Front Cover BMC Configuration User's Guide Chapter 1 Summary Chapter 2 System Requirements Chapter 3 Installation Chapter 4 Functions Chapter 5 Precautions for Use Rev.1.
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BMC Configuration User's Guide Trademarks NEC ESMPRO and NEC EXPRESSBUILDER are trademarks of NEC Corporation. Intel and Xeon are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and Windows Server are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. Linux is the registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the U.S. and other countries.
BMC Configuration User's Guide External Libraries which this product uses This product contains libraries ("External Libraries") provided by the third party suppliers ("Suppliers"). Please assume and agree these libraries' license documents and NOTICE files before using this product. License documents and NOTICE files of "External Libraries" are stored in the following folders. /bmc_config/doc/ If the "External Libraries" require to include their Source Code with this product, see the folder below.
BMC Configuration User's Guide About this Document This document explains the complete procedures from installation of "BMC Configuration" to setup of managed server. Before attempting to operate BMC Configuration, read this document so as to gain an adequate understanding of the contents. Notes This document is intended for persons who are familiar with the operating system's functions and operations and the network's functions and setup.
BMC Configuration User's Guide Chapter1 Summary BMC Configuration is software that works on the managed server. It configures BMC on the managed server. 1.1 BMC Configuration Functions BMC Configuration You can set Configuration Information to BMC on the managed server. Backup BMC settings You can output the settings of BMC Configuration on the managed server to a file.
BMC Configuration User's Guide Chapter2 2.1 System Requirements Managed server Install BMC Configuration on the server. BMC Configuration works on the following environment. Hardware It needs to be managed by NEC ESMPRO Manager (Ver.5.4 or later) and satisfy the following conditions. Managed Server NEC Express 5800 series and iStorage series that integrates EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3.
2.2 Server Management Driver On Linux, OpenIPMI Driver must be started to use BMC Configuration. CHECK: Use the following command to confirm that OpenIPMI Driver has been installed on Linux. rpm -qa | grep -i OpenIPMI If the OpenIPMI Driver is stopped, you need to start OpenIPMI Driver. You can confirm the status of OpenIPMI Driver by the following command. /etc/init.d/ipmi status If "not loaded" is displayed after executing the above command, please start OpenIPMI Driver by the following command.
BMC Configuration User's Guide Chapter3 3.1 Installation BMC Configuration Installation for Windows Explain the installation of BMC Configuration. 3.1.1 Check before installation Check the followings: -- See chapter 2.1 to check the system requirement of the managed server and BMC Configuration. -- Login to Windows as Administrator. 3.1.
BMC Configuration User's Guide 3.1.3 Install BMC Configuration (1) Click "BMC Configuration" on the installation menu. . The "Download Files" dialog box will appear. Click [Open]. (2) The BMC Configuration installer is started. Click [Next]. (3) Enter a folder name to install. Click [Next].
(4) Confirm the installation settings, and click [Next]. The installation is started. After the installation is completed, BMC Configuration is available.
BMC Configuration User's Guide 3.2 BMC Configuration Uninstallation for Windows Explain the uninstallation of BMC Configuration. 3.2.1 Check before uninstallation Check the following: -- Login to Windows as Administrator. 3.2.2 Uninstall BMC Configuration Uninstall from the Windows menu [Control Panel] - [Add or Remove Programs]. Select [BMC Configuration] and click [Change/Remove] button. You can uninstall it by displayed direction.
BMC Configuration User's Guide 3.3 BMC Configuration Installation for Linux Explain the installation of BMC Configuration. 3.3.1 Check before installation Check the followings: -- See chapter 2.1 to check the system requirement of managed server and BMC Configuration. -- Login to Linux as root user. CHECK: BMC Configuration installer exists on following directory: If you install BMC Configuration by using downloaded modules:/bmc_config.
BMC Configuration User's Guide 3.3.3 Install BMC Configuration (1) Move to the directory that the installer was extracted. cd /usr/local/bin/bmc_config/BMCConfiguration-N.NN-x "N.NN" in the example directory name means the version. (2) Execute the shell for the installation. ./BMCConfiguration-N.NN-x.sh "N.NN" in the example file name means the version. (3) A confirmation message of BMC Configuration installation is displayed. Input "yes" and "Enter" key.
BMC Configuration User's Guide 3.4 BMC Configuration Uninstallation for Linux Explain the uninstallation of BMC Configuration. 3.4.1 Check before installation Check the following: -- Login to Linux as root user. 3.4.2 Uninstall BMC Configuration (1) Move to the directory in which all installation files are copied. cd /usr/local/bin/bmc_config/BMCConfiguration-N.NN-x "N.NN" in the example directory name means the version. (2) Execute the shell for uninstallation. ./BMCConfiguration-N.NN-x.sh "N.
BMC Configuration User's Guide Chapter4 4.1 4.1.1 Functions Start procedure On Windows After the installation is completed, do the following operation to open the main dialog box of BMC Configuration. - Click "BMC Configuration" - "BMC Configuration" from [start] on Windows The following screen shows example. TIPS: Refer to the following to see BMC Configuration help information. Click "BMC Configuration" - "BMC Configuration Help" from [start] on Windows. 4.1.
BMC Configuration User's Guide Press SETUP, Internal flash memory, ROM Utility, Network (2) Press F4 key on this screen. If F4 key is entered, Keyboard type selection screen is displayed after POST screen, and the Off-line TOOL menu is displayed after selecting keyboard type. (3) Select BMC Configuration. TIPS: BMC Configuration in Off-line TOOL is integrated in the managed server by default. Refer to the following to see BMC Configuration help information.
BMC Configuration User's Guide 4.2 BMC Configuration Setting This chapter explains all the BMC Configuration information items. Refer to set more detailed settings. Explain the settings with the screen of BMC Configuration for Windows. (1) Network This screen displays and sets the network environment of BMC.
BMC Configuration User's Guide Item Management LAN Management LAN Connection Type MAC Address DHCP IP Address Subnet Mask Description Default Value Management LAN setting Set and display LAN port to communicate with BMC. You can modify this setting only on BMC Configuration of Off-line TOOL. *1 *2 Management LAN : LAN port for BMC exclusive use. Shared BMC LAN : LAN port of System (OS) is shared and used. Set and display the connection type of managed server.
BMC Configuration User's Guide Item Default Gateway Dynamic DNS DNS Server Host Name Domain Name Access Limitation Access Limitation Type IP Address Description Set the Default Gateway IP address of the managed server. *4 Default Value 0.0.0.0 If you set this item, it is necessary for applying configuration information that the gateway is connected on network. Determine whether to enable/disable of Dynamic DNS. *5 Disable Set the DNS Server. 0.0.0.0 Set the Host Name. *6 *7 Blank Set the Domain Name.
BMC Configuration User's Guide (2) Service This screen displays and sets the list of the service of BMC. Item Description Default Value Web Server HTTP HTTP Port HTTPS HTTPS Port SSH SSH SSH Port Web Server setting Select Enable/Disable of HTTP. *1 Set the HTTP Port. *2 *3 Select Enable/Disable of HTTPS. Set the HTTPS Port. *2 *3 SSH setting Select Enable/Disable of SSH. Set the SSH Port. *2 *3 Enable 80 Enable 443 Enable 22 *1: If HTTP is set Enable, HTTPS is also set Enable automaticlly.
BMC Configuration User's Guide (3) Mail Alert This screen displays and sets the alert by E-mail from BMC.
BMC Configuration User's Guide Item Description Default Value Mail Alert Mail Alert setting Alert Response time of SMTP server Mail Select Enable/Disable of Mail Alert. Set the timeout period until when the connection to SMTP server succeed by E-mail transmission.
BMC Configuration User's Guide Separate Setting You can arbitrarily select the event and the address(To:X) to alert in each sensor type.
BMC Configuration User's Guide (4) SNMP Alert This screen displays and sets the alert by SNMP from BMC.
BMC Configuration User's Guide Item Description SNMP Alert SNMP Alert setting Alert*1 Computer Name Community Name Alert Process Alert Acknowledge Alert Retry Count Alert Timeout Alert Receiver Primary IP Address IP Address Secondary IP Address IP Address Tertiary IP Address IP Address Alert Level Alert Level Alert Test Default Value Select Enable/Disable of SNMP Alert. Set the Computer Name. *2 Set the Community Name. *2 Select One Alert Receiver/All Alert Receiver of Alert Process.
BMC Configuration User's Guide (5) ECO This screen displays and sets the items concerning the power consumption and the system load. Item Description Default Value Critical Power Cap Sensor(CPC) *1 Power Cap value(Pc) Select Enable/Disable of CPC. Disable Set the threshold. The range is from XXX to Maximum Configuration of During Operation.
BMC Configuration User's Guide Item Description Default Value Safe Power Capping Safe Power Capping(Power Reading Timeout) ECO Info. Safe Power Capping setting Select Enable/Disable of the watch operation when the power value can not be read from the power supply. Disable The reference value and the statistics value of the managed server are displayed.
BMC Configuration User's Guide (6) ECO Info This screen displays the reference value and the statistics value of the managed server according to its HW configuration and system load. Item Description Maximum Configuration *1 An available maximum configuration in the model.
BMC Configuration User's Guide depends on your precise server configuration. *2: Technology that decreases frequency or duty cycle of clock, and suppresses power consumption. *3: It is not displayed when the system does not support this function.
BMC Configuration User's Guide (7) Control Control the managed server. This setting is applied at the next booting time of the managed server. Item Description One Time Boot Device Default Value One Time Boot Device setting Boot Device *1 Select the Device used at next boot. No Change *1: The Boot Device as follows: Boot Device Description No Change PXE HDD CD/DVD Remote FD Remote CD/DVD It follows the setting of System BIOS of the managed server. PXE Boot is done.
BMC Configuration User's Guide (8) Miscellaneous This screen displays and sets the various functions of BMC. Item Description SEL Behavior when repository is full Default Value SEL setting SEL Power Restore Delay AC-Link Delay Time PEF Platform Event Filter Management Software ESMPRO Management Authentication Key Redirection Set the Behavior when SEL repository is full. *1 Stop logging SEL : SEL is not recorded any more. Clear all SEL : Delete all SEL and record SEL newly.
BMC Configuration User's Guide Item Description Default Value Console Redirection Configuration of BIOS is set to "Serial Port B". *1: When this item is changed to/from "Overwrite oldest SEL", all log records in the SEL Repository are cleared. *2: When the "Standby Power Save" function of System BIOS is Enable, it is set to "Power On". And the default value is changed to "Power On". *3: It is not possible to set when AC-Link is "Stay Off". Delay time from turning on AC to turning on DC is specified.
BMC Configuration User's Guide 4.3 Backup BMC Configuration Back up the BMC settings to files. Select the back up target and click [OK]. Item Description File Locations Folder Browse Backup Target User Account Set the location of backup files. The preservation folder of the file is displayed. It changes the preservation folder. Select the backup target. Select whether backup User Account settings or not, and display the backup file name.
BMC Configuration User's Guide 4.4 Restore BMC Configuration Restore the BMC settings from files. Select the restore target and click [OK]. Item Description File Locations Folder Browse Restore Target User Account Set the locations of files. The preservation folder of the file is displayed. It changes the preservation folder. Select the restore target. Select whether restore User Account settings or not. Only when the target backup file exists, the file name is displayed and able to be selected.
BMC Configuration User's Guide 4.5 System BIOS Settings This screen displays and sets System BIOS settings of the server. Please refer to the User's Guide of the managed server for details of the item. This setting is applied at the next booting time of the managed server.
BMC Configuration User's Guide Item Description Default Value *1 Basic Configuration Basic Configuration setting POST Error Pause Memory Error CLI Setup Standby Power Save Serial Port A Configuration Serial Port A Serial A Base I/O Select Enable/Disable of POST Error Pause. Select Halt/Boot of Memory Error. Select Enable/Disable of CLI Setup. Select Enable/Disable of Standby Power Save. Serial Port A Configuration setting Select Enable/Disable of Serial Port A.
BMC Configuration User's Guide 4.6 Clear BMC Configuration If you select "Clear BMC Configuration" on the starting screen, you can restore all of BMC Configuration parameters except ECO to the default settings. It will take about one minute to restart BMC. IMPORTANT: This operation may cause data destruction. This operation can not clear ECO settings. CHECK: This function is "BMC Initialization" in Off-line TOOL. 4.
BMC Configuration User's Guide Chapter5 5.1 Precautions for Use BMC Configuration installation -- BMC Configuration Installer (Windows & Linux) can not downgrade to the older version. If you want to use the older version, uninstall the current version and then install older version. Note: All the registered information will be deleted as the result of the uninstalling.
BMC Configuration User's Guide 5.8 Management LAN setting -- When set to "Shared BMC LAN", the management LAN port is disabled. -- When set to "Shared BMC LAN", the network performance may be reduced because the data of both LANs must be transmitted or received.
BMC Configuration User's Guide Revision History 1.00 1.01 2011/05/10 2011/06/24 Initial edition Adds ECO setting Precautions. Adds Management LAN setting Precautions. Adds required packages by Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 (x64). Changes cover. Corrects writing errors.
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