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Embedded BMC/IPMI

User's Guide

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Preface

About this User's Guide

This user guide is written for system integrators, PC technicians and
knowledgeable PC users who intend to confi gure the IPMI settings supported by
the Nuvoton WPCM450 BMC Controller embedded in Supermicro's motherboards.
It provides detailed information on how to confi gure the IPMI settings provided by
the Nuvoton WPCM450 chip.

Note: Nuvoton Technology is a subsidiary of Winbond Corp.

User's Guide Organization

Preface

Chapter 1 provides an overview on the Nuvoton WPCM450 Controller chip. It also
introduces the IPMI, its features and functionality.

Chapter 2 provides detailed instructions on how to confi gure the IPMI settings
supported by the embedded WPCM450 Controller.

Chapter 3 provides the answers to frequently asked questions.

Conventions Used in the User's Guide

Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and
to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself.

Warning: Important information given to prevent erroneous RAID confi gu-
ration and to ensure proper system setup.

Note: Additional Information given to ensure correct RAID confi guration
setup.

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Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

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San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

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Tel: [phone], ext.132 or 139

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Table of Contents

Preface
Chapter 1 Introduction

1-1 An Overview of the WPCM 450 BMC Controller ............................................ 1-1

WPCM450 DDR2 Memory Interface ............................................................... 1-1

WPCM450 PCI System Interface ....................................................................1-1

Other Features Supported by the WPCM BMC Controller .............................1-1

1-2 WPCM450 Block Diagram .............................................................................. 1-3

1-3 A Brief Introduction to the IPMI .......................................................................1-3

1-4 Motherboards Supported ................................................................................1-4

1-5 An Important Note to the User ........................................................................ 1-4

Chapter 2 Confi guring the BMC IPMI Settings

2-1 Confi guring the IP/MAC Addresses ................................................................2-1

To Set the IP/MAC Addresses Using the IPMICFG Utility ............................ 2-1

To set the IP/MAC Addresses Using the AMI BIOS Settings ......................... 2-2

Accessing the BMC ......................................................................................... 2-2

Using the Internet Browser ............................................................................. 2-3

2-2 Using IE* to Access the BMC/IPMI Settings from Your Computer ................. 2-4

2.2.1 To Log In ................................................................................................ 2-4

2.2.2 IPMI Main Page ..................................................................................... 2-5

2.3 Server Health ............................................................................................ 2-7

2.4 Confi guration ............................................................................................2-1 1

2.5 Remote Control - the Main Menu ........................................................... 2-26

2.6 Maintenance ............................................................................................ 2-38

2.7 Miscellaneous ......................................................................................... 2-40

2.8 Language ................................................................................................2-42

Chapter 3 Frequently Asked Questions

3-1 Frequently Asked Questions ...........................................................................3-1

Appendix A Flash Tools

A-1 Overview .........................................................................................................A-1

A-2 Flashing the BMC Firmware in the DOS Environment ...................................A-1

A-3 Flashing the BMC Firmware in the Windows Environment ............................A-2

A-4 Flashing the BMC Firmware in the Linux Environment ..................................A-5

A-5 Firmware Recovery .........................................................................................A-7

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Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 An Overview of the WPCM 450 BMC Controller

The Nuvoton WPCM450 Controller, a Baseboard Management Controller (BMC),
supports 2D/VGA-compatible Graphics Core with PCI interface, creating multi-media
virtualization by using Keyboard/Video/Mouse Redirection (KVMR) modules. The
WPCM450 Controller is ideal for server management platforms.

The WPCM450 interfaces with the host system via a PCI interface to communicate
with the Graphics core. It supports USB 2.0 and 1.1 for remote keyboard/mouse/
virtual media emulation. It also provides LPC interface to control Super IO functions.
The WPCM450 is connected to the network via an external Ethernet PHY module
or shared NCSI connections.

The WPCM450 communicates with onboard components via six SMBus interfaces,
PECI (Platform Environment Control Interface) buses, and General Purpose I/O
ports.

WPCM450 DDR2 Memory Interface

The WPCM450 supports a 16-bit DDR2 memory module with a speed of up to 220
MHz. The motherboard supports 128 MB of shared memory between the BMC and
onboard graphics card. For best signal integrity, the WPCM450 provides point-to­point connection.

WPCM450 PCI System Interface

The WPCM450 provides 32-bit, 33 MHz 3.3V PCI interface, which is compliant with
the PCI Local Bus Specifi cation Rev. 2.3. The PCI system interface connects to the
onboard PCI Bridge used by the graphics controller.

Other Features Supported by the WPCM BMC Controller

The WPCM450 supports the following features.

IPMI 2.0

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Serial over LAN•

KVM over LAN•

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LAN Alerting-SNMP Trap•

Event Log•

X-Bus parallel interface for I/O expansion•

Multiple ADC inputs, Analog and Digital Video outputs•

Two serial ports (optional)•

DDR2 SDRAM memory for frame-buffer, fi rmware support and data storage•

SPI Flash Host BIOS and fi rmware bootstrap program supported•

Reduced Media Independent Interface (RMII)•

OS (Operating System) Independency •

Provides remote Hardware Health Monitoring via IPMI. Key features include •
the following:

Temperature monitoring•
Fan speed monitoring•
Voltage monitoring•
Power status monitoring, chassis intrusion monitoring•
Remote power control to power-on, power-off or reboot a system•
Remote access to text-based, graphic-based system information, •

including BIOS confi gurations and OS operation information (KVM)
Remote management of utility/software applications•

Provides Network Management Security via remote access/console redirection.

•

Key features include:

User authentication enhancement•
Encryption support enhancement, allowing for password confi gura-•

tion security to protect sensitive data transferring via Serial over
LAN

Supports the following Management tools: IPMIView, CLI (Command Line

•

Interface)

RMCP+ protocol supported

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1-2 WPCM450 Block Diagram

The following diagram represents a typical system setup for the WPCM450 Con­troller.

PROCESSOR

South Bridge

LPC

PCI

1.1

USB

2.0

USB

PCI-E

RMII

Ethernet CTRL

Onboard LAN1

RJ45

Wake-up & CTRL

VGA

Sensors

PECI

WPCM450

DDR2

Serial Port

RMII

SPI

RS232

PHY

NOR Flash

Serial Port

RJ45

Dedicated LAN

1-3 A Brief Introduction to the IPMI

The Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) Specifi cation defi nes a set of
common interfaces to a computer system that provides remote access to multiple
users from different locations for networking. It also allows a system administrator
to monitor system health and to manage computer events remotely.

IPMI operates independently of the operating system. When used in conjunction
with the IPMIView, which is an IPMI-compliant management application software
loaded into a PC, the WPCM450 BMC Controller provides serial link connections
between the South Bridge and other onboard system components, allowing for
network interfacing via remote access. With the WPCM450 Controller and the
IPMIView software built in, the Supermicro motherboard allows an administrator to
access, monitor, diagnose and manage a computer system from a remote site. It
also provides remote access to multiple users from different locations for system
maintenance and network management.

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1-4 Motherboards Supported

This version of Embedded BMC/IPMI is supported by the motherboards listed in
the table below. If your motherboard is not included in the table, please refer to the
motherboard product page on our web site @www.supermicro.com and download
the right BMC/IPMI user's guide for your motherboard.

Intel UP Motherboards

supported

X7SB3-F X7DCT-3F H8DMT-F
X8ST3-F X7DCT-3IBXF H8DMT-IBXF
X8STi-F X7DCT-LF
X8STi-3F X8DAH+-F

Intel DP Motherboards

supported

X8DT3-F
X8DT3-LN4F
X8DTH-6F
X8DTH-iF
X8DTi-F
X8DTi-LN4F
X8DTT-F
X8DTT-IBQF
X8DTT-IBXF
X8DTU-F

AMD Motherboards

supported

1-5 An Important Note to the User

The graphics shown in this user's guide were based on the latest information
available at the time of publishing of this guide. The IPMI screens shown on your
computer may or may not look exactly like the screen shown in this user's guide.

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Chapter 2

Confi guring the BMC IPMI Settings

With the Nuvoton WPCM450 BMC Controller chip built in, the Supermicro moth­erboard allows the user to access, monitor, manage and interface with systems in
remote locations. The necessary utilities for accessing and confi guring the IPMI
settings are included on the bootable CDs that came with your motherboard. This
section provides detailed information on how to confi gure the IPMI settings.

2-1 Confi guring the IP/MAC Addresses

Note: The DHCP (Dynamic Host Confi guration Protocol) is on by default.

To change the manufacturer default setting, please use the ipmicfg utility
or the BIOS fi rmware.

To Set the IP/MAC Addresses Using the IPMICFG Utility

Run the ipmicfg utility from the bootable CD that came with your shipment. 1.

Follow the instructions given in the Readme.txt fi le to confi gure Gateway IP/2.
Netmask IP addresses, to enable/disable DHCP and to confi gure other IPMI
settings.

IPMICFG Version 1.10 (Build 080711) Copyright 2008 Super Micro Computer, Inc.
Usage: IPMICFG Parameters (Example: IPMICFG -m 192.168.1.123)

-m Shows IP and MAC

-m IP Sets IP (format: ###.###.###.###)

-a MAC Sets MAC (format: ##:##:##:##:##:##)

-k Shows Subnet Mask

-k Mask Sets Subnet Mask (format: ###.###.###.###)

-dhcp Gets the DHCP status

-dhcp on Enables the DHCP

-dhcp off Disables the DHCP

-g Shows Gateway IP

-g IP Sets Gateway IP (format: ###.###.###.###)

-r BMC color reset

-garp on Enables the Gratuitous ARP

-garp off Disables the Gratuitous ARP

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-fd Resets to the factory defaults

-ver Gets the fi rmware revision

-vlan Gets VLAN status

-vlan on (VLANtag) Enables the VLAN and sets the VLAN tag (If VLAN
tag is not given, it uses previously saved value.)

-vlan off Disables the VLAN

-raw Sends a RAW IPMI request and print the re­sponse. Format: NetFn LUN Cmd [Data1...Data]

To set the IP/MAC Addresses Using the AMI BIOS Settings

Go to the AMIBIOS utility by pressing <Del> at bootup. 1.

Select IPMI from the Advanced Menu.2.

Select LAN Confi guration from the IPMI submenu.3.

Click <IP Address Source>. Select Static and press <Enter>. The onboard 4.
BIOS utility will automatically set the IP Address, MAC Address, Gateway, and
Subnet Mask.

Once the IP, MAC Addresses, Gateway and Subnet Mask are set, click <Up-5.
date LAN Settings>. Select Yes and press <Enter> to update the IPMI LAN
settings.

Go to the Exit menu. Select Save Changes & Exit and press <Enter> to save 6.
changes and exit the BIOS.

Accessing the BMC

Connect a LAN cable to the onboard LAN1 port or the dedicated IPMI LAN 1.
port.

Choose a computer connected to the same network and open the IPMIView 2.
utility.

Go to File>New>System. Enter System Name, IP Address of LAN1 or the 3.
dedicated LAN, Description in the appropriate fi elds and press <Enter>.

Select the system from the IPMI Domain. Enter the Login ID and Password in 4.
the appropriate fi elds to login to the IPMIView utility.

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Using the Internet Browser

Connect a LAN cable to the onboard LAN1 port or the dedicated IPMI LAN 1.
port.

Choose a computer that is connected to the same network and open the 2.
browser.

Enter the IP address of each server that you want to connect to in the ad-3.
dress bar in your browser.

Once your machine is connected to the remote server, the Log-In screen as 4.
shown on the next page will display.

Notes:

1. If you wish to use the IPMI-dedicated LAN port for your network con­nections, be sure to connect an RJ45 cable to your dedicated LAN port
before you activate the BMC (at fi rst power-on or cold reset). Otherwise,
the BMC will look for a shared LAN port to connect to if the IPMI-dedicated
LAN cable is not detected upon BMC activation.

2. However, if you should decide to use the IPMI-dedicated LAN port for
a network connection, please perform a BMC cold reset or power cycle
reset for the dedicated LAN to be detected.

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2-2 Using IE* to Access the BMC/IPMI Settings from
Your Computer

2.2.1 To Log In

Once you are connected to the remote server, the following screen will display.

Enter your Username.1.

Enter your Password and click <Login>.2.

The Home Page will display on the next page.3.

Note 1: To use the IPMIView Utility to access BMC/IPMI settings, refer to the
IPMIView User's Guide for instructions.

Note 2: The manufacturer default username and password are ADMIN. Once
you have logged into the BMC using the manufacturer default password, be sure
to change your password for system security.

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2.2.2 IPMI Main Page

Once you are logged into the IPMI utility, the IPMI Main page will display.

1

2

3

The IPMI screen contains the following three sections:

The Submenu Bar (Top)

•

The Options Window (Left)•

The Main Display area (Center)•

1. Submenu Bar

The submenu bar on the top lists the following submenus:

System Information This submenu displays system information.

Server Health This submenu displays server health monitoring status.
Confi guration This submenu allows the user to confi gure the IPMI settings.

Remote Control This submenu allows the user to launch KVM Console and perform

power control & management.

Maintenance This submenu allows the user to update the fi rmware and reset the unit.

Miscellaneous This submenu allows the user to post snooping codes and to launch the

SOL console.

Language This submenu allows the user to select a language setting. (Currently,

only English is available.)

? Help Click this item to fi nd an answer when you have a question.

Submenu Bar

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2. The Options window

The Options window on the left side allows the user to quickly navigate through
different submenu options.

Submenu Name

(System Information)

Refresh Page Click this icon to refresh the page.

Logout Click this icon to logout from the IPMI utility.

Click this item to display and confi gure a submenu items.

Options window

3. The Main Display Area

This area displays the items included in a submenu.

The following items are included in the System Information submenu.

Firmware Revision: This item displays the current fi rmware revision number.

•

Firmware Build Time: This item displays the time and the date when this version •
of fi rmware was built.

System MAC Address 1: This item displays the MAC address of the fi rst system

•

that is connected to IPMI.

System MAC Address 2: This item displays the MAC address of the second

•

system that is connected to IPMI.

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2.3 Server Health

This feature allows the user to set Server Health Settings. Click <Server Health>
to display the following submenu.

The Server Health submenu contains the following items.

Sensor Readings

•

Sensor Readings with Thresholds•

Event Log •

2.3.1. Sensor Readings

Click this item to display the Sensor Reading page as shown below.

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All Sensors: • This item displays the readings for all sensors

Temperature Sensors:

• This item displays the system temperature.

V oltage Sensors:

• This item displays the following items: CPU Vcore, CPU DIMM

voltages, +3.3V, +3.3VSB, +1.5V, +12V, +5V and VBAT (Battery Voltage).

• This item displays the readings of the onboard fans.

Fan Sensors:

Power Supply:

• This item displays the status of power supply failure monitor-

ing.

OEM Reserved:

• This item reserved for OEM use.

2.3.2. Sensor Readings with Thresholds

Click this item to display all sensor readings and their thresholds as shown be­low.

2

From the pull-down menu select a sensor you want to display its readings 1.
and thresholds.

Name: This item displays the name of the item being monitored.2.

Status: This item displays the status of the sensor item.3.

Reading: This item displays the reading of the sensor.4.

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3

11

4

12

5

7

6

8

10

9

Low NR (Low Non-Recoverable): This is the low threshold of a non-recover-5.
able item. Any item with a reading below this point will not be recovered.

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Low CT (Low Critical-Threshold): This is the low threshold of a critical item. 6.
Any item with a reading below this threshold is in a critical state.

Low NC (Low Non-Critical): This is the low threshold of a non-critical item. 7.
Any item with a reading above this threshold is not in a critical state.

High NC (High Non-Critical): This is the high threshold of a non-critical item. 8.
Any item with a reading below this threshold is not in a critical state.

High CT (High Critical-Threshold): This is the high threshold of a critical item. 9.
Any item with a reading above this threshold is in a critical state.

High NR (High Non-Recoverable): This is the high threshold of a non-recover-10.
able item. Any item with a reading above this point will not be recovered.

Refresh: Click this tab to refresh this page.11.

Hide/(Show) Thresholds: Click this tab to hide/(or to show) the thresholds of 12.
the items.

2.3.3. Event Log

This feature allows the user to confi gure Event Log settings. When you select Event
Log in Options Window the following page will display.

1

3

2

4

5

6

7

From the pull-down menu select an event category to show the vent log, 1.
which includes the following categories: All Events, Sensor-Specifi c Events,
BIOS-Generated Events, and System-Management Software Events.

Event ID: This item displays the event ID of this event.2.

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