Intel SC5300AF2 - Server Platform - 0 MB RAM, Management Module Installation And User Manual

Intel® Management Module

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Contents
Introduction 5

Intel® Management Module Features.....................................................................................5

Getting the Latest Information and Support............................................................................6

Platform Compatibility and System Requirements..................................................................6

Installation Procedures 8

Before You Begin....................................................................................................................8

Location of Intel Management Module Header.......................................................................8

Installing the Intel Management Module—Professional Edition............................................11

Removing the Intel Management Module—Professional Edition..........................................12

Installing the Intel Management Module—Advanced Edition................................................13

Removing the Intel Management Module—Advanced Edition..............................................16

Intel Advanced Remote Server Control 17
Email Alerting 18
Embedded SNMP 19

Configuring SNMP ................................................................................................................19

Using the BMC-Resident SNMP Agent.................................................................................19

Embedded CLI (Telnet) 21

Configuring the Embedded CLI (Telnet) Feature..................................................................21

Using the Embedded CLI (Telnet) Feature...........................................................................21

Embedded Web Server 22

Configuring the Embedded Web Server ...............................................................................22

Using the Embedded Web Server.........................................................................................22

Appendix A: Command Line Interface Syntax 26
References 31
Glossary 32

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4 Intel® Management Module Installation and User’s Guide

Introduction

The Intel® Management Module is an upgrade to the National Semiconductor PC87431 mini-BMC

®

management controller on the Intel

®

Intel

Server Board SE7520JR2, and Intel® Server Board SE8500HW4. The Intel Management
Module plugs into a connector on the server board. The Intel Management Module is available in
two versions:

• Professional Edition

• Advanced Edition

Intel® Management Module Features

Professional Edition Features

The Professional Edition includes the following features:

• All the features provided by the mBMC

• Support for IPMI v2.0 specification

• Additional sensors

• Temperature-based fan speed control by the BMC

• Additional FRU records are visible to the management controller and management software

applications (for example, Power Supply, DIMM, and hot-swap controller FRU’s).

• The size of the System Event Log (SEL) is increased from 92 entries to 3276 entries

• The number of BMC users is increased from one anonymous user to four users (each with

configurable user names and passwords on each LAN or Serial channel)

• The IPMI 2.0 serial features are supported. The serial port can be used for console

redirection, Terminal-mode CLI, dial paging, Serial Over LAN (SOL), and other

management functions.

• The Intelligent Chassis Management Bus (ICMB) is supported

• PCI SMBus is accessible to the management controller. This allows PCI add-in cards that

support manageability to log events to the System Event Log (SEL).

• BIOS logging of POST progress codes is added to the existing capability of logging only the

BIOS POST errors

• Front panel functionality is enhanced (See: Secure Mode Button Actions in the platform

Technical Product Specification)

• For systems with the SATA or SCSI hot-swap controller (HSC), the HSC sensors are visible

to server management software and HSC events are logged in the SEL.

Server Board SE7520AF2, Intel® Server Board SE7520BD2,

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Advanced Edition Features

The Advanced Edition adds all the features listed above for the Professional Edition, plus the
following features:

rd

• BMC-resident SNMP support for out-of-band access using 3

party applications such as

Hewlett-Packard* OpenView*

• Embedded web server to access system health, view the SEL, and issue IPMI commands

• Embedded Command Line Interface (using a Telnet server running on the BMC) to allow

direct terminal access to the BMC

• Alerting via Email

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• Intel

Advanced Remote Server Control adds remote KVM functionality

• High-speed access to a dedicated NIC for the BMC on the Advanced Edition module

The Intel Advanced Remote Server Control, email alerting, embedded CLI, embedded web,
BMC-resident SNMP agent, SOL, and other firmware-resident features are available Out-of-Band
(OOB). This means that these features are available even when the Operating System is not
running or the AC power is off.

Getting the Latest Information and Support

The latest information on each server board and Intel software is available at:

http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server

Platform Compatibility and System Requirements

The Intel Management Modules are compatible with the following Intel server boards:

• Intel Server Board SE7520AF2

• Intel Server Board SE7520BD2

• Intel Server Board SE7520JR2

• Intel Server Board SE8500HW4

Table 1 on page 7 lists the minimum system requirements.

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Table 1. Minimum System Requirements

To use this feature…

Intel Advanced Remote
Server Control

Embedded Web Server Intel Management Module Advanced Edition installed on the managed

Embedded CLI (Telnet
Server)

Email Alerting Intel Management Module Advanced Edition installed on the managed

Serial Over LAN Intel Management Module Advanced Edition or Professional Edition

You will need…

ISM 8.20 Intel Advanced Remote Server Control component installed on the
Administration Console

Intel Management Module Advanced Edition installed on the managed
server

server
Intel Management Module Advanced Edition installed on the managed

server

server

installed on the managed server

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Installation Procedures

Before You Begin

Read the “Warnings and Safety Cautions” section in the user’s guide for your server baseboard.

Location of Intel Management Module Header

The following illustrations show the location of the Intel Management Module header on the Intel
Server Board SE7520AF2, Intel Server Board SE7520BD2, Intel Server Board SE7520JR2, and
Intel Server Board SE8500HW4.

Figure 1. Location of Intel Management Module Connector on

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the Intel Server Board SE7520AF2

Figure 2. Location of Intel Management Module Connector on

the Intel Server Board SE7520BD2

Figure 3. Location of Intel Management Module Connector on

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the Intel Server Board SE7520JR2

Module
Header

Figure 4. Location of Intel Management Module Connector on

the Intel Server Board SE8500HW4

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Installing the Intel Management Module—Professional Edition

The Professional Edition consists of the following components:

• 1 nylon standoff

®

• Intel

Management Module Professional Edition. The following illustration shows the
location of the standoff and retraction strap on the Professional Edition module (the location
is the same on the Advanced Edition module). The upper illustration shows the bottom of the
module. The lower illustration shows the top of the module.

KEY: A.) Location of the extraction strap
B.) Location of the nylon standoff
C.) Location of the module connector to the server board

B.

C.

A.

A.

B.

Figure 5. Location of the Connector, Extraction Strap, and Standoff on

the Intel Management Module (Professional Edition)

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To prepare for the installation, you will need the following:

• The utilities for your server board (available on the Intel

®

Server Deployment Toolkit CD

shipped with your server board)

• The latest FRU/SDR package, firmware update files, and Release Notes from

http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server

.

To install the Professional Edition module, do the following:

1. Power down the system.

2. Remove AC power.

3. Open the chassis to gain access to the Intel Management Module Connector.

4. Insert the nylon standoff into the baseboard to support the Intel Management Module. Choose

the hole farthest away from the strap after the Intel Management Module is inserted into the
connector.

5. Align the Management Module over the baseboard connector and the nylon standoff.

6. Press down on the Management Module to fully seat the connector and standoff.

7. Close the chassis, reconnect the AC power, and power-on the system.

8. Update the firmware and FRU/SDR for your server board. Use the latest files and instructions

for your server board that you downloaded from

http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server

9. Install ISM 8.20 from the ISM 8 Installation CD, or run the Intel

.

®

Server Configuration Wizard
(SCW) from the Intel Server Deployment Toolkit CD to configure the new features on the
Professional Edition module.

Removing the Intel Management Module—Professional Edition

To remove the Professional Edition module, do the following:

1. Power down the system.

2. Remove AC power.

3. Open the chassis to gain access to the Intel Management module.

4. Pinch the end of the standoff and slightly raise the Management Module to disengage the

standoff. To avoid damage to the connector, do not lift the edge the board that is farthest from
the connector (near the standoff).

5. Using the strap attached to the module, gently pull up to slightly disengage the end of the

connector closest to the strap. Using your fingers, grasp the board near the other end of the
connector and gently rock the board back and forth until the connector is completely
disengaged.

6. Close the chassis and reconnect the AC power.

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Installing the Intel Management Module—Advanced Edition

C

The Advanced Edition Module consists of the following components:

• 1 Nylon Standoff

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• Intel

Management Module Advanced Edition

The following illustration shows the location of the standoff, connector, and retraction strap
on the Advanced Edition module.

KEY: A.) Location of the extraction strap
B.) Location of the nylon standoff
C.) Location of the module connector to the server board

A.

.

B.

Figure 6. Location of the Connector, Extraction Strap, and Standoff on

the Intel Management Module (Advanced Edition)

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NOTE

This NIC card and associated hardware listed below are not used with the SE8500HW4 server
board, which has a dedicated system management NIC on the server baseboard.

• Intel Management Module Network Interface Card.

• 2 Screws

• Rear filler panel with LAN connection knockout (not required for SR1400 and SR2400

chassis)
The following illustration shows the network interface card, filler panel, and screws.

Figure 7. Intel Management Module Network Interface Card, Rear Filler Panel, and Screws

• 2 I2C Cables (one long and one short cable)

To prepare for the installation, you will need the following:

• The utilities for your server board (available on the Intel Server Deployment Toolkit CD

shipped with your server board)

• The latest FRU/SDR, firmware update files, and Release Notes (download from

http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server

• A Medium Phillips screwdriver to attach the NIC card to the rear filler panel

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)

To install the Advanced Edition module, do the following:

1. Power down the system.

2. Remove AC power.

3. Open the chassis to gain access to the Intel Management Module Connector and the rear panel.

4. For Intel Server Chassis SR1400 or Intel Server Chassis SR2400 with Intel Server Board

SE7520JR2: follow the instructions in the chassis Product Guide to remove the Add-in Card
Riser. Insert one nylon standoff in the baseboard to support the Management Module.

5. If you are installing in a SE8500HW4 platform, skip this step. Connect the cable between the

Management Module and the NIC card. If you are installing the NIC in the SR1400 or SR2400
chassis, use the short cable, otherwise use the longer cable.

6. Align the Management Module over the baseboard connector and the nylon standoff.

7. Press down on the Management Module to fully seat the connector and standoff.

8. For Intel Server Chassis SR1400 or Intel Server Chassis SR2400 with Intel Server Board

SE7520JR2, install the NIC on the rear panel using 2 screws. The following illustration shows
the location of the network connector (NIC3) on the rear panel of the Intel Server Chassis
SR1400.

NIC3

Replace the Add-in Card Riser.

9. For all other chassis types, except

SE8500HW4 platforms:

a. Connect the NIC to the filler panel with two screws.
b. Install the NIC and filler panel in a full-height PCI rear panel slot.

10. Connect the LAN cable to the NIC.

11. Close the chassis, reconnect the AC power, and power-on the system.

12. Update the firmware and FRU/SDR for your server board. Use the latest files and instructions

for your server board that you downloaded from

http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server

.

13. For headless operation (no keyboard), enter BIOS Setup (press F2 during POST) and change

the “POST Error Pause” option to “disable.”

14. Run the Intel Server Configuration Wizard (SCW) from the Intel Server Deployment Toolkit

CD to configure the new features on the Advanced Edition module.

NOTE

To ensure that the NIC on the Advanced Edition module is properly configured, answer “No” to
the following SCW question: “Intel Server Manager Application software and/or agents will be
installed on this server.”

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NOTE

If you want to use Intel Advanced Remote Server Control (the ISM remote keyboard, video, and
mouse software) with this IMM, when you run SCW, specify a static IP address for the NIC on the
Advanced Edition module.

15. Run the ISM 8 Installation CD to install the Embedded SNMP MIB file and Intel Remote

Server Control client viewer application.

Removing the Intel Management Module—Advanced Edition

To Remove the Advanced Edition module, do the following:

1. Power down the system.

2. Remove AC power.

3. Open the chassis to gain access to the Intel Management Module.

4. Disconnect the cable to the NIC.

5. Pinch the end of the standoff and slightly raise the Management Module to disengage the

standoff.

6. Using the strap attached to the module, gently pull up to disengage the connector. Using your

fingers, lift up the other end of the connector and gently rock the connector back and forth until
the connector is completely disengaged. To avoid damage to the connector, do not lift the edge
the board that is farthest from the connector.

7. Close-up the chassis and reconnect the AC power.

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Intel Advanced Remote Server Control

The Intel Advanced Remote Server Control feature provides Keyboard, Video, Mouse (KVM)
redirection over the network to a remote client running the Intel Advanced Remote Server Control
viewer application.

Run the Intel Server Configuration Wizard (SCW) on the Intel Server Deployment Toolkit CD to
enable the KVM feature. To use Intel Advanced Remote Server Control with the Advance Edition
module, when you run SCW, specify a static IP address for the NIC on the IMM.

The client-side utility for using this feature is launched either from the Intel
(ISM) 8.20 console or from a web browser. Use the ISM 8 Installation CD to install this
component of ISM 8.20.

®

Server Manager

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Email Alerting

Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP) is a host-to-host email protocol over TCP. SMTP alerting
allows you to send simple email alerts to preconfigured email destinations.

Use the Intel Server Configuration Wizard to configure the email alerting feature. You can
configure the following parameters:

• Number of supported alert configurations

• Email From, To, and Subject lines

• Alerting machine name

The body of the alert message consists of the System Event Log (SEL) entry (English only) for the
event that caused the alert.

NOTE

Email alerting is only available on the network attached to the Advanced Edition module NIC.

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Embedded SNMP

You can connect to the managed server and use either an OS-resident SNMP agent or the
Embedded (BMC-resident) SNMP agent. Table 2 summarizes the features available in the two
SNMP access methods.

Table 2. Features Available with BMC and OS Agents

Feature BMC SNMP Agent OS SNMP Agent

Access Sensor Data Yes Yes
View threshold settings Yes Yes
Modify threshold settings

(Voltage, Temperature, System Fan)
Read the SMBIOS tables No Yes

Provide overall system health status No Yes
SET Yes (Limited) Yes
SNMP access without OS running on

Managed Server
Uses dedicated NIC Yes No

No Yes

Yes No

Configuring SNMP

For instructions on installing and using the OS-specific SNMP Subagents, refer to the Installing
and Configuring the Intel® Server Manager 8 SNMP Subagents document

(SNMP_Subagent_Install_and_Config_Guide.pdf) on the ISM 8 Installation CD.
To use the BMC-resident SNMP agent, install the BMC.MIB file using the ISM 8 SNMP

installation option.
Run the Server Configuration Wizard (SCW) on the Intel Server Deployment Toolkit CD to

configure the BMC SNMP Agent. The SCW will allow the user to configure the following:

• Enable SNMP

• Configure the SNMP port number for Get/Set commands

• Configure LAN alerting for SNMP Traps

• Set the SNMP Trap destination

Using the BMC-Resident SNMP Agent

To use the BMC-resident SNMP Agent, do the following:

1. Connect the NIC on the Advanced Edition module to the network.

2. Launch your SNMP-aware network management station (for example, Hewlett-Packard’s

OpenView) on a remote administrative system.

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3. Copy the BMC.MIB file from the Intel Server Deployment Toolkit CD to your local hard drive.

Load this MIB into your NMS application.

4. Set the SNMP community string to “public” to read the sensor data, or “private” to use the

SNMP SET commands.

The user has two SNMP SET commands available when using the BMC-resident SNMP agent:

• Set the SNMP-only machine name variable to help confirm which managed server is being

addressed by a particular SNMP request.

• Set Chassis ID LED to turn on/off the front panel ID LED.

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Embedded CLI (Telnet)

Configuring the Embedded CLI (Telnet) Feature

Run the Server Configuration Wizard (SCW) on the Intel Server Deployment Toolkit CD to
configure the Embedded CLI Telnet Server.

The SCW allows you to:

• Enable the Telnet Server in firmware

• Configure the Telnet port number

Using the Embedded CLI (Telnet) Feature

The firmware on the Advanced Edition module includes a telnet server. The telnet server provides
you with both in-band and out-of-band monitoring and control of the server by using Intel’s
proprietary Command Line Interface (CLI) syntax called Common CLI (CCLI). The telnet server
also allows you to establish a Serial Over LAN (SOL) session.

To use the embedded CLI feature, do the following:

1. Connect to the Telnet server.

For example, to Telnet to a server at IP address 222.222.222.36 from the command prompt,
type the following:
Telnet 222.222.222.36

2. Log-in to the server. The Telnet server will ask for the BMC user name and password for

LAN channel 3 (this is the NIC attached to the Advanced Edition module). (Use the SCW to
configure the user names and passwords.)
The server responds with the CLI prompt:
CLI>

3. Type a CLI command (the CLI syntax is listed in Appendix A

CLI>health
The server return codes and responses are listed in Appendix A

on page 26). For example:

on page 26.

NOTE

The CLI syntax for the embedded Telnet server is slightly different than the syntax defined in the
IPMI 1.5 specification for terminal mode CLI.

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Embedded Web Server

Configuring the Embedded Web Server

Run the Intel Server Configuration Wizard (SCW) from the Intel Server Deployment Toolkit CD to
configure the Embedded Web Server.

The SCW allows you to:

• Enable the web server in firmware

• Configure the HTTP Port number

Using the Embedded Web Server

Introduction

The Embedded Web Server has six firmware-resident web pages:

• System Summary Page—displays the overall system health and health indicators for

individual sensors

• System Event Log—displays selected number of records from the System Event Log

• Power—provides power and reset controls

• IPMI Command—accepts IPMI hex commands or Native CLI commands and returns a

response

• Configuration—provides configuration controls for the Embedded Web Server

• Help—provides on-line help

Each page has navigation links on the left side for quick navigation to another page plus an overall
health indicator (directly above the navigation links).

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The following figure shows the System Summary Page.

Figure 8. System Summary Page for the Embedded Web Server

Using the Web Page Interface

To access the Embedded Web Server, do the following:

1. Go to the following URL:

http://hostname

where hostname is the IP address or domain name for the server.
If you have configured the port number to be some number other than port 80, add the port

number to the URL. If you encounter problems connecting to the server, try disabling
automatic configuration of the browser LAN settings.

2. The Embedded Web Server will prompt you for the BMC user name and password the first

time you connect to the server. To log-in as the anonymous user with a Null password, simply
leave the user name and password text boxes blank and press Enter.

[:portnumber]

NOTE

The Embedded Web Server checks the privilege level of the user before executing every command.
The Embedded Web Server will prompt you again if you have logged in with insufficient privilege
level to execute the requested command.

3. The Embedded Web Server will display the System Summary page after the user is

authenticated.

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Using the Embedded Web Server Scripting Interface

The Embedded Web Server can be accessed from a scripting language such as Perl or JavaScript.
The client script sends a GET or POST request to the server. The server returns either an HTML
web page or an XML response.

To return an HTML Page, use one of the following formats:

http://hostname/ipmiPage?cmd=xx.xx.xx.xx.xx?onload=functionName
where xx.xx.xx.xx.xx is an IPMI 2.0 command in hexadecimal that is supported by the platform

http://hostname/webCmdPage?cmd=getSEL&first=num&last=num&onload=functionName
http://hostname/webCmdPage?cmd=clearSEL&onload=functionName
http://hostname/webCmdPage?cmd=changeVars&subcommand=value&onload=functionName

where subcommand is one of the following:
HealthyUpdateRate=num
WarningUpdateRate=num
CriticalUpdateRate=num
UsrUrl1=url (on-line help page URL)
UsrVal1=string (navigation bar label, the default is “help”)
UsrUrl2=url (the default is support.intel.com)
UsrVal2=string (navigation bar label, the default is “intel.com”)
3:Hostname=string (this only changes an internal web page variable)
3:Domainname=string (this only changes an internal web page variable)

The following syntax returns an XML response (see Table 3):

http://hostname/ipmiHex?cmd=xx.xx.xx.xx.xx

where xx represents one byte (two hex digits) of the IMPI 2.0 command (separate each pair of
hex digits with a period)

Table 3. Web Server Responses

Command Response

ipmiPage Argument 1 = completion code

Argument 2 = the command that was executed
Argument 3 = the command response

webCmdPage Argument 1=an error code of 0 or 1 indicates no error

Argument 2=an error string associated with the code
Argument 3= the response data

ipmiHex <ipmiResp completionCode=”YY”>XX-XX-XX…</ipmiResp>

(The completion code YY and the returned data bytes XX are defined in the IPMI
specification.)

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HTML Example. In this example, the client-side page loads the page returned by the Embedded
Web Server into a frame.

<FRAMESET …><FRAME …>

<A HREF=http://222.222.39.10/ipmiPage?cmd=20.C0.64.07.00.00&onload=doOnLoad>

IPMI Command to check if web is enabled</A></FRAME>…</FRAMESET>

Perl Script Example. In the following example, a Perl script sends an HTTP GET to the server.

Use IO::Socket;

$sock = new IO::Socket::INET (PeerAddr => ‘222.222.39.10”,

PeerPort => 80,

Proto => ‘tcp’

);

die “Socket could not be created.” Unless $sock;

print $sock “GET /ipmiHex?cmd=20.C0.64.07.00.00 HTTP/1.0”

NOTE

The default authentication is MD5 Digest authentication. This means that command line scripting
tools must be able to handle Authentication failures and respond to the server requests.

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Appendix A: Command Line Interface Syntax

The following Command Line Interface Syntax is used as the default for Terminal Mode CLI,
embedded CLI (using the BMC-based Telnet server), and the embedded HTTP server IPMI
Command page. Note that this syntax is slightly different than the IPMI 1.5 CLI syntax, or the CLI
syntax used with the dpccli proxy (an optional component of ISM 8.20). Table 4 lists the standard
return values. Table 5 lists the CLI command syntax.

Table 4. Standard Return Values for CLI Commands

• ok

• unsupported command

• unrecognized command

• command time-out

• insufficient privilege

• session in progress

Table 5. Command Line Interface Syntax

IPMI

Cmd

help

health User

Privilege

Level

Option(s)

-C <command>

Short

Description

Display list of valid
commands.

Returns a brief
description of
command

Display the health
of the target.

Output

IPMI Rev: x.x
FW Rev: xx.xx
Commands
…

Command: xx

PWR:zzz H:xx T:xx V:xx PS:xx C:xx
D:xx S:xx O:xx

Where:
PWR is system POWER state
H is overall Health

T is Temperature
V is Voltage
PS is Power Supply subsystem
C is cooling subsystem (Fans)
D is Hard Drive / RAID Subsystem
S is physical Security
O is Other (OEM)

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Cmd

IPMI

Privilege

Level

Option(s)

Short

Description

Output

zzz is: "ON", "OFF" (soft-off or
mechanical off), "SLP" (sleep - used
when can't distinguish sleep level),
"S4", "S3", "S2", "S1", "??" (unknown)

and xx is: ok, nc, cr, nr, uf, or ??
where:

"ok" = OK (monitored parameters
within normal operating ranges)

"nc" = non-critical ('warning':
hardware outside normal operating
range)

"cr" = critical ('fatal': hardware
exceeding specified ratings)

"nr" = non-recoverable ('potential
damage': system hardware in
jeopardy or damaged)

"uf" = unspecified fault (fault detected,
but severity unspecified)

"??" = status not available/unknown
(typically because system power is
OFF)

-f

id Callback

boot Operator

-f

-console

reset Operator

-console

Display “full”
health status

Display the unique
identifier for this
target (UUID)

Attempts to reboot
the system using
OS shutdown by
default

Force boot, do not
attempt OS
shutdown

During boot,
switch to system
console output

Initiate a system
reset

During reset,
switch to system
console output

Health :xx
Temperature :xx
Voltage :xx
…

xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx­xxxxxxxxxxxx

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IPMI

Cmd

Privilege

Level

shutdown Operator

power Operator

Option(s)

Short

Description

Power off by
issuing an orderly
shutdown to the
OS

Force OS

-f

shutdown. (Switch
power off)

-on Switch power on

Set session to

-console

system console for
power-on

-off

Switch power off
(no OS shutdown)

Switch power off,

-cycle

then on (no OS
shutdown)

Display target’s

-state

current power
state

Output

See Note at the end of the table.

ON
OFF

console
(Only

Telnet

Callback

allows this
command)

exit (quit) Callback

logon
(Only

Terminal
Mode

Callback

allows this
command
set)

-u <username>

-n

-p <password>

End current
session

Switch the session
to system console.

“~.“ switches back
to CLI mode.

End current
session

Start a session

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Cmd

IPMI

Privilege

Level

Option(s)

Short

Description

Output

network Operator

-p <params>

interrupt Operator

-console

version Callback

Displays the
current network
channel
configuration of
the BMC. If not
LAN channel, it
uses the primary
NIC channel

Display the
requested
parameter ( mac |
ip | subnet |
gateway ).

Causes the BMC
to generate an
IPMI diagnostic
interrupt (NMI for
IA-32 systems)

Switches to
console mode and
issues the
interrupt

Displays the
Native CLI version
number

IP Address: x.x.x.x
IP Address Source: (Static| DHCP |

BIOS | Other)
MAC Address: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
Subnet Mask: x.x.x.x
Gateway: x.x.x.x

Native CLI version x.x.

displaylog User

-all All SEL records

-a | -d

- s <first> <last>

clearlog User
identify

Operator Activate a local

Display SEL
records.

Ascending or
Descending
(default) order

Displays a set of
SEL records

Clears SEL
records

indicator to identify
target system (if
supported by
hardware)

Hex characters for each record,
separated by linefeed characters.

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Cmd

IPMI

Privilege

Level

Option(s)

Short

Description

Output

-on [#] Switch indicator
on; turn off in #
seconds

-off Switch indicator
off

-state Display current
state of indicator

ON (Application)
ON (Button)
OFF

NOTE

Performing a graceful OS shutdown requires that an Intel supplied OS agent be present. If this
agent is not present or is unable to/does not respond after 7 seconds, an error message will be
displayed for the user and the command will terminate, no reset or power-off will be performed.
Graceful shutdown commands will not perform hard resets or power off if OS shutdown does not
complete.

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References

• Intel® Server Board SE7520BD2 Technical Product Specification (available on

support.intel.com)

• Intel® Server Board SE7520JR2 Technical Product Specification (available on

support.intel.com)

• Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 Technical Product Specification (available on

support.intel.com)

• Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 User Guide (provided with the server board and available

on support.intel.com)

• Intel® Server Board SE7520JR2 User Guide (provided with the server board and available

on support.intel.com)

• Intel® Server Board SE7520BN2 User Guide (provided with the server board and available

on support.intel.com)

• Intel® Server Board SE8500HW4 User Guide (provided with the server board and available

on support.intel.com)

• Getting Started with Intel® Server Manager 8 (ISM 8) (ism_getting_started_guide.pdf). This

document is installed by the ISM installer from the ISM CD provided with the server board.

• Installing and Configuring the Intel® Server Manager 8 SNMP Subagents

(SNMP_Subagent_Install_and_Config_Guide.pdf). This document is installed by the ISM
installer from the ISM CD provided with the server board.

• IPMI—Intelligent Platform Management Interface Specification Second Generation v2.0, see

http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server

for the latest specification and errata.

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Glossary

Term Definition

BIOS Basic Input Output System
BMC Baseboard Management Controller
CLI Command Line Interface
DIMM Dual In-line Memory Module
FRU F ield Replaceable Unit
HSC Hot-swap Controller
I2C Inter-Integrated Circuit Bus
ICMB Intelligent Chassis Management Bus
ID Identification
IPMI Intelligent Platform Mana gement Interface
ISM Intel® Server Manager
KVM Keyboard Video Mouse
LED Light Emitting Diode
mBMC mini-Baseboard Management Controller (National Semicon ductor PC87431)
MIB Management Information Base
NIC Network Interface Card
NMS Network Management Station
OOB Out of Band (management of the server without the server Operating System)
PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect bus
SATA Serial ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment)
SDR Sensor Data Record
SEL System Event Log
SCSI Small Computer System Interface
SCW Intel® Server Configuration Wizard
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol
SMBus System Management Bus
SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
TPS Technical Product Specification

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