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PRIMERGY BX600 Blade Server Systems
ServerView Management Blade S3

User Interface Description
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Contents
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.1 Notational Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

1.2 Target Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2 PRIMERGY BX Blade Server Systems – Overview . . . . . . . 9
2.1 The Blade Server Concept . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2.2 Blade Server Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.2.1 Features of the ServerView Management Blade . . . . . . . . 10
2.2.2 Redundancy of the ServerView Management Blade . . . . . . 12
2.2.3 Console Redirection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3 Telnet interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.1 Entering the console mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

3.2 Console main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.3 Management Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.3.1 Management Agent Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.3.2 Management Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.3.3 System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3.3.4 Server Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
3.3.4.1 Server Blade Control Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
3.3.4.2 Server Blade Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3.3.4.3 Server Blade CPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3.3.4.4 Server Blade Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
3.3.4.5 Server Blade Voltage Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
3.3.4.6 Server Blade Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
3.3.4.7 Server Blade NIC Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
3.3.4.8 Server Blade Watch Dog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
3.3.4.9 Raid Controller Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
3.3.5 Storage Server Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
3.3.6 Connection Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
3.3.7 User Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
3.3.8 Blue Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
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Contents
3.3.9 Event Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

3.3.9.1 Management Blade Event Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
3.3.9.2 Server Blade Event Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
3.3.9.3 Server Blade Power On/Off Event Log Enable . . . . . . . . 40

3.3.9.4 Management Blade Wrap Around Event Log Enable . . . . . 40
3.3.10 Set System Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
3.3.11 Server Blade CMOS Backup/Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
3.3.12 Switch Blade Configuration Backup/Restore . . . . . . . . . . . 45
3.3.13 Power Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
3.3.14 Active Directory Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
3.3.15 VLAN Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
3.3.16 I2C Bus Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
3.4 Emergency Management Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
3.5 Console Redirection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
3.6 TFTP Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
3.7 Logout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
3.8 Reboot Management Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
3.9 System Information Dump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
3.10 Command Line Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
3.11 Account Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
4 Web user interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
4.1 Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
4.2 The start page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
4.3 Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
4.3.1 Status Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
4.3.2 Asset Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
4.3.3 Logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
4.3.3.1 Event Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
4.3.4 Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
4.3.4.1 Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
4.3.4.2 Management Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
4.3.4.3 Server Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
4.3.4.4 Connection Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
4.3.4.5 Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
4.3.4.6 (Adv. / Digital) KVM Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
4 ServerView Management Blade

Contents
4.3.5 Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
4.3.5.1 Redirection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
4.3.5.2 Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
4.3.5.3 User Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
4.3.5.4 Firmware Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
4.3.5.5 Certificate Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
4.3.5.6 User Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
4.3.5.7 Refresh Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
4.3.6 Chassis Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
4.3.6.1 Network Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
4.3.6.2 SNMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
4.3.6.3 Alerting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
4.3.6.4 Date Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
5 Active Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
5.1 Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

5.2 Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
5.2.1 Logging in and displaying the certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
5.2.2 Example: Administering users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Related publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

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1 Introduction
The PRIMERGY BX Blade Server Systems accommodate two hot-swapable,
redundant ServerView management blades: an integrated management
solution for complete remote administration of the blade server system. For a
complete feature list, see section “Features of the ServerView Management
Blade” on page 10.
Figure 1: ServerView management blade
Further information is provided on the PRIMERGY ServerBooks DVD:

– PRIMERGY BX600 Blade Server System – Operating Manual
– PRIMERGY Server Systems – RemoteDeploy
– PRIMERGY BX Blade Server Systems – LAN Switch Blade
– ServerView User Guide
I For further information on updating BX components please refer to the
Operating Manual of your BX system.

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Notational Conventions Introduction
1.1 Notational Conventions

The following notational conventions are used in this manual:
V Caution This symbol points out hazards that can lead to personal
injury, loss of data, or damage to equipment.
I This symbol highlights important information and tips.
Ê This symbol refers to a step that you must carry out in

order to continue with the procedure.
italic Commands, menu items, names of buttons, options, file
names, and path names are written in italic letters in text.
<italic> Marked variables that must be replaced by current values.
fixed font System output is written using a fixed font.
semi-bold Commands to be entered through the keyboard are
fixed font written in a semi-bold fixed font.
[Key symbols] Keys are presented according to their representation on
the keyboard. If capital letters are to be entered explicitly,
then the Shift key is shown, e.g. [SHIFT] - [A] for A.
If two keys need to be pressed at the same time, then this
is indicated by placing a hyphen between the two key
symbols.
If there are references to text or sections of text in this manual, then the chapter
or section heading is placed in the reference, and the page stated refers to the
page on which the chapter or section begins.
1.2 Target Group

This manual is intended for system administrators, network administrators, and
service technicians that have a basic knowledge of hardware and software. The
manual informs the reader of the fundamentals of blade server monitoring and
documents the requirements for the use of the ServerView management blade.

2 PRIMERGY BX Blade Server
Systems – Overview
In this chapter an overview is given of the blade server system. The concept
underlying this system is explained, and its major features are described.
Furthermore, the system component is described that enables the user to
communicate with the system.
2.1 The Blade Server Concept

A traditional server is a device that includes a multitude of components to do
many different jobs at the same time. Servers like this are distinguished by the
number of CPUs they use, the number of hard disks that can be plugged in, and
the number of PCI cards that can be used to connect them to other devices such
as external storage systems or networks.
Further development has made it necessary to treat the issues of CPU power
and storage capacity separately. Rack optimized servers enable the system
administrator to make adjustments in both fields according to the level that is
needed.
At the next step, the blade server concept is reached, where I/O functions, too,
are separated from the CPU. A blade server system typically consists of a
number CPU boards, known as server blades, together with some switch
blades, which are the I/O modules, and finally a redundantly configured pair of
ServerView management blades, enabling the user to monitor and control the
system on the whole.
All data traffic moving to and from the system is handled via TCP/IP over a LAN
cable.
The outsourcing of the power supply unit and the use of low-voltage CPUs help
to reduce the size of a server blade. Thus, a high density is achieved for the
system with very little power consumption compared to traditional servers.

Blade Server Management BX Blade Server System Overview
2.2 Blade Server Management

When performing administrative tasks for the blade server system, the user
relies on functions provided by a system component called the ServerView

management blade. There are two ServerView management blades in a blade
server system, in order to ensure redundancy.
The user gets access to the functions provided by the ServerView management
blade, either via a web user interface, or via a console menu using the Telnet
protocol. Both ways of communication are described in more detail in the next
two chapters of this manual (see chapter “Telnet interface” and chapter “Web
user interface”).
2.2.1 Features of the ServerView Management Blade
Within the blade server system the ServerView management blade is equipped
with a number of features, which are described in this section.
Controller
The ServerView management blade is equipped with an AMCC PPC405EP
controller.
Supported programs
The ServerView management blade is compliant with IPMI (Internet Protocol
Multicast Iniative) 1.0. It supports schemes like FRU (Field Replaceable Units),
SEL (System Event Log), and SDR (Sensor Data Records). It also allows the
configuration of a watchdog timer.
Communication with the server blades

The ServerView management blade communicates with the server blades via
an I2C bus. An IPMB interface is provided to support the user, when performing
hardware monitoring tasks for the server blades.
Communication with the switch blades

To enable communication with the switch blades, a CLI interface is provided. It
allows to configure settings of the switch blades, such as the IP address, the IP
mask, or the IP gateway address.

BX Blade Server System Overview Blade Server Management
Hardware monitoring
The hardware monitoring functions provided by the ServerView management
blade include:
– Monitoring voltage and temperature of each server blade via the IPMB
interface
– Monitoring the status of the system fans
– Monitoring intrusion into the system fans, i. e. if they have been opened, and
other impacts on air flow conditions
– Setting the the system fans to an optimum speed
– Monitoring the status ot the power supply modules
– Monitoring the temperature of the switch blades via the I2C bus
Event repository
To store messages on events that occur in the system environment, the
ServerView management blade is equipped with an event repository, providing
a 2X 32MB SDRAM.
Auto configuration
The management function auto configuration is used to back up system param-
eters to a ROM, which is located on the management blade. It also provides the
possibility to restore these paramters if required. This reduces the risk if system
configuration data have been corrupted or lost.
SSL (Secure Socket Layer)

The Manager Blade provides SSL for network data privacy for Telnet as well as
for HTTP connections.

Blade Server Management BX Blade Server System Overview
2.2.2 Redundancy of the ServerView Management Blade
Of the two ServerView management blades within the blade server system, one
will take over the role of the master, who is in charge of the server management,
while the other one will remain in a standby status as a redundant component.
The two components have the same IP address, but their MAC adresses differ
from each other.
When the system is powered up, it depends on which of the two ServerView
management blade first outputs a heartbeat. This is then the one that will be the
master.
The master blade and the redundant blade communicate symmetrically with
each other via a TX/RX serial interface. As soon as the master fails to work
properly, for instance, when unplugged by the system administrator, the standby
component will take over control of the server management.
Fail-over scenario
When the redundant ServerView management blade takes over control from the
master, it will behave according to the following scenario:
– Issue an ICMP broadcast ping to update the ARP table and switch the IP
filtering table, in order to adjust them with regard to the new MAC address
– Define a proprietary protocol in L2, which is used for remote communication
If communication between master and redundant component via the serial
interface has broken down, these components can continue to communicate by
sending IP broadcast packages, using the MAC addresses.
2.2.3 Console Redirection
When using the console redirection feature, the management of the blade
server system may be executed in remote control mode. To support this mode,
the ServerView management blade acts as the console redirection agent.
The KVM (Keyboard/Video/Mouse) input is captured and sent to the ServerView
management blade. The ServerView management blade will in turn send this
input to a server blade, where the appropriate actions will be executed.
With the adv. KVM blade, advanced server management functions are
available, such as graphic mode console redirection and remote USB CD-ROM
and floppy disk emulation (PRIMERGY BX600 only).

3 Telnet interface
Within the blade server system a console menu is provided for server
management, using the Telnet protocol. A number of configuration activities can
be performed via this menu, e.g. IP address configuration or hardware status
monitoring. The menu is described in this chapter.
3.1 Entering the console mode

To enter the console mode a connection from a PC to the serial port of the blade
server system has to be established first. For this purpose a RS232 cable (null
modem cable) is used. An RX/TX signal will then be exchanged via this cable.
After the connection has been established, the HyperTerminal option is called
up on the PC.
The parameters for this option are to be set as follows:
Baud rate 115200

Parity bits None
Data bits 8
Stop bits 1
Flow control None
Terminal type VT100
The console mode can also be entered via LAN. In this case, the Telnet client
is called up, and the login procedure is performed using the management blade
IP address.

Entering the console mode Telnet interface
The settings are then as follows:
Host IP address 192.168.224.10 (example for a management blade

address)
Telnet port Same as the Telnet port configured for the
management blade (default port: 3172)
Connected protocol TCP/IP (Winsock)
Terminal type VT100
After these parameters have been set, the blade server system is started.
When using the serial port, firstly a number of messages concerning the system
appears on the screen.
After approximately five seconds a welcome screen is displayed.
The user is requested to enter a user name and eventually a password, to be
admitted to the console main menu:
Figure 2: Welcome screen for access to the console menu

Telnet interface Console main menu
3.2 Console main menu

The console main menu looks like this:
Figure 3: Console main menu
There are ten items in the console main menu:

– Management Agent (see 3.3 on page 17)
This item provides several options for the management of the whole blade
server system, including management blades and switch blades.
– Emergency Management Port (see 3.4 on page 51)
This item provides an interface to send IPMI messages to a management
blade in case of an emergency. It can also be used for debugging purposes.
– Console Redirection (see 3.5 on page 52)
This item is used to configure the console redirection mode. The selected
console redirection target will be active after the next boot.
– TFTP Update (see 3.6 on page 54)
This item is used to update the management blade firmware.

Console main menu Telnet interface
– Logout (see 3.7 on page 56)

This item is used to logout from the system.
– Reboot Management Blade (see 3.8 on page 56)

This item is used to perform a reboot of the system. The reboot is executed
immediately.
– System Information Dump (see 3.9 on page 56)
This item is used to display consecutive lists of information.
– Command Line Interface (see 3.10 on page 58)
This item is used to get whole chassis information.
– Account Management (see 3.11 on page 59)
This item is used to change the user password.
The items of the console main menu are described in more detail in the following
sections.

Telnet interface Management Agent
3.3 Management Agent

The following items are provided in the Management Agent sub-menu for server
management:
1. Management Agent Information (see 3.3.1 on page 18)
2. Management Blade (see 3.3.2 on page 21)
3. System Information (see 3.3.3 on page 23)
4. Server Blade (see 3.3.4 on page 26)
5. Storage Server Blade (see 3.3.5 on page 32)
6. Connection Blade (see 3.3.6 on page 33)
7. User Management (see 3.3.7 on page 36)
8. Blue Screen (see 3.3.8 on page 37)
9. Event Log (see 3.3.9 on page 38)
10. Set System Default (see 3.3.10 on page 41)
11. Server Blade CMOS Backup/Restore (see 3.3.11 on page 43)
12. Switch Blade Configuration Backup/Restore (see 3.3.12 on page 45)
13. Power Consumption (see 3.3.13 on page 46)
14. Active Directory Authentication (see 3.3.14 on page 48)
15. VLAN Information (see 3.3.15 on page 49)
16. I2C Bus Management (see 3.3.16 on page 50)

Management Agent Telnet interface
3.3.1 Management Agent Information
This item provides several options to configure and display parameters of the
management agent, such as the network IP address, Telnet and SMTP param-
eters, or date and time.
There are options that are used to set a single parameter, while others are used
to set more than one. For the former group of parameters their current values
are displayed, too.
Altogether, the menu for these options looks like this:
Figure 4: Agent Information menu

These options are used to perform the following activities:
Option Description
Set Management Agent IP Configuration of the management blade IP
Address address.
Set Management Agent Network Configuration of the management blade IP
Mask network mask.
Set Management Agent Gateway Configuration of the management blade IP
gateway address.
Set Management Agent DHCP Configuration of the auto-assigned IP
Configure address mask and enabling of the
gateway via DHCP.
Set Time Zone Configuration of the time zone for the
management blade, which is selected
from a time zone table.
Set Management Agent Date Configuration of date and time for the
Time management blade.
Set Management Agent Timeout Configuration of the time-out value for
login to the console menu.
Agent System Info Settings used in SNMP for the
management blade:
– system name
– system location
– system contact
Management Agent Adminis- Display of the home page URL for the
trative URL management blade.
Agent HTTP Configuration of the HTTP settings,
including port number assignment, HTTP
protocol enabling/disabling and HTTP
SSL security control.
Agent SNMP Configuration of the SNMP settings,
including SNMP enabling/disabling,
selecting an SMNP community string and
a destination from the SNMP trap table.
Agent Telnet Configuration of the Telnet server settings,
including Telnet port assignment and
Telnet enabling/disabling.

Option Description
Agent DNS Configuration of the DNS server address
and enabling/disabling DNS support.

Agent SMTP Configuration of the SMTP settings for
mail sending, including SMTP enabling/
disabling, SMTP sender, SMTP relay
server and mail user account.
Agent SSH Configuration of the SSH settings.
Agent NTP Configuration of the NTP (network time
protocol) service. You can enable or
disable the NTP service, set the NTP
server’s IP address and choose the Sync
Mode:
– Sync Afterwards
Only if the management blade time is
ahead of NTP server time, the
management blade syncs the time
from NTP server.
– Sync Always
The management blade always syncs
the time from NTP server, no matter
whether the NTP server time is behind
or ahead of management blade.
Agent NIC Duplex Mode Setting of the management blade’s NIC
duplex mode (full duplex or half duplex).
Execution Mode displays the current duplex
mode, Setting Mode allows you to specify
which duplex mode should be active after
the next reset.
Change Management Role To Change the role of the master
Slave management blade to slave
(only displayed if there are two
management blades installed).

3.3.2 Management Blade
Within the blade server management system there are two management
blades. One of them is active as the master of the server management system.
The other one is in standby mode to ensure the availability of the system.
A number of parameters relating to the management blades is displayed to the
user, showing their current values (see next figure):
Figure 5: Management Blade menu
The following parameters are displayed:
Parameter Description
Management Blade Run Mode Displays whether the management blade is
run in master mode or slave (standby) mode.
Management Blade Status Displays the health status of the
management blade. A message will be
displayed if this status is disturbed.
Management Blade Displays the name of the manufacturer of
Manufacture the management blade.

Management Blade Displays the date of manufacture for the
Manufacture Date management blade.

Management Blade Serial Displays the serial number of the
Number management blade.
Management Blade Product Displays the product name of the
Name management blade.
Management Blade Model Displays the name of the management blade
Name model.
Management Blade Hardware Displays the hardware version of the
Version management blade.
Management Blade Firmware Displays the firmware version of the
Version management blade.
Management MAC Address Displays the NIC physical address of the
management blade.

3.3.3 System Information
The System Information option provides information on all components of the

blade server management system, such as power supply, fans, temperature,
KVM (= keyboard/video/mouse).
The menu for this option looks like this:
Figure 6: System Information menu
The menu offers the following subordinate options to the user:
System Control Information Displays the number of system fans, power
supply groups and temperature sensors, as well
as the status of all system components,
excepting CPU blades and switch blades.
System Power Supply Displays information on the power supply units.

System Fan Displays information on the number and status
of the system fans, including parameters like

nominal speed, current speed, speed threshold
and failure reaction. A fan test is also provided,
supporting the fan life time monitor.
System Temperature Displays information on the system temper-
ature, including current value, warning level,
critical level, sensor status and critical temper-
ature reaction.
System Chassis Table Displays information on the system chassis,
including the chassis serial number and if there
has been any intrusion into the inside of the
chassis.
System UPS Displays chassis UPS (uninterruptable power
supply) information, including UPS number,
vendor, type, IP address, connect port, and
SNMP community.
System KVM Specifies, which server blade should get
accessed via KVM.
System LED Control Displays the status of the system control: on,
off, or blinking.
NIC Status Detection Detect whether the network signal of the
management blade‘s NIC is ok or fail.
NIC Status Detection enable
If management blade NIC detection is
fail for the master and ok for the slave, the
master sends out an event log message
and the roles of the management blades
are changed. The role change takes
place after the NIC Detection Timeout
has expired.
NIC Status Deteiction disable
The NIC Status Detection is disabled.
Turn on/off all server blades Turns on or turns off all server blades.

Automatic Inventory The function is only working for VIOM. If set to
Retrieval automatic, the inventory retrieval is automatically
performed for inserted server blades or when
the basic unit is powered on. If set to manual, the
automatic inventory retrieval is not done.

3.3.4 Server Blade
The Server Blade option provides general information on the server blades, i. e.
information on CPUs, memory modules, voltage, temperature, CMOS configu-

ration and watchdog timers.
Figure 7: Server Blade menu
3.3.4.1 Server Blade Control Information
This option enables the user to set the following parameters:
Server Power Set server power:
(1) on
(2) off
(3) power-cycle
(4) reset
(5) NMI
(6) force off

Set Server Maximum Configuration of the maximum number for server
Restart Retries restart retries. If the failure count reaches this
value, the configured reaction will be executed.
Set Server Boot Mode The boot modes init and inventory are supported
by VIOM function. For details, please refer to the
VIOM spec.
Server LED Control Configuration of the LED control at the front of the
blade server: blinking or off.
Server CPU Mode Configuration of the CPU mode: battery or perfor-
mance mode. If the parameter is set to battery
mode, this will save electric power.
Server Administrative URL Configuration of an URL address for the server.
Server Memory Dump IPMI debug flag (default: debug flag = off, else:
Flag Server power off is suppressed in order to make a
memory dump).
Server Power On/Off Time The User can set up a power on/off schedule for
Control server blade.
3.3.4.2 Server Blade Information
This option displays some information on the server blade parameters. The
following parameters are included:
Server Blade Status Displays the server blade health status.
Server Blade Manufacture Displays the server blade manufacture vendor.
Server Blade Manufacture Displays the server blade manufacture date.
Date
Server Blade Serial Displays the server blade serial number
Number (systems).
Server Blade Identify Displays the server blade serial number (mother-
Serial Number board).
Server Blade Product Displays the server blade product name.
Name

Server Blade Product Displays the server blade product version.
Version
Server Blade Model Name Displays the server blade model name.
Server Blade Hardware Displays the server blade hardware version.
Version
Server Blade BIOS Displays the server blade BIOS version.
Version
Server Blade KME Version Displays the KME version (KME = Keyboard
Mouse Emulation)
Number of CPU Socket Displays how many CPU sockets are available on
the server blade.
Number of Memory Displays server blade memory information.
Socket
Server Blade OS Type Displays the OS platform currently running on the
server blade.
Server Blade OS Version Displays the version of the OS currently running
on the server blade.
Server Blade BMC Displays the server blade BMC firmware version.
Firmware Version
Server Blade PCI Add-In Displays whether a PCI card is installed.
Card
Server Blade FC Daughter Displays whether a FC (Fibre Channel) daughter
Card card is installed (only relevant for BX600 Blade
Server Systems).
3.3.4.3 Server Blade CPU
This option displays some information on the server blade CPU parameters.
The following parameters are included:
CPU Type Displays the CPU type.
CPU Frequency Displays the CPU frequency.
CPU ID Displays the CPU ID.

CPU Status Display the CPU status. The values displayed will
be:
- OK
- NOT_PRESENT
- ERROR
- CRITICAL
- MISSING_TERMINATION
CPU Name Displays the CPU name.
CPU Socket Designation Displays the CPU socket designation.
CPU Manufacturer Displays information on the CPU manufacturer.
CPU Clock Displays the CPU clock.
3.3.4.4 Server Blade Memory
This option provides information on the server blade memory. The information
is displayed in two tables:
Table Description
Server Blade Memory Displays information on the total size of the
Information Table memory, as well as on the error count, the error
reset record and the error count start time.
Server Blade Memory Displays the status of each memory module,
Modules Table together with memory type and error information.
3.3.4.5 Server Blade Voltage Table
This option provides information on the server voltage. The following param-
eters are displayed:
Server Voltage Designation Displays the voltage designation for the
server blade.

Server Voltage Status Displays the voltage status for the server
blade. The values displayed will be:

- NOT_AVAILABLE
- OK
- TOO_LOW
- TOO_HIGH
Server Voltage Minimum Value Displays the minimum voltage value for the
server blade.
Server Voltage Maximum Value Displays the maximum voltage value for
the server blade.
Server Voltage Current Value Displays the current voltage value for the
server blade.
Server Voltage Nominal Value Displays the nominal voltage value for the
server blade.
3.3.4.6 Server Blade Temperature
This option provides information on the server temperature. Some of the param-
eters displayed can also be set by the user:
Server Temperature Sensor Displays the designation of the temper-
Designation ature sensor for the server blade.
Server Temperature Sensor Displays the status of the temperature
Status sensor. The values displayed will be:
- SENSOR_DISABLED
- SENSOR_FAIL
- WARNING_TEMP_WARM
- CRITICAL_TEMP_WARM
- NOT-AVAILABLE
Server Temperature Upper This parameter can be set to configure the
Warning Level upper warning level of the temperature
sensor for the server blade.
Server Temperature Upper This parameter can be set to configure the
Critical Level upper critical level of the temperature

Server Temperature Lower This parameter can be set to configure the
Warning Level lower warning level of the temperature
Server Temperature Lower This parameter can be set to configure the
Critical Level lower critical level of the temperature
Server Temperature Current Displays the current temperature value for
Value the server blade.
3.3.4.7 Server Blade NIC Information
This option displays the IP and MAC address of the server blade.
3.3.4.8 Server Blade Watch Dog
This option is used to configure the watchdog timers for the server blade. There
are two timers that can bet set here:
Timer Description
Server Blade Software Watchdog This timer is used to monitor the operation
system and the software applications. A
watchdog timer agent that resets the timer
must be implemented in the operation
system. When the time-out is reached, a
time-out routine will be started.
Server Blade Boot Watchdog This timer is used to monitor the server
blade POST. It will be reset by the BIOS in
periods configured within the POST code.
When the time-out is reached, a time-out
routine will be started.
3.3.4.9 Raid Controller Type
Supported are three types of RAID controllers: SATA, SAS and SAS-RAID.

3.3.5 Storage Server Blade
Reserved for future release.

Figure 8: Storage Server Blade menu

3.3.6 Connection Blade
The Connection Blade option is used to display information on the connection

blades that are part of the blade server system.
Supported are five types of connection blades:
1. GbE Switch Blade
2. FC Switch Blade
3. GbE Pass-Thru Blade
4. FC Pass-Thru Blade
5. GbE IBP Blade
The menu for all these types is the same and looks like this:
Figure 9: Switch Blade menu
Administrative URL Displays the URL.

Status Displays the status. This status can be
retrieved by the management blade via a

CLI command.
Manufacture Displays information on the manufacturer.
Manufacture Date Displays the manufacturing date.
Serial Number Displays the serial number.
Product Name Displays the product name.
Model Name Displays the model name.
Hardware Version Displays the hardware version.
Firmware Version Displays the firmware version.
MAC Address Displays the MAC address of the
management port.
IP Mode Displays the IP mode (DHCP or NO-
DHCP).
DHCP Client Name Displays the DHCP client name.
IP Address Displays the current IP address of the
management port.
Subnet Mask Displays the current subnet mask of the
management port.
Gateway Displays the current gateway of the
management port.
IP Mode Setting Value Sets the IP mode (DHCP or NO-DHCP) for
the management IP settings.
DHCP Client Name Setting Value Specifies the DHCP client name. Only valid
if DHCP is enabled.
IP Address Setting Value Specifies a new IP address of the
management port.
Subnet Mask Setting Value Specifies a new subnet mask of the
management port.
Gateway Setting Value Specifies a new gateway of the
management port.

Apply Network Setting Activates the specified setting values (IP,
Subnet, Gateway) - either immediately or -
if the UART Port is used by another user -
as soon as this port is available. For
example: If another user runs console
redirection at the moment, the settings will
not be changed until the console
redirection has been completed.
LED Control Sets the LED off or blinking.
Power Control Starts rebooting the connection blade.
Period Polling Enables/disables the switch period polling
function. MMB will be polling switch
settings every 5 minutes if this function is
enabled.
Set Login Username Specifies the login username for the polling
function.
Set Login Password Specifies the login password for the polling
function.
Set Enable Password Specifies a new password for the polling
function.

3.3.7 User Management
The User Management option is used to assign two classes of administrators:

normal and master.

Figure 10: User Management menu
Only the master administrator can set the accounts of both master and normal
administrators. Normal administrators can be authorized to operate with server
blades in combination with two types of authorizations:
1. Authorization to read only
2. Authorization to read and operate with server blades
Normal administrator can access (read only) and operate only with assigned
server blades. Regarding operations on server blade, normal and master
administrators can do normal operations like power on, reset, etc.
The management of components except server blade (enclosure, switches
(NET1 to 4), MMB, KVM, Adv. KVM, SCSI module) can only be done by the
master administrator. Master administrator can be setup with the types as
below:

– Authorization to manage only components except server blades

– Authorization to access (read only) all server blades in addition to
management of components except server blades
– Authorization to access (read only) and operate with all server blades in
addition to management of components except server blades
If KVM module is already occupied by an administrator, to notify the occupation
of the KVM module of the administrator logging-in newly. And after KVM module
is opened, the availability is informed to the administrator logging-in newly.
Support of graphical console redirection (by Adv. KVM blade and digital KVM
(Avocent) blade for BX600).
3.3.8 Blue Screen
The Blue Screen option is available, if the operating system used supports the
blue screen feature, as provided by UART (Windows 2000).
The option will then display which server blades are currently in blue screen
status.

3.3.9 Event Log
The Event Log option is used to display the events that have been logged on the
management blade and the server blades.

Figure 11: Event Log menu
Information is displayed for:

– Events that were logged on the management blade event log
– Events that were logged on a server blade event log
3.3.9.1 Management Blade Event Log
This sub-option is used to display the events that have been logged on the
management blade event log.

All Event All events that have been logged on the
management blade.
Informational Event The informational events that have been
logged on the management blade.
Minor Event The minor events that have been logged on
the management blade.
Major Event The major events that have been logged on
the management blade.
Critical Event The critical events that have been logged
on the management blade.
Clear All Entries This parameter is used to clear all events
from the management blade event log.
3.3.9.2 Server Blade Event Log
This sub-option is used to display the events that have been logged on a server
blade event log.
After a server blade has been selected, the following parameters are displayed:
All Event All events that have been logged on the
server blade.
Informational Event The informational events that have been
logged on the server blade.
Minor Event The minor events that have been logged on
the server blade.
Major Event The major events that have been logged on
the server blade.
Critical Event The critical events that have been logged
on the server blade.
Clear All Entries This parameter is used to clear all events
from a server blade event log.

3.3.9.3 Server Blade Power On/Off Event Log Enable
This option is used to specify, whether power on/off events for the server blades
should be listed in the event log.
3.3.9.4 Management Blade Wrap Around Event Log Enable
This option is used to specify, whether the wrap-around functionality for the
event log should be used or not.
enable
When the event log repository is full, new event log entries replace the
old ones beginning with the first event log entry.
disable
When the event log repository is full, no event log entries are written any
longer.

3.3.10 Set System Default
The Set System Default option is used to restore the default values.
Figure 12: Set System Default menu

The following parameters can be set:
Set Config Default The configuration of the management

blade is set to the default values.
V Please note that all configured
values are lost and the
management blade has to be
configured newly after using this
option.
Set Username/Password Default All configured user names with the
exception of root are deleted. The
password for the user root is set to the
default (“root“).
Set CMOS Backup Default All switch blade configuration backups and
all server blade BIOS backups are deleted.
Set Switch Blade Config Default All switch blade configuration backups are
deleted.

3.3.11 Server Blade CMOS Backup/Restore
This option is used to backup and restore server blade BIOS parameters. The
server blade must be powered on before backup/restore processing. If the
backup is successful, the backup file will be displayed in the CMOS backup file
table.
After selecting the server blade whose BIOS is to be backed up or whose
backup file is to be restored, the Server CMOS Configure option is displayed:
Figure 13: Server CMOS Configure menu

CMOS Control Specifies the backup/restore policy:

backup
The BIOS parameters of the selected
server blade are backed up.
smart-restore
After the slot id, BIOS version and
MAC address have been verified, the
backup file of the selected server
blade is restored.
force-restore
The backup file is restored without
verification.
CMOS Configure Restore Specifies the server blade whose BIOS
Target parameters are to be restored.
Server CMOS ID With BIOS Displays the CMOS ID with BIOS version.
Version
Server CMOS ID With Mac Displays the CMOS ID with MAC address
Address
Backup Date Time Displays date and time of the backup file
generation.

3.3.12 Switch Blade Configuration Backup/Restore
This option is used to backup/restore the configuration values of the

management blade.
Figure 14: Switch Blade Configuration Backup/Restore
Backup/restore Control Specifies whether a backup process or a
restore process is to be started.
View Backup Configuration Displays the stored backup configuration
values.
Auto Restore Enable Specifies whether after a hot-swap action
the new management blade is to be
configured automatically according the
stored backup configuration values.

3.3.13 Power Consumption
This option is used to control the power consumption.

Figure 15: Power Consumption menu
Power Budget Control Displays the max. active power of the
Threshold redundant power supply.
Base Consumption Power consumption of the base system: The
base system includes four switch blades,
two management blades and all fan moduls.
Total Consumption Current power consumption of the whole
blade server system (including server
blades).
Remaining Difference between Power Budget Control
Thershold and current Total Consumption.

System Power Unit Status Table Displays the max. active power and the
voltage range of the power supply units.
Server Blade Power Displays the current power consumption
Consumption Table value of each server blade.

3.3.14 Active Directory Authentication
Use Active Directory to login to the MMB through the Web-based or a CLI
interface.The login syntax is: username@domain (where username is an ASCII

string of 1-256 bytes).
Figure 16: Active Directory Authentication menu
Active Directory Authentication Enables/Disables Active Directory authenti-
Enable cation function.
Root Domain Name The Active Directory root domain name. This
value is NULL by default. The name must be
a valid domain name consisting of x.y, where
x is a 1-256 character ASCII string with no
blank spaces between characters, and y is a
valid domain type such as com, edu, gov, int,
mil, net, org.

View Active Directory Server Displays the detail information of AD certif-
Certificate icate. It contains version, serial number,
signature algorithm, validity and distin-
guished name of subject and issuer.
3.3.15 VLAN Information
MMB supports up to 10 VLAN IDs.
Figure 17: VLAN Information menu
VLAN Group ID Identifies different VLAN group IDs. The
integer 2 to 4095 are supported.
VLAN IP Sets the VLAN IP.
VLAN Network Mask Sets the VLAN network mask.

VLAN Enable Enables/Disables the VLAN function.
3.3.16 I2C Bus Management
This function is used to enable/disable I2C bus communication between MMB

and server blades. Once I2C bus is set to disable, MMB cannot update any
server blade status.
Figure 18: I2C Bus Management menu

Telnet interface Emergency Management Port
3.4 Emergency Management Port

The Emergency Management Port (EMP) is for internal use only!
I Type A plus <enter> to quit the EMP.
The starting page for these option looks like this:
Figure 19: Starting page for Emergency Management Port option

Console Redirection Telnet interface
3.5 Console Redirection

There is one console port (serial port interface) within the blade server system.
Console redirection can be configured for server blades or switch blades.

Figure 20: Console Redirection menu
There is a sub-option of console redirection for server blades and one for switch
blades. Furthermore, a return hotkey can be configured:
Sub-option Description
Console Redirection Server This option is used to configure a server
Blade blade for console redirection.
Console Redirection Connection This option is used to configure a
Blade connection blade for console redirection.

Telnet interface Console Redirection
Sub-option Description
Set Return Hotkey This option is used to configure a return
hotkey.
To do this, a character from A-Z is chosen,
excluding M. The hotkey to exit console
redirection and return to the previous mode
is then Ctrl + the character that has been
set here, e. g. Ctrl + R.
The default character used for the return
hotkey is Q.

TFTP Update Telnet interface
3.6 TFTP Update

The TFTP Update option is used to perform an update of the management
blade firmware.
I For further information on updating BX components please refer to the
Operating Manual of your BX system.
Figure 21: TFTP Update menu

Telnet interface TFTP Update
The following parameters can be set:
TFTP Server IP Address Setting of an IP address for the TFTP
server.
Server Blade BIOS Image File Setting of a file and path name for the BIOS
Name image.
Server Blade BMC Image File Setting of a file and path name for the BMC
Name image.
Management Blade Image File Setting of a file and path name for the
Name management blade image.
Management Blade Update Upgrading of the management blade
Enable firmware.
The default value for this parameter is
disable. After setting the parameter to
enable, the TFTP server must be started,
and the management blade must be
rebooted.
The update will then be performed as the
system powers up.
KVM Image File Name Adv. KVM or DKVM update image file
name.
KVM Update Enable After selecting "KVM firmware update
enable", the KVM TFTP firmware update
configuration will start.
Update Server Blade BIOS Table Upgrading of the Server Blade BIOS. This
option is used to enable/disable the update
and to display the TFTP status.
Update Server Blade BIOS After selecting blades to update on
Enable "Update Server Blade BIOS Table", the
BIOS firmware will be updated.
Update Server Blade BMC Table Upgrading of the Server Blade BMC
firmware. This option is used to
enable/disable the update and to display
the TFTP status.

Logout Telnet interface
Update Server Blade BMC After selecting blades to update on
Enable "Update Server Blade BMC Table", the

BMC firmware will be updated.
3.7 Logout
This option is provided to perform a logout from the Telnet console menu.
3.8 Reboot Management Blade

This option is provided to perform the reboot of a management blade. The
reboot is executed using a Zircon internal reset logic module.
3.9 System Information Dump

This option is used to display the event logs of management blades or server
blades and to display consecutive lists of configuration/status information.

Telnet interface System Information Dump
Figure 22: System Information Dump menu
System Configu- Displays a consecutive list of system infor-
ration/Status mation, e.g. status, IP address, MAC address
and firmware version of the switch blades.
SEL for Management Blade Displays the management blade event log.
Server Blade Configu- Displays a consecutive list of information about
ration/Status the server blades, e.g. status, BIOS version,
BMC firmware version, OS type and OS
version.
SEL for Server Blade Displays the server blade event log.
Dump System Information Provides information about temperatures,
voltages, fan speeds, all modules’ FRU data
and event logs.
Dump Post Mortem Use in case of problem, to get all necessary
information on customer site to analyze the
problem in the development.

Command Line Interface Telnet interface
3.10 Command Line Interface

This option is used to get chassis information or to manage series of servers.
Figure 23: Command Line Interface menu
Script Cli Port Command line interface to get chassis infor-
mation by entering special commands.
SMASH CLI Shell The SMASH (Systems Management Archi-
tecture for Server Hardware) Shell enables a
simple and intuitive management of servers in
data centers independent of machine state,
operating system state, server system topology
or access method.
I Type exit to quit the CLI or SMASH submenu.

Telnet interface Account Management
3.11 Account Management

This option is used to change the user password.
Figure 24: Account Management menu

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4 Web user interface
On the web server an interactive and user-friendly web user interface, known as
web console, is provided for server management. It does not depend on any
special operating system for a platform. You log into this interface via the web
browser.
4.1 Login
You log into the web server by entering an IP address in the browser’s URL line,
e.g.
http://172.25.89.30
A pop-up window will then open in which you enter your user name and
password:
Figure 25: Input mask for login
The default user name and the default password are both admin.
I If you enter an incorrect password more than three times, the message
No Access Right! will appear.

The start page Web user interface
4.2 The start page

After you have logged in successfully, a home page (start page) is displayed
which provides an overview of the system configuration, i.e. the installed

components and their current status. The start page looks like this:
Figure 26: Frames of the start page
The start page consists of four frames:

header frame (1), navigation frame (2), main frame (3) and lower frame (4).
1. Header frame (1)
The header frame comprises the following fields:
● The name of the current user (in this example the user admin) is
displayed in the field on the left below the logo.
● The HELP field is to the right of the user name. The HELP field is in turn
subdivided into three fields. These fields become visible as soon as the
cursor points to HELP. The fields are:
– ABOUT
Supplies information on the system.

Web user interface The start page
– CONTENTS
Supplies a clickable overview of all help texts.
– ON VIEW
Displays the relevant help texts for the component selected (see
navigation frame below).
2. Navigation frame (2)
The navigation frame consists of three (pull-down) areas:
– Front View
Displays the BX600 base unit with the existing blades. When you point
the cursor to a blade, a tool tip with the relevant name is displayed. The
individual blades are clickable, i.e. after they have been clicked on, the
associated information is displayed in the main frame.
– Rear View
Displays the BX600 components at the rear (power supplies, fan, MMB,
etc.). When you point the cursor to a component, a tool tip with the
relevant name is displayed. The individual components are clickable, i.e.
after they have been clicked on, the associated information is displayed
in the main frame (see the picture of the two views below).
Figure 27: Front and rear views of a fully-equipped MMB S3

The start page Web user interface
– Main Menu
The Main Menu contains various options which can be used to influence
the system properties and the configuration. The individual options are
clickable, i.e. after they have been clicked on, the associated information
is displayed in the main frame.
You use the Logout option right at the bottom of the list to log out of the
system.
The following sections in this chapter deal with the interplay of the
various options in the Main Menu and the information in the main frame.
I Hardware components which are not integrated into the BX600 base
unit are not displayed in the navigation frame, either.
3. Main frame (3)
The main frame consists of an upper and a lower frame. The smaller upper
frame supplies information about the BX600 base unit, while the larger lower
frame contains information about the option/component which was selected
via one of the two views or the Main Menu.
I Please take note of the descriptions of the special subdivision of the
upper main frame below when you select the Components option.
4. Lower frame (4)
The time of the MMB (controller) is displayed in the lower frame. This is
updated every 30 s.

Web user interface The start page
Structure of the main frame

The main frame consists of two areas, each of which is split in two (1a + 1b and
2a + 2b). Areas 1a and 1b are always present and filled with information. Area
2a is context-sensitive, i.e. the information it contains depends on the compo-
nents clicked on in the Main Menu (as in the example below). Otherwise it is
empty. Area 2b is always filled with information (and tabs), even if 2a is empty
(for example in the case of the Logging option).
1b
1a 2a
2b
Figure 28: Areas in the main frame
Refresh functions
There are several ways of refreshing the web UI. For example, you can reload
the entire home page or individual frames using the normal functions of the
browser. Then you can use the Refresh button at the top right in frame 1b to
update the information in the main frame.
Finally you can use Tasks → Refresh Settings to set the interval (1-15 minutes) at
which the main frame is to be refreshed automatically, or completely disable the
automatic refresh function.

Main Menu Web user interface
4.3 Main Menu

4.3.1 Status Overview
The Status Overview displays a list of all available components in the lower right-
hand window, plus their status. Clicking on a component in the main frame
causes further information to be displayed.
4.3.2 Asset Overview
The Asset Overview supplies general FRU information (FRU = Field Replaceable
Unit, i.e. system components which can be replaced relatively simply on the
customer premises when a fault occurs). Clicking on a component in the lower
main frame causes its properties and operating status to be displayed.
Each component which is clicked on has a different number of tabs which
provide further information.
4.3.3 Logging
The System Event Log function provides information on events that happened on
the system. This option has only the following sub-function.
4.3.3.1 Event Log
This web page displays all system events and can be filtered by component and
severity by selecting filtering factors and clicking the Apply button. Clicking the
Clear All Entries button causes all event entries in the event repository to be
cleared for the selected component.
Event Log Filter

Component
Management blade or server blades.
Severity
Informational, Minor, Major, Critical, or All Events.

Web user interface Main Menu
Event Log Content

Time Stamp
Year-Month-Day HH:MM:SS.
Severity
Informational, Minor, Major, Critical.
Event Code
The code number transferred by the blade system's components.
Description
Error message description.
4.3.4 Components
The Components function provides information on hardware components of the

system. This option has the following sub-functions: Chassis, Management
Blades, Server Blades, Connection Blades, Power Supplies, Digital KVM Blade.
4.3.4.1 Chassis
Monitoring
Rear Fan Status
Displays the rear fan module status.
Configuration
System Information
System Name
The name of the chassis.
System Location
The location of the chassis.
System Contact
The contact information for this chassis.
Automatic Inventory Retrieval
If set to AUTOMATIC, the inventory retrieval is performed
automatically for the server blades which are inserted or when the
system unit is powered on. If set to MANUAL, automatic inventory
retrieval is not performed.
Front Control Board Type
Identifies the front control type.

Fan Control
Enables the user to configure the reaction when individual fans fail or are
unavailable.
Rear Fan Fail

Enables the user to configure the reaction after all rear fans fail or are
unavailable.
Fan Test
Daily Test Time
Sets the fan test time for the system fan. The format hould be
HH:MM.
Test At Every Start-up
Sets the fan behavior when the system powers on. If this function
is checked, all the current fans will rotate at full speed for a while.
Temperature Sensor Control
Enables the user to configure what action will be taken when the chassis
temperature sensor is in a critical state.
4.3.4.2 Management Blades
The Management Blades function is used to display the number of management

blades that have been embedded into the blade system for server management.
There are up to two management blades in the system. One of these plays the
master role for server management, and the other one is there to ensure redun-
dancy. It is essential that there is at least one management blade installed to
handle server management.
If there are two management blades (recommended), one of them will be
selected for the master role in the boot phase. Both management blades will
then start to boot up at the same time. The management blade that is the first
to have its heartbeat detected will be the master.

Management Blade-1/2
Information
Play Role
The management blade plays the role of the master to handle server
management or of a slave for standby purposes.
Status
Displays the current status of the management blade.
Manufacture
Displays the management blade manufacturing information.
Production Date
Displays the production date of the management blade.
Serial Number
Displays the management blade serial number.
Model Name
Displays the management blade model name.
MAC Address
Displays the MAC address of the management blade network controller.
Firmware Version
Displays the management blade management firmware version.
Hardware Version
Displays the management blade hardware version.
Event Log
This function displays all system events and can be filtered by component and
severity by selecting filtering factors and clicking the Apply button. Events are
displayed with the following information.
Time Stamp
Severity
Event Code
Description
Clicking the Clear All Entries button causes all event entries in the event repos-
itory to be cleared for the selected component.

Configuration
Change MMB Role
The submit button displays Reboot MMB when there is only one MMB
present. It displays Change Management Role to Slave or Change

Management Role to Master when both MMBs are present.
Backup/Restore
Back Up MMB S3 Configuration Fully
Backs up the MMB S3 configuration.
Restore MMB S3 Configuration Fully
Restores the MMB S3 configuration to the system.
Back Up MMB S2 Configuration Fully
Backs up the MMB S2 configuration.
Restore MMB S2 Configuration Fully
Restores the MMB S2 configuration to the system.
Force Restore MMB S3 Configuration To MMB S2
Restores the MMB S3 configuration to the MMB S2 configuration.
4.3.4.3 Server Blades
This page shows and sets the server blade status or configurations: voltage,
temperature, product information, power management.
Server Blade-1 ... n
Monitoring
Voltage
Displays the voltage summary of the server blade.
Temperature
Displays the temperature summary of the server blade.
Event Log
This function displays all system events and can be filtered by component and
severity by selecting filtering factors and clicking the Apply button. Events are
displayed with the following information.
Time Stamp

Severity
Event Code
Description
Clicking the Clear All Entries button causes all event entries in the event repos-
itory to be cleared for the selected component.
Information
Asset Information
Manufacturer
Displays the manufacturer of the server blade.
Product Name
Displays the server blade product name.
Model Name
Displays the server blade model name.
Serial Number
Displays the server blade serial number.
Firmware Version
Displays the server blade BMC firmware version.
Hardware Version
Displays the server blade hardware version.
Production Date
Displays the date the server blade was produced.
PCI Add-in Card
Displays the present status of the PCI add-in card.
Daughter Card
Displays the present status of the daughter card.
iRMC
MAC Address
Displays the iRMC MAC address of the selected server blade.
IP Address
Displays the iRMC IP address of the selected server blade.
Gateway Address
Displays the iRMC gateway address of the selected server blade.
Subnet Mask
Displays the iRMC subnet mask of the selected server blade
(DHCP or NO-DHCP).

IP Mode
Displays the iRMC IP mode of the selected server blade (DHCP or
NO-DHCP).
Operating System Information

OS Type
Displays the OS platform currently running on the server blade.
OS Version
Displays the OS version currently running on the server blade.
BIOS Version
Displays the server blade’s BIOS version.
CPU Information
Displays CPU processor information, including type, speed, CPU
stepping, and socket type.
Memory Information
Displays the memory module information and configuration.
Network Card Information
Displays the MAC address, IP address, location, and status for the
network card (location and status are for the BX630 series only).
Power Management
Server Blade Power Control
Power On
Turns on the server blade power.
Graceful Shutdown And Power Off
Shuts down the running operating system and turns off the
selected server blade.
Graceful Shutdown And Power Cycle
First shuts down the running operating system. Then turns off the
server blade, and after a delay turns it on again.
Hard Reset
Resets the server blade immediately.
NMI
Generates a non-maskable interrupt.
Hard Power Off
Turns off the system power immediately.

Configuration
ASR
ASR (Automatic Server Restart) enables/disables the boot watchdog
timer and configures the action when it times out.
Boot Options
Selects the server blade boot option. If the PXE boot option is selected,
the server blade will try to boot from the PXE server.
Host Name
The user can configure the host name of the server blade on which
ServerView Agent is installed. Note: This hostname can be overwritten
by the server OS.
Force Power Off
Force Power Off Enabled will force a server blade which has failed on
account of a graceful shutdown to be powered off. It will take effect after
Delay after Power Off failed (1 to 7 minutes).
Power On/Off Time
The user can set up a power on/off schedule for the server blade.
Backup/Restore
CMOS Backup
Backs up the server blade BIOS parameters. The server blade must be
powered on before backup/restore operation. If this action is successful,
the backup file will be displayed in the CMOS file selecting table.
CMOS Restore
Selects the CMOS file and restore policy to restore server blade para-
meters. If the smart-restore option is selected, it will be restored with the
MAC address, slot ID and BIOS version verified.
4.3.4.4 Connection Blades
This page shows and sets a different switch blade status or configurations:
product information, power management and network configurations. The
following connection blade types are supported:
“GbE Switch Blade” on page 74
“GbE Pass-Thru Blade” on page 76
“FC Switch Blade” on page 76
“FC Pass-Thru Blade” on page 78
“GbE IBP Blade” on page 79

GbE Switch Blade
Information
Manufacture
Displays the switch blade manufacturing information.
Production Date
Displays the production date of the switch blade.
Serial Number
Displays the switch blade serial number.
Product Name
Displays the switch blade product name.
Model Name
Displays the switch blade model name.
Hardware Version
Displays the switch blade hardware version.
Firmware Version
Displays the switch blade management firmware version.
MAC Address
Displays the MAC address for the switch.
URL Address
URL address to link to the switch blade's web homepage.
Power Management
Power Setting
The user can reset the blade after selecting the Reset action and then
clicking the Reset Switch button.
Configuration
Network Settings
DHCP Enable
Sets the IP mode (DHCP or NO-DHCP) for the management IP
settings for the switch.
DHCP Client Name
Sets the DHCP client name for the switch. It is only valid when
DHCP is enabled.
IP Address
Displays the switch blade management IP address.

Setting Value
The IP address, subnet mask and gateway address that are to be
changed.
Current Value
Displays the current network settings.
Reload Settings
Reloads and applies the current network settings.
Login Settings
Period Polling
Enables/Disables the switch period polling function. The MMB
polls the switch settings every 5 minutes if this function is enabled.
Login User Name
Enter the login user name for the polling function.
Login Password
Enter the login password for the polling function.
Polling Password
Enter the enable password for the polling function.
Note: If the setting Login User Name, Login Password or Polling
Password is invalid for the connection blades, the MMB will issue
an event log, and the MMB will disable the period polling function
if it is enabled
Backup/Restore
Backup
Clicking the Start Backup button causes the MMB to start to back up the
switch configuration. By clicking the View Backup File button one can view
the backup configuration stored in the system EEPROM.
Restore
Auto Restore enables the GbE switch blade configuration which is autore-
stored when a hot swap takes place for a switch blade. Clicking the
checkbox and the Apply button activates this function. Clicking the Start
Restore button causes the MMB to start to execute force-restore for the
switch.

GbE Pass-Thru Blade
Information
Manufacture
Displays the manufacturing information.
Production Date
Displays the production date.
Serial Number
Displays the serial number.
Product Name
Displays theproduct name.
Model Name
Displays the model name.
Hardware Version
Displays the hardware version.
Firmware Version
Displays the management firmware version.
FC Switch Blade
Information
Manufacture
Production Date
Serial Number
Product Name
Displays the product name.
Product Number
Displays the product number.
Hardware Version
Firmware Version
MAC Address
Displays the MAC address.
URL Address
URL address to link to the switch blade's web homepage.

Power Management
Power Setting
Configuration
Network Settings
DHCP Enable
Sets the IP mode (DHCP or NO-DHCP) for the management LAN
port of the FC switch blade.
IP Address
Displays the management IP address.
Subnet Mask
Management subnet mask.
Gateway Address
Management gateway address.
Setting Value
changed.
Current Value
Reload Settings
FC Switch Blade Settings
Displays/Sets the FC switch blade domain and the switch name.
Switch Name
The name for the FC switch blade.
Switch Domain ID
The user can find and configure the setting domain ID for the FC
switch. When the FC switch blade is set, it must disable itself
temporarily; the entire configuration will be cleared when the
switch is disabled. The setting should be fffcxx. xx is a
hexadecimal value and the valid values are from 1 to 239
Setting Value
changed.
Current Value

Reload Settings
Reloads the FC switch blade's current settings.
Login Settings
Period Polling
Login User Name
Login Password
if it is enabled
FC Pass-Thru Blade
Information
Manufacture
Production Date
Serial Number
Product Name
Model Name
Hardware Version
Firmware Code Version
Displays the firmware code version.
Firmware Data Version
Displays the firmware data version.
MicroP Status
Displays the MicroP (microprocessor) status.

Voltage Information
This table displays the status of the voltage sensor in the FC pass-thru blade. It
displays the current reading and the upper/lower threshold values.
Present Information
This table displays the present port status of the FC pass-thru blade.
GbE IBP Blade
Information
Manufacture
Production Date
Serial Number
Product Name
Model Name
Hardware Version
Firmware Version
MAC Address
Displays the MAC address of the GbE IBP blade.
URL Address
URL address to link to the GbE IBP blade's web homepage.
Power Management
Power Setting

Configuration
Network Settings
DHCP Enable
Sets the IP mode (DHCP or NO-DHCP) for the management IP
settings for the GbE IBP blade.
DHCP Client Name
Sets the DHCP client name for the GbE IBP blade. It is only valid
when DHCP is enabled.
IP Address
Displays the switch blade management IP address.
Setting Value
changed.
Current Value
Reload Settings
Login Settings
Note: The polling functions are only available for the Cisco Gbe switch,
the 10G switch and the FC switch.
Period Polling
Login User Name
Login Password
Polling Password
Enter the enable password for the polling function.
if it is enabled.

4.3.4.5 Power Supplies
PSU-1 ... 4
Monitoring
Group Status Information
System Power Supply Status
Displays the overall status for the system power supply.
System Power Supply Redundancy
Displays the power redundancy status of this system.
Power Supply Unit Information
Fan1 Fault
Displays the status of fan1 in the selected power supply.
Fan2 Fault
Fan3 Fault
OVP 12V Fault
Displays the OVP 12V fault status.
UVP 12V Fault
Displays the UVP 12V fault status.
OCP 12V Fault
Displays the OCP 12V fault status.
Current Share Fault
Displays the Current Share status.
PWOK Fault
Displays the PWOK status of the power supply.
EPOW status
Displays the EPOW status of the power supply.
AC Range status
Displays the AC range of the power supply.
Temperature
Displays the current temperature of the power supply.
Information
System Power Supply Unit Table
System Power Supply Unit Status
Displays the overall status of the power supply unit.

System Power Supply Unit Manufacture

Displays the manufacturing information for the power supply unit.
System Power Supply Unit Product Name
Displays the product name of the power supply unit.

System Power Supply Model Name
Displays the model name of the power supply unit.
System Power Supply Product Version
Displays the product version of the power supply unit.
System Power Supply Serial Number
Displays the serial number of the power supply unit.
4.3.4.6 (Adv. / Digital) KVM Blade
This page shows and sets the KVM blade status or configurations: product infor-
mation and network configurations. The following types are supported:
“Adv. KVM” on page 82
“Digital KVM” on page 83
Adv. KVM
Information
Adv. KVM Information
Manufacture
Displays the manufacturing information for the KVM.
Production Date
Displays the date the KVM was produced.
Serial Number
Displays the serial number of the KVM.
Product Name
Displays theproduct name of the KVM.
Model Name
Displays the model name of the KVM.
Hardware Version
Displays the hardware version of the KVM.

Configuration
Current Network Settings
DHCP Enable
Sets DHCP enable/disable for the KVM IP address.
KVM IP Address
Sets the static IP address for the KVM.
KVM Subnet Mask
Sets the static subnet mask for the KVM.
KVM Gateway
Sets the static gateway for the KVM.
KVM HTTP Port
Sets the port number for the KVM's web server
Launch
Launches the KVM console redirection application after the server
blade has been selected.
Reset
The KVM executes a power cycle after the Reset button has been
clicked.
Digital KVM
Information
dKVM Information
Manufacture
Displays the manufacturing information for the KVM.
Production Date
Displays the date the KVM was produced.
Serial Number
Displays the serial number of the KVM.
Product Name
Displays theproduct name of the KVM.
Model Name
Displays the model name of the KVM.
Hardware Version
Displays the hardware version of the KVM.

Configuration
Current KVM Network Settings
DHCP Enable
Sets DHCP enable/disable for the KVM IP address.
KVM IP Address
Sets the static IP address for the KVM.
KVM Subnet Mask
Sets the static subnet mask for the KVM.
KVM Gateway
Sets the static gateway for the KVM.
Auto Negotiation
Enables/Disables auto negotiation.
Duplex Mode
Enables/Disables duplex mode.
Network Speed
Sets the network speed to 10 MB or 100 MB.
Keyboard/Mouse Port
Sets the port number for keyboard/mouse data transmission.
Virtual Media Port
Sest the port number for keyboard/mouse data transmission.
Video Port
Sets the port number for video data transmission.
Web Server HTTP Port
Sets the port number for the KVM’s web server.
MAC Address
Displays the MAC address of the KVM.
Reset
The KVM executes a power cycle after the Reset button has been
clicked.

4.3.5 Tasks
4.3.5.1 Redirection
There are three ways to switch the KVM (Keyboard/Video/Mouse) in blade

systems: KVM switching using the front-panel button, switching using a
keyboard hotkey sequence, and switching using the web UI.
KVM Console Redirection

Currently Selected KVM
Displays the currently selected server blade.
Select for Local KVM
Select the server blade KVM destination.
Launch Remote Console By <user name
Displays that the remote console is in operation for the selected server
blade.
Preempt Session Status
Displays the status of the Launch Remote Console function: no action or
request is sent.
Selecting the KVM target and pressing the Switch Local Console button causes
the KVM to be switched to the target. Pressing Launch Remote Console causes
the current KVM remote console to be launched. Pressing Detach causes the
current session to be freed and closed. Selecting the Preempt Session button
causes the current session user to be alerted if another user is trying to use the
same session.
KVM Virtual Media Redirection

Current Selected KVM
Displays the Displays the currently selected server blade.
Select for Local KVM
Select the server blade KVM destination.
Selecting the KVM target and pressing the Launch Media Redirection button
causes the current media redirection to be launched. Pressing Detach causes
the current session to be freed and closed.

4.3.5.2 Power Management
This page shows the system power status and power consumption details of the
components installed. The power management can turn the entire system and
the server blades on and off.
I If you have installed a Power Distribution Board (PDB) on your system, you
are shown the current power consumption in the Status Overview:
Figure 29: Display of the current power consumption
However, this display is filled with values only if you enabled the PDB
beforehand under Tasks → Power Management → History:
Figure 30: Activating the Power Distribution Board (PDB)

Monitoring
Power Consumption
Power Budget Control Threshold
The sum of the 12 volt DC capacity of all the power supplies
installed in the system.
Base Consumption
The power required for the chassis (excluding server blades).
Total Consumption
The total power of the complete system configuration. This is the
sum of server blades' consumption and base consumption.
Remaining Consumption
The remaining power available for powering on additional server
blades in the system.
Power Supply Unit Status Table
Displays the wattage and input voltage of the installed power supply
units.
Server Blade Power Consumption Table
Displays the power consumption of the installed server blades.
Storage Blade Power Consumption Table
Displays power consumption of the installed storage blades.
Current Power Consumption
Displays the real power consumption values: Current Power, Minimum
Power, Peak Power, Average Power, Current / Total (Watt).
Power History Options
Power Histroy Units
Possible units are watt and BTU/h.
Power Histroy Period
History time scale for the Power History Chart below.
Enable Power Consumption Measurement
Enables/Disables the real power consumption measurement.
Power History Chart
Displays the corresponding power consumption history chart.

Control
System Power Control
The user can control the power setting for this system. Select the radio
button and click the Apply button.

Power Switch
Sometimes the power off for the server blade will fail when the user
initiates a graceful shutdown and turns the system off. If the Force Power
Off function is enabled, the system will power off when the force power
off delay has expired. The user can configure this function in this tab.
Changes will apply after the user clicks the Apply button
Force Power Off Enable
Enables/Disables the Force Power Off function.
Delay after Power Off Failed
The force power off delay (1 ~ 7 minutes).
Server Blade Power Control
Turn On All Server Blades
Powers on all server blades sequentially.
Turn Off All Server Blades
Powers off all server blades sequentially.
Power Budget Policy
"2+1" or "3+1" power supply redundancies. Note that in case of four
power supply units the 2+1 redundancy selection means a 2+2 power
supply redundancy.
Installed UPSs
Number Of UPSs Installed
None, 1 or 2.
Current Power Consumption
Displays the real power consumption values: Current Power, Minimum
Power, Peak Power, Average Power, Current / Total (Watt).
Power History Options
Power Histroy Units
Possible units are watt and BTU/h.
Power Histroy Period
History time scale for the Power History Chart below.
Enable Power Consumption Measurement
Enables/Disables the real power consumption measurement.

Power History Chart

Displays the corresponding power consumption history chart.
4.3.5.3 User Management
The User Management is used to add/remove a user and change

passwords/permissions. Two types of users are supported: "Administrators" for
common access rights and "Normal Users", who can only see and manage their
own server blade(s).
Each group can generate up to 10 users. Only the Full Administrator can
generate new users.
Administrators
The "Administrators" group is divided into four permission levels:
Full Administrator – System Administrator – I/O Administrator – System Viewer.
The default user name is "admin" with password "admin" and the permission
level "Full Administrator".
The first default user cannot be deleted and the permission cannot be changed,
but the name and password can and should be changed.
I The HW-DIP-4 can be used to set the first user’s name/password back to
the default.
Normal Users
The "Normal Users" group is divided into two permission levels: User – Viewer.
“Normal Users” can only see and manage their own server blades. Foreign
server blades are not visible.

4.3.5.4 Firmware Update
This function is used to update the MMB, server blade BMC or BIOS and KVM
firmware through the TFTP server.
Management Blade
TFTP Server IP Address
Sets the TFTP server IP address which contains the management blade
firmware image file.
Boot Image File Name
Sets the management blade image file name.
TFTP Update
disable: no update process started after clicking the Apply button
(default); Single MMB firmware update enable: updates the current MMB
master; Dual MMB firmware update enable: updates both MMBs.
BMC and BIOS

Sets the TFTP server IP address which contains the server blade
Sets the server blade image file name.
Clicking the ">" button moves one or several selected blades to the upgrading
window on the right.
Clicking the "<" button removes selected blades from the upgrading window.
Clicking the ">>" button moves all presented blades to the upgrading window on
the right.
Clicking the "<<" button removes all presented blades from upgrading window.
Clicking the Apply button submits the TFTP update.
KVM
Sets the TFTP server IP address which contains the server blade


Sets the firmware image file name.
Current Firmware Version
Displays the current firmware version of the KVM.
The TFTP firmware update configuration will proceed when the Apply button is
clicked.
4.3.5.5 Certificate Handling
This function is used to display the current HTTPS certificate and to generate
CSR to apply a new certificate and upload it.
Certificate
SSL and SSH Certificate
Displays the information relating to the SSL/SSH certificate in detail. It
contains the version, serial number, signature algorithm, validity and
distinguished name of the subject and issuer.
By clicking the Certificate Upload button a dialog box opens to enter the private
key or certificate.
CSR
Certicate Signing Request Generation
The following information may be required for CSR generation:
Keysize
Selects the key size for the key.
Country
Selects the country.
State/Province
The country or region of your locality.
Location
The locality where your organization is located or registered.
Organization
The official name of the organization.
Organization Unit
Needed if different divisions of the organization have different
certificates.

Common Name
The common name is typically composed of the host + domain
names. When the certificate is to be used on an intranet (or
internal network), the common name can be one word and it can
also be the name of the server.
Email Address
The contact email address.
Download CSR and Private Key
Download CSR
Downloads the CSR file from the MMB.
Download private key
Downloads the private key from the MMB.
4.3.5.6 User Certificate
This function provides the generated user certificate for the client authentication
function. When this function is enabled, the user can open the web UI by means
of a browser which has installed the user certificate and enter the user name
and password in the login prompt.
Only the Full Administrator user can issue user certificates for any existing user.
Other users without Full Administrator privileges will be allowed to generate the
certificate for themselves.
User Name
The user name for which the MMB issues the certificate.
Password For User Certificate
Enter the password for the user certificate.
Confirm Password
Enter the password for the user certificate again for confirmation.
Start User Certificate Generation
Starts to generate the user certificate.
Download User Certificate
Downloads the generated user certificate. If the user certificate is not yet
generated, error messages are displayed to ask the user to generate the
user certificate first.

4.3.5.7 Refresh Settings
Automatic Refresh
Automatic Refresh Enable
Enables/Disables the automatic refresh function.
Refresh Cycle
Sets the refresh interval for automatic refresh. The valid value is 1 to 15
minutes.
4.3.6 Chassis Settings
4.3.6.1 Network Interface
This function is used for setting the network configuration (IP, DHCP, DNS,
HTTP, TELNET, SSL, SSH, etc.) as well as the VLAN, active directory authen-
tication and IP filter.
Ethernet
Internet Protocol
The following information may be required for CSR generation:
DHCP Enable
Enables/Disables the DHCP function.
IP Address
Sets the management blade IP address.
Subnet Mask
Sets the IP address subnet mask.
Gateway
Sets the IP gateway address.
Default Route
Displays the value of the default route.
Domain Name Server
It is possible to configure two domain name servers for resolving names.
NTP
NTP Enable
Enables/Disables the NTP function.
NTP Server
Enter the NTP server IP address.

Sync Mode
Two sync modes are available.
The Last Sync Date/Time
Displays the latest date/time at which the management blade was

synchronized with the NTP server.
HTTP
Sets the HTTP port number.
SSL
HTTP SSL Enable
Enables/Disables the SSL for HTTP. Enable HTTP SSL means
that all HTTP communication will be done with SSL and the HTTP
SSL port number is valid.
HTTP SSL Port
Sets the HTTP SSL (HTTPS) port number.
Telnet SSL Enable
Enables/Disables the SSL for Telnet.
Client Authentication Enable
Enables/Disables the client authentication.
Telnet
Telnet Enable
Enables/Disables Telnet.
Port
Sets the Telnet port number.
Drop Time
Sets the Telnet connection timeout value; the default is 900
seconds. If there is no activity in this period, the Telnet connection
is cleared down and the user has to login again.
SSH
SSH Enable
Enables/Disables the SSH function.
SSH Port
Sets the SSH port number.
Duplex Mode
Execution Mode
Displays the execution duplex mode of the NIC on the
management blade.

Setting Mode
Sets the duplex mode of the NIC on the management blade.
VLAN
The MMB supports up to 10 VLAN IDs. After clicking the Modify button, the user
can configure VLAN setting.
Group Name
Displays the VLAN group name.
Enabled
Enables/Disables the VLAN function.
VLAN Group ID
Identifies different VLAN group IDs. The integers 2 to 4095 are
supported.
VLAN IP
Sets the VLAN IP.
VLAN Network Mask
Sets the VLAN network mask.
Active Directory
Configuration
Active Directory Authentication Enable
Enables/Disables the active directory function.
Root Domain Name
The active directory ROOT domain name. The default value is
NULL. The name must be a valid domain name consisting of x.y,
where x is a 1-256 character ASCII string with no blank spaces
between characters, and y is a valid domain type such as com,
edu, gov, int, mil, net, org.
Root CA Certificate Upload
Root CA Certificate
To upload an active directory CA certificate to the management
blade, click the Apply button after the file path has been assigned.
All active directory servers' SSL certificates must be signed by the
same CA; this CA's certificate needs to be uploaded to the MMB.

Root CA Certificate
Displays the information relating to the CA certificate in detail. It contains
the version, serial number, signature algorithm, validity and distinguished
name of the subject and issuer.
IP Filter
The MMB enables the user to configure up to 10 valid IP addresses for Telnet,
HTTP, SNMP and SSH. The default value is 255.255.255.255 (permits any IP
address). The MMB permits the IP addresses to be set to access the specified
protocols.
4.3.6.2 SNMP
This function is used for normal SNMP (community and trap) and V3 security
settings.
Basic
SNMP Communities
Displays the SNMP communities table. A value can be deleted by
selecting the Delete checkbox.
SNMP Trap Destination
Displays the SNMP trap destination table. The SNMP trap destinations
are the receivers to which the MMB S3 sends the traps. The receiver
must be a member of the same community. An entry can be deleted by
selecting the Delete checkbox. An entry (trap destination) can be added
by entering the trap destination address. To delete or add an entry, use
the Apply button. A maximum of 5 trap destinations can be added to this
table.
Add Communities
Enter the community name, select the access permission and click the
New Community button to submit a new addition. A maximum of 5 commu-
nities can be added to this table.
SNMP V3
V3 User Setting
Up to 10 user accounts can be configured.
Select User
Selects the user (user1 to user10).

User n
User name of user n.
Permission
Specifies the radio button to determine the read/write permission.
Security Level
Specifies the security level.
Authentication
Specifies the hash method (MD5 or SHA) and sets the password
for authentication level logging in.
Privacy Password
Sets the password for privacy level logging in.
VACM
Enables/Disables the VACM (View-based Access Control Model)
function.
V3 Group Setting
This table is used to provide information on various groups, their names
and the security levels permitted. A group defines the access rights for
all group members.
4.3.6.3 Alerting
Event Configuration
This page provides the event filtering configuration. If an event occurs, an
alerting email can be sent if these settings are configured.
Event Filter
Selection of Event Source and corresponding Error Forwarding Level
(SEL level needs to be sent).
Server Blade Power On/Off
Enables/Disables the Server Blade Power On/Off Event Log function.
Management Blade Event Log
Enables/Disables the Management Blade Wrap Around Event Log
function.

Mail Configuration
Mail Enable
Enables/Disables the mail alert function.
Test Mail
Enables/Disables the REMCS Test Mail function.
Global Email Paging Configuration
SMTP Retry
Sets the retry count (0-7) when the SMTP server response fails.
SMTP Retry Delay (0-255)
Sets retry interval when the SMTP server response fails.
Primary/Secondary SMTP Server Configuration
SMTP Server
Sets the domain name or IP address of the SMTP server.
SMTP Port
Sets the port number of the SMTP server.
Auth Type
Selects the authentication type. Disable, Auth-Login, Auth-Plain
and Auth-Cram-md5 are supported.
Mail Format-Dependent Configuration
The user can configure the sender email address, administrator's name
and phone number here. Up to 5 user email addresses that can be
modified are supported.
4.3.6.4 Date Time
Controller Time
Sets the date and time for the MMB. The format is (MM/DD/YYYY) and
(HH:MM:SS).
Time Zone
Time Zone
Sets the time zone of this system.
Daylight Saving Time Enable
Enables/Disables the Daylight Saving Time (DST – "summer
time") function. This item appears only if the time zone setting
supports daylight saving time.

5 Active Directory
Active Directory is a service of Microsoft Windows 2000/Windows Server 2003
which enables various objects in a network - such as users, groups, files,
servers, devices (e.g. printers) and their properties - to be administered and
monitored by a system administrator. Only the system administrator has full
access to these objects; specific access restrictions can, on the other hand, be
assigned to the individual users of the network (not every user may read every
file or user every printer).
The figure below provides an overview of the purpose of Active Directory in an
MMB S3 configuration. This is followed by a description of how you configure
Active Directory, and how you can work with it.

Active Directory
Active Directory assigns properties to

various network objects – such as users,

Domain Controller groups, devices, etc. – and administers
(Server) these.
Makes SSL certificate available The concept of Active Directory is based
on four different main components:
administers – Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
(LDAP)
– Kerberos (authentication service)
– CIFS (Common Internet File System)
– Domain Name System (DNS):
Active Directory Translates domain name → IP address
Settings for The connection to the Active Directory

users, groups, Server allows users to log in on the MMB
devices, etc. S3 using their "Windows user name".
Consequently only one access is
required.
accesses
Log in as user@domain
Management Blade S3
Integrates certificate from Domain
Controller
(LDAP or SSL connection
between DC and MMB)
Figure 31: Management Blade S3 – Active Directory

Active Directory Setup
5.1 Setup
To use the MMB Active Directory functionality, the domain controller must be set
up correctly. The Controller is set up in three steps: 1) Installation of the root CA;
2) Installation of the root CA SSL certificate; 3) Export and upload of the root
CA SSL certificate.
1. Installation of the Microsoft Enterprise Root CA (Certificate Authority) on a
domain controller:
Ê Select Start → Control Panel → Add or Remove Programs.
Ê Select Add/Remove Windows Components. The following window of the
Windows Components Wizard opens, and there you enable Certificate
Services:
Figure 32: Windows Components Wizard: Certificate Services

Setup Active Directory
Ê The following window appears, in which you select the CA type:

Figure 33: Windows Components Wizard: Selecting the CA type
Ê Click Next and in the next window specify a name to identify the CA:
Figure 34: Windows Components Wizard: Identifying the CA

2. Installation of the root CA SSL certificate on every domain controller for SSL:
Ê Click Start → Administrative Tools → Domain Security Policy.
Figure 35: Installing the SSL certificate I
Ê Expand the Public Key Policies folder, right-click Automatic Certificate

Request Settings and then click Automatic Certificate Request.
Figure 36: Installing the SSL certificate II

Ê In the Automatic Certificate Request Setup Wizard, click Next and select
Domain Controller:
Figure 37: Installing the SSL certificate III
Ê Click Next and then click Finish.

3. Export and upload the root CA SSL certificate:
Ê Go to the domain controller on which you have installed the Microsoft
Enterprise CA service.
Ê Click Start → Run.
Ê Type mmc and then click OK.
Ê In the Console 1 (MMC) window, click File and then select Add/Remove
Snap-in.
Ê In the Add/Remove Snap-In window, click Add.
Ê In the Standalone Snap-In window, select Certificates and then click Add.
Ê Select Computer account and then click Next.
Ê Select Local Computer, click Finish and then click OK.

Ê In the Console 1 window, expand the Certificates (Local Computer) folder,

expand the Personal folder and then select the Certificates folder.
Ê Locate and right-click the root CA certificate, select All Tasks and then
click Export.
Ê In the Certificate Export Wizard, click Next and then select No, do not
export the private key.
Ê Click Next and select Base-64 encoded X.509 (.cer) as the format.
Ê Click Next and save the certificate to a location of your choice.
Ê Click Finish and then click OK.
Ê You must now upload the stored certificate to the MMB S3 via the Web
UI. In the main menu go to Chassis Settings → Network Interface and there
select the Active Directory card folder.
In the main frame there you must
1. enter the DNS server
2. enable Active Directory
3. enter the domain name
4. upload the certificate (see the example below)
Figure 38: Uploading the certificate to the MMB S3
Ê You must then synchronize the MMB S3 and the domain controller using
the Timer Server (NTP).

Ê A double-click enables you to obtain information about the certificate:

Figure 39: Certificate information
The domain controller has now been set up and you can begin user adminis-
tration.

Active Directory Administration
5.2 Administration
5.2.1 Logging in and displaying the certificate
After the domain controller has been set up successfully, you can log in using
your user name which complies with the syntax user@domain, as in the example
below with the user "administrator" and the domain name "adm.local":
Figure 40: MMB S3 login
After you have logged in, the user name is displayed at the top left in the header
frame of the Web UI:

Administration Active Directory

Figure 41: MMB S3 start page displaying the current user
The root CA SSL certificate is displayed in the Web UI under Chassis Settings →
Network Interface → Active Directory:
Figure 42: Output of the Root CA certificate

5.2.2 Example: Administering users
After Active Directory has been set up properly, you can create new users or
assign existing users different properties. You can always classify the users in
two groups:
1. In the group of the domain administrators with all access rights
2. In the group of the "simple" users with restricted rights
In the example below we show you the various steps required to create a new
user with the name "John Smith" and to assign this user to the group of domain
administrators.
Ê Open the Active Directory user administration by navigating to the Users
subdirectory in the AD menu tree:
Figure 43: Opening the Active Directory user administration

Ê Right-click Users and select New → User:

Figure 44: Active Directory user administration: Creating a new user

Ê Complete the form below and then click Next:
Figure 45: Active Directory user administration: Form for new user
Ê In the next dialog box enter the password and, if necessary, adjust the
options. Then click Next:
Figure 46: Active Directory user administration: Password and options for new user

Ê Before exiting this window, check the specifications again, correct any
errors, and then click Finish.
Figure 47: Active Directory user administration: Completing the creation of a new user

The new user "John Smith" has now been created and is displayed:
Figure 48: Active Directory user administration: Newly-created user

Ê You can now assign the newly-created user properties by highlighting the
user with a right mouse click and then selecting Properties:
Figure 49: Active Directory user administration: User properties

Ê The dialog box below opens, which you can edit in accordance with your
requirements; then select the Member Of: card folder.
Figure 50: Active Directory user administration: User properties dialog box

Ê By default the new user "John Smith" belongs to the Domain Users group and
therefore has restricted access to the MMB S3:
Figure 51: Active Directory user administration: "Member Of" dialog box
Now click Add... to assign the user to another group.

Ê A new dialog box, Select Groups, opens in which you click Advanced:
Figure 52: Active Directory user administration: "Select Groups" dialog box

Ê In the next dialog box click Find Now:

Figure 53: Active Directory user administration: "Select Groups" extended dialog box

Ê In the field containing the groups that are found select Domain Admins and
then click OK:
Figure 54: Active Directory user administration: "Select Groups" extended dialog box with
groups

Ê In the next dialog box click OK:

Figure 55: Active Directory user administration: "Select Groups" dialog box with selected
group
Ê After you have clicked OK, the dialog box containing the properties of the
user "John Smith" is displayed again. This user now belongs to the system
administrator group and has unrestricted access to the MMB S3:
Figure 56: Active Directory user administration: "Member Of" dialog box of the user "John
Smith"

Abbreviations
AC
Alternating Current
AD
Active Directory
ARP
Address Resolution Protocol
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASR
Automatic Server Restart
BMC
Baseboard Management Controller
BIOS
Basic Input Output System
BTU/h
British Thermal Unit per hour
CA
Certification Authority
CD-ROM
Compact Disk-Read Only Memory
CLI
Command Line Interface
CMOS
Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
COM
Communication

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Abbreviations
CPU
Central Processor Unit
CSR
Certificate Signing Request
DC
Direct Current
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DIMM
Dual-in-Line Memory Module
DIP
Dual In-Line Package
DNS
Domain Name Server
DOS
Disk Operating System
DST
Daylight Saving Time
DVD
Digital Versatile Disk
dKVM
digital Keyboard, Video, Mouse
EEPROM
Electrical Eraseable Programmable Read Only Memory
EPOW
Early Power Off Warning
FC
Fibre Channel

Abbreviations
FP
Front Panel
FRU
Field Replaceable Unit
GbE
Gigabit Ethernet
GUI
Graphical User Interface
HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
HTTPS
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
HW
Hardware
IBP
Intelligent Blade Panel
ICMP
Internet Control Message Protocol
ID
Identifier
IP
Internet Protocol
IPMB
Intelligent Platform Management Bus
IPMI
Intelligent Platform Management Interface
iRMC
integrated Remote Management Controller

Abbreviations
KVM
Keyboard, Video, Mouse
LAN
Local Area Network
LED
Light Emitting Diode
MAC
Media Access Control
MB
Megabyte
MD5
Message Digest 5
MMB
Management Board
NIC
Network Interface Card
NMI
Non-Maskable Interrupt
NTP
Network Time Protocol
OCP
OverCurrent Protection
OVP
Over Voltage Protection
OS
Operating System
PCI
Peripheral Component Interconnect

Abbreviations
PDB
Power Distribution Board
PROM
Programmable Read Only Memory
PSU
Power Supply Unit
PXE
Preboot eXecution Environment
PWOK
Power OK
REMCS
Remote Emergency Monitoring and Control System
RTC
Real Time Clock
SDR
Sensor Data Records
SEL
System Event Log
SHA
Secure Hash Algorithm
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol
SSH
Secure Shell
SSL
Secure Socket Layer
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

Abbreviations
TFTP
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
UART
Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter
UI
User Interface
UPS
Uninterruptible Power Supply
URL
Uniform Resource Locator
USB
Universal Serial Bus
USM
User-based Security Model
UVP
Under Voltage Protection
VAC
Volt Alternating Current
VACM
View-based Access Control Model
VLAN
Virtual Local Area Network
WWN
World Wide Name

Related publications
PRIMERGY manuals are available in PDF format on the ServerBooks DVD. The
ServerBooks DVD is part of the ServerStart Bundle delivered with each server
system.
The PDF files for the manuals can also be downloaded free of charge from the
Internet. The overview page showing the online documentation available in the
Internet can be found via the URL: http://manuals.ts.fujitsu.com.
I You will find further useful information in the documentation for your
operating system.
[1] PRIMERGY BX600 Basic Unit

Operating Manual
[2] PRIMERGY BX Blade Server Systems

LAN Switch Blade – User Interface Description
User Guide
[3] RemoteDeploy
User Manual
[4] BIOS-Setup
Reference Manual
[5] ServerStart
User Guide
[6] RemoteView
User Guide
[7] ServerView
User Guide
[8] PRIMERGY ServerView Suite

ServerView Virtual-IO Manager V1.0
User Guide

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Index
A Event Log 66
Account Management menu 59 Management Blade 38
Active Directory 99 Server Blade 39
Active Directory Authentication Event Log menu 38
menu 48 Event repository 11
Adv. KVM Eventlog Filter 66
KVM Adv. 82
Alerting 97 F
Asset Overview 66 Fail-over scenario 12
Auto Configuration 11 FC Pass-Thru Blade 78
FC Switch Blade 76
B Features
blade server concept 9 ServerView management
blade Server Management 10 blade 10
Blue Screen command 37 Firmware Update 90
Blue Screen option 37
G
C GbE IBP Blade 79
Certificate Handling 91 GbE Pass-Thru Blade 76
Chassis Settings 93 GbE Switch Blade 74
chassis status 67
CMOS Backup/Restore 43 H
Command Line Interface menu 58 Hardware monitoring 11
components 67
concept blade server 9 I
Connection Blade menu 33 I2C Bus Management menu 50
Connection Blades 73 iRMC 71
Console main menu 15
console mode entering 13 K
Console redirection 12 KVM Blade 82
menu 52
L
Controller 10
Logging 66
D login Web GUI 61
Date Time 98 Logout option 56
digital KVM
M
KVM digital 83
Main Menu 66
E Management Agent
Emergency Management Port Information 18
option 51 Management Agent menu 17
Management Blade Event Log 38

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Index
Management Blade menu 21 SNMP 96

management blades 68 SSL 11, 19
monitoring 67 start page 62
Status Overview 66
N Storage Server Blade menu 32
Network Interface 93 Supported programs 10
NIC Information 31 Switch Blade Configuration
Notational Conventions 8 Backup/Restore menu 45
notational conventions 8 System Information Dump option 56
System Information menu 23
P
Power Consumption menu 46 T
Power Distribution Board, Target Group 8
enabling 86 Tasks 85
Power Management 86 Telnet interface 13
Power Supplies 81 TFTP Update menu 54
Programs
supported 10 U
User Certificate 92
R User Management 89
Raid Controller Type 31 User Management menu 36
Reboot Management Blade
option 56 V
Redundancy 12 VLAN information menu 49
refresh functions 65
Refresh Settings 93 W
Watch Dog 31
S Web user interface 61
Server Blade CMOS Backup/Restore
menu 43
Server Blade Control Information 26
Server Blade Event Log 39
Server Blade Information 27
Server Blade Memory 29
Server Blade menu 26
Server Blade NIC Information 31
Server Blade Temperature 30
Server Blade Voltage Table 29
Server Blade Watch Dog 31
Server Blades 70
ServerBlade CPU 28
ServerView Management Blade
reduncancy 12
Set System Default menu 41

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1.1 Notational Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2 PRIMERGY BX Blade Server Systems – Overview . . . . . . . 9

2.1 The Blade Server Concept . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

3.1 Entering the console mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

ServerView Management Blade 3

3.3.9 Event Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

3.3.9.3 Server Blade Power On/Off Event Log Enable . . . . . . . . 40

4 Web user interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

4 ServerView Management Blade

5.1 Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Related publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

ServerView Management Blade 5

Figure 1: ServerView management blade

Further information is provided on the PRIMERGY ServerBooks DVD:

ServerView Management Blade 7

Notational Conventions Introduction

1.1 Notational Conventions

I This symbol highlights important information and tips.

Ê This symbol refers to a step that you must carry out in

1.2 Target Group

8 ServerView Management Blade

2.1 The Blade Server Concept

ServerView Management Blade 9

Blade Server Management BX Blade Server System Overview

2.2 Blade Server Management

relies on functions provided by a system component called the ServerView

2.2.1 Features of the ServerView Management Blade

Communication with the server blades

Communication with the switch blades

10 ServerView Management Blade

SSL (Secure Socket Layer)

ServerView Management Blade 11

Blade Server Management BX Blade Server System Overview

2.2.2 Redundancy of the ServerView Management Blade

2.2.3 Console Redirection

12 ServerView Management Blade

3.1 Entering the console mode

Baud rate 115200

ServerView Management Blade 13

Entering the console mode Telnet interface

The settings are then as follows:

Host IP address 192.168.224.10 (example for a management blade

Figure 2: Welcome screen for access to the console menu

14 ServerView Management Blade

3.2 Console main menu

Figure 3: Console main menu

There are ten items in the console main menu:

ServerView Management Blade 15

Console main menu Telnet interface

– Logout (see 3.7 on page 56)

– Reboot Management Blade (see 3.8 on page 56)

16 ServerView Management Blade

3.3 Management Agent

ServerView Management Blade 17

Management Agent Telnet interface

3.3.1 Management Agent Information