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Setup Guide

Front Cover

Chapter 1 Setup for Managed Component

integrated EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3

Chapter 2 Setup for Managed Component

integrated BMC excluding EXPRESSSCOPE

Engine 3 (for LAN connection)

Chapter 3 Setup for the Managed Component

integrated BMC excluding EXPRESSSCOPE

Engine 3 (for modem / direct connection)

Chapter 4 EM Card and Chassis Management

Chapter 5 Setup for the NEC Storage M series

Chapter 6 Setup for the Managed Component

based on vPro

Chapter 7 Setup for the VMware ESXi5 server

Chapter 8 Removing components and groups

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

Appendix D

NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.6

Express5800 Series

Ver.1.00

Summary of content (125 pages)

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Front Cover Setup Guide Express5800 Series NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.
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Contents Front Cover ....................................................................................................................................................... 1 Contents............................................................................................................................................................. 1 Terminology ......................................................................................................................................................
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Manual Registration ............................................................................................................ 86 5.1.1 5.1.2 Auto Registration................................................................................................................. 87 Chapter6 Setup for the Managed Component based on vPro...................................................................... 89 6.1 Setup Flow............................................................................................
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Terminology Term BMC SOL vPro iAMT WS-Man Description Baseboard Management Controller An Embedded controller which is able to monitor the system status or error regardless of DC off/on. Serial Over LAN A function which BMC converts the serialized data to UDP Packet and sends to LAN. Intel platform brand for business users (Intel® vPro™ Technology). Intel® Active Management Technology Remote control technology and one of main functions of vPro.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Trademarks EXPRESSBUILDER, NEC ESMPRO and EXPRESSSCOPE are registered trademarks of NEC Corporation. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista, Windows Server are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. Intel and Intel vPro are registered trademarks or trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United State and other countries.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide About This Document This document introduces remote management using the server management utility "NEC ESMPRO Manager" and explains the complete procedures from installation to managed component's setup. Before attempting to operate the component management utility NEC ESMPRO Manager, read this document so as to gain an adequate understanding of the contents.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide About the advanced software and the user support See the following URL for NEC ESMPRO Manager information. You can download the latest version of NEC ESMPRO Manager from the URL. http://www.58support.nec.co.jp/global/download/index.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Chapter1 Setup for Managed Component in which EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 is integrated This chapter explains the setup procedure for the NEC ESMPRO Manager to manage the BMC and NEC ESMPRO Agent Extension ver.2.xx on a managed component remotely via LAN connection. 1.1 Setup Flow Setup by the following setup procedure: Connect the management PC on which NEC ESMPRO Manager is installed and the managed component on the same network.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide 1.2 Configure BMC on Managed Component Configure BMC of the managed component at first. TIPS: This section explains about the minimum setting that is necessary to connect NEC ESMPRO Manager with the managed component. For details of BMC configuration, see document of each tool. There are three ways for configuring a BMC on a managed component for LAN connection.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide 1.2.1 Configuration with EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 WebConsole Explain the operation of Web Console of EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3. CHECK: You cannot configure BMCs on ft server with NEC EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 Web Console. Please choose other method. After starting a web browser on the management PC, input following URL. In the case that the IP address of BMC is 192.168.1.1 and the setting of HTTPS is enable. https://192.168.1.1/ "Main Menu" screen will be displayed.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide "Configuration" screen will be displayed. Select "Miscellaneous". "Miscellaneous" screen will be displayed. Be sure to set the following items. The other items can be used with the default values. -- "ESMPRO Management" Click "Enable". -- "Authentication Key" Enter the authentication key. The following screen shows example.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide CHECK: If a managed component supports SOL and "R edirection" is selected to "Enable", you must change the following items for the remote console via the LAN. "Configuration" page – "System BIOS" page – "Flow Control": Hardware RTS/CTS. Select "Apply". The configuration information is set in the BMC. Select "Property" page in "Network" screen. Set the following items. The other items can be used with the default values.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide CHECK: Please set the following items for NEC ESMP RO Manager to receive alerts from the BMC. - Miscellaneous - Platform Event Filtering : Enable - Alert - Alert – SNMP Alert : - Alert : Enable - Computer Name : Any - Alert Receiver 1 IP Address: IP address of the management PC on which NEC ESMPRO Manager is installed. * Please set the checkbox to enable..
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide 1.2.2 Online Configuration 1.2.2.1 Configuration with Configuration tool for Windows Explain the operation of Configuration tool for Windows. After booting Windows on the managed component, start “BMC Configuration” or “Server Configuration Utility” from start menu on Windows. The main dialog box is displayed.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Select Network configuration screen. In the case of BMC Configuratio n: “Set BMC Configuration”  “Network” In the case of Server Configuration Utility: “EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3”  “Network”  “Property” CHECK: If you configure a fault tolerant server, th ere are the tab ”Network 0” (for CPU/IO module 0) and the tab “Network 1” (for CPU/IO module 1). Please configure both CPU/IO modules. Set the following items. The other items can be used with the default values.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide CHECK: Please set the following items for NEC ESMP RO Manager to receive alerts from the BMC. - Miscellaneous - Platform Event Filter : Enable - SNMP Alert - Alert : Enable - Computer Name : Any - Alert Receiver Primary IP Address : IP address of the management PC on which NEC ESMPRO Manager is installed. * Please set the checkbox to enable.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide 1.2.2.2 Configuration with Configuration tool for Linux Explains the operation of Configuration tool for Linux. After booting Linux on the managed component, start BMC Configuration or Server Configuration Utility by the following commands In the case of BMC Configuration:. /opt/nec/BMC_Configuration/bmcconf In the case of Server Configuration Utility: /opt/nec/ServerConfiguration/svconf The main dialog box is displayed.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Select network configuration screen. In the case of BMC Configuratio n: “Set BMC Configuration”  “BMC Configuration”  “Network”  “Property” In the case of Server Configuratio n Utility: “EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3”  “Configuration”  “Network”  “IPv4 Property” Set the following items. The other items can be used with the default values. -- "DHCP" Determine whether to dynamically obtain an IP address from a DHCP server.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide CHECK: Please set the following items for NEC ESMP RO Manager to receive alerts from the BMC. - Miscellaneous - Platform Event Filter : Enable - SNMP Alert: - Alert : Enable - Computer Name : Any - Primary Alert Receiver : Enable - IP Address : IP address of the management PC on which NEC ESMPRO Manager is installed..
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide 1.2.3 Configuration with Off-line BMC Configuration The following message is displayed on the bottom of POST screen. Press SETUP, Internal flash memory, ROM Utility, Network Press F4 key on this screen. If F4 key is entered, Keyboard type selection screen is displayed after POST screen. Select keyboard type. "Main Menu" screen is displayed. Select "BMC Configuration" or “Server Configuration Utility”. Select Miscellaneous screen.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide CHECK: If a managed component supports SOL and "R edirection" is selected to "Enable", you must change the following items necessary for the remote console via the LAN. Input key on the POST screen of the managed component. "SETUP" page – "Advanced" page – "Serial Port Configuration" page – "Flow Control": Hardware RTS/CTS. Select "OK". The configuration information is set in the BMC. Select network configuration screen.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide If you set "Default Gateway", confirm that the gateway is connected to network. Select "OK". The configuration information is set in the BMC. CHECK: Please set the following items for NEC ESMP RO Manager to receive alerts from the BMC. - Miscellaneous - Platform Event Filter : Enable - SNMP Alert: - SNMP Alert : Enable - Computer Name : Any - Alert Receiver 1: Enable - IP Address 1: IP address of the management PC on which NEC ESMPRO Manager is installed.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide 1.3 Register a managed component on NEC ESMPRO Manager To register the managed component on the NEC ESMPRO Manager, login to the NEC ESMPRO Manager and perform in the following order: (1) Configure environment setting (2) Add the group to which the managed component will belong. (3) Register a managed component. 1.3.1 Environment setting A setting required to manage a server which uses self-signed certificate for WS-Man over HTTPS is described below.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Information" tab. Enter the group name, and click "Add". The following screen shows an example. The added group will be displayed on the "Group" tree.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide 1.3.3 Register the Managed Component Use either of the two methods to register the managed component. Manual Registration This method requires the operator to directly enter the managed component's information such as the IP address of the BMC and to perform "Check Connection". Auto Registration This method automatically searches the network for managed components that are not registered yet on the NEC ESMPRO Manager, and registers the managed components.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Click the "Manual Registration" from "Add Component" of "Group Information" tab. Input the following items: Name Component Name Alias Value Specify the name of the managed component on NEC ESMPRO Manager. Assign a name different from other managed component names. Do not enter a name including blank characters. Uppercase characters are distinguished from lowercase characters. Specify the information about the managed component.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide SNMP Community Name(Get) SNMP Community Name(Set) User Name SNMP Community Name which is specified at SNMP Agent running on the managed component. It is necessary to get the information, configure, monitor via SNMP When you want to set SNMP Community names for Get and Set separately on the managed component, specify the SNMP Community name for Set in this field by alphanumeric characters. If it is not specified, SNMP Community name for Get will be used.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Subnet Mask1 If the managed component is a server which has EXPRESSSCOPE Engine SP3(2BMC model), you should enter the IP address of the management LAN port for the Standby BMC to the form. Enter the subnet mask that is specified on LAN2 of the BMC configuration for the managed component. If the managed component is a fault tolerant server, you should enter the subnet mask of the management LAN port for the CPU/IO module 1 to the form.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide The following screen shows an example. Click "Add". TIPS: A managed component cannot be controlled remotely by only registering it. Perform a "Check Connection".
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Click "Connection Setting" from "Setting" tab of the managed component. "Connection Setting" view is displayed. NEC ESMPRO Manager will execute "Check Connection" and collect the component information for the management.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Click "Check Connection" and following screen will be displayed. After finishing connection check, “Check Connection Execution Result” screen is shown. Detected Detected Not Detected Detail The feature was detected. NEC ESMPRO Manager can use the feature to manage the component. The feature was not detected. NEC ESMPRO Manager cannot use the feature to manage the component. Check parameters corresponding to the feature.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide 1.3.3.2 Auto Registration Click the managed component's "Group name" on the "Group" tree. Click the "Auto Registration" from "Add Component" of "Group Information" tab.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Input the following items: Name Destination Group Discovery Range Discovery Mode Value Specify the group to which the managed component will belong. With "IP Address Range Search" selected, the NEC ESMPRO Manager searches for the managed components using the IP address range. With "Network Address Search" selected, the NEC ESMPRO Manager searches for the managed components using the specified network address.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide CHECK: *3 On “Environment” – “Auto Registration Setting List” screen, you can manage a list of username/password and authentication key. All entries in the list are used for auto registration every time. CHECK: *4 If you register the "Management Controller" management for a fault tolerant server, you should specify the search range which includes BMC IP addresses of CPU/IO module 0 and 1.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide When the "Auto Registration" is completed, the NEC ESMPRO Manager starts to control the managed component. TIPS: When the managed component is registered by auto registration but the system management for the managed component cannot be registered, the "Component Name" of the managed component is set to the "ManagementController + number". You can change the component name on "Component setting" – "Connection Setting".
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide 1.3.3.3 Auto Registration Setting Before executing auto registration, User Name/Password and Authentication Key can be registered up to 5. Using this feature, you do not have to enter these information for each auto registration process. (1)Click Environment (2)Click “Auto Registration Setting”.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide (3)Enter each item. WS-Man - “User Name/Password” Enter a pair of username and password for WS-Man auto registration. You can enter up to 5 pairs. BMC (EXPRESSSCOPE Engine) - Authentication Key Enter an authentication key for BMC auto registration. You can enter it up to 5. Refer to “1.2 Configure BMC on Managed Component” for more information about Authentication Key.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Chapter2 Setup for Managed Component in which a BMC excluding EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 is integrated (for LAN connection) This chapter explains the setup procedure for the NEC ESMPRO Manager to manage the BMC and NEC ESMPRO Agent Extension ver1.xx (or NEC DianaScope Agent) on a managed component remotely via LAN connection. 2.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide 2.2 Configure connection) BMC on Managed Component (for LAN Configure BMC of the managed component at first. TIPS: This section explains about the minimum setting that is necessary for connection the NEC ESMPRO Manager with the managed component. For details of BMC configuration, see document of each tool. There are two methods for configuring the BMC on a managed component for LAN connection. Configuration with NEC ESMPRO Agent Extension ver.1.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide "BMC Configuration" dialog box will be display. Click "Common" tab page. Be sure to set the below item. The other items can be used with the default values. -- "Computer Name" Enter a unique name for each managed component. -- "Authentication Key" The following screen shows example.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Select "LAN1" tab page for LAN port 1 of the BMC. Set the below items. The other items can be used with the default values. -- "Obtain an IP Address automatically (DHCP)" Determine whether to dynamically obtain an IP address from a DHCP server. If the item is set enable and registered, the BMC set the value obtained from DHCP server on "IP Address", "Subnet Mask" and "Default Gateway". You can set enable on the item only if the BMC supports this capability.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide The following screen shows example. TIPS: The "LAN2" tab is displayed only when the managed component's BMC supports communication via LAN2. To communicate with the NEC ESMPRO Manager via LAN2, make the setting on the "LAN2" tab as same as "LAN1" tab. CHECK: Please set the following items for NEC ESMP RO Manager to receive alerts from the BMC.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide If you set "Default Gateway", please connect the managed component via LAN port used by BMC and the gateway to network. If you set "Alert Receiver / Management PC IP Address" on same network with the managed component, please connect the managed component via LAN port used by BMC and the alert receiver/management PC to network. Click "OK". The configuration information will be set in the BMC.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide 2.2.1.2 Configuration with NEC ESMPRO Agent Extension ver.1.xx for Linux This section explains the configuration procedure using NEC ESMPRO Agent Extension ver.1.xx for Linux. After booting Linux on the managed component, start the BMC configuration function of NEC ESMPRO Agent Extension by the following command. /opt/nec/esmpro_sa_ex_sysman/agentconf "Main Menu" screen will be displayed. Select "Set System Management Parameters".
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide "Set System Management Parameters" screen will be displayed. Select "Configuration". "Configuration" screen will be displayed. Select "Set Configuration".
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide "BMC Configuration" screen will be displayed. Select "Common". "Common" screen will be displayed. Be sure to set the below item. The other items can be used with the default values. -- "Computer Name" Enter a unique name for each managed server. -- "Authentication Key" The following screen shows example.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide TIPS: If a managed server is compatible with SO L and "Enable" is selected for the item "Redirection (LAN)," the following items necessary for the remote console via the LAN will be changed automatically. "Common" screen – "Redirection (WAN/Direct)": Enable "WAN/Direct" screen – "Flow Control": RTS/CTS CHECK: Please set the following items for NEC ESMP RO Manager to receive alerts from the BMC.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide -- "Default Gateway" Enter the default gateway if the managed server connects to NEC ESMPRO Manager Server via any gateway The following screen shows example. -- "Alert Receiver / Management PC IP Address" – "Primary". Enter the IP address of the management PC. The following screen shows example.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide CHECK: The "LAN2" in "BMC Configuration" screen is displayed only when the managed component's BMC supports communication via LAN2. To communicate with the NEC ESMPRO Manager via LAN2, make the setting on the "LAN2" and "LAN2(Alert)" as same as "LAN1" and "LAN1(Alert)". If you set "Default Gateway", please connect the managed component via LAN port used by BMC and the gateway to network.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide 2.2.2 Configuration with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DOS based with remote console feature (for LAN connection) NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DOS based with remote console feature can configure the BMC on the managed component with the configuration information FD containing the configuration information. CHECK: Configuration with NEC EXPRESSBUILD ER DOS based with remote console feature is available only from the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER that contains NEC ESMPRO Manager.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide The "BMC Configuration" dialog box will appear. Click "Common" tab page. Be sure to set the below item. The other items can be used with the default values. -- "Computer Name" Enter a unique name for each managed component -- "Authentication Key" -- Set "Remote Control (LAN)", "Remote Control (WAN/Direct)", "Redirection (LAN)" and "Redirection (WAN/Direct)" to enable The following screen shows example.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Select "LAN" tab page for LAN port 1 of the BMC. Set the below items. The other items can be used with the default values. -- "Obtain an IP Address automatically (DHCP)" Determine whether to dynamically obtain an IP address from a DHCP server. If the item is set enable and registered, the BMC set the value obtained from DHCP server on "IP Address", "Subnet Mask" and "Default Gateway". You can set enable on the item only if the BMC supports this capability.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide supports the function of "Obtain an IP Address automatically (DHCP)". CHECK: Please set the following items for NEC ESMP RO Manager to receive alerts from the BMC. - LAN1 / LAN2 - Platform Event Filter : Enable - Alert Receiver / Management PC IP Address : - Primary : IP address of the management PC on which NEC ESMPRO Manager is installed. Insert a formatted floppy disk into the FD drive, and click "OK".
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide 2.2.2.2 Run NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DOS based with remote console feature If you set "Default Gateway" at creating the configuration information file, please connect the managed component via LAN port used by BMC and the gateway to network.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide 2.2.3 Configuration with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER System Management (for LAN connection) This section explains the configuration procedure using NEC EXPRESSBUILDER System Management. After booting NEC EXPRESSBUILDER on the managed component, select "System Management" from "TOOL MENU". The main screen will be appeared. Select "System Management".
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Set System Management Parameters" screen will be displayed. Select "Configuration". "Configuration" screen will be displayed. Select "New".
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide "BMC Configuration" screen will be displayed. Select "Common". "Common" screen will be displayed. Be sure to set the below item. The other items can be used with the default values. -- "Computer Name" Enter a unique name for each managed server. -- "Authentication Key" The following screen shows example.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide TIPS: If a managed server is compatible with SO L and "Enable" is selected for the item "Redirection (LAN)", the following items necessary for the remote console via the LAN will be changed automatically. "Common" screen – "Redirection (WAN/Direct)": Enable "WAN/Direct" screen – "Flow Control": RTS/CTS Select "LAN1" from "BMC Configuration" screen. Set the below items. The other items can be used with the default values.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide The following screen shows example. -- "Alert Receiver / Management PC(1)". Enter the IP address of management PC. The following screen shows example. TIPS: The "LAN2" in "BMC Configuration" screen is displayed only when the managed component's BMC supports communication via LAN2. To communicate with the NEC ESMPRO Manager via LAN2, make the setting on the "LAN2" and "LAN2(Alert)" as same as "LAN1" and "LAN1(Alert)".
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide CHECK: Please set the following items for NEC ESMP RO Manager to receive alerts from the BMC. - LAN1 (Alert) / LAN2 (Alert) : - Alert Receiver / Management PC (1) : - Alert : Enable - IP Address : IP address of the management PC on which NEC ESMPRO Manager is installed. If you set "Default Gateway", please connect the managed component via LAN port used by BMC and the gateway to network.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide 2.3 Register a managed component on NEC ESMPRO Manager (for LAN connection) To register the managed component on the NEC ESMPRO Manager, login to the NEC ESMPRO Manager and perform in the following order: (1) Add the group to which the managed component will belong. (2) Register a managed component. 2.3.1 Add Group to which the managed component will belong If you want to register the managed component in the specific group, click "Add Group" on the "Group Information" tab.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Enter the group name, and click "Add". The following screen shows an example. The added group will be displayed on the "Group" tree.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide 2.3.2 Register the Managed Component (for LAN connection) Use either of the two methods to register the managed component. Manual Registration This method requires the operator to directly enter the managed component's information such as the IP address of the BMC and to perform "Check Connection". Auto Registration This method automatically searches the network for managed components that are not registered yet on the NEC ESMPRO Manager, and registers the managed components.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Click the "Manual Registration" from "Add Component" of "Group Information" tab. Input the following items: Name Component Name Alias Value Specify the name of the managed component on NEC ESMPRO Manager. Assign a name different from other managed component names. Do not enter a name including blank characters. Uppercase characters are distinguished from lowercase characters. Specify the information about the managed component.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide SNMP Community Name(Get) SNMP Community Name(Set) User Name SNMP Community Name which is specified at SNMP Agent running on the managed component. It is necessary to get the information, configure, monitor via SNMP When you want to set SNMP Community names for Get and Set separately on the managed component, specify the SNMP Community name for Set in this field by alphanumeric characters. If it is not specified, SNMP Community name for Get will be used.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Subnet Mask1 If the managed component is a server which has EXPRESSSCOPE Engine SP3(2BMC model), you should enter the IP address of the management LAN port for the Standby BMC to the form. Enter the subnet mask that is specified on LAN2 of the BMC configuration for the managed component. If the managed component is a fault tolerant server, you should enter the subnet mask of the management LAN port for the CPU/IO module 1 to the form.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Click "Add". TIPS: A managed component cannot be controlled remotely by only registering it. Perform a "Check Connection". Click "Connection Setting" from "Setting" tab of the managed component. "Connection Setting" view is displayed. NEC ESMPRO Manager will execute "Check Connection" and collect the component information for the management. When the "Check Connection" is completed, the NEC ESMPRO Manager starts to control the managed component.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Click "Check Connection" and following screen will be displayed.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide After finishing connection check, “Check Connection Execution Result” screen is shown. Detected Detected Not Detected Detail The feature was detected. NEC ESMPRO Manager can use the feature to manage the component. The feature was not detected. NEC ESMPRO Manager cannot use the feature to manage the component. Check parameters corresponding to the feature.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide 2.3.2.2 Auto Registration Click the managed component's "Group name" on the "Group" tree. Click the "Auto Registration" from "Add Component" of "Group Information" tab.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Input the following items: Name Destination Group Discovery Range Discovery Mode Value Specify the group to which the managed component will belong. With "IP Address Range Search" selected, the NEC ESMPRO Manager searches for the managed components using the IP address range. With "Network Address Search" selected, the NEC ESMPRO Manager searches for the managed components using the specified network address.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide *2 On “Environment” – “Auto Registration Setting List” screen, you can manage a list of username/password and authentication key. All entries in the list are used for auto registration every time. Click "Search" and then the search for the managed components will start. The following screen is an example display with "IP Address Range Search" selected.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide When the "Auto Registration" is completed, the NEC ESMPRO Manager starts to control the managed component. TIPS: When the managed component is registered by auto registration, but the system management for the managed component cannot be registered, the "Component Name" of the managed component is set to the "ManagementController + number". You can change the component name on "Component setting" – "Connection Setting".
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Chapter3 Setup for the Managed Component in which a BMC excluding EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 is integrated (for modem / direct connection) This chapter explains the setup procedure for the NEC ESMPRO Manager to manage the BMC on a managed component remotely via modem / direct connection. Case of direct connection is explained on the center. 3.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide 3.2 Configure BMC on Managed Component (for modem/direct connection) Configure BMC of the managed component at first. TIPS: This section explains about the minimum setting that is necessary for connection the NEC ESMPRO Manager with the managed component. For details of BMC configuration, see document each tool. There are two methods for configuring the BMC on a managed component for modem / direct connection.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide 3.2.1 Configuration with NEC ESMPRO Agent Extension (for modem/direct connection) This section explains the configuration procedure using the NEC ESMPRO Agent Extension for Windows. After booting Windows on the managed component, click Windows "start" and start the BMC configuration function of NEC ESMPRO Agent Extension. The main dialog box will be appeared. Click "New". When a confirmation message is displayed, click "OK". "BMC Configuration" dialog box will be display.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide 3.2.2 Configuration with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DOS based with remote console feature (for modem/direct connection) NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DOS based with remote console feature can configure the BMC on the managed component with the configuration information FD containing the configuration information. This section explains for direct connection.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide CHECK: Place the configuration informati on FD in the write-enable state 3.2.2.2 Run NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DOS based with remote console feature Configure the BMC of the managed component with the configuration information. Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive and the "configuration information FD" into the FD drive on the managed component. And then turn on the component.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Click "Manual Registration" of "Add Component" on the "Group Information" tab. Input the following items: Name Component Name Value Specify the name of the managed component on NEC ESMPRO Manager. Assign a name different from other managed component names. Do not enter a name including blank characters. Uppercase characters are distinguished from lowercase characters. Alias Specify the information about the managed component. Do not enter a name including blank characters.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Chapter4 4.1 EM Card and Chassis Management Overview The NEC ESMPRO Manager has following functions by communication with the EM card in a blade enclosure, Information Collection NEC ESMPRO Manager collects the status and the information of the blade enclosure as follows. -- Blade / EM Card / Switch Module List If the slot state of CPU blade, EM card or switch module is changed, NEC ESMPRO Manager collects current slot state.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide 4.3 Setup for EM Card 4.3.1 Setup Flow Perform the following setup procedure: Connect the NEC ESMPRO Manager server and the EM card. Setup EM card for communication with NEC ESMPRO Manager. Register the EM card on NEC ESMPRO Manager. 4.3.2 Setup EM Card for communication with NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup the EM Card as follows. See Users Guide that attached to EM Card for detail. Set the IP address of the EM Card.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide 4.3.4 Manual Registration (1) Click the group name for the EM card on the "Component Link" view or "Group" tree. (2) Click the "Manual Registration" from "Add Component" of "Group Information" tab. (3) Input the following items on the "Manual Registration" view. Name Component Name Alias Value Specify the name of the EM card on NEC ESMPRO Manager. Assign a name different from other managed component names. Do not enter a name including blank characters.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide subnet mask of the management LAN port for the CPU/IO module 0 to the form. If the managed component is a server which has EXPRESSSCOPE Engine SP3(2BMC model), you should enter the subnet mask of the management LAN port for the Master BMC to the form. This field can be blank. This field can be blank. IP Address 2 Subnet Mask1 (4) Click "Add". (5) Click "Connection Setting" from "Setting" tab of the managed component. And Click “Check Connection”.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Discovery Select “Disable” RAID system management Management Select “Disable” NEC ExpressUpdate Updates via NEC Select “Disable” ExpressUpdate Agent BMC (EXPRESSSCOPE Engine) Discovery Select "Enable". Features NEC Select “Disable” ExpressUpdate Authentication Key Enter the password that you set in EM card. Intel(R) vPro(TM) Technology Discovery Select “Disable”. (4) The search for the managed components will start.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Chapter5 Setup for the NEC Storage M Series 5.1 Register NEC Storage on NEC ESMPRO Manager You can register the NEC Storage with similar way of registering the ordinary managed component. Use either of the two methods to register NEC Storage. Manual Registration This method requires the operator to directly enter the NEC Storage's information such as the "Floating IP Address" and to perform "Check Connection".
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Management Controller BMC (EXPRESSSCOPE Engine)/ vPro (Common) Management Select "Unregistration". (4)Click "Add". (5) Click "Connection Setting" from "Setting" tab of the managed component. And Click “Check Connection”. NEC ESMPRO Manager will execute "Check Connection" and collect the information for the management.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide ExpressUpdate Agent BMC (EXPRESSSCOPE Engine) Discovery Select "Disable". Intel(R) vPro(TM) Technology Discovery Select “Disable”. (4) The search for the managed components will start. (5) The IP addresses of the found managed component and NEC Storages will be listed. When the "Auto Registration" is completed, the NEC ESMPRO Manager starts to control the NEC Storage TIPS: Refer to the "NEC Storage Software Manual Storage and the related manuals.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Chapter6 vPro 6.1 Setup for the Managed Component based on Setup Flow Setup by the following setup procedures: Connect the management PC on which NEC ESMPRO Manager is installed and the managed component based on vPro on the same network. Configure iAMT on the managed component based on vPro. Register the managed component based on vPro on NEC ESMPRO Manager. 6.2 Configure iAMT on the Managed Component Turn the managed component on.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide 6.3.2 Register the Managed Component Use either of following two methods to register the managed component. Manual Registration This method requires the operator to directly enter the managed component's information such as the IP address of the vPro and to perform "Check Connection". Auto Registration This method automatically searches the network for managed components that are not registered yet on the NEC ESMPRO Manager and registers them. 6.3.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Protocol Port Number Enter port number where WS-Man service listens for connection. *3 RAID system management Management Select "Registration" to manage the RAID system of the component. If the operating system of the managed component is VMware ESXi5, WS-Man management must be enabled in addition to this setting. NEC ExpressUpdate Updates via NEC Select "Registration" to manage the component using NEC ExpressUpdate Agent ExpressUpdate.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide CHECK: This IP Address and OS IP Address are the same if you set the DHCP mode to "ENABLED" on the iAMT configuration. 6.3.4 Auto Registration (1) Click the group name to which the managed component based on vPro will belong on the "Component List" or the "Group" tree. (2) Click the "Auto Registration" from "Add Component" of the "Group Information" tab. (3)Input the following items to search managed components based on vPro.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide CHECK: *1 If NEC ESMPRO Manager is installed on Linux system, “SNMP” is not supported. CHECK: *2 If a self-signed certificate is installed on the managed server for HTTPS communication, a setting to allow it is required. Refer to “1.1 Setup Flow” for detailed information. CHECK: *3 On “Environment” – “Auto Registration Setting List” screen, you can manage a list of username/password and authentication key. All entries in the list are used for auto registration every time.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Chapter7 7.1 Setup for the VMware ESXi5 server Setup Flow Setup by the following setup procedures: Connect the management PC on which NEC ESMPRO Manager is installed and the VMware ESXi5 server as a managed component on the same network. Configure BMC on the VMware ESXi5 server if you want to manage the management controller. Register the VMware ESXi5 server as a managed component on NEC ESMPRO Manager. 7.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide 7.3.2 Add Group which the managed component will belong See “1.3.2 Add Group to which the managed component will belong”. 7.3.3 Register the Managed Component Use either of following two methods to register the managed component. Manual Registration This method requires the operator to directly enter the VMware ESXi5 server’s information such as the IP address.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide 7.3.4 Manual Registration (1) Click the group name to which the VMware ESXi5 server will belong. (2) Click the “Manual Registration” from “Add Component” of “Group Information” tab. (3) Input the following items. Name Component Name Alias Value Specify the name of the managed component on NEC ESMPRO Manager. Assign a name different from other managed component names. Do not enter a name including blank characters.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Subnet Mask1 IP Address 2 Subnet Mask1 management LAN port for the Master BMC to the form. Enter the subnet mask that is specified on LAN1 of the BMC configuration for the managed component. If the managed component is a fault tolerant server, you should enter the subnet mask of the management LAN port for the CPU/IO module 0 to the form.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Check parameters corresponding to the feature. 7.3.5 Auto Registration (1) Click the group name to which the VMware ESXi5 server will belong. (2) Click the “Auto Registration” from “Add Component” of the “Group Information” tab. (3)Input the following items to search VMware ESXi5 servers. Name Destination Group Discovery Range Discovery Mode Value Specify the group to which the managed component will belong.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide CHECK: *2 On “Environment” – “Auto Registration Setting List” screen, you can manage a list of username/password and authentication key. All entries in the list are used for auto registration every time. CHECK: *3 If you register the "Management Controller" management for a fault tolerant server, you should specify the search range which includes BMC IP addresses of CPU/IO module 0 and 1.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Chapter8 8.1 Removing components and groups Removing components (1)Select a group which target components belong to. (2)Check target components.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide (3)Click “Delete” button and you can remove checked components from NEC ESMPRO Manager. 8.2 Removing groups (1)Select a group which target groups belong to.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide (2)Check target groupss. (3)Click “Delete” button and you can remove checked groups from NEC ESMPRO Manager. And components belong to the checked groups are also removed. TIPS: Removing components and removing groups cannot be executed at the same time.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Appendix A. How to setup for the managed component that does not has local console Even if a managed component does not have local consoles like a keyboard, you can operate BIOS setup and DOS tools of the managed component using NEC ESMPRO Manager. Here procedure of the minimum in order to use the remote control for the managed component is shown. 1. Install NEC ESMPRO Manager and set the Environment. 2. Configure BMC on a managed component. 3.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide 2. Configure BMC on a managed component. (1) Configure BMC of the managed component. When you use LAN connection, refer to 2.2.2”Configuration with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DOS based with remote console feature (for LAN connection)”. When you use direct connection, refer to 3.2.2”Configuration with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DOS based with remote console feature (for modem/direct connection)”. 3. Register a managed component on NEC ESMPRO Manager.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Appendix B. How to setup for using NEC ESMPRO Agent Extension or NEC DianaScope Agent on the managed component that is set LAN teaming Please setup NEC ESMPRO Manager with the procedure below using NEC ESMPRO Agent Extension, or NEC DianaScope Agent ver.2.00.00 and above. The operation for NEC ESMPRO Agent Extension is explained. How to setup is depended on the type of the managed component on which NEC ESMPRO Agent Extension has been installed.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide 2. Set BMC configuration by using the NEC DianaScope Agent. (1) See 2.2.1”Configuration with NEC ESMPRO Agent Extension ver1.xx (for LAN connection)” and set BMC configuration information. Note the followings: - Set LAN1 IP address to same value of the teaming-set IP address. - Even if the configuration of LAN2 for the BMC on the managed component is available, do not set LAN2 in the BMC configuration information. (If LAN2 IP address for BMC is already set, change it to “0.0.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide B.2 On the managed component that BMC uses Management LAN port Please setup the NEC ESMPRO Manager with the procedure below. This procedure does not depend on OS of the managed component. 1. Set IP address that NEC ESMPRO Agent Extension uses on NEC ESMPRO Agent Extension. 2. Register the managed component on the NEC ESMPRO Manager. 1. Set IP address that NEC ESMRPO Agent Extension uses on NEC ESMPRO Agent Extension.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Appendix C. Port number for WS-Man communication A port number where WS-Man service listens for connection is as follow. (1)Windows system WS-Man’s port number depends on WinRM version WinRM 2.0 WinRM 1.1 HTTP:5985, HTTPS:5986 HTTP:80, HTTPS:443 WinRM 2.0 is installed on Windows Server 2008 R2 or later or Windows 7 or later by default. WinRM 1.1 is installed on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista by default.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Appendix D. Managed Components Summary The NEC ESMPRO Manager has following functions for BMC conforming to management components.  Remote console  Information collection  Power control  Component monitoring  Remote batch  Operation through the command line Some available functions are dependent on the product type of the managed component. See the following managed component list.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Remote “Supported” means that the managed component supports the Remote Console function. Console: Scheduled “Supported” means that the managed component supports the scheduled running function. Running: Power option “Supported” means that the managed component supports the “Power Restore Delay” function. setting: SOL: “Supported” means that the managed component supports the SOL (Serial over LAN. A kind of the system actualizing remote console function.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Express5800/100 series (Tower/Rack Server) Product name 110Ej 110Ek 110Rh-1 110Ri-1 120Eh 120Ei BMC RMC Standard (EE) Standard (EE) Standard (EE) Standard (EE) Standard (EE) Standard LAN2 Manage ment LAN Port Remote Schedule Console d running Electric Power option SOL setting Power ECO Managem Setting ent force network Notes boot supported - supported supported supported supported - - supported - use supported supported supported supported
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Product name BMC Standard LAN2 Manage ment LAN Port Remote Schedule Console d running Electric Power option SOL setting Power ECO Managem Setting ent force network Notes boot 1-(a),1-(e),2-(g),3-(b), 120Rb-1 standard - - supported - - - - - - 120Rc-1 standard - - supported - - supported - - - 1-(c),1-(d),2-(a),3-(d) 120Rd-1 standard - - supported - - supported - - - 1-(c),1-(d),2-(a),3-(d) 120Rd-2 standard - - support
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Product name BMC Standard LAN2 Manage ment LAN Port Remote Schedule Console d running Electric Power option SOL setting Power ECO Managem Setting ent force network Notes boot 140Hc standard - - supported - - - - - - 2-(g) 140Hd standard - - supported - - supported - - - 2-(g) - use supported supported supported supported - - supported 1-(g),2-(c) - use supported supported supported supported - - supported 1-(g),2-
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Product name GT110d GT110e GT110d-S GT110e-S R110a-1 R110b-1 R110d-1E R110e-1E R110f-1E R120a-1 R120a-2 R120b-1 R120b-2 BMC Standard (EE3) Standard (EE3) Standard (EE3) Standard (EE3) Standard (EE) Standard (EE) Standard (EE3) Standard (EE3) Standard (EE3) Standard (EE) Standard (EE) Standard (EE) Standard (EE) Standard LAN2 Manage ment LAN Port Remote Schedule Console d running Electric Power option SOL setting Power ECO Managem Setting ent force network
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Product name R120d-1E R120d-2E R120d-1M R120d-2M R120e-1E R120e-2E R120e-1M R120e-2M R140a-4 R140b-4 BMC Standard (EE3) Standard (EE3) Standard (EE3) Standard (EE3) Standard (EE3) Standard (EE3) Standard (EE3) Standard (EE3) Standard (EE) Standard (EE) Standard LAN2 Manage ment LAN Port Remote Schedule Console d running Electric Power option SOL setting Power ECO Managem Setting ent force network Notes boot - use supported supported supported suppor
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Product name T110b T110e-M T110f-E T110f-S T120a-E T120a-M T120b-M T120d T120e BMC Standard (EE) Standard (EE3) Standard (EE3) Standard (EE3) Standard (EE) Standard (EE) Standard (EE) Standard (EE3) Standard (EE3) Standard LAN2 Manage ment LAN Port Remote Schedule Console d running Electric Power option SOL setting Power ECO Managem Setting ent force network Notes boot - use supported supported supported supported supported supported supported 2
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Express5800/Blade Server Product name 120Ba-4 120Bb-6 120Bb-d6 120Bb-m6 140Ba-10 BMC Standard (RMC) Standard (EE) Standard (EE) Standard (EE) Standard (EE) Standard LAN2 Manage ment LAN Port Remote Schedule Console d running Electric Power option SOL setting Power ECO Managem Setting ent force network Notes boot 2-(h), 2-(i), 2-(l) supported - supported supported supported supported - - supported - use supported supported supported supporte
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Product name B120e-h B140a-T Intelligent L2 Switch [N8406-005] Intelligent L2 Switch [N8406-006] BMC Standard (EE3) Standard (EE) Standard (A-RMC) Standard (A-RMC) Standard LAN2 Manage ment LAN Port Remote Schedule Console d running Electric Power option SOL setting Power ECO Managem Setting ent force network Notes boot - use supported supported supported supported supported - supported - use supported supported supported supported - - s
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Express5800/iModel (Data Center Server) Product name i110Rh-1 i120Ra-e1 iR110a-1h iR120a-1E BMC Standard (EE) Standard (EE) Standard (EE) Standard (EE) Standard LAN2 Manage ment LAN Port Remote Schedule Console d running Electric Power option SOL setting Power ECO Managem Setting ent force network Notes boot - use supported supported supported supported - - supported - use supported supported supported supported - - supported - use su
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Fault tolerant server Product name R320c-E4 R320c-M4 R320d-E4 R320d-M4 BMC Standard (EE3) Standard (EE3) Standard (EE3) Standard (EE3) Standard LAN2 Manage ment LAN Port Remote Schedule Console d running Electric Power option SOL setting Power ECO Managem Setting ent force network Notes boot - use supported supported supported supported supported supported supported 1-(a),1-(b) - use supported supported supported supported supported supp
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Express5800/The highly parallel computing server Product name HR120a-1 HR120b-1 Standard BMC LAN2 Standard - Standard - Manage ment LAN Port use use Remote Schedule Console d running supported - supported - Remote Schedule Console d running Electric Power option SOL setting - Power ECO Managem Setting ent supported supported supported supported - force network Notes boot - 1-(a),1-(b),2-(e),2-(f), 2-(q) 1-(a),1-(b),2-(e),2-(f), 2-(q) Expre
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide This section explains the functional difference and notes of each managed component. If note number for the managed component is displayed on the column "notes" of "Managed Components List", refer the notes of the note number. 1. About the connection type or the connection port. 1-(a) Remote management with modem connection is not supported for this product. 1-(b) Remote management with direct connection is not supported for this product.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide 2-(l) NEC ESMPRO Manager cannot display the blade enclosure (chassis) information for this product. The product does not support it. 2-(m) The power measurement for the server 1 reads a total of the server 1 and the server 2. The power measurement for the server 2 always reads 0. 2-(n) Please execute "check connection" for the managed component when BMC FW is updated on the managed component.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Setup Guide Revision History 1.00 2014/08/01 (Ver6.00) Initial release for Ver.