Installation Manual

The agents can automatically provide the link to iLO, or you can manually enter the link on the
Administration→Management page.
Opening the System Management Homepage
1. Navigate to the Information→Insight Agent page.
2. Click the Insight Agent button.
IPMI server management
Server management through IPMI is a standard method for controlling and monitoring the server.
The iLO firmware provides server management based on the IPMI version 2.0 specification,
which defines the following:
• Monitoring of system information such as fans, temperatures, and power supplies
• Recovery capabilities such as system resets and power on/off operations
• Logging capabilities for abnormal events such as over-temperature readings or fan failures
• Inventory capabilities such as identification of failed hardware components
IPMI communications depend on the BMC and the SMS. The BMC manages the interface between
the SMS and the platform management hardware. The iLO firmware emulates the BMC
functionality, and the SMS functionality can be provided by various industry-standard tools. For
more information, see the IPMI specification on the Intel website at http://www.intel.com/design/
servers/ipmi/tools.htm.
The iLO firmware provides the KCS interface, or open interface, for SMS communications. The
KCS interface provides a set of I/O mapped communications registers. The default system base
address for the I/O-mapped SMS interface is 0xCA2, and it is byte aligned at this system address.
The KCS interface is accessible to the SMS software running on the local system. Examples of
compatible SMS software applications follow:
• IPMI version 2.0 Command Test Tool—A low-level MS-DOS command-line tool that
enables hex-formatted IPMI commands to be sent to an IPMI BMC that implements the KCS
interface. You can download this tool from the Intel website at http://www.intel.com/design/
servers/ipmi/tools.htm.
• IPMItool—A utility for managing and configuring devices that support the IPMI version 1.5
and version 2.0 specifications. IPMItool can be used in a Linux environment. You can
download this tool from the IPMItool website at http://ipmitool.sourceforge.net/index.html.
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