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Acer 301 Thresholds Explained

, 48

Adding an Administrator

, 83, 84

Administrator Setup

, 22, 38, 82

Advanced ARMC Card Configurations, 101, 102, 103,

104, 105, 106

Advanced Tab

, 115

Alert Recipients

, 99

ARMC Card Configurations, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86,

87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99,
100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106

ARMC Card Flash Utility

, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129,

130

ARMC Card Layout

, 4

ARMC Card Management, 57

ARMC CD

, viii, 10, 11, 19, 24, 27, 44, 71, 80, 105,

109, 140, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 159

ARMC Flash Utility

, 125, 127

ARMC Information, 39
ARMC Installation and Setup, 3
ARMC IPMB I2C Cable, 107
ARMC IPMB I2C Cable Layout, 107

ARMC MAC Address

, 4, 149

ARMC MAC Address Map

, 4, 149

ARMC Mouse Booster

, 11, 123

ARMC Server Heartbeat

, 11, 80, 105, 106

Avoid Electro-Static Discharge (ESD)

, 3, 139, 140

Battery Disposal Laws

, 8

Before You Start, 3, 139, 140

BIOS

, 2, 3, 10, 135, 157

BSMI (Taiwan), ix

CD Contents

, 151, 153, 154, 155

Changing the Battery Pack

, 7

Charging the Battery Pack

, 7

Check Your AMIBIOS Settings

, 157

Clear Event Logs

, 54, 55

Configuring the Modem

, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146

Connecting using Hyper Terminal

, 136, 137

Console Redirection Toolbar

, 68, 69

Console Redirection Toolbar Status

, 68

Console Redirection Toolbar Toggle Buttons

, 69

Console Redirection Window

, 65, 66, 67

Crash Screen

, 36, 57, 80

Default User Name and Password, 38

Deleting an SDK File

, 50, 51, 52

Disclaimer, viii

Disposing of a Battery Pack

, 8

Editing an Administrator

, 85, 86

Event Log

, 36, 37, 39, 53, 54, 55, 56, 103, 118, 120

External, 10, 134

Features, 1, 2

File Description

, 157

Firmware Flash Tab

, 114

GtkRConsoleARMC for Linux

, 159

GUI Overview, 35

Hardware Setup

, 133, 134, 135

Health of the ARMC Card, 41, 42

Help File

, 117, 118, 119, 120

Hide Thresholds

, 49

Host Health Information, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48,

49, 50, 51, 52

Host Heartbeat

, 37, 101, 105, 106, 151

Host System USB Mouse and Keyboard

Considerations for Linux 7.x

, 157

I2C Configuration

, 101, 102

ICES-003 (Canada), ix

Incoming Calls

, 142, 145, 146

Installation

, viii, 6, 13, 32, 141, 155, 159

Installing Your ARMC Card, 3

Internal

, 133, 142

Introduction, 1
IP Address Range, 30, 31, 32

IPMI Configuration

, 102, 103

J5 ARMC Feature Connector

, 5

JP2 Flash Write Enable/Disable

, 5

JP3 ARMC Reset Button

, 5

JP6 Diagnostic and Recovery Mode Jumper

, 6

Limitations of Liability, vii

LinCuri

, 109, 119, 120, 121, 151, 153, 154

Loading an SDK File

, 43, 44, 45

Summary of Contents for ARMC

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Page 3: ...Other Areas 8 Step 3 Install the Optional Modem Daughterboard 9 Step 4 Plug in the ARMC Card into the Host System and Attach Internal Cables 9 Step 5 Connect External Cables 10 Step 6 Confirm the Motherboard s BIOS Settings 10 Step 7 Install the Operating System and ARMC Drivers 10 Step 8 Install the Acer ARMC Windows Host Components 11 Step 9 Setup Your Client Internet Browser 15 Step 10 Connect ...

Page 4: ...us 68 Console Redirection Toolbar Toggle Buttons 69 Setting up Virtual Floppy on Windows 2000 XP 70 Start Floppy Drive Redirection 73 Stop Floppy Drive Redirection 75 Start CD ROM Drive Redirection 76 Stop CD ROM Drive Redirection 78 Stopping Console Redirection 79 Crash Screen 80 ARMC Card Configurations 81 Administrator Setup 82 Adding an Administrator 83 Editing an Administrator 85 Removing an ...

Page 5: ...Mouse Booster 123 Appendix D ARMC Flash Utility 125 ARMC Card Flash Utility 125 Appendix E Troubleshooting Screen Distortion 131 Problem 131 Solution 132 Appendix F Serial Over LAN 133 Hardware Setup 133 Internal 133 External 134 BIOS 135 Connecting using Hyper Terminal 136 Appendix G Modem Daughterboard 139 Overview 139 Before You Start 139 Avoid Electro Static Discharge ESD 139 Modem Daughterboa...

Page 6: ...ure and Description of CD Contents 151 ARMC CD 151 CD Contents 151 Appendix K Host System USB Mouse and Keyboard Considerations for Linux 7 x 157 Overview 157 File Description 157 Check Your AMIBIOS Settings 157 USB Keyboard 157 USB Mouse 158 If linking to XFree86 158 Appendix L GtkRConsoleARMC for Linux 159 Installation 159 Index 161 ...

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Page 11: ...thernet On Board Modem DAA Optional 56K socket modem not designed to support Console Redirection I2C Controller Hardware Monitor ambient temperature monitoring PCI voltages monitoring battery voltage monitoring RTC external RTC for time stamp of events Power Supply switching logic between 6 V wall adapter 5 V PCI and optional on board battery Battery Backup Optional provides 30 minutes of battery ...

Page 12: ...l notification Console Redirection via 10 100 megabit Ethernet LAN up to 15 screens per second high speed redirection hardware engine no overhead on the host system complete operating system independence redirect BIOS screens and setup screens seamless text and graphics transition PCI support Security SSL Secured Socket Layer 3 0 DAA Digestive Authentication Access MD 5 Virtual Boot CD ROM Floppy ...

Page 13: ... resistor instead of the anti static mat Similarly a strip of conductive aluminum foil wrapped around the wrist and grounded through a one megaohm resistor serves the same purpose as a wristband ARMC Installation and Setup Use the following steps to install the ARMC card into the host system Step Action 1 Unpack the ARMC card and check jumper settings 2 Install the optional battery and battery cli...

Page 14: ...e MAC address is the only way to distinguish one ARMC card from another when you run programs such as WinFlash and RMseek You can write down your ARMC card s MAC address in the table below or in Appendix I ARMC MAC Address Map See the first line for an example MAC Address Location Description 00 40 D9 02 9B 3C Server Room Rack 2 5 Windows 2000 Advanced Server Mail Server Cont d ...

Page 15: ...n Description 1 Not Connected 11 Reset_Host 2 I2C Clock 12 Ground 3 Not Connected 13 Ground 4 Not Connected 14 Not Connected 5 Power_Off 15 Not Connected 6 I2C Data 16 Ground 7 Not Connected 17 Not Connected 8 Not Connected 18 Not Connected 9 Not Connected 19 Not Connected 10 Not Connected 20 Ground JP2 Flash Write Enable Disable You can write protect your ARMC card s firmware so that it cannot be...

Page 16: ... Step 2 Install the Optional Battery and Battery Clip The ARMC on board battery backup is an optional component When the optional battery is installed your ARMC card can stay powered on for 28 minutes without any external power from the host system or AC adapter Installation To install the Battery Backup Unit plug the battery cable into the J1 connector and place the battery pack in between the th...

Page 17: ...ure Note The recoverable capacity of cells stored for over one year at room temperature and fully charged is 94 The retained capacity of these same cells is 87 This means the self discharge rate for a fully charged cell is approximately 150 mAh per year or 427 uAh per day The self discharge rate for cells is non linear A partially charged cell has a self discharge rate of about 80 uAh per day Chan...

Page 18: ... battery disposal site near you For a list of battery disposal sites write to Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation http www rbrc org 1000 Parkwood Circle Suite 450 Atlanta GA 30339 Phone 678 419 9990 Fax 678 419 9986 Battery Disposal Laws IMPORTANT Most used Lithium ion batteries are not classified as hazardous waste under the federal RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Although Minn...

Page 19: ... information Note The optional modem is NOT designed for Console Redirection However you can still perform Console Redirection but it is debilitating and extremely slow Step 4 Plug in the ARMC Card into the Host System and Attach Internal Cables If you have a BMC on your serverboard you can use the 4 pins or 3 pins IPMB I2C connector to monitor the hardware health of the serverboard Otherwise plea...

Page 20: ...rboard BIOS supports Legacy USB devices USB Boot or Boot to USB Note On Acer serverboards depress the CTRL ALT and ESC keys simultaneously to enter the BIOS Step 7 Install the Operating System and ARMC Drivers Step Action 1 Install the operating system if applicable on the host system 2 Not required in Windows 2000 XP If prompted for the display adapter drivers install the ARMC management board di...

Page 21: ...he functionality of both the Internet browser based Remote Access Companion for ARMC and the RMConfigApp program ARMC Server Heartbeat The ARMC Server Heartbeat is installed as a service in Windows It is used to tell whether the operating system on the host system is operating or not It can also detect whether the operating system was shutdown normally or abruptly Follow the steps outlined in the ...

Page 22: ...ued Step Description 4 The Customer Information window opens Enter your name and your organization s name in the appropriate fields Select the option for Install this application for and left click the Next button 5 The Setup Type window opens Select the Complete setup option Left click the Next button Cont d ...

Page 23: ...alling Your ARMC Card 13 Step 8 Install the Acer ARMC Windows Host Components Continued Step Description 6 The Install Program window opens Left click the Install button 7 The Installation Progress window opens Cont d ...

Page 24: ...Acer Remote Management Card ARMC User s Guide 14 Step 8 Install the Acer ARMC Windows Host Components Continued Step Description 8 The installation is complete Left click the Finish button ...

Page 25: ...ient system before you can redirect the host system s console or view the Crash screen Follow the instructions in the table below Step Description 1 Open Internet Options To get there open your Internet Explorer browser left click Tools and then Internet Options 2 The Internet Options window opens Left click the Settings button Cont d ...

Page 26: ...button Left click the OK button to apply the change and to go back to the Internet Options window Note Other settings can cause old data to be displayed when performing operations on the ARMC 4 Next you must setup Internet Explorer to allow the downloading of Signed ActiveX controls and also allow it to run Signed ActiveX controls To do this left click the Security tab and then the Custom Level bu...

Page 27: ...wser Continued Step Description 5 The Security Settings window opens Left click the Enable button under the Download signed ActiveX controls section 6 Scroll down and left click the Enable button under the Run ActiveX controls and plug ins section Left click the OK button Cont d ...

Page 28: ...g window Left click the Yes button to accept the changes to the Internet zone and to go back to the Internet Options window 8 Left click the Apply button and then the OK button to make the changes Note You must restart Internet Explorer before the changes take effect Note Remote Console cannot run with any other security settings in Internet Explorer ...

Page 29: ...RMseek Note To get or set the IP address on your ARMC card in a Windows 2000 XP environment you can also run the RMConfigApp program on the host system See Appendix B WinCuri LinCuri and RMConfigApp for more information on how to use the RMConfigApp program Follow the steps in the table below to connect to the ARMC from a client system Step Description 1 RMSeek exe On a local network computer plac...

Page 30: ...twork is the Network Name Next you must enter a range of IP addresses that you want to search In this example the ARMC card s IP address is between 192 168 0 0 to 192 168 1 0 Left click the Add button when finished 4 The name and IP range of the ARMC will display in the right field Place a check in the box next to the range of IP addresses Left click on the Next button Cont d ...

Page 31: ...n the Selected IP Range window Left click on the Next button 6 If the IP range is correct RMseek will locate the ARMC card It will list all ARMC cards it has discovered Note If more than one ARMC card is found you can distinguish them by the ARMC card s name The ARMC card s name consists of the IP address the letters A R M and C and the ARMC card s MAC address Cont d ...

Page 32: ...mpted for the user name and password enter the following Field Default User Name acerarmc Password acerarmc 8 Left click the OK button After you successfully log into your ARMC card you are greeted with the Welcome to ARMC screen Note The default user name and password are in lower case characters Note When you log in using the default user name and password you have full administrative powers It ...

Page 33: ...s a pictorial description of how to load an SDK file Step Description 1 The quick navigation bar on the left side of the GUI has a series of section buttons Left click on the Information button and then left click the Host Health icon Left click the Upload SDK File button 2 Left click the Browse button Cont d ...

Page 34: ...ect the SDKPorts directory Select your motherboard manufacturer In this example we are using the Acer Altos G301 serverboard so we will select the Acer folder Note The Choose File browse window differs from operating system to operating system However the procedure is similar 4 Select the SDK file with the DAT file extension and left click the Open button Cont d ...

Page 35: ... appears Note If the reading displays access failed try the following If your serverboard does not have or support a BMC check the ARMC 20 pin cable or the 3 pin or 4 pin IPMB connector to see if the cable is plugged in correctly The SDK file may be corrupt Try to upload the SDK file again The SDK file you uploaded may be for a different motherboard Make sure you are uploaded the correct SDK file ...

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Page 37: ...ddress If you have installed the ARMC on a network that uses DHCP you can search the network for the ARMC card To locate and find out its IP address you must install and run RMseek Note To get or set the IP address on your ARMC card in a Windows 2000 XP environment you can also run the RMConfigApp program on the host system See Appendix B WinCuri LinCuri and RMConfigApp for more information on how...

Page 38: ...Network Name Next you must enter a range of IP addresses that you want to search In this example the ARMC card s IP address is between 192 168 0 0 to 192 168 1 0 Left click the Add button when finished 4 The name and IP range of the ARMC will display in the right field Place a check in the box next to the range of IP addresses Left click on the Next button Cont d ...

Page 39: ...d IP Range window Left click on the Next button 6 If the IP range is correct RMseek will locate the ARMC card It will list all ARMC cards it has discovered Note If more than one ARMC card is found you can distinguish them by the ARMC card s name The ARMC card s name consists of the IP address the letters A R M and C and the ARMC card s MAC address Cont d ...

Page 40: ...Internet browser Left click on the Finish button after RMseek discovers all ARMC cards Congratulations You have successfully located your ARMC card IP Address Range Type in a unique name for this IP range in the Network Name field In this example Your Network is the Network Name Next you must enter a range of IP addresses that you want to search In this example the ARMC card s IP address is betwee...

Page 41: ...sure that they appear correctly in the list box Confirm that the checkbox next to the IP range you want to search is checked At this point you have two options You can choose to run the scan immediately by left clicking on the Next button or you can select to schedule the discovery to run at specific times and intervals daily weekly monthly or never The name and IP range of the ARMC card will disp...

Page 42: ...ds Schedule Discovery To schedule a scan left click on the Set button in the Schedule Discovery box Select scanning frequency desired and start time and date Left click on the OK button Make sure that the IP address ranges to be scanned are checked Left click the Cancel button to close that page Left click on the Finish button to close the Installation Wizard Schedule Discover will start at the sc...

Page 43: ... Three Locating Your ARMC Card 33 Usage Once the program has been installed and setup you can access it any time by double left clicking on its icon on the task bar The screen that was last viewed will appear ...

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Page 45: ...use it uses a standard Internet browser You can expect to be up and running in less than five minutes This chapter allows you to become familiar with the Remote Access Companion for ARMC s various functions Each function is described in detail Section Icons and Functions This table allows you to become familiar with the many icons used in the GUI Section Icon Name Description Welcome Acer Online T...

Page 46: ...information from an SDK file These parameters include but are not limited to ambient component temperatures voltages fan speeds and other chassis parameters Information Event Log This page contains the log of events that have occurred in the host system These events are generated due to environmental circumstances as well as other parameters monitored periodically by the ARMC hardware Remote Contr...

Page 47: ...er Some SMTP servers also require a valid From Address to send out mails You can use the From address fields to specify a valid address that your mail server will accept Alerts This page allows you to configure alert recipients You can also set the conditions necessary for the alert recipients to receive alerts Configuration Event Log Policy This page allows you to set what happens when the event ...

Page 48: ...n you log in using the default user name and password you have full administrative powers It is advised that once you log in you change your user name and password See the Administrator Setup subsection under the ARMC Configurations section of this chapter Welcome Screen Section After you successfully log into your ARMC card you are greeted with the Welcome to ARMC screen The quick navigation bar ...

Page 49: ...cription of each Each subsection is explained in more detail further in this section Function Icon Description View System Information This page contains general information describing the ARMC card s firmware and the host system View ARMC Health Information This page contains the monitored voltages on the ARMC card These voltages are measured both at the PCI bus directly and on board the ARMC car...

Page 50: ...uild Date This field gives the ARMC card s build date It is in the following format DAY MONTH DATE HOUR MIN SEC TIMEZONE YEAR Host Name This field displays the name of the host system Host Hardware This field displays the type of hardware used for the host system Host Location This field displays the location of the host system Description This field displays a description of the host system ARMC ...

Page 51: ...operating within normal parameters Warning This health status means that the host system is operating within warning parameters Overall Host Health Status Critical This health status means that the host system is operating within critical parameters ARMC 3 3V This field gives the current 3 3 V voltage reading that is measured at the ARMC card ARMC 5V This field gives the current 5 V voltage readin...

Page 52: ...lue has reached set critical levels Indicates that the value has reached set warning levels Host Health Information The Host Health Information screen is a subsection of the Information group You can load and delete a loaded Sensor Definition Kit SDK file from this screen An SDK file is a file that contains all the hardware monitoring values and thresholds for your given motherboard In this manual...

Page 53: ...Card 43 Host Health Information Continued Loading an SDK File The following table is a pictorial description of how to load an SDK file Step Description 1 Left click the Upload SDK File button 2 Left click the Browse button Cont d ...

Page 54: ... Select the SDKPorts directory Select your motherboard manufacturer In this example we are using the Acer Altos G301 serverboard so we will select the Acer folder Note The Choose File browse window differs from operating system to operating system However the procedure is similar 4 Select the SDK file with the DAT file extension and left click the Open button Cont d ...

Page 55: ...ppears Note If the reading displays access failed try the following If your serverboard does not have or support a BMC check the ARMC 20 pin cable or the 3 pin or 4 pin IPMB connector to see if the cable is plugged in correctly The SDK file may be corrupt Try to upload the SDK file again The SDK file you uploaded may be for a different motherboard Make sure you are uploaded the correct SDK file Co...

Page 56: ... supply 3 3 V voltage reading Power Supply 5 Volts Gives the power supply 5 V voltage reading Power Supply 12 Volts Gives the power supply 12 V voltage reading CPU Fan Gives the CPU fan s RPM reading Chassis Fan Gives the chassis fan s RPM reading The following symbols are used to indicate the health of each of the voltage fields Symbol Definition Indicates that the value is within tolerance level...

Page 57: ...ost Health Information Continued Show Thresholds The following table is a pictorial description of how to display the hardware health thresholds Step Description 1 Left click the Show Thresholds button 2 The following screen appears Cont d ...

Page 58: ... value Low Critical This column displays the low critical warning value When this value is reached an alert can be sent and an event is added to the event log Low Warning This column displays the low warning value When this value is reached an alert can be sent and an event is added to the event log High Warning This column displays the high warning value When this value is reached an alert can be...

Page 59: ... Host Health Information Continued Hide Thresholds The following table is a pictorial description of how to hide the hardware health thresholds Step Description 1 Left click the Hide Thresholds button 2 The following screen appears Cont d ...

Page 60: ...able is a pictorial description of how to delete an SDK file Step Description 1 Left click the Delete SDK File button 2 The SDK File Delete confirmation page appears This page allows you to delete the SDK file currently stored on the ARMC card Note Without an SDK file host system health monitoring is not possible Cont d ...

Page 61: ...Chapter Four Using Your ARMC Card 51 Host Health Information Continued Deleting an SDK File Continued Step Description 3 Left click the Delete Current SDK File button 4 Left click the OK button Cont d ...

Page 62: ...Acer Remote Management Card ARMC User s Guide 52 Host Health Information Continued Deleting an SDK File Continued Step Description 5 The following screen appears ...

Page 63: ...Event Data Gives the event data reading The following symbols are used to indicate the health of each of the log events Symbol Definition Indicates that the value is within tolerance levels Indicates that the value has reached set critical levels Indicates that the value has reached set warning levels Note Information in the system event log can be copied to the clipboard and then pasted into othe...

Page 64: ...te The ARMC card automatically issues an alert when the logs are 75 percent full The following table is a pictorial description of how to clear the event logs Step Description 1 Left click the Clear Events button 2 The Clear Event Log confirmation page appears with the number of events you are clearing This page allows you to clear the event logs stored on your ARMC card Left click the OK button C...

Page 65: ...Chapter Four Using Your ARMC Card 55 Event Log Continued Clear Event Logs Continued Step Description 3 The following screen appears showing that all events are cleared Cont d ...

Page 66: ...Continued Refresh Event Logs This button allows you to refresh the event log The following table is a pictorial description of how to refresh the event logs Step Description 1 Left click the Refresh button 2 The event log appears with the newest list of events ...

Page 67: ... system s keyboard and mouse during a video redirection Crash Screen This page allows you to view the last screen before a cold boot This is useful in the event that the host system locks up or freezes Remote Control The Remote Control screen is a subsection of the Management group The buttons in this subsection generate the following results Button Description Reset Generates a hardware reset sig...

Page 68: ... if you want to use hardware compression By default compression is not enabled Compression can reduce the frame rates but increase the color output Use compression only when network traffic is expected to be low and graphic intensive applications are NOT used Best used for slower host systems Start Redirection Button This button allows you to start the redirection of the host system s display keyb...

Page 69: ... manage your host system as if it were physically in front of you but not Setting up Internet Explorer You must first setup your Internet browser before you can redirect the host system s console Step Description 1 Open Internet Options To get there open your Internet Explorer browser left click Tools and then Internet Options 2 The Internet Options window opens Left click the Settings button Cont...

Page 70: ...lly button Left click the OK button to apply the change and to go back to the Internet Options window Note Other settings can cause old data to be displayed when performing operations on the ARMC 4 Next you must setup Internet Explorer to allow the downloading of Signed ActiveX controls and also allow it to run Signed ActiveX controls To do this left click the Security tab and then the Custom Leve...

Page 71: ...xplorer Continued Step Description 5 The Security Settings window opens Left click the Enable button under the Download signed ActiveX controls section 6 Scroll down and left click the Enable button under the Run ActiveX controls and plug ins section Left click the OK button Cont d ...

Page 72: ...ng window Left click the Yes button to accept the changes to the Internet zone and to go back to the Internet Options window 8 Left click the Apply button and then the OK button to make the changes Note You must restart Internet Explorer before the changes take effect Note Remote Console cannot run with any other security settings in Internet Explorer Cont d ...

Page 73: ...If you want to enable compression place a check in the box next to the Use Compression item Left click the Start Redirection button 2 The Remote Console Key Help window will open Note The Remote Console Key Help window remains open during your Remote Console session After your Remote Console session is over you can close this window by left clicking the Close button or the upper right corner of th...

Page 74: ...will open Remote Console Shortcut Key Combinations The most powerful feature of your ARMC card is the ability to redirect the host system s console To Redirect the host system s console is the ability to manage your host system as if it were physically in front of you but not The following table is a list of basic keystrokes and their functions Cont d ...

Page 75: ...direction again Full Screen This menu item can be used to view the Console Redirection in Full Screen mode Note Set your client system s screen resolution to 1024 x 768 so that you can view the host system in true full screen Sync Cursor This menu item can be used to synchronize the mouse cursor Note Load the HostMouseWin exe program to speedup the cursor movement See Appendix C HostMouseWin exe f...

Page 76: ...n be used to act as the left side CTRL key when in Console Redirection Hold Left ALT Key This menu item can be used to act as the left side ALT key when in Console Redirection ALT CTRL DEL This menu item can be used to act as if you depressed the CTRL ALT and DEL keys down simultaneously on the host system that you are redirecting F10 Key This menu item can be used to act as if you depressed the F...

Page 77: ...menu item contains the Toolbar menu item that allows you to start the Console Redirection toolbar The following window is a screen capture of the Console Redirection toolbar Help This dropdown menu item contains the About RConsoleOCX Control menu item that allows you to view the RConsoleOCX Control version number and copyright information Cont d ...

Page 78: ...r movement See the HostMouseWin exe Appendix C for more information Follow the steps in the table below to begin the Console Redirection toolbar Step Description 1 Left click the View dropdown menu The dropdown menu will open Left click on the Toolbar menu item 2 The Console Redirection toolbar will open Console Redirection Toolbar Status Status Item Description Resolution This displays if you are...

Page 79: ...irection When you see this icon it means that floppy drive redirection is currently on You can left click this icon to stop floppy drive redirection Left click to start mouse synchronization or press the ALT M keys Note Load the HostMouseWin exe program to speedup the cursor movement See the HostMouseWin exe Appendix C for more information Left click to stop mouse synchronization or press the ALT ...

Page 80: ...redirect the floppy drive Windows 2000 XP detects a new device called AMI Virtual Floppy Windows 2000 XP asks you to provide the software drivers for the newly discovered device Do not use the default file provided by Windows 2000 XP Instead select the Specify a Location option Note Do not use the amivirtfl inf when prompted to install the virtual CD ROM drivers The Virtual CD ROM device does not ...

Page 81: ...irtual Floppy on Windows 2000 XP Continued Step Description 3 Left click the Have Disk button 4 Left click the Browse button and browse to the ARMC CD 5 Select the amivirtfl inf file located on the ARMC CD located in the USB Floppy folder Left click the Open button Cont d ...

Page 82: ...ost system Windows 2000 XP recognizes the device You can now redirect the floppy drive Note Windows 2000 XP may ask you to reboot of the host system Note Virtual floppy is not supported on all versions of the ARMC card Note You only have to install the amivirtfl inf file once onto the host system Once it is installed you can redirect that host system s floppy drive without the need for the above s...

Page 83: ...eps in the table below to begin the Floppy Drive Redirection Step Description 1 There are two ways to start the Floppy Drive Redirection One way is to use the Console Redirection toolbar The second way is to use the Console Redirection dropdown menu Left click the Floppy Redirection radial button Cont d ...

Page 84: ...inued Step Description 2 Select the Floppy Drive you want to redirect Left click the OK button Floppy Drive Redirection will begin immediately 3 If you used the Console Redirection toolbar to start the Floppy Drive Redirection you will see the following Notice that the Drive Redirection icon changes Cont d ...

Page 85: ...tion 1 There are two ways to stop the Floppy Drive Redirection One way is to use the Console Redirection toolbar The second way is to use the Console Redirection dropdown menu 2 If you used the Console Redirection toolbar simply left click the Floppy Drive Redirection icon If you used the Console Redirection dropdown menu simply left click the Stop Device Redirection Cont d ...

Page 86: ...rive Redirection Follow the steps in the table below to begin the CD ROM Drive Redirection Step Description 1 There are two ways to start the CD ROM Drive Redirection One way is to use the Console Redirection toolbar The second way is to use the Console Redirection dropdown menu Cont d ...

Page 87: ...Step Description 2 Select the CD ROM Drive you want to redirect Left click the OK button CD ROM Drive Redirection will begin immediately 3 If you used the Console Redirection toolbar to start the CD ROM Drive Redirection you will see the following Notice that the Drive Redirection icon changes Cont d ...

Page 88: ...the CD ROM Drive Redirection One way is to use the Console Redirection toolbar If you used the Console Redirection toolbar simply left click the CD ROM Drive Redirection icon The second way is to use the Console Redirection dropdown menu If you used the Console Redirection dropdown menu simply left click the Stop Device Redirection 2 The Console Redirection message box will appear as it stops devi...

Page 89: ...r Left click Stop Console Redirection Note You can press the ALT key and the T key to stop Console Redirection Note You can left click on the Stop Redirection icon on the toolbar to stop Console Redirection 2 The following Console Redirection message box will appear 3 Once Console Redirection has stopped you can close both the Console Redirection and Remote Console Key Help window You can also lea...

Page 90: ...tbeat program to enable the Crash Screen function The Crash Screen function starts automatically once the ARMC Server Heartbeat program is installed The ARMC Server Heartbeat program is located on your ARMC CD and must be installed on the host system The host system is the system that has the ARMC card physically installed into it Note The maximum size that the Crash Screen image can be is 50 Kb B...

Page 91: ...priate values in the Set boxes and pressing Sync For your convenience this system s current date and time show up by default in the Set boxes Update Your ARMC Card This page allows you to update your ARMC card s firmware using an upgrade wizard Configure SMTP The ARMC card uses SMTP to send out E mail alerts and SNMP Traps This page configures the SMTP parameters The ARMC card tries the second mai...

Page 92: ...ll administrators who are able to access this ARMC card Note The default administrator is acerarmc It is prudent for you to create a new administrator and remove the default administrator Note The Select Administrator box can display up to 16 administrators Add Button This button allows you to enter a page that allows you to add and configure new administrators to your ARMC card Edit Button This b...

Page 93: ...ight characters long Confirm your password by entering your password again in the Confirm Password field You can setup SNMPv3 Access on this page After you enter the new administrator s information left click the Add button Note The password must be a minimum of eight characters and a maximum of sixteen characters Use alphanumeric characters for better security The password is case sensitive Paren...

Page 94: ...Acer Remote Management Card ARMC User s Guide 84 ARMC Card Configurations Continued Adding an Administrator Continued Step Description 3 Left click the OK button Cont d ...

Page 95: ...rom the Select Administrator field Once the administrator you want to edit is highlighted left click the Edit button 2 Enter a new password in the Password field Your password must be at least eight characters long Confirm your new password by entering your password again in the Confirm Password field You can edit the SNMPv3 Access on this page After you edit the administrator s information left c...

Page 96: ...Acer Remote Management Card ARMC User s Guide 86 ARMC Card Configurations Continued Editing an Administrator Continued Step Description 3 Left click the OK button Cont d ...

Page 97: ...low to remove an administrator Step Description 1 Left click an administrator from the Select Administrator field Once the administrator you want to remove is highlighted left click the Remove button 2 A confirmation dialog box will open Left click the OK button to confirm deletion or left click the Cancel button to cancel Cont d ...

Page 98: ...Acer Remote Management Card ARMC User s Guide 88 ARMC Card Configurations Continued Removing an Administrator Continued Step Description 3 Left click the OK button Cont d ...

Page 99: ... means that the ARMC card s network is operating within normal parameters If it is not operating under normal conditions you cannot log onto the ARMC card Link This field displays the type of network the ARMC card is attached to In this example we are attached to an Ethernet network link Hardware Address This field displays the ARMC card s network interface s MAC address Internet Address This fiel...

Page 100: ...can only set the IP address if the Configuration Method is set to Static Set Network Mask This field allows you to set the ARMC card s Network Mask address You can only set the Network Mask if the Configuration Method is set to Static Set Gateway This field allows you to set the ARMC card s Gateway access address You can only set the Gateway access address if the Configuration Method is set to Sta...

Page 101: ...hown by default in the Set boxes The following table describes the information listed in this subsection in detail Item Description Date Time in Card This field displays the ARMC card s current date and time Set Card s Date to This field allows you to set the date MM DD YYYY of the ARMC card For your convenience the host system s current date is shown by default Set Card s Time to This field allow...

Page 102: ...ARMC card s firmware Note The firmware upgrade process is a crucial operation Make sure that the chances of a power or connectivity loss are minimal when performing this operation Note Once you enter into Flash Mode and choose to cancel the firmware flash operation the ARMC card must be reset This means that you must close the Internet browser and log back onto the ARMC card before you can perform...

Page 103: ... Configurations Continued Updating Your ARMC Card s Firmware Follow the steps in the table below to update your ARMC card s firmware Step Description 1 Left click the Enter Flash Mode button 2 A warning box will open Left click the OK button Cont d ...

Page 104: ...rd ARMC User s Guide 94 ARMC Card Configurations Continued Updating Your ARMC Card s Firmware Continued Step Description 3 Left click the Browse button to locate the firmware IMA update file 4 Left click the Open button Cont d ...

Page 105: ...ions Continued Updating Your ARMC Card s Firmware Continued Step Description 5 Left click the Next button to go to the next step 6 The ARMC card firmware wizard will begin to check the existing firmware against the firmware file you are trying to load Cont d ...

Page 106: ...click the Cancel button Note Even if you choose to cancel the firmware flash operation the ARMC card must be reset This means that you must close the Internet browser and log back onto the ARMC card before you can perform any other types of operations Note You can place a check next to Complete Flash Mode if you want to flash the whole firmware You can also select individual modules that you want ...

Page 107: ...nnect to the ARMC card once this process is complete Note The ARMC card s IP configuration can change as a result of the flash update This is highly probable if you have flashed the Configuration section 10 After the Firmware Upgrade Wizard has been completed successfully the ARMC card will automatically reset itself This is done in order for the image upgrade to take effect You cannot perform any...

Page 108: ... that your mail server will accept The following table describes the information listed in this subsection in detail Item Description IP Address of mail server 1 This field allows you to enter your primary SMTP outgoing mail server s IP address or host name From Address to use This field allows you to enter an account that is configured on the primary SMTP outgoing mail server IP Address of mail s...

Page 109: ...y Mail via LAN default SNMP via LAN Mail via PPP SNMP via PPP Alert Level This dropdown menu allows you to choose when an alert is sent out You can have alerts sent out for all events or critical events only By default alerts are disabled Email Address This field allows you to enter an email address of the person who is to receive the alert For this to work you must have the Notification Method se...

Page 110: ...ser s Guide 100 ARMC Card Configurations Continued Select Your Event Log Policy This page allows you to set what happens when the event logs are full You can either set up the ARMC card to stop logging events or roll over the log files ...

Page 111: ...ion parameters for the ARMC card not designed to support Console Redirection Configure Host Heartbeat This page allows you to configure the Host Heartbeat s time interval The ARMC card expects a heartbeat from the host system after every configured elapsed time interval to determine if the host system s operating system is functioning I2C Configuration The Advanced I2C Configuration screen is a su...

Page 112: ...not conflict with the host system or BMC s I2C slave address Save Button This button allows you to save your configuration IPMI Configuration The IPMI Configuration screen is a subsection of the Advanced group This page allows you to perform IPMI configurations on your ARMC card The ARMC can use IPMI to communicate with a BMC or any other IPMI compliant devices connected to the I2C bus If there is...

Page 113: ...stem or the I2C s slave address Use IPMI to Control System Power This check box allows you to control the host system s power on and power off functions through the BMC chip Use BMC s SDR for Sensor Information This check box allows you to monitor the host system s health through the BMC s Sensor Data Record SDR ARMC Maintains Private System Health Event Log This check box allows the ARMC card to ...

Page 114: ... This dropdown menu allows you to set the speed of the modem Modem Init String This field allows you to enter a modem Init string that you want the ARMC card s modem to use Phone Number This field allows you to enter a phone number that you want the ARMC card s modem to use when it sends an alert through PPP Mail via PPP or SNMP via PPP PPP Server configuration This section is used to configure th...

Page 115: ...default the Heartbeat Time Interval is set to 45 seconds Enable Auto Server Recovery Check this box to enable Auto Server Recovery ASR Delay Seconds When Auto Server Recovery is enabled the host system can automatically be power cycled or reset when there is an event that causes the operating system to stop responding Power cycle the system You can have the host system power cycle in the event tha...

Page 116: ...k on the ARMC Server Heartbeat icon to install it Step Description 1 To install the ARMC Server Heartbeat Time Interval program left click the START button and then left click RUN Do NOT double click on the ARMC Server Heartbeat icon to install it Note The ARMC card expects a heartbeat from the host system after every configured elapsed time interval to know that the operating system on host syste...

Page 117: ...omenclature or Description Vendor Part Number Quantity 1 Connector Berg 65846 006 1 2 Connector Molex 22 44 6031 1 3 Connector Molex 22 44 6041 1 4 Terminals Berg Female 10 AWG 47747 000 6 16 0 10 0 1 0 NEATLY S PI RAL TWI ST AL L WI RES TO G ETHER I N T HI S SE CTI O N B ETW EEN CONNE CTOR S M B 12C ID C 1 4 IP M I PI N ONE 2 3 1 PI N ONE 2 PI N ONE PI N ONE 3 IDC Pin Number AWG 28 Color IDPE Pin...

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Page 119: ...e the ARMC card You can run the RMConfigApp program from the host system or from a client system The client system is the system that will connect to the ARMC card remotely through the network This is basically WinCuri with a GUI To run the RMConfigApp program double left click the RMConfigApp exe icon located in either of the following directories on your ARMC CD CDROM RemoteTools Win32 CDROM Hos...

Page 120: ...the right of Card IP Type in your user name and password in the appropriate fields and left click on the Ok button Note You must know the ARMC card s IP address before running the RMConfigApp program from a remote system Run the RMseek program to find the ARMC card s IP address 4 The following ARMC Card Configuration window appears The ARMC Card Configuration window allows you to manage users conf...

Page 121: ... current password first This field allows you to enter the current password New Password After you enter the original password in the Current Password field you can use this field to enter the new password Note The password must be a minimum of eight characters and a maximum of sixteen characters Use alphanumeric characters for better security The password is case sensitive Parenthesis slashes ast...

Page 122: ...vacy protocol Add New User Button The Add New User button allows you to add a new administrator to the ARMC card s user list The user name must be no more than eight characters long Delete User Button The Delete User button allows you to delete an existing administrator from the user list Modify Button The Modify button allows you to edit an existing administrator s record Cancel Button The Cancel...

Page 123: ...Address The Internet Address field displays the current IP address Network Mask The Network Mask field displays the current network mask number Gateway The Gateway field displays the current gateway or router IP address Configuration Method Dropdown Box The Configuration Method field allows you to select the new network configuration method You can choose either DHCP or STATIC method Internet Addr...

Page 124: ...eck field displays if there is enough space for the updated module on the ARMC card If there is not enough space then you must do a Complete Flash Browse Button The Browse button allows you to locate the firmware IMA update file from the hard disk drive the floppy disk drive or any other storage location Flash Button The Flash button allows you to begin flashing the new firmware image to the ARMC ...

Page 125: ... MAC Address field displays your current ARMC card s MAC address New MAC Address The New MAC Address field allows you to specify a new MAC address Apply Button The Apply button allows you to set the ARMC card with the MAC address that you entered into the New MAC Address field Reset the ARMC Card Now Button The Reset the ARMC Card Now button allows you to reset the ARMC card s firmware Exit Button...

Page 126: ... system s physical location The Server Information fields are explained below Field Button Description Server Name The Server Name field allows you to specify a name for the host system Server Location The Server Location field allows you to specify the physical location of the host system Server OS The Server OS field allows you to specify the operating system loaded on the host system Server Des...

Page 127: ...exe icon WinCuri exe Help File _______________________ WinCuri version 1 5 11 0 _______________________ Usage wincuri exe nw IP username cd arguments Example wincuri exe nw 10 10 1 10 username sel listall to connect on network wincuri exe cd sel listall to connect via host interface Logging in Host cd based access does not require you to login Network access nw requires a login Password cannot be ...

Page 128: ...l user getSnmp System Event Log SEL Commands sel listAll sel selInfo sel clear sel setPolicy ROLLOVER STOP sel getPolicy Platform Event Filtering PEF commands pef ARInfoSet index name mailId SNMPDest PPPID NotifyMethod NotifyMedium PPPPass AlertType NotifyMethod can be Mail or SNMP and NotifyMedium can be Lan or PPP AlertType can be All Disable or Critical pef ARInfoGet index Firmware flasher comm...

Page 129: ...odemCfg set s baud i initString p phoneNumber PPPCfg get PPPCfg set ServerIP ClientIP ASRCfg Get ASRCfg Set ENABLED DISABLED POWERCYCLE RESET Delay Minimum ASR Delay is 240 Seconds DISABLED does not require extra arguments Server Information Configuration commands Getserverinfo Setserverinfo ServerName Name ServerLocn Location ServerOS OS ServerDesc Description LinCuri The LinCuri program is a com...

Page 130: ...e command line You will be prompted for the password Scripting option will prompt for password only once at the beginning Script mode Commands Script file format is any of the other argument formats mentioned below For e g LinCuri script myscr scr script ScriptFile myscr scr can contain the following lines if you want to get all users and then get network config user listall net getconfig User Man...

Page 131: ...nds Net GetMac Net SetMac MAC Address Ex 00 2a 3b 4c 5d 1d Net GetConfig Net SetDHCP Net SetSTATIC IP Netmask Gateway Host HeartBeat commands HB GetHB HB SetHB Heartbeat Time Interval Seconds Between 6 and 2147483646 General purpose commands Gen Reset SaveConfig NoConfig Reset G2 card SaveConfig Save Configuration NoConfig Don t save Configuration Gen fwInfo Get Firmware Info SDK commands SDK uplo...

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Page 133: ...m is installed when you run the Acer ARMC Windows Host Components installation program The Acer ARMC Windows Host Components copies the HostMouseWin exe file to your STARTUP directory This allows the ARMC Mouse Booster program to startup when your host system s operating system starts up 2 The ARMC Mouse Booster icon is displayed on the lower right corner of the Windows screen 3 Right click on the...

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Page 135: ... be write enabled before you can flash an image to it Confirm that pins one and two on jumper JP2 are shorted on your ARMC card Note The firmware upgrade process is a crucial operation Make sure that the chances of a power or connectivity loss are minimal when performing this operation Button Description Card Settings Left click the Card Settings button to configure the ARMC card parameters Note Y...

Page 136: ...buttons are explained in the table below Button Description Stop The Stop button allows you to stop searching the network for active cards in Recovery Mode Refresh The Refresh button allows you to start searching the network again for ARMC cards MAC addresses in Recovery Mode Select The Select button allows you to specify the highlighted ARMC card s settings You can specify the ARMC card s IP Netw...

Page 137: ...C Address Do not change or modify this field It displays the ARMC card s MAC Address IP Address This field allows you to specify your ARMC card s IP address The IP address you assign is only valid during Recovery Mode Netmask This field allows you to specify your ARMC card s network mask The network mask you assign is only valid during Recovery Mode Gateway This field allows you to specify your AR...

Page 138: ...Flash Information button to get flash information Program Write Flash Button Left click the Program Write Flash button to continue with the flashing function 4 Back Button Left click the Back button to go to the previous screen 5 When you left click the Get Flash Information button the Flash Information screen appears Note Pay special attention to the size of the Erase Block Size in Kbytes You nee...

Page 139: ...Write Flash button the Flash Dialog screen appears Left click the Select an Image to flash button to select an image IMA to flash Note Make sure that the file attributes of the image file are NOT Read Only If they are you will receive and the following error message Left click the Open button to select the image Cont d ...

Page 140: ...has occurred If you select Full Image you also have the option to flash the Boot Loader Select the Flash Block Size You can find this information from the Get Flash Information button under the Erase Block Size in Kbytes field Left click the Confirm Flash button to confirm and complete the flashing function 8 The Progress indicator window opens 9 The following window opens when the flash is succes...

Page 141: ...rry when using screen resolutions lower than 1024x768 This happens when you use both console redirection and the physical terminal on the host system Clarity Image Normal Blurry Symptom The ARMC card s VGA chip has both a digital and analog signal See the picture below The digital signal is the FPD The analog signal is the Monitor Cont d ...

Page 142: ...log signal is set lower than 1024x768 for example 800x600 the ARMC card s video controller will use ratio metric expansion to bring the screen to 1024x768 Because of this the screen will become blurry Solution To correct this set the screen resolution on the host system to 1024x768 ...

Page 143: ... using a null modem cable Internal One way is to use a 9 pin flat ribbon cable as illustrated below if the system board has an available internal 9 pin serial port connector 9 pin flat ribbon cable Plug one end of the 9 pin flat ribbon cable into the Acer ARMC s serial port connector located at JP1 Plug in the other end of the 9 pin flat ribbon cable into the host system s internal serial port con...

Page 144: ...erial port connector is installed and secured to the chassis attach the null modem cable as illustrated below Acer ARMC I O shield view External 9 pin serial port connector attached to the ARMC s internal serial port connector The USB cable must be connected from the Acer ARMC s USB port to the host system s USB port The null modem cable must be connected from the external serial port connector to...

Page 145: ...t you are using is enabled 3 Enter the Remote Access Configurations menu 4 Set the Remote Access setting to Serial 5 Set the Serial Port Number to COM1 or COM2 depending on the serial COM port you are using 6 Set the Serial Port Mode baud rate you desire By default it is set to 19200 8 n 1 7 If available you can set the Post Boot Support option When enabled the ARMC attempts to output the DOS scre...

Page 146: ... connect to telnet into the ARMC card is through Hyper Terminal It is assumed that you know how to use Hyper Terminal Usage of Hyper Terminal is therefore not documented in this appendix Remember What Connect using TCP IP Winsock Host Address IP Address of the ARMC card Port Number Port 100 Cont d ...

Page 147: ...Appendix F Serial Over LAN 137 Connecting using Hyper Terminal Continued Note To invoke the DEL key map the DEL key to the BACKSPACE key in the Hyper Terminal Properties window ...

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Page 149: ...ng Your ARMC serial over modem text redirection this appendix and Appendix F Serial over LAN Note Host system health information is only available if you have a Sensor Definition Kit SDK file for the host system s motherboard or it has a Baseboard Management Controller BMC The BMC must be IPMI 1 0 compliant or greater Note The optional modem is NOT designed for Console Redirection However you can ...

Page 150: ...dem daughterboard onto the ARMC card Step Action 1 Unpack the modem daughterboard 2 Locate JP4 on the ARMC card It has a series of pinholes that allow you to insert the modem daughterboard Match the modem daughterboard and the pin holes so that the pins align properly Insert the modem daughterboard by sliding it straight down into the ARMC card See the illustrations on the following page Note If t...

Page 151: ...rd Installation Continued Modem Daughterboard Installation Illustration Plug the modem daughter board into JP4 Modem Daughterboard JP4 Pin Alignment Illustration Empty Empty Empty Empty M ount Three Pins M ount Two Pins M ount Nine Pins M ount Eight Pins ...

Page 152: ...he following values Serial Port This field displays the serial port the modem is on This value is hard coded and you cannot change it Speed This dropdown menu allows you to set the baud rate of the modem Set this value to the highest available baud rate that your Remote Access Server RAS or ISP supports Modem Init String This field allows you to enter a modem Init string that you want the ARMC car...

Page 153: ...tification Method This dropdown menu allows you to choose the type of delivery method that is used to send notifications Since you are using the internal modem you can only choose one of the following values Mail via PPP SNMP via PPP Alert Level This dropdown menu allows you to choose when an alert is sent out You can have alerts sent out for all events or critical events only By default alerts ar...

Page 154: ... to Point Protocol PPP connection with your Remote Access Server RAS or ISP Note You can choose one destination to be Mail Via LAN while choosing Destination 2 as Mail Via PPP This means that if you wanted to select Destination 1 as an SNMP Trap listener that can only be accessible by dialing out to a RAS server then you should choose SNMP Via PPP You can also choose SNMP via LAN as the first dest...

Page 155: ... network 2 Left click the Advanced tab and then left click on the Modem Configuration icon The following screen appears Locate the PPP Server Configuration table Use the following values Server IP Address Enter the IP address you want the ARMC card to use during a PPP session You can type in any valid IP address For example 10 0 0 111 3 Client IP Address Enter the IP address you want the client sy...

Page 156: ... and password that you would use when accessing the ARMC card over the LAN Note Host system health information is only available if you have a Sensor Definition Kit SDK file for the host system s motherboard or it has a Baseboard Management Controller BMC The BMC must be IPMI 1 0 compliant or greater Note The optional modem is NOT designed for Console Redirection However you can still perform Cons...

Page 157: ...sent from the ARMC card to the client as well as from the client to the ARMC card 6577 TCP SSL CURI API Same is used for SSL Bi directional Data sent from the ARMC card to the client as well as from the client to the ARMC card 161 UDP SNMP V3 Access Bi directional Data sent from the ARMC card to the client as well as from the client to the ARMC card 3072 UDP Trap out port Outgoing from the ARMC ca...

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Page 159: ...Appendix I ARMC MAC Address Map 149 Appendix I ARMC MAC Address Map MAC Address Location Description 00 40 D9 02 9B 3C Server Room Rack 2 5 Windows 2000 Advanced Server Mail Server ...

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Page 161: ...y for Linux linhb CDROM HostSide Linux ARMC host heartbeat service for Linux ACERARMC Host 1 0 1 i386 rpm CDROM HostSide Linux LinuxHostRPM ACER Linux installation RPM file for the following ARMC utilities hostmouselinux LinCuri Linhb HostHeartbeat exe CDROM HostSide Win32 ARMC host heartbeat service for Windows 2000 XP HostMouseWin exe CDROM HostSide Win32 ARMC mouse booster utility for Windows 2...

Page 162: ...RMC console redirection in Linux RMseek exe CDROM RemoteTools Win32 ARMC DHCP IP locator program xxxxxxxx dat CDROM SDKPorts Acer ARMC SDK file used for hardware health monitoring amivirtfl inf CDROM USB Floppy Virtual floppy software driver for Windows 2000 XP MAN ARMC pdf CDROM User Guides ARMC user s guide MAN ARMC QH pdf CDROM User Guides ARMC quick hardware installation guide S827Help chm CDR...

Page 163: ... 2003 12 53 PM DIR 01 22 2003 06 20 PM 203 163 ACERARMC Host 1 0 1 i386 rpm 1 File s 203 163 bytes Directory of CDROM HostSide Win32 02 06 2003 12 53 PM DIR 02 06 2003 12 53 PM DIR 01 22 2003 06 01 PM 98 304 HostHeartbeat exe 01 22 2003 06 01 PM 110 592 HostMouseWin exe 01 22 2003 06 01 PM 278 528 RMconfigapp exe 01 22 2003 06 01 PM 1 995 761 setup exe 01 22 2003 06 01 PM 151 552 WinCuri exe 5 Fil...

Page 164: ...3 bytes Directory of CDROM RemoteTools Linux gtkRConsoleRPM ACER 02 06 2003 12 53 PM DIR 02 06 2003 12 53 PM DIR 01 22 2003 06 20 PM 38 299 gtkRConsoleARMC 1 3 1 i386 rpm 1 File s 38 299 bytes Directory of CDROM RemoteTools Win32 02 06 2003 12 53 PM DIR 02 06 2003 12 53 PM DIR 01 22 2003 06 01 PM 278 528 RMconfigapp exe 01 22 2003 06 01 PM 339 968 RMseek exe 01 22 2003 06 01 PM 151 552 WinCuri exe...

Page 165: ... Floppy Installation Win2000 and XP txt 2 File s 3 833 bytes Directory of CDROM User Guides 02 06 2003 12 53 PM DIR 02 06 2003 12 53 PM DIR 01 10 2003 02 58 PM 457 334 MAN ARMC QH pdf 02 05 2003 02 39 PM 6 273 139 MAN ARMC pdf 01 22 2003 06 01 PM 3 913 505 S827Help chm 3 File s 10 643 978 bytes Directory of CDROM VGA Drivers 02 06 2003 12 53 PM DIR 02 06 2003 12 53 PM DIR 02 06 2003 12 53 PM DIR W...

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Page 167: ...low MOUSEC 1 RPM 118 299 11 28 01 16 43 mouseconfig 4 22 1 i386 rpm README PDF this file The first file can be downloaded from the following website http www redhat com support errata RHBA 2001 062 html Check Your AMIBIOS Settings Check your system BIOS to verify that the OnBoard USB and Legacy USB options are Enabled If not the USB devices cannot function USB Keyboard You will be able to redirect...

Page 168: ...ig 4 file and add the following text in the ServerLayout section InputDevice mouse1 SendCoreEvents Next add a new InputDevice section after another InputDevice section as shown below Section InputDevice Identified Mouse1 Drive mouse Option Protocol IMPS 2 Option Device dev mouse Option ZaxisMapping 4 5 EndSection 3 If linking to XF86_SVGA If the X links to usr X11R6 bin Xwrapper or usr X11R6 bin X...

Page 169: ...oard video and mouse Note The gtkRConsoleARMC utility must be installed on the remote client system not the host system Use the following command to run gtkRConsoleARMC rpm Uvh gtkRConsole 1 3 1 i386 rpm You can also double left click the RPM file located on the ARMC CD if you are using X windows The file is located in the following directory on the ARMC CD CDROM RemoteTools Linux gtkRConsoleRPM A...

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Page 171: ... Connecting using Hyper Terminal 136 137 Console Redirection Toolbar 68 69 Console Redirection Toolbar Status 68 Console Redirection Toolbar Toggle Buttons 69 Console Redirection Window 65 66 67 Crash Screen 36 57 80 D Default User Name and Password 38 Deleting an SDK File 50 51 52 Disclaimer viii Disposing of a Battery Pack 8 E Editing an Administrator 85 86 Event Log 36 37 39 53 54 55 56 103 118...

Page 172: ...d Time 91 Setting up Internet Explorer 59 60 61 62 Setting up Virtual Floppy on Windows 2000 XP 70 71 72 Show Thresholds 47 Solution 132 Staring Redirection 63 64 Start CD ROM Drive Redirection 76 77 Start Floppy Drive Redirection 73 74 Step 1 Unpack the ARMC Card and check jumper settings 4 Step 10 Connect to the ARMC from a Client System 19 20 21 22 Step 11 Load the ARMC SDK File for Your Model ...

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