NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Installation Guide (Linux) Front Cover ESMPRO/ServerManager Ver.5 Installation Guide (Linux) Chapter 1 About NEC ESMPRO Manager Chapter 2 System Requirements Chapter 3 NEC ESMPRO Manager Installation Chapter 4 1 Precautions for Use Rev.1.
NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Installation Guide (Linux) Contents Front Cover ....................................................................................................................................................... 1 Contents............................................................................................................................................................. 2 ""External Libraries" and their Copyright" .........................................................................
NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Installation Guide (Linux) About Shutdown OS during DC-OFF state by scheduled running ...................................... 35 4.3.3 4.3.4 About Remote Console........................................................................................................ 36 4.4 About BMC Configuration.............................................................................................................. 38 4.4.1 About BMC Configuration tool...........................................
NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Installation Guide (Linux) Trademarks EXPRESSBUILDER and NEC ESMPRO 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 States and other countries.
NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Installation Guide (Linux) About 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.
NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Installation Guide (Linux) ""External Libraries" and their Copyright" activation annogen antlr Apache Axiom Apache Axis2 Apache Derby Apache commons-codec Apache commons-fileupload Apache commons-httpclient Apache commons-io Apache commons-logging Apache geronimo-activation Apache geronimo-annotation Apache geronimo-java-mail Apache geronimo-stax-api Apache httpcore Apache httpcore-nio-4.
NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Installation Guide (Linux) JRE JSch JSONIC jsr173-api jta libiconv libxml2 mail OpenSAML prototype.js sortable WSMAN WSDL4J wstx zlib Copyright©Sun Microsystems, Inc. Copyright©JCraft, Inc. Copyright©Hidekatsu Izuno Copyright©The Apache Software Foundation Copyright©Sun Microsystems, Inc. Copyright©Free Software Foundation, Inc. Copyright©Daniel Veillard. All Rights Reserved. Copyright©Sun Microsystems, Inc. Copyright©Internet2.
NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Installation Guide (Linux) About This Document This document introduces remote management using the server management utility "NEC ESMPRO Manager" for Linux and explains the complete procedures from installation to managed component's setup. Before attempting to operate the server management utility NEC ESMPRO Manager, read this document so as to gain an adequate understanding of the contents.
NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Installation Guide (Linux) About Download of the Latest NEC ESMPRO See the following URL for NEC ESMPRO information. You can download the latest version of the NEC ESMPRO from the URL. http://www.58support.nec.co.jp/global/download/index.
NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Installation Guide (Linux) Chapter1 About NEC ESMPRO Manager NEC ESMPRO Manager is software designed for reducing operational management costs by remotely managing components. The NEC ESMPRO Manager is primarily made up of "NEC ESMPRO Manager" running on a management PC (called an "NEC ESMPRO Manager server") and "NEC ESMPRO Agent Extension" running on a managed component.
NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Installation Guide (Linux) 1.1 Components The NEC ESMPRO Manager consists of the following software group: Software running on the NEC ESMPRO Manager component The NEC ESMPRO Manager manages a remote component by communicating with the BMC (Baseboard Management Controller), vPro, System BIOS, NEC ESMPRO Agent Extension or DianaScope Agent, which are on the managed component.
NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Installation Guide (Linux) 1.3 Functions The NEC ESMPRO Manager has following functions: Remote console The remote console function allows the operator to view the managed component's display screen from the remote console. During POST (Power On Self Test) just after the power is turned ON, or while DOS is active, data can be input into the managed component from the keyboard. The managed component's BIOS setup and POST monitoring can be enabled remotely by this function.
NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Installation Guide (Linux) Remote batch The remote batch function enables the following control automatically at specified time: Power ON Power OFF Shutdown OS Clear System Event Log Collect System Event Log, Sensor Information, Filed Replaceable Unit Information Scheduled running The scheduled running function enables the setting of a down period for the managed component.
NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Installation Guide (Linux) 1.3.1 NEC ESMPRO Agent Extension Function Before the following of the functions introduced in 1.3"Functions" can be used, NEC ESMPRO Agent Extension must be installed in the managed component. Shutdown OS The NEC ESMPRO Agent Extension shuts down the operating system upon request of the NEC ESMPRO Manager.
NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Installation Guide (Linux) Chapter2 2.1 System Requirements NEC ESMPRO Manager server Install NEC ESMPRO Manager in a management PC. The management PC installed the NEC ESMPRO Manager is called a "NEC ESMPRO Manager server." Hardware Processor Intel Celeron 566MHz or more, or equivalent compatible processor (Recommended Intel Pentium III 1GHz or more) Memory Memory required for running the operating system plus 512MB or more (1GB or more is recommended.
NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Installation Guide (Linux) 2.2 Web client The NEC ESMPRO Manager is operable on Web clients connected to the NEC ESMPRO Manager server via LAN that satisfy the following conditions: The NEC ESMPRO Manager server can also be used as a Web client. Web browser Internet Explorer 7 and 8 Firefox 3.5 and 3.6 CHECK: If you use NEC ESMPRO Manager from a browser, install JRE 5.0 and above on the browsing PC. If JRE is not installed, some screen is not displayed correctly.
NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Installation Guide (Linux) 2.3 Managed component This section explains conditions for components to be managed by the NEC ESMPRO Manager. Hardware -- Express5800 series and NEC Storage series in which the BMC complying with IPMI Ver.1.5 or Ver.2.0 is integrated -- Express5800 series and NEC Storage series in which EXPRESSSCOPE Engine or EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 2 complying with IPMI Ver.2.
NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Installation Guide (Linux) 2.4.1 Notes on Managed Components and Network Devices This section explains particular notes on managed components and network devices. -- Use of network switch / router If the managed component installed BMC that uses a standard LAN port or loaded Advanced Remote Management Card, and there is network switch / router between manager server and the managed components, please set the network switch / router to receive Gratuitous ARP.
NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Installation Guide (Linux) -- Change of the hardware of a default gateway or an alert receiver in case that there is a gateway between NEC ESMPRO Manager server and a managed component, re-configure BMC on the managed component after the change the hardware of the gateway. In case that there is not gateway between an alert receiver and a managed component, re-configure BMC on the managed component after the change the hardware of the alert receiver.
NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Installation Guide (Linux) 2.5 Port numbers that NEC ESMPRO Manager uses NEC ESMPRO Manager uses the following port numbers: 2.5.1 Web Client NEC ESMPRO Manager Server Function Management / monitoring Web Client Module Name Web Browser Port No. Unknown Protocol /direction TCP ←→ NEC ESMPRO Manager Server Port No. Module Name 8080 (*1) NEC ESMPRO Manager *1 The port number used by Tomcat can be changed on setting of NEC ESMPRO Manager. 2.5.
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NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Installation Guide (Linux) Chapter3 3.1 3.1.1 NEC ESMPRO Manager Installation NEC ESMPRO Manager Installation for Linux Check before installation Check the followings: -- See chapter 2.1 to check the system requirement of NEC ESMPRO Manager server. -- Login to Linux as root user, or get authority of root by "su" command. CHECK: NEC ESMPRO Manager installer exists on the following directory EXPRESSBUILDER: "EXPRESSBUILDER revision"/lnx/pp/esmpro_sm. (ex.
NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Installation Guide (Linux) 3.1.3 Update install the NEC ESMPRO Manager Install the NEC ESMPRO Manager. In below input examples, the installer file name is shown like "esmpro-5.sh". (1) Copy the NEC ESMPRO Manager installer into any directory. (2) Move to the directory containing the NEC ESMPRO Manager installer. The following is an example of installation into /usr/local/bin: cd /usr/local/bin (3) Start the NEC ESMPRO Manager installer. ./esmpro-5.
NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Installation Guide (Linux) 3.4 Login After installation of the NEC ESMPRO Manager is completed, confirm that you can log into the NEC ESMPRO Manager. (1) Make access to the following address using the Web browser on the Web client. URL: http:// "the computer name installed the NEC ESMPRO Manager" : "port number that the Tomcat uses" /esmpro/ An Example of address to access from the web browser on the NEC ESMPRO Manager component is shown.
NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Installation Guide (Linux) When the login is successful, the following screen will appear: CHECK: "Tools", "Search", "Environment Setting" and other commands are displayed in the bar. This bar is called "Header menu". 3.5 Setting Environment You can change the optional setting of the NEC ESMPRO Manager. Click "Environment Setting" on the "Header menu" to check the setting. For details, see the online help.
NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Installation Guide (Linux) 3.6 Change of the http connection port number After installation of NEC ESMPRO Manager, you can change a port number to use. (1) Stop the NEC ESMPRO Manager. /etc/rc.d/init.d/esmsm stop /etc/rc.d/init.d/esmweb stop (2) Edit the "server.xml" file to change a port number. The "server.xml" is in the directory containing the "conf" directory of the installation directory of NEC ESMPSRO Manager. Move to the "conf" directory that there is a "server.
NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Installation Guide (Linux) 3.7 SSL If you need to login to the NEC ESMPRO Manager using SSL, you should change the setting of the NEC ESMPRO Manager. Perform the procedure that is necessary in order to use SSL with the NEC ESMPRO Manager as follows: (1) Create a key The Key tool is needed for creating the key using with SSL. The Key tool is contained the NEC ESMPRO Manager.
NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Installation Guide (Linux) (2) Change the setting of the NEC ESMPRO Manager Edit the server.xml file to enable SLL. The server.xml is in the directory containing the NEC ESMPRO Manager. Move to the conf directory that there is a server.xml file. cd /opt/nec/es_manager/wbserver/conf Open the server.xml file with an editor tool, search the description of which is specified port number 8443, and modify the description to a comment form with "".
NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Installation Guide (Linux) Chapter4 4.1 4.1.1 Precautions for Use About NEC ESMPRO Manager About the use after NEC ESMPRO Manager is upgraded After NEC ESMPRO Manager is upgraded, NEC ESMPRO Manager on the web browser may display incorrectly. Take the following steps to avoid it. -- Internet Explorer 8 1) Click the Safety menu. 2) Select Delete Browsing History. 3) Select the checkbox for Temporary Internet Files. 4) Click the Delete button.
NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Installation Guide (Linux) 4.1.3 4.1.3.1 About Power Control Power OFF, Power Cycle, Reset, and Dump Since power control is provided by hardware regardless of the state of the managed component's operating system, the system may be damaged. Be careful of operation under power control. 4.1.3.2 Power OFF, Power Cycle, Reset with the BIOS Setup Utility Active Do not control the power supply while the BIOS Setup Utility is active on the managed component.
NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Installation Guide (Linux) 4.1.5.5 In Case of Key-in Failure on the Remote Console -- During DOS boot or access to the FD or CD-ROM drive immediately after the managed component's power switch is turned ON, data cannot be keyed in from the remote console or the keyed data display may be delayed. -- Remote Console is realized by using the Serial Over LAN (SOL) function of the IPMI conformity and the Serial Redirection function of BIOS.
NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Installation Guide (Linux) Network Property Service Alert Mail Alert SNMP Alert Miscellaneous "Default Value" in NEC ESMPRO Manager BMC Initialization Management LAN Management LAN Management LAN Connection Type Auto Negotiation Auto Negotiation DHCP Disable Disable IP address 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.1 Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 DNS Server 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.
NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Installation Guide (Linux) 4.2 4.2.1 About NEC ExpressUpdate About installation of NEC ExpressUpdate Agent To use the function of "Installing ExpressUpdate Agent", following configurations are necessary. *1 Change following configurations with the user belongs to the Administrators group. *2 See Appendix for network ports which this function uses.
NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Installation Guide (Linux) (5) Windows Server 2008 1) Windows Firewall Configuration *Control Panel->Security->Windows Firewall->Allow a program through Windows Firewall->Select Exceptions tab and Turn on [File and Printer Sharing].
NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Installation Guide (Linux) 4.3 About managed component 4.3.1 About Windows Firewall If Windows firewall is enabled on the managed component, DianaScope Agent or NEC ESMPRO Agent Extension may not work correctly. Please perform following settings: (1) Open "Windows firewall" from "control panel" of Windows. (2) Select "Add Port" on "Exceptions" tab page. (3) Enter following setting: Name: Port number: TCP/UDP: 4.3.2 arbitrary name Port number that you need to add.
NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Installation Guide (Linux) 4.3.4 4.3.4.1 About Remote Console About SOL The SOL (Serial over LAN) system implements a CUI remote console via LAN by the following method: the BMC gets redirection data that has been output to the serial port 2 by System BIOS or console-less OS and transmits the data via the LAN.
NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Installation Guide (Linux) 4.3.4.5 CUI Remote Console under Linux -- The remote console by the redirection function of Linux cannot be used via LAN if the managed component does not support SOL. -- To execute the CUI remote console function of the Linux redirection, select "Server" -> "Console Redirection" and change "ACPI Redirection" to "Disable" on the BIOS Setup Utility screen of the managed component if "ACPI Redirection" exists on the "Console Redirection".
NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Installation Guide (Linux) 4.4 About BMC Configuration 4.4.1 About BMC Configuration tool Among the BMC configuration information tools there are some tools which cannot be used to setup ESMPRO. -- NEC MWA Agent cannot be used. -- If the DianaScope is not stored in the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM, "A setup of a system management" stored in the CD-ROM cannot be used.
NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Installation Guide (Linux) 4.4.4 About the Port that BMC uses In case that Linux on the managed component uses port 623, NEC ESMPRO Manager cannot communicate with the BMC that uses standard LAN port. Please perform following settings: (1) Add following entries in services files (/etc/services) to reserve port 623. asf-rmcp asf-rmcp 623/tcp 623/udp ASF Remote Management and Control Protocol ASF Remote Management and Control Protocol (2) Reboot the OS. 4.4.
NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Installation Guide (Linux) 4.5 4.5.1 About Web client About the operation from two or more browsers NEC ESMPRO Manager cannot be operated using two or more browser windows by one Web client. When you use the browser which has tabbed browsing, the NEC ESMPRO Manager cannot be operated using two or more tab. 4.5.2 4.5.2.
NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Installation Guide (Linux) 4.5.2.4 About Firefox The screen including Java Applet might not be displayed on Firefox. Through the following procedure, the situation can be avoided. -- Modify the version of Java Plug-in of Web browser. -- Use Internet Explorer. -- Disable the check box. [Java control panel] - [Advanced] tab "Enable the next-generation Java Plug-in" 4.5.3 About [back] button of the browser NEC ESMPRO Manager cannot be operated using [back] button.
NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Installation Guide (Linux) Revision History 1.00 1.01 1.03 1.05 2008/11/11 2009/01/30 2009/09/01 2009/10/22 1.07 2009/11/24 1.08 1.09 2010/01/13 2010/02/05 1.10 2010/03/23 1.11 2010/09/03 1.12 2010/11/24 1.13 2011/05/11 1.14 2011/06/17 1.15 2011/08/02 1.16 2011/10/18 1.17 2011/12/01 1.18 2012/01/27 Initial edition Appends about the NEC ESMPRO Agent Extension. Appends about the Web client. Modifies about Trademarks. Update System Requirement.
