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Contents
Chapter1.Introduction.........1
Terminology.................1
Safetyinformation..............1
Chapter2.Overviewofthe ThinkServerRemoteManagement
Module.................3
FeaturesofThinkServerRemoteManagement
Module..................3
Chapter3.Conguringthe ThinkServerRemoteManagement
Module.................5
Chapter4.ThinkServerRemote
Managementquickstart........7
Prestart..................7
Login...................8
Navigation.................8
Onlinehelp................10
LogoutThinkServerRemoteManagement
Module.................10
Chapter5.Remoteconsole(KVM)
operation...............11
Startredirectionconsole...........11
Mainwindow...............11
Menubaroftheremoteconsole........11
Videomenuoftheremoteconsole.....12
Keyboardmenuoftheremoteconsole...12
Mousemenuoftheremoteconsole....12
Optionmenuoftheremoteconsole....12
Devicemenuoftheremoteconsole....12
Statusbaroftheremoteconsole.......13
Chapter6.ThinkServerRemote ManagementModuleWebconsole
options................15
Systeminformation.............15
ViewSystemInformation.........15
ServerHealth...............15
ViewSensorReadings..........15
ViewEventLog.............16
Congurationofsettings...........16
Alerts................16
CongurationofMouseModeSetting....17
CongurationofNetworkSettings.....17
MakeSMTPSetting...........18
Usermanagement...........18
BMCsensorsettings..........18
Date/TimeandNTPServerSetting.....18
CongureSSLUpload..........18
RemoteControl..............18
ConsoleRedirection...........19
ServerPowerControl..........19
OtherControl.............19
Maintenance...............19
GroupControl...............20
Languages................20
AppendixA.FAQ...........21
AppendixB.Notices.........23
Trademarks................24
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Chapter1.Introduction

ThankyoufororderingandusingtheThinkServer®RemoteManagementModule,hereinafterreferredto astheRemoteManagementModule.
TheUserGuidedescribeshowtousetheRemoteManagementModule,theoverviewofthemodulefeatures andhowtosetupandoperatethemodule.
TheUserGuideisforsystemadministratorsresponsibleforinstallation,troubleshooting,upgradeand maintenanceoftheRemoteManagementModule.Asasystemadministrator,onceyouarefamiliarwith theGuideyoucanuseRemoteManagementModuletoaccessremotelyfromanylocationtorespondfor emergency.

Terminology

Thefollowingtableliststhetermsusedinthisdocumentanditscorrespondingdescriptions.
AbbreviationDenition
BMCSystemBoardManagementController
DHCPDynamicHostCongurationProtocol
IPMI
KVMKeyboard,videoandmouse
MACMediaAccessController
TCP/IPTransferControlProtocol/InternetProtocol
IntelligentPlatformManagementInterface

Safetyinformation

WithreferencetoeithertheGuideorotherdocuments,youshouldalwayspayparticularattentiontosafety informationbeforeoperatingtheThinkServer.T oensurefullcompliancewiththeexistingcerticationand licensing,youmustfollowtheinstallationinstructionsintheGuide.
Warning:
•Poweron/off:ThepowerbuttoncannotcutoffsystempowerorRemoteManagementModulepower. TocutoffthepowerofRemoteManagementModule,youmustdisconnecttheACpowercordfromthe poweroutlet.Whenopeningthechassistoinstallorremovetheparts,youshouldmakesuretheAC powercordhasbeendisconnected.
•Dangeroussituations,equipmentandcables:Power,telephonesandsignalcablesmayhavethe dangerofelectricshock.Beforeopeningthedevice,shutdowntheserver,disconnectedthepowercord, thecommunicationsystem,networkandmodemconnectedtotheserver.Otherwise,itmayresultin personalinjuryorequipmentdamage.
•ElectrostaticDischarge(ESD)andESDprotection:ElectrostaticDischarge(ESD)candamagedisk drivers,systemboardandothercomponents.Werecommendthatyoucompleteallthestepsinthis SectiononlyintheESDprotectiveworkstations.IfESDworkstationisunavailable,wearanti-staticwrist strapwhileholdingpartsandconnectthewriststraptothegroundwire(thatis,anyunpaintedmetal surface)oftheserverchassistoprovideESDprotection.
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•ESDandholdingsystemboards:Becarefulwhenholdingthesystemboard.Theyareextremely sensitivetoESD.Onlytouchtheedgewhenholdingthesystemboard.Laythesystemboardwith componentssidefacingupwardsaftertakingthesystemboardoutoftheprotectionbagorthesever. Usetheconductivefoampad(ifany)ratherthanthesystemboardpackage.Donotslidethesystem boardonanysurface.
•Installingorremovingjumper:Jumperisasmallplasticconductorbetweentwojumperpins.Some jumpershaveasmallwingonthetopforyoutousengertipsorneneedleforcepstoclipit.Ifthe jumperhasnosuchwing,becarefulwheninstallingorremovingitwithneedleforceps,andclipthe jumper'snarrowfaceinsteadofthewideone.Clippingthewidefacewilldamagethecontactsinside thejumper,whichwillleadtointermittentfaultstosomefunctionscontrolledbythejumper.Clipthe jumpercarefullywithpliersorothertoolsanddonotsqueezewhenremovingit.Otherwise,pinsonthe systemboardmaybebentorbroken.
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Chapter2.OverviewoftheThinkServerRemoteManagement Module

ThissectionbrieydescribesthefeaturesoftheRemoteManagementModule.
TheRemoteManagementModulerunsontheserversystemasanintegratedsolutionandintegrates theembeddedoperatingsystem.Independentoftheserveroperatingsystem,theembeddedoperating systemcanprovideawholesetofcomplete,stableandeffectivesolutionfortheserver.Asasystem administrator,youcanrespondanytimeandanywheretoemergencyfailureandtakeremotecontrolon theserverthroughthenetwork.

FeaturesofThinkServerRemoteManagementModule

ThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleiseasilyaccessiblebyremoteKVMandcontrollableviaLAN orInternet.Itwilldigitizeandcompressthecollectedvideosignal,keyboard,mousesignalsandthen sendtotheremoteconsole.Embeddedwithremoteaccessandrelatedcontrolsoftware,themodule alsoallowsintegratedremotepowermanagementviaIPMI.KeyfeaturesoftheRemoteManagement Moduleareasfollows:
•EmbeddedWebUI-remotepoweron/off,systemhealth,systeminformation,alertnoticationand eventlog
•USB2.0mediaredirection-bootfromremotemedia
•Security-opensourceSSL
•CompatiblewithIPMIV2.0
•KVM-allowremoteviewingandconguringinthePOSTandBIOSsetuputility
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Chapter3.ConguringtheThinkServerRemoteManagement Module
ThischapterdescribeshowtousetheSetupUtilityprogramtoconguretheThinkServerRemote ManagementModulefromtheun-conguredstatustotherunningstatus.Whenyouinstallthemoduleinto yourserverforthersttime,themodulebydefaultwillsearchDHCPserveronthenetworktoautomatically assigntheIPaddress,subnetmask,andgateway.ItisrecommendedthatyoumanuallysetastaticIP addressintheSetupUtilityprogram.
TosetanIPaddress,dothefollowing:
1.Connecttheservertoaworkingelectricaloutletandturnontheserverbypressingthepowerbutton.
2.PressDelassoonasyouseethelogoscreen.TheSetupUtilityprogramopens.Ifyouhavesetan administratorpassword,youmusttypetheadministratorpasswordtoaccessthefullSetupUtility programmenu.WhenworkingwiththeSetupUtilityprogram,youmustusethekeyboard.Thekeys usedtoperformvarioustasksaredisplayedatthebottomofeachscreen.
3.Fromthemainmenu,selectAdvanced➙IPMI2.0Conguration➙SetLANConguration➙Setup LANConguration.RefertoT able1“SetupLANCongurationsubitems”onpage5forinformation aboutthesubitems.
4.FromtheIPAddressSourceoption,youcanchooseST A TICorDHCPtosettheIPaddress.Itis recommendedthatyoumanuallysetastaticIPaddress.
5.Whenyounishtheconguration,selectSaveLANCongurationtosavethesettings.
Table1.SetupLANCongurationsubitems
SetupLANConguration
IPAddressSourceOptions:STATIC/DHCPStatic:StaticIP
conguration.IPand thesubnetmaskcanbeset manually. DHCP:DynamicIP conguration.Thesystem canautomaticallyobtainIP address.
SaveLANConguration
Whenyounishsetting theIPaddress,selectthis optiontosavethesettings.
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Chapter4.ThinkServerRemoteManagementquickstart

ThissectiondescribeshowtoquicklyacquaintwithrelatedoperationsoftheRemoteManagementModule. Inaddition,italsodescribestheadvancedfeaturesofhowtologinthemoduleandoptionsavailablewhile browsing,andhowtologout.

Prestart

TheRemoteManagementModulehasanembeddedWebserverandanapplicationwithmultiplestandard interfaces.Thissectiondescribestheseinterfacesandtheirusages.Y oucanusetheTCP/IPprotocolto accesstheseinterfaces.
Note:Asthesupportedfunctionsoftheproductvarywithcongurations,refertotheactualproduct description.
Formoreinformationabouttheinitialsettings,seeChapter3“ConguringtheThinkServerRemote ManagementModule”onpage5 andpasswordsarealsoaccepted.Thedefaultusernameandpasswordareasfollows:
•Username=root
•Password=superuser
.TheusernameinthisSectionis“root”.Besides“root”,otherusernames
TheRemoteManagementModuleisaccessiblethroughthestandardJava HTTPandHTTPS.
HTTP/HTTPS:TheembeddedWebserverprovidesfullaccesspermission.Y oucanaccesstheRemote ManagementModuleviaencryptedHTTPSprotocolorHTTPprotocol.WhenaccessingthroughtheHTTP protocol,notethat:
•WithaccesstoThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleviatheHTTPSprotocol,thebrowsermay promptyoutotrustandinstallthesecuritydigitalcertication,andyoujustfollowthepromptstoimport andconrmthecertication.
•InIE6onWindows2003operatingsystem,ifusingHTTPSprotocoltoaccesstheRemoteManagement Module,youneedtouncheckInternetExplorerEnhancedSecurityCongurationitemintheControl Panel➙Add/RemoveWindowsComponents.
•InIE7ontheWindows2008operatingsystem,ifusingHTTPSprotocoltoaccesstheRemote ManagementModule,youneedtoclickStart➙AdministrativeT ools➙ServerManager➙Security Information➙IEEnhancedSecurityConguration,andthenselectOffandclickOK.
Formakingtheremoteconsole(KVM)windowofthemanagedserverworks,youmustinstallJavaruntime environment(JRE)V6.0Update13orhigher.
Note:Theswitchmustsupport10M/100M/1000Madaptive.
™
-enabledWebbrowserwith
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Login

ForlogginginThinkServerRemoteManagementModule,adheretothefollowingsteps:
Step1.InputtheIPaddressassignedbytheThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleintotheWeb
browser.
Forexample: http://10.223.131.36/
Touseasecureconnection,typeinasthefollowingexample: https://10.223.131.36/
BrowserwillthenbedirectedtotheloginpageofRemoteManagementModule.
Step2.Entertheusernameandpassword.
Forexample:
•Username=root
•Password=superuser
Note:Theusernameandpasswordarecasesensitive.
Step3.ClicktheLoginbuttontoviewthehomepageoftheRemoteManagementModule.
Afterasuccessfulinitiallogin,thesystemadministratorcancreatenewusersandhasfullpermissionof RemoteManagementModule.

Navigation

WhentheThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleissuccessfullyloggedon,theThinkServerRemote ManagementModulehomepagewillappear.
ThereareseventabsonthehorizontaltoolbarwhichisonthetopoftheThinkServerRemoteManagement Modulehomepage.Byclickingthesetabs,youcangetthespecicsysteminformationandtakethe relevanttaskslistedinthefollowingtable:
TabFeatures
SystemInformation
ServerHealth
Byclickingthistab,youcanaccessthegeneral informationrelatedtotheserver.SystemInformation pagewillautomaticallyshowingeneral,thistaballows accessingthefollowingitems:
•SystemInformation
Byclickingthistab,youcanaccessthesensorandevent log.SensorReadingspagewillautomaticallyshow.In general,thistaballowsaccessingthefollowingitems:
•SensorReadings
•EventLog
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TabFeatures
Conguration
RemoteControl
MaintenanceByclickingthistab,youcanentermaintainmode.Under
GroupControlByclickingthistab,controlseveralBMCsatthesame
LanguagesByclickingthistab,youcanselecttheneededlanguage.
Byclickingthistab,youcancongurevarioussettingsof theserver.NetworkCongurationpagewillautomatically showingeneral,thistaballowsaccessingthefollowing items:
•Alerts
•MouseMode
•Network
•SMTP
•Users
•BMCSensor
•Date/TimeandNTPServerSetting
•SSLCerticate
Byclickingthistab,youcanaccesstheremoteconsole andcontrolthepowerstatusoftheserver.Ingeneral,this taballowsaccessingthefollowingitems:
•ConsoleRedirection
•ServerPowerControl
•OtherControl
thismode,youcanupdatethermware.Ingeneral,this taballowsaccessingthefollowingitems:
•EnterUpdateMode
timecanberealized.Y oucanaddhostintotheBMC controlgroup.
ThelanguagesprovidedatpresentareChineseand English.
ThefourtabsonthehorizontalmenuenableyoutobrowseintheWebconsoleoftheThinkServerRemote ManagementModule.Eachtabhasonesub-menu(ontheleftsideofthebrowser).Formoreinformation aboutthespecicfeaturesofitemsinthesub-menu,seeChapter6“ThinkServerRemoteManagement ModuleWebconsoleoptions”onpage15
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Thehorizontaltoolbaronthetopofthehomepageandtheleftpaneonthebrowserhavethefollowing buttons:HELP,RefreshPageandLogout.Byclickingthesebuttons,youcantaketherelevanttaskslisted inthefollowingtable.
ButtonFeatures
HELP
RefreshPage
Byclickingthisbutton,youcanviewthebriefdescription aboutcurrentpageontherightpaneofthebrowser.By clickingthe“X”onthetoprightofthepane,youcan closethehelppane.
Byclickingthisbutton,youcanrefreshthecurrentWeb page,includingallthedatashownonthepage.
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ButtonFeatures
LogoutByclickingthisbutton,youcanterminatethecurrentWeb
consolesession. Note:IftheRemoteConsole(KVM)windowisactive,it willcloseautomaticallywhenloggingout.Afterlogging out,theWebconsolewillbebacktotheloginscreen.

Onlinehelp

InWebconsoleuserinterface,speciconlinehelpisprovidedforeachpage.Moreinformationabouta certaintopicoroptions,clickHELPtoviewtheonlinehelp.Thehelppanelontherightcanonlybeviewed whentheonlinehelpisavailable.

LogoutThinkServerRemoteManagementModule

ByclickingLogout,youcanlogoutthecurrentuser,andbacktotheloginpage.
Note:AutomaticTimeout:IftheWebconsoledetectsnouseractivitywithin15minutes,thecurrent
sessionwillbeautomaticallyterminated.IftheuserhasopenedtheKVMremoteconsolewindow,then theWebsessionwillnotautomaticallytimeout.Aftertheautomatictimeouthappens,iftheusertriesto takethenextoperation,thesystemwillinformtheuserthatlogonagainisneededifhewantstocontinue toaccesstheWebconsole.
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Chapter5.Remoteconsole(KVM)operation

Theremoteconsoleistheredirectionscreen,keyboardandmouseoftheremotehostsystem(the ThinkServerRemoteManagementModulehasbeeninstalledonit).Ifthereisaneedtousetheremote consoleofthemanagedhostsystem,makesurethattheserverhasJava*runtimeenvironmentplug-in.
Whentheremoteconsoleisstarted,anewwindowwillbeopened,showingthescreenofthehostsystem. Operatingtheremoteconsoleisjustlikeanadministratorissittingonfrontofthescreenoftheremote system.Thismeansthattheusercanusethekeyboardandmouseasheusuallydoes.
Note:PayattentionthatifthehostoperationsystemisWindows2003,setthedisplayresolutionunder 1280*1024(excluding).

Startredirectionconsole

Theremoteconsoleistheredirectionkeyboard,videoandmouseoftheremotehostsystem(theThinkServer RemoteManagementModulehasbeeninstalledonit).
Step1.ClickConsoleRedirectioninthispagetostarttheredirectionwindowforremoteconsoleKVM.
Step2.ByclickingJavaConsole,youcanstarttheredirectionconsoleandcarryoutremotemanagement
forserver.
Step3.Apop-upwindowwillbeshownandbegintodownloadJavanetworkbootprotocolJviewer.jnlp
documentafteryouclickJavaConsole.Andthen,theJavaapplicationsfortheimplementof remoteconsolewillbedownloaded.
Notes:
•BeforetheJNLPdocumentisbooted,JavaRuntimeEnvironment(JRE)V6.0Update13or higherversionmustbesetupontheclient.
•Theclientbrowsermustallowshowingthepop-upwindowsfromtheIPaddressofThinkServer RemoteManagementModule.
ThisremoteconsolewindowisaJavaAppletforcreatingtheTCPconnectionstotheThinkServer RemoteManagementModule.TheprotocolovertheseconnectionsisauniqueKVMprotocol, ratherthanHTTPorHTTPS.ThisprotocoldedicatedportforKVMis#7578,port#5120forCD-ROM CD-ROMmediaredirectionandport#5123foroppy/USBmediaredirection.Y ourlocalnetwork environmentmustallowcreatingtheseconnections.Thatistosay,ifyouhaveaprivateintranet, thesetupsofrewallandNetworkAddressT ranslation(NA T)mustbeconguredaccordingly.

Mainwindow

Whentheremoteconsoleisstarted,themainwindowofremoteconsolewillappear.
Theremoteconsoleshowsthescreenoftheremoteserver.Operatingtheremoteconsoleisjustlikeyouare infrontoftheremoteserver.Theresponsespeedmaybealittledelay,dependingonthebandwidthand delaybetweentheThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleandtheremoteconsole.

Menubaroftheremoteconsole

Thereisamenubaronthetopoftheremoteconsolewindow.Youcanviewthestatusoftheremoteconsole andcongurethesetupforlocaleremoteconsolethroughtheitemsonthemenubar.
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Thefollowingsectiondescribesthefeaturesofeachcontrol.

Videomenuoftheremoteconsole

ByclickingtheVideooptiononthecontrolbaroftheremoteconsole,youcanopenthevideomenuof remoteconsole.Withthismenu,youcantakethefollowingoperations:
•StartRedirection:Resumetheredirectionsofkeyboard,videoandmouseaftersuspend.Theshortcut keyisAlt+S.
•StopRedirection:Pausetheredirectionsofkeyboard,videoandmouse,andthentheremoteconsole windowwillpausethecurrentlyupdatingprocess.TheshortcutkeyisAlt+T .
•Restart:Restarttheredirection.TheshortcutkeyisAlt+R.
•FullScreen:Switchbetweenthewindowmodeandfullscreenoftheremoteconsole.
•Exit:Closetheremoteconsole.

Keyboardmenuoftheremoteconsole

ByclickingKeyboard,youcanopenthekeyboardmenucontainingrelevanttaskoptions.Withthismenu, youcantakethefollowingoperations:
•HoldCtrl/Alt/Windowskeys:Allowsimulatingtopressthesespecialkeysontheremotekeyboard.On thelocalkeyboard,thesespecialkeyswillbecarriedoutthroughlocaloperatingsystem,ratherthan transfertoremoteoperationsystem.
•Alt+Ctrl+Del:IssueAlt+Ctrl+Delcommandtoremoteoperationsystem.
Note:WhentheremoteoperatingsystemisRedHat5.3andswitchbetweenthegraphicalinterfaceand textualinterfaceiscarriedout,selectHoldLeftCtrlKey+HoldLeftAltKeytoswitchinterface.Thisswitch canbefromgraphicalinterfacetotextualinterface,andthenbacktographicalinterface.However,this operationcanbedoneonlyonce.Ifthetextualinterfaceisdirectlyswitchedtographicalinterface,then onemoreswitchisnotallowed.Ifyouneedtotaketheaboveoperationsagain,youneedtocancelthe selectedmenuandthenselectagain.

Mousemenuoftheremoteconsole

ByclickingMouse,youcanopenthemousemenucontainingrelevanttaskoptions.Thereisaoptionin themousesub-menu:
•SyncCursor:Thisoptionisusedforswitchingthecursorappearancesintheremoteconsolewindow.It willnothaveimpactonthecursorintheremotesystem.TheshortcutkeyisAlt+M.

Optionmenuoftheremoteconsole

ByclickingOptions,youcanopenthemenucontainingrelevanttaskoptions.Y oucanadjusttheVideo settingbasedonyourneeds.

Devicemenuoftheremoteconsole

ClickDevicetoopenthedevicemenuwhichincludesrelevanttaskoptions.Themenuoptionsallow startingorstoppingtheremotemediaredirection.
•RedirectCDROM/RedirectISO:ThisallowsyoutoredirectthelocalCD-ROM/DVDDriversorISO imagesinthelesystemoflocalclienttovirtualCD-ROMdevicesintheremotesystems.
•RedirectFloppy/USBKey/RedirectFloppy/USBKeyImage:Thisallowsyoutoredirectthelocal oppydriver,localUSBKeyDriverortheIMGlesforoppydisktothevirtualoppydevicesinthe remotesystem.
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Thesevirtualdevicescanread,write(providingthepropertyisnotreadonly)andboot,whicharesimilarwith anyotherCD-ROMsoroppiesintheremotesystem.Butonlywhencertainmediaredirectionsareactive, thesevirtualdevicesareavailableintheremoteoperatingsystemorBIOSsettingmenu.Thesettingisvalid afterremotesystemresetoritispower-onorpower-off.Thesedeviceswillnotdisappearfromtheremote systemuntiltherelevantcheckboxesintheremoteconsolewindowarecleared.
Note:ThiskindofvirtualdevicesarenotlimitedtothenormalsizeofoppyorCD-ROM.Theycanbeas largeastheredirectingdevicesorles.Duringtheinstallationofremoteoperatingsystem(theoppydrivers mayberequired),theUSBKeyDriverscanberedirectedtothevirtualoppydevices(ratherthantheUSB devices)inordertoallowloadingthecustomdevicedrivers.

Statusbaroftheremoteconsole

Thestatusbaratthebottomoftheremoteconsoleisusedtoindicatethestatusoftheremoteconsole. Whenbrowsingthemenuoptions,thisstatusbarwillautomaticallyshowthedetailsofalloptions.
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Chapter6.ThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleWeb consoleoptions

ThissectiondescribeseverypageofWebconsoleandeachpageisdividedintoseveralpartscorresponding separatelytothefourtabsonthehorizontaltoolbar.Ineachpart,therearedetailillustrationsand introductionstoeachmenuoptionintheleftmenu.
Notes:
•Therstmenuitemofeachtabisdefaultpagewhichwillautomaticallyappearwhenselectingthe correspondingtab.
•ClicktheHELPbuttonontherighthorizontaltoolbar,andtheWebconsolewillshowtherelevant informationofeachpage.

Systeminformation

Bydefault,thehomepageofThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleshowsthesysteminformationpage includinggeneralinformationofthesystem.Formoredetails,seethesectionbelow.

ViewSystemInformation

TheSystemInformationpageshowsthesummaryofthegeneralsysteminformation.
TheSystemInformationpageprovidesthefollowingserverinformation:
InformationDescription
DevicePowerStatusIndicatethedevicepowerstatus(On/Off).
Note:ThisindicatestheBMCstatus.
FirmwareRevision
AuxFirmwareRevision
BuildTime
TherevisionofBMCFirmware.
BMCAuxFirmwareRevision.
DateandtimeofbuildingBMCFirmware.

ServerHealth

TheServerHealthpageshowsthedatarelatedtotheserver'shealth,suchassensorreadingsandevent logs.ClicktheServerHealthtabtoshowthispage.Bydefault,thistabwillautomaticallyopenthesensor readingpage.

ViewSensorReadings

TheSensorReadingspageshowsthesystemsensorinformationincludingreadingsandstatus.
Thetablebelowliststheavailableoptionsonthispage:
Option
TheSensorSelectiondrop-downlistbox
SensorReadingslist
Usedtoselectthetypesofsensorreadingsthatareshown onthelists.Thedefaultsetupistoshowallsensors.
Usedtoshowthenames,statusandreadingsofthe selectedsensors.
TaskDescription
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Option
ShowThresholdsbuttonClickittoopenthelistandshowtheassignedvalueof
thethresholdsatthesametime.Fromthis,youcansee CT,NCandNRvalueoftheselectedsensor.Youcan movethedisplaywindowfromlefttorightbythescroll baratthebottomofthepage.
HideThresholdsbutton
Refresh
Clickitandbacktotheinitialscreenandhidethresholds atthesametime.
Clickittorefreshtheselectedsensorreadings.
TaskDescription

ViewEventLog

TheEventLogpageshowstheeventlogs.
Thegurebelowliststheavailableoptionsonthispage:
Option
EventLogCategorydrop-downlist
EventLoglist
ClearEventLogbuttonClickittocleartheeventlog.
Usedtoselecttheeventlogcategoriesshownonthelist.
Usedtoshowthenames,statusandreadingsofthe selectedsensors.ItincludesalistofeventswithID, timestamp,sensorname,sensortypeanddescription.
Congurationofsettings
TheCongurationpageisusedtocongurenetwork,usersandalerts.
Thefollowingserver'smanagementoptionsareincluded:
•Alerts
•MouseMode
•Network
•SMTP
•Users
•BMCSensor
•Date/TimeandNTPServerSetting
•SSLCerticate
TaskDescription

Alerts

Youcanusethisfunctiontomodifyordeletethealertsettings,orsendatestalerttothedestination. TheAlertspagelistsallthecongurablealertsincludingconguredalertssettingwhichcontainthealert levelanddestinationaddress.
Step1.Ifyouneedtomodifythealertsettings,youcanselectanalertandclickModifytocongureit.
Step2.Makesettingstotheavailableoptionsonthispage:
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Option
AlertT ypedrop-downmenuItisusedtoselectthealerttypesshownonthelist.
Availableoptions:SNMPTrapande-mail.
EventSeveritydrop-downmenu
DestinationIPThisoptionisonlyavailablewhentheAlertT ypeis
EmailAddressThisoptionisonlyavailablewhentheAlertT ypeis
Subject
MessageThisoptionisonlyavailablewhentheAlertT ypeis
Itisusedtoselectthealertseverityshownonthelist.
SNMPTrap.AnditisusedtosettheSNMPaddress ofalertdestination.
Email.Anditisusedtosetthee-mailaddressof alertdestination.
ThisoptionisonlyavailablewhentheAlertT ypeis Email.Anditisusedtosetthee-mailsubjectof alertdestination.
Email.Anditisusedtosetthee-mailmessageof alertdestination.
TaskDescription
Step3.Aftersettingthealerts,clickSavebuttontoactivatethesettingsandlistthemonthealertlists.
CongurationofMouseModeSetting
Step1.ClickMouseModetoopentheMouseModeSettingwindow.Theredirectionconsolecanuseone
ofthemethodsmentionedbelowtosetthemousemode(fromlocalwindowstoremotescreens):
•AbsoluteMode:SelectingtheAbsoluteModewillsendtheabsolutepositionoflocalmouseto server.ThismodeissuitableforWindowsoperatingsystem.
•RelativeMode:SelectingtheRelativeModewillsendtherelativemovementoflocalmouse toserver.ThismodeissuitableforLinuxoperatingsystem.
Step2.ClickSavetoapplytheselectedmode.
CongurationofNetworkSettings
TheNetworkSettingspageisusedtocongurethenetworksettings.Itincludesthefollowingoptions:
•Automatic(ObtainanIPaddressautomatically):AutomaticallyobtaintheIPaddress(useDHCP).
•Manual(UsethefollowingIPaddresses):ManuallycongureIPaddress.
Thetablebelowliststheavailableoptionsonthispage:
Option
MACAddressTheMACaddressofthedevices(ReadOnly)
IPAddress
SavebuttonClickittosavethechanges.
SelectthetypeoftheIPaddressbyradiobutton.If youwanttocongurethestaticIP ,entertherequested address,subnetmaskandgatewayintothegivenelds.
Notes:
•TheIPaddressiscomposedoffournumbersand separatedbyperiod(.).Forexample,“xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx”.
•“xxx”fallsinbetween0and255.
•Therst“xxx”shouldnotbe0.
TaskDescription
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MakeSMTPSetting

ThispageisusedtosetthesourceaddressforsendingSMTPe-mail.
Step1.EntertheIPaddressfortheSMTPmailserver.
Step2.ClickSave.

Usermanagement

TheUserListpagelistsallusersincludingconguredusers,withnetworkpermission.Theoptionsincluded inthispageareusedtoconguretheIPMIusersforserversandtheirpermissions.
Toaddanewuser,selectablankrowfromlistandclickAddUser.
Tomodifyauser,selectthisuserfromlistandclickModifyUsertomodifytherelevantsettings.
Todeleteauser,selectthisuserfromlistandclickDeleteUser.
Note:Theuserlenovoandthreecannotbemodiedordeleted.

BMCsensorsettings

Inthispage,youcanselectDirectmonitoringonI2CbustomonitorBMCsensormodedirectlyfrom I2CbusandgettheBMCsensoraddress,orselectExternalBMCmonitoringtomanuallysettheBMC I2Cbusaddress.
Note:ItisrecommendedthatusersshouldnotmodifyBMCsensorsettings.

Date/TimeandNTPServerSetting

Thispagecanbeusedtosettheinternalreal-timeclockofRemoteManagementModule.Youcanmanually adjusttheclockorusetheNTPclockservertosettheinternalclockofRemoteManagementModulein accordancewiththesystemclock.OncetheRemoteManagementModulepowersdown,youneedtoreset theclock.Toavoidthisproblem,youcanautomaticallysettheinternalclocktoaNTPtimeserverof thecurrentUTCtime.
Note:TheNTPservercongurationwillbeblankifIPautocongurationisconguredthrougheitherBOOTP orDHCPintheNetworksettings,becausetheBOOTPorDHCPserverdoesnotprovidetheNTPserver information.
CongureSSLUpload
ThisSSLUploadpagecanbeusedtouploadSSLcerticateandprivatekeyinordertogetaccessto thedeviceinsafemode.
Step1.SelecttherequiredSSLcerticateandclicktheUploadbutton.
Step2.Thenyouwillbepromptedtoconrmthecerticateuploading.Thesystemwillgiveyounotice
afterthesuccessofuploadingthecerticate.AftertheSSLcerticateissuccessfullyuploaded, youwillbepromptedtorebootthesystem.

RemoteControl

TheRemoteControlpageallowsyoutoexecutethefollowingremoteoperationontheserver:
•ConsoleRedirection
•ServerPowerControl
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ConsoleRedirection

TheConsoleRedirectionpagewillautomaticallyselecttheRemoteConsoleoptionbydefault.Y oucanopen remoteconsoleKVMredirectionwindowfromthispage.
ClickJavaConsolebuttontostarttheredirectionconsoleandremotelymanagetheserver.
Note:BeforeyoustartJNLPle,theclientmustbeinstalledwithJavaRuntimeEnvironment(JRE)V6.0 Update13orhigher.

ServerPowerControl

TheServerPowerControlpageshowstheserverpowerstatus.
Youcanperformthefollowingpowercontroloperations:
Option
ResetServer
PowerOffServer-Immediate
PowerOffServe-OrderlyShutdown
PowerOnServer
PowerCycleServer
PerformAction
Note:AllpowercontrolactioncanbeperformedbyBMCandrespondedimmediately.Itisrecommendedtoshut
downthesystemthroughKVMinterfaceorotherinterfacesbeforetheinitializationpoweraction.
Iftheoptionisselected,youcanhardresetthehostwith thepower-off.
Iftheoptionisselected,thesystemcanbeturnedoff immediately.
Iftheoptionisselected,thesystemcansavethesettings andshutdown.
Iftheoptionisselected,theservercanbepoweredon.
Iftheoptionisselected,theservercanbepoweredoff immediatelyandthenpoweredonafterasecond.
Clickandthesystemcanperformtheselectedremote powercommand.
TaskDescription

OtherControl

YoucanclicktheChassisLocateLEDbuttontocontrolthestatusofthechassisIDlight,includingfour controloptions:Off(extinguishimmediately),15Seconds(extinguishafter15seconds),60Seconds (extinguishafter60seconds)andAlwaysOn(normallyon).Selectoneofthem,andthenclicktheChassis LocateLEDbuttontoperformthecorrespondingoperation.
IfyouwanttocleartheCMOS,youcanclickClearCMOStoperformtheoperation.
YoucanclickLockLocalPanel/UnlockLocalPaneltolockorunlockthelocalconsoleforremotely controlling.

Maintenance

YoucanclicktheEnterUpdateModebuttontoenterthemaintenancemodeinwhichyoucanupdate thermware.
Note:OnceyouclicktheEnterUpdateModebuttonandenterthemaintenancemode,theremoteserver willrebootafterexitthemode.
ThermwareofRemoteManagementModulecanbeupdatedtoaddnewfeatures.Thermwareupdate lescanbesenttoyouthroughe-mailordownloadedthroughtheLenovo®Website.
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Warning:Firmwareupdateisirreversible,andmeanwhileitneedstospendafewminutes.Intheprocedure ofupdating,donotoperateontheremotepower.
Toupdatethermware,dothefollowing:
Step1.Downloadthermwareupdatele.
Step2.ClicktheBrowsebuttonontherightsideoftheUploadpagetoselectthecorrespondingFWle.
Step3.ClicktheUploadbutton,thermwarelewillbesenttotheRemoteManagementModule.During
theuploading,thedevicewillcheckthevalidityofthermwareleandwhetherthetransmission erroroccurs.Ifanyerrorisidentied,theuploadwillbeterminated.
Step4.Iftheuploadiscompletedsuccessfully,theupdatermwarewindowwilldisplaythecurrently
runningrmwareversionandthenewlyuploadedrmwareversion.ClicktheUploadbutton toupdatermware.
Waitforaminuteafterrmwareisupdatedandthebrowserloginpageisre-opened,entertheusername andpasswordtologinagain.

GroupControl

Thisfeatureallowsyoutocontrolmulti-hostBMCatsametime.ByclickingAddHost,youcanaddthe hosttotheBMCcontrolgroups.

Languages

Inthismenu,youcanselectlanguagesneeded.ThelanguagescurrentlyofferedareChineseandEnglish.
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AppendixA.FAQ

1.Q:LogonRemoteManagementModulefailed.
A:Checkyourusernameandpassword.
2.Q:RemoteManagementModulecannotbeconnected.
A:Checkthehardware(1).WhetherthehostonwhichtheRemoteManagementModuleresidesis connectedtopowersupplyornot?(2).Checkyournetworkconguration(IPaddress,router,etc).
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AppendixB.Notices

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Thisinformationcouldincludetechnicalinaccuraciesortypographicalerrors.Changesareperiodically madetotheinformationherein;thesechangeswillbeincorporatedinneweditionsofthepublication. Lenovomaymakeimprovementsand/orchangesintheproduct(s)and/ortheprogram(s)describedinthis publicationatanytimewithoutnotice.
Theproductsdescribedinthisdocumentarenotintendedforuseinimplantationorotherlifesupport applicationswheremalfunctionmayresultininjuryordeathtopersons.Theinformationcontainedinthis documentdoesnotaffectorchangeLenovoproductspecicationsorwarranties.Nothinginthisdocument shalloperateasanexpressorimpliedlicenseorindemnityundertheintellectualpropertyrightsofLenovo orthirdparties.Allinformationcontainedinthisdocumentwasobtainedinspecicenvironmentsandis presentedasanillustration.Theresultobtainedinotheroperatingenvironmentsmayvary.
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Anyperformancedatacontainedhereinwasdeterminedinacontrolledenvironment.Therefore,theresult obtainedinotheroperatingenvironmentsmayvarysignicantly.Somemeasurementsmayhavebeen madeondevelopment-levelsystemsandthereisnoguaranteethatthesemeasurementswillbethesame ongenerallyavailablesystems.Furthermore,somemeasurementsmayhavebeenestimatedthrough extrapolation.Actualresultsmayvary.Usersofthisdocumentshouldverifytheapplicabledatafortheir specicenvironment.
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Lenovo,theLenovologo,andThinkServeraretrademarksofLenovointheUnitedStates,othercountries,or both.
JavaandallJava-basedtrademarksaretrademarksofSunMicrosystems,Inc.intheUnitedStates,other countries,orboth.
InternetExplorer,MicrosoftandWindowsaretrademarksoftheMicrosoftgroupofcompanies.
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