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ThinkServerManagementModule UserGuide

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Beforeusingtheinformationandtheproductitsupports,ensurethatyoureadandunderstandthefollowing:

•“Safetyinformation”onpage1

•AppendixB“Notices”onpage31

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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................11

Log-out.................12

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

ThinkServer

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

IntelligentPlatformManagementInterface

KVMKeyboard,Video,andMouse

MACMediaAccessController

TCP/IPTransferControlProtocol/InternetProtocol

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,youcanchooseSTATICorDHCPtosetIPaddress.

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

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

namesandpasswordsarealsoaccepted.Thedefaultusernameandpasswordareasfollows:

•Username=lenovo

•Password=lenovo

TheRemoteManagementModuleisaccessiblethroughthestandardJava-enabledWebbrowserwith HTTPandHTTPS.

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

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

2.IntheInternetExplorer

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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Figure2.ConguringIEESC-setp2

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Figure3.ConguringIEESC-setp3

Formakingtheremoteconsole(KVM)windowofthemanagedserverworks,youmustinstallJavaruntime environment(JRE)V6.0Update24orlater.

Log-on

TologontotheThinkServerRemoteManagementModule,dothefollowing:

1.EntertheIPaddressassignedbytheThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleintotheWebbrowser. Forexample: http://10.223.131.36/

Forsecureconnection,refertothefollowingexample: https://10.223.131.36/

TheWebbrowserwillthenbedirectedtothelogonpageoftheRemoteManagementModule.

2.OnthelogonpageoftheRemoteManagementModule,entertheusernameandpassword.For example:

•Username=lenovo

•Password=lenovo

3.ClickOKtoviewthehomepageoftheRemoteManagementModule.

Afterasuccessfulinitiallogon,thesystemadministratorcancreatenewusersandhasfullpermissionof RemoteManagementModule.

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Navigation

WhentheThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleissuccessfullyloggedon,theThinkServerRemote ManagementModulehomepageisdisplayed.

ThereareseveraltabsontheverticaltoolbarwhichisontheleftpaneoftheThinkServerRemote ManagementModulehomepage.Byclickingthesetabs,youcangetthespecicsysteminformationand taketherelevanttaskslistedinthefollowingtable:

Table2.TabsontheThinkServerRemoteManagementModulehomepage

Tab

Comments

Properties

SysteminformationisshownonthePropertiespage.

Conguration

Thistabcontainsthefollowingsubmenus:

•Network

•NetworkSecurity

•Security

•Users

•Services

•IPMI

•Sessions

•LDAP

•Update

•Utilities

Server Information

Thistabcontainsthefollowingsubmenus:

•Power

•Thermal

SystemEvent Log

Clickthistabtoviewthesystemeventlog(SEL).

Event Management

Thistabcontainsthefollowingsubmenus:

•PlatformEvents

•TrapSettings

•EmailSettings

•SerialOverLAN

Therealsoaretabsonthetopofthehomepage:

Table3.T absonthetopoftheThinkServerRemoteManagementModulehomepage

Tab

Comments

Support

Viewthecontactinformationaboutthecompanyofthisproduct.

Help

Viewthebriefdescriptionaboutthecurrentpageontherightpaneofthebrowser.Byclicking the“X”onthetoprightofthepane,youcanclosetheHelpwindow.

About

Viewtheversionofthesoftware.

Logout

TerminatethecurrentWebConsolesession. Note:Iftheremoteconsole(KVM)windowisactive,itwillcloseautomaticallywhenyouare loggingout.Afterlogout,theWebconsolewillbacktologonscreen.

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ThereisaRefreshbuttonontherightpane.Clickthisbuttontorefreshthecurrentpage.

Log-out

TologouttheThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleandturnbacktothelogonpage,clickLogouton therighttopoftheprogramhomepage.

Note:AutomaticTimeout:IftheWebconsoledetectsnouseractivitywithinfteenminutes,thecurrent sessionwillbeautomaticallyterminated.IftheuserhasopenedtheKVMremoteconsolewindow,thenthe Websessionwillnotautomaticallytimeout.Whentheautomatictimeouthappens,thesystemwillinformthe usertologonagainiftheuserwantstoaccesstheWebconsoletotakeoperations.

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Chapter5.Remoteconsole(KVM)operation

Theremoteconsoleistheredirectionscreen,keyboard,andmouseoftheremotehostsystemwitha ThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleinstalled.Ifthereisaneedtousetheremoteconsoleofthe managedhostsystem,ensurethattheserverhasJava*runtimeenvironmentplug-in.

Whentheremoteconsoleisstartup,anewwindowwillbeopened,showingthescreenofthehostsystem. Operatingtheremoteconsoleisjustlikeanadministratorissittinginfrontofthescreenoftheremote system.Thismeansthattheusercanusethekeyboardandmouseasheorsheusuallydoes.

Starttheredirectionconsole

Theremoteconsoleistheredirectionkeyboard,video,andmouseoftheremotehostsystemwitha ThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleinstalled.

TostarttheredirectionwindowforremoteconsoleKVM,logontothehomepageoftheThinkServerRemote ManagementModule.Ontheleftpaneofthehomepage,underSerialOverLAN➙vKVM&vMedia,click Launch,theVirtualKVMandMediaLaunchwindowisdisplayedontherightpaneofthehomepage. Then,clickLaunchJavaKVMClientintheVirtualKVMandMediaLaunchwindowtostarttheredirection consoleandcarryoutremotemanagementforserver.

AfterclickingLaunchJavaKVMClient,youwillbepromptedtorunanddownloadJavanetworkboot protocolJviewer.jnlpdocument.

Notes:

•BeforetheJNLPdocumentisbooted,JavaRuntimeEnvironment(JRE)V6.0Update24oralaterversion mustbesetupontheclient.

•Theclientbrowsermustallowthepop-upwindowsfromtheIPaddressoftheThinkServerRemote ManagementModule.

Mainwindowoftheremoteconsole

Whenyoustarttheremoteconsole,themainwindowoftheremoteconsoleisdisplayed.

Theremoteconsolemainwindowshowsthescreenoftheremoteserver.Operatingtheremoteconsoleis justlikeyouareinfrontoftheremoteserver.Theresponsespeedmaybealittledelay,dependingonthe bandwidthandthedelaybetweentheThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleandtheremoteconsole.

Menubaroftheremoteconsole

Thereisamenubaronthetopoftheremoteconsolemainwindow.Y oucanviewthestatusoftheremote consoleandcongurethesetupforlocalremoteconsolethroughtheitemsonthemenubar.

Viewmenuoftheremoteconsole

ByclickingtheViewoptiononthemenubaroftheremoteconsole,youcantakethefollowingoperations:

•HideStatusBar:HidetheKVMstatusatthebottomofthescreen.

•Refresh:Refreshthescreen.

•FullScreen:Switchbetweenthewindowmodeandfullscreenoftheremoteconsole.

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•Fit:Fitthewindowmode.

Macrosmenuoftheremoteconsole

ByclickingtheMacrosoptiononthemenubaroftheremoteconsole,youcantakethefollowingoperations:

•HoldCtrl/Alt/Windowskeys:Allowsimulatingtopressthesespecialkeysontheremotekeyboard.On thelocalkeyboard,thesespecialkeyswillbecarriedoutthroughlocaloperatingsystem,ratherthan transfertotheremoteoperationsystem.

•Alt+Ctrl+Del:IssueAlt+Ctrl+Delcommandtotheremoteoperationsystem.

Toolsmenuoftheremoteconsole

ByclickingtheToolsoptiononthemenubaroftheremoteconsole,youcantakethefollowingoperations:

•Sessionoptions:Setthemousemodeandthevideoquality.

•Sessionuserlist:Viewthecurrentusers.

•SingleCursor:Setcursorindifferentstates.

•States:Viewthecurrentstateoftheremoteredirection.

Powermenuoftheremoteconsole

ByclickingthePoweroptiononthemenubaroftheremoteconsole,youcancontrolthepoweraction.

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Chapter6.ThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleWeb consoleoptions

ThistopicdescribeseverypageoftheWebconsoleandeachpageisdividedintoseveralparts correspondingseparatelytotheseveraltabsattheleftsideofthepane.Ineachpart,therearedetailed illustrationsandintroductionsforeachmenuoptionintheleftofthepane.

Notes:

•Therstmenuitemofeachtabisthedefaultpagewhichwillautomaticallyappearwhenselecting thecorrespondingtab.

•ClicktheHelpbuttonontherighthorizontaltoolbar,andtheWebconsolewillshowtherelevant informationabouteachpage.

Properties

Bydefault,thehomepageoftheThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleshowsthePropertiespage, includinggeneralinformationabouttheserver.Formoredetails,readtheinformationinthistopic.

Viewingproperties

ThePlatformInformationpageshowsthesummaryofthegeneralinformation.

Figure4.Firmwareinformation

Theabovepageprovidesthefollowingserverinformation:

Table4.Platforminformationpage

ProductName

Customizableproductname.

ProductInformation

Customizableproductdescription.

FirmwareVersion

Firmwareversioninformation.

BuildingTime

DateandtimeofbuildingtheBMCrmware

ASICT ype

Theplatformoftheserver.

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Serverinformation

TheServerInformationpageshowsthedatarelatedtotheserverhealth,suchassensorreadingsandevent logs.ClicktheServerInformationtabontheleftpanetoshowthispage.

Viewingsensorreadings

TheT emperaturesandVoltagespagesshowthesystemsensorinformation,includingreadingsandstatus.

Figure5.SensorreadingsontheT emperaturespage

Figure6.SensorreadingsontheVoltagespage

ViewingtheSystemEventLog

TheSystemEventLogpageshowstheeventlogs.

•T oclearthelogbuffer,clickClearLog.

•T oupdatetheloglist,clickRefresh.

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Figure7.SystemEventLog

Eventmanagement

TheEventManagementtabisusedtocongurealerts.Thefollowingservermanagementoptionsare included:

•PlatformEvents

•TrapSettings

•EmailSettings

•SerialOverLAN

PlatformEvents

Youcanusethisfunctiontomodifyordeletethealertsettings,orsendatestalerttothedestination.

Thealertspagelistsallthealertsaction,includingreboot,powercycle,poweroff,andgeneratePEF . Ifyouneedtomodifythealertsettings,youcanselectanalertactionandclicktheApplyChanges buttontocongureit.

Figure8.Alertlist

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TrapSettings(SNMP)

ClickT rapSettingsontheleftpaneofthehomepagetosetthedestinationIPaddress.

Figure9.TrapSettings

EmailSettings(SMTP)

TheEmailSettingspageisusedtocongurethealert.UserscanreceiveanalertbyE-mailwhenevents occur.

Figure10.EmailSettings

SerialOverLAN

TheSerialOverLANpageprovidesthefollowingsettings:

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Figure11.SerialOverLAN

Table5.SerialOverLANsettings

OptionComments

EnableSerial OverLAN

EnablestheSerialOverLANfunctionwhenthecheckboxischecked.

BaudRate

SetstheSerialOverLANbaudratefromadrop-downlist(19.2kbps,38.4kbps,57.6kbps, or115.2kbps).

ChannelPrivilege LevelLimit

Setsthechannelprivilegelevelfromadrop-downlist(Administrator,Operator,orUser).

Remotecontrol

TheRemoteConsolepageenablesyoutoexecutethefollowingremoteoperationsontheserver:

•Remotemanagement

•Serverpowercontrol

Remotemanagement

TheRemoteManagementModulepagewillautomaticallyselecttheRemoteConsoleoptionbydefault. YoucanopentheremoteconsoleKVMredirectionwindowfromthispage.

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Figure12.Remotemanagementconguration

Figure13.Remotemanagementlaunch

ClicktheLaunchJavaKVMClientbuttontostarttheredirectionconsoleandremotelymanagetheserver.

Note:BeforeyoustarttheJNLPle,theclientmustbeinstalledwithJavaRuntimeEnvironment(JRE)

V6.0Update24orlater.

Virtualmedia

ClicktheLaunchJavaVMClientbuttontoallowthelocaldeviceredirection.Thisfeatureallowsstartingor stoppingtheremotemediaredirection.

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Figure14.Redirectingvirtualdevice

•RedirectCDROM/RedirectISO:EnablesyoutoredirectthelocalCD-ROM/DVDdriversorISOimages inthelesystemoflocalclienttovirtualCD-ROMdevicesintheremotesystems.

•RedirectFloppy/USBKey/RedirectFloppy/USBKeyImage:Enablesyoutoredirectthelocaloppy device,localUSBkeydevice,ortheIMGlesforoppydisktothevirtualoppydevicesintheremote system.

Thesevirtualdevicescanread,write(providingthepropertyisnotreadonly),andboot,whicharesimilar withanyotherCD-ROMsoroppiesintheremotesystem.Butonlywhencertainmediaredirectionsare active,thesevirtualdevicesareavailableintheremoteoperatingsystemorBIOSsettingmenu.Thesetting isvalidafterremotesystemresetoritispower-onorpower-off.Thesedeviceswillnotdisappearfromthe remotesystemuntiltherelevantcheckboxesintheremoteconsolewindowarecleared.

Powercontrol

ThePowerControlpageshowstheserverpowerstatus.

Figure15.Powercontrol

Youcanperformthefollowingpowercontroloperations:

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Table6.Powercontrol

OptionComments

PowerStatusShowsthecurrentstatusofthepowercontrol(OFForON).

PowerOnSystem

Turnsonthesystemwhenitisintheoffstate.

PowerOff System

Turnsoffthesystemwhenitisintheonstate.

PowerCycle System

Turnsoff,thenrebootsthesystem(coldboot).

HardReset (Restart)

Restartsthesystemwithoutturningitoff(warmboot).

Conguration

TheCongurationpageisusedtocongureNetworksettings,usersettings,updates,andsoon.

Network

TheNetworkpageisusedtoconguretheNetworksettings.Itincludesthefollowingoptions:

•Automatic(ObtainanIPaddressautomatically):AutomaticallyobtainanIPaddress(useDHCP).

•Manual(UsethefollowingIPaddresses):ManuallycongureIPaddresses.

Figure16.Networksettings

YoucanconguretheNetworksettingsbyclickncsi0item.

Table7.Networksettings

OptionComments

MACAddressTheMACaddressofthedevice(ReadOnly).

IPv4Settings

IfyouwanttoconguretheIPbyIPv4protocol,enabletheIPv4andthensettheIPaddress.

IPv6Settings

IfyouwanttoconguretheIPbyIPv6protocol,enabletheIPv6andthensettheIPaddress.

VLANSettings

WhenyouenablevirtualLAN,youhavetosettheVLANIDandPriority.

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Networksecurity

Thenewvaluesareavailabletotherewallimmediately,butmaynotbeutilizeduntilthenextsecurity eventoccurs.

Figure17.Networksecuritysettings

Security

ThispagecanbeusedtouploadSSLcerticateandprivatekeyinordertogetaccesstothedevicein safemode.

•T ogenerateanSSLCerticate,clickGenerateCerticate.

•T ouploadanSSLCerticate,clickUploadCerticate.

Figure18.Securitysettings

Users

TheUserspagelistsallusersincludingconguredusers,withnetworkpermission.

TheoptionsincludedinthispageareusedtoconguretheIPMIusersforserversandtheirpermissions.T o addanewuser,youcanselectablankrowandclicktheUserID.Ifyouwouldliketomodifyordeletea user,selecttheUserIDinthelistandclickApplyChangesorDelete.

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Figure19.Userssetting

Notes:

•Theuserlenovoandthreecannotbemodiedordeleted.

•T oaddanewuser,selectablankrowfromthelistandclickUserID.

•T omodifyauser,selectthisuserIDfromthelistandmodifyusertotherelevantsettings,thenclick ApplyChanges.

•T odeleteauser,selectthisuserIDfromthelistandclickDeleteUser.

Service

Youcancongurethewebserverparameters(suchasHTTPPortNumber,HTTPSPortNumber,and Timeout)onaremotecomputer.Bydefault,thetimeoutis1800seconds;5fortheMaxSessions.

Whenyounishtheconguration,clickApplyChanges.

Figure20.Servicesetting

IPMI

ThisscreencontainsIPMISerialandIPMISettings.

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TheIPMISerialcontainsthefollowingoptions:

Table8.IPMISerial

OptionComments

Connection ModeSettings

SetstheIPMIserialconnectionmodefromadrop-downlist.AvailablevaluesareDirectConnect BasicModeandDirectConnectT erminalMode.

BaudRate

SetstheIPMIserialbaudrate(dataspeed)fromadrop-downlist.Availablevaluesare9600bps,

19.2kbps,38.4kbps,57.6kbps,and115.2kbps.

FlowControlSetstheFlowcontrolvaluefromadrop-downlist.AvailablevaluesareNoneandRTS/CTS

FlowControl.

ChannelPrivilege LevelLimit

Setsthechannelprivilegelevelfromadrop-downlist.AvailablelevelsareAdministrator, Operator,andUser.

TheIPMISettingsprovidesremotecongurationoverLAN.T oactivateIPMIremotecongurationby LAN,checktheEnableIPMIOverLANoption,denetheChannelPrivilegeLevelLimit,andenterthe EncryptionKey.Whenyounishtheconguration,clickApplyChanges.

Table9.IPMISettings

OptionComments

EnableIPMIOver LAN

EnablestheIPMIOverLANwhenthecheckboxischecked.

ChannelPrivilege LevelLimit

SetsthemaximumprivilegelevelthatcanbeacceptedontheLANchannel.Availablelevelsare

Administrator,Operator,andUser.

EncryptionKey

Setstheencryptionkey.Thiseldallowsfrom0to20two-digitHexcharactersandnospaces.

Figure21.IPMISerialandIPMISettings

Session

ThispagedisplaystheinformationaboutActiveSessions.Additionally,thetrashiconprovidesthedelete functionforprivilegedusers.ClickRefreshtorefreshthesessionsstatus.

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Figure22.Sessionsettings

LDAP

TheLightweightDirectoryAccessProtocol(LDAP)isanapplicationprotocolforreadingandediting directoriesoveranIPnetwork.Adirectoryisanorganizedsetofrecords.LDAPdirectoriesoftenuseDomain NameSystem(DNS)namesforthehighestlevels.

Figure23.LDAPsettings

Update

Selectanimageandclickupload.TheuploadprocesswillterminateallothersessionsincludingvKVM.

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Figure24.Firmwareupdate

Firmwareupdatesteps:

1.Browsetoorenterthepathwherethermwareimageleresides.

2.Selectupdatetype.

3.ClicktheUploadbutton.Iftheleisavalidle,allothersessionswillbeterminatedandtheimage uploadwillbegin.

4.Forasuccessfulupload,thecurrentrmwareversionandtheversionofthenewlewillbedisplayed,as wellasthePreserveCongurationcheckbox,Updatebutton,andCancelbutton.

5.ClicktheUpdatebuttontobeginthermwareupdateprocessandviewtheupdatestatus.Whenthe updateiscompleted,theembeddedsoftwarewillrebootautomatically.IfyouclicktheCancelbutton, theprocesswillbeterminatedandtheembeddedsoftwarewillreboot.

6.Waitforaminuteafterthermwareisupdated,reopenthebrowserlogonpage,entertheusername andpasswordtologonagain.

Utilities

UtilitiesprovideBMCrebootandfactorydefaultrestorefunctions.

•T oreboottheremotemanagementserver,clickReboot.

•T oresetthesettingvaluestothefactorydefaultvalues,clickFactoryDefault.

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Figure25.Utilities

Languages

TheWebUI’sdisplaywillaccordingtothebrowser’slanguagetodecidewhichlanguagetouseinWebUI. ThelanguagescurrentlyofferedareChineseandEnglish.

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AppendixA.Frequentlyaskedquestions

Thistopicliststhefrequentlyaskedquestions.

•Question:LogonRemoteManagementModulefailed.

Answer:Checkyourusernameandpassword.

•Question:RemoteManagementModulecannotbeconnected.

Answer:Checkthehardware

–WhetherthehostonwhichtheRemoteManagementModuleresidentsiscorrectlyconnectedtoa

powersupplyornot.

–Checkyournetworkconguration(IPaddress,router,andsoon).

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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:

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.

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Trademarks

Lenovo,theLenovologo,andThinkServeraretrademarksofLenovointheUnitedStates,othercountries,or both.

InternetExplorer,Microsoft,Windows,andWindowsServeraretrademarksoftheMicrosoftgroupof companies.

Othercompany,product,orservicenamesmaybetrademarksorservicemarksofothers.

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