ASWM Enterprise System Web-based Management User Manual
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Contents About this guide........................................................................................... v Getting Started 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Introduction to ASWM Enterprise................................................ 1-2 1.1.1 How ASWM Enterprise works.......................................... 1-2 1.1.2 Supported OS platforms.................................................. 1-3 ASWM Enterprise installation...................................................... 1-5 1.2.
Contents 3.6.5 3.6.6 BIOS.............................................................................. 3-18 DataBase....................................................................... 3-18 Client Monitor Information 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 4.11 4.12 Monitor Overview.......................................................................... 4-2 HW Sensor..................................................................................... 4-4 4.2.1 Setting thresholds..............
About this guide Audience This user guide is intended for system integrators, and experienced users with at least basic knowledge of configuring a server. Contents This guide contains the following parts: Chapter 1: Getting Started This chapter introduces the ASWM Enterpirse, and tells how to install and uninstall it under Windows platform. Chapter 2: Deployment Management This chapter describes how to deploy ASWM Enterprise agents and remove agents through AD or manually.
Conventions To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task. IMPORTANT: Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task. NOTE: Tips and information to aid in completing a task.
Chapter 1 Getting Started This chapter introduces the ASWM Enterprise, and tells how to install and uninstall it under Windows platform.
1.1 Introduction to ASWM Enterprise Welcome! Thank for buying our server products bundled with ASWM Enterprise System Web-based Management software. The ASWM Enterprise is a proprietary server management solution that gives a vital distinction to our servers. In server management, system stability is a major factor, with efficiency, costeffectiveness, and convenience following close behind. To comply with this, we have created a reliable and user-friendly ASWM Enterprise monitoring tool.
1.1.2 Supported OS platforms The ASWM Enterprise agent supports the following operating systems, You can choose the appropriate package depending on the primary OS installation of your server.
The ASWM Enterprise web pages are fully compatible with W3C HTML 4.0/DOM standard. The web browsers with Microsoft Silverlight support can work with ASWM Enterprise: OS Internet Internet Internet Internet Internet Firefox Safari Explorer Explorer Explorer Explorer Explorer 6 3.
1.2 ASWM Enterprise installation You can install ASWM Enterprise in Windows platform. Proceed to the succeeding sections for the instructions that are applicable to your operating system. 1.2.1 ASWM Enterprise main server requirement System Requirement • Microsoft SQL Server 2005 or above (Including Express version) SQL Server 2005 ~ SQL Server 2008 r2 sp2 • Web Server IIS 6 or above • .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 • .NET Framework 4.
1.2.2 Installing ASWM Enterprise Any user with administrator privileges on the local system can install ASWM Enterprise. To install ASWM Enterprise in Windows: 1. Insert the support DVD into the optical drive and click ASWM Enterprise V1.3.7. Ensure that your system meets the requirements metioned in the previous page. 1-6 2. The ASWM Enterprise Setup program wizard appears. Click Next to continue. 3. Click Next to start installation.
4. The system is installing ASWM Enterprise. 5. The system is checking the installation requirements. Click Next to continue. 6. Select an Authentication type and click Connection Test to proceed.
1-8 7. After passing the Connection Test, click OK and Next to continue. 8. When the installation completes, click Close to exit the wizard.
1.3 Uninstalling ASWM Enterprise 1.3.1 Uninstalling from Windows To uninstall ASWM Enterprise from a Windows platform: 1. Click Start > All Programs > ASWM Enterprise > Uninstall. 2. The system automatically uninstalls ASWM Enterprise.
1.4 Login ASWM Enterprise To login ASWM Enterprise: 1-10 1. Double-click the ASWM Enterprise shortcut on the desktop when you login from the local server. If you login from the remote server, enter the ASWM Enterprise website (http://HostName(IP)/ aswment) through the web browser. 2. Click Enter. 3. Enter your Name and Password. Click Login to enter ASWM Enterprise. • The default login name: Administrator, password: aswm. Note that the login name and password are case sensitive.
Limitation when logining as a User • Only limited functions, including Monitor and Account Management are available. • HW Sensor is read-only. You cannot customize the threshold. • You cannot delete the EventLog, but you are allowed to use the Advanced Search function. • Utilization is read-only. You cannot customize the threshold. • You can check the information of the installed software, but Service of starting, restarting or stopping the selected service is unavailable.
1.5 The main page The main control panel of the ASWM Enterprise user interface is displayed as shown. 1 6 2 4 5 3 1-12 1 Full screen view : Click this banner to switch to the full screen view and press to return to the normal window view. You cannot input text in the full screen view. 2 Function buttons : The overall functions of ASWM Enterprise, inlcuding health monitoring, account management, deployment management, centralized management, and server configuration.
This chapter describes how to deploy ASWM Enterprise agents and remove agents through AD or manually.
2.1 Deploying new ASWM Enterprise agent Install new ASWM Enterpise agents on computer and add them the ASWM Enterprise server for convenient management, monitor and control. ASWM Enterprise client agent system requirement - .NET Framework 3.
2. Click Deploy New ASWM Enterprise Agent. 3. The wizard will guide you through the deployment process. Click Start to continue.
4. Select Automatically Scan the Active Directory and click Next to continue. The system will automatically scan the directory for agents. 5. Select a Domain and click Scan to start scanning. Click Enable Group and select a desired group to downsize the scanning range. Doing so shortens the time for agent deployment.
6. Enter the Name and Passowrd to login as the AD Administrator. 7. The system starts scanning.
8. Click wanted computers to deploy agents and click Start. The computer must be listed as Support in the SupportStatus field. Click the computer that shows Not Support, the reasons will be shown below. If your wanted computers are listed as Not Support. Double check the followings: 2-6 • If it is a supported model. Refer to the beginning of the section for details. • If it has installed .NET 3.
9. The deployment starts.
2.1.2 Manually deploying the ASWM Enterpise agents To deploy new agents 2-8 1. Click Deployment Management on the left. 2. Click Deploy New ASWM Enterprise Agent. 3. The wizard will guide you through the deployment process. Click Start to continue.
4. Select Manual Deploy the ASWM Enterprise Agent and click Next to continue. 5. Click Add Target PC. You can add the target PC through IP Address or Host Name. Fill in the required fileds and click Scan. You can also click the Import button to import a deploy table manually. 6. Follow the instructions in the previous section to install the agent when the scanning result is shown.
2.1.3 Discover Clients with preload service (ThinClient mode) The ThinClient mode allows you to search for Thin Clients (eg.TC-710) in the same network for multiple client deployment via the ASWM Enterprise. Ensure that the ThinClient has boot up and connected to the same network with the Main Server. 2-10 1. Select Discover Clients with preload service (ThinClient mode) and click Next to search for the ThinClient in the network. 2.
Support: The ThinClient supports ASUS ASWM Enterprise agent. Not Support: The ThinClient has probably already installed ASUS ASWM Enterprise agent. Please remove it and re-install the agent. 3. Click Discovery to search again. Set the firewall in the Main Server properly since the Discovery function will send broadcast packet through the Main Server. 4. Under the Install column, select the Thin Client, and click Start to install the agent. 5. Wait until the installation process is completed.
2.1.4 Manually Install the ASWM Enterprise Linux Agent OS Support and Requirements • OS Support: RHEL 6.3 32/64 bit RHEL 6.
2.2 Removing ASWM Enterprise agent You are allowed to remove the ASWM Enterprise agents from the main server or in Active Directory. 2.2.1 Scanning the self ASWM main server To remove the existing agents 1. Click Deployment Management on the left. 2. Click Remove ASWM Enterprise Agent.
2-14 3. The wizard will guide you through the uninstallation process. Click Start to continue. 4. Click Scan the self ASWM Enterprise Main Server and click Next to continue. The system will scan the main server.
5. Select the desired computers for agent uninstallation and click Start. You can easily select all computers, all offline computers or all online computers with the checkboxes on the bottom. 6. The server automatically removes the agents on the selected computers. When done, it shows Success. Click Finish to finish the process.
2.2.2 Automatically scanning the Active Directory To remove the existing agents 1. Repeat the step 1—3 in the previous section. 2. ������ Click Automatically Scan the Active Directory and click Next to continue. The system will scan the Active Directory. 3. 2-16 All the computers in Active Directory are shown here, grouped by Support Status.
4. Select the desired computers for agent uninstallation and click Start. 5. The server automatically removes the agents on the selected computers. When done, it shows Success. Click Finish to finish the process.
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This chapter describes the Main Server Functions, including Monitor, Account Management, Deployment Management, Centralized Management, and Server Configuration.
3.1 Monitor The overview screen gives you a quick overall status check for all the computers. You are also allowed to shut down, restart or start the selected computers. To see the monitor overview 3-2 1. Click Monitor on the left. 2. Select a desired group from the Group List. The group clearly shows the information of Client Counts, Connection, Health, and Utilization status.
3. In the Models In the XXX Group, the general monitoring information of all computer in this group is displayed as shown, including Connection status, Model Name, Alias Name, Operating system, BMC WebGUI status, Health status. • The crossed-out BMC card means that the BMC is not installed in that computer. • If the status of BMC WebGUI shows NO, the WebGUI is inaccessible. • When you click BMC WebGUI, a pop-up window appears. Ensure that your web browser does not block the pop-up window.
To shut down or restart the computer 1. Right-click the desired computer. 2. You can select Restart or PowerOFF if the computer appears online. PowerON is available only when the selected computer appears Offline and you have installed BMC card on that computer. You can also power off or restart the selected computer after entering the Monitor.
3.2 Account Management Account Management allows you to see the current login account and edit the account. Only limited functions, including Monitor and Account Management are available when you login as a user. Other functions will be dimmed and become unavailable. 3.2.1 Current Login Account Click Account Management on the left to display the Login Account, Account and Role Privilege tab, than click Login Account tab to display current Login Account.
Editing the Login Account Click Edit Account to edit the login account. Click Save when done. The Account E-Mail shows in the Email Settings of Client Configuration. 3.2.2 Account Click Account Management on the left to display the Login Account, Account and Role Privilege tab, than click Account tab to display Account Role and Account Role members of the account information.
You can click Add Account to add a new accont. In Edit Acconunt / Add Account of the Account Role section, you can specify the Account Role for this Account. The Administrator also can check / uncheck Account to enable or disable the Account. 3.2.3 Role privilege Click Role Privilege tab to display every role owns right of every model’s function (a check mark indicate enable). Administrator also can Add or modify the Role’s right. (check / unckeck the role’s right of there’s function).
Click “Add New Role” shows as below�. 3.3 Deployment Management You can deploy ASWM Enterprise agents and remove agents through AD or manually. Refer to Chapter 2 for details.
3.4 Centralized Management 3.4.1 BIOS Flash Centralized Management 1. Click Centralized Management on the left and select BIOS Flash Centralized Management. 2. You can simultaneously on multiple Models for BIOS Flash. System will detect the latest BIOS files on ASUS official website and show the latest BIOS version in LaestVersion field. User can use check box to: Select all models which are online and can be update.
2. Click Upadte BIOS button to start BIOS Flash and show all models progress. 3.4.2 1. 3-10 Remote Control Centralized Management Click Centralized Management on the left and select Remote Control Centralized Management.
2. This show will follow the group under each Group based information. 3. Click Connect button can remote control the model. You have to enable the Remote Desktop on your client computer before using the remote control function.
3.4.3 3-12 Power Control Centralized Management 1. Click Centralized Management on the left and select Power Control Centralized Management. 2. You can simultaneously on multiple Models for Power Control. 3. Click Start button to start Power Control and show all models progress.
3.5 Report Management This function allows you to configure report management. 3.5.1 Asset Report Management To configure asset report management: 1. Click Report Management on the left of the screen and select Asset Report Management. 2. View the Asset Tag, Serial Number, Processor, Memory, Disk, RAID and NIC Information.
3. 3-14 Click the Option button to select the field that you want to show in the table.
3.6 Server Configuration You are allowed to do general server configurations, including SMTP server, SNMP Trap, security, etc.. 3.6.1 SMTP Server To set up the SMTP server 1. Setting up the correct SMTP server information if you would like to send the notification through Email. Click Edit SMTP Setting to fill in the fields. 2. Click Send Test E-Mail and enter a receiver's E-Mail to see if the SMTP server has been successfully set up. If so, click Save to save the configuration.
3.6.2 Security You can set the Access Control List, which permits or denies the specific IPs’ access. The ACL settings is based on Cisco router settings. Fill in the blank fields and click Add New ACL Rule to add a IP on the control list. Use the ACL Rule Test on the bottom to test if it has been added successfully. Click Export ACL Rule or Import ACL Rule to export or import ACL Rule. Examples of ACL settings 1. If you want to permit Class C IP addresses 192.168.0.0—192.168.0.255 Rules: 2.
3.6.3 SNMP Trap Fill in the blank fields and click Add Profile to add the SNMP Trap profile. If you would like to edit the profile, click Edit Profile. The SNMP profile information is used for sending notificatiton. 3.6.4 ASWM Group You can add new ASWM Groups or edit the existing groups. The information of computers in each group is displayed when the group is selected. You cannot delete the DefaultGroup and all the clients will be regrouped under DefaultGroup when their groups are deleted.
3.6.5 BIOS The BIOS screen displays all the BIOS cache information. The ASWM Enterprise automatically detect and download the newest BIOS from the ASUS support site. It is more convenient to click the check box on the bottom to select the older version BIOS if you want to remove the older ones. 3.6.6 DataBase You can view the database information of ASWM Enterprise here.
This chapter describes system status and information of the client.
4.1 Monitor Overview You can have detailed monitoring information of each client in realtime. 4-2 1. Click Monitor on the left. 2. Select a desired group from the Group List.
3. Select a desired client for monitoring in the Group 4. The Client Information of the selected computer is displayed as shown.
4.2 HW Sensor Hardware sensors are responsible for voltage, fans, temperature and backplanes monitoring. You can have a realtime notification of each component with colored signals or customize your warning threshold. Return the previous Client Information screen Click to switch sensor tabs. The colored signal and the number indicate the health status of the sensors (critical or warning). Click to set the threshold Scroll down for more sensors Display the realtime value.
4.2.1 Setting thresholds Click the dashboard to customized your own threshold value, including High Critical, High Warning, Low Warning, and Low Critical. To set the threshold 1. Click a desired dashboard for customizing. 2. Move the slider to adjust the threshold value. 3. Click OK to save the configuration. The value of High Warning must be lower than High Critical and the Low Warning must be higher than Low Critical.
4.2.2 Hardware sensor tabs Voltage Scroll down for more voltage dashboards or click Return to the previous Client Information screen. Fan This screen displays the fan status. Click Return to the previous Client Information screen.
Temperature This screen displays the device temperature. Click Return to the previous Client Information screen. Backplane This screen displays the blackplane status, including Drive Presence, Drive Not Exist, Fault, and Rebuild. Click Return to the previous Client Information screen. This tab is only available when your system is equipped with backplanes.
Chassis This screen displays the chassis status. If the chassis of the client computer is opened, the ChassisIntrusion Lock icon will appear unlocked. Click Return to the previous Client Information screen.
4.3 Inventory Inventory shows the general disk info of your installed Hard disk drive, optical disk drive and the connected external disk drive. 4.3.1 Disk Info Disk Information The disk information screen includes Name, Media Type, Status, Manufacturer, Size, S.M.A.R.T Support and S.M.A.R.T Status. Click to show disk information Scroll down for more items.
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4.3.2 Device Manager The Device Manager displays all the devices installed on the client PC. To check device properties 1. Click Device Manager tab on the top. 2. Click the desired category to expand and show the devices. 3. Click the device to show the device properties.
4.4 Event Log ASWM Enterprise automatically creates and records all the significant events happening on your system in the event logs. Click the tabs (ASWM Enterprise, Application, System, and Security) on the top to browse different categories. The level types are Information, Warning and Error. Click a desired log to see the detailed information.
Advanced Search Click Advanced Search to use the Event Log Filter to locate your desired log more quickly. Filtering by Time Span If you select Filter by Time Span, you can decide and search your desired time period for the logs. Filtering by Counts of Record If you select Filter by Counts of Record, you can decide the number of the logs you would like to see. Click the arrow buttons to increase or decrease the number, or you can enter a desired number directly.
Clean EventLog Click Clean EventLog to clear all the event logs stored in your client PCs. Export EventLog Click Export EventLog to export a *.csv file to your client PC.
4.5 Utilization Utilization Sensor shows the utilization status of disk drives, CPU, Memory and Network. You can customized the threshold value of each sensor for sending notifications. 4.5.1 ��������� Partition The Partition screen shows the information of your installed hard disk drives and the connected external storage devices. Move the slider under each disk drive to set the warning threshold. Click to show general information Click to set the threshold value 4.5.
4.5.3 Memory This screen shows the total physical memory, used memory, the available memory, and the memory utilization status. 4.5.4 Network This screen shows the general information of the network and the network utilization status.
4.6 Software Click Auto Refresh to refresh the monitoring screen automatically. 4.6.1 Application Displays all the installed applications on this client and their general information. 4.6.2 Service Displays the status of each installed applications. Right-click a desired service and you can start, restart or stop the selected service. If the Start Mode of the selected service shows Disabled, you cannot control that service.
4.6.3 Process Displays the process of the running applications. To end the process of the running application 4-18 1. Right-click the application that you would like to end the process. 2. Select End Process:XXXXX to stop the application running.
4.6.4 Environment Variables Displays the environment variables. 4.6.5 Export function Click Export button to export a *.csv file.
4.7 Security Security function allows you to manage your USB Flash and Registry Tool safely. USB Flash management Use this function to prevent other users from copying the files in the Client to their USB flash disks. Follow the steps below: 4-20 1. Click USB Flash tab to view the status of the uSB flash disk. 2. Click Edit USB Flash Setting if you want to change the current status. When done, click Save.
Regedit Tool Regedit.exe is a built-in registry editor in Windows OS. To improve the system security, follow the steps to disable the Regedit.exe in Windows OS: 1. Click the Regedit Tool tab to view the status in Regedit Tool. 2. Click Edit Regedit Tool Setting to change the current setting. When done, click Save.
4.8 BMC BMC Information displays the general information of the installed BMC card. This button is available only when you BMC card to the client computer. Click to check or delete the SEL information Left: system message LED Right: system locator LED. Click to turn on/off the locator LED Click to connect BMC Web-GUI • Only when there is an IP Address, you can click to access the BMC WebGUI. • Ensure that your web browser does not block the pop-up window.
SEL Setting allows you to enable or disable the SEL Backup Function, and set the upper limit of SEL usage. When SEL entries in IPMI device reach the upper limit of SEL Usage (in percent), the ASWM Enterprise will backup and then clean them until the remaining occupies a lower ratio (in percent) of SEL usage.
4.9 BIOS Flash BIOS Flash screen displays your current BIOS information and you can configure the settings of BIOS Flash. Click BIOS Flash Type > Manual Upload BIOS ROM File to manually upload the BIOS ROM, or select ASUS BIOS Live Update to automatically detect and download the latest BIOS from ASUS Support Website. • Click Reboot After BIOS Flash if you would like to reboot your system after updating the BIOS.
4.10 Configuration 4.10.1 Information Click Edit Information to relocate this client computer to another group or change its Alias Name. Click Uninstall Client if you want to remove the ASWM Enterprise Agent from this computer. Add or delete groups in Server Configuration > ASWM Group.
4.10.2 Network You can remotely control the network to enable / disable the DHCP, configure IP addresses and DNS, and change the Subnet Mask and Default Gateway. The Enable connection failure recovery setting ensures that if the network configuration test fails, the system will automatically revert to the original network settings.
4.10.3 Notification You can set up the notification types, including sending SNMP Traps and Emails, or you can just keep the event logs. SNMP Trap Setting You can manually enter the Community and Receive Address of SNMP Trap or click the amplifier button to select the built SNMP Trap profile. Email Setting You can select the E-mail address from your contacts or manually enter the E-mail address. Use semicolons if you have more than one receivers.
Customizing notifications for each sensor You can the select the notification methods of each sensor, Hardware and Utilization.
4.11 Remote Control Remote Control allows you to open the Remote Desktop and control the client remotely. 1. Click Connect to allow the Remote Desktop Connection. 2. Cofirm the name of the remote computer and click Connect to start the connection. You have to enable the Remote Desktop on your client computer before using the remote control function.
4.12 ThinClient features When monitoring a ThinClient, the Function Area will be different from that of a Server’s function area in the following: 1. HW sensor changes to EWF (see below) 2. BMC changes to Security (see below) The ThinClient is powered on through WOL, ensure that the Switch / Router can forward WOL packet.
4.12.1 EWF (Enhanced Write Filter) When monitoring the ThinClient, you can view and configure the EWF (Enhanced Write Filter). EWF (Enhanced Write Filter) function protects one or several partitions against from being writting in. To configure the EWF: 1. Click Edit Setting to configure EWF. The background turns to yellow and the EWF become configurable.
2. Double-click the Partition that you want to change the EWF. When the EWF configuration dialog box appears, select different options from the Pending Command dropdown list to change the partition’s EWF status, including: • No Command: Keeps current EWF or removes the previous Pending Command). • Enable: Enables EWF. • Disable: Disables EWF. • Commit And Disable: Write the changes of all the files to the hard drive and disable EWF. 3. 4-32 When finish, click Save to save the changes.
Configure HORM (Hibernate Once, Resume Many) 1. You can configure HORM while setting EWF. Ensure to enable EWF of each partition when enabling HORM function. While enabling the HORM function, put the system to hibernate mode.. 2. After finish configuring EWF and HORM, click Save and the Client settings will update immediately. The Client may reboot for one or several times for the EWF configuration to take effect.
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This appendix includes a glossary of terms used in this document.
A.1 Glossary Community Users can define their own SNMP trap community for a clearer categorization and convenient management of SNMP traps. Backplane A circuit board with sockets in which additional devices can be plugged. Event Notifier This sends a message to administrators/users When sensors detect changes in the system. IIS Internet Information Server. A web server built into Windows NT and later. IPMI Intelligent Platform Management Interface.
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Agent Type Win (Server) Win (TC) Linux Automatically Deploy • • Deploy New Manually Deploy • • Agent Discover Clients with • Deployment preload service Management Remove Agent on • • • main server Remove Agent Remove Agent by • • Scanning the AD BIOS Flash • Centralized Remote Control • • Management Power Control • • • Basic Information • • • Processor • • • Memory • • • Report Asset Report Management Management Disk • • • RAID • • • NIC • • • Function Category A-4 Modules Sub-items Appendix: Reference
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ASUS contact information ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) Address Fax Web site Technical Support Support fax General support Online support 800 Corporate Way, Fremont, CA 94539, USA +1-510-608-4555 http://usa.asus.com +1-812-284-0883 +1-812-282-2787 http://support.asus.com/techserv/techserv.aspx ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria) Address Fax Web site Online contact Technical Support Telephone Support Fax Online support Harkort Str.
