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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.
Lenovomayhavepatentsorpendingpatentapplicationscoveringsubjectmatterdescribedinthis 
document.Thefurnishingofthisdocumentdoesnotgiveyouanylicensetothesepatents.Y oucansend 
licenseinquiries,inwriting,to:
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Attention:LenovoDirectorofLicensing
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disclaimerofexpressorimpliedwarrantiesincertaintransactions,therefore,thisstatementmaynotapply 
toyou.
Thisinformationcouldincludetechnicalinaccuraciesortypographicalerrors.Changesareperiodically 
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shalloperateasanexpressorimpliedlicenseorindemnityundertheintellectualpropertyrightsofLenovo 
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madeondevelopment-levelsystemsandthereisnoguaranteethatthesemeasurementswillbethesame 
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