User ManualTable of ContentsContents3Preface11Purpose and target groups of the manual12Functions of the iRMC S2/S3 (overview)13Communication interfaces of the iRMC S2/S319Communication protocols used by the iRMC S2/S320IPMI - technical background21DCMI (Data Center Management Interface)29Changes since the previous versions of the manual30ServerView Suite link collection33Documentation for ServerView Suite34Notational conventions35Logging on to the iRMC S2/S3 for the first time37Requirements37iRMC S2/S3 factory defaults38Logging into the iRMC S2/S3 web interface39Configuring the iRMC S2/S341Configuring the LAN interface of the iRMC S2/S341Prerequisites42Connected to the correct LAN port?42Interaction between the IP addresses of the iRMC S2/S3 and the system43Access from a different subnet43Configuring the LAN interface: Configuration tools43Configuring the LAN interface using the BIOS / TrustedCore / UEFI setup utility44Configuring the LAN interface of the iRMC S2 by using the BIOS / TrustedCore setup utility44Configuring the LAN interface of the iRMC S3 by using the UEFI setup Utility46Testing the LAN interface47Configuring text console redirection via LAN using the BIOS / TrustedCore / UEFI setup utility48Configuring text console redirection for the iRMC S249Configuring text console redirection for the iRMC S353Using console redirection while the operating system is running55Configuring and using the serial interface of the iRMC S2/S357Configuring the serial interface of the iRMC S258Configuring the serial interface using of the iRMC S360Using the Remote Manager (Serial) interface62Configuring the iRMC S2/S3 over the iRMC S2/S3 web interface63Configuring the LAN parameters63Configuring alerting64Configuring text console redirection64User management for the iRMC S2/S365User management concept for the iRMC S2/S366User permissions68Local user management for the iRMC S2/S370Local user management using the iRMC S2/S3 web interface70Local user management via the Server Configuration Manager71SSHv2 public key authentication for iRMC S2/S3 users72reating public and private SSHv2 keys73Loading the public SSHv2 key onto the iRMC S2/S3 from a file77Configuring PuTTY and the OpenSSH client for using the public SSHv2 key79Example: Public SSHv2 key84Advanced Video Redirection (AVR)85Requirements: Check the AVR settings86Using AVR88Using a low bandwidth89Parallel AVR sessions89Local Monitor Off" function90Redirecting the keyboard91Redirecting the mouse93Synchronizing the mouse pointer93Managed Windows server: Adjusting the settings for synchronization of the mouse pointers95Managed Linux server: Adjusting the settings for synchronization of the mouse pointers98Menus of the AVR window101Extras menu102Remote Storage menu105Power Control menu106Languages menu107Preferences menu108Remote Storage111Providing remote storage at the remote workstation113Starting Remote Storage114Provision of storage media for emote Storage117Connecting storage media as remote storage121Clearing Remote Storage connections125Removing the storage medium126Providing remote storage via a Remote Storage server127Installing the Remote Storage server128Remote Storage server execution modes129Configuring, starting and exiting the Remote Storage server130iRMC S2/S3 web interface135Logging into the iRMC S2/S3 web interface136Required user permissions138Structure of the user interface143System Information - Information on the server146System Overview - General information on the server147System Component Information - Information on the server components152BIOS - Backing up/restore BIOS settings, flashing BIOS155Backup/Restoration - Saving/Restoring BIOS single parameter settings to/from a file155Backing up single BIOS parameters in ServerView® WinSCU XML format156Restoring single BIOS parameters in ServerView® WinSCU XML format157BIOS - Updating BIOS via "upload from file" or via TFTP159iRMC S2/S3 - Information, firmware and certificates164iRMC S2/S3 Information - Information on the iRMC S2/S3165Save iRMC S2/S3 Firmware Settings - Save firmware settings169Certificate Upload - Load the DSA/RSA certificate and private DSA/RSA key172Generate a self-signed Certificate - Generate self-signed RSA certificate179iRMC S2/S3 Firmware Update181Power Management186Power On/Off - power the server up/down187Power Options - Configuring power management for the server191Power Supply Info - Power supply and IDPROM data for the FRU components198Power Consumption199Power Consumption Configuration - Configure power consumption of the server200Current Power Consumption - Show the current power consumption206Power Consumption History - Show server power consumption207Sensors - Check status of the sensors211Fans - Check fans212Temperature - Report the temperature of the server components215Voltages - Report voltage sensor information217Power Supply - Check power supply218Component Status - Check status of the server components220System Event Log and Internal Event Log223System Event Log Content - Show information on the SEL and the SEL entries224Internal Event Log Content - Show information on the internal eventlog and the associated entries227Event Log Configuration - Configure IPMI SEL and internal event log230Server Management Information - Configuring the server settings233Network Settings - Configure the LAN parameters238Network Interface Settings - Configure Ethernet settings on the iRMC S2/S3239Ports and Network Services - Configuring ports and network services245DNS Configuration - Configuring DNS for the iRMC S2/S3249Alerting - Configure alerting253SNMP Trap Alerting - Configure SNMP trap alerting254Serial / Modem Alerting - Configure alerting via modem255Email Alerting - Configure email alerting257User Management263iRMC S2/S3 User - local user management on the iRMC S2/S3263New User Configuration - Configuring a new user265User “<name>” Configuration - User configuration (details)266Directory Service Configuration (LDAP) - Configuring the directory service at the iRMC S2/S3273Configuring iRMC S2/S3 for Microsoft Active Directory276Configuring iRMC S2/S3 for Novell eDirectory / OpenLDAP / OpenDS280Centralized Authentication Service (CAS) Configuration - Configuring the CAS Service286Console Redirection - Redirecting the console292BIOS Text Console - Configure and start text console redirection292BIOS Console Redirection Options - Configure text console redirection293Text Console Redirection (via Serial over LAN) - Start text console redirection295Text console redirection while the operating system is running300Advanced Video Redirection - Start Advanced Video Redirection (AVR)302Remote Storage312Operating iRMC S2/S3 via Telnet / SSH (Remote Manager)315iRMC S2/S3 via Telnet/SSH (Remote Manager)321Requirements on the managed server322Operating Remote Manager323Overview of menus324Logging in326Main menu of the Remote Manager328Required user permissions330Change the password332System Information - Information on the managed server332Power Management334Enclosure Information - System event log and status of the sensors335Service processor - IP parameters, identification LED and iRMC S2/S3 reset339Console Redirection (EMS/SAC) - Start text console redirection340Start a Command Line shell... - Start a SMASH CLP shell340Console Logging - Redirect message output to the text console (serial)341Command Line Protocol (CLP)343Configuring iRMC S2/S3 using the Server Configuration Manager347Calling the Server Configuration Manager from the ServerView Installation Manager348Calling the Server Configuration Manager from the Windows Start menu348alling the Server Configuration Manager from the Operations Manager350Firmware update353iRMC S2/S3 firmware (overview)354Setting up the USB memory stick357Updating firmware images360Update via the iRMC S2/S3 web interface360Update using the ServerView Update Manager361Online update using ServerView Update Manager Express or ASP362Update using the operating system flash tools.363Update via the lashDisk menu365Emergency flash367Flash tools368Remote installation of the operating system via iRMC S2/S3371Installing the operating system via iRMC S2/S3 - general procedure372Connecting a storage medium as remote storage374Booting the managed server from ServerView Suite DVD 1 and configuring it with the Installation Manager377Installing the operating system on the managed server after configuration380Installing Windows on the managed server after configuration380Installing Linux on the managed server after configuration383Appendix385IPMI OEM Commands supported by the iRMC S2/S3385Overview385Description of the IPMI OEM commands387Description format387SCCI-compliant Power On/Off commands388SCCI-compliant communication commands393SCCI-compliant signaling command395Firmware-specific commands396BIOS-specific commands400iRMC S2/S3-specific commands402Configuring the iRMC S2/S3 via SCCI and scripted configuration412iRMC S2/S3 configuration data412Overview412SCCI file format414Restrictions418Exporting / importing configuration data from / on the iRMC S2/S3419Scripted configuration of the iRMC S2/S3420List of SCCI commands supported by the iRMC S2/S3420Scripting with cURL421Scripting with Visual Basic (VB) Script422Scripting with Python423Generating encrypted passwords with iRMC_PWD.exe424Size: 8.33 MBPages: 426Language: EnglishOpen manual
