Lenovo 104614U, ThinkServer RD230, ThinkServer RD240 User Manual

ThinkServerRD230andRD240
RemoteManagementUserGuide

ThinkServerRD230andRD240
RemoteManagementUserGuide

Note:

Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•TheImportantNoticesthatcamewithyourproduct

•TheSafetyInformationandtheWarrantyandSupportInformationontheThinkServerDocumentationDVD
thatcamewithyourproduct

SecondEdition(September2010)

©CopyrightLenovo2010.

LENOVOproducts,data,computersoftware,andserviceshavebeendevelopedexclusivelyatprivateexpenseandare
soldtogovernmentalentitiesascommercialitemsasdenedby48C.F .R.2.101withlimitedandrestrictedrightsto
use,reproductionanddisclosure.

LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:Ifproducts,data,computersoftware,orservicesaredeliveredpursuant
aGeneralServicesAdministration“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforth
inContractNo.GS-35F-05925.

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

©CopyrightLenovo2010

iii

ivThinkServerRD230andRD240RemoteManagementUserGuide

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

IntelligentPlatformManagementInterface

KVMKeyboard,videoandmouse

MACMediaAccessController

TCP/IPTransferControlProtocol/InternetProtocol

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.

©CopyrightLenovo2010

1

•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.

2ThinkServerRD230andRD240RemoteManagementUserGuide

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

©CopyrightLenovo2010

3

4ThinkServerRD230andRD240RemoteManagementUserGuide

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

IPAddressSourceOptions:STATIC/DHCPStatic:StaticIP

conguration.IPand
thesubnetmaskcanbeset
manually.
DHCP:DynamicIP
conguration.Thesystem
canautomaticallyobtainIP
address.

SetupLANConguration

SaveLANConguration

Whenyounishsetting
theIPaddress,selectthis
optiontosavethesettings.

©CopyrightLenovo2010

5

6ThinkServerRD230andRD240RemoteManagementUserGuide

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

.TheusernameinthisSectionis“root”.Besides“root”,otherusernames

andpasswordsarealsoaccepted.Thedefaultusernameandpasswordareasfollows:

•Username=root

•Password=superuser

TheRemoteManagementModuleisaccessiblethroughthestandardJava

™

-enabledWebbrowserwith

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.

©CopyrightLenovo2010

7

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

Byclickingthistab,youcanaccessthegeneral
informationrelatedtotheserver.SystemInformation
pagewillautomaticallyshowingeneral,thistaballows
accessingthefollowingitems:

•SystemInformation

ServerHealth

Byclickingthistab,youcanaccessthesensorandevent
log.SensorReadingspagewillautomaticallyshow.In
general,thistaballowsaccessingthefollowingitems:

•SensorReadings

•EventLog

8ThinkServerRD230andRD240RemoteManagementUserGuide

TabFeatures

Conguration

Byclickingthistab,youcancongurevarioussettingsof
theserver.NetworkCongurationpagewillautomatically
showingeneral,thistaballowsaccessingthefollowing
items:

•Alerts

•MouseMode

•Network

•SMTP

•Users

•BMCSensor

•Date/TimeandNTPServerSetting

•SSLCerticate

RemoteControl

Byclickingthistab,youcanaccesstheremoteconsole
andcontrolthepowerstatusoftheserver.Ingeneral,this
taballowsaccessingthefollowingitems:

•ConsoleRedirection

•ServerPowerControl

•OtherControl

MaintenanceByclickingthistab,youcanentermaintainmode.Under

thismode,youcanupdatethermware.Ingeneral,this
taballowsaccessingthefollowingitems:

•EnterUpdateMode

GroupControlByclickingthistab,controlseveralBMCsatthesame

timecanberealized.Y oucanaddhostintotheBMC
controlgroup.

LanguagesByclickingthistab,youcanselecttheneededlanguage.

ThelanguagesprovidedatpresentareChineseand
English.

ThefourtabsonthehorizontalmenuenableyoutobrowseintheWebconsoleoftheThinkServerRemote
ManagementModule.Eachtabhasonesub-menu(ontheleftsideofthebrowser).Formoreinformation
aboutthespecicfeaturesofitemsinthesub-menu,seeChapter6“ThinkServerRemoteManagement
ModuleWebconsoleoptions”onpage15

.

Thehorizontaltoolbaronthetopofthehomepageandtheleftpaneonthebrowserhavethefollowing
buttons:HELP,RefreshPageandLogout.Byclickingthesebuttons,youcantaketherelevanttaskslisted
inthefollowingtable.

ButtonFeatures

HELP

Byclickingthisbutton,youcanviewthebriefdescription
aboutcurrentpageontherightpaneofthebrowser.By
clickingthe“X”onthetoprightofthepane,youcan
closethehelppane.

RefreshPage

Byclickingthisbutton,youcanrefreshthecurrentWeb
page,includingallthedatashownonthepage.

Chapter4.ThinkServerRemoteManagementquickstart9

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.

10ThinkServerRD230andRD240RemoteManagementUserGuide

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.

©CopyrightLenovo2010

11

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.

12ThinkServerRD230andRD240RemoteManagementUserGuide

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.

Chapter5.Remoteconsole(KVM)operation13

14ThinkServerRD230andRD240RemoteManagementUserGuide

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

TherevisionofBMCFirmware.

AuxFirmwareRevision

BMCAuxFirmwareRevision.

BuildTime

DateandtimeofbuildingBMCFirmware.

ServerHealth

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

ViewSensorReadings

TheSensorReadingspageshowsthesystemsensorinformationincludingreadingsandstatus.

Thetablebelowliststheavailableoptionsonthispage:

Option

TaskDescription

TheSensorSelectiondrop-downlistbox

Usedtoselectthetypesofsensorreadingsthatareshown
onthelists.Thedefaultsetupistoshowallsensors.

SensorReadingslist

Usedtoshowthenames,statusandreadingsofthe
selectedsensors.

©CopyrightLenovo2010

15

Option

TaskDescription

ShowThresholdsbuttonClickittoopenthelistandshowtheassignedvalueof

thethresholdsatthesametime.Fromthis,youcansee
CT,NCandNRvalueoftheselectedsensor.Youcan
movethedisplaywindowfromlefttorightbythescroll
baratthebottomofthepage.

HideThresholdsbutton

Clickitandbacktotheinitialscreenandhidethresholds
atthesametime.

Refresh

Clickittorefreshtheselectedsensorreadings.

ViewEventLog

TheEventLogpageshowstheeventlogs.

Thegurebelowliststheavailableoptionsonthispage:

Option

TaskDescription

EventLogCategorydrop-downlist

Usedtoselecttheeventlogcategoriesshownonthelist.

EventLoglist

Usedtoshowthenames,statusandreadingsofthe
selectedsensors.ItincludesalistofeventswithID,
timestamp,sensorname,sensortypeanddescription.

ClearEventLogbuttonClickittocleartheeventlog.

Congurationofsettings

TheCongurationpageisusedtocongurenetwork,usersandalerts.

Thefollowingserver'smanagementoptionsareincluded:

•Alerts

•MouseMode

•Network

•SMTP

•Users

•BMCSensor

•Date/TimeandNTPServerSetting

•SSLCerticate

Alerts

Youcanusethisfunctiontomodifyordeletethealertsettings,orsendatestalerttothedestination.
TheAlertspagelistsallthecongurablealertsincludingconguredalertssettingwhichcontainthealert
levelanddestinationaddress.

Step1.Ifyouneedtomodifythealertsettings,youcanselectanalertandclickModifytocongureit.

Step2.Makesettingstotheavailableoptionsonthispage:

16ThinkServerRD230andRD240RemoteManagementUserGuide

Option

TaskDescription

AlertT ypedrop-downmenuItisusedtoselectthealerttypesshownonthelist.

Availableoptions:SNMPTrapande-mail.

EventSeveritydrop-downmenu

Itisusedtoselectthealertseverityshownonthelist.

DestinationIPThisoptionisonlyavailablewhentheAlertT ypeis

SNMPTrap.AnditisusedtosettheSNMPaddress
ofalertdestination.

EmailAddressThisoptionisonlyavailablewhentheAlertT ypeis

Email.Anditisusedtosetthee-mailaddressof
alertdestination.

Subject

ThisoptionisonlyavailablewhentheAlertT ypeis
Email.Anditisusedtosetthee-mailsubjectof
alertdestination.

MessageThisoptionisonlyavailablewhentheAlertT ypeis

Email.Anditisusedtosetthee-mailmessageof
alertdestination.

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

TaskDescription

MACAddressTheMACaddressofthedevices(ReadOnly)

IPAddress

SelectthetypeoftheIPaddressbyradiobutton.If
youwanttocongurethestaticIP ,entertherequested
address,subnetmaskandgatewayintothegivenelds.

Notes:

•TheIPaddressiscomposedoffournumbersand
separatedbyperiod(.).Forexample,“xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx”.

•“xxx”fallsinbetween0and255.

•Therst“xxx”shouldnotbe0.

SavebuttonClickittosavethechanges.

Chapter6.ThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleWebconsoleoptions17

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

18ThinkServerRD230andRD240RemoteManagementUserGuide

ConsoleRedirection

TheConsoleRedirectionpagewillautomaticallyselecttheRemoteConsoleoptionbydefault.Y oucanopen
remoteconsoleKVMredirectionwindowfromthispage.

ClickJavaConsolebuttontostarttheredirectionconsoleandremotelymanagetheserver.

Note:BeforeyoustartJNLPle,theclientmustbeinstalledwithJavaRuntimeEnvironment(JRE)V6.0
Update13orhigher.

ServerPowerControl

TheServerPowerControlpageshowstheserverpowerstatus.

Youcanperformthefollowingpowercontroloperations:

Option

TaskDescription

ResetServer

Iftheoptionisselected,youcanhardresetthehostwith
thepower-off.

PowerOffServer-Immediate

Iftheoptionisselected,thesystemcanbeturnedoff
immediately.

PowerOffServe-OrderlyShutdown

Iftheoptionisselected,thesystemcansavethesettings
andshutdown.

PowerOnServer

Iftheoptionisselected,theservercanbepoweredon.

PowerCycleServer

Iftheoptionisselected,theservercanbepoweredoff
immediatelyandthenpoweredonafterasecond.

PerformAction

Clickandthesystemcanperformtheselectedremote
powercommand.

Note:AllpowercontrolactioncanbeperformedbyBMCandrespondedimmediately.Itisrecommendedtoshut
downthesystemthroughKVMinterfaceorotherinterfacesbeforetheinitializationpoweraction.

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.

Chapter6.ThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleWebconsoleoptions19

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.

20ThinkServerRD230andRD240RemoteManagementUserGuide

AppendixA.FAQ

1.Q:LogonRemoteManagementModulefailed.

A:Checkyourusernameandpassword.

2.Q:RemoteManagementModulecannotbeconnected.

A:Checkthehardware(1).WhetherthehostonwhichtheRemoteManagementModuleresidesis
connectedtopowersupplyornot?(2).Checkyournetworkconguration(IPaddress,router,etc).

©CopyrightLenovo2010

21

22ThinkServerRD230andRD240RemoteManagementUserGuide

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:

Lenovo(UnitedStates),Inc.
1009ThinkPlace-BuildingOne
Morrisville,NC27560
U.S.A.
Attention:LenovoDirectorofLicensing

LENOVOPROVIDESTHISPUBLICA TION“ASIS”WITHOUTWARRANTYOFANYKIND,EITHEREXPRESS
ORIMPLIED,INCLUDING,BUTNOTLIMITEDTO,THEIMPLIEDWARRANTIESOFNON-INFRINGEMENT ,
MERCHANTABILITYORFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE.Somejurisdictionsdonotallow
disclaimerofexpressorimpliedwarrantiesincertaintransactions,therefore,thisstatementmaynotapply
toyou.

Thisinformationcouldincludetechnicalinaccuraciesortypographicalerrors.Changesareperiodically
madetotheinformationherein;thesechangeswillbeincorporatedinneweditionsofthepublication.
Lenovomaymakeimprovementsand/orchangesintheproduct(s)and/ortheprogram(s)describedinthis
publicationatanytimewithoutnotice.

Theproductsdescribedinthisdocumentarenotintendedforuseinimplantationorotherlifesupport
applicationswheremalfunctionmayresultininjuryordeathtopersons.Theinformationcontainedinthis
documentdoesnotaffectorchangeLenovoproductspecicationsorwarranties.Nothinginthisdocument
shalloperateasanexpressorimpliedlicenseorindemnityundertheintellectualpropertyrightsofLenovo
orthirdparties.Allinformationcontainedinthisdocumentwasobtainedinspecicenvironmentsandis
presentedasanillustration.Theresultobtainedinotheroperatingenvironmentsmayvary.

Lenovomayuseordistributeanyoftheinformationyousupplyinanywayitbelievesappropriatewithout
incurringanyobligationtoyou.

Anyreferencesinthispublicationtonon-LenovoWebsitesareprovidedforconvenienceonlyanddonotin
anymannerserveasanendorsementofthoseWebsites.ThematerialsatthoseWebsitesarenotpartof
thematerialsforthisLenovoproduct,anduseofthoseWebsitesisatyourownrisk.

Anyperformancedatacontainedhereinwasdeterminedinacontrolledenvironment.Therefore,theresult
obtainedinotheroperatingenvironmentsmayvarysignicantly.Somemeasurementsmayhavebeen
madeondevelopment-levelsystemsandthereisnoguaranteethatthesemeasurementswillbethesame
ongenerallyavailablesystems.Furthermore,somemeasurementsmayhavebeenestimatedthrough
extrapolation.Actualresultsmayvary.Usersofthisdocumentshouldverifytheapplicabledatafortheir
specicenvironment.

©CopyrightLenovo2010

23

Trademarks

Lenovo,theLenovologo,andThinkServeraretrademarksofLenovointheUnitedStates,othercountries,or
both.

JavaandallJava-basedtrademarksaretrademarksofSunMicrosystems,Inc.intheUnitedStates,other
countries,orboth.

InternetExplorer,MicrosoftandWindowsaretrademarksoftheMicrosoftgroupofcompanies.

LinuxisatrademarkofLinusT orvaldsintheUnitedStates,othercountries,orboth.

Othercompany,product,orservicenamesmaybetrademarksorservicemarksofothers.

24ThinkServerRD230andRD240RemoteManagementUserGuide