American Megatrends MegaRAC G3 User manual

Brand: American Megatrends

Model: MegaRAC G3

Category: Networking

Type: User manual

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MegaRAC G3 S840

MegaRAC™ G3

User’s Guide

MAN-840

01/09/06

MegaRAC G3 User’s Guide

American Megatrends, Inc.

5555 Oakbrook Parkway, Building 200,

Norcross, GA 30093

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Revision History

02/25/04 Preliminary release

03/15/04 Updated GUI

04/02/04 Updated RMSeek Utility instructions

05/04/04 Password/User Name length changed to max 32 characters

06/04/04 Removed Battery Backup Unit Information

07/09/04 Removed Optional Modem Information

03/11/05 JP12 Recovery Mode Jumper description updated

12/15/05 Added: Recommend Complete Flash Note

01/09/06 Modified Complete Flash Note

Preface

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction.......................................................................................................... 1

Features....................................................................................................................................... 1

Chapter 2 Installing Your MegaRAC G3 Card .................................................................... 3

Before You Start .......................................................................................................................... 3

Avoid Electro-Static Discharge (ESD)...................................................................................... 3

MegaRAC G3 Installation and Setup........................................................................................... 3

Step 1 Unpack the MegaRAC G3 Card (and check jumper settings).......................................... 4

MegaRAC G3 Card Layout ...................................................................................................... 4

MegaRAC G3 MAC Address.................................................................................................... 4

JP4 and JP5 Chassis/Motherboard Power Switch................................................................... 5

JP6 MegaRAC G3 Reset Button.............................................................................................. 5

JP7 and JP8 Chassis/Motherboard Reset Switch.................................................................... 5

JP11 Flash Write Enable/Disable............................................................................................. 5

JP12 Recovery Mode Jumper.................................................................................................. 6

JP13 and JP14 PCI Bus SMB Data and Clock Jumper........................................................... 6

Step 2 Plug in the MegaRAC G3 Card into the Host System and Attach Internal Cables.......... 7

J3 Service Connector............................................................................................................... 7

J4 JTAG (Joint Test Action Group) ICE (In-Circuit Emulator) Connector................................ 7

J5 IPMB (Intelligent Platform Management Bus)..................................................................... 8

IPMB (Intelligent Platform Management Bus).......................................................................... 8

J9 MegaRAC Feature Connector............................................................................................. 9

JP2 Serial Port Connector........................................................................................................ 9

JP3 Service Connector............................................................................................................. 9

JP4 and JP5 Chassis/Motherboard Power Switch................................................................. 10

JP6 MegaRAC G3 Reset Button............................................................................................ 10

JP7 and JP8 Chassis/Motherboard Reset Switch.................................................................. 10

Step 3 Connect External Cables................................................................................................ 11

Step 4 Confirm the Motherboard’s BIOS Settings..................................................................... 11

Step 5 Install the Operating System and MegaRAC G3 Drivers............................................... 11

Installing AMI Virtual Floppy Drivers on Microsoft® Windows Operating Systems ............... 12

Step 6 Install the American Megatrends MegaRAC G3 Windows Software Components........ 15

Step 7 Setup Your Client Internet Browser................................................................................ 20

Step 8 Connect to the MegaRAC G3 from a Client System...................................................... 24

Step 9 Load the MegaRAC G3 SDR and Soft Processor (SP) File for Your Server Board Model

(OEM VERSION ONLY) ............................................................................................................

Chapter 3 Locating Your MegaRAC G3 Card................................................................... 33

Overview.................................................................................................................................... 33

Locating Your MegaRAC G3 Card ............................................................................................ 33

IP Address Range...................................................................................................................... 37

Usage......................................................................................................................................... 39

Chapter 4 Using Your MegaRAC G3.................................................................................. 41

MegaRAC G3 GUI Overview..................................................................................................... 41

Default User Name and Password ............................................................................................ 41

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MegaRAC G3 GUI Explained ....................................................................................................

Menu Bar................................................................................................................................ 42

Quick Launch Icons................................................................................................................ 43

Session Information................................................................................................................ 43

Manage Group........................................................................................................................... 44

Remote Console ........................................................................................................................ 45

Redirection................................................................................................................................. 46

Setting up Internet Explorer.................................................................................................... 46

Staring Redirection................................................................................................................. 50

Remote Console Shortcut Key Combinations........................................................................ 52

Console Redirection Window................................................................................................. 53

Console Redirection Toolbar.................................................................................................. 56

Console Redirection Toolbar Status ...................................................................................... 56

Console Redirection Toolbar Toggle Buttons ........................................................................ 57

Start CD-ROM Drive Redirection ........................................................................................... 58

Stop CD-ROM Drive Redirection............................................................................................ 61

Start Floppy Drive Redirection ............................................................................................... 62

Stop Floppy Drive Redirection................................................................................................ 65

G3 Floppy Image Creator....................................................................................................... 66

Creating a Floppy Image........................................................................................................ 66

Transferring a Floppy Image to a Floppy Disk....................................................................... 69

Remote Power Control............................................................................................................... 74

Upgrade Firmware..................................................................................................................... 75

Updating Your MegaRAC G3’s Firmware.............................................................................. 76

Reset MegaRAC G3.................................................................................................................. 81

Configure Group ........................................................................................................................ 83

Users.......................................................................................................................................... 84

Adding Users.......................................................................................................................... 85

Removing Users..................................................................................................................... 86

Viewing and Editing Users ..................................................................................................... 87

Network...................................................................................................................................... 88

Firewall....................................................................................................................................... 90

Alert Notification......................................................................................................................... 92

Date & Time............................................................................................................................... 93

Serial Port .................................................................................................................................. 94

SSL Certificate........................................................................................................................... 95

PMCP File Upload ..................................................................................................................... 97

IPMI Configuration................................................................................................................... 102

Server OS Monitoring & Recovery........................................................................................... 103

View Group .............................................................................................................................. 104

MegaRAC Health..................................................................................................................... 105

Event Log................................................................................................................................. 106

Server Health........................................................................................................................... 107

General Information................................................................................................................. 108

General Information : Version .............................................................................................. 108

General Information : Features ............................................................................................ 109

General Information : Detailed Versions.............................................................................. 109

Last Saved Crash Screen........................................................................................................ 110

Preface

Table of Contents

Appendix A MegaRAC Feature Cable................................................................................. 111

MegaRAC Feature Cable Layout............................................................................................. 111

Appendix B G3ConfigApp ................................................................................................... 113

Overview.................................................................................................................................. 113

G3ConfigApp............................................................................................................................ 113

User Manager Tab ............................................................................................................... 115

Adding a User....................................................................................................................... 116

User Properties .................................................................................................................... 117

Network Configuration Tab................................................................................................... 118

Advanced Tab ...................................................................................................................... 119

Appendix C MegaRAC G3 Remote Recovery Application (RRA) .................................... 121

MegaRAC G3 Card Remote Recovery Application (RRA)...................................................... 121

Appendix D Troubleshooting .............................................................................................. 127

Screen Distortion ..................................................................................................................... 127

Problem................................................................................................................................ 127

Symptom .............................................................................................................................. 127

Solution................................................................................................................................. 128

BMC Not Responding.............................................................................................................. 129

Problem................................................................................................................................ 129

Symptom .............................................................................................................................. 129

Solution................................................................................................................................. 129

Cannot Power On the Host System Remotely......................................................................... 130

Problem................................................................................................................................ 130

Symptom .............................................................................................................................. 130

Solution................................................................................................................................. 130

Complete Flash........................................................................................................................ 130

Problem................................................................................................................................ 130

Symptom .............................................................................................................................. 130

Solution................................................................................................................................. 130

Appendix E Serial Over LAN............................................................................................... 131

Hardware Setup....................................................................................................................... 131

BIOS..................................................................................................................................... 132

Appendix F Port Usage........................................................................................................ 135

Port Usage Table..................................................................................................................... 135

Appendix G MAC Address Map........................................................................................... 137

Notes........................................................................................................................................ 138

Appendix H Host System USB Mouse and Keyboard Considerations for Linux 7.x..... 139

Overview.................................................................................................................................. 139

File Description ........................................................................................................................ 139

Check Your AMIBIOS Settings................................................................................................ 139

USB Keyboard ......................................................................................................................... 139

USB Mouse.............................................................................................................................. 140

If linking to XFree86….......................................................................................................... 140

Index ........................................................................................................................................... 141

MegaRAC G3 User’s Guide

Limited Warranty

The buyer agrees that if this product proves to be defective, American Megatrends is only

obligated to repair or replace this product at American Megatrends’ discretion according

to the terms and conditions of the warranty registration card that accompanies this

product. American Megatrends shall not be liable in tort or contract for any loss or

damage, direct, incidental or consequential resulting from the use of this product. Please

see the Warranty Registration Card shipped with this product for full warranty details.

Technical Support

AMI provides technical support for AMI products purchased directly from AMI or from

an AMI-authorized reseller only.

If… Then…

You purchased this product from AMI or from

a certified AMI reseller,

Call AMI technical support at 770-246-8645.

Please be prepared to specify the serial

number of the product.

This AMI product was installed as part of a

system manufactured by a company other than

AMI or you purchased an AMI product from

an unauthorized reseller,

Call the technical support department of the

computer manufacturer or the unauthorized

reseller. AMI does not provide direct technical

support in this case.

If an American Megatrends MegaRAC™ G3 card fails to operate as described or you are

in doubt about a configuration option, please call technical support at 770-246-8645.

Web Site

We invite you to access the American Megatrends World Wide Web site at:

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Disclaimer

This manual describes the operation of the American Megatrends MegaRAC™ G3 card.

Although efforts have been made to assure the accuracy of the information contained

here, American Megatrends expressly disclaims liability for any error in this information,

and for damages, whether direct, indirect, special, exemplary, consequential or otherwise,

that may result from such error, including but not limited to the loss of profits resulting

from the use or misuse of the manual or information contained therein (even if American

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Retail Packing List

You should have received the following:

• a MegaRAC™ G3 card

• one USB cable

• a warranty card

• this MegaRAC™ G3 User's Guide (located on the MegaRAC™ G3 CD)

• a MegaRAC™ G3 Quick Installation Guide

• a MegaRAC™ G3 CD

Note: Your MegaRAC G3 (series 840) may or may not ship with everything listed in the Retail

Packing List. Contact your AMI authorized reseller to find out what is shipped with your

MegaRAC G3.

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Optional Components

The following components do not come with your MegaRAC™ G3 card. You must order

these components separately.

• MegaRAC G3 feature connector cable (I2C is an OEM version feature only, the I2C

connector is motherboard specific)

• external power adapter and power cable

Note: The optional MegaRAC™ feature connector cable must be custom made for your

specific configuration.

FCC Class B Statement

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following

two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device

must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired

operation.

Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital

device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide

reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This

equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and

used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio

communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a

particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or

television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the

user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following

measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Warning

Changes or modifications to this device not expressly approved by American

Megatrends could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Chapter One : Introduction

Chapter 1 Introduction

Features

Feature Description

Key Feature

• 100% out-of-band

• 100% operating system independent

Soft Processor

• provides out-of-band connectivity

• plugs into a mission critical server

• half-sized PCI form factor plugs into any PCI slot

Remote Client

• industry standard Internet browser (any JavaScript 1.2 capable)

• manage the server from anywhere in the world

• SSL v3 for secure connection

Processor System On Chip

(SOC)

• 32-Bit 266 MHz ~ 400 MIPS MMU

• 16 K I-cache

• 16 K D-cache

Memory

• 32 megabyte PC-133 MHz SDRAM standard (soldered on PCB, you cannot

upgrade or remove)

Flash

• 16 bit, 16 megabyte flash ROM (soldered on PCB, you cannot upgrade or

remove)

Ethernet LAN

• integrated SOC 10/100 MAC

• external level one 10/100 BASE-TX Ethernet

I2C Controller Hardware

Monitor (OEM version

feature)

• ambient temperature monitoring

• PCI voltages monitoring

• card internal voltages monitoring

• RTC

• external RTC for time stamp of events

Power Supply switching logic between optional 6 V wall adapter, 5 V PCI, and 3.3 V PCI

Form Factor

• half-size standard PCI card

Environmental

Specifications

• storage temperature: -20 degrees to 80 degrees C

• relative humidity: 5 to 80 percent non-condensing @ 40 degrees

• operating temperature: 0 to 45 degrees C

• vibration: 2.5G acceleration over 2000 Hz sine wave, 2oct/mian sine sweep

• shock: 20G; 11 msec duration, half-sine shock sweep

Monitoring

• IPMI 1.5 compliant (OEM version feature)

• I2C sensors (OEM version feature)

• SDR and Soft Processor (SP) file support for easy customization (OEM version

feature)

• OEM specific

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Features, Continued

Feature Description

Communication

• 10/100 megabit Ethernet LAN

• TCP/IP

• DHCP enabled

• SNMP

• web-based interface

USB Device Controller for

Mouse/Keyboard

• USB 1.1 device controller

USB Device Controller for

CD-ROM

• USB 2.0 device controller

USB Device Controller for

FDD

• USB 1.1 device controller

USB Hub

• USB 2.0 hub

Serial Port X 3

• debug port

• RS485

• one external

Debug Support

• Jtag ICE

Alert Notification

• SNMP trap up to eight destinations

• email notification

Console Redirection

• via 10/100 megabit Ethernet LAN

• up to three multiple redirection sessions

• up to 15 screens per second high speed redirection hardware engine

• no overhead on the host system, complete operating system independence

• redirect BIOS screens and setup screens

• seamless text and graphics transition

Security

• SSL (Secured Socket Layer) 3.0 (Pass-phrase encrypted certificates are not

supported)

• DAA (Digestive Authentication Access)

• MD-5

Virtual Boot

• USB 2.0 CD-ROM

• USB floppy

• supports boot to image

• allows remote operating system boot up and installation

Note: For information on how to create a bootable CD, visit nero.com or

roxio.com. You can do a search on how to create a bootable CD using their

products. You can also consult your CD writer's documentation.

Host Side Operating

System Support

• Windows 2000/2003/XP and above

• RedHat 8.0 and above

OEM Development Kit

Platform Management

Configuration Program

(PMCP)

available

Chapter Two : Installing Your MegaRAC G3 Card

Chapter 2 Installing Your MegaRAC G3

Card

Before You Start

Avoid Electro-Static Discharge (ESD)

Electro-Static Discharge (ESD) can damage the MegaRAC G3 card and other system

components. Keep your MegaRAC G3 card in its anti-static bag until it is to be

installed. Avoid contact with any component or connector on any adapter card, printed

circuit board, or memory module. Handle these components by the mounting bracket.

Perform all unpacking and installation procedures on a ground-connected anti-static mat.

Wear an anti-static wristband grounded at the same point as the anti-static mat. You can

also use a sheet of conductive aluminum foil grounded through a one megaohm resistor

instead of the anti-static mat. Similarly, a strip of conductive aluminum foil wrapped

around the wrist and grounded through a one megaohm resistor serves the same purpose

as a wristband.

MegaRAC G3 Installation and Setup

Use the following steps to install the MegaRAC G3 card into the host system.

Step Action

1 Unpack the MegaRAC G3 card (and check jumper settings)

2 Plug in the MegaRAC G3 card into the host system and attach internal cables

3 Connect external cables

4 Confirm the motherboard’s BIOS settings

5 Install the operating system and MegaRAC G3 card’s drivers

6 Install all American Megatrends MegaRAC G3 Windows Software Components

7 Setup your client system’s Internet browser

8 Connect to the MegaRAC G3 from a client system

9 Load the MegaRAC G3 SDR and Soft Processor (SP) File for your motherboard or

server board model (OEM version feature)

Note: Inspect the cardboard carton for obvious damage.

MegaRAC G3 User’s Guide

Step 1 Unpack the MegaRAC G3 Card (and check jumper settings)

MegaRAC G3 Card Layout

J5 IPMB

JP3 Service

Connector

J3 Service

Connector

JP6 Reset

MegaRAC G3

JP4 Chassis/

Motherboard

Pwr Switch

JP5 Chassis/

Motherboard

Pwr Switch

JP7 Chassis/Motherboard

Reset Switch

JP8 Chassis/

Motherboard

Reset Switch

J4 Jtag ICE

Connector

J9 MegaRAC

Feature Cable

Connector

JP11 Flash Write

Enable/Disable Jpr

JP12

Recovery Mode Jpr

JP13 PCI Bus

SMB Data Jpr

JP14 PCI Bus

SMB Clock Jpr

JP2 Serial Port Connector

USB

Port

Network

Jack

VGA

Port

J10

External

Power

CR2032 3V

Coin Cell Battery

MegaRAC G3 MAC Address

Your MegaRAC G3 card has a unique MAC address. The MAC address is the only way

to distinguish one MegaRAC G3 card from another when you run programs such as

Remote Recovery Application (RRA) and RacTrendsSeek Locator. You can write down

your MegaRAC G3 card’s MAC address in the table below or in Appendix H, MAC

Address Map. See the first line for an example.

MAC Address Location Description

00-40-D9-02-9B-3C Server Room, Rack 2, 5

Windows 2003 Advanced

Server, Mail Server

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Chapter Two : Installing Your MegaRAC G3 Card

Step 1 Unpack the MegaRAC G3 Card (and check jumper settings), Continued

Check the following jumpers:

Jumper Setting

JP4 Confirm that pins one and two are open.

JP5 Confirm that pins one and two are open.

JP6 Confirm that pins one and two are open.

JP7 Confirm that pins one and two are open.

JP8 Confirm that pins one and two are open.

JP11 Confirm that pins one and two are shorted.

JP12 Confirm that pins one, two and three are open.

JP13 If your hosts system’s motherboard has support for I2C on the PCI slots, place a

short pins one and two. If not, confirm that pins one and two are open.

JP14 If your hosts system’s motherboard has support for I2C on the PCI slots, place a

short pins one and two. If not, confirm that pins one and two are open.

Note: Only revision B1 and newer revisions of the MegaRAC G3 cards have these two jumpers.

Revisions A and B do not have JP13 and JP14.

JP4 and JP5 Chassis/Motherboard Power Switch

Verify that there is no jumper on JP4 and JP5. These two headers are to be used with a

cable, not a jumper.

JP6 MegaRAC G3 Reset Button

You can temporarily short this jumper to reset your MegaRAC G3 card. For normal

operations, verify that there is no jumper on JP6.

Pin Description

1 Ground

2 Reset #

JP7 and JP8 Chassis/Motherboard Reset Switch

Verify that there is no jumper on JP7 and JP8. These two headers are to be used with a

cable, not a jumper.

JP11 Flash Write Enable/Disable

You can write-protect your MegaRAC G3 card’s firmware so that it cannot be flashed.

By default, pins one and two are shorted so that you can flash the firmware.

Pin Description

1 VCC3

2 Write-Protect Enabled

3 Ground

Pin Description

1-2 Flash Write Enable

2-3 Flash Write Disable

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Step 1 Unpack the MegaRAC G3 Card (and check jumper settings), Continued

JP12 Recovery Mode Jumper

This jumper is primarily used to recover a failed flash attempt. By shorting pins two and

three, you can place your MegaRAC G3 card into Recovery Mode. See Appendix C,

Remote Recovery Application (RRA) for more information on how to recover your

MegaRAC G3 card. By default, pins one, two and three are open.

Pin Description

1 Not Available

2 Ground

3 GP I/O PA10

JP13 and JP14 PCI Bus SMB Data and Clock Jumper

These two headers allow your MegaRAC G3 card to read I2C bus information. If your

hosts system’s motherboard has support for I2C on the PCI slots, place a jumper on these

two headers. By default these headers are open.

Note: Only revision B1 and newer revisions of the MegaRAC G3 cards have these two jumpers.

Revisions A and B do not have JP13 and JP14.

Note: Most PCI slots have a “floating” I2C bus. A “floating” I2C bus means that there is no

physical connection between the two I2C pins on the PCI slot and the motherboard’s I2C

bus. Shorting JP13 and JP14 would be useless in this case.

Note: JP13 and JP14 can be used in place of the MegaRAC Feature Cable to gather I2C bus

information from the motherboard.

Note: Only the OEM version can utilize the hardware health monitoring capabilities of

MegaRAC G3 card. The hardware health monitoring function requires an OEM specific

cable and Sensor Definition Kit (SDK/SDR) file and Soft Processor (SP) file.

Chapter Two : Installing Your MegaRAC G3 Card

Step 2 Plug in the MegaRAC G3 Card into the Host System and Attach

Internal Cables

Physically plug in the MegaRAC G3 card into any available PCI slot inside the host

system.

J3 Service Connector

This jumper is used exclusively for servicing the MegaRAC G3 card. J3 is not described

in this document.

J4 JTAG (Joint Test Action Group) ICE (In-Circuit Emulator) Connector

This header is used to debug and service the MegaRAC G3 card. J4 is not described in

this document.

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Step 2 Plug in the MegaRAC G3 Card into the Host System and Attach

Internal Cables, Continued

J5 IPMB (Intelligent Platform Management Bus)

If your motherboard has an IPMB connector, you can connect a cable from J5 on the

MegaRAC G3 card to the IPMB connector on your motherboard.

Pin Description

1 Positive Signal

2 Ground

3 Negative Signal

IPMB (Intelligent Platform Management Bus)

The IPMI specification was developed by Intel, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, and NEC to

provide a standard interface to be used for monitoring server items such as temperature,

voltage, fans, power supplies, and chassis. IPMI is comprised of three specifications

Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI), Intelligent Platform Management Bus

(IPMB) and Intelligent Chassis Management Bus (ICMB). The IPMI specification

defines the interface between management software and chassis management hardware.

The IPMB specification defines the internal Intelligent Platform Management Bus. The

ICMB specification defines an external bus for connecting additional IPMI enabled

systems.

The electrical interconnect for system management is based on the inter-IC (I2C) bus.

This bus is a two wire serial interface (clock, data) driven by open-collector drivers.

Devices arbitrate for the bus based on a collision detection mechanism. The I2C data and

I2C clock signals are referred to as an IPMB.

The IPMB connector can be used to read IPMI information from the motherboard's

System Management Controller. The format and definition of the IPMI information must

be based on the IPMI v1.5 Specification.

The IPMI specification was architected around the server motherboard environment. In a

typical motherboard, the Management Controller connects to a variety of dumb sensors

located on the motherboard and within the chassis. The command set contains commands

tailored to this environment and are intended to handle sensors, data repositories, event

logs and watchdog timers.

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Chapter Two : Installing Your MegaRAC G3 Card

Step 2 Plug in the MegaRAC G3 Card into the Host System and Attach

Internal Cables, Continued

J9 MegaRAC Feature Connector

This feature connector is primarily used for operating the host system’s motherboard

power and reset switch. It can also be used to gather I2C bus information from the

motherboard.

Pin Description Pin Description

1 Not Connected 11 Reset_Host #

2 I2C Clock 12 Ground

3 Not Connected 13 Ground

4 Not Connected 14 Not Connected

5 Power_Off # 15 Not Connected

6 I2C Data 16 Ground

7 Not Connected 17 Not Connected

8 Not Connected 18 Not Connected

9 Not Connected 19 Not Connected

10 Not Connected 20 Ground

Note: JP13 and JP14 can be used in place of the MegaRAC Feature Cable to gather I2C bus

information from the motherboard.

Note: JP4 and JP5 can be used in place of the MegaRAC Feature Cable to power on, power off,

and power cycle the motherboard.

Note: JP7 and JP8 can be used in place of the MegaRAC Feature Cable to reset the

motherboard.

Note: Only the OEM version can utilize the hardware health monitoring capabilities of

MegaRAC G3 card. The hardware health monitoring function requires an OEM specific

cable and Sensor Definition Kit (SDK/SDR) file and Soft Processor (SP) file.

Note: IPMI support is an OEM version feature.

Note: This cable is an optional component and must be custom made for your specific

configuration.

JP2 Serial Port Connector

You can connect an external 9 pin serial port connector to this header. This header is

primarily used to text redirect over the serial port.

JP3 Service Connector

This jumper is used exclusively for servicing the MegaRAC G3 card. JP3 is not described

in this document.

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Step 2 Plug in the MegaRAC G3 Card into the Host System and Attach

Internal Cables, Continued

JP4 and JP5 Chassis/Motherboard Power Switch

JP4 and JP5 can be used in place of the MegaRAC Feature Cable to power on, power off,

and power cycle the motherboard.

Connect a two pin cable from the motherboard’s Power (Soft On/Off) header to JP4 on

your MegaRAC G3 card. Connect the chassis power switch to JP5 on your MegaRAC G3

card.

Note: JP4 and JP5 can be used in place of the MegaRAC Feature Cable to power on, power off,

and power cycle the motherboard.

JP6 MegaRAC G3 Reset Button

You can short this jumper to reset your MegaRAC G3 card.

Pin Description

1 Ground

2 Reset #

JP7 and JP8 Chassis/Motherboard Reset Switch

JP7 and JP8 can be used in place of the MegaRAC Feature Cable to reset the

motherboard.

Connect a two pin cable from the motherboard’s Reset header to JP7 on your MegaRAC

G3 card. Connect the chassis reset switch to JP8 on your MegaRAC G3 card.

Note: JP7 and JP8 can be used in place of the MegaRAC Feature Cable to reset the

motherboard.

Chapter Two : Installing Your MegaRAC G3 Card

Step 3 Connect External Cables

• Connect the USB cable from the back of the MegaRAC G3 card to the

motherboard’s USB port.

• Connect your VGA monitor to your MegaRAC G3 card.

• Connect the RJ45 LAN cable from your local network to your MegaRAC G3 card.

• Connect your AC adapter. (Only if the AC Adapter is part of your MegaRAC kit)

Step 4 Confirm the Motherboard’s BIOS Settings

Power on the motherboard and enter the BIOS. Using the following table, confirm that

your motherboard’s BIOS settings are correct.

BIOS Section Setting

Boot Options> Removable Devices AMI Virtual Floppy or USB Boot

Device

Boot Options> ATAPI CDROM AMI Virtual CDROM or USB Boot

Device

Advanced> PCIPnP> Configuration> Legacy USB Support Enable

Save the BIOS settings and restart the computer.

Note: Make sure that your motherboard BIOS supports Legacy USB devices, USB Boot or Boot

to USB.

Note: On some motherboards and server boards, depress the <CTRL>, <ALT>, and <ESC>

keys simultaneously to enter the BIOS. On others use the <F2> keys. See your server’s

documentation for more information on entering the BIOS setup.

Step 5 Install the Operating System and MegaRAC G3 Drivers

Step Action

1 Install the operating system (if applicable) on the host system.

2 (Windows 2000/2003/XP only) When prompted for the AMI Virtual Floppy drivers, install the MegaRAC

G3 card’s AMI Virtual Floppy drivers located on the MegaRAC™ G3 CD in the INF folder.

Note: Virtual floppy is not supported on all versions of the

MegaRAC G3 card.

3 (Windows 2000/2003/XP only) When prompted for the virtual CD-ROM drivers, install the Windows

default CD-ROM drivers.

Note: Do not use the amivirtfl.inf when prompted to install the virtual CD-ROM drivers. The

AMI Virtual CD-ROM device does not require any special drivers. You can select the default

option Microsoft Windows provides.

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Step 5 Install the Operating System and MegaRAC G3 Drivers, Continued

Installing AMI Virtual Floppy Drivers on Microsoft® Windows Operating Systems

Microsoft® Windows 2000/2003/XP operating systems need an .INF for the AMI

Virtual Floppy device exposed by the G3 card.

Note: This installation procedure needs to be done one time only on the host system. Once the

AMI Virtual Floppy is properly loaded, you can perform floppy redirection without going

through any extra steps.

Step Action

Microsoft® Windows 2000/2003/XP operating systems for the AMI Virtual Floppy device .INF file the

first time you install the MegaRAC G3 card on the server.

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