SyAM Software* Server Monitor Local/Central* on a Microsoft* Windows* Operating System Intel® Server Board S5000VSA with Internal Storage Focusing on IPMI Out of Band Management Recipe ID: 19SYAM190000000011-01
SyAM Software* Comprehensive Installation Guide for Management Software Intel® Server Board S5000VSA Contents Hardware Components...........................................................................................................................................................................................................3 Software Used in the Installation................................................................................................................................................
SyAM Software* Comprehensive Installation Guide for Management Software Intel® Server Board S5000VSA Hardware Components Quantity Item Manufacturer Model 1 Intel® Server Board Intel S5000VSA 1 Intel® Server Chassis Intel SC5299-E 4 GB minimum Memory Any supported 2 Intel® Xeon® Processor Intel 2 max SATA 3.5” hard drives Any supported Any supported Table 1 – Intel® Server Board S5000VSA Configuration Hardware Software Used in the Installation Dist.
SyAM Software* Comprehensive Installation Guide for Management Software Intel® Server Board S5000VSA Introduction This Intel® Enabled Server Acceleration Alliance (Intel® ESAA) recipe explains how to install and configure SyAM Software* Server Monitor Local or Agent (Local installs a web browser and a monitoring agent while installing Agent provides only a monitoring agent) on the Intel® Server Board S5000VSA with internal storage, It also explains how to install and configure SyAM Software* Server Monitor
SyAM Software* Comprehensive Installation Guide for Management Software Intel® Server Board S5000VSA System Requirements • 200-MB disk space • 512-MB memory • A valid operating TCP/IP network adapter • A x86/x64 computer running a compatible operating system • A password set for the Administrator account on the system Browser Requirements • Microsoft Internet Explorer* 6+ (Service Pack 1) • Mozilla* Firefox* (V1.0.
SyAM Software* Comprehensive Installation Guide for Management Software Intel® Server Board S5000VSA 4) Do not change the RMI port default value of 1099 unless this port is being used by another application. 5) To enable security through 128-bit data encryption from the SyAM Software* server Web server to the browser, choose the SSL option. The default is “No”.
SyAM Software* Comprehensive Installation Guide for Management Software Intel® Server Board S5000VSA Firewall Security The ports listed below are automatically opened on Microsoft* Windows 2003* and Microsoft* Windows XP* Pro systems during the installation: • 3894: Used for Agent Management service • 3895: Used for Central Management service • 3930: Used for Web server service • 5800: Used for remote console access from Central Manager • 5900: Used for remote console access from Central Manager
SyAM Software* Comprehensive Installation Guide for Management Software Intel® Server Board S5000VSA 1) The Baseboard Management Controller's (BMC) IP address and password using the vendorprovided utilities must be configured before the IPMI over LAN feature can be utilized. Select the IPMI enabled system from the list of managed systems on the Central Manager* screen and click on the “Remote Management” icon. In the Remote Management screen (see the following figure), select the IPMI over LAN tab.
SyAM Software* Comprehensive Installation Guide for Management Software Intel® Server Board S5000VSA Figure 6 – IPMI over LAN Tab: Details Applied Figure 7 – IPMI over LAN Tab: Connected Status Once connected, the IPMI over LAN tab shows the status as “Connected”, depicted in figure 7, and the following options may be performed: • Power Off: Performs a forced power off instead of a graceful shutdown. The operating system may or may not receive notification and shut down.
SyAM Software* Comprehensive Installation Guide for Management Software Intel® Server Board S5000VSA • Identify: This will light the identification LED of the system. This feature is not supported in all hardware platforms. • Event Log: The IPMI event log is accessed in exactly the same manner described above. IPMI Event Log Server Monitor* can monitor managed physical events occurring on IPMI-enabled servers.
SyAM Software* Comprehensive Installation Guide for Management Software Intel® Server Board S5000VSA Figure 8 – IPMI Event Log The IPMI event log provides administrators with the option to clear or purge the log by clicking the “Clear Log” button. Note: This action cannot be undone. IPMI Event Retrieval The IPMI event log provides administrators with the option of retrieving and viewing some or all events recorded for the server, and sorting them by type.
SyAM Software* Comprehensive Installation Guide for Management Software Intel® Server Board S5000VSA Figure 9 – IPMI Event Log Retrieval The ID values assigned to events are generated by the IPMI controller and are dependent on how the system’s firmware is configured. As a result, the event ID may differ based on server platform. Generate CSV This button retrieves the events and saves them to a CSV file.
SyAM Software* Comprehensive Installation Guide for Management Software Intel® Server Board S5000VSA www.intel.com/go/esaa The information contained in this document is provided for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Intel Corporation (“Intel”) and its contributors ("Contributors") on, as of the date of publication.
