Tyan Computer M3295, M3291 User Manual

M3291/3295

Server Management Daughter Card

& Tyan System Operator

Revision V2.00

Copyright © TYAN Computer Corporation, 2006-2007. All rights reserved. No part of
this manual may be reproduced or translated without prior written consent from TYAN
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Table of Contents

Box Contents
About this Manual
Chapter 1: Overview

1.1 What are SMDC? Page 5

1.2 SMDC and TSO Page 5

1.3 OPMA and M3295 Page 6

1.4 Features of Tyan Server Management Page 7

1.5 How SMDC and TSO work Page 11

1.6 Operating System Compatibility Page 11
Chapter 2: M3291 Hardware Information

2.1 M3291 Card Images Page 12

2.2 M3291 Card Layouts Page 12

2.3 M3291 Jumper Setting Page 13

2.4 M3291 Card Installation Page 14
Chapter 3: M3295 Hardware Information

3.1 M3295 Card Images Page 17

3.2 M3295 Jumper Setting Page 17

3.3 M3295 Card Installation Page 17
Chapter4: Software Installation

4.1 Firmware Update Page 19

4.2 Configuration Page 21

4.3 Open Sourced IPMI Software Page 24
Chapter 5: TSO Information

5.1 What is TSO Page 27

5.2

TSO Connection Models

5.2.1

Simple Intranet Model-1

5.2.2

Simple Intranet Model-2

5.2.3

Simple Intranet Model-3

5.2.4

Complex Intranet Model

5.3 TSO Access Model Page 31

5.4 Features Page 32

5.5

Pre-setup and Installation

5.5.1

Pre-setup

5.5.2

Installation

5.5.3

Run TSO

5.6

TSO Access

5.6.1

In-Band Access

5.6.2

Out-of-Band Access

5.6.3

Discovery Setting

Chapter 6: Troubleshooting
Technical Support
Appendix A: M3295 OPMA Interface Pin definition table
Appendix B: OPMA Signals grouped by Function

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M3291 Box Contents

The retail M3291 package should contain the following:

1 x TYAN System Management Daughter Card

1x 50-pin Ribbon Cable

1 x Serial-to-Serial Cable

1 x Standard PCI Bracket

1 x Low Profile PCI Bracket

1 x HD Bay Bracket (Option)

1 x SMDC & TSO User’s Manual(Option)

1 x TYAN TSO CD

M3295 Box Contents

The retail M3295 package should contain the following:

1 x TYAN System Management Daughter Card

1 x SMDC & TSO User’s Manual(Option)

1 x TYAN TSO CD

If any of these items are missing, please contact your vendor/dealer for replacement
before continuing with the installation process.

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About this Manual

This manual is designed to provide the basic information for the SMDC M3291/3295. It
includes the introduction of hardware, software and general troubleshooting procedures.

Chapter 1: Overview – Includes the basic introduction of SMDC, TSO, OPMA and
M3295, and Server Management.

Chapter 2 and Chapter 3: M3291, M3295 Hardware Information – Introduces the
hardware information, including card features, specification, components, jumper
setting and installation procedure.

Chapter 4: Software Installation – Introduces details on how to install software,
update firmware and configurations, as well as introducing some open source IPMI
software.

Chapter 5: TSO Information – Introduces the software information of TSO (Tyan
System Operator), including features and how SMDC and TSO work.

Chapter 6: Troubleshooting – Provides the general troubleshooting procedures the
users will meet in their daily work, effectively reducing the problems happened in the
process of server management.

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Chapter 1: Overview

Servers today provide the necessary resource for corporate databases, financial and
statistical analysis data, military defense networks, and much more. To act as the heart
and soul of any network, servers must be infallible or near infallible. There must be
competent management of IT resources at all times in order to keep servers and
networks running smoothly and without incident. However, most network and server
administration staff can just provide part of that support, they cannot be present 24
hours a day, 7 days a week, on a constant 365-day calendar.

To help provide a solution for constant vigilance, the server remote management card
eliminates the problem of having an administrator on call at all times. Tyan has the
entire package to manage servers and networks. This makes the Tyan solution one of
the most complete IT resource tools available.

1.1 What are SMDC?

The Tyan Server Management Daughter Card (SMDC) is a powerful, yet cost-efficient,
solution for high-end server management hardware packages. The SMDC provides
remote system monitoring and control even when the operating system is absent or
fails, and empowers server boards with advanced industry standard features. It
effectively enables IT Managers to have remote and multi-interface access to monitor,
control, and diagnosing activities.

The SMDC is powered by an intelligent controller known as the Baseboard
Management Control (BMC). The BMC is a standalone mini-CPU that runs on its own
Real Time Operating System (RTOS) to complete a variety of tasks. Backed by
Renesas reliable H8 technology, systems are consistently monitored and supported.

Unlike regular cards such as AGP cards, network cards or SCSI cards, the SMDC is
not a peripheral card that requires any hardware specific driver. As long as standby
power supports the system, the SMDC will monitor the system.

The Tyan SMDC M3291/3295 provides many diverse methods to communicate with
the hardware. There is flexibility to choose among Keyboard Controller Style (KCS),
Intelligent Platform Management Bus (IPMB) and standard IPMI-Over-LAN
communication as defined in latest IPMI 2.0 specification.
M3291/3295 is compatible with all IPMI-compliant software as well as with the Tyan
System Operator™ (TSO) 2.0 software package. The SMDC hardware is OS­independent and TSO is fully compatible with all major Operating Systems.

1.2 SMDC and TSO

The TSO is software made by Tyan which acts as a front end client that provides
additional functionality for the SMDC. The SMDC and TSO offer remote management
over servers. The remote management gives the ability to monitor and control remote
resources, such as temperature monitoring, fan control, turning system on/off, or
modifying system settings remotely.

The Tyan SMDC

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1.3 OPMA and M3295

OPMA stands for Open Platform Management Architecture which is initiated by
AMD. It defines a common hardware interface between the server platform and its
server management subsystem.

M3295 is OPMA compatible card. It’s also compatible with IPMI 2.0 and has dedicated
management NIC support. Dedicated management NIC provides high performance
and reliability.

M3291 M3295
Interface Tyan 2X25 Connector AMD OPMA
Management NIC Side-band(Shared) Dedicated

The specification is available for download from AMD website

http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_8796_12498,00.html

OPMA spec defines three basic sets of functionality labeled M1, M2, and M3.

M1—The Value Solution

• Main feature = price

• IPMI 1.5 compatible

• No dedicated manageability NIC
M2—Reasonable Price with Security and Performance

• M1 base features plus dedicated management NIC

− Provides high performance and optimal security

• Access to hardware health data through BMC-based web server

− Implies a more powerful BMC CPU core, larger address space, more flash and
RAM

• Remote virtual mass storage
M3—High-End Solution with Graphics Console Redirection

• Features of the M3 functional tier are M2 plus KVMoIP*.

*KVMoIP---Keyboard, Video, and Mouse over Internet Protocol. Used for implementing remote video

consoles on headless (i.e., no local keyboard mouse or display) servers.

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1.4 Features of Tyan Server Management

Monitor various system components remotely

- such as fans, processor temperature, and more

Remote power on and power off

Console redirect

-the ability to view system remotely

Alert and error actions

-such as audible beep, e-mail, power down and reboot

SMDC runs on stand-by power

-the SMDC will continue to function, even if the system is not
powered on

General Features of SMDC

Feature Description

BMC Renesas H8 2167
IPMI Version 2.0 Spec
FRU “Field Replaceable Unit” Information Storage
SDR Sensor Data Record
SEL Sensor Event Log
GPIO “General Purpose Input and Output” lines for future expansion.
IPMB Intelligent Platform Management Bus
IPMI-Over-LAN Remote sensor monitor, host control and system diagnose
Remote Host
Control
Remote Sensor
Monitor

Remote
Diagnostic

BMC Firmware
Update
ASF Alert Standard Forum
TSO Tyan System Operator ™

Power up, down, reset, power cycle or NMI through LAN port

SMDC provides sensor information as long as BMC receives
enough operating power.
SMDC allows for system diagnostic when the system is not in
operation (both intentionally or accidentally) through remote IPMI
command execution.

SMDC supports onboard update of the BMC firmware.

The SMDC M3291/3295 is equipped with the following features:

Hardware Monitoring
Protocol and Standard
Enhanced Authentication
Encryption Support

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Firmware Firewall
Auxiliary Communication Interface
Auxiliary SMBus / I2C buses
Teamed with other IPMB Devices (PMCs and EMCs)
Remote Monitor, Control and Diagnostics
Remote Console Redirect over LAN(SOL)
Sensor Data Record
System Event Log
Field Replaceable Unit Information Storage
Upgrade BMC firmware
“Always Ready”
TYAN System Operator ™ (TSO)
Standard or OEM Drivers

Hardware Monitoring

The latest hardware from TYAN is equipped with Baseboard Management Controller
(BMC) from Renesas H8 which provides not only system monitoring but also remote
manageability. The BMC can always monitor the hardware regardless of how the
operating system is running. With the BMC onboard, any IPMI-compliant software can
monitor, control or diagnose the hardware locally, or from a remote site.

Protocol and Standard

• Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) 2.0

• Remote Management and Control Protocol (RMCP) for IPMI-Over-LAN

• Alert Standard Forum (ASF)

Auxiliary Communication Interface (Other standard devices that the SMDC
communicates with)

• IPMB = Intelligent Platform Management Bus

• LAN = Local Area Network

Enhanced Authentication

Support new algorithms that provide more robust key exchange process for
establishing sessions and authenticating users.

Encryption Support

IPMI message and other payload carried over RMCP+ can be encrypted. This enable
confidential remote configuration of parameters such user passwords and transfer of
sensitive payload data over SOL.

Firmware Firewall

Firmware Firewall is the name for a collection of commands that enable a BMC
implementation to restrict the ability to execute certain commands or functions from a
given interface. This can be used to protect against operations that errant or malicious
software may used to affect the managed system or other systems.

Auxiliary SMBus / I

2

C buses

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The SMDC provides 4 dedicated and independent buses for user expansion. Many
devices including Northbridge, Southbridge, Super I/O, Hardware Monitor, LAN
controller, etc., provide I

2

C communication. These I2C buses bridge the proper

communication between these devices.

Teamed with other IPMB Devices (PMCs and EMCs)

Numerous devices in the market already support IPMB communication. BMC facilitates
the control and management of these devices. PMC stands for Peripheral
Management Controller and EMC stands for Enclosure Management Controller.

Depending on the overall set up of the system, the SMDC could initialize and
communicate with other PMC/EMC residing on the same IPMB bus. Simply connect
the devices to the designated IPMB connector. Available PMC/EMC options include:

• Satellite controller - SCSI RAID controller unit

• Power supply - power supply unit that has a hardware monitoring chip inside

Remote Monitor, Control and Diagnostics

Sensor Monitor

• Voltage

• Temperature

• Tachometers

• Fan Speed Control / PWM

• Chassis Intrusion

Control Command Set

• Power Up

• Power Down

• System Reset

• System Power cycle

• System NMI

• Watchdog Timer

Diagnostic Command Set

• Power-Good Detection

• CPU Voltage Identification (CPU VID)

• ACPI State Detection

• Request Message Redirection through IPMB

• Remote Console Redirection over LAN

Remote Console Redirect over LAN

Remote Console Redirection allows IT managers to effectively control and maneuver
text console of a remote machine. Serial console information goes through the
M3291/3295 SMDC and is processed over the network. TSO software then
reproduces the exact text console at a remote location. For example, someone may
own a group of servers at a remote location and could change options of those servers
from a completely separate location. Another example is that one may log in to the
Linux serial console through M3291/3295 SMDC over the network.
See SMDC installation section for details.

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Sensor Data Record (SDR)

Each sensor has its own corresponding characteristics. They are built according to
IPMI standard to provide users the most information possible about a sensor. Details
such as measuring units and calibration factors are available while they are not
provided in traditional hardware monitoring systems.

SDR is specific to motherboard. Tyan provides a utility to easily upgrade the BMC
firmware to support each motherboard model.

System Event Log (SEL)

A complete history of system events such as POST events are stored and secured in
non-volatile memory. Critical events within the server detected by the BMC are
recorded in the SEL. Certain pre-programmed actions may take place such as system
reboot or system shutdown.

Field Replaceable Unit Information Storage (FRU)

Chassis, Board, Product and other important service information are stored and
secured in an area generally known as FRU.

Upgrade BMC Firmware

The BMC supports Firmware Flash through IPMI firmware commands. The Firmware is
stored in boot block flash part. The boot block section code is normally programmed in­factory and it provides protection against accidental flash failure or power loss.

BMC Firmware may be upgraded from a remote console running Tyan System
Operator (TSO). See TSO section for details.

“Always Ready”

SMDC runs on stand-by power; all monitoring and alerting operations of BMC can
begin full operation by using only standby power.

Tyan System Operator ™ (TSO)

TSO is a software tool created specifically for IPMI-compliant systems with SMDC. It
intends to provide IT managers the ability to monitor, control and diagnose their Tyan
server boards with ease and flexibility in a remote configuration. See Chapter 3:

Software Information for further details.

Standard or OEM Drivers

M3291/3295 can use standard IPMI driver on Windows on LINUX.
Tyan may provide driver support for other third party software at request. Contact your
Tyan support representative for more details.

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1.5 How SMDC and TSO work

The brief descriptions below will help explain how these items function. For further,
more in-depth descriptions, please refer to Chapter 3: Software information.

Agent – a system with SMDC installed
The SMDC is installed in the Agent system that uses a
compatible/supported Tyan motherboard.

Manager – manages the Agent
The Manger is set up to manage the Agent that has the SMDC.
The Manager and Agent should be in same subnet.

Console – communicates with Manager
The Console is used to monitor and control the Agent through the
Manager.

1.6 Operating System Compatibility

SMDC is OS-independent.
And TSO, the remote management software is compatible with the following operation
systems:

Microsoft®
Windows® 2000
Windows® XP (32/64-bit)
Windows® Server 2003 (32/64-bit)

TYAN reserves the right to add support or discontinue support for any OS with
or without notice.

Red Hat®
RH Linux 7.2, 7.3, 8.0, 9.0 (32/64-bit)
Adv. Server 2.1, 3.0, 4.0 (32/64-bit)

SuSE®
SuSE Enterprise Server 8.0, 9.0
(32/64-bit)
Professional 9.0, 9.1, 9.2,9.3,10.1
(32/64-bit)

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Chapter 2: M3291 Hardware Information

2.1 M3291 Card Images

2.2 M3291 Card Layouts

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2.3 M3291 Jumper Setting

Label Header Type/Part Description Pin Layout

J1 HDR25X2_SVM_A SVM Edge

Connector A

J2 COM Port Signal remapped for

M/B COM2 (9Pin
GND)

J3/J4 TX/RX Switch

RTS/CTS Switch

J5 HUDI For ICE debug use
J6 IPMB Connector Connect with I2C0 of

J7 IPMB Connector Connect with I2C1 of

JP1 HDR2 BOOT Mode Close to set BMC in Boot

JP3 HDR2 BMC Reset Close to Set BMC in

JP4 HDR3 5V power backup

BMC Serial redirect

BMC

BMC

Pin 1 DTR
Pin 2 DTR
Pin 3 TX
Pin 4 CTS
Pin 5 RX
Pin 6 RTS
Pin 7 NC
Pin 8 NC
Pin 9 GND
3-5,4-6
Close

1-3,5-7,
2-4,6-8
Close

Pin 1 SDA
Pin 2 GND
Pin 3 SCLK
Pin 4 NC
Pin 1 SDA
Pin 2 GND
Pin 3 SCL
Pin 4 NC

Mode
Pin 1 GPIO56 JP2 HDR2 GPIO56

Pin 2 GND

Reset
Pin 1 GND
Pin 2 5V
Pin 3 GND
Pin 1 GPIO85 JP5 HDR2 GPIO85
Pin 2 GND

BMC serial
connects to
J2
BMC serial
connects to
Serial MUX

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2.4 M3291 Card Installation

Before you begin, please take the following precautions:

(1) Ground yourself properly before removing the SMDC from the antistatic bag.

Unplug the power cord from your computer power supply and then touch a
safely grounded object to release static charge (i.e. power supply case). For

the safest conditions, TYAN recommends wearing a static safety wrist strap.
(2) Hold the SMDC by its edges and do not touch the bottom of the card.
(3) Avoid touching the SMDC components such as IC chips or connectors.
(4) Place the SMDC on a grounded antistatic surface or on the antistatic bag that

the board was shipped in.
(5) Inspect the card for damage.

Note: This installation guide assumes that the user has already completed installing
their motherboard and chassis.

You can install the SMDC card to your motherboard in three easy steps. Make sure
your system is powered off first.

Step 1:

Find the dedicated location to mount the SMDC.
There are four possible ways to mount the SMDC card.

1. Full-size PCI bracket mounting solution 2. Half-size PCI bracket mounting solution

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3. Direct mounting to TYAN Chassis
solution

4. Hard Driver size bracket mounting
solution

Step 2:
Connect 2x25 ribbon cable between Tyan motherboard SMDC connector and Tyan
SMDC J1.

Make sure that the key on the ribbon cable aligns with the key on the connector, and
that the red line on the ribbon aligns with pin 1 of the connector.

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Step 3:
Connect 2x5 ribbon cable between Tyan motherboard COM2 connector and Tyan
SMDC J2. (Check with www.tyan.com

Make sure that the key on the ribbon cable aligns with the key on the connector, and
that the red line on the ribbon aligns with pin 1 of the connector.

SMDC FAQ for J2 connector)

Step 4:

Locate the onboard “SMDC-Link” Network Interface Controller (NIC) on Tyan
motherboard. (M3291 uses one of motherboard onboard NIC for IPMI out-of­band. Before using, please make sure which port M3291 used.
You can refer to http://www.tyan.com/support/html/faq_tso.html
Illustration Picture)

motherboard

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Chapter 3: M3295 Hardware Information

per

3.1 M3295 Card Images

LED

Renesas
H8S2167

J1

Reset Jum

Davicom
DM9000A

3.2 M3295 Jumper Setting

Label Header Type/Part Description Pin Layout

J1 Reset M3295 BMC Reset

Jumper

3.3 Card Installation

Before you begin, please take the following precautions:

(6) Ground yourself properly before removing M3295 from the antistatic bag.

Unplug the power cord from your computer power supply and then touch a

safely grounded object to release static charge (i.e. power supply case). For

the safest conditions, TYAN recommends wearing a static safety wrist strap.
(7) Hold M3295 by its edges and do not touch the bottom of the card.
(8) Avoid touching M3295 components such as IC chips or connectors.
(9) Place M3295 on a grounded antistatic surface or on the antistatic bag that the

board was shipped in.
(10) Inspect the card for damage.

Note: This installation guide assumes that the user has already completed installing
their motherboard and chassis.

You can install M3295 card to your motherboard in three easy steps. Make sure your
system is powered off first.

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Step 1:

Insert the card with a degree about 45º into the OPMA socket on the motherboard.

Step 2:

Press down the card into the socket.

Step 3:

When properly seated, the retention clips lock into position.

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