Lenovo TD330 User Manual

ThinkServerManagementModule
UserGuide

ThinkServerTD330

Note:

Beforeusingtheinformationandtheproductitsupports,ensurethatyoureadandunderstandthefollowing:

•“Safetyinformation”onpage1

•AppendixB“Notices”onpage31

FirstEdition(October2012)

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Contents

Chapter1.Introduction........1

Terminology................1

Safetyinformation.............1

Chapter2.OverviewoftheLenovo
ThinkServerManagementModule..3

FeaturesoftheThinkServerRemoteManagement

Module.................3

Chapter3.Congurationofthe
ThinkServerRemoteManagement

Module................5

Chapter4.ThinkServerRemote
ManagementModuleQuickStart..7

Prestart.................7

Log-on..................10

Navigation................10

Log-out.................11

Chapter5.Remoteconsole(KVM)

operation...............13

Starttheredirectionconsole.........13

Mainwindowoftheremoteconsole......13

Menubaroftheremoteconsole........13

Viewmenuoftheremoteconsole.....13

Macrosmenuoftheremoteconsole....14

Toolsmenuoftheremoteconsole.....14

Powermenuoftheremoteconsole.....14

Chapter6.ThinkServerRemote
ManagementModuleWebconsole

options................15

Properties................15

Viewingproperties...........15

Serverinformation.............16

Viewingsensorreadings.........16

ViewingtheSystemEventLog........16

Eventmanagement.............17

PlatformEvents............17

TrapSettings(SNMP)..........18

EmailSettings(SMTP)..........18

SerialOverLAN............18

Remotecontrol..............19

Remotemanagement..........19

Virtualmedia.............20

Powercontrol.............21

Conguration...............22

Network...............22

Networksecurity............23

Security...............23

Users................23

Service................24

IPMI.................24

Session................25

LDAP................26

Update................26

Utilities................27

Languages................28

AppendixA.Frequentlyasked

questions...............29

AppendixB.Notices..........31

Trademarks................32

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Chapter1.Introduction

ThankyoufororderingandusingtheLenovo

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ThinkServer

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ManagementModule(TMM),hereinafter

referredtoasRemoteManagementModule.

TheUserGuidedescribeshowtousetheRemoteManagementModule,theoverviewofthemodule
features,andhowtosetupandoperatethemodule.

TheUserGuideisforsystemadministratorsresponsibleforinstallation,troubleshooting,upgradeand
maintenanceoftheRemoteManagementModule.Asasystemadministrator,onceyouarefamiliarwiththe
UserGuide,youcanuseRemoteManagementModuletoaccessremotelyfromanylocationtorespondfor
emergency.

Terminology

Thefollowingtableliststhetermsusedinthisdocumentanditscorrespondingdescriptions.

AbbreviationDenition

BMCSystemboardManagementController

DHCPDynamicHostCongurationProtocol

IPMI

KVMKeyboard,Video,andMouse

MACMediaAccessController

TCP/IPTransferControlProtocol/InternetProtocol

IntelligentPlatformManagementInterface

Safetyinformation

WARNING

WithreferencetoeithertheGuideorotherdocuments,youshouldalwayspayparticularattention
tosafetyinformationbeforeoperatingtheThinkServer.T oensurefullcompliancewiththeexisting
certicationandlicensing,youmustfollowtheinstallationinstructionsintheGuide.

Poweron/off:thepowerbuttoncannotcutoffsystempowerorRemoteManagementModulepower.

TocutoffthepowerofRemoteManagementModule,youmustdisconnecttheacpowercordfromthe
poweroutlet.Whenopeningthechassistoinstallorremovetheparts,youshouldmakesuretheacpower
cordhasbeendisconnected.

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Dangeroussituations,equipmentandcables:power,telephones,andsignalcablesmayhavethedanger

ofelectricshock.Beforeopeningthedevice,shutdowntheserver,disconnectedthepowercord,the
communicationsystem,networkandmodemconnectedtotheserver.Otherwise,itmayresultinpersonal
injuryorequipmentdamage.

ElectrostaticDischarge(ESD)andESDprotection:ElectrostaticDischarge(ESD)candamagedisk
drivers,systemboardandothercomponents.WerecommendthatyoucompleteallthestepsinthisSection
onlyintheESDprotectiveworkstations.IfESDworkstationisunavailable,pleasewearanti-staticwriststrap
whileholdingpartsandconnectthewriststraptothegroundwire(thatis,anyunpaintedmetalsurface)
oftheserverchassistoprovideESDprotection.

ESDandholdingsystemboards:becarefulwhenholdingthesystemboard.Theyareextremelysensitive
toESD.Onlytouchtheedgewhenholdingthesystemboard.Laythesystemboardwithcomponentsside
facingupwardsaftertakingthesystemboardoutoftheprotectionbagorthesever.Usetheconductive
foampad(ifany)ratherthanthesystemboardpackage.Donotslidethesystemboardonanysurface.

Installingorremovingjumper:jumperisasmallplasticconductorbetweentwojumperpins.Somejumpers
haveasmallwingonthetopforyoutousengertipsorneneedleforcepstoclipit.Ifthejumperhasno
suchwing,becarefulwheninstallingorremovingitwithneedleforceps,andclipthejumper'snarrowface
insteadofthewideone.Clippingthewidefacewilldamagethecontactsinsidethejumper,whichwillleadto
intermittentfaultstosomefunctionscontrolledbythejumper.Clipthejumpercarefullywithpliersorother
toolsanddonotsqueezewhenremovingit.Otherwise,pinsonthesystemboardmaybebentorbroken.

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Chapter2.OverviewoftheLenovoThinkServerManagement Module

ThistopicdescribesthefeaturesoftheRemoteManagementModule.

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

FeaturesoftheThinkServerRemoteManagementModule

TheThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleiseasilyaccessiblebyremoteKVMandcontrollableviaLAN
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gurationoftheThinkServerRemote
ManagementModule

ThistopicdescribeshowtousetheservercongurationutilitytochangetheRemoteManagementModule
fromtheun-conguredstatustotherunningstatus.Whenrstinstalled,theRemoteManagementModule
bydefaultwillsearchDHCPserveronthenetworktoautomaticallyassignIPaddress,subnetmaskand
gateway.ItisrecommendedthatusersmanuallysetaxedIPaddressintheBIOS.

TosetanIPaddress,dothefollowing:

1.PressF1assoonasyouseethelogoscreen.

2.FromtheBIOSsetupmenu,selectServerManagement➙BMCNetworkConguration➙

CongurationAddressSource.

3.FromtheCongurationoption,youcanchooseST A TICorDHCPtosetIPaddress.

4.Whenyounishtheconguration,savethesettings.

Table1.IPMI2.0Congurationsubmenu

STA TICStaticIPconguration.IPandthesubnetmaskcanbesetmanually. Conguration

Address

Source

DHCP

DynamicIPconguration.ThesystemcanobtainIPautomatically.

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Chapter4.ThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleQuick Start

ThistopicdescribeshowtoquicklyacquaintwithrelatedoperationsoftheRemoteManagementModule.In
addition,italsodescribestheadvancedfeaturesofhowtologonthemoduleandoptionsavailablewhile
browsing,andhowtologout.

Prestart

TheRemoteManagementModulehasanembeddedWebserverandanapplicationwithmultiplestandard
interfaces.Thistopicdescribestheseinterfacesandtheirusages.Y oucanusetheTCP/IPprotocolto
accesstheseinterfaces.

Note:Asthesupportedfunctionsoftheproductvarywithcongurations,refertotheactualproduct
description.

Formoreinformationabouttheinitialsettings,seeChapter3“CongurationoftheThinkServerRemote
ManagementModule”onpage5
namesandpasswordsarealsoaccepted.Thedefaultusernameandpasswordareasfollows:

•Username=lenovo

•Password=lenovo

TheRemoteManagementModuleisaccessiblethroughthestandardJava-enabledWebbrowserwith
HTTPandHTTPS.

.Theusernameinthistopicis“lenovo”.Besides“lenovo”,otheruser

HTTP/HTTPS:TheembeddedWebserverprovidesfullaccesspermission.Y oucanaccesstheRemote
ManagementModuleviaencryptedHTTPSprotocolorHTTPprotocol.WhenaccessingthroughtheHTTP
protocol,notethefollowing:

1.WithaccesstoThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleviatheHTTPSprotocol,thebrowsermay
promptyoutotrustandinstallthesecuritydigitalcertication,andyoujustfollowthepromptsto
importandconrmthecertication.

2.IntheInternetExplorer

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6WebbrowserontheMicrosoft

®

WindowsServer

®

2003operatingsystem,

ifusingHTTPSprotocoltoaccesstheRemoteManagementModule,youneedtocheckInternet

ExplorerEnhancedSecurityCongurationitemintheControlPanel➙Add/RemoveWindows
Components.

3.InIE7ontheMicrosoft

®

WindowsServer

®

2008operatingsystem,ifusingHTTPSprotocoltoaccess
theRemoteManagementModule,youneedtodothefollowingamendmentstotheCongureIEESC
itemofthesecurityinformationoftheservermanager,asshowninthefollowinggures:

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Figure1.ConguringIEESC-setp1

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