Supero Embedded BMC/IPMI, Nuvoton WPCM450 User Manual

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 congure the IPMI settings supported by

the Nuvoton WPCM450 BMC Controller embedded in Supermicro's motherboards.

It provides detailed information on how to congure the IPMI settings supported by

the Nuvoton WPCM450 chip.

Note: Nuvoton Technology is a subsidiary of Winbond Corp.

User's Guide Organization

Chapter 1 provides an overview to the Nuvoton WPCM450 Controller. It also intro-

duces the features and the functionality of IPMI.

Chapter 2 provides detailed instructions on how to con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 IPMI con-

guration.

Warning: Important information given to avoid IPMI conguration errors.

Note: Additional Information given to ensure correct IPMI conguration

and proper system setup.

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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 Conguring the IPMI Settings

2-1 Conguring BIOS ............................................................................................ 2-1

To Set the IP/MAC Addresses Using the IPMICFG Utility ............................ 2-3

Accessing the Baseboard Management Controller ........................................ 2-5

Using the Internet Browser ............................................................................. 2-5

2-2 Using IE* to Access the BMC/IPMI Settings from Your Computer ................. 2-6

2.2.1 To Log In ................................................................................................ 2-6

2.2.2 IPMI Main Page ..................................................................................... 2-7

2.3 Server Health ............................................................................................ 2-9

2.4 Conguration ........................................................................................... 2-13

2.5 Remote Control - the Main Menu ........................................................... 2-28

2.6 Maintenance ............................................................................................ 2-40

2.7 Miscellaneous ......................................................................................... 2-42

2.8 Language ................................................................................................ 2-44

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 Graphic Cores with PCI interface, creating multi-media

virtualization via Keyboard/Video/Mouse Redirection (KVMR). The WPCM450 Con-

troller is ideal for networking management.

The WPCM450 Controller interfaces with the host system via PCI connections to

communicate with Graphic cores. It supports USB 2.0 and 1.1 for remote keyboard/

mouse/virtual media emulation. It also provides LPC interface support to control

Super IO functions. The WPCM450 Controller 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 16-bit DDR2 memory 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-to-point con-

nections.

WPCM450 PCI System Interface

The WPCM450 provides the 32-bit, 33 MHz 3.3V PCI interface, which is compliant

with the PCI Local Bus Speci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

•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, rmware support and data storage

•SPI Flash Host BIOS and 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 con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 con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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Chapter 1: Introduction

1-2 WPCM450 Block Diagram

The following diagram represents a typical system setup for the WPCM450 Con-

troller.

WPCM450

Sensors

DDR2

LPC

SPI

Serial Port

South Bridge

PCI

USB

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USB

2.0

Ethernet CTRL

RMII

RJ45

PROCESSOR

RS232

Serial Port

NOR Flash

PECI

Wake-up & CTRL

VGA

PCI-E

PHY

Onboard LAN1

RJ45

Dedicated LAN

RMII

1-3 A Brief Introduction to the IPMI

The Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) Specication provides remote

access to multiple users from different locations for networking. It also allows a

system administrator to monitor system health and manage computer events from

a remote location.

IPMI operates independently of the operating system. When used in conjunction

with the IPMIView, which is an IPMI-compliant management software pre-installed

in a computer by Supermicro, the WPCM450 BMC Controller provides serial link

connections between the South Bridge and other onboard system components, al-

lowing for network interfacing via remote access. With the WPCM450 Controller and

the IPMIView software built in, a 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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Intel UP Motherboards

supported

Intel DP Motherboards

supported

AMD Motherboards

supported

X7SB3-F X7DCT-3F H8DMT-F

X8ST3-F X7DCT-3IBXF H8DMT-IBXF

X8STi-F X7DCT-LF

X8STi-3F X8DAH+-F

X8DT3-F

X8DT3-LN4F

X8DTH-6F

X8DTH-iF

X8DTi-F

X8DTi-LN4F

X8DTT-F

X8DTT-IBQF

X8DTT-IBXF

X8DTU-F

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 website at www.supermicro.com and download

the right BMC/IPMI user's guide for your motherboard.

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

ConguringtheIPMISettings

With the Nuvoton WPCM450 BMC Controller and the IPMIView rmware built in,

Supermicro motherboards allow the user to access, monitor, manage and interface

with multiple systems in various remote locations. The necessary rmware for ac-

cessing and conguring the IPMI settings are available on Supermicro's website at

hppt://www.supermcro.com/products/nfo/ipmi.cfm. This section provides detailed

information on how to congure the IPMI settings.

2-1 ConguringBIOS

Before conguring IPMI, follow the instructions below to congure the system BIOS

settings.

Enabling COM Port for SOL (IPMI)

1. Press the <Del> key at bootup to enter the BIOS Setup utility.

2. Select Advanced and press <Enter> to enter the Advanced menu.

3. From the Advanced menu, select Remote Access and press <Enter>.

4. Make sure that the COM port for SOL (COM2 or COM3) is enabled (marked

with "*"). If not, Select the port for SOL and press <Enabled>. (For IPMI to

work properly, BIOS will set the console redirection on this port by default.)

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B. Enabling All Onboard USB ports

1. Press the <Del> key at bootup to enter the BIOS Setup utility.

2. Select Advanced and press <Enter> to enter the Advanced menu.

3. Select Advanced Chipset Control and press <Enter>.

4. From the Advanced Chipset Control submenu, select South Bridge Control

and press <Enter>.

5. Make sure that all onboard USB ports are enabled (highlighted). If not, Select

USB Functions and press <Enabled> or select the number of onboard USB

ports or press <Enter>to enable all onboard USB ports. (This is required for

KVM to work properly.)

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C . C o n  g u r i n g I P a n d M A C A d d r e s s e s u s i n g B I O S

1. Press the <Del> key at bootup to enter the BIOS Setup utility.

2. Select Advanced and press <Enter> to enter the Advanced menu.

3. From the Advanced menu, select IPMI Conguration and press <Enter>.

4. From the IPMI Conguration submenu, select Set LAN Conguration and

press <Enter> to set IP and MAC addresses.

To Set the IP/MAC Addresses Using the IPMICFG Utility

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

2. Follow the instructions given in the Readme.txt le to congure Gateway IP/

Netmask IP addresses, to enable/disable DHCP and to congure other IPMI

settings.

IPMICFG Version 1.35 (Build 2010-04-28) Copyright 2010 Super Micro Computer,

Inc. Usage: IPMICFG Parameters (Example: IPMICFG -m 172.31.1.84)

-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: ###.###.###.###)

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-r BMC cold reset

-garp on Enables the Gratuitous ARP

-garp off Disables the Gratuitous ARP

-fd Resets to the factory defaults

-ver Gets the 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...DataN].

-sdr Shows SDR records and reading

-sdr del <SDR ID> Deletes SDR record

-sdr backup <FILE> Backups SDR to le

-sdr restore <FILE> Restores SDR from le

-sdr ver [<V1><v2>] Retrieves and sets SDR version (V1, V2)

-sel info Shows SEL info

-sel list Shows SEL records

-sel del Deletes all SEL records

-fru info Shows FRU inventory area info

-fru list Shows all FRU values

-fru help Shows FRU Write help

-fru cthelp Shows chassis type code

-fru <Field> Shows FRU eld value

-fru <Field> <Value> Writes FRU

-fru backup <File> Backs up FRU to le

-fru restore <File> Restores FRU from le

-fru ver [<V1> <V2>] Retrieves and sets FRU version (V1, V2)

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Accessing the Baseboard Management Controller

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

port.

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

utility.

3. Go to File>New>System. Enter System Name, IP Address of LAN1 or the

dedicated LAN, Description in the appropriate elds and press <Enter>.

4. Select the system from the IPMI Domain. Enter the Login ID and Password in

the appropriate elds to login to the IPMIView utility.

Using the Internet Browser

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

port.

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

browser.

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

dress bar in your browser.

4. Once your machine is connected to the remote server, the Log-In screen as

shown on the next page will display.

Note 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 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.

Note 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.

1. Enter your Username.

2. Enter your Password and click <Login>.

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

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.

Note 3: For IPMI to work properly, please enable all onboard USB ports and the

COM port designated for SOL (IPMI) on the motherboard. All USB ports and the

COM port for IPMI are enabled in the system BIOS by default. The COM port

for IPMI is marked with "*" in the BIOS. It is usually listed as COM2 or COM3 in

the BIOS. Refer to Section 2-1 Conguring BIOS.

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2.2.2 IPMI Main Page

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

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:

Submenu Bar

System Information This submenu displays system information.

Server Health This submenu displays server health monitoring status.

Conguration This submenu allows the user to con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 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 nd an answer when you have a question.

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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.

Options window

Submenu Name

(System Information)

Click this item to display and congure a submenu items.

Refresh Page Click this icon to refresh the page.

Logout Click this icon to logout from the IPMI utility.

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 rmware revision number.

•Firmware Build Time: This item displays the time and the date when this version

of rmware was built.

•System MAC Address 1: This item displays the MAC address of the 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

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2.3.1. Sensor Readings

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

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

•Temperature Sensors: This item displays the system temperature.

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

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

•Fan Sensors: This item displays the readings of the onboard fans.

•Power Supply: This item displays the status of power supply failure monitor-

ing.

•OEM Reserved: This item reserved for OEM use.

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2.3.2. Sensor Readings with Thresholds

Click this item to display all sensor readings and their thresholds as shown be-

low.

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

and thresholds.

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

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

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

5. Low NR (Low Non-Recoverable): This is the low threshold of a non-recover-

able item. Any item with a reading below this point will not be recovered.

6. Low CT (Low Critical-Threshold): This is the low threshold of a critical item.

Any item with a reading below this threshold is in a critical state.

7. Low NC (Low Non-Critical): This is the low threshold of a non-critical item.

Any item with a reading above this threshold is not in a critical state.

8. High NC (High Non-Critical): This is the high threshold of a non-critical item.

Any item with a reading below this threshold is not in a critical state.

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9. High CT (High Critical-Threshold): This is the high threshold of a critical item.

Any item with a reading above this threshold is in a critical state.

10. High NR (High Non-Recoverable): This is the high threshold of a non-recover-

able item. Any item with a reading above this point will not be recovered.

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

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

the items.

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2.3.3. Event Log

This feature allows the user to congure Event Log settings. When you select Event

Log in Options Window the following page will display.

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1. From the pull-down menu select an event category to show the vent log,

which includes the following categories: All Events, Sensor-Specic Events,

BIOS-Generated Events, and System-Management Software Events. In addi-

tion to these events, it is normal to see boot-up and shutdown events gener-

ated by the installed system software (OS). The table below lists examples of

these types of events.

Sensor Type Event

OS Boot A: boot completed

C: boot completed

PXE boot completed

Diagnostic boot completed

CD-ROM boot completed

ROM boot completed

Boot completed - boot device not specified

OS Stop/Shut-

down

Stop during OS load/initialization, Unexpected error dur-

ing system startup, Stopped waiting for input or power

cycle/reset

Run-time stop (a.k.a 'core dump', 'blue screen')

OS graceful stop (system powered up, but normal OS

operation has shut down and system is awaiting reset

pushbutton, power cycle or other external input)

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

3. Time Stamp: This item displays the time when the event takes place.

4. Sensor Name: This item indicates the name of the sensor (device) to which

the event has occurred.

5. Sensor Type: This item indicates the type of the event.

6. Description: This item provides a brief description of the event.

7. Event Log: This item indicates the number of events included on the event

log.

8. Clear Event Log: Click the button to clear the event log.

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2.4Conguration

This feature allows the user to congure various network settings. Click the Con-

guration on the submenu bar to display the Conguration submenu as shown

below.

Select an item to congure its settings. The items included are listed below.

•Alerts: This item allows the user to congure Alerts settings.

•Date & Time: This item allows the user to congure Date & Time settings.

•LDAP: This item allows the user to congure LDAP (Lightweight Directory Ac-

cess Protocol) settings.

•Active Directory: This item allows the user to congure settings to authenticate

and access to the Active Directory server.

•Mouse mode

•Network

•Remote Session

•SMTP: This item allows the user to congure Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

(SMTP) settings. To set up an email alert, please enter the IP address of your

mail server in the SMTP

•SSL Certicate: This item allows the user to congure Secure Sockets Layer

(SSL) certication settings.

•Users

•LAN Select

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2.4.1 Conguration - Alerts

This feature allows the user to congure Alert settings. When you click <Alerts> in

the Options window, the following screen will display.

1. Alerts: Click this item to add, to modify, to delete or to dene the setting of

an alert.

2. Alert#: This item lists Alert item numbers.

3. Alert Level: This item indicates the alert level for each alert.

4. Destination Address: This item indicates the target address of an alert.

5. Modify: Click this icon to congure or modify a selected alert.

6. Send Test Alert: Click this item to send a congured alert to its destination

(the target address) for testing.

7. Delete: Click this item to delete an alert.

Modifying Alerts

When you select an item and click <Modify>, the Modify Alert submenu will display

as shown below.

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To modify an alert, enter the information needed for the following items:

•Alert Type: This item allows you to specify the alert type. You can select SNMP

Type or Email from the pop-up menu. For further guidance on typical inquiries

relating to SNMP, see the table below.

Item Answer

SNMP version number SNMP version 2.

MIB community name A community name is not required since

SNMP version 2 only uses traps.

MIB le location Go to http://www.supermicro.com/products/

nfo/IPMI.cfm and click “IPMI MIB (AMI)”

(right-hand side of the page).

The IPMI item you need to con-

figure so the SNMP manager

can receive the SNMP trap

The alert LAN destination address (see #4

under 2.4.1) must be set to the same IP in

as the SNMP manager.

Can I query for detailed infor-

mation on the MIB "Event" trap

items?

Detailed queries are not possible because

event mapping is based only on sensor

type, event type, and sensor offset.

A list of trap items generated for

my platform

No standard list of event traps exist be-

cause the PEF (Platform Event Filter) table

is OEM customizable.

•Event Severity: This item allows you to decide how to classify or label an alert

according to the seriousness of the alert. You can choose an item from the

pop-up menu to categorize the alert: Disable All, Informational, Warning, Critical

or Non-recoverable.

•Destination IP: This item allows you to specify the IP address of the server you

want to send your alert to.

•Email Address: This item allows you to specify the e-mail address that you want

to send your alert to.

After entering the information in the elds, press <Save> to save the information

you've entered or press <Cancel> to cancel it.

Note: To set up an email alert, please enter the IP address of your mail

server in the SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.)

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2.4.2 Conguration - Time and Date Settings

This feature allows the user to congure time and date settings for the host server

and client computer. When you click <Time and Date> in the Options window, the

following screen will display.

1. Time and Date: Click this item to congure the <Time and Date> settings.

2. Date: Enter month, date and year in this row.

3. Time: Enter hour, minute and second in the (hh:mm:ss) format.

4. NTP Server: Enter the name of the NTP server in this eld.

5. Enabling Synchronizing: Check this box to enable synchronization of time and

date of the client computer with the NTP server.

6. Refresh: Click this button to refresh the page.

7. Save: Click this item to save any changes done to the Time and Date set-

tings.

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2.4.3 Conguration - Light-Weight Directory Access Protocol
(LDAP) Settings

This feature allows the user to congure Light-Weight Directory Access Protocol

(LDPA) settings. When you click <LDAP> in the Options window (1), the following

screen will display.

Examples and Explanations of the LDAP settings are shown below:

1. Port: 389-This item indicates the port number of the LDAP server.

2. IP Address: xx.xx.xx.xx- This item indicates the IP address of the LDAP

server.

3. Bind Password: Secret- This item indicates the password of the LDAP server.

4. Bind DN: cn=manager, dc=administrator, dc=com- The bind DN is the user or

the LDAP server that is allowed to do limited search in the LDAP directory.

5. SearchBase: dc=administrator, dc=com-This feature shows the client which

port in the external directory tree to use for doing search.

After entering the information in the elds, click <Save> to save the information

you've just entered.

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2.4.4 Conguration - Active Directory Settings

This feature allows the user to congure Active Directory settings. When you click

<Active Directory> in the Options window, the following screen will display.

1. Active Directory: Click this item to congure Active Directory settings.

2. If Active Directory is currently disabled, click <Click Here> to enable it.

3. Number of Congured Role Group: This item displays the number of cong-

ured role groups.

4. Role Group ID: This item displays the role group ID.

5. Group Name: This item displays the name of the role group.

6. Group Domain: This item displays the domain of the role group.

7. Group Privilege: This item displays the user privilege of the role group.

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2.4.4.a Conguration - Active Directory - Advanced Settings

This feature allows the user to congure Active Directory-Advanced settings. When

you click <Active Directory> in the Options window and checked the Enable box

indicated on the previous page, the following screen will display.

1. Active Directory: Click this item and check the Enable box on the previous page

to congure Active Directory settings.

2. Check the Enable box to enable Active Directory Authentication.

3. User Domain Name: This item allows the user to enter the user domain

name.

4. Time Out: This item displays the Time-out settings.

5. Domain Controller Server Addresses 1~3: These items allow the user to enter

the IP addresses for the Domain Controller Servers 1~3.

6.DefaultActiveDirectoryCerticate: This item displays the information of the

default active directory certicate.

7. Upload New Default Active Directory Certicate: Click <Browse> to select

and upload the new default active directory certicate.

After the required information is entered, click <Save> to save the information you've

entered or click <Cancel> to cancel it.

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2.4.5 Conguration - Mouse Mode

This feature allows the user to congure mouse mode settings. When you click

<Mouse Mode> in the Options window, the following screen will display.

1. Mouse Mode: Click this item to congure the mouse mode settings.

2. Set Mode to Absolute: Check this radio button to use the Absolute mode for

the Windows OS. (This is the default setting.)

3. Set Mode to Relative: Check this radio button to use the Relative mode for

the Linux/Unix OS.

Note: IPMI is an OS-independent platform, and KVM support is an added

feature for IPMI. For your mouse to function properly, please congure the

Mouse Mode settings (above) according to your OS type.

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2.4.6 Conguration - Network Settings

This feature allows you to congure network settings. When you click <Network>

in the Options window, the following screen will display.

1. Network: This item allows you to view or modify network settings.

2. MAC Address: Enter the MAC address for your network.

•Check the rst radio button to obtain an IP address automatically by using DHCP

(Dynamic Host Conguration Protocol).

•Check the second radio button to use the IP address entered below.

3. IP address: If the second radio button above is checked, enter your IP ad-

dress in the box.

4. Subnet Mask: Enter the address for the subnet mask of your network.

5. Default Gateway: Enter the IP address for the default gateway of your net-

work.

6. Primary DNS Server: Enter the IP address of your primary domain name

server.

7. Secondary DNS Server: Enter the IP address of your secondary domain

name server.

8. Enable VLAN: Check this box to enable Virtual LAN support

9. VLAN Tag: This item allows you to use VLAN Tagging or Frame Tagging

to encapsulate specic data, so it can be transparently transmitted through

multiple platforms without leaking any information. After conguring network

settings, click <Save> to save the conguration.

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2.4.7 Conguration - Remote Session

This feature allows the user to congure remote session settings. When clicking

<Remote Session> in the Options window, the following screen displays.

1. Virtual Media Attach Mode: Click the pull-down menu to display virtual media

attach modes.

•Attach: Select this mode to activate a virtual media to make it available for

remote access. A virtual device will always be seen in the system BIOS even

when it is not active.

•Auto Attach (Default): Select this mode to automatically enable virtual media

support and make it available for remote access. Virtual devices will only be

shown in the operating systems and BIOS when a device or an ISO image is

connected through the virtual media wizard.

•Detach: Select this mode to disable virtual media for remote access.

2. Floppy Emulation: Click the pull-down menu to see the following:

•Off (Default): Select this item to disable oppy emulation when you wish to con-

nect the USB Flash drive via virtual media redirection.

•On: Select this item to enable oppy emulation when you wish to connect a

oppy drive or oppy ISO image through virtual media redirection.

Warning: Be sure to close all Java sessions before changing oppy emula-

tion to avoid unexpected errors.

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2.4.8 Conguration - SMTP Settings

This feature allows the user to congure SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)

settings for email transmission through the network. When you click <SMTP> in

the Options window, the following screen will display.

1. SMTP: Check this item to congure SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)

settings for email transmission across the IP network.

2. Mail Server IP: Enter the SMTP Mail Server IP address for your network in

the box.

3. Mail Sender Address: Enter the mail sender address that you would like the

alert to show as "sent from."

4. Mail Server Port: Enter the mail server port number. The default port is 25 for

most servers.

5. Save: Click this item to save any changes to the SMTP setting.

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2.4.9 Conguration - SSL Upload Settings

This feature allows the user to congure upload settings for encrypted data to trans-

mit across the internet by using the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol. When you

click <SSL Upload> in the Options window, the following screen will display.

1. SSL: Check this item to congure SSL Upload settings for the encrypted data

to securely transmit through the internet.

Note: SHA2 and RSA 2048 bit SSL supported

2. Default Certicate: This item allows the user to enter the default certicate

information. Once entered, it will display the default certicate information.

3. Default Private Key: This item allows the user to enter the default private key

information. Once entered, it will display the default private key information.

4. New SSL Certicate: This item allows the user to enter the new SSL Certi-

cate information.

5. Upload: Click this button to upload encrypted data to the network for trans-

mission.

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2.4.10 Conguration - Users Settings

This feature allows you to change users settings. When you click <Users> in the

Options window, the following screen will display.

1. Users: Select this item to congure the user settings. The current users list is

displayed.

2. User ID: This item displays the ID of a user.

3. User Name: Use this item to enter and display a user name.

4. Network Privileges: Use this item to set the network access privileges for a

user.

•Privileges for an Administrator: An administrator has full privileges in accessing,

controlling and managing the network, including creating accounts for users and

changing network conguration settings.

•Privileges for an Operator: An operator has limited access to the network to

perform tasks that have been pre-assigned or approved by the Administra-

tor. He/she is not allowed to issue commands or modify network settings, for

example.

5. Number of congured users: This item displays the number of the users that

are set up for the network. The maximum of 16 user proles can be made.

6. Add User: Click this item to add a new user to the network. When prompted,

using the arrow keys, select a user from the users list to add the user infor-

mation.

7. Modify User: Click this item to modify the information or the status of a user.

8. Delete User: Click this item to delete a user from the network.

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2.4.11 Conguration - LAN Select

This feature allows you to select LAN ports. When you click <LAN Select> in the

Options window, the following screen will display.

1. LAN Select: This item allows the user to select the LAN port for IPMI com-

munication.

2. Enable: Click <Enable> to enable LAN Port Select support.

•Dedicated LAN: Select this item to direct all IPMI communication to the IPMI

Dedicated LAN port.

•Onboard LAN: Select this item to direct all IPMI communication to an onboard

LAN port.

3. Set: Click <Set> to use the port you've selected for IPMI communication.

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2.4.12 Conguration - Ports

This feature allows you to change LAN Port settings. When you click <Ports> in

the Options window, the following screen will display.

1. Ports: This item allows you to the following LAN port settings.

2. Video: Enter a proper setting for video display. (Default: 5901)

3. HID: Enter a proper HID setting. (Default: 5900)

4. CD: Enter a proper CD setting. (Default: 5120)

5. Http: Enter the Http address. (Default: 80)

6. Click <Save> to save IPMI LAN port settings.

Port 5123 is used for oppy and Port 623 is used for IPMI. All ports are UDP

ports.

Note: If the rewall is enabled, please allow exceptions for these ports so

that BMC can work properly.

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2.5 Remote Control - the Main Menu

This section allows the user to carry out activities and perform operations on a

remote server via remote access.

This submenu allows you to congure the remote control settings.

1. Remote Control: Click this item to congure Remote Control settings.

2. Launch Console: Click this button to launch Remote Console via Java or IE.

3. Launch SOL: Click this button to enable Serial_Over_LAN support.

4. Power Control: Click this button to display server power state and to congure

server power settings.

5. Virtual Media: Click this button to congure virtual media settings.

6. Refresh: Click this button to refresh the page.

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2.5.1 Remote Console

This feature allows you to perform various activities on the server. When you

click <Remote Console> in the Options window, the following Remote Control

submenu screen will display.

Follow the instructions below to launch the remote console.

1. Remote Control: Check this item to enable remote console support and man-

age the server from a remote site via Java or Active X (for Internet Explorer).

2. Launch Console: Click this button to launch the remote console via the Java

script.

3. Java Starting: Upon launching the remote console, a screen will display indi-

cating that Java is starting.

After the remote console is launched, the screen of the client system will display

as shown below.

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2.5.1.1 Remote Console - Video

This feature allows you to congure video settings for your remote console. When

you click <Video> in the Menu bar, the video settings of the remote console will

display as shown below.

1. Video: Click this item to congure and manage the video settings of a server

on a remote site via the Remote Console.

2. Video Options: The pull-down submenu contains the options listed below.

•Pause: Click this item to freeze the screen.

•Resume: Click this item to re-activate a frozen screen.

•Refresh: Click this item to refresh the system.

•Capture Current Screen: Click this item to capture the current screen display.

•Full Screen: Click this item to use the full screen mode.

•Exit: Click this item to exit the Remote Console.

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2.5.1.2 Remote Console - Keyboard

This feature allows you to congure keyboard settings for your remote console.

When you click <Keyboard> in the Menu bar, the keyboard settings of the remote

console will display as shown below.

1. Keyboard: Click this item to congure and manage the keyboard settings of a

remote server via the Remote Console.

2. Options: The pull-down submenu contains the options listed below.

•Hold Right Alt Key: Check this item to emulate the right alt key when it is

pressed.

•Hold Left Alt Key: Check this item to emulate the left alt key when it is

pressed.

•Left Windows Key: Click this item to display the Left Window Key submenu as

follows:

•Hold down: Check this item to emulate the left window key when pressed.

•Press and Release: Click this option to press and release the left window key.

Right Windows Key: Click this item to display the Right Window Key submenu as

follows:

•Hold down: Check this item to emulate the right window key when pressed.

•Press and Release: Click this option to press and release the right window

key.

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3. Macros: Click this item to display and to use the hot keys listed in its pull-

down submenu.

4. From the Macro pull-down menu select a hot key to use.

•Ctrl+Alt+Del

•Alt+Tab

•Alt+Esc

•Ctrl+Esc

•Alt+Space

•Alt+Enter

•Alt+Hyphen

•Alt+F4

•Alt+PrntScrn (Print Screen)

•PrntScrn

•F1

•Pause

5. Keyboard pass-through: Click this item (1) to use your local keyboard for the

remote console.

Note: Keyboard Pass-through provides full keyboard support. It sends all

keys, including special key combinations to the host server.

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6. Soft Keyboard: Select the item Soft Keyboard to use soft keyboard for the

remote console as shown below.

1. Language: From the pull down menu, select the following language settings:

English (United States), English (United Kingdom), Japanese, and Germany.

2. Modier Key: Click a button to select the soft keyboard mode.

•Combination: Click the button to use a special key combination as a single

key.

•Single Key

•Lock: Click this button to lock the key combination you've created.

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2.5.1.3 Remote Console - Mouse

This feature allows you to congure the mouse settings for your remote console.

To congure the mouse settings, follow the instructions below.

Click <Mouse> in the menu bar, select an item from the pull-down submenu as

shown below.

1. Synchronize Mouse Cursor Alt+M: Click this item (or press <Alt> and <M>

keys simultaneously) to synchronize your local mouse cursor and the mouse

cursor of your remote console.

2. Show Cursor: Click this item to display the cursor on the screen.

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2.5.1.4 Remote Console - Media

This feature allows you to congure media virtualization settings for your remote

console.

1. Click <Media> in the Menu bar to invoke the Media page as shown above.

2. Virtual Media Wizard: click this item to launch the Virtual Media Wizard, which

allows you to congure Virtual Media settings as shown on the next page.

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Virtual Media

1. Floppy/USB Key Media: This item allows the user to congure the Floppy/

USB Key Media settings. The sub-items include the following.

• Floppy Image

•A (Disk Drive A of the remote console)

•Browse: Click Browse to select the location of the Floppy ISO image.

2. Connect Floppy: After selecting the Virtual Media for your Remote Console,

click <Connect Floppy> to connect to the remote console via the Floppy drive

you chose.

3. CD Media: This item allows the user to congure CD Media settings. The

sub-items include the following.

• ISO Image

•<Drive letter> (CD/DVD Drive)

•Browse: Click <Browse> to select the location of the CD/DVD ISO image.

4. Connect CD/DVD: After selecting the Virtual Media for your Remote Console,

click <Connect CD/DVD> to connect to the remote console via the CD/DVD

you chose.

5. Status: This window displays the status of the target drive of the remote

console.

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2.5.3 Remote Control-Launch SOL

This feature allows you to launch the remote console by using Serial_over_LAN.

Follow the instructions below to launch SOL.

1. Launch SOL: Click this item to access a host server via Console Redirection.

It also allows a system administrator to monitor and manage a server from a

remote site.

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Launching SOL

1. Security Warning: Once you've launched SOL, a security warning will appear,

indicating that the application's digital signature cannot be veried

2. Always trust content from this publisher: Click this item to give full access to

this program, eliminating further security warnings.

3. Click <Run> to continue launching SOL. If you continue with SOL launching,

the following screen will appear.

4. Click <Baud Rate> to invoke the submenu, which will allow you to select the

Baud Rate for serial line transfer.

5. Baud Rate (bps): You can select a Baud rate from the list as your SOL trans-

fer rate. The options are: 9600 bps (bit-per-second), 19200 bps, 38400 bps,

57600 bps, 115200 bps, and default. Make sure that the Baud Rate selected

here matches the Baud Rate set in the BIOS. Then, click <Start> to start the

session or press <Stop> to abort the SOL session.

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2.5.3 Server Power Control

This feature allows you to congure power management settings for your remote

console. To congure Server Power Control settings, follow the instructions be-

low.

1. Click <Remote Control> in the Menu bar to invoke the Remote Control Main

Page.

2. Click <Server Power Control> to display the Power Control submenu as

shown above.

3. Power Control and Status: This submenu indicates the status and the current

power control settings of the remote server. The status of the remote server

are displayed as below:

•Reset Server: Click this radio button to reset the power control settings for the

remote server.

•Power Off Server - Immediately: Click this radio button to immediately power

off the remote server.

•Power Off Server - Orderly Shutdown: Click this radio button to power off and

shut down the remote server in an orderly manner.

•Power On Server: Click this radio button to power on the remote server.

•Power Cycle Server: Click this radio button to power cycle the remote server.

4. Perform Action: After selecting a power setting from the list above, click this item

to execute the command and perform the action.

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2.6 Maintenance

Use this feature to manage and congure IPMI devices. Follow the instructions

below to congure Maintenance settings.

1. Click <Maintenance> in the Menu bar to display the Maintenance page.

2. Click <Firmware Update> to update the BMC rmware (the BIOS) of the

remote server. The Firmware Update screen is shown in the next section.

3. You can also press <Unit Reset> to reboot the BMC (IPMI) Controller.

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2.6.1 Maintenance - Firmware Update

When you click <Maintenance> in the Menu bar, the Maintenance Main page will

display as below.

Firmware Update

Enter Update Mode: Click this item to enter the update mode.

Warning: Once you've entered the rmware update mode, the device will

be reset even if you cancel the process of rmware updating.

Notes:

1. When updating rmware, you are given the option to "Preserve Con-

guration." Uncheck this option to load the factory default settings, and all

the conguration settings will be lost.

2. If you are using the Static IP mode, it is not recommended to uncheck

"Preserve Conguration," since it will reset the network settings to the

DHCP (Dynamic Host Conguration Protocol) mode.

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2.7 Miscellaneous

This feature allows the user to perform network activities. Click <Miscellaneous> in

the Menu bar to display the Miscellaneous page.

Miscellaneous

1. Post Snooping: Click this item to query the POST (Power_On_Selt-Test)

Snooping code for BIOS LPC Port80.

2. UID: Click this item to enable or disable UID (unit identication) support as

shown on the next page.

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2.7.1 Miscellaneous - UID (Unit Identication)

This feature allows the user to enable or disable UID support. Click <Miscellaneous>

in the Menu bar to display the Miscellaneous page.

Miscellaneous - UID

1. This item shows the current UID status.

2. This item allows the user to enable or disable UID support for console redi-

rections.

After clicking the enable UID button or disable UID button, click <Set> to it to take

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2.8 Language

This feature allows you to congure Language Settings for your IPMI connections.

Follow the instructions below to congure the language settings.

Language Settings

1. Click <Language> in the Menu bar to display the Language page as shown

above.

2. From the Available Languages submenu select a language setting for your

remote console. (Currently, English is the language available for this utility.)

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Frequently Asked Questions

3-1 Frequently Asked Questions

A.Questions:HowdoIashtheIPMIrmware?

Answer:

1. Log in the IPMIcfg utility by entering the system IP address.

2. Click the <Maintenance> button. Browse the les to select a correct le to

ash the rmware.

3. Click the <Update Firmware> button to proceed with rmware ashing.

B. Questions: How do I set up the IP address and MAC address for remote
access?

Answer:

1. Boot the system into DOS.

2. Run the utility-IPMICFG from DOS.

3. Follow the prompts to set up the IP address and MAC address for remote

access.

You can also go to the BIOS to congure the IP address.

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Appendix A: Flash Tools

Appendix A

Flash Tools

A-1 Overview

This chapter provides instructions on how to use AMI Flash Tools. The Flash Tools

allow the user to use Command_Line (CL) utility programs to upgrade or update

rmware via different channels such as KCS, USB and LAN connections. We are

going to focus on the following tools in this manual.

1. YAFUFlash

2. YAFUKCS

•YAFUFlash

YAFUFlash (Yet Another Firmware Upgrade Flash) allows the user to ash the BMC

in both Linux and Windows environments via network or USB connections. You can

choose to use network connections or USB connections to ash the BMC based

on how you use the ash tools.

•YAFUKCS

YAFUKCS (Yet Another Firmware Upgrade Keyboard Controller Style) is used to

ash the rmware in the DOS environment via the KCS (Keyboard_Controller_Style)

interface.

A-2 Flashing the BMC Firmware in the DOS
Environment

YAFUKCS is the tool used to ash the BMC rmware in DOS through the KCS

interface. To ash the BMC, follow the instructions below:

1. Copy yafukcs.exe into your DOS machine.

2. Run the yafukcs utility.

3. Use the settings as listed below.

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•Format:

Yafukcs [OPTION] [FW_IMAGE_FILE]

[OPTIONS]

Options Commands

-info This option displays information regarding existing and current rmware.

-auto This option allows for automatic upgrades by comparing ash module headers.

-full This options allows for full upgrades.

-force-boot Select this option to force the boot loader to be upgraded during full upgrade. The

boot loader is "preserved" by default.

-c This option preserves conguration modules during full upgrade.

[FW_IMAGE_FILE]

The rmware-image le name is [rom.ima].

Examples

•Example 1

/Yafukcs -info rom.ima

Description: This command displays the details of both existing and new rm-

ware.

•Example 2

/Yafukcs -full rom.ima

Description: This command starts ashing the new rom.ima to the rmware.

•Example 3

/Yafukcs -full -force-boot rom.ima

Description: This command starts ashing the new rom.ima to the rmware using

"FORCE BootLoader upgrade."

A-3 Flashing the BMC Firmware in the Windows
Environment

YAFUFlash is used to ash the BMC rmware in Windows through USB or Network

connections. To ash the BMC in Windows, follow the instructions below.

1. Open Command Prompt. Go to YafuFlash\Windows\path.

2. The following two les will be displayed:

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Appendix A: Flash Tools

•Yafuash.exe

•LIBIPMI.dll

3. Run "Yafuash.exe" in the command prompt.

4. Use the settings as listed below.

•Format:

Yafuash [OPTION] [MEDIUM] [FW_IMAGE_FILE]

[OPTIONS]

Options Commands

-info This option displays information regarding existing and new rmware.

-auto This option allows for automatic upgrades by comparing ash module headers.

-full This options allows for full upgrades.

-force-boot Select this option to force the boot loader to be upgraded during full upgrade. The
boot loader is "preserved" by default.

-c This option preserves conguration modules during full upgrade.

[MEDIUM]

Medium Options

-cd Select this option to use USB connections.

-nw & ip Select this option to use network with -ip (followed by the IP address).

[FW_IMAGE_FILE]

The rmware-image le name is [rom.ima].

Examples

Using Network as a Medium

•Example 1

Yafuash -nw -ip 155.166.132.12 -info rom.ima

Description: This command displays the details of both existing and new rmware

using the network connection with the ip address of 155.166.132.12.

•Example 2

Yafuash -nw -ip 155.166.132.12 -full rom.ima

Description: This command starts ashing the new rom.ima to the rmware using

the network connection with the IP address of 155.166.132.12.

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•Example 3

Yafuash -nw -ip 155.166.132.12 -full -force-boot rom.ima

Description: This command starts ashing the new rom.ima to the rmware with

FORCE BootLoader Upgrade via the network connection using the IP address

of 155.166.132.12.

Using USB as a Medium

•Example 1

Yafuash -cd -info rom.ima

Description: This command displays the details of both existing and new rmware

using a USB connection.

•Example 2

Yafuash -cd -full rom.ima

Description: This command starts ashing the new rom.ima to the rmware us-

ing a USB connection.

•Example 3

Yafuash -cd -full -force-boot rom.ima

Description: This command starts ashing the new rom.ima to the rmware with

FORCE BootLoader Upgrade using a USB connection.

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Appendix A: Flash Tools

A-4 Flashing the BMC Firmware in the Linux
Environment

YAFUFlash is used to ash the BMC rmware in the Linux environment using

network or USB connections. To ash the BMC in Linux, follow the instructions

below.

1. Open the Terminal. Go to YafuFlash/Linux path.

2. The le libipmi.so 1 should be accessible to a Linux system. Usually when

running an application, Linux will search for a le in dependent libraries in

default locations, such as usr/lib/lib folders.

3. Copy libipmi.so.1 to /lib or /usr/lib. Run "1dcong"

or

Copy libipmi.so.1 to a folder and issue the following command:

#LD_LIBRARY_PATH=<location_of_libipmi_so>/Yafuash

Note: You may have to create a link to libipmi.so.1.0 (ln-sf libipmi.so.1.0

libipmi.so.1).

4. Run "Yafuash.exe" in the terminal.

5. Use the settings as listed below.

•Format:

/Yafuash [OPTION] [MEDIUM] [FW_IMAGE_FILE]

[OPTIONS

Options Commands

-info This option displays information regarding existing and new rmware.

-auto This option allows for automatic upgrades by comparing ash module headers.

-full This options allows for full upgrades.

-force-boot Select this option to force the boot loader to be upgraded during full upgrade. The
boot loader is "preserved" by default.

-c This option preserves conguration modules during full upgrade.

[MEDIUM]

Medium Options

-cd Select this option to use USB connections.

-nw & ip Select this option to use network with -ip (followed by the IP address).

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[FW_IMAGE_FILE]

The rmware-image le name is [rom.ima].

Examples

Using Network as a Medium

•Example 1

/Yafuash -nw -ip 155.166.132.12 -info rom.ima

Description: This command displays the details of both existing and new rmware

using the network connection with the IP address of 155.166.132.12.

•Example 2

/Yafuash -nw -ip 155.166.132.12 -full rom.ima

Description: This command starts ashing the new rom.ima to the rmware using

the network connection with the IP address of 155.166.132.12.

•Example 3

/Yafuash -nw -ip 155.166.132.12 -full -force-boot rom.ima

Description: This command starts ashing the new rom.ima to the rmware with

FORCE BootLoader Upgrade via the network connection using the IP address

of 155.166.132.12.

Using USB as a Medium

•Example 1

/Yafuash -cd -info rom.ima

Description: This command displays the details of both existing and new rmware

using a USB connection.

•Example 2

/Yafuash -cd -full rom.ima

Description: This command starts ashing the new rom.ima to the rmware us-

ing a USB connection.

•Example 3

/Yafuash -cd -full -force-boot rom.ima

Description: This command starts ashing the new rom.ima to the rmware with

FORCE BootLoader Upgrade using a USB connection.

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Appendix A: Flash Tools

A-5 Firmware Recovery

If the rmware upgrade is interrupted during rmware ashing, please follow the

steps listed below for rmware recovery using Yafukcs.

1. Power off the system by disconnect the power cord.

2. Boot to DOS and ash the rmware using Yafukcs.

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Notes

The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems, medical equipment, nuclear facilities or systems, aircraft, aircraft devices,

aircraft/emergency communication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in signicant injury or loss of life or catastrophic

property damage. Accordingly, Supermicro disclaims any and all liability, and should buyer use or sell such products for use in such ultra-hazardous applications, it does so
entirely at its own risk. Furthermore, buyer agrees to fully indemnify, defend and hold Supermicro harmless for and against any and all claims, demands, actions, litigation, and
proceedings of any kind arising out of or related to such ultra-hazardous use or sale.

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