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Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users who intend to integrate Supermicro’s unique IPMI 2.0 Management Utility card into their systems. It provides detailed information for the application and use of the AOC-1UIPMI-B, AOC-IPMI20-E, AOC-1UIPMI-LANG and AOC-LPIPMI-LANG add-on cards that supports remote access for system monitoring, diagnosis and management.
AOC-IPMI User’s Manual Table of Contents Preface About This Manual ........................................................................................................ iii Manual Organization ..................................................................................................... iii Conventions Used in the Manual: ................................................................................. iii Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview .....................................................
Table of Contents Delete System .............................................................................................. 3-15 Modify Group ............................................................................................... 3-15 Delete Group ................................................................................................ 3-16 Join a Group ................................................................................................ 3-16 Disjoin a Group ....................
AOC-IPMI User’s Manual 3-11 Text Console Redirection (SOL, Serial Over LAN) ...................................... 3-30 SOL for IPMI 2.0 .......................................................................................... 3-30 For Windows 2003: ....................................................................................... 3-31 For Linux: ......................................................................................................
Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview This user's manual covers the AOC-1UIPMI-B, AOC-IPMI20-E, AOC-1UIPMI-LANG and AOC-LPIPMI-LANG add-on cards. These cards are highly efficient, highly compatible and easy-to-use IPMI cards.
AOC-IPMI User’s Manual 1-3 Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (Technical Support) Web Site: www.supermicro.com Europe Address: Super Micro Computer B.V. Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands Tel: +31 (0) 73-6400390 Fax: +31 (0) 73-6416525 Email: sales@supermicro.
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before any warranty service will be rendered. You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number. When returning to the manufacturer, the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton, and mailed prepaid or hand-carried.
AOC-IPMI User’s Manual 1-5 Checklist If your shipping package came with missing or damaged parts, please contact Supermicro’s technical support. Please refer to the following checklist when contacting us. • AOC-1UIPMI-B, AOC-IPMI20-E, AOC-1UIPMI-LANG or AOC-LPIPMI-LANG. • CDR IPMI: One installation CD. • White box with correct barcode label and correct add-on card part number.
Chapter 1: Introduction • • Control through OS: • Shutdown • Reboot • Power cycle Control directly through buttons on chassis: • Reset • Power down • Power up • Power cycle • Supports SNMP trap (multiple destinations) • Console Redirection (text only) through LAN 1-5
Chapter 2: Installation Chapter 2 Technical Specifications and Hardware Installation 2-1 Configuration The AOC-1UIPMI-B, AOC-IPMI20-E and AOC-LPIPMI-LANG add-on cards share LAN1 on the motherboard for IPMI traffic. 2-2 Components AOC-1UIPMI-B Figure 1-1: AOC-1UIPMI-B 2 C66 U28 U30 D9 U32 D10 JPCIE1 3 U27 U31 U34 1 Y1 U16 Figure 1-2: AOC-1UIPMI-B Front Layout AOC-1UIPMI-B Front Component and LED Descriptions #1. Activity LED #2. Processor Reset LED #3.
AOC-IPMI User’s Manual 1 Figure 1-3: AOC-1UIPMI-B Rear Layout #1: BMC Chip 2-2
Chapter 2: Installation AOC-1UIPMI-LANG Figure 1-4: AOC-1UIPMI-LANG 1 Figure 1-5: AOC-1UIPMI-LANG Layout AOC-1UIPMI-LANG Front Component and LED Descriptions #1.
AOC-IPMI User’s Manual AOC-IPMI20-E Figure 1-6: AOC-IPMI20-E 2 + + D10 D9 3 JP7 1 Figure 1-7: AOC-IPMI20-E Layout AOC-IPMI20-E Front Component and LED Descriptions #1. BMC Chip #2. Activity LED #3.
Chapter 2: Installation AOC-LPIPMI-LANG Figure 1-8: AOC-LPIPMI-LANG 4 2 3 1 Figure 1-9: AOC-LPIPMI-LANG Layout AOC-LPIPMI-LANG Front Component and LED Descriptions #1. BMC Chip #2. Activity LED #3. Processor Reset LED #4.
AOC-IPMI User’s Manual 2-3 LED Descriptions #2. Activity LED Indicator Activity LED Indicator Table Activity LED (marked #2 above), located on the card, indicates the functionality and activity of the card. The blinking of the Activity LED indicates that the add-on card is active. See the table on the right for details. Activity LED (D1) On (Blinking) Card is active Off Card is not active #3. Processor Reset LED The LED will blink for a fraction of a second when the BMC card is reset.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-5 Installation Safety Guidelines To avoid personal injury and property damage please carefully follow all the safety steps listed below when installing the AOC-1UIPMI-B, AOC-IPMI20-E or AOCLPIPMI-LANG add-on card into your system. ESD Safety Guidelines Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic components. To prevent damage to your system, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD.
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Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Chapter 3 Software Application and Usage With an independent I/O processor embedded in Hitachi’s Renesas H8S System Chip, the AOC-1UIPMI-B, AOC-IPMI20-E and AOC-LPIPMI-LANG add-on cards allow the user to access, monitor, manage and interface with systems that are in remote locations via LAN. The necessary utilities for the access and configuration of the add-on card are included on the Supermicro bootable CDs that came with your card.
AOC-IMPI User’s Manual 3-1 BMC Firmware Update 1. Shut down the system and unplug the AC power cord. 2. Insert the BMC card. 3. A: If you use a supplied CD-ROM, follow the steps below: • • Turn on your computer and put the IPMI CD into the CD-ROM drive. You will see the following prompt. You can choose option 1 to automatically detect the model number of the motherboard and flash the IPMI card or choose 2 if you know the model number of your motherboard. Step 1. Selelct IPMI 2.
Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Step 2. Select the firmware upgrade tool version. RMCP (Remote Management Control Protocol) is a request-response protocol that allows the transfer of IPMI messages and other types of payloads to an IPMI-based BMC over IP. RMCP+ is an enhanced protocol that offers enhanced authentication, encryption, discovery, and the ability to carry additional types of traffic payloads. Step 3. Select the motherboard model number.
AOC-IMPI User’s Manual Step 1. Place the CD in your computer (Windows should have been installed). If you have autorun enabled, you will see the following screen (see below). Otherwise double click on the CD-ROM icon in your ‘My computer’ window, and it will bring up the screen below. Step 2. Click on ‘Make BMC Firmware Upgrade Diskette’. Step 3. Follow the instructions on the next screen and choose your motherboard from the list provided.
Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Note: Please have a 3.5 floppy ready to be inserted. Step 4. When prompted, place floppy into your floppy drive. Step 5. When floppy drive is written with the files, remove the floppy and place it in the floppy drive of your computer with the IPMI card installed. Step 6. Turn on the computer which has the IPMI card. Ensure that the floppy is on the top in boot priority. Once the computer is booted from the floppy, it will start flashing the firmware.
AOC-IMPI User’s Manual -dhcp off Disable the DHCP -g Show Gateway IP -g IP Set Gateway IP (format: ###.###.###.###) -r BMC cold reset -garp on Enable the Gratuitous ARP -garp off Disable the Gratuitous ARP -fd Reset to the factory default Note: Not all functions will be available. 3-2 Overview of IPMI View IPMI View is management software based on IPMI specification version 1.5 - 2.0. IPMI View sends IPMI messages to and from the BMC (Base Management Card) on a remotely managed system.
Chapter 3: Troubleshooting a) Installing the IPMIView: i) For Windows: Select “Install IPMIView” from auto-run windows to install IPMIView. You may also select IPMIView20setupwin32.exe” in the “IPMI SOLUTION/Windows/ Administrator” directory. ii) For Linux: Select “IPMIView20setuplinux.bin” in the “IPMI SOLUTION/Linux/Administrator” directory.
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AOC-IMPI User’s Manual 3-4 System Management The following screen shows the main functions of the IPMI View screen. From this screen, the user can manage the features of the IPMI View software. Figure 2-1 Note: This screen is only a model of the System Management. As shown in Figure 2-1, there are several components in the IPMI View window (Figure 2-2): • • • • • • • Menu Bar: Contains functions allowing you to add/delete systems or groups and save configurations.
Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Figure 2-2 Step 1. As shown in Figure 2-3, click “File>New…>System” to add a new system to IPMI View. An “Add a new system…” dialog box will pop up as shown in Figure 2-4.
AOC-IMPI User’s Manual Figure 2-4 Step 2. As shown in Figure 2-4, in the “Add a new system” dialog box, type in the desired System Name for the managed system and the correct IP address, as well as a description. Then click OK. Figure 2-5 Step 3. As shown in Figure 2-5, To maintain systems easier, the manager may categorize managed systems into different groups. A system may be included in multiple groups. The default group is IPMI Domain.
Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Figure 2-6 Step 4. As shown in Figure 2-6, IPMI View includes a function that allows the user to collect candidate system information in order to build their information into a System List (see Figure 2-6). User may specify the IP range to search any possible system that has either IPMI 1.5 or IPMI 2.0 capability. After the candidate system information is collected, the user may add systems into a System List by IP addresses, or by a given Prefix name.
AOC-IMPI User’s Manual Figure 2-7 Step 5. As shown in Figure 2-7, Reload Configuration From the pull-down menu, click “File>Reload Configuration” to load the previous saved configuration. Save Configuration From the pull-down menu, click “File>Save Configuration” to save the current IPMI View configuration. To exit IPMI View from the pull-down menu, click “File>Exit” or press Alt-F4 when the IPMI View is running. Note: Remember to save your configuration before exiting.
Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Figure 2-8 Step 6. As shown in Figure 2-8, Modify System Select a system in the System Window you want to modify and then click “Edit>Modify…>System” from the pull-down menu shown in Figure 2-7 to modify it. You can also right click on a system in the System Window, and then select “Modify” in the pop-up menu to modify it.
AOC-IMPI User’s Manual Delete Group Select a group in the Group Window you want to delete and then click “Edit>Delete… >Group” from the pull-down menu shown in Figure 2-7 to delete it. You can also right click on a group in the Group Window, and then select ”Delete” in the pop-up menu to delete it. Join a Group Select a group in the Group window and select a system in the System Window, then click “Edit>…Join…” from the pull-down menu shown in Figure 2-7 to have the selected system join the desired group.
Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Or - right click on the system in the System Window you want to close and select “Close Session” in the pop-up menu to close it. When closing a session, a session will not be closed until 1) replies have been received for all outstanding packets or 2) all outstanding packets have timed out. 3-5 Login In Figure 3-1, double click the system in the System Window you want to manage.
AOC-IMPI User’s Manual Figure 3-0 Note: The default Login ID is “ADMIN”,,which has the default password of “ADMIN”. Both the Login ID and Password are case-sensitive. In the IPMI design, an MD5 algorithm will encrypt the password when it is transmitted through the network. Once the password is confirmed, IPMI View will show a CONNECTED symbol, and all available function pages will be shown as seen in Figure 3-0.
Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Figure 3-1 Note: In order to reduce overhead on the managed system, all pages will not refresh automatically. The user must refresh manually as needed.
AOC-IMPI User’s Manual Clicking the IPM Device tab of the IPMI View management session in the Viewing Window (shown in Figure 3-2) will display some information and functions of the system’s BMC firmware. Device Information This shows the revision levels of the BMC and IPMI firmware. ACPI System Power State This shows the managed system’s power state. If the managed system is in a power-off state, the green light will be off. This status will update automatically every five seconds.
Chapter 3: Troubleshooting The Power Cycle function will shut down the managed system for a few seconds and then power up the system. Graceful power control will send an event to the System Event Log (next section). If no more memory space is left for the incoming event, graceful power control will not function. Chassis Power Control (Administrator and Operator only) This function is used to forcibly control the power state of the managed system’s chassis.
AOC-IMPI User’s Manual 3-7 System Event Log Figure 3-3 Clicking on the Event Log tab of the IPMI View management session in the Viewing Window (shown in Figure 3-3) gives you detailed information on the System Event Log for the BMC. It shows the System Event Log version, number of log entries, free space for the System Event Log and the times of recently added and recently erased System Event Logs.
Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Timestamp The time the event happened. Sensor Type This could be health sensors or a system event. Event Type The event description. Because the BMC communicates with the NIC on the mainboard via a slow channel, requesting only the events you need to see is recommended. Choosing “all” to get hundreds of event entries will result in a very long delay. Clear System Event Log Clicking the Clear All Entries button clears the logged system events on the BMC.
AOC-IMPI User’s Manual 3-8 Sensors Figure 3-4 Clicking on the Sensors tab of the IPMI View management session in the Viewing Window (as shown in Figure 3-4) provides you with detailed information on the sensors monitored by the BMC. It shows the reading of supported voltages and fan speeds and temperatures monitored by the BMC.
Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Hide Inactive Item IPMI View gets predefined sensor information from the mainboard. Some items may be not installed for different configurations. For example, there will be no CPU fan if using a passive CPU heat sink, and only one CPU on a dual CPU mainboard that has only a single CPU installed. The first time the sensors page is shown, IPMI View will hide inactive items (the default setting) if any.
AOC-IMPI User’s Manual Figure 3-6 3-9 BMC Setting (Administrator only) Figure 3-7 3-26
Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Clicking on the BMC Setting tab of the IPMI View management session in the Viewing Window (as shown in Figure 3-7) gives you detailed information on the BMC LAN Configuration, SNMP trap configuration and serial communication port of the BMC. In order to support the power-down state management capability under the IPMI specification, the manager has to configure the proper MAC address for each IP address.
AOC-IMPI User’s Manual text field and the IP address and MAC address in the SNMP Trap Receivers table in the SNMP group, and then click the Update button. The SNMP Trap may have multiple destinations. When any critical error occurs, an SNMP trap packet will be sent to all receivers in the list. To remove an SNMP receiver, you may change both IP and MAC addresses to 0.0.0.0 and 00:00:00:00:00:00 respectively, and then click Update.
Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Figure 3-8 FRU The user can find useful information about the board and product, such as the serial number, part number and part name of the board and product.
AOC-IMPI User’s Manual 3-11 Text Console Redirection (SOL, Serial Over LAN) Figure 3-9 On the Text Console tab of the IPMI View management session in the Viewing Window (as shown in Figure 3-9), there is a function for you to remotely control the managed system in a text mode console. Click the Start button to start the text console redirection. During control, click the Re-synch button to synchronize the text console with the managed system if you think the screen is not shown properly.
Chapter 3: Troubleshooting For Windows 2003: 1. Enable Console Redirection in BIOS, and set it to COM 2 (or COM B) 2. Modify boot.ini in C:\. Boot.ini is a hidden file. Below is an example of boot.ini [boot loader] redirect=com2 redirectbaudrate=19200 timeout=30 default=multi(0)di sk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)parti tion(1)\WINDOWS=”Windows Server 2003, Standard” / fastdetect /redirect For Linux: 1. BIOS POST: (i) Enable “Console Redirection” in BIOS Setup.
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Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 4-1 1. Frequently Asked Questions Question: How do I configure the IMPI add-on card? Answer: Boot from the supplied CD with your IPMI card. The CD will auto-detect motherboard type and flash IPMI card. You can use the ipmicfg.exe utility to configure the IP address and MAC address of the IPMI card. 2.
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