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W eb-based Management Utility For the SuperBlade ® System User ’ s Manual Revison 1.0b[...]

Web-based Management Utility Use r ’s Manual ii The information in th is User ’s Manual has been care fully reviewed and is believed to be accurate. The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document, makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual, or to notify any p[...]

iii Preface About this Manual This manual is written for professional system integrators, Information T echnology professionals, service personnel and techn ici ans. It provides information for the use of Supermicro's Web-based Management Utility. Manual Organization Chapter 1: Introduction The first chapter provides an introducti on a bout th[...]

Web-based Management Utility Use r ’s Manual iv Cont acting Supermicro Headquarters Address: Super Micro Computer , Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. T el: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (T echnical Sup port) Web S ite : www .supermicro.com Europe Ad[...]

v Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ........... .................... ................... .................... . 1-1 1-1 Network Connection/L ogin .................... ................... ................. ....... 1-1 Address Defaults............................ ..... ...... .................... ................... ....... 1-2 1-2 Home Page .[...]

vi T able of Contents Chapter 7 Device Settings ....................... ................... ................. .... 7-1 7-1 Network ............... .................... ................. ................... .................... .... 7-2 7-2 Dynamic DNS ....... .................... ................. ................... .................... . 7-4 7-3 [...]

vii List of Figures Figure 1-1. Home Page ................... .................... .................... ...................... .... 1-2 Figure 2-1. Blade Status Page .............. ...................... .................... .................. 2-2 Figure 2-2. Power Supply Status Page .................. ...................... ..................... 2[...]

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ix List of Tables Table 1-1. Address Defaults....... ................. ................... .................... ............... 1-2 Table 1-2. Home Page Controls. ................... ....................... ................... .......... 1-3 Table 1-3. Main Menu Icons. .................... ................... .................... ..................[...]

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1-1 Chapter 1 Introduction The Web-based Management Utility is a web- based interface that con solidates and simplifies system management for Supermi cro SuperBlade systems. The Web-based Management Utility aggregates and displays data from the SIMCM (the IPMI card designed for Supermicro’s Chassis Management Module). The Web-based Management Uti[...]

Web-based Management Utility Use r ’s Manual 1-2 Address Default s T able 1-1 shows the default addresses that are initially set for the CMM. Afterwards, you can change these values within the pro gram (see Chapter 7: "Device Settings" on page 7-1 ). 1-2 Home Page Figure 1-1 and T able 1-2 respectively display the W EB - BASED M ANAGEME[...]

1-3 Chapter 1: Introduction Main Menu Icons The icons below in T able 1-3 cover the main functions of IPMI. Clicking on an icon will reveal a submenu of related functions. 1-3 Log Out From any page, click on the L OG O UT icon at the top right of the page to log out of the Web-based Management Utility . T ab le 1-2. Home Page Controls Item Name Des[...]

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2-1 Chapter 2 Blade System The B LADE S YSTEM menu allows you to access and co nfigure the var ious blades in your SuperBlade system. Clicking the B LADE S YSTEM icon allo ws you to access the following pages through its sub-menus: • Blade Page • Power Supply • Ethernet Switch • InfiniBand Switch •C M M 2-1 Blade Page The first B LADE opt[...]

Web-based Management Utility 2-2 Figure 2-1. Blade St atus Page T able 2-1. Blade St atus Page Controls Item Name Description 1 Power On Click to apply power to (power up) a selected blade module. 2 Power Of f Click to remove power from a selected blade module. 3 Reset Click this icon to reset a selecte d blade module. 4 UID On Click this icon to t[...]

2-3 Chapter 2: Blade System 2-2 Power Supply Click on P OWER S UPPLY to reveal the P OWER S UPPLY S TATU S page ( Figur e 2-2 ). The P OWER S UPPLY option in the B LADE S YSTEM submenu allows you to check the status of all the power supplies in the system you are accessing. Power status (on or off), temperature, fan RPM, wattage, firmware version a[...]

Web-based Management Utility 2-4 2-3 Ethernet Switch Click on E THERNET S WITCH to reveal the E THERNET S WITCH S TATU S page ( Figure 2-3 ). The E THERNET S WITCH option in the B LADE S YSTEM su bmenu allows you to check the status of all the GbE modules in the system you are accessing. Power status (on or of f), voltage levels, temperature, error[...]

2-5 Chapter 2: Blade System After gaining access to the GbE switch(es), you can use the reset button to reset their configurations to the default settings. T he reset button will reset all GbE switch configurations, including IP address a nd so on. T ab le 2-3. Gibabit Switch Status Page Controls Item Name Description 1 Gigabit Switch S tatus Click[...]

Web-based Management Utility 2-6 2-4 InfiniBand Switch Click on I NFINIBAND S WITCH to reveal the I NFINIBAND S WITCH S TAT US pag e ( Figur e 2-4 ). The I NFINIBAND S WITCH option in the B LADE S YSTEM submenu allows you to check the status of the I NFINIBAND S WITCH module in the system you are accessing. Figure 2-4. InfiniBand Switch Status Page[...]

2-7 Chapter 2: Blade System 2-5 CMM Click on CMM to reveal the CMM S TATU S page ( Figure 2-5 ). The CMM option in the B LADE S YSTEM submenu allows you to check the status of all the CMM modules in the system you are accessing. Master/Slave stat us, operating status, firmware version and firmware tag status are all shown in the main page. There ar[...]

Web-based Management Utility 2-8 T able 2-5. CMM St atus Page Controls Item Name Description 1 CMM S tatus Use this section to view the status of CMM modules inst alled in your system. 2 CMM Operation Mode Use this control to specify either Ent erprise Blade Mode or Office Blade Mode for your CMM Operation. Choose Enterpri se Blade Mode for high pe[...]

3-1 Chapter 3 Virtual Media The V IRTUAL M EDIA menu allows you to configure t he various media and drive systems in your SuperBlade system. Clicking the V IRTUAL M EDIA icon allows you to access the following pages through its sub-menus: • Floppy Disk • CD-ROM • Drive Redirectio n • Options[...]

Web-based Management Utility 3-2 3-1 Floppy Disk The F LOPPY D ISK option in the V IRTUAL M EDI A submenu allows you to emulate a floppy drive in the host system to upload images to a remote blade module. The F LOPPY D ISK S TATUS page ( Figure 3-1 ) that appears an d its controls ( T able 3-1 ) are shown below. Figure 3-1 . Floppy Disk S t atus Pa[...]

3-3 Chapter 3: Virtual Media 3-2 CD-ROM The CD-ROM I MAGE option allows you to emulate a CD-ROM drive in the host system to upload images to a remote blade module. T he CD-ROM I MAGE page ( Figure 3 -2 ) and its controls ( T able 3-2 ) are shown below. Figure 3-2. CD-ROM Image Pa ge T ab le 3-2. CD-ROM Image Page Contro ls Item Name Description 1 A[...]

Web-based Management Utility 3-4 3-3 Drive Redirection The D RIVE R EDIRECTION option in the V IRTUAL M EDIA submenu allows you to configure redirection settings. The D RIVE R EDIRECTIONS page ( Figure 3-3 ) and its controls ( T able 3-3 ) are shown below . Figure 3-3. Drive Redirections Page T able 3-3. Drive Redirection Page Controls Item Name De[...]

3-5 Chapter 3: Virtual Media 3-4 Options The O PTIONS selection in the V IRTUAL M EDIA submenu allows you to config ure Virtual Media Options. The O PTIONS page ( Figure 3-4 ) and its controls ( T able 3-4 ) are shown below. Figure 3-4. Options Page T able 3-4. Options Page Controls Item Name Description 1 Virtual Me dia Options Use this option t o[...]

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4-1 Chapter 4 System Health The S YSTEM H EALTH menu allows you to access and c onfigure logs and alert settings in your SuperBlade system. Clicking the S YSTEM H EALTH icon allows you to access the following pages through its sub-menus: • System Event Log • Alert Settings 4-1 System Event Log The S YSTEM E VENT L OG option in the S YSTEM H EAL[...]

Web-based Management Utility 4-2 4-2 Alert Settings The A LERT S ETTINGS in the S YSTEM H EALTH submenu allow you to set the parameters to be met for a system to issue an alert. Click on the three headings at the top of the list in the IPMI A LERT C ONFIGURATION page ( Figure 4-2 ) to sort betw een the three categories. The three headings ar e: •[...]

4-3 Chapter 4: System Health IPMI Filter Edit Clicking the F ILTER L IST link brings up IPMI F ILTER E DIT page ( Figure 4-3 ). In this page you can set an IPMI Alert Filter using contro ls for Filter Number , S tatus, Action, Alert Policy and Event Severity . IPMI Policy List Edit Clicking the P OLICY L IST link brin gs up IPMI P OLICY L IST E DIT[...]

Web-based Management Utility 4-4 IPMI LAN Dest ination Edit Clicking the LAN D ESTINATION L IST link brings up IPMI LAN D ESTINATION E DIT page ( Figure 4-5 ). In this page you can set an IPMI Aler t LAN Destinations using controls for the Destination Number , Acknowledge, T imeout, Retries and Alert Type. Additionally , th is page cont ains contro[...]

5-1 Chapter 5 User Management The U SER M ANAGEMENT menu allows you to configure users for your SuperBlade system. Clicking the U SER M ANAGEMENT icon allows you to access the following pages through its sub-menus: • Change Password • Users & Groups • Permissions 5-1 Change Password The C HANGE P ASSWORDS page ( Figure 5-1 ) is where you [...]

Web-based Management Utility 5-2 5-2 Users & Group s The U SERS & G ROUPS page ( Figure 5-2 ) is where you specify and manage groups and users, which helps you manage the remote sys tems you are managing. Its controls are shown in T able 5-2 . Figure 5-2. Users and Groups Page T a ble 5-2. Users and Groups Page Controls Item Name Descriptio[...]

5-3 Chapter 5: User Management 8 Group Membership This field indicates the group that the user bel ongs to. T o select a group, click on the group name in the “Not Member Of” window (9) select it, then click on the backwards arrow (10) to enter the gr oup name in the Group Membership field (8). Re verse the procedure to remove the user from a g[...]

Web-based Management Utility 5-4 5-3 Permissions You can use the P ERMISSIONS option to grant and deny access to var ious IPMI functions in the P ERMISSIONS page ( Figure 5-3 ) using its controls ( T able 5-3 ). Figure 5-3. Permissions Page T able 5-3. Permissions Page Controls Item Name Description 1 Show Permissions for User/Group Click on the pu[...]

6-1 Chapter 6 KVM Settings The KVM S ETTINGS menu allows you to configure keyboard, mouse and console settings. Clicking the KVM S ETTINGS icon allows you to access the following pages through its sub-menus: •U s e r C o n s o l e • Keyboard/Mouse 6-1 User Console Selecting the U SER C ONSOLE option in the KVM S ETTINGS submenu brings up the KV[...]

Web-based Management Utility 6-2 Figure 6-1. User Console Pag e T able 6-1. User Console Page Controls Item Name Description 1 Remote Console Settings for User This field allows you to decide which group the user belongs to. Click on the arrow on the right to activat e the pull-down menu and highlight the name of the group to select it . 2 Update O[...]

6-3 Chapter 6: KVM Settings 7 Sun Microsystems Java Browser Plugin Select this option when th e JVM used to run the code for the Remote Console is a Java Applet. If using this function for the first time and the appropriate Java plugin is not ye t ins talled in your system, you may download and inst all it automatically . T o download and install, [...]

Web-based Management Utility 6-4 6-2 Keyboard/Mouse Selecting the K EYBOARD /M OUSE option in the KVM S ETTINGS submenu allows you to specify the parameters for th e keyboard and mouse on the K EYBOARD /M OUSE page ( Figure 6-2 ). The controls for this page are shown and explained in T able 6-2 . Figure 6-2. Keyboard/Mouse Page T ab le 6-2. Keyboar[...]

7-1 Chapter 7 Device Settings Use the D EVICE S ETTINGS menu for configuring network, security and log setting s for your SuperBlade system. Clicking the D EVICE S ETTINGS icon allows you to access the following pages through its sub-menus: •N e t w o r k • Dynamic DNS • Security • Event Log[...]

Web-based Management Utility 7-2 7-1 Network Clicking the N ETWORK option in the D EVICE S ETTINGS submenu brings up the N ETWORK page ( Figure 7-1 ). Use the below fields in the page to specify network parameters. • Network Basic Settings: These fields allow you to configure basic network settings. • Network Mi scellaneous Set tings: These fie[...]

7-3 Chapter 7: Device Settings 7 Secondary DNS Server IP Address Enter the IP address of the Secondary Domain Name Ser ver in the box. It will be used when the Primary DNS Server cannot be cont acted. 8 Remote Console & HTTPS Port Enter the port numbers the remot e host and the HTTP server are listening. If a number is not enter ed in the box, [...]

Web-based Management Utility 7-4 7-2 Dynamic DNS Selecting the D YNAMIC DNS option from the D EVICE S ETTINGS submenu brings up the D YNAMIC DNS S ETTINGS page ( Figure 7-2 ). Use this page to configure Dynamic DNS settings. Controls for this page are shown and detailed in T able 7-2 . Figure 7-2. Dynamic DNS Set tings Page T able 7-2. Dynamic DNS [...]

7-5 Chapter 7: Device Settings 9 Delete Saved External IP Address Click this icon to delete the IP addres s for an exte rnal system that has been previously entere d and saved. 10 Apply Click this icon to apply the selections you made. 11 Reset to Defaults Click this icon if you want to reset the default s for the Remote Console button keys. T able[...]

Web-based Management Utility 7-6 7-3 Security Selecting the S ECURITY option from the D EVICE S ETTINGS submenu brings up the S ECURITY page ( Figure 7-3 ). Use this page to configure the Security settings. Controls for this page are shown and detailed in T able 7-3 . • Encryption Settings: Th is field allows you to configure encryption settings.[...]

7-7 Chapter 7: Device Settings 4 Default Policy When IP A CCESS C ONTROL is enabled, you can select either Accept or Drop from this pull-down menu to either allow or deny access according t o pre-defined rules. NOTE: If set to D ROP and you do not have a set o f rules that will accept the Internet connect ion, then an Internet connection over the L[...]

Web-based Management Utility 7-8 7-4 Event Log Selecting the E VENT L OG option from the D EVICE S ETTINGS submenu brings up the D EVICE S ETTINGS E VENT L OG page ( Figure 7-4 ). Use this page to set event log targets and assignments. Controls for this page are shown and detailed in T able 7-4 . • Event Log T argets: This section allows you to m[...]

7-9 Chapter 7: Device Settings 4 NFS Logging Enabled Click this box to enable NFS Logging, which will create a Network File System (NFS) for the event logging dat a to be written into. 5 NFS Server Enter the IP Address of the NFS se rver here. 6 NFS Share Enter the path of the Network File System in which the event logging dat a is stored. 7 NFS Lo[...]

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8-1 Chapter 8 Maintenance Use the M AINTENANCE menu for maintenance confi gurations on your SuperBlade system. Clicking the M AINTENANCE icon allows you to access the following pages through its sub-menus: • Device Information • Event Log • Update Firmware •U n i t R e s e t 8-1 Device Information Clicking the D EVICE I NFORMATION option in[...]

Web-based Management Utility 8-2 8-2 Event Log Clicking the E VENT L OG option in the M AINTENANCE submenu brings up the M AINTENANCE E VENT L OG L IST pag e ( Figure 8-2 ). This page cont ains information on events that are recorded by the SIMCM in the or der of Date/Time, T ypes and Descriptions including the IP address(es), user(s) and activitie[...]

8-3 Chapter 8: Maintenance 8-3 Up date Firmware Clicking the U PDATE F IRMW ARE option in the M AINTENANCE submenu brin gs up the U PDATE F IRMWARE page ( Figure 8-3 ). This page is where you can update the firmware for the SIMCM card in the CMM module. T he controls for this page are detailed in T able 8-2 . Figure 8-3. Update Firmware Page NOTE: [...]

Web-based Management Utility 8-4 8-4 Unit Reset Clicking the U NIT R ESET option in the M AINTENAN CE submenu brings up the U NIT R ESET page ( Figure 8-4 ), which allows you to reset USB and Device components. The controls for this page are detailed in T able 8-3 . Figure 8-4. Unit Reset Pag e T able 8-3. Unit Reset Page Controls Item Name Descrip[...]

9-1 Chapter 9 Remote Console This chapter covers the use of the Remote Console in th e Web-based Management Utility software. Activating the remote console may be done in two ways: • Home Page: On the H OME page, click on the C ONSOLE icon in the upper left area of the page. • Blade System Menu: Click the B LADE S YSTEM icon on the left of the [...]

Web-based Management Utility 9-2 9-1 Remote Console Interface Page Whatever option you use, it allows the local hos t to interact with a remote server through the R EMOTE C ONSOLE I NTERFACE page ( Figure 9-1 ). This page allows you to share files stored in the local drive with a user connected to the remote server, download data from a local drive[...]

9-3 Chapter 9: Remote Console 9-2 Drive Redirection Page The D RIVE R EDIRECTION p age is shown in T able 9-2 and its controls are listed in T able 9-2 . Figure 9-2. Drive Redirection Page T o use this function, you need to click the F LOPPY hot key button displayed on the upper right corner of the page. Click the C TRL +A LT +D ELETE button to sen[...]

Web-based Management Utility 9-4 9-3 Remote Console Options After the remote console page appears, click on O PTION in the upper right corner to display the O PTIONS menu as shown in Figure 9-3 . Figure 9-3. Remote Conso le Options The following items are included in the O PTIONS Menu and described in more detail in the sections below: • Monitor [...]

9-5 Chapter 9: Remote Console Scaling This item allows the user to scale the remo te console page to the desired size. Click on this button to access its submenu and select the desired setting from the options listed in the submenu: 25%, 50%, 100% an d S CALE TO F IT . Local Cursor This item allows the user to choose the de sired shape for the loca[...]

Web-based Management Utility 9-6 Video Settings This item allows the user to set the mo nitor display settings by clicking on the V IDEO S ETTINGS button. After you've clicked the V IDEO S ETTINGS button, the submenu displays as shown in Figure 9 -5 . Figure 9-5. Video Sett ings Use your cursor pointer to click on the left and right arrows to [...]

9-7 Chapter 9: Remote Console Figure 9-7. So ft Keyboa rd Language Select ion Local Keyboard This item allows the user to manually c hange the local keyboard setting for interaction with a remote host. Use this function to change the language mapping of your browser machine running the remote consol e host. After you have clicked L OCAL K EYBOARD b[...]

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Disclaimer The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems, medical equipment, nuclear facilitie s or syste ms, aircraf t, aircraft devices, aircraft/emergency communication devices or other critica l systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in significant inju ry or loss of[...]

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