Intel® Direct Platform Control Console and Platform Diagnostics User’s Guide Version 4.
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Contents 1 What’s Direct Platform Control Console?............................................................................................1 2 Client Workstation Requirements.........................................................................................................3 3 Server Requirements .............................................................................................................................5 Serial Connections ............................................................
1 What’s Direct Platform Control Console? Direct Platform Control (DPC) console is an application that allows remote server management. Depending on the platform on which you are installing and running DPC, the features can vary. For information on DPC feature availability, refer to Table 2 on page 31. DPC contains a security feature that requires a password entry before initiating a connection to a managed server.
2 Client Workstation Requirements The following lists the minimum internal memory and hard drive space requirement for the client workstation to run DPC: • Windows NT 4.
3 Server Requirements The DPC console connects to servers with server management capabilities (managed servers). Any operating system can be running on the server. If DPC connects to the server using a serial (modem or direct) connection, the server’s Emergency Management Port (EMP) features are used. If DPC connects to the server using a LAN connection, the server’s BMC LAN-Alert (BLA) features are used.
Chapter 3 Server Requirements Do the following steps on the managed server to configure console redirection in BIOS Setup: 1. Press the key while the managed server is booting. 2. Select the System Management menu. 3. Select the Console Redirection menu. 4. For Com Port Address, select COM2 2F8 IRQ3. This is the COM2 port that the Emergency Management Port (EMP) must use. 5. For Baud Rate, select 19.2K. 6. For Flow Control, select CTS/RTS + CD. 7. Save your changes and exit BIOS Setup.
Chapter 3 Server Requirements 5. Use the down arrow to highlight the EMP item and press . 6. Use the arrow keys to do the following: o Set Access Mode to Active o Set Restricted Access Mode to Disable o Set Connection Mode to Modem Connect o Set DCD Mode to Enabled o Set the Baud Rate to 19200 o Set Flow Control to Disabled 7. Set a password for the managed server. Whenever a user tries to connect to the server using a serial connection, they must supply this password to gain access to the server.
4 Starting the DPC Console You can start the DPC Console on the client workstation several different ways. • From a Windows-based operating system you can use Programs Intel Server Control DPC Console selection from the Start menu. • From a running ISC Console you can double-click the icon that represents the DPC Console. • From a shell environment you can use the following command lines: • DPCConsole /modem=[phonenumber], where [phonenumber] is the phone number of the server.
5 Connecting to a Managed Server To connect the workstation running DPC to a managed server, you must first have configured the appropriate connection on the server. For information on how to configure both LAN and serial connections, refer to “Configuring the Connection” on page 5. Follow these steps to connect to a managed server: 1. Start the DPC Console. For information on how to start the DPC Console, refer to “4 Starting the DPC Console” on page 9. 2.
6 Accessing DPC Console Features Use the DPC Console menus or click a toolbar button to access DPC Console features. Menu items and the toolbar change according to the available server features. The user actions in this manual access DPC Console feature by menu item. Some of these actions can also be accessed using the toolbar. The DPC Console help system contains detailed information about user interface features. See the help system for more information.
7 Phonebook The DPC Console provides a phonebook that stores server names, their server phone numbers, their IP addresses for the network card, and their server LAN addresses. The phonebook also allows you to add, modify, or delete phonebook entries. Adding a Server Follow these steps to add a server to the phonebook: 1. Access the Phonebook feature. 2. Enter any string for the server name. 3. Supply a phone number, IP Address, or DNS name (any one will do). 4. Click OK.
8 SEL Manager The System Event Log (SEL) manager allows you to: • View SEL events. • View the properties of the non-volatile storage area for SEL. • Save SEL events to a file. • Print the SEL events to a local printer. • Clear SEL records from the non-volatile storage area on a password protected server. SEL events display as a sequential record of managed server events, one event per row.
9 SDR Manager The Sensor Data Records (SDR) manager allows you to: • View Sensor Data Records. • View the properties of the non-volatile storage area for SDR. • View SDR information in a previously stored file. • Save SDR information to a file. The SDR Manager displays with a navigation (tree view) pane, a presentation (grid) pane and a description pane. Selecting a SDR from the tree view displays the corresponding SDR information in the grid.
10 FRU Manager The Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) manager allows you to: • View some FRU inventory. • View the properties for a FRU. • Save FRU inventory information to a file. The FRU manager displays a hierarchical tree of FRU areas (chassis, product, and board), and detailed inventory information about a selected area. Select an area in the tree to see its associated inventory information in the grid on the right. You can adjust the width of each column in the grid.
11 RSA Manager The Remote Sensor Access (RSA) manager allows you to view server baseboard FRU and SDR information. The RSA manager consists of a navigation pane (tree view) on the left and a property view on the right. The tree view displays all detected sensors. The property view displays sensor status or sensor information for the sensor that is selected in the tree view. Select the appropriate tab to display either sensor status and sensor information.
12 Rebooting to the Service Partition NOTE This feature is not supported on this release of the software. Please refer to the HP web site at http://www.hp.com/ for the latest release. Itanium-based servers: The service partition on this type of server is not a separate partition. It is the presence of service partition files on the existing system partition. This service partition is also sometimes referred to as the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) System Partition.
13 Displaying Configuration Status The Configuration dialog box displays the managed server’s configuration status. You can view this status information whenever the DPC Console is successfully connected to a managed server through the Emergency Management Port (EMP) or through a LAN-based form of the EMP (TCO mode). To display the configuration status, select the Action Configuration Status menu item. Doing so causes the Configuration information box to appear.
14 Disconnecting from a Managed Server To disconnect the workstation running DPC from a managed server, follow these steps: 1. Either click the telephone icon (the one whose receiver is out of the cradle) in the toolbar or select the File Connection Disconnect menu item. 2. Click Yes at the prompt to close the connection.
15 Platform Compatibility Matrix Table 2 lists ISC and DPC features specific to hardware platforms. In the table, columns present grouped platforms while rows describe specific features. More general features, which can consist of multiple specific features, appear in bold type and span an entire row.
Chapter 15 Platform Compatibility Matrix Table 2 Platform Compatibility Matrix (cont.
Chapter 15 Platform Compatibility Matrix Table 2 Platform Compatibility Matrix (cont.
Chapter 15 Platform Compatibility Matrix Table 2 Platform Compatibility Matrix (cont.) Features Platform HP Server rx4610 Enterprise Server Management Console (ESMC) Integration’s 34 LANDesk® Server Manager (LDSM) 6.1 (Linux/UnixWar e servers are not discovered / managed by LDSM Yes HP OpenView Network Node Manager 6.1 No CA Unicenter Framework TNG 2.2 No Web Browser (Microsoft IE 5.X, Netscape 4.
16 Using SR460AC4 Platform Diagnostics The information in this chapter describes how to run and use the Platform Diagnostics application. 1. QUICK START Use the following steps to quickly setup and run tests. For more detailed information on any of the steps, please refer to the remainder of this guide. 1. Boot to the EFI shell. 2. Create a directory "efi\intel\service\diagnostics" on the target such as a hard drive. 3. Copy the distributed FieldDiags binary file (fielddiags.
Chapter 16 Using SR460AC4 Platform Diagnostics Following are some examples that show how to start a field diagnostics test session. This first example works regardless of your current working directory. The software uses the default configuration file and creates a default log file. \EFI\INTEL\SERVICE\DIAGNOSTICS\FIELDDIAGS This next example assumes your working directory is "\EFI\INTEL" and specifies a custom configuration file named "MYCONFIG.
Chapter 16 Using SR460AC4 Platform Diagnostics Because of space limitations, the test area of the screen displays only eight of the ten tests at a time. Using the arrow keys will cause the test display to scroll completely through the list. NOTE You must select all the tests you want to run before you run the tests (highlighting and executing the application option). 6. SETTING TEST PARAMETERS You can define two parameters for test execution: loops and test time.
Chapter 16 Using SR460AC4 Platform Diagnostics to keep an existing default log file you must rename or copy the file before invoking the diagnostic tests a subsequent time. When you run subsequent tests within the same diagnostic test session the software appends information to the existing log file. As an alternative to renaming or moving a default log file, you can use the LOG command-line option when you invoke the diagnostic test software to create and place the generated log file.
