change.
Please note that the changes may not take effect immediately, click "Refresh" to take effect of
changes.
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Network Security
You can configure the network security settings on this screen. Check the IP Blocking Enabled
box and input the desire value of IP Blocking Fail Count, IP Blocking Fail Window, and IP
Blocking Penalty Time. After you finish the configuration, click Apply Change to save the
settings.
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Users
To configure a specific user, click the Users ID. To display new user information, click Refresh.
NOTE: BMC convention for enabling an ‘anonymous’ login is to configure the entry for User ID
1 with a null username (all zero’s) and a null password (all zero’s). Applications may then present
this to the user as an anonymous login.
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