Dell PowerEdge C5125 Using the Baseboard Management Controller COMMENT COMMENT COMMENT COMMENT COMMENT COMMENT COMMENT COMMENT
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Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supported Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Logging in to the Web User Interface . System Features . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BMC Key Features and Functions . Using the Web UI 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SOL . . . . . . SNMP . . . . . SMTP . . . . . Users . . . . . PEF . . . . . . SSL Certificate Web Session . Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 35 36 37 40 42 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Introduction This section introduces the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) and includes the requirements for web-based graphical user interface (GUI), keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM), and virtual media. Supported Platform PowerEdge C5125 BMC Key Features and Functions The following lists the supported features of the BMC: • Support for IPMI v1.5 and v2.
Web-based GUI is supported on the following browsers: Microsoft Windows: • Internet Explorer 6, 7 or later • Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or later Linux: • Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or later NOTE: Before using the web user interface, ensure that the firewall settings are configured to enable access to the following ports: 8890 (KVM), 9000 (storage), 9001, 9002, and 9003. Logging in to the Web User Interface Enter the IP address or URL (default DHCP\static IP address) into the address bar of the web browser.
NOTE: The default username and password are in lowercase characters. It is advised to change the root password once you have logged in. Click the Help button on the top right corner for assistance. Click Logout to exit. System Features System Information The System Information page enables you to view the BMC firmware version, BIOS version, and Chassis version. Click System Information to view the Remote Management Controller.
Table 1-2. BMC Summary BMC Information Description Device Power Status Current power state of the system. Firmware Revision Dell Remote Management Controller firmware version. Aux Firmware Revision Firmware build number. BIOS Version BIOS version for the system. Firmware Build Time Date the firmware was last flashed in the form: MMM DD YYYY HH:MM:SS BMC Date & Time Current date and time in the form: W, DD M YYYY HH:MM:SS BMC Chipset Dell Remote Management Controller type.
Component Information The Number of CPU Socket field and the Number of Memory Slot field display the total number of the motherboard supported. CPU Information Including CPU ID, Status, Socket, Manufacturer, Model, and Frequency. Memory Information Including Memory ID, Status, Socket, Module Size, Model, and Frequency.
Server Identify The Server Identify page displays the indicator LED status. You can select a Server Identify Operation to control the indicator LED functions. Table 1-3. Server Identify Item Description Current Server Identify Displays the current server identify status: on or off. Status Line (red) Server Identify Operation Select the server identify LED operation: • ON • OFF • Blink Server Identify Timeout You can set the timeout value when you select the Blink operation.
Firmware Update Use the Firmware Update feature to upgrade to the latest firmware version. The following data is included in the BMC firmware package: • Compiled BMC firmware code and data • Web-based user interface, JPEG, and other user interface data files • Default configuration files Updating the BMC Firmware NOTE: Before beginning the firmware update, download the latest firmware version and save it on your local system.
6 Click Start Upgrade. The update might take several minutes. When the update is completed, a dialog box appears. 7 Click OK to close the session and automatically log out. 8 After the BMC resets, click Log In to log in to the BMC again.
Front Panel User Interface The BMC provides control panel interface functionality including indicators (fault, status, and ID LEDs) and buttons (power/ID). Power Button The power button turns the device on and off. The power button has a deferred mechanism. When the DC is off the power button ignores one (1) second or less activation to protect against accidental DC power on. LEDs BMC Heartbeat LED The green LED provides an easy way to indicate that BMC is now enabled.
Table 1-4. LED Status LED Color Status Occurence Note ID LED Blue Off Normal status (by IPMI Chassis Identify command or System ID Button) Turn off the ID LED. 1. ipmitool raw 0x00 0x04 0x00 2. ipmitool raw 0x00 0x04 0x00 0x00 Solid On 1. Via IPMI chassis command. 2. System id button press. Turn on the ID LED. Blinking Via IPMI Chassis Identify command 1. IPMI chassis identify command without request data ipmitool raw 0x00 0x04 1.ipmitool raw 0x00 0x04 0x3c 01 2.
Table 1-5. Blinking Fault LED Conditions Index Sensor Name Event Triggers 1 CPU0_Temp, • Upper Critical Going High. Ambient0_Temp, • Upper Non-Critical Going High.
Index Sensor Name Event Triggers 11 PSU Redundancy Redundancy lost 12 Mixed MB • State detected • KeySlot failed detected System Information System Information The System Information page shows general information about the system including Device Power Status, Firmware Revision, AuxFirmware Revision, Firmware Build Time, BMC Chipset, BIOS Version, and Chassis Version. List FRU The List FRU page shows a list of the detected Field Replaceable Units (FRUs) in the system.
Component Information The Component Information page shows a table of the components. The components can be filtered by category and can be sorted by the column header. The table shows the Socket, Manufacturer, and Model of each component. The Number of CPU Socket field and the Number of Memory Slot field display the total number of the motherboard supported.
Server Health The Server Health page provides information about the server’s health such as sensor readings and the event log. The sensor readings can be shown with or without thresholds in the table. Table 1-6. Server Health Options Button Description Sensor Readings This button allows you to view the readings from the various sensors. Sensor Readings with Thresholds This button allows you to view the readings from the various sensors, with thresholds included in the table.
Sensor Readings The Sensor Readings page shows all sensor readings from the system. NOTE: The sensor type category displays the full sensor (threshold-base) type only. Table 1-7. Sensor Readings Item Description Sensor Type Selection Drop Down Menu This drop down menu allows you to select the type of sensor readings that you want to show in the list.
Table 1-7. Sensor Readings Item Description Show Thresholds Button Clicking Show Thresholds button expands the sensor reading table and also shows the various threshold settings for every sensor.
Table 1-8. Sensor Readings With Thresholds Item Description Sensor Selection Drop Down Menu This drop-down menu allows you to select the type of sensor readings that you want to show in the list. • All Sensors • Temperature Sensors • Fan Sensors Sensor Readings List This field shows the individual sensor’s name, reading and the current status of the sensor. It also shows the following threshold settings for every sensor.
FAN Control and Monitoring The BMC receives all fan tachometers of the threshold base from the chassis controller. The following is the table of the fan speed thresholds. 8 Sled SKU Table 1-10.
Event Log The Event Log page shows the event logs from the managed system. NOTE: If the event log belongs to the OEM SEL Record, the Sensor Type field will display the Manufacturer ID and the Description field will display the raw data of the OEM Defined field. Because these logs are recorded by the OS, and need to be decoded by OS, please use the Windows Event Viewer to get further data. Table 1-12.
Configuration The Configuration menu allows you to access various configuration settings including Alerts, Mouse Mode, Network, SOL, SNMP, SMTP, Users, PEF, SSL, and Web Session settings. Table 1-13. Configuration Options Button Description Alerts Button This button takes you to the Alert list page where you can add, edit or remove alert destinations.
Table 1-13. Configuration Options Button Description SMTP This button takes you to the SMTP settings page where you can configure the SMTP mail server. Users This button takes you to the User List page where you can add, edit or remove users. PEF This button takes you to the PEF list page where you can configure PEF settings including Event Filter Action, Alert Policy Number, Sensor Type, and Event Trigger.
Alerts When BMC sends a platform event, such as an environment warning or a component failure, an alert message may be sent to one or more email addresses / IP addresses. On the Alerts page, you can configure alert destinations. To delete an alert, select it and press Delete. To create a new alert, select a destination address that has not been configured, yet, from the alert table entry and click Modify. To send a test alert, select the alert from the list and click the Send Test Alert button. Table 1-14.
Modify Alert Table 1-15. Modify Alerts Items Description Alert Type You can select the way an alert is sent when it is triggered by an event. • SNMP Trap • Email NOTE: If you select SNMP Trap as the Alert Type, Email Address, Subject, Message is disabled. If you select Email as the Alert Type, Destination IP is disabled. Destination IP Type the SNMP destination IP address into this field, when you select SNMP Trap as the Alert Type.
Mouse Mode On the Mouse Mode page, you can configure the mouse mode options. Table 1-16. Mouse Mode Item Description Current Mouse Mode Absolute or relative NOTE: Whether you chose which of these two modes, it enables you to see two mouse cursors where, one is the redirected host mouse cursor and the other is the actual local mouse cursor. When the single cursor checkbox is selected, the user only see the redirect mouse cursor.
coordinates on your host server. For example, it is recommended to use absolute / relative mouse mode when your host server is running in Windows or Linux. When you choose the relative mouse mode. The redirected host mouse cursor may not overlap with the actual local mouse cursor (depending on the mouse cursor acceleration setting of the host OS). If this situation occurs, it is recommended to select the single cursor checkbox.
Network The Network page allows you to view and modify the network settings. Select whether to obtain an IP address automatically or manually configure one. NOTE: To change any of the settings on the Network Configuration page, you must have permission to configure the BMC. Do not do network configuring when the server is in BIOS mode; the network configuration may be conflict with the BIOS. Table 1-17. Network Item Description MAC Address This field shows the MAC address.
Table 1-17. Network Item Description Use the following DNS IP address This option allows you to configure the DNS IP address with a static IP. The Primary and Secondary DNS Server will become editable when this option is selected. Primary DNS Server Specify the IP address of the preferred DNS server. Secondary DNS Server Specify the alternative IP address to be used when the preferred DNS server is not available. Enable DNS Register BMC When checked, it will register with the Domain Name Server.
VLAN Settings Table 1-18. VLAN Settings Items Description Enable VLAN Enable / disable VLAN function. Note: If enabled, BMC will only accept packets for this channel if they have 802.1q fields and their VLAN ID matches the VLAN ID field. VLAN ID Identification for VLAN Interface. The range of VLAN ID is from 2 to 4094. VLAN Priority The range of VLAN Priority is from 0 to 7 (7 is the highest priority). This field can be set only if user login web page via VLAN interface.
SOL The SOL page allows you to configure the Serial Over LAN settings, select or change pertinent values for each attribute and save any changes. Table 1-19. Serial Over LAN Settings Item Description Enable Serial Over LAN Check this field to enable (checked) or disable (unchecked) Serial Over LAN. Channel Privilege Level Limit Select the IPMI Serial Over LAN (minimum) user privileges: • Administrator • Operator • User Save Use this button to save any settings changes.
SOL Advanced Settings Table 1-20. Advanced SOL settings Item Description Character The amount of time that the BMC will wait before Accumulate Interval transmitting a partial SOL character data package. 1-based 5ms increments. This value must be less than 255. Character Send Threshold The BMC will send an SOL character data package containing the characters as soon as this number of characters (of greater) has been accepted. 1-based units. This value must be less than 255.
SNMP The SNMP page displays the community string page for the SNMP trap server. You can modify the community string and save the new settings. Table 1-21. SNMP Item Description Community String In the field, enter the SNMP community string for the destination IP address. Save Button Use this button to save the new settings.
SMTP The SMTP page allows you to configure the SMTP mail server. Table 1-22. SMTP Item Description Mail Server IP This field allows you to configure the IP address of the SMTP mail server. Save Button Use this button to save your settings.
Users The Users page allows you to view the current list of user for the server. If you would like to delete or modify a user, select their name in the list and click Delete User or Modify User. To add a new user, select an un-configured slot and select Add User NOTE: Only user accounts over administrative rights are allowed to add, edit and delete users, but administrative level privileges still cannot delete root, anonymous and itself.
Add New User This page allows you to enter the required information for a new user. Enter the information for the new user and click the Add button. Press Cancel to return to the user list. Table 1-24. Add New User Item Description User Name Enter a user name in the user name field. Your user name must be a string of 4 to 15 alpha-numeric characters.User names are case-sensitive and must start with an alphabetical character. Password Enter a password in the Password field.
Modify User Table 1-25. Modify User Item Description User Name This field contains the user name being modified. This field cannot be modified. Change Password Box Select this box to change the password. Password Enter a password in the Password field. Your password must be a string of 8 to 20 alpha-numeric characters. NOTE: Use a combination of alphanumeric and special characters for better security. The password is case-sensitive.
PEF The PEF page allows you to configure the platform event filters. The Platform Event Filters List displays the actions that will execute when an event occurs. An event occurs when the status of a system element is outside a set limit. You can select a PEF and press the Modify button to configure it. Or you can press Delete to remove it. Table 1-26. PEF Item Description PEF # The PEF configuration entry number. There are 40 PEF configuration entries in the system.
Modify PEF Change the attributes, and click the Save button to save any changes. If you want to cancel this action, click the Cancel button to return to PEF list page. Table 1-27. Modify PEF Item Description Event Filter Action Check/uncheck the Alert box to enable/disable alert occurs. You can select one of power operation. If event occurs, the power action will perform. • No Power Action • Power Down • Reset • Power Cycle Alert Policy Num Choose the alert policy number of the Alerts List.
SSL Certificate The SSL Certificate page allows you upload a new SSL certificate. NOTE: The SSL page does not support encryption of private keys, for example: DES, AES, etc. Upload unencrypted private key to access support. Table 1-28. PEF Item Description Default Certificate Displays the time of creation of the default certificate. Default Privacy Key Displays the time of creation of the existing privacy key. New SSL Certificate Use the Browse button to select a new certificate to upload.
Web Session The Web Session page allows you to change web session time out values. The default value is 300 seconds. If you don't active web within 300 seconds, the web session will time out and you must login again. Table 1-29. PEF Item Description Never Time Out This option allows the web session never time out. Setting Time Out Seconds This option allows you to configure the web session time out value. The Time Out field will become editable when this option is selected.
Remote Control The Remote Control menu allows you to initiate Console Redirection and to view the Power Control options. NOTE: The Console Redirection page is ONLY enabled in the AST2050 BMC chipset. Console Redirection The Console Redirection page enables you to use the display, mouse, and keyboard on the local management station to control the corresponding devices on a remote managed system. Click on Java Console to launch the Java-based remote console.
Table 1-30. Console Redirection, Java Console Launch Item Description Java Console Use this button to launch the redirection console using Java viewer. Table 1-31.
Table 1-32. Console Redirection Window: Keyboard Menu Item Description Left Windows Key This menu item can be used to act as the left-side key when in Console Redirection. You can also decide how the key should be pressed: • Hold Down • Press and Release Right Windows Key This menu item can be used to act as the right-side key when in Console Redirection.
Table 1-34. Console Redirection Window: Options Item Description Bandwidth The bandwidth usage option allows you to adjust the bandwidth. You can select one of the following: • Auto Detect • 256 Kbps • 512 Kbps • 1 Mbps • 10 Mbps • 100 Mbps (Default Setting) KB/Mouse Encryption Table 1-35. This option allows you to encrypt keyboard inputs and mouse movements sent between the connections.
Power Control The Power Control page allows you to view and control the power of your server. Select one of the options listed in the following table to execute on your server. You are asked to confirm your choice. Upon confirmation, the command is executed and you are informed of the status. Table 1-37. Power Control and Status Menu Item Description Reset Server Option Select this option to reset the server. Power Off Server Immediate Option Select this option to power down the server immediately.
Maintenance The Maintenance menu allows you to perform maintenance tasks on the device including the Firmware Update. Refer to "Firmware Update" on page 11. Languages The Languages menu allows you to select the language for the web application. Select the language from the drop down list and click Apply. NOTE: The web interface needs to reload for the change to take effect.
IPMI 1.5 / 2.0 Command Support List Table 1-38. IPMI Device Global Commands Command NetFn CMD O/M Supported Get Device ID App 01h M Yes Cold Reset App 02h O Yes Warm Reset App 03h O No Get Self Test Results App 04h M Yes Manufacture Test On App 05h O Yes Set ACPI Power State App 06h O Yes Get ACPI Power State App 07h O Yes Get Device GUID App 08h O Yes App 01h M Yes Broadcast Command: Broadcast ‘Get Device ID’ Table 1-39.
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Table 1-39. BMC Device and Messaging Commands Command NetFn CMD O/M Supported Get Channel Cipher Suites App 54h O Yes Suspend/Resume Payload Encryption App 55h O Yes Set Channel Security Keys App 56h O Yes Get System Interface Capabilities App 57h O No Table 1-40.
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Table 1-48. SOL Commands Command NetFn CMD O/M Supported SOL Activating Transport 20h O No Set SOL Configuration Parameters Transport 21h O Yes Get SOL Configuration Parameters Transport 22h O Yes Table 1-49.
