Dell PowerEdge 7250 User Manual Download Page 3

Page: 3 / 102

Contents

Contents

1 Introduction

Supported System

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

BMC Configuration and Management Tasks

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Configuring the BMC

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Managing the BMC

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Planning for Using Your System’s BMC

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Basic BMC Alerting Over a Shared LAN

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

IPMI Shell Over a Shared LAN

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

IPMI Shell Over the Serial Cable

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SOL Proxy Over a Shared LAN

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

BMC Configuration and Management Tools

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Using the System Maintenance Utility

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Using the BMC Management Utility

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Using Sever Administrator

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Other Dell Documents You Might Need

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Obtaining Technical Assistance

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 Configuring Your Managed System

BIOS Configuration

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Starting the System Setup Utility

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Navigating Setup Utility Screens

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Using the System Setup Utility

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Configuring Your Managed System with the
System Maintenance Utility (SMU)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

User Configuration Subtask

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

LAN Channel Configuration Subtask

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Serial Over LAN Configuration Subtask

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

LAN Alert Configuration

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Configuring Your Managed System with Server Administrator

. . . . . . . .

Configuring Your Managed System to Access its BMC

. . . . . . . . .

Summary of Contents for PowerEdge 7250

Page 1: ...w w w d e l l c o m s u p p o r t d e l l c o m Dell OpenManage Baseboard Management Controller User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...ll rights reserved Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc is strictly forbidden Trademarksused in this text Dell theDELL logo and PowerEdge are trademarks of Dell Inc Microsoft and Windowsareregisteredtrademarks of Microsoft Corporation Red Hat is a registered trademark of Red Hat Corporation Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to...

Page 3: ...anagement Utility 10 Using Sever Administrator 11 Other Dell Documents You Might Need 11 Obtaining Technical Assistance 12 2 Configuring Your Managed System BIOS Configuration 13 Starting the System Setup Utility 13 Navigating Setup Utility Screens 13 Using the System Setup Utility 14 Configuring Your Managed System with the System Maintenance Utility SMU 16 User Configuration Subtask 17 LAN Chann...

Page 4: ...s 36 SOL Proxy 41 Using SOL Proxy 43 Configuring SOL Proxy with the SOL Proxy Configuration File 53 4 Known Issues and Frequently Asked Questions A BMC Management Utility Error Codes B Using Console Redirection Hardware Requirements 63 Software Requirements 63 Configuring the Host System 63 Configuring the Client System 64 Configuring the Serial Port 64 Configuring the Terminal Settings 64 Managin...

Page 5: ...t User Configuration Screen 18 Figure 2 3 LAN Channel Configuration Screen 20 Figure 2 4 Serial Over LAN Configuration Screen 24 Figure 3 1 Installing on a Management Station 28 Figure 3 2 IPMI Shell Diagram 31 Figure 3 3 IPMI Help Option Example 1 35 Figure 3 4 IPMI Help Option Example 2 36 Figure 3 5 identify Option Example 37 Figure 3 6 sysinfo Option Example 38 Figure 3 7 power Option Example ...

Page 6: ...s 8 Table 1 2 BMC LAN Access Configuration Guidelines 8 Table 1 3 BMC Serial Configuration Guidelines 9 Table 1 4 BMC SOL Configuration Guidelines 9 Table 2 1 Using Setup Screens 14 Table 2 2 Setup Console Redirection Submenu Items 14 Table 3 1 IPMI Shell Commands 36 Table A 1 BMC Management Utility Error Codes 57 Table B 1 Supported Escape Sequences 63 Table B 2 Additional Escape Sequences 65 Tab...

Page 7: ...direction for system setup text based utilities and operating system consoles Access to the Microsoft EMS SAC and Red Hat Linux serial console interfaces by using serial over LAN SOL Dell provides several distinct utilities and programs for accessing the BMC to perform management activities The following BMC interfaces allow users to configure and manage your system through the BMC The BMC Managem...

Page 8: ...must use the BMC Management Utility To configure the BMC on a system with a running operating system or to preform everyday BMC management tasks you can use the Server Administrator home page GUI Planning for Using Your System s BMC How you plan to use the BMC to manage your system dictates the configuration procedures you will need to perform The following are some likely configuration scenarios ...

Page 9: ...Introduction 7 Figure 1 1 BMC Configuration Matrix ...

Page 10: ...e 1 3 Table 1 1 BMC LAN Alerting Configuration Guidelines Features Connection Medium BMC Configuration Tools Basic Configuration Tasks BMCManagement Tools SNMP Traps Accessed over a Shared LAN SMU pre operating system environment Server Administrator Enable alerting on the managed system Configure IP address on managed system Configure Subnet mask on managed system Configure Gateway on managed sys...

Page 11: ...e BMC Serial in BIOS Set BMC serial to either Basic mode or Terminal mode Set Baud rate 9600 or 19200 IPMI Shell Basic Mode only Terminal emulation Terminal Mode only Table 1 4 BMC SOL Configuration Guidelines Features Connection Medium BMC Configuration Tools Basic Configuration Tasks BMCManagement Tools Text Utility Console redirection Remote BIOS setup Microsoft text console redirection Red Hat...

Page 12: ...ecords View and save the Field Replaceable Unit records Using the BMC Management Utility The BMC Management Utility provides a command line remote management station to manage all supported BMC functions Use the BMC Management Utility to manage your system from a remote management station and as your managed system s emergency management console The utility gives you the option of using either a c...

Page 13: ...for more information about using Server Administrator to configure and manage your system BMC Other Dell Documents You Might Need In addition to this User s Guide you can find the following guides either on the Dell Support website or on the Systems Management and Documentation CD The Dell OpenManage Software Quick Installation Guide provides additional information about installing the BMC Managem...

Page 14: ... or if your product does not perform as expected help tools are available to assist you For more information about these help tools see Getting Help in your system s Installation and Troubleshooting Guide Additionally Dell Enterprise Training and Certification is available see www dell com training for more information This service may not be offered in all locations ...

Page 15: ...fic BIOS settings before you can use the BMC Management Utility To configure the necessary system BIOS settings your must enter the System Setup utility NOTE For more information about configuring BIOS settings see your system s Product Guide Starting the System Setup Utility To start Setup during the power on sequence follow these steps 1 Press the power button on the front control panel of the s...

Page 16: ...Left arrow Scroll left through the main menu screens Right arrow Scroll right through the main menu screens Enter Select a submenu item or accept a drop down choice Tab Select a field within a value for example date field F9 Select the default value F10 Save your changes and exit Setup ESC Go back to a previous screen Up arrow Scroll up through menu items or value lists Down arrow Scroll down thro...

Page 17: ... Base I O address and IRQ selection of Serial Port B under Menu Advanced submenu Peripheral Configuration should match this Serial Port setting under the Console Redirection submenu Remote Console Reset Enabled Disabled Enables remote reset using escape key sequence ESC R ESC r ESC R ACPI OS Headless Operation Disabled Same as BIOS Serial Port Used to pass information about serial redirection to A...

Page 18: ...y to start the local SMU application The server management configuration task appears in the task pane of the SMU This task allows you to configure server management settings maintained by the BMC The server management configuration task supports configuring of the following which are displayed as sub tasks Users LAN Channel Serial Modem Platform Event Filtering PEF Power Settings Upon selecting o...

Page 19: ...configured This screen shows Whether a particular user is enabled or disabled for channel access Whether a password is set for the user The BMC privilege level the user has for each of the available channels that supports sessions users can only access channels that support sessions Figure 2 1 User Configuration Screen The first user is always present and is used to support an anonymous login The ...

Page 20: ... not take effect until the next time that the user establishes a session After configuring the user information click Save to complete this sub task Figure 2 2 Edit User Configuration Screen After editing the user information click OK to return to the User Configuration screen Enable User This check box is used to enable you to attempt to have access to the available channels Leaving the box unche...

Page 21: ... and since those characters are used for framing packets for terminal mode sessions NOTE If the Clear Password check box is checked these two edit boxes are disabled If a user password is currently set the SMU user is not required to enter the current password before changing it User Privilege Level for LAN Channels This combo box allows you to select the privilege level for LAN channel The global...

Page 22: ...bled This setting allows the BMC to generate gratuitous ARPs which provide a mechanism for IP devices to locate the hardware addresses of other devices on the local network If the system has a valid IP address and the LAN channel is enabled for messaging the access mode is not set to Disabled or alerting then gratuitous ARPs are enabled Authentication enables are enabled These bits define what typ...

Page 23: ...re primarily commands that read data structures and retrieve status Commands that can be used to alter BMC configuration write data to the BMC or other management controllers or perform system actions such as resets power on off and watchdog activation are disallowed Operator All BMC commands are allowed except for configuration commands that can change the behavior of the out of band interfaces F...

Page 24: ... or lowercase This edit box is disabled by default and is only activated if the check box for Automatically resolve Default Gateway MAC address is not checked If the edit box is cleared no address is supplied a message is displayed asking that a valid address be entered Automatically Resolve Default Gateway MAC Address This check box allows you to specify whether the BMC should automatically attem...

Page 25: ... the MAC address edit box appears to include a valid MAC address If this box is not checked you must provide the MAC address in the Backup Gateway MAC Address field When the Next button is clicked the firmware attempts to resolve the gateway MAC address If the BMC cannot resolve the address the screen is redisplayed with the box unchecked and you are asked to provide the MAC address in the Backup ...

Page 26: ...hoices are User Operator and Administrator For the best performance User should be selected Number of Retries This field sets the number of times that the BMC tries to resend a SOL message to a remote console The number of retries must between 0 and 7 Retry Interval This field sets the number of milliseconds that the BMC waits between trying to send SOL messages to a remote client The value entere...

Page 27: ...onfigure the BMC settings from either the Server Administrator home page or from its command line interface Users must have Administrator privileges to access the BMC settings Users logged in with User or Power User group privileges can view the BMC information but cannot change the settings See the Server Administrator Version 1 8 3 Command Line Interface User s Guide for information about config...

Page 28: ... d e l l c o m 4 Click the BMC object 5 The BMC Information window appears 6 Click the Configuration tab Under the Configuration tab you can configure LAN Serial Port and Serial Over LAN 7 Click the Users tab Under the Users tab you can modify the BMC user configuration ...

Page 29: ...al on Microsoft Windows or telnet on Red Hat Linux can be used to access the daemon s features The SOL protocol coupled with the remote system s BIOS console redirection allows administrators to remotely view and change a managed system s BIOS settings over a LAN The Red Hat Linux serial console and Microsoft s EMS SAC interfaces can also be accessed over a LAN using SOL NOTICE All versions of the...

Page 30: ...scribed in Configuring Your Managed System In addition to access the BMC using the IPMI serial feature you must have a working connection between the management station and the correct serial I O port of the managed system s BMC using a null modem cable Figure 3 1 Installing on a Management Station Supported Operating Systems The management station must be running one of the following supported op...

Page 31: ...cess and respond to the prompts as required The setup program automatically installs all of the management station software for your hardware configuration 7 When the installation is complete close the installation window See the for more information See the Dell OpenManage Version 1 8 3 User s Guide for additional information about installing the BMC Management Utility on a management station Win...

Page 32: ...e arguments only IPMI Shell supports out of band OOB access over a LAN or through the serial port to a single system at a time however multiple IPMI Shell sessions can run simultaneously on the same managed system SeeFigure 3 2 IPMI Shell allows a user with user level BMC user privileges to Display the current power status Display the 16 byte system GUID of the managed system Display all field rep...

Page 33: ...rivileges To facilitate command scripting upon successful execution IPMI Shell terminates with an exit code of zero and will output the execution results in a parsable format If an error is encountered the program exits with a non zero error code and output the error in a parsable format See BMC Management Utility Error Codes for a complete list of possible BMC Management Utility error codes Figur...

Page 34: ...ystem 1 Start an operating system OS shell 2 Enter IPMI Shell commands see IPMI Shell Command Syntax to manage the remote system Go to IPMI Shell Commands for a complete list of valid options commands subcommands and arguments IPMI Shell Command Syntax The general syntax of IPMI Shell CLI commands is as follows ipmish global option command command where a command is command subcommand command opti...

Page 35: ...been configured Options NOTE The following options cannot be used independently One or more IPMISH command must follow the option ip bmc_ip_address bmc_hostname Specifies the IP address or hostname of the remote managed system u username Specifies the BMC username used to connect to the system p password Specifies the BMC user password used to connect to the system IPMI Session Option com Synopsis...

Page 36: ...nel should match the baud rate set in the managed system flow flow_control Specifies the data flow control method There are two flow control options CTS hardware flow control and NONE no flow control u username Specifies the BMC username used to connect to the managed system p password IPMI Help Option help Synopsis ipmish help command Description This option is used to display the following infor...

Page 37: ...BMC Management Utility 35 Figure 3 3 IPMI Help Option Example 1 ...

Page 38: ...y Synopsis identify on t seconds off Description This command is used to control the identification LED on the front panel See Figure 3 5 Table 3 1 IPMI Shell Commands Command Description identify Controls the identification LED on the front panel sysinfo Retrieves and displays managed system information power Controls the power state of the managed system sel Displays or deletes information from ...

Page 39: ...e LED will be turned on for the maximum allowed time of 255 seconds Options t seconds Specifies how long the LED is on It should be no longer than 255 seconds Default Subcommand If a subcommand is not specified this command acts the same as the identify on command Figure 3 5 identify Option Example sysinfo Synopsis sysinfo fru id Description This command retrieves and displays the system informati...

Page 40: ...on Default Subcommand If a subcommand is not specified this command acts the same as sysinfo id See Figure 3 6 Figure 3 6 sysinfo Option Example power Synopsis power status power off force on cycle reset Description This command is used to display the current power status of the managed system turn the system on or off or reset the system See Figure 3 7 ...

Page 41: ...dge 7250 You must use the force option to turn off the system cycle Turns off the system pauses then turns the system back on reset Pulses the system reset signal regardless of the power state Options force This option simulates pressing the power button forcing the system to turn off without shutting down the operating system Default Subcommand If a subcommand is not specified this command acts t...

Page 42: ...in index1 Specifies the first record to display end index2 Specifies the last record to display max count Specifies the maximum number of the records to display If the value of the argument count is bigger than the total number of the records the last record displayed will be the last one in the event log last n Specifies the number of records to be displayed starting from the last record and coun...

Page 43: ...en BIOS console redirection to serial port is enabled on the remote managed system any application that uses the BIOS to read from or write to the system console will have its I O redirected to the designated serial I O port When SOL is activated the BMC firmware reads any data written to the serial port and transmits it to the SOL Proxy as LAN packets SOL Proxy then forwards the data to the telne...

Page 44: ... any telnet application that supports VT100 or ANSI emulation mode such as HyperTerminal as your console HyperTerminal key mappings are based on the supported terminal emulation modes and do not support some useful terminal types For example HyperTerminal does not support the Linux terminal mode a modified VT100 terminal If you use HyperTerminal to connect to a Red Hat Linux console redirected by ...

Page 45: ...ws Command Prompt To connect and use SOL Proxy 1 Open a Command Prompt window on your management station 2 Enter the telnet command in the command line and provide the IP address of the SOL Proxy Server and the port number you have specified in the SOL Proxy installation the default value is 623 Such as telnet 192 168 1 24 623 NOTE The IP address and port number you provide should conform to the o...

Page 46: ... that the user has login privileges to the current host and is not prompted for a username and password 6 After authentication is performed you will see a login successful message and the SOL Proxy main menu prompt You are ready to use SOL Proxy See SOL Proxy Main Menu for further instructions Using a Red Hat Linux Shell To connect and use SOL Proxy 1 Open a Red Hat Linux shell on your management ...

Page 47: ...ces See Figure 3 10 Figure 3 10 SOL Proxy Main Menu Example The SOL Proxy main menu allows you to change the SOL settings of a remote managed system s BMC reboot the remote BMC or activate console redirection Selecting menu option 1 Connect to the Remote Server s BMC prompts you for the BMC IP address and BMC login After entering the required information and making a successful connection the inte...

Page 48: ...ming BIOS setup and system configuration tasks To exit an active SOL session use the character sequence The sequence is used to terminate SOL and return you back to the top level menu Connecting to the Remote Managed System s BMC NOTE While multiple SOL sessions can be active at the same time only one console redirection session can be active at any given time for a managed system 1 Select option ...

Page 49: ...res If SOL Proxy is not yet connected to the managed system s BMC you are prompted for an IP address and a username password combination See Connecting to the Remote Managed System s BMC for more information The SOL configuration menu appears According to the current SOL status the content of the SOL configuration menu varies If SOL is already enabled the current settings are displayed and the use...

Page 50: ... m s u p p o r t d e l l c o m Figure 3 12 Configuring the Serial Over LAN for the Remote System Example 1 If SOL is currently disabled the options shown in Figure 3 13 are displayed Type Y to enable SOL or N to keep SOL disabled See Figure 3 13 ...

Page 51: ...ivilege level required for activating console redirection SOL Proxy displays a list of valid values for each feature as well as the current value of the feature enclosed in a pair of brackets You can select the number before a value to set it as the new setting or press Enter to leave the BMC settings unchanged If changes are made to the BMC settings you are asked to confirm your changes The new B...

Page 52: ... features If SOL Proxy is not yet connected to the managed system s BMC you are prompted for an IP address and a username password combination See Connecting to the Remote Managed System s BMC for more information The remote manages system s text console is redirected to your management station See Figure 3 15 NOTE BIOS Console Redirection must be enabled on the managed system and correctly config...

Page 53: ...r state of the remote managed system is checked If power is on you are asked to decide between a graceful or forceful shutdown Next the power state is monitored until the status changes to off Console redirection begins and the remote managed system text console is redirected to your management station Use the escape character sequence to terminate it and return to the top level menu While the man...

Page 54: ...C Management Utility w w w d e l l c o m s u p p o r t d e l l c o m Figure 3 16 Reboot Example Getting Help Select option 5 in the main menu to display detailed descriptions for each option See Figure 3 17 ...

Page 55: ...ith the SOL Proxy Configuration File SOL Proxy must be correctly configured and running before establishing telnet connection There are certain SOL parameters that the user can set by modifying the solproxy cfg file The parameters and their descriptions are as follow Comments Any line starting with a is treated as a comment For example The file is an example ...

Page 56: ...s no keyboard activity for the specified timeout period the telnet session and the SOL session will be closed The timeout value is specified in minutes and can be changed during SOL Proxy installation For example session_timeout 30 Power off Timeout power_off_timeout specifies the time in seconds before the SOL Proxy gives up polling for the managed system s power status If the SOL Proxy issues th...

Page 57: ...e waits one second for the BMC to respond before it tries to resend the packet a value of 4 means that it waits two seconds and so on For example retry_interval 2 Retry Count retry_count specifies the maximum number of times that the software retries sending a packet if it does not receive a response from the BMC Before each retry the software waits for the interval specified by the retry_interval...

Page 58: ...56 BMC Management Utility w w w d e l l c o m s u p p o r t d e l l c o m ...

Page 59: ...ction at any time This connection is established when you choose either option 3 or 4 in the main menu However if you select option 1 to connect to the remote system only an IPMI connection is established In this case multiple clients can simultaneously use option 1 in the SOL proxy main menu to connect to the same system See the previous question Q How do I unlock an SOL session occupied by anoth...

Page 60: ...r ANSI emulation mode Q I performed a Reboot and Activate Console Redirection command using SOL Proxy but the option to press F2 to enter the BIOS setup never appeared A When the network switch has spanning tree enabled it takes about 30 40 seconds for the spanning tree check to make sure there are no loops in the network During this time packet forwarding by the switch is blocked Therefore the so...

Page 61: ...n timeout BMC not responding Invalid authentication type Authentication Type Error A2h Communication errors Communication Error Network stack or serial communication error Data Error Data packet format error 0xC6 0xC7 0xC8 0xCA Not connected Not connected to a remote server yet A3h Authorization errors Insufficient privilege for command Insufficient privilege level to execute command 0xD4 Login no...

Page 62: ... The value is out of range 1 255 Parameter out of range 1 65535 The value is out of range 1 65535 Invalid data field Invalid data field 0xCC Invalid index value Index cannot be zero or a negative number First index larger than the last The first index is larger than the last First index larger than total SEL records The first index is larger than the total SEL records A8h H W or F W errors Unsuppo...

Page 63: ...rvation ID 0xC5 Duplicate command Cannot execute duplicated request 0xCF SDR busy Sensor Data Record Repository in update mode 0xD0 Device busy Device in firmware update mode 0xD1 BMC unavailable BMC initialization in progress 0xD2 Bad BMC state Request not supported in present BMC state 0xD5 BMC out of sessions No session slots are available for connection request 0x81 0x82 0x83 AEh Unexpected IP...

Page 64: ...62 BMC Management Utility Error Codes w w w d e l l c o m s u p p o r t d e l l c o m ...

Page 65: ...This port must not conflict with any other ports on the client system A null modem serial cable to connect the host system to the client system Software Requirements VT 100 220 or ANSI terminal emulation with a window size of 80 x 25 characters 9600 19 2 K 57 6 K or 115 2 K bps using serial COM ports Ability to create keyboard command macros recommended All versions of the Microsoft Windows operat...

Page 66: ...operties window appears 4 Configure the port with the following settings Set Bits per second Console redirection supports only 9600 19 2 K 57 6 K or 115 2 K bps Set Data bits to 8 Set Parity to None Set Stop bits to 1 Set Flow control to Hardware 5 Click OK Configuring the Terminal Settings 1 In HyperTerminal click File click Properties and then click the Settings tab 2 Ensure that the Function ar...

Page 67: ...control key using a special key sequence called an escape sequence An escape sequence starts with an escape character You can enter this character in different ways depending on the requirements of your terminal emulation software For example 0x1b and Esc each represent the escape character In HyperTerminal you can create macros by selecting Key Macros from the View menu You can assign a macro to ...

Page 68: ...220 F8 Esc O W VT 100 ANSI Esc 1 9 VT 100 220 F9 Esc O X VT 100 ANSI Esc 2 0 VT 100 220 F10 Esc O Y VT 100 ANSI Esc 2 1 VT 100 220 F11 Esc O Z VT 100 ANSI Esc 2 3 VT 100 220 F12 Esc O A VT 100 ANSI Esc 2 4 VT 100 220 Home Esc 1 Esc h VT 220 ANSI End Esc 4 VT 220 Esc k ANSI Delete Esc 3 VT 220 Esc ANSI Delete Esc 3 VT 220 Esc ANSI Page Up Esc 5 VT 220 Esc Shift ANSI Page Down Esc 6 VT 220 Esc ANSI ...

Page 69: ...e macros for the additional sequences listed in Table B 2 NOTE Escape sequence key combinations listed in Table B 2 are case sensitive For example to generate the character A you must press Shift a Shift Tab Esc Z VT 100 Esc 0 Z VT 220 Esc Shift z ANSI Table B 2 Additional Escape Sequences Key s Supported Sequence Ctrl Alt Del Reboot host system Esc R Esc r Esc R Alt x Esc X X Ctrl H Esc Ctrl H Ct...

Page 70: ...68 Using Console Redirection w w w d e l l c o m s u p p o r t d e l l c o m ...

Page 71: ...on require an extensive knowledge of IPMI to use It is strongly recommended that Terminal Mode users have an advanced understanding of IPMI before using the commands documented in this section Security Information Access to the BMC using terminal mode is governed by the proper setup of user names and password in the SMU A session must be established with the BMC prior to accepting any terminal mod...

Page 72: ...essing If line editing is enabled and the ESC key is followed by an input newline sequence the BMC responds by outputting an output newline sequence Otherwise the BMC goes back to looking for the start character Special Character Handling DEL or BKSP character The BKSP or DEL key can be used to delete the last character entered if the message has not been submitted to the BMC yet Special Character...

Page 73: ...mmands do not support the bridging and sequence number fields present in the hex ASCII commands are case sensitive and are preceded by a prefix consisting of the string SYS Examples Hex ASCII command example IPMI Reset Watchdog Cmd 18 00 22 CR 1C 00 22 00 CR LF Table C 1 Terminal Mode Request to BMC Byte Explanation 1 7 2 Net Function even 1 0 Responder s LUN 2 7 2 Requester s Sequence Number 1 0 ...

Page 74: ...field set to 00b Table C 3 Supported BMC Combinations for IPMI Message Bridging Bridge Field Request Response Message Direction to BMC LUN Message Interpretation 00b Request In 00b 01b 11b Remote Console request to BMC functionality Message is a request from the remote console to the BMC 00b Response Out 00b 01b 11b Response to Remote Console from BMC functionality Message is a response to an earl...

Page 75: ...l binary 0 s is submitted Passwords are case sensitive Either the SYS PWD command or Activate Session IPMI message must be successfully executed before any command or IPMI messages are accepted Note that a modem connection may be automatically dropped if multiple bad passwords are entered X X immediately logs out any presently active session Entering an invalid password with U or N also has the sa...

Page 76: ...ersion of the IPMI Get System Boot Options command It allows any of the boot option parameters to be retrieved XX YY ZZ represents the hex ASCII for the data bytes that are passed in the Get System Boot Options request The BMC returns the data from the command in hex ASCII format See Table C 5 for more information XX Parameter selector 7 Reserved 6 0 Boot option parameter selector YY Set Selector ...

Page 77: ...hex ASCII encoding for data bytes 1 and 2 as specified in Table C 6 The BMC returns the same output as for SYS SET TCFG above N XX YY This command sets the non volatile Terminal Mode Configuration XX and YY represent hex ASCII encoding for data bytes 1 and 2 as specified in Table C 6 The BMC returns the same output as for SYS SET TCFG above SYS RESET Directs the BMC to perform an immediate system ...

Page 78: ...e RAID Subsystem S is physical Security O is Other OEM zzz is ON OFF soft off or mechanical off SLP sleep used when sleep level cannot be distinguished S4 S3 S2 S1 unknown and xx is ok nc cr nr uf or where ok OK monitored parameters within normal operating ranges nc non critical warning hardware outside normal operating range cr critical fatal hardware exceeding specified ratings nr non recoverabl...

Page 79: ...n of the system health status in multi line verbose format The BMC returns a string of the following format SYS Health xx output termination sequence Power ON OFF soft off or mechanical off SLEEP sleep used when can t distinguish sleep level S4 S3 S2 S1 Unknown Temperature xx output termination sequence Voltage xx output termination sequence PowerSystem xx output termination sequence Cooling xx ou...

Page 80: ...e data to be discarded 01b Set in progress This flag indicates that some utility or other software is presently doing writes to parameter data It is a notification flag only it is not a resource lock The BMC does not provide any interlock mechanism that would prevent other software from writing parameter data while 10b Reserved 11b Reserved Service partition selector semi volatile 1 Data 1 7 0 Ser...

Page 81: ...sis Control command not received within 60 second time out countdown restarts when a IPMI Chassis Control command is received 2 1b Do not clear valid bit on reset power cycle caused by watchdog timeout 1 1b Do not clear valid bit on pushbutton reset soft reset for example Ctrl Alt Del 0 1b Do not clear valid bit on power up via power pushbutton or wake event Table C 5 Boot Option Parameters contin...

Page 82: ...le write to bit 3 of Data field 2 1b enable write to bit 2 of Data field 1 1b enable write to bit 1 of Data field 0 1b enable write to bit 0 of Data field Data 2 Boot Initiator Acknowledge Data The boot initiator should typically write FFh to this parameter prior to initiating the boot The boot initiator may write 0s if it wants to intentionally direct a given party to ignore the boot info This fi...

Page 83: ...ides of the BIOS default settings BIOS should only use these parameters for the single boot where these flags were set If the bit is 0b BIOS should use its default configuration for the given option Data 2 7 1b CMOS clear 6 1b Lock Keyboard 5 2 Boot device selector 0000b No override 0001b Force PXE 0010b Force boot from default Hard drive 0011b Force boot from default Hard drive request Safe Mode ...

Page 84: ... this capability uses PET traps this bit is ignored for connection modes that do not support PET such as Basic Mode and Terminal Mode 3 1b User password bypass When set to 1b the managed client s BIOS boots the system and bypasses any user or boot password that might be set in the system 2 1b Lock Sleep Button When set to 1b directs BIOS to disable the sleep button operation for the system normall...

Page 85: ...ding a Set Channel Access command to set the volatile access mode setting in the BMC 0b No request to BIOS to change present access mode setting 2 0 BIOS Mux Control Override Can be used to request BIOS to force a particular setting of the serial modem mux at the conclusion of POST start of operating system boot This override takes precedence over the mux settings for the access mode even if the B...

Page 86: ... Channel Sessions to find out information about the party that initiated the boot 7 4 Reserved 3 0 Channel Number Data 2 5 Session ID Session ID for session that the boot command will be issued over This value can be used with the Get Channel Sessions command to find out information about the party that initiated the boot Data 6 9 Boot Info Timestamp This timestamp is used to help software determi...

Page 87: ...0 based Data 2 17 Block data The first three bytes of block 0 are required to be an IANA Enterprise ID Number least significant byte first for the company or organization that has specified the loader Up to 16 bytes per block of information regarding boot initiator based on protocol and medium The BMC supports five blocks of storage for this command Previous values are overwritten The BMC does not...

Page 88: ...s it receives Factory default 0 Handshaking BMC outputs a SYS newline after receiving each terminal mode IPMI message and is ready to accept the next message 0b Disable 1b Enable Factory default 2 7 4 Output newline sequence BMC to console Selects what characters the BMC uses as the newline sequence when the BMC writes a line to the console in Terminal Mode 0h no termination sequence 1h CR LF Fact...

Page 89: ... Information Interchange Atextfilecontainingonlycharactersfrom the ASCII character set usually created with a text editor such as Notepad in Microsoft Windows is called an ASCII file asset tag code An individual code assigned to a system usually by a system administrator for security or tracking purposes autoexec bat file The autoexec bat file is executed when you boot your system after executing ...

Page 90: ...ous peripheral devices connected to the system Your system also contains an address bus and a data bus for communications between the microprocessor and RAM byte Eight contiguous bits of information the basic data unit used by your system cache A fast storage area that keeps a copy of data or instructions for quicker data retrieval For example your system s BIOS may cache ROM code in faster RAM Or...

Page 91: ...mory The first 640 KB of RAM Conventional memory is foundinallsystems Unlesstheyarespeciallydesigned MS DOS programs are limited to running in conventional memory CPU Abbreviation for central processing unit See also microprocessor device driver A program that allows the operating system or some other program to interface correctly with a peripheral device such as a printer Some device drivers suc...

Page 92: ...reviation for Expanded Memory Specification EPROM Acronym for erasable programmable read only memory ERA Abbreviation for embedded remote access ERA MC Abbreviation for embedded remote access modular computer See modular system ERA O Abbreviation for embedded remote access option ESM Abbreviation for embedded systems management which is a set of instruction coding in system software and firmware t...

Page 93: ...ety as part of a field service repair operation function commands Commands that specify an action to be performed GB Abbreviation for gigabyte s A gigabyte equals 1024 megabytes or 1 073 741 824 bytes graphics mode A video mode that can be defined as x horizontal by y vertical pixels by z colors GUI Acronym for graphical user interface GUID Abbreviation for Globally Unique Identifier which is a ra...

Page 94: ...ram sorts a list of terms it is engaging in computational activity internal microprocessor cache An instruction and data cache built in to the microprocessor The Intel Pentium microprocessor includes a 16 KB internal cache which is set up as an 8 KB read only instruction cache and an 8 KB read write data cache IP address Abbreviation for Internet Protocol address See TCP IP IPMI Abbreviation for I...

Page 95: ...taining DRAM chips that connects to the system board MHz Abbreviation for megahertz microprocessor Theprimarycomputationalchipinsidethesystemthat controlstheinterpretationandexecutionofarithmetic and logic functions Software written for one microprocessor must usually be revised to run on another microprocessor CPU is a synonym for microprocessor modem A device that allows your system to communica...

Page 96: ...ers PERC Acronym for Expandable RAID controller peripheral device An internal or external device such as a printer a disk drive or a keyboard connected to a system Plug and Play An industry standard specification that makes it easier to add hardware devices to personal computers Plug and Play provides automatic installation and configuration compatibility with existing hardware and dynamic support...

Page 97: ...t environment which is why CIM is called the Common Information Model SCSI Acronym for small computer system interface An I O bus interface with faster data transmission rates than standard ports You can connect up to seven devices 15 for some newer SCSI types to one SCSI interface server module A modular system component that functions as an individual system To function as a system a server modu...

Page 98: ...e for the Windows operating system When you start Windows it consults the system ini file to determine a variety of options for the Windows operating environment Among other things the system ini file records which video mouse and keyboard drivers are installed for Windows RunningtheControlPanelorWindowsSetupprogram may change options in the system ini file On other occasions you may need to chang...

Page 99: ... of virtual memory set up on the hard drive the operating system would manage the system as though it had 32 MB of physical RAM VT 100 Abbreviation for Video Terminal 100 which is used by the most common terminal emulation programs WAN Abbreviation for wide area network Web server A secure port server that makes Web pages available for viewing by Web browsers using the HTTP protocol WH Abbreviatio...

Page 100: ...98 Glossary w w w d e l l c o m s u p p o r t d e l l c o m XMS Abbreviation for eXtended Memory Specification X Windows system The graphical user interface used in the Red Hat Linux environment ...

Page 101: ...e Utility SMU 5 BMC Management Utility 27 59 Installation 29 installation prerequisites 28 installing 28 IPMI Shell 27 SOL Proxy 27 supported operating systems 28 C configuring a managed system to use its BMC 13 BIOS configuration 13 configuring your managed system Server Administrator 25 System Maintenance Utility SMU 16 console redirection 14 50 57 BIOS configuration 14 configuring client system...

Page 102: ... 47 connecting to the remote managed system s BMC 46 diagram 42 getting help 52 Main Menu 45 rebooting the managed system and activating console redirection 51 using 43 using a Red Hat Linux shell 44 using the configuration file 53 using the Windows command prompt 43 usingWindowsHyperTerminal console 44 SOL Proxy configuration file 53 SOL Proxy diagram 42 supported operating systems BMC Management...

Search results

Summary of Contents for PowerEdge 7250

Reviews:

Related manuals for PowerEdge 7250

Brands by name

Popular brands

Dell PowerEdge 7250, User Manual

Search results

Summary of Contents for PowerEdge 7250

Reviews:

Related manuals for PowerEdge 7250

Brands by name

Popular brands