HP (Hewlett-Packard) 436853-001 manual

HP Pr oL iant L i ghts- Out 1 00 R emote Management User G uid e for HP ProLiant DL140 G2, DL145 G2, ML110 G3, and ML150 G2 Servers Part Number 436853-001 J anuary 2007 (First Edition)[...]

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Contents 3 Con te nt s Operational overv iew ................................................................................................................... 5 User guide overview ............................................................................................................ ...................... 5 Server ma nagement ..............[...]

Contents 4 Monitoring sensors ............................................................................................................. ..................... 32 Viewing sensors data fr om a web browser ....................................................................................... 3 2 Viewing sensors data from the BIOS Setu p Utility ..[...]

Operational overview 5 Oper ati onal o v er v ie w In this section User guide overview ............................................................................................................ ..................... 5 Server ma nagement .............................................................................................................. [...]

Operational overview 6 • Access command -line help • Manage the server with IPMI 2.0-compliant applications[...]

Installation 7 Inst allati on In this section Remote management card kit contents ............................................................................................ ............ 7 Pre-installation procedures .................................................................................................... ..................... 7 Install[...]

Installation 8 2. Shut down the operating system as outlined in the operation sy stem instructions. 3. Power off the server and all the periphera ls connected to it. 4. Unplug all cables from the power outlets to avoid exposure to high energy levels that can cause burns when parts are short-circuited by me tal objects such as tools or jewelry. 5. L[...]

Installation 9 Installing the remote management card on ProLiant ML150 G2 servers 1. Remove the access panel. 2. Lay the server on its unexposed sid e to access the system board. 3. Locate the remote manage ment card connectors on the syst em board. 4. Install the remote management card in the connectors on the system board. 5. Reinstall the system[...]

Installation 10 6. Press the power button on the front panel to turn on the server.[...]

Configuration 11 Con fig ura tio n In this section Configuring ne twork access ..................................................................................................... ................ 11 Establishing us er accounts ..................................................................................................... .................. [...]

Configuration 12 Using the serial port The server serial port provides bas ic serial port func tionality and se rves as an interface to LO100. You can configure the system se rial port for exclusive use with LO100. CAUTION: After enabling the serial port for use wi th LO100, legacy serial devices might not function correctly if attached to the seri[...]

Configuration 13 f. Press the down arrow ( ↓ ) key to scroll to the LAN Interface submen u. Press the Enter key. g. Confirm the following settings: BMC Telnet Service: [Enabled] BMC Ping Response: [Enabled] BMC HTTP Service: [Enabled ] 6. Press the F10 key to save and exit. LO100 serial port configuration 1. Power on the server by pressing the Po[...]

Configuration 14 Selecting an Ethernet management port The Ethernet management port is only availabl e on ProLiant ML150 G2 and ML110 G3 servers. To select either the LO10 0 or side-band connection: 1. Power on the server by pressing the Powe r On/Off button on the front panel. 2. When POST displays the message, ROM-Based Setup , press the F10 key.[...]

Configuration 15 Setting up a static IP address from the BIOS Setup Utility By default, LO100 has DHCP enabled and au tomatically negotiates an IP address. To disable DHCP and enable a static IP address: 1. Press the F10 key during POST to enter the BIOS Setup Utility. 2. Press the right arrow ( → ) key to navigate to the Advanced menu. 3. Press [...]

Configuration 16 4. Press the down arrow ( ↓ ) key to scroll to the LAN Inter face submenu. Press the Enter key. 5. Press the down arrow ( ↓ ) key to scroll to the followin g setting s, and set the parameters as needed (the following example shows confi guring for LO100 access using telnet and a web page): o BMC Telnet Service: [Enabled] o BMC [...]

Configuration 17 ROMPAQ /D cpqq0801.D14 ldrImage.bin ROMPAQ Firmware Upgrade Utility, Version 5.02 (R) Copyright (c) Hewlett-Packard Corporation, 1994-2006 Input file: CPQQ0801.D14 Output file: LDRIMAGE.BIN The load command is used to take a binary image from a s pecific source location (specified as a URL) and place it at the specified target addr[...]

Configuration 18 2. Open the file /etc/xinetd.d/tftp and modify the parameter server_args to include -T 15000000 . For example, server_args = -c -s /tftpboot -T 15000000 3. The firewall that is built into some Linux systems mi ght not allow the TFTP server to send and receive information. You might first have to disable th e firewall to allow these[...]

Using LO100 19 Using L O1 00 In this section SSL over view ................................................................................................................... ...................... 19 SSH over view ................................................................................................................... ...................[...]

Using LO100 20 SSH overview SSH is an advanced feature that is available on Pr oLiant ML150 G2 and ProLiant ML1 10 G3 servers by installing the Lights-Out 100 Remote Man agement Ca rd, or on ProLiant DL140 G2 servers and ProLiant DL145 G2 servers by purchasing the Lights-O ut 100i Se lect Pack or the Lights-Out 100i Advanced Pack. SSH is a telnet-l[...]

Using LO100 21 o putty.exe -load " session name " Importing a certificate If you do not want to use the preins talled public key (certificate), create and install your own private key (certificate). Importing a key or certificate is a on e-tim e procedure that supports both SSH and SSL. The key must be generated using external third-party[...]

Using LO100 22 o <URI> is the //tftpserver IP/path/filename to be downloaded. o tftpserver is the URL or IP a ddress of the TFTP server containing the certifi cate. o Path is the path of the file relative to the TFTP server root. o filename is the name of the certificate ( server_privkey.pem in this example). You can also find these commands [...]

Using LO100 23 o show o start o stop o exit o version • Target —The default target is the / . The target can be changed by the cd command or by specifying a target on the command line. • Options —The following opt ions are valid: o -help/-h o -all/-a • Properties are the attributes of the target that can be modified. • Output —The out[...]

Using LO100 24 /./-> show -help Usage: show [<target>][<options>][<properties>] /./-> o Help for targets Calling help for a target returns any information about the target and what it contains. You can call help for any target that is not contained in the current d irectory ( help map1 can be called from system1 ). /./-> [...]

Using LO100 25 stop help /./system1/-> help name Unsupported Command /./system1/-> help enabledstate Unsupported Command /./system1/-> help properties Unsupported Command /./system1/-> name -h Invalid command /./system1/-> • The exit command terminates the CLP session. • The cd command sets the current default target. The contex [...]

Using LO100 26 The first line of information return ed by the show command is the current context. In the example, / is the current context. Following the context is a list of subtargets (Targets) an d properties (Properties) applicable to the current context. The verbs (Verbs) section shows what commands are available in this context. The show com[...]

Using LO100 27 • The start command causes a target to change state to a higher run level. • The stop command causes a target to chan ge state to a lower run level. • The version command queries the version of the C LP implementation or other CLP elements. For example: /./map1/-> version Version 1.00 /./map1/-> cd firmware /./map1/firmwa[...]

Using LO100 28 • Payload types o IPMI Message o RMCP+ Open S ession Request/Re sponse o RAKP Message 1 / 2 o RAKP Message 3 / 4 • Authentication algorithms o RAKP-none o RAKP-HMA C-SHA1 • Integrity algorithms o None o HMAC-SHA1-96 • Confidentiality algorithms o None o AES-CBC-128 Logging in to LO100 You can log in to the remote manageme nt [...]

Using LO100 29 Logging in through the CLP To log in to the remote management proces sor through the CLP and enter Terminal mode: 1. Establish a connection to the remote management processor by launch ing a telnet session o r an SSH session. 2. Enter the user name at the login: prompt. The de fault user name for the Administrator account is admin. T[...]

Using LO100 30 Option Description IPMI PET Configuration Accesses the PET destinations and alert policy table Hardware Inventory page The Hardware Inventory page enables you to remotely identify the pres ence of processors on a target server. To access this page from a web browser, click Hardware Inventory on the main menu navigation bar. Controlli[...]

Using LO100 31 Controlling server power from a browser The Virtual Power screen displays curr ent power stat us, how long the server has been powered up, and reason for the last server restart. To display the Virtual Power screen, click Virtual Power on the main menu navigation bar. To modify Chassis Act ions, select the desired Power Control Optio[...]

Using LO100 32 Controlling server power through the BIOS Setup Utility To control how the system responds after a power fail ure through the BIOS Setup Utility: 1. Press the F10 key during POST to enter the BIOS Setup Utility. 2. Press the right arrow ( → ) key to navigate to the Power T ab of the BIOS Setup Utility. 3. Press the down arrow ( ↓[...]

Using LO100 33 2. On ProLiant ML150 G2 servers: a. To navigate to the Monitor menu, press the right arro w ( → ) key. b. Scroll down to view the different sensors. Da ta is real-time and updated periodically. 3. On ProLiant DL140 G2 and ProLiant DL145 G2 servers: a. Press the right arrow ( → ) key to navigate to the Advanced menu. b. Press the [...]

Using LO100 34 To configure an action (PEF entry) select the de sired Event Offsets and PEF Action settings and clic k Add. • Event Offsets are trip points (movements across th resholds) that define what type of sensor event triggers an action. The information in the Events Offs ets section varies with the type of sensor. Not all options are avai[...]

Using LO100 35 To access the System Event Log from a web browser, click System Event Log on the main menu navigation bar. To clear the system event log, cli ck Clear Event Log. Accessing the system event log from the CLP 1. Log in to the CLP as described in the "Logging in to LO100 (on pa ge 28 )" section. 2. Enter cd /./system1/log1 3. E[...]

Using LO100 36 a. Press the down arrow ( ↓ ) key to scroll to the View BM C Syste m Event L og submenu. Press the Enter key. b. Use the plus (+) or minus (-) keys to scroll through the events. 7. Press the Esc key to return to the previo us screen, or press the F10 key to save the changes and exit Setup. Network settings You can view and modify n[...]

Using LO100 37 o oemhp_nonvol_mask specifies the subnet mask stored in non-volati le memory. o oemhp_gateway specifies the gateway IP addre ss for the NIC. This setting is dynamic. o oemhp_nonvol_gateway specifies the gateway IP address stored in non-volatile memory. o oemhp_dhcp_enable specifies whether DHCP is ena bled for the NIC. Boolean values[...]

Using LO100 38 2. Press the right arrow ( → ) key to navigate to the Advanced menu. 3. Press the down arrow ( ↓ ) key to scroll to IPMI. Press th e Enter key. 4. On the ProLiant ML150 G2 server: a. Press the down arrow ( ↓ ) key to scroll to the Set L AN Interface submenu. Press the Enter key. b. Select DHCP IP Source, and press the Enter key[...]

Using LO100 39 2. Configure the virtual floppy on the server using one of the following methods: o BIOS Setup (" Configuring the virtual fl oppy from the BIOS setup " on page 40 ) o Web browser (" Configuring virtual floppy from a Web browser " on page 39 ) o CLP (" Configuring virtual floppy from the CLP " on page 40 [...]

Using LO100 40 5. Click the Apply button. Configuring the virtual floppy from the BIOS setup 1. On the target server, press the F10 key during POST to enter BIOS setup. 2. In the BIOS Setup Utility, press the right arrow ( → ) key to navigate to the Advanced menu. 3. Press the down arrow ( ↓ ) key to scroll to IPMI. Press th e Enter key. 4. Pre[...]

Using LO100 41 set oemhp_vsi_path=rboot 4. Configure the remote file permission by entering the following: set oemhp_vsi_permission=<p ermission>, where <permission> is the f ile permission default RW (Read Write.) For example: set oemhp_vsi_permission=rw Rebooting the server After the TFTP server and the virtual floppy are proper ly co[...]

Using LO100 42 To set a policy, do the following: 1. Select the Policy Enable state and enter the Policy Number and Destination Selector information. o The Policy Enable field enab les you to select ively enable and disable trap forwarding. o The Policy Number field enables you to select a policy that will be used in PEF configuration. o The Destin[...]

Using LO100 43 Changing user settings through the CLP 1. Log in to the CLP as described in the "Logging in to LO100 (on pa ge 28 )" section. 2. At the command prompt, enter cd map1/accounts . 3. Select a user by entering cd user1 or cd user2. 4. To change the user name, enter set username=<new username> . For example: /./map1/accoun[...]

Using LO100 44 o Flow Control: None o Redirection After BIOS POS T: On 5. On HP ProLiant ML150 G2 servers, press the down arrow ( ↓ ) key to scroll down to the Console Redirection option, and press the Enter key to access the submenu. Verify the following settings: o Baud Rate: 9600 o Console Type: VT100+ o Flow Control: None o Continue C.R. afte[...]

Using LO100 45 o Console Type: VT100+ o Flow Control: None o Continue C.R. after POST: On o Serial Port: BMC COM PORT (on the Pro Liant DL140 G2 and ProLiant DL145 G2 servers only) NOTE: To customize the examples for your se rver, do the following: • On DL140 G2 servers, replace ttyS0 with ttyS3 • On DL145 G2 servers, replace ttyS0 with ttyS2 2[...]

Using LO100 46 — Console Redirection: Enabled — Baud Rate: 9600 — Terminal Type: VT100+ — Flow Control: None — Redirection After BIOS POS T: On 4. Press the Esc key to return to the previo us screen, or press the F10 key to save the changes and exit Setup. After enabling Windows® EMS management, you ca n view the Windows® EMS management[...]

Acronyms and abbreviations 47 A c r on y ms and abbr e v i ati ons BIOS Basic Input/Output System BMC baseboard management controller CLI Command Line Interface CLP command line protocol DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DSA Digital Signature Algorithm EMS Emergency Management Services HP SIM HP Systems Insight Manager HTTP hypertext transfe[...]

Acronyms and abbreviations 48 KCS Keyboard Controller Style KVM keyboard, video, and mouse LO100 HP Lights-Out 100 Remote Management processors MAC medium access control NIC network interfac e controller OS operating system PEF Platform Event Filtering PEM Privacy Enhanced Mail PET Platform Event Trap POST Power-On Self Test RBSU ROM-Based Setup Ut[...]

Acronyms and abbreviations 49 SSL Secure Sockets Layer TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Intern et Protocol TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol URL uniform resource lo cator VNC virtual network computing[...]

Index 50 A access options 28 accessing software, browser 28 administration 11 alert messages 41 B base management controller (BMC) 11 Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) 16, 32 BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) 16, 32 BIOS console, text redirection 43 BIOS upgrade 16 BMC (base management controller) 11 browser-based setup 36 C certificates, generating [...]

Index 51 Internet Protocol (IP) 11 IP (Internet Protocol) 11 IP address assignment 15 IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) 5, 11, 27, 29, 33, 34, 40, 41, 42 IPMI support 27 K key, public 21 kit contents 7 L Linux, console redirection 44 LO100 settings 19 LO100, logging in through browser 28 LO100, remote management 19 LO100c connectors [...]

Index 52 SSL, importing key and certificate 21 SSL, overview 19 SSL, using 19 static IP addresses 15 support, HP Systems Insight Manager 46 support, IPMI 27 system event log, access through the BIOS 35 system event log, access through the CLP 35 system event log, using 34 System Management Archit ecture for Server Hardware (SMASH) 5, 22 T telnet 15[...]