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. 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. Red Hat is registered trademarks of Red Hat, Inc. and its subsidiaries in the United States 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 1. 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 specify the configurations to the managed server's BMC. Backup BMC settings You can output the settings of BMC Configuration on the managed server to a file. Restore BMC settings You can apply the BMC Configuration settings which are backed up in files to BMC on the managed server.
BMC Configuration User's Guide 2. System Requirements 2.1 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 Express5800 Series and NEC Storage NS 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 3. Installation 3.1 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. 3.1.2 Start installation menu If you install BMC Configuration by using downloaded modules: After unzipping the downloaded modules, please execute the following file.
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 4. Functions 4.1 Start procedure 4.1.1 On Windows After the installation is completed, do the following operation as Administrator 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.
BMC Configuration User's Guide 4.1.2 On Linux After the installation is completed, do the following operation as root user to open the setting function of BMC Configuration. /opt/nec/BMC_Configuration/bmcconf TIPS: Refer to the following to see BMC Configuration help information. Open the setting of BMC Configuration and press F12 key on the screen displayed "[F12] help" at the bottom. 4.1.3 On Off-line TOOL You can open the setting function of BMC Configuration in Off-line TOOL as follows.
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. 4.2.1 Network This screen displays and sets the network environment of BMC.
BMC Configuration User's Guide Item Management LAN Management LAN Connection Type BMC MAC Address DHCP IP Address 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 Subnet Mask Default Gateway Dynamic DNS DNS Server Host Name Domain Name Access Limitation Access Limitation Type IP Address Description Default Value Set the Subnet Mask of the managed server. *3 *4 Set the Default Gateway IP address of the managed server. *4 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 Set the DNS Server.
BMC Configuration User's Guide 4.2.2 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 4.2.3 User Account This screen displays and sets the users who use BMC. It is possible to register up to 12 users or less. Item Description User Account No User Name Privilege Edit Delete Displays a list of registered users. The number allocated to user is displayed. The user name is displayed. The privilege of the user is displayed. Add or change user information. Delete user information. *1 *1: It is possible to delete only for the existing user.
BMC Configuration User's Guide 4.2.4 User This screen sets the selected user. Item Description Default Value User User User Name Password Confirm Password Privilege User setting Select Enable/Disable of User. *1 Set the User Name. *2 Set the Password of the User. *3 Set same character string as the Password. *3 Select the privilege of the User. *4 Administrator Operator User Enable Blank Blank Blank Administrator *1: It is possible to set only for the existing user.
BMC Configuration User's Guide 4.2.5 Active Directory This screen displays and sets the Active Directory. Item Description Default Value Active Directory Active Directory Authentication User Domain Name Active Directory setting Select Enable/Disable of Active Directory Authentication. Disable Timeout Domain Controller Server 1 Server Address 1 Domain Controller Server 2 Server Address 2 Domain Controller Server 3 Server Address 3 Set the user domain name used by Active Directory Authentication.
BMC Configuration User's Guide Item Description Group *1 No Group Name Group Domain Privilege Edit *1 Delete *1 *5 Displays a list of registered groups. The number allocated to group is displayed. The group name is displayed. The domain name of Active Directory is displayed. The privilege of the group is displayed. Add or change group information. Delete group information. *1: It is possible to set when Active Directory Authentication is "Enable".
BMC Configuration User's Guide 4.2.6 Group This screen sets the selected group. Item Description Group Group Name Group Domain Privilege Group setting Set the Group Name. *1 Set the Group Domain Name. *2 Select the privilege of the Group. Administrator Operator User Default Value Blank Blank Administrator *1: It is possible to set less than 255 half-size alphanumeric characters, "-(minus sign)" and "_(underscore)".
BMC Configuration User's Guide 4.2.7 LDAP This screen displays and sets the LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol). Item Description Default Value LDAP LDAP Authentication IP Address Port Search Base Bind Domain Name Bind Password LDAP setting Select Enable/Disable of LDAP Authentication. Set the IP Address. *1 Set the LDAP Port. *1 Set the Search Base used by LDAP Authentication. *1 *2 Set the Domain Name used by LDAP Authentication. *1 *2 Set the Password used by LDAP Authentication.
BMC Configuration User's Guide 4.2.8 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 Alert Response time of SMTP server Mail To:1 Mail Address To:2 Mail Address To:3 Mail Address From Reply-To Subject SMTP Server SMTP Server SMTP Port SMTP Authentication CRAM-MD5 LOGIN PLAIN User Name Password Alert Level Alert Level Alert Test Mail Alert setting 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 4.2.9 SNMP Alert This screen displays and sets the alert by SNMP from BMC.
BMC Configuration User's Guide Item Description SNMP Alert Alert*1 Computer Name Community Name Alert Process SNMP Alert setting 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. Select Enable/Disable of Alert Acknowledge. Set the count of Alert retry. *3 Set the seconds to alert timeout. *3 Alert Receiver setting. Select Enable/Disable of Primary IP Address. *4 Set the IP Address of Primary.
BMC Configuration User's Guide 4.2.10 System Operation This screen displays and sets the Remote KVM console and the Remote Media.
BMC Configuration User's Guide Item Description Remote KVM Console Encryption Port (No Encryption) Remote KVM Console setting Select Enable/Disable of Encryption. Set the Remote KVM Console Port when Encryption is enabled. *1 Set the Remote KVM Console Port when Encryption is disabled. *1 Select the mode of the mouse cursor. Single Dual Select the mode of expression of coordinates of the mouse cursor. *2 Relative Absolute Select the Keyboard Language.
BMC Configuration User's Guide 4.2.11 ECO This screen displays and sets the items concerning the power consumption and the system load. Item Description Default Value Aggressive Mode Aggressive Mode brings the system power consumption under the specified upper limit threshold. This function reduces power consumption by changing CPU clock, throttling CPU clock and throttling Memory clock instead of lowering the system performance.
BMC Configuration User's Guide Item Description Default Value Non- Aggressive Mode Non-Aggressive Mode brings the system power consumption under the specified upper limit threshold without extremely decreasing system performance. This function reduces power consumption by changing only CPU clock in order to reduce the deterioration of the system performance compared with Aggressive Mode.
BMC Configuration User's Guide 4.2.12 ECO Information 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 *1: These values are reference purpose only. Each value might be different from the actual value which 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 4.2.13 Control Control the managed server. This setting is applied at the next booting time of the managed server. Item Description One Time Boot Device One Time Boot Device setting Boot Device *1 Default Value Select the Device used at next boot. No Change *1: The Boot Devices are 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 4.2.14 Miscellaneous This screen displays and sets the various functions of BMC. Item Description SEL SEL setting Default Value Select 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. Overwrite oldest SEL : Old SEL is overwritten with new SEL. Power Restore Delay setting Stop logging SEL Last State *2 PEF Select the AC-Link setting. Stay Off : DC is not turned on.
BMC Configuration User's Guide Item ESMPRO Management Authentication Key Redirection Description Default Value Select Enable/Disable of ESMPRO Management. *5 Set the Authentication Key. *6 *7 Select Enable/Disable of Redirection. *6 If Redirection is set to "Enable", BIOS Redirection Port in Console Redirection Configuration of BIOS is set to "Serial Port B". Current value guest Enable *1: When this item is changed to/from "Overwrite oldest SEL", all log records in the SEL Repository are cleared.
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 SEL If you select "Clear BMC SEL" on the starting screen, you can clear all records of System Event Log. 4.7 BMC Initialization If you select "BMC Initialization" on the starting screen, you can restore all of BMC Configuration parameters to the default settings except for the part. It will take about one minute to restart BMC. Please refer to 5.9 Default setting for details of the parameters after executing "BMC Initialization".
BMC Configuration User's Guide 5. Precautions for Use 5.1 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 5.7 ECO setting -- The electric power value might not necessarily reach even the value of Power Threshold. The electric power control lowers the power consumption of the system by lowering the frequency of CPU/Memory. When CPU/Memory Throttling value reaches 100%, the electric power value does not fall any more. -- The server may not boot correctly if you configure too low value to the Aggressive Mode Power Threshold(Pa) and enable the Shutdown System option.
BMC Configuration User's Guide Item Active Directory Active Directory Authentication User Domain Name Timeout Domain Controller Server 1 Domain Controller Server 2 Domain Controller Server 3 Group Name Group Domain Privilege LDAP LDAP Authentication IP Address Port Search Base Bind Domain Name Bind Password Mail Alert Alert Response time of SMTP server To:1 Mail Address To:2 Mail Address To:3 Mail Address From Reply-To Subject SMTP Server SMTP Port SMTP Authentication User Name Password Alert Level SNMP Al
BMC Configuration User's Guide Item Port (No Encryption) Port (Encryption) Mouse Cursor Mode Mouse Coordinate Mode Keyboard Language Remote Media Encryption Port (No Encryption) Port (Encryption) ECO Aggressive Mode Power Threshold(Pa) Correction time limit Shutdown System Non-Aggressive Mode Power Threshold(Pn) Correction time limit Safe Power Capping Boot Time Configuration Performance Mode Disable CPU Cores Control One Time Boot Device Miscellaneous Behavior when SEL repository is full AC-Link Delay Tim
BMC Configuration User's Guide Revision History 1.00 1.01 2011/05/10 2011/06/24 1.02 2011/10/14 1.10 2012/02/29 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. Changes Mail Alert and ECO setting. Changes ECO setting Precautions. Corrects writing errors. Adds User Account, User, Active Directory, Group, LDAP and System Operation setting.
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