Lenovo ThinkServer RD430 User manual

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ThinkServerManagementModuleUserGuide
ThinkServerRD340,RD440,RD540,andRD640
Note:
Beforeusingtheinformationandtheproductitsupports,ensurethatyoureadandunderstandthefollowing:
“Safetyinformation”onpage1
AppendixB“Notices”onpage31
FirstEdition(November2013)
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Contents
Chapter1.Introduction.........1
Terminology.................1
Safetyinformation..............1
Chapter2.OverviewoftheLenovo
ThinkServerManagementModule...3
FeaturesoftheThinkServerRemoteManagement
Module..................3
Chapter3.Configurationofthe
ThinkServerRemoteManagement
Module.................5
Chapter4.ThinkServerRemote
ManagementModuleQuickStart...7
Prestart..................7
Log-on..................10
Navigation................11
Log-out.................12
Chapter5.Remoteconsole(KVM)
operation...............13
Starttheredirectionconsole.........13
Mainwindowoftheremoteconsole......13
Menubaroftheremoteconsole........13
Viewmenuoftheremoteconsole.....13
Macrosmenuoftheremoteconsole....14
Toolsmenuoftheremoteconsole.....14
Powermenuoftheremoteconsole.....14
Chapter6.ThinkServerRemote
ManagementModuleWebconsole
options................15
Properties................15
Viewingproperties...........15
Serverinformation.............16
Viewingsensorreadings.........16
ViewingtheSystemEventLog........16
Eventmanagement.............17
PlatformEvents............17
TrapSettings(SNMP)..........18
EmailSettings(SMTP)..........18
SerialOverLAN............18
Remotecontrol..............19
Remotemanagement..........19
Virtualmedia.............20
Powercontrol.............21
Configuration...............22
Network...............22
Networksecurity............23
Security...............23
Users................23
Service................24
IPMI.................24
Session................25
LDAP................26
Update................26
Utilities................27
Languages................28
AppendixA.Frequentlyasked
questions...............29
AppendixB.Notices..........31
Trademarks................32
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Chapter1.Introduction
ThankyoufororderingandusingtheLenovo
®
ThinkServer
®
ManagementModule(TMM),hereinafter
referredtoasRemoteManagementModule.
TheUserGuidedescribeshowtousetheRemoteManagementModule,theoverviewofthemodule
features,andhowtosetupandoperatethemodule.
TheUserGuideisforsystemadministratorsresponsibleforinstallation,troubleshooting,upgradeand
maintenanceoftheRemoteManagementModule.Asasystemadministrator,onceyouarefamiliarwiththe
UserGuide,youcanuseRemoteManagementModuletoaccessremotelyfromanylocationtorespondfor
emergency.
Terminology
Thefollowingtableliststhetermsusedinthisdocumentanditscorrespondingdescriptions.
AbbreviationDefinition
BMCSystemboardManagementController
DHCPDynamicHostConfigurationProtocol
IPMI
IntelligentPlatformManagementInterface
KVMKeyboard,Video,andMouse
MACMediaAccessController
TCP/IPTransferControlProtocol/InternetProtocol
Safetyinformation
WARNING
WithreferencetoeithertheGuideorotherdocuments,youshouldalwayspayparticularattention
tosafetyinformationbeforeoperatingtheThinkServer.Toensurefullcompliancewiththeexisting
certificationandlicensing,youmustfollowtheinstallationinstructionsintheGuide.
Poweron/off:thepowerbuttoncannotcutoffsystempowerorRemoteManagementModulepower.
TocutoffthepowerofRemoteManagementModule,youmustdisconnecttheacpowercordfromthe
poweroutlet.Whenopeningthechassistoinstallorremovetheparts,youshouldmakesuretheacpower
cordhasbeendisconnected.
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Dangeroussituations,equipmentandcables:power,telephones,andsignalcablesmayhavethedanger
ofelectricshock.Beforeopeningthedevice,shutdowntheserver,disconnectedthepowercord,the
communicationsystem,networkandmodemconnectedtotheserver.Otherwise,itmayresultinpersonal
injuryorequipmentdamage.
ElectrostaticDischarge(ESD)andESDprotection:ElectrostaticDischarge(ESD)candamagedisk
drivers,systemboardandothercomponents.WerecommendthatyoucompleteallthestepsinthisSection
onlyintheESDprotectiveworkstations.IfESDworkstationisunavailable,pleasewearanti-staticwriststrap
whileholdingpartsandconnectthewriststraptothegroundwire(thatis,anyunpaintedmetalsurface)
oftheserverchassistoprovideESDprotection.
ESDandholdingsystemboards:becarefulwhenholdingthesystemboard.Theyareextremelysensitive
toESD.Onlytouchtheedgewhenholdingthesystemboard.Laythesystemboardwithcomponentsside
facingupwardsaftertakingthesystemboardoutoftheprotectionbagorthesever.Usetheconductive
foampad(ifany)ratherthanthesystemboardpackage.Donotslidethesystemboardonanysurface.
Installingorremovingjumper:jumperisasmallplasticconductorbetweentwojumperpins.Somejumpers
haveasmallwingonthetopforyoutousefingertipsorfineneedleforcepstoclipit.Ifthejumperhasno
suchwing,becarefulwheninstallingorremovingitwithneedleforceps,andclipthejumper'snarrowface
insteadofthewideone.Clippingthewidefacewilldamagethecontactsinsidethejumper,whichwillleadto
intermittentfaultstosomefunctionscontrolledbythejumper.Clipthejumpercarefullywithpliersorother
toolsanddonotsqueezewhenremovingit.Otherwise,pinsonthesystemboardmaybebentorbroken.
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Chapter2.OverviewoftheLenovoThinkServerManagement
Module
ThistopicdescribesthefeaturesoftheRemoteManagementModule.
TheRemoteManagementModulerunsontheserversystemasanintegratedsolutionandintegrates
theembeddedoperatingsystem.Independentoftheserveroperatingsystem,theembeddedoperating
systemcanprovideawholesetofcomplete,stableandeffectivesolutionfortheserver.Asasystem
administrator,youcanrespondanytimeandanywheretoemergencyfailureandtakeremotecontrolon
theserverthroughthenetwork.
FeaturesoftheThinkServerRemoteManagementModule
TheThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleiseasilyaccessiblebyremoteKVMandcontrollableviaLAN
orInternet.Itwilldigitizeandcompressthecollectedvideosignal,keyboard,mousesignalsandthen
sendtotheremoteconsole.Embeddedwithremoteaccessandrelatedcontrolsoftware,themodule
alsoallowsintegratedremotepowermanagementviaIPMI.KeyfeaturesoftheRemoteManagement
Moduleareasfollows:
EmbeddedWebUI-Remotepoweron/off,systemhealth,systeminformation,alertnotificationand
eventlog.
USB2.0mediaredirection-bootfromremotemedia
Security-opensourceSSL
CompatiblewithIPMIV2.0
KVM-allowremoteviewingandconfiguringinthePOSTandBIOSsetuputility
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Chapter3.ConfigurationoftheThinkServerRemote
ManagementModule
ThistopicdescribeshowtousetheserverconfigurationutilitytochangetheRemoteManagementModule
fromtheun-configuredstatustotherunningstatus.Whenfirstinstalled,theRemoteManagementModule
bydefaultwillsearchDHCPserveronthenetworktoautomaticallyassignIPaddress,subnetmaskand
gateway.ItisrecommendedthatusersmanuallysetafixedIPaddressintheBIOS.
TosetanIPaddress,dothefollowing:
1.PressF1assoonasyouseethelogoscreen.
2.FromtheBIOSsetupmenu,selectServerManagementBMCNetworkConfiguration
ConfigurationAddressSource.
3.FromtheConfigurationoption,youcanchooseSTATICorDHCPtosetIPaddress.
4.Whenyoufinishtheconfiguration,savethesettings.
Table1.IPMI2.0Configurationsubmenu
STATICStaticIPconfiguration.IPandthesubnetmaskcanbesetmanually. Configuration
Address
Source
DHCP
DynamicIPconfiguration.ThesystemcanobtainIPautomatically.
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Chapter4.ThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleQuick
Start
ThistopicdescribeshowtoquicklyacquaintwithrelatedoperationsoftheRemoteManagementModule.In
addition,italsodescribestheadvancedfeaturesofhowtologonthemoduleandoptionsavailablewhile
browsing,andhowtologout.
Prestart
TheRemoteManagementModulehasanembeddedWebserverandanapplicationwithmultiplestandard
interfaces.Thistopicdescribestheseinterfacesandtheirusages.YoucanusetheTCP/IPprotocolto
accesstheseinterfaces.
Note:Asthesupportedfunctionsoftheproductvarywithconfigurations,refertotheactualproduct
description.
Formoreinformationabouttheinitialsettings,seeChapter3“ConfigurationoftheThinkServerRemote
ManagementModule”onpage5
.Theusernameinthistopicis“lenovo”.Besides“lenovo”,otheruser
namesandpasswordsarealsoaccepted.Thedefaultusernameandpasswordareasfollows:
Username=lenovo
Password=len0vO
TheRemoteManagementModuleisaccessiblethroughthestandardJava-enabledWebbrowserwith
HTTPandHTTPS.
HTTP/HTTPS:TheembeddedWebserverprovidesfullaccesspermission.YoucanaccesstheRemote
ManagementModuleviaencryptedHTTPSprotocolorHTTPprotocol.WhenaccessingthroughtheHTTP
protocol,notethefollowing:
1.WithaccesstoThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleviatheHTTPSprotocol,thebrowsermay
promptyoutotrustandinstallthesecuritydigitalcertification,andyoujustfollowthepromptsto
importandconfirmthecertification.
2.IntheInternetExplorer
®
6WebbrowserontheMicrosoft
®
WindowsServer
®
2003operatingsystem,
ifusingHTTPSprotocoltoaccesstheRemoteManagementModule,youneedtocheckInternet
ExplorerEnhancedSecurityConfigurationitemintheControlPanelAdd/RemoveWindows
Components.
3.InIE7ontheMicrosoft
®
WindowsServer
®
2008operatingsystem,ifusingHTTPSprotocoltoaccess
theRemoteManagementModule,youneedtodothefollowingamendmentstotheConfigureIEESC
itemofthesecurityinformationoftheservermanager,asshowninthefollowingfigures:
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Figure1.ConfiguringIEESC-setp1
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Figure2.ConfiguringIEESC-setp2
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Figure3.ConfiguringIEESC-setp3
Formakingtheremoteconsole(KVM)windowofthemanagedserverworks,youmustinstallJavaruntime
environment(JRE)V6.0Update24orlater.
Log-on
TologontotheThinkServerRemoteManagementModule,dothefollowing:
1.EntertheIPaddressassignedbytheThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleintotheWebbrowser.
Forexample:
http://10.223.131.36/
Forsecureconnection,refertothefollowingexample:
https://10.223.131.36/
TheWebbrowserwillthenbedirectedtothelogonpageoftheRemoteManagementModule.
2.OnthelogonpageoftheRemoteManagementModule,entertheusernameandpassword.For
example:
Username=lenovo
Password=len0vO
3.ClickOKtoviewthehomepageoftheRemoteManagementModule.
Afterasuccessfulinitiallogon,thesystemadministratorcancreatenewusersandhasfullpermissionof
RemoteManagementModule.
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Navigation
WhentheThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleissuccessfullyloggedon,theThinkServerRemote
ManagementModulehomepageisdisplayed.
ThereareseveraltabsontheverticaltoolbarwhichisontheleftpaneoftheThinkServerRemote
ManagementModulehomepage.Byclickingthesetabs,youcangetthespecificsysteminformationand
taketherelevanttaskslistedinthefollowingtable:
Table2.TabsontheThinkServerRemoteManagementModulehomepage
Tab
Comments
Properties
SysteminformationisshownonthePropertiespage.
Configuration
Thistabcontainsthefollowingsubmenus:
Network
NetworkSecurity
Security
Users
Services
IPMI
Sessions
LDAP
Update
Utilities
Server
Information
Thistabcontainsthefollowingsubmenus:
Power
Thermal
SystemEvent
Log
Clickthistabtoviewthesystemeventlog(SEL).
Event
Management
Thistabcontainsthefollowingsubmenus:
PlatformEvents
TrapSettings
EmailSettings
SerialOverLAN
Therealsoaretabsonthetopofthehomepage:
Table3.TabsonthetopoftheThinkServerRemoteManagementModulehomepage
Tab
Comments
Support
Viewthecontactinformationaboutthecompanyofthisproduct.
Help
Viewthebriefdescriptionaboutthecurrentpageontherightpaneofthebrowser.Byclicking
the“X”onthetoprightofthepane,youcanclosetheHelpwindow.
About
Viewtheversionofthesoftware.
Logout
TerminatethecurrentWebConsolesession.
Note:Iftheremoteconsole(KVM)windowisactive,itwillcloseautomaticallywhenyouare
loggingout.Afterlogout,theWebconsolewillbacktologonscreen.
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ThereisaRefreshbuttonontherightpane.Clickthisbuttontorefreshthecurrentpage.
Log-out
TologouttheThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleandturnbacktothelogonpage,clickLogouton
therighttopoftheprogramhomepage.
Note:AutomaticTimeout:IftheWebconsoledetectsnouseractivitywithinfifteenminutes,thecurrent
sessionwillbeautomaticallyterminated.IftheuserhasopenedtheKVMremoteconsolewindow,thenthe
Websessionwillnotautomaticallytimeout.Whentheautomatictimeouthappens,thesystemwillinformthe
usertologonagainiftheuserwantstoaccesstheWebconsoletotakeoperations.
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Chapter5.Remoteconsole(KVM)operation
Theremoteconsoleistheredirectionscreen,keyboard,andmouseoftheremotehostsystemwitha
ThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleinstalled.Ifthereisaneedtousetheremoteconsoleofthe
managedhostsystem,ensurethattheserverhasJava*runtimeenvironmentplug-in.
Whentheremoteconsoleisstartup,anewwindowwillbeopened,showingthescreenofthehostsystem.
Operatingtheremoteconsoleisjustlikeanadministratorissittinginfrontofthescreenoftheremote
system.Thismeansthattheusercanusethekeyboardandmouseasheorsheusuallydoes.
Starttheredirectionconsole
Theremoteconsoleistheredirectionkeyboard,video,andmouseoftheremotehostsystemwitha
ThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleinstalled.
TostarttheredirectionwindowforremoteconsoleKVM,logontothehomepageoftheThinkServerRemote
ManagementModule.Ontheleftpaneofthehomepage,underSerialOverLANvKVM&vMedia,click
Launch,theVirtualKVMandMediaLaunchwindowisdisplayedontherightpaneofthehomepage.
Then,clickLaunchJavaKVMClientintheVirtualKVMandMediaLaunchwindowtostarttheredirection
consoleandcarryoutremotemanagementforserver.
AfterclickingLaunchJavaKVMClient,youwillbepromptedtorunanddownloadJavanetworkboot
protocolJviewer.jnlpdocument.
Notes:
BeforetheJNLPdocumentisbooted,JavaRuntimeEnvironment(JRE)V6.0Update24oralaterversion
mustbesetupontheclient.
Theclientbrowsermustallowthepop-upwindowsfromtheIPaddressoftheThinkServerRemote
ManagementModule.
Mainwindowoftheremoteconsole
Whenyoustarttheremoteconsole,themainwindowoftheremoteconsoleisdisplayed.
Theremoteconsolemainwindowshowsthescreenoftheremoteserver.Operatingtheremoteconsoleis
justlikeyouareinfrontoftheremoteserver.Theresponsespeedmaybealittledelay,dependingonthe
bandwidthandthedelaybetweentheThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleandtheremoteconsole.
Menubaroftheremoteconsole
Thereisamenubaronthetopoftheremoteconsolemainwindow.Y oucanviewthestatusoftheremote
consoleandconfigurethesetupforlocalremoteconsolethroughtheitemsonthemenubar.
Viewmenuoftheremoteconsole
ByclickingtheViewoptiononthemenubaroftheremoteconsole,youcantakethefollowingoperations:
HideStatusBar:HidetheKVMstatusatthebottomofthescreen.
Refresh:Refreshthescreen.
FullScreen:Switchbetweenthewindowmodeandfullscreenoftheremoteconsole.
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Fit:Fitthewindowmode.
Macrosmenuoftheremoteconsole
ByclickingtheMacrosoptiononthemenubaroftheremoteconsole,youcantakethefollowingoperations:
HoldCtrl/Alt/Windowskeys:Allowsimulatingtopressthesespecialkeysontheremotekeyboard.On
thelocalkeyboard,thesespecialkeyswillbecarriedoutthroughlocaloperatingsystem,ratherthan
transfertotheremoteoperationsystem.
Alt+Ctrl+Del:IssueAlt+Ctrl+Delcommandtotheremoteoperationsystem.
Toolsmenuoftheremoteconsole
ByclickingtheToolsoptiononthemenubaroftheremoteconsole,youcantakethefollowingoperations:
Sessionoptions:Setthemousemodeandthevideoquality.
Sessionuserlist:Viewthecurrentusers.
SingleCursor:Setcursorindifferentstates.
States:Viewthecurrentstateoftheremoteredirection.
Powermenuoftheremoteconsole
ByclickingthePoweroptiononthemenubaroftheremoteconsole,youcancontrolthepoweraction.
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Chapter6.ThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleWeb
consoleoptions
ThistopicdescribeseverypageoftheWebconsoleandeachpageisdividedintoseveralparts
correspondingseparatelytotheseveraltabsattheleftsideofthepane.Ineachpart,therearedetailed
illustrationsandintroductionsforeachmenuoptionintheleftofthepane.
Notes:
Thefirstmenuitemofeachtabisthedefaultpagewhichwillautomaticallyappearwhenselecting
thecorrespondingtab.
ClicktheHelpbuttonontherighthorizontaltoolbar,andtheWebconsolewillshowtherelevant
informationabouteachpage.
Properties
Bydefault,thehomepageoftheThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleshowsthePropertiespage,
includinggeneralinformationabouttheserver.Formoredetails,readtheinformationinthistopic.
Viewingproperties
ThePlatformInformationpageshowsthesummaryofthegeneralinformation.
Figure4.Firmwareinformation
Theabovepageprovidesthefollowingserverinformation:
Table4.Platforminformationpage
ProductName
Customizableproductname.
ProductInformation
Customizableproductdescription.
FirmwareVersion
Firmwareversioninformation.
BuildingTime
DateandtimeofbuildingtheBMCfirmware
ASICType
Theplatformoftheserver.
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Serverinformation
TheServerInformationpageshowsthedatarelatedtotheserverhealth,suchassensorreadingsandevent
logs.ClicktheServerInformationtabontheleftpanetoshowthispage.
Viewingsensorreadings
TheTemperaturesandVoltagespagesshowthesystemsensorinformation,includingreadingsandstatus.
Figure5.SensorreadingsontheTemperaturespage
Figure6.SensorreadingsontheVoltagespage
ViewingtheSystemEventLog
TheSystemEventLogpageshowstheeventlogs.
Toclearthelogbuffer,clickClearLog.
Toupdatetheloglist,clickRefresh.
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