Front Cover User’s Guide Express5800 Series Server Configuration Utility Chapter 1 Summary Chapter 2 System Requirements Chapter 3 Installation Chapter 4 Functions Chapter 5 Precautions for Use Rev.1.
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Server Configuration Utility User's Guide Trademarks NEC ESMPRO and EXPRESSBUILDER are trademarks of NEC Corporation. Microsoft, Windows 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.
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Server Configuration Utility User's Guide About this Document This document explains the complete procedures from installation of "Server Configuration Utility" to setup of the server. Before attempting to operate Server Configuration Utility, 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.
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide 1. Summary Server Configuration Utility is software that works on the server. It configures BMC on the server. 1.1 Server Configuration Utility Functions EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 You can specify the configurations of EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 on the server. In addition, you can initialize the configurations to the ex-factory settings, reset to restart without system rebooting, clear the SEL (System Event Log) information.
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide 2. System Requirements 2.1 Hardware It needs to satisfy the following conditions. Target System NEC Express5800 Series and NEC Storage NS Series that integrates EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 and is released as a new model server after September 2014. Memory 512MB or more Availability of hard disk 100MB or more CHECK: Examples of the target models to install this product are the following. -- NEC Express5800/R120f-2M, or 2U Rack Servers that be released later.
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide 2.3 Server Management Driver On Linux, OpenIPMI Driver must be run to use this product. 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.
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide 3. Installation 3.1 Server Configuration Utility Installation for Windows 3.1.1 Check before installation Check the followings: -- See chapter 2 to check the system requirement. -- Login to Windows as Administrator. 3.1.2 Start installer If you install by using downloaded modules: After unzipping the downloaded modules, please execute the following file. The installer will be started. ¥sv_config¥setup.
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide 3.1.3 Install Server Configuration Utility (1) The Server Configuration Utility installer is started. Click [Next]. (2) Enter a folder name to install. Click [Next].
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide (3) Confirm the installation settings, and click [Next]. The installation is started. After the installation is completed, Server Configuration Utility is available.
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide 3.2 Server Configuration Utility Uninstallation for Windows 3.2.1 Check before uninstallation Check the following: -- Login to Windows as Administrator. 3.2.2 Uninstall Server Configuration Utility Uninstall from the Windows menu [Control Panel] - [Add or Remove Programs]. Select [NEC Server Configuration Utility] and click [Change/Remove] button. You can uninstall it by displayed direction.
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide 3.3 Server Configuration Utility Installation for Linux 3.3.1 Check before installation Check the followings: -- See chapter 2 to check the system requirement. -- Login to Linux as root user. CHECK: Server Configuration Utility installer exists on following directory: -- If you install by using downloaded modules: /sv_config. -- If you install by using EXPRESSBUILDER: /lnx/pp/sv_config.
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide 3.3.3 Install Server Configuration Utility (1) Move to the directory that the installer was extracted. cd /usr/local/bin/sv_config/ServerConfiguration-N.NN-x "N.NN" in the example directory name means the version. (2) Execute the shell script for the installation. ./setup_config.sh (3) A confirmation message of installation is displayed. Input "yes" and "Enter" key. Server Configuration Utility is installed under /opt/nec/ServerConfiguration directory.
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide 3.4 Server Configuration Utility Uninstallation for Linux 3.4.1 Check before installation Check the following: -- Login to Linux as root user. 3.4.2 Uninstall Server Configuration Utility (1) Move to the directory that the installer was extracted. cd /usr/local/bin/sv_config/ConfigurationUtility-N.NN-x "N.NN" in the example directory name means the version. (2) Execute the shell script for uninstallation. ./setup_config.
Server Configuration Utility 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 start Server Configuration Utility. - Click "NEC Server Management Utility" - "NEC Server Configuration Utility" - "NEC Server Configuration Utility" from [start] on Windows TIPS: Refer to the following to see Server Configuration Utility help information. -- Click “Help” on the screen.
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide 4.2 EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 This chapter explains "EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3" items. Refer to set more detailed settings. Explain the settings with the screen for Windows. Item Description Configuration Initialization *1 *3 You can restore all of configuration parameters to the default settings. It will take a few minutes to restart BMC. Reset *2 *3 You can reset BMC without rebooting system. It will take a few minutes to restart BMC.
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide 4.2.1 Network Property This screen displays and sets the network environment.
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide Item Description Management LAN Management LAN setting Management LAN Connection Type MAC Address DHCP IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway Dynamic DNS DNS Server Host Name Domain Name IPv6 Configuration IPv6 IPv6 Address Assignment Mode IPv6 Link Local Address IPv6 Current Address IPv6 Static Address IPv6 Prefix Length IPv6 Gateway Address Default Value Set and display LAN port to communicate with BMC.
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide Item Description Access Limitation Access Limitation setting *12 Access Limitation Type IP Address Default Value Select the Access Limitation Type. Allow All : Access to BMC is not limited. Allow Address : Set the IP Address that is allowed to access BMC. Deny Address : Set the IP Address that is limited to access BMC. Set the IP Address to allow or deny to access with the management LAN.
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide 4.2.2 Network Service This screen displays and sets the list of the network service. Item Description Default Value Web Server HTTPS HTTPS Port HTTP HTTP Port SSH SSH SSH Port Web Server setting Select Enable/Disable of HTTPS. *1 Set the HTTPS Port. *2 *3 Select Enable/Disable of HTTP. *1 Set the HTTP Port. *2 *3 SSH setting Select Enable/Disable of SSH. Set the SSH Port.
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide 4.2.3 User Account This screen displays and sets the users. 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.
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide This screen sets the selected user. Item Description Default Value No. X User User Name Password Confirm Password Privilege User setting (No. X) 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.
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide 4.2.4 Active Directory Property This screen displays and sets the Active Directory. Item Description Default Value Property Active Directory Authentication Authentication User Active Directory setting Select Enable/Disable of Active Directory Authentication.
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide *5: When Active Directory Authentication is enabled, one or more of the Domain Controller Server should be enable. *6: It is possible to set when each Domain Controller Server is "Enable".
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide 4.2.5 Active Directory Group This screen displays and sets the Active Directory group. It is possible to register up to 5 groups or less. Item Description Group *1 No Group Name Group Domain Privilege Edit *1 Delete *1 *2 Displays a list of registered groups. The number allocated to group is displayed. The group name is displayed. The domain name of the group is displayed. The privilege of the group is displayed. Add or change group information.
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide This screen sets the selected group. Item Description Default Value No. X Group Name Group Domain Privilege Active Directory Group setting (No. X) Set the Group Name. *1 Set the Group Domain Name. *2 Select the privilege of the Group. Administrator Operator User Blank Blank Administrator *1: It is possible to set less than 255 half-size alphanumeric characters, "-(minus sign)" and "_(underscore)".
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide 4.2.6 LDAP Property This screen displays and sets the LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol). Item Description Default Value Property 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.
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide 4.2.7 LDAP Group This screen displays and sets the LDAP group. It is possible to register up to 5 groups or less. Item Description Group *1 No Group Name Group Search Base Privilege Edit *1 Delete *1 *2 Displays a list of registered groups. The number allocated to group is displayed. The group name is displayed. The Search Base of the group is displayed. The privilege of the group is displayed. Add or change group information. Delete group information.
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide This screen sets the selected group. Item Description Default Value No. X Group Name Group Search Base Privilege LDAP Group setting (No. X) Set the Group Name. *1 Set the Group Search Base. *2 Select the privilege of the Group. Administrator Operator User Blank Blank Administrator *1: It is possible to set less than 255 half-size alphanumeric characters, "-(minus sign)" and "_(underscore)".
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide 4.2.8 Mail Alert This screen displays and sets the alert by E-mail.
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide Item Description 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 Subject Option X-Priority Date Formats 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. Mail Header setting Select Enable/Disable of To:1. *1 Set the mail address of To:1. *2 *3 Select Enable/Disable of To:2.
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide *10: The Alert Level is as follows: Alert Level Description Error When "Error" is detected in each sensor type, the alert is sent to the checked address. When "Error" or "Warning" is detected in each sensor type, the alert is sent to the checked address. When "Error", "Warning" or "Information" is detected in each sensor type, the alert is sent to the checked address. You can arbitrarily select the event and the address(To:X) to alert in each sensor type.
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide 4.2.10 SNMP Alert This screen displays and sets the alert by SNMP.
Server Configuration Utility 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.
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide 4.2.11 SNMP Alert Test Execute the alert test by SNMP. Select the alert receiver and click [Execute]. Item Description Select alert receiver SNMP Alert Select the alert receiver. *1 SNMP Alert settings are displayed. *2 *1: One or more the alert receiver must have been set by “4.2.10 SNMP Alert”. *2: The SNMP Alert settings set by “4.2.10 SNMP Alert” are displayed.
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide 4.2.12 System Operation This screen displays and sets the Remote KVM console and the Remote Media.
Server Configuration Utility 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.
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide 4.2.13 Control Control the server. This setting is applied at the next booting time of the 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 server. PXE Boot is done.
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide 4.2.14 Miscellaneous This screen displays and sets the various functions. Item SEL Behavior when repository is full Description SEL Power Restore Delay AC-Link Delay Time PEF Platform Event Filter Management Software ESMPRO Management Authentication Key Redirection Default Value SEL setting 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.
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide *1: When this item is changed to the other from "Overwrite oldest SEL", or is changed to "Overwrite oldest SEL" from the other, all log records in the SEL Repository are cleared. *2: When the "Standby Power Save" function of System BIOS is Enable, it is set to "Power On". And the default value is changed to "Power On". *3: It is not possible to set when AC-Link is "Stay Off" or the system is Blade Server. Delay time from turning on AC to turning on DC is specified.
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide 4.3 Syetem BIOS This screen displays and sets System BIOS settings of the server. Please refer to the User's Guide of the server for details of the item. This setting is applied at the next booting time of the server.
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide Item Description Default Value *1 Basic Configuration Basic Configuration setting POST Error Pause Memory Error *2 CLI Setup *2 Standby Power Save *2 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.
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide 4.4 ECO This chapter explains “ECO” items. Refer to set more detailed settings. Item Description Configuration Initialization You can clear all of ECO configuration parameters. CHECK: The ECO screen is not displayed if the system does not support this function.
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide 4.4.1 ECO Information This screen displays the reference value and the statistics value of the server according to its HW configuration and system load. Item Description POWER CAPPING LED Maximum Power Consumption *1 Minimum Power Consumption *1 Power Current Maximum Minimum Average CPU Throttling *2 Current Maximum Minimum Average Memory Throttling *2 *3 Current Maximum Minimum Average Reset Present status of POWER CAPPING.is displayed.
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide 4.4.2 ECO Configuration This screen displays and sets the items concerning the power consumption and the system load. TIPS: Please refer to 5.8 ECO setting. Item Description Default Value Aggressive Mode (Critical Power Cap) Aggressive Mode brings the system power consumption under the specified upper limit threshold.
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide Item Description Default Value Non- Aggressive Mode (Non-Critical Power Cap) 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.
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide 4.5 Monitoring This chapter explains "Monitoring" items. Refer to set more detailed settings. 4.5.1 WDT This screen displays and sets the Monitor System Hangs. Item Description Monitor System Hangs WDT monitoring setting Timeout Interval Action at timeout Action after timeout Set the timeout period of monitoring. Set the interval period of monitoring. Select the action at timeout. None NMI Select the action after timeout.
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide 4.5.2 Shutdown This screen displays and sets the Monitor Shutdown Hangs. Item Description Monitor Shutdown Hangs Shutdown monitoring setting Timeout Action at timeout Action after timeout Set the timeout period of monitoring. Select the action at timeout. None NMI Select the action after timeout.
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide 4.6 Backup Back up the configurations to files. Select the backup target and click [Execute]. Item Description File Locations Folder Browse Backup Target User Management Network 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 settings or not, and display the backup file name.
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide 4.7 Restore Restore the configurations from files. Select the restore target and click [Exxecute]. Item Description File Locations Folder Browse Restore Target User Management Network 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 settings or not. Only when the target backup file exists, the file name is displayed and able to be selected.
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide 5. Precautions for Use 5.1 Installation -- Server Configuration Utility Installer (Windows & Linux) cannot 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. 5.
Server Configuration Utility User's Guide 5.8 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.
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