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Contents
Chapter1.Introduction.........1
Terminology.................1
Safetyinformation..............1
Chapter2.Overviewofthe
ThinkServerRemoteManagement
Module.................3
FeaturesofThinkServerRemoteManagement
Module..................3
Chapter3.Conguringthe
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
Congurationofsettings...........16
Alerts................16
CongurationofMouseModeSetting....17
CongurationofNetworkSettings.....17
MakeSMTPSetting...........18
Usermanagement...........18
BMCsensorsettings..........18
Date/TimeandNTPServerSetting.....18
CongureSSLUpload..........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.
AbbreviationDenition
BMCSystemBoardManagementController
DHCPDynamicHostCongurationProtocol
IPMI
KVMKeyboard,videoandmouse
MACMediaAccessController
TCP/IPTransferControlProtocol/InternetProtocol
IntelligentPlatformManagementInterface
Safetyinformation
WithreferencetoeithertheGuideorotherdocuments,youshouldalwayspayparticularattentiontosafety
informationbeforeoperatingtheThinkServer.T oensurefullcompliancewiththeexistingcerticationand
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
jumpershaveasmallwingonthetopforyoutousengertipsorneneedleforcepstoclipit.Ifthe
jumperhasnosuchwing,becarefulwheninstallingorremovingitwithneedleforceps,andclipthe
jumper'snarrowfaceinsteadofthewideone.Clippingthewidefacewilldamagethecontactsinside
thejumper,whichwillleadtointermittentfaultstosomefunctionscontrolledbythejumper.Clipthe
jumpercarefullywithpliersorothertoolsanddonotsqueezewhenremovingit.Otherwise,pinsonthe
systemboardmaybebentorbroken.
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Chapter2.OverviewoftheThinkServerRemoteManagement
Module
ThissectionbrieydescribesthefeaturesoftheRemoteManagementModule.
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,alertnoticationand
eventlog
•USB2.0mediaredirection-bootfromremotemedia
•Security-opensourceSSL
•CompatiblewithIPMIV2.0
•KVM-allowremoteviewingandconguringinthePOSTandBIOSsetuputility
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Chapter3.ConguringtheThinkServerRemoteManagement
Module
ThischapterdescribeshowtousetheSetupUtilityprogramtoconguretheThinkServerRemote
ManagementModulefromtheun-conguredstatustotherunningstatus.Whenyouinstallthemoduleinto
yourserverforthersttime,themodulebydefaultwillsearchDHCPserveronthenetworktoautomatically
assigntheIPaddress,subnetmask,andgateway.ItisrecommendedthatyoumanuallysetastaticIP
addressintheSetupUtilityprogram.
TosetanIPaddress,dothefollowing:
1.Connecttheservertoaworkingelectricaloutletandturnontheserverbypressingthepowerbutton.
2.PressDelassoonasyouseethelogoscreen.TheSetupUtilityprogramopens.Ifyouhavesetan
administratorpassword,youmusttypetheadministratorpasswordtoaccessthefullSetupUtility
programmenu.WhenworkingwiththeSetupUtilityprogram,youmustusethekeyboard.Thekeys
usedtoperformvarioustasksaredisplayedatthebottomofeachscreen.
3.Fromthemainmenu,selectAdvanced➙IPMI2.0Conguration➙SetLANConguration➙Setup
LANConguration.RefertoT able1“SetupLANCongurationsubitems”onpage5forinformation
aboutthesubitems.
4.FromtheIPAddressSourceoption,youcanchooseST A TICorDHCPtosettheIPaddress.Itis
recommendedthatyoumanuallysetastaticIPaddress.
5.Whenyounishtheconguration,selectSaveLANCongurationtosavethesettings.
Table1.SetupLANCongurationsubitems
SetupLANConguration
IPAddressSourceOptions:STATIC/DHCPStatic:StaticIP
conguration.IPand
thesubnetmaskcanbeset
manually.
DHCP:DynamicIP
conguration.Thesystem
canautomaticallyobtainIP
address.
SaveLANConguration
Whenyounishsetting
theIPaddress,selectthis
optiontosavethesettings.
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Chapter4.ThinkServerRemoteManagementquickstart
ThissectiondescribeshowtoquicklyacquaintwithrelatedoperationsoftheRemoteManagementModule.
Inaddition,italsodescribestheadvancedfeaturesofhowtologinthemoduleandoptionsavailablewhile
browsing,andhowtologout.
Prestart
TheRemoteManagementModulehasanembeddedWebserverandanapplicationwithmultiplestandard
interfaces.Thissectiondescribestheseinterfacesandtheirusages.Y oucanusetheTCP/IPprotocolto
accesstheseinterfaces.
Note:Asthesupportedfunctionsoftheproductvarywithcongurations,refertotheactualproduct
description.
Formoreinformationabouttheinitialsettings,seeChapter3“ConguringtheThinkServerRemote
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
promptyoutotrustandinstallthesecuritydigitalcertication,andyoujustfollowthepromptstoimport
andconrmthecertication.
•InIE6onWindows2003operatingsystem,ifusingHTTPSprotocoltoaccesstheRemoteManagement
Module,youneedtouncheckInternetExplorerEnhancedSecurityCongurationitemintheControl
Panel➙Add/RemoveWindowsComponents.
•InIE7ontheWindows2008operatingsystem,ifusingHTTPSprotocoltoaccesstheRemote
ManagementModule,youneedtoclickStart➙AdministrativeT ools➙ServerManager➙Security
Information➙IEEnhancedSecurityConguration,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,youcangetthespecicsysteminformationandtakethe
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
Conguration
RemoteControl
MaintenanceByclickingthistab,youcanentermaintainmode.Under
GroupControlByclickingthistab,controlseveralBMCsatthesame
LanguagesByclickingthistab,youcanselecttheneededlanguage.
Byclickingthistab,youcancongurevarioussettingsof
theserver.NetworkCongurationpagewillautomatically
showingeneral,thistaballowsaccessingthefollowing
items:
•Alerts
•MouseMode
•Network
•SMTP
•Users
•BMCSensor
•Date/TimeandNTPServerSetting
•SSLCerticate
Byclickingthistab,youcanaccesstheremoteconsole
andcontrolthepowerstatusoftheserver.Ingeneral,this
taballowsaccessingthefollowingitems:
•ConsoleRedirection
•ServerPowerControl
•OtherControl
thismode,youcanupdatethermware.Ingeneral,this
taballowsaccessingthefollowingitems:
•EnterUpdateMode
timecanberealized.Y oucanaddhostintotheBMC
controlgroup.
ThelanguagesprovidedatpresentareChineseand
English.
ThefourtabsonthehorizontalmenuenableyoutobrowseintheWebconsoleoftheThinkServerRemote
ManagementModule.Eachtabhasonesub-menu(ontheleftsideofthebrowser).Formoreinformation
aboutthespecicfeaturesofitemsinthesub-menu,seeChapter6“ThinkServerRemoteManagement
ModuleWebconsoleoptions”onpage15
.
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,speciconlinehelpisprovidedforeachpage.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#5123foroppy/USBmediaredirection.Y ourlocalnetwork
environmentmustallowcreatingtheseconnections.Thatistosay,ifyouhaveaprivateintranet,
thesetupsofrewallandNetworkAddressT ranslation(NA T)mustbeconguredaccordingly.
Mainwindow
Whentheremoteconsoleisstarted,themainwindowofremoteconsolewillappear.
Theremoteconsoleshowsthescreenoftheremoteserver.Operatingtheremoteconsoleisjustlikeyouare
infrontoftheremoteserver.Theresponsespeedmaybealittledelay,dependingonthebandwidthand
delaybetweentheThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleandtheremoteconsole.
Menubaroftheremoteconsole
Thereisamenubaronthetopoftheremoteconsolewindow.Youcanviewthestatusoftheremoteconsole
andcongurethesetupforlocaleremoteconsolethroughtheitemsonthemenubar.
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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
imagesinthelesystemoflocalclienttovirtualCD-ROMdevicesintheremotesystems.
•RedirectFloppy/USBKey/RedirectFloppy/USBKeyImage:Thisallowsyoutoredirectthelocal
oppydriver,localUSBKeyDriverortheIMGlesforoppydisktothevirtualoppydevicesinthe
remotesystem.
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Thesevirtualdevicescanread,write(providingthepropertyisnotreadonly)andboot,whicharesimilarwith
anyotherCD-ROMsoroppiesintheremotesystem.Butonlywhencertainmediaredirectionsareactive,
thesevirtualdevicesareavailableintheremoteoperatingsystemorBIOSsettingmenu.Thesettingisvalid
afterremotesystemresetoritispower-onorpower-off.Thesedeviceswillnotdisappearfromtheremote
systemuntiltherelevantcheckboxesintheremoteconsolewindowarecleared.
Note:ThiskindofvirtualdevicesarenotlimitedtothenormalsizeofoppyorCD-ROM.Theycanbeas
largeastheredirectingdevicesorles.Duringtheinstallationofremoteoperatingsystem(theoppydrivers
mayberequired),theUSBKeyDriverscanberedirectedtothevirtualoppydevices(ratherthantheUSB
devices)inordertoallowloadingthecustomdevicedrivers.
Statusbaroftheremoteconsole
Thestatusbaratthebottomoftheremoteconsoleisusedtoindicatethestatusoftheremoteconsole.
Whenbrowsingthemenuoptions,thisstatusbarwillautomaticallyshowthedetailsofalloptions.
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Chapter6.ThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleWeb
consoleoptions
ThissectiondescribeseverypageofWebconsoleandeachpageisdividedintoseveralpartscorresponding
separatelytothefourtabsonthehorizontaltoolbar.Ineachpart,therearedetailillustrationsand
introductionstoeachmenuoptionintheleftmenu.
Notes:
•Therstmenuitemofeachtabisdefaultpagewhichwillautomaticallyappearwhenselectingthe
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.
Thegurebelowliststheavailableoptionsonthispage:
Option
EventLogCategorydrop-downlist
EventLoglist
ClearEventLogbuttonClickittocleartheeventlog.
Usedtoselecttheeventlogcategoriesshownonthelist.
Usedtoshowthenames,statusandreadingsofthe
selectedsensors.ItincludesalistofeventswithID,
timestamp,sensorname,sensortypeanddescription.
Congurationofsettings
TheCongurationpageisusedtocongurenetwork,usersandalerts.
Thefollowingserver'smanagementoptionsareincluded:
•Alerts
•MouseMode
•Network
•SMTP
•Users
•BMCSensor
•Date/TimeandNTPServerSetting
•SSLCerticate
TaskDescription
Alerts
Youcanusethisfunctiontomodifyordeletethealertsettings,orsendatestalerttothedestination.
TheAlertspagelistsallthecongurablealertsincludingconguredalertssettingwhichcontainthealert
levelanddestinationaddress.
Step1.Ifyouneedtomodifythealertsettings,youcanselectanalertandclickModifytocongureit.
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.
CongurationofMouseModeSetting
Step1.ClickMouseModetoopentheMouseModeSettingwindow.Theredirectionconsolecanuseone
ofthemethodsmentionedbelowtosetthemousemode(fromlocalwindowstoremotescreens):
•AbsoluteMode:SelectingtheAbsoluteModewillsendtheabsolutepositionoflocalmouseto
server.ThismodeissuitableforWindowsoperatingsystem.
•RelativeMode:SelectingtheRelativeModewillsendtherelativemovementoflocalmouse
toserver.ThismodeissuitableforLinuxoperatingsystem.
Step2.ClickSavetoapplytheselectedmode.
CongurationofNetworkSettings
TheNetworkSettingspageisusedtocongurethenetworksettings.Itincludesthefollowingoptions:
•Automatic(ObtainanIPaddressautomatically):AutomaticallyobtaintheIPaddress(useDHCP).
•Manual(UsethefollowingIPaddresses):ManuallycongureIPaddress.
Thetablebelowliststheavailableoptionsonthispage:
Option
MACAddressTheMACaddressofthedevices(ReadOnly)
IPAddress
SavebuttonClickittosavethechanges.
SelectthetypeoftheIPaddressbyradiobutton.If
youwanttocongurethestaticIP ,entertherequested
address,subnetmaskandgatewayintothegivenelds.
Notes:
•TheIPaddressiscomposedoffournumbersand
separatedbyperiod(.).Forexample,“xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx”.
•“xxx”fallsinbetween0and255.
•Therst“xxx”shouldnotbe0.
TaskDescription
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MakeSMTPSetting
ThispageisusedtosetthesourceaddressforsendingSMTPe-mail.
Step1.EntertheIPaddressfortheSMTPmailserver.
Step2.ClickSave.
Usermanagement
TheUserListpagelistsallusersincludingconguredusers,withnetworkpermission.Theoptionsincluded
inthispageareusedtoconguretheIPMIusersforserversandtheirpermissions.
Toaddanewuser,selectablankrowfromlistandclickAddUser.
Tomodifyauser,selectthisuserfromlistandclickModifyUsertomodifytherelevantsettings.
Todeleteauser,selectthisuserfromlistandclickDeleteUser.
Note:Theuserlenovoandthreecannotbemodiedordeleted.
BMCsensorsettings
Inthispage,youcanselectDirectmonitoringonI2CbustomonitorBMCsensormodedirectlyfrom
I2CbusandgettheBMCsensoraddress,orselectExternalBMCmonitoringtomanuallysettheBMC
I2Cbusaddress.
Note:ItisrecommendedthatusersshouldnotmodifyBMCsensorsettings.
Date/TimeandNTPServerSetting
Thispagecanbeusedtosettheinternalreal-timeclockofRemoteManagementModule.Youcanmanually
adjusttheclockorusetheNTPclockservertosettheinternalclockofRemoteManagementModulein
accordancewiththesystemclock.OncetheRemoteManagementModulepowersdown,youneedtoreset
theclock.Toavoidthisproblem,youcanautomaticallysettheinternalclocktoaNTPtimeserverof
thecurrentUTCtime.
Note:TheNTPservercongurationwillbeblankifIPautocongurationisconguredthrougheitherBOOTP
orDHCPintheNetworksettings,becausetheBOOTPorDHCPserverdoesnotprovidetheNTPserver
information.
CongureSSLUpload
ThisSSLUploadpagecanbeusedtouploadSSLcerticateandprivatekeyinordertogetaccessto
thedeviceinsafemode.
Step1.SelecttherequiredSSLcerticateandclicktheUploadbutton.
Step2.Thenyouwillbepromptedtoconrmthecerticateuploading.Thesystemwillgiveyounotice
afterthesuccessofuploadingthecerticate.AftertheSSLcerticateissuccessfullyuploaded,
youwillbepromptedtorebootthesystem.
RemoteControl
TheRemoteControlpageallowsyoutoexecutethefollowingremoteoperationontheserver:
•ConsoleRedirection
•ServerPowerControl
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ConsoleRedirection
TheConsoleRedirectionpagewillautomaticallyselecttheRemoteConsoleoptionbydefault.Y oucanopen
remoteconsoleKVMredirectionwindowfromthispage.
ClickJavaConsolebuttontostarttheredirectionconsoleandremotelymanagetheserver.
Note:BeforeyoustartJNLPle,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
thermware.
Note:OnceyouclicktheEnterUpdateModebuttonandenterthemaintenancemode,theremoteserver
willrebootafterexitthemode.
ThermwareofRemoteManagementModulecanbeupdatedtoaddnewfeatures.Thermwareupdate
lescanbesenttoyouthroughe-mailordownloadedthroughtheLenovo®Website.
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Warning:Firmwareupdateisirreversible,andmeanwhileitneedstospendafewminutes.Intheprocedure
ofupdating,donotoperateontheremotepower.
Toupdatethermware,dothefollowing:
Step1.Downloadthermwareupdatele.
Step2.ClicktheBrowsebuttonontherightsideoftheUploadpagetoselectthecorrespondingFWle.
Step3.ClicktheUploadbutton,thermwarelewillbesenttotheRemoteManagementModule.During
theuploading,thedevicewillcheckthevalidityofthermwareleandwhetherthetransmission
erroroccurs.Ifanyerrorisidentied,theuploadwillbeterminated.
Step4.Iftheuploadiscompletedsuccessfully,theupdatermwarewindowwilldisplaythecurrently
runningrmwareversionandthenewlyuploadedrmwareversion.ClicktheUploadbutton
toupdatermware.
Waitforaminuteafterrmwareisupdatedandthebrowserloginpageisre-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).Checkyournetworkconguration(IPaddress,router,etc).
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AppendixB.Notices
Lenovomaynotoffertheproducts,services,orfeaturesdiscussedinthisdocumentinallcountries.Consult
yourlocalLenovorepresentativeforinformationontheproductsandservicescurrentlyavailableinyour
area.AnyreferencetoaLenovoproduct,program,orserviceisnotintendedtostateorimplythatonlythat
Lenovoproduct,program,orservicemaybeused.Anyfunctionallyequivalentproduct,program,orservice
thatdoesnotinfringeanyLenovointellectualpropertyrightmaybeusedinstead.However,itistheuser's
responsibilitytoevaluateandverifytheoperationofanyotherproduct,program,orservice.
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document.Thefurnishingofthisdocumentdoesnotgiveyouanylicensetothesepatents.Y oucansend
licenseinquiries,inwriting,to:
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Attention:LenovoDirectorofLicensing
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MERCHANTABILITYORFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE.Somejurisdictionsdonotallow
disclaimerofexpressorimpliedwarrantiesincertaintransactions,therefore,thisstatementmaynotapply
toyou.
Thisinformationcouldincludetechnicalinaccuraciesortypographicalerrors.Changesareperiodically
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shalloperateasanexpressorimpliedlicenseorindemnityundertheintellectualpropertyrightsofLenovo
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madeondevelopment-levelsystemsandthereisnoguaranteethatthesemeasurementswillbethesame
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