Intel
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Remote Management Module 3
User Guide
Revision 1.3
June, 2012
Page 1: ...Intel Remote Management Module 3 User Guide Revision 1 3 June 2012...
Page 2: ...umber Modifications August 2009 1 1 Updated document for feature updates international keyboard support and soft keyboard and review feedback September 2010 1 2 Added RMM3 variations RMM3 Lite and RMM...
Page 3: ...ver boards contain a number of high density VLSI and power delivery components that need adequate airflow for cooling Intel s own chassis are designed and tested to meet the intended thermal requireme...
Page 4: ...UR and S5500WB 11 3 3 2 Installation on Intel Server Boards S5520HC S5520BC and S5520SC 12 3 3 3 Installation on Intel Server Board S3420GPRX 13 3 3 4 Installation on Intel Server System SR1640TH 13 4...
Page 5: ...ings 46 7 2 2 Viewing Event Log 47 7 3 Configuring Settings 48 7 3 1 Configuring Network Settings 49 7 3 2 Managing Users 50 7 3 3 Login Security Settings 51 7 3 4 Configuring SSL Upload 53 7 4 Config...
Page 6: ...73 8 10 Remotesap1 74 8 10 1 Supported Properties 74 8 10 2 Supported Verbs 74 8 11 Dnsendpt1 75 8 11 1 Supported Properties 75 8 11 2 Supported Verbs 76 8 12 Remotesap1 77 8 12 1 Supported Properties...
Page 7: ...re Server Configure LAN Channel 2 Intel RMM3 Set Up Users window 21 Figure 13 IDA Configure Server Configure LAN Channel 2 Intel RMM3 Edit User Information window 22 Figure 14 IDA Configure Server Con...
Page 8: ...ork Settings window 49 Figure 44 Configuring User List window 50 Figure 45 Configuring Users Modify User window 51 Figure 46 Configuring Login Security Settings window 52 Figure 47 Configuring LDAP Se...
Page 9: ...ote Management Module 3 User Guide List of Figures Revision 1 3 ix Figure 66 REMOTESAP2 Target 79 Figure 67 ACCOUNT1 Target 81 Figure 68 LOGS1 Target 82 Figure 69 RECORD1 Target 84 Figure 70 SENSOR2 T...
Page 10: ...Targets Supported Verbs 61 Table 14 System1 Supported Properties 62 Table 15 System1 Supported Verbs 63 Table 16 Settings1 Supported Properties 65 Table 17 Settings1 Supported Verbs 65 Table 18 SP1 Su...
Page 11: ...emotesap2 Supported Verbs 78 Table 36 Account Supported Properties 79 Table 37 Account Supported Verbs 80 Table 38 Logs1 Supported Properties 81 Table 39 Logs1 Supported Verbs 82 Table 40 Record Suppo...
Page 12: ...perate the Intel RMM3 1 1 Target Audience This Guide is intended for system technicians who are responsible for installing troubleshooting upgrading and repairing the Intel RMM3 As a system administra...
Page 13: ...sis to add or remove the Intel RMM3 Hazardous conditions devices and cables Hazardous electrical conditions may be present on power telephone and communication cables Turn off the server and disconnec...
Page 14: ...system any unpainted metal surface when handling components 6 Do not operate the system with the chassis covers removed A microprocessor and heat sink may be hot if the system has been running Also t...
Page 15: ...o tier pour acc der l int rieur du syst me suivez les consignes suivantes 1 Mettez hors tension tous les p riph riques connect s au syst me 2 Mettez le syst me hors tension en mettant l interrupteur g...
Page 16: ...r y el disipador de calor pueden estar a n calientes Tambi n conviene tener en cuenta que en el chasis o en el tablero puede haber piezas cortantes o punzantes Por ello se recomienda precauci n y el u...
Page 17: ...firmware drivers and utilities Product documentation installation and Quick Start Guides Full product specifications technical advisories and errata Compatibility documentation for memory hardware add...
Page 18: ...nd control from LAN or Internet It captures digitizes and compresses video and transmits it with keyboard and mouse signals to and from a remote computer Remote access and control software runs in the...
Page 19: ...on Intel Server Board S3420GPRX and share network bandwidth with the host system RMM3 Lite V module can be used only on Intel Server System SR1640TH with its RMM3 dedicated NIC separated and integrat...
Page 20: ...Linux 5 SUSE 10 SP1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 U3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 U4 Microsoft Windows XP with SP 2 2 2 2 Client System The following client operating system and Internet browser combinatio...
Page 21: ...oard S5520HC and S5520SC All SKUs of Intel Server Board SC5520UR The Intel RMM3 Lite is currently supported on all SKU of the Intel Server Board S3420GPRX The Intel RMM3 Lite V is currently supported...
Page 22: ...and remove the metal cover on the chassis where the NIC RJ 45 receptacle will align 4 Mount the RMM3 module to the header on the baseboard and secure the metal fastening bracket to the back of the cha...
Page 23: ...eled RMM 2 Mount the bracket with the RMM3 module in a chassis slot near the baseboard connector for the cable 3 Attach the cable from the baseboard to the RMM3 module as shown 4 Make a note of the MA...
Page 24: ...420GPRX Figure 6 Installing Intel RMM3 Lite to Intel Server Board S3420GPRX 3 3 4 Installation on Intel Server System SR1640TH Intel Server System SR1640TH supports only Intel RMM3 Lite V Plug in RMM3...
Page 25: ...Hardware Installations and Initial Configuration Intel Remote Management Module 3 User Guide Revision 1 3 14 Figure 7 Installing Intel RMM3 Lite V to Intel Server System SR1640TH...
Page 26: ...ww intel com p en_US support highlights server ida SYSCFG http downloadcenter intel com default aspx relevant server platforms page Through BIOS Setup When first powered on by default the Intel RMM3 u...
Page 27: ...ing your Intel RMM3 through BIOS setup 1 During POST press F2 to go to BIOS setup 2 Navigate to the menu Server Management and scroll down to Baseboard LAN configuration 3 Go to the Intel RMM3 sub men...
Page 28: ...connected to different subnets Note When using IDA to setup Intel RMM3 Lite on Intel S3420GPRX user can only configure BMC channel1 Since RMM3 Lite has no dedicated NIC the BMC channel 3 configuratio...
Page 29: ...Configuring Intel RMM3 Intel Remote Management Module 3 User Guide Revision 1 3 18...
Page 30: ...f IP Address from a DHCP Server is selected configure the DHCP Host Name as shown in Figure 11 b If Static IP Address is selected configure the IP address Subnet Mask and Gateway as shown in Figure 10...
Page 31: ...Configuring Intel RMM3 Intel Remote Management Module 3 User Guide Revision 1 3 20 Figure 11 IDA Configure Server Configure LAN Channel 3 Intel RMM3 Static IP Address window...
Page 32: ...it User Data window opens Note You cannot login to the RMM3 as anonymous user You must modify existing users root user is the default To connect remotely to LAN Channel 3 you will need to configure us...
Page 33: ...3 Intel Remote Management Module 3 User Guide Revision 1 3 22 5 Edit the User information and click OK to apply configuration Figure 13 IDA Configure Server Configure LAN Channel 2 Intel RMM3 Edit Use...
Page 34: ...Remote Management Module 3 User Guide Configuring Intel RMM3 Revision 1 3 23 6 Select Apply to save your settings Figure 14 IDA Configure Server Configure LAN Channel 2 Intel RMM3 Apply Configuration...
Page 35: ...Configuring Intel RMM3 Intel Remote Management Module 3 User Guide Revision 1 3 24 Figure 15 IDA Configure Server Configure LAN Channel 2 Intel RMM3 Applying Configuration progress window...
Page 36: ...nfig directory using this command cd usr local syscfg 4 3 2 Configuring IP address To set static IP address syscfg le 3 static STATIC_IP SUBNET_MASK lc 3 12 DEFAULT_GATEWAY_IP To set dhcp IP address s...
Page 37: ...ion from HTTPS 5 1 1 Client Browsers In order to access the web console using a securely encrypted connection you will need a browser that supports the HTTPS protocol Strong security is only assured b...
Page 38: ...17 Intel RMM3 Login Page Log in by entering the username and password For example Username root Password superuser Click the Login button to view the RMM3 home page as shown in Figure 17 After the in...
Page 39: ...access general information about the server The tab automatically opens the System Information page System information FRU information Click this tab for access to the sensors and event log The tab a...
Page 40: ...ent Web Console session Note that a remote console KVM window if active will be closed when you log out After logging out the Web Console will return to the Login screen Click this button to refresh t...
Page 41: ...Management Module 3 User Guide Revision 1 3 30 Figure 19 Launching the Online Help 5 5 Logging Out Click the button to log out the current user and revert to a new login screen as shown in Figure 20 a...
Page 42: ...here is no user activity detected by the Web Console for 30 minutes the current session will be automatically terminated If the user has an open KVM remote console window the web session will not auto...
Page 43: ...ote Console acts as if the administrator were sitting directly in front of the screen of his her remote system This means the keyboard and mouse can be used in the usual way 6 1 Launching the Redirect...
Page 44: ...lishes TCP connections to the Intel RMM3 module The protocol that is used to run these connections is a unique KVM protocol and not HTTP or HTTPS This protocol uses ports 7578 for KVM 5120 for CDROM m...
Page 45: ...or media encryption on the Configuration Remote Session web page will degrade performance as well The Remote Console window always shows the remote screen in its optimal size This means it will adapt...
Page 46: ...rily pauses redirection of keyboard video and mouse The Remote Console window stops being updated Keyboard shortcut is ALT P Resume Redirection Resume redirection after a pause Shortcut is ALT R Refre...
Page 47: ...old Ctrl Alt Windows keys Allows simulating holding down these special keys on the remote keyboard On the local keyboard these special keys are processed by the local OS and not passed on to the remot...
Page 48: ...gured in Control Panel Regional and Language Options Languages Text Services and Input Languages If you are using one of the supported language keyboards you don t have to manually select the language...
Page 49: ...to open the Keyboard menu with options to perform tasks as shown in Figure 29 Figure 29 Remote Console Keyboard Soft Keyboard Sub Menu The Soft Keyboard window is displayed and closed either by selec...
Page 50: ...ode does not require calibration Shortcut is ALT T 6 3 3 1 Relative Mode Mouse Calibration Procedure 1 If the remote mouse and local mouse cursor are not in synch start mouse calibration by selection...
Page 51: ...g stopping remote media redirection The first two options allow you to redirect either a local CDROM DVD drive or else an ISO image on your local client file system as a virtual CDROM device on the re...
Page 52: ...nd one virtual floppy device on the remote system allowed so only one local item of each type can be redirected at a time Only one Remote Console window can be doing media redirection at any given tim...
Page 53: ...detail Note The first menu item for each tab is the default page which appears when the tab is selected Similar information about each page is available in the Web Console by clicking the HELP button...
Page 54: ...r Status Shows the power status of the host on off RMM3 Status Indicates if the Intel RMM3 card is present and if the firmware is up to date Device BMC Available Indicates whether the BMC is available...
Page 55: ...the BMC firmware sees CATERR asserted it will try to collect Global error registers data from the chipset on the board This data can be used to help diagnose what could have caused the CATERR To creat...
Page 56: ...Intel Remote Management Module 3 User Guide Intel RMM3 Web Console Options Revision 1 3 45 Figure 38 System Diagnostics page...
Page 57: ...s health such as sensor readings and the event log Click on the Server Health tab to display the page By default this tab opens the sensor Readings page as shown in Figure 40 7 2 1 Viewing Sensor Rea...
Page 58: ...he default is to see all sensors Sensor Readings list Selected sensors shown with their name status and readings Show Thresholds button Click to expand the list showing low and high threshold assignme...
Page 59: ...nt Log List Selected sensors are shown with their name status and readings This includes a list of the events with their ID time stamp sensor name sensor type and description Clear Event Log button Cl...
Page 60: ...of the following Automatic Obtain an IP address automatically using DHCP or Manual Manually configure Figure 43 Configuration Network Settings window The following table lists the options available in...
Page 61: ...e device read only IP Address Select the type of IP assignment with the radio buttons If configuring a static IP enter the requested address subnet mask and gateway in the given fields IP Address made...
Page 62: ...cannot be changed To rename a User you must first delete the existing User and then add the User with the new name To add user select an empty slot in the list and click to add a new user To modify u...
Page 63: ...ut a user for 1 minute Configuring LDAP Settings To enable disable LDAP check or uncheck the Enable LDAP Authentication checkbox respectively Figure 47 Configuring LDAP Settings window The following t...
Page 64: ...my domain dc com Save button Click to save the current settings 7 3 4 Configuring SSL Upload Use this page to upload an SSL certificate and privacy key which allows the device to be accessed in secure...
Page 65: ...lowing table lists the options allowing you to enable or disable encryption on KVM or media data during a redirection session Table 9 Configuration Remote Session Options Option Task Enable Disable En...
Page 66: ...r of two methods Absolute Mode Select to have the absolute position of the local mouse sent to the server Use this mode for Windows OS Relative Mode Select Relative Mode to have the calculated relativ...
Page 67: ...so be used as the button label You must save changes before they take effect and then only the next time the Remote Console is launched changes will not affect a Remote Console already running 7 4 2 1...
Page 68: ...Ctrl LCtrl RCtrl Alt LAlt RAlt AltGr Win LWin RWin Enter Esc F1 F12 Bksp Tab CapsLk Space Ins Del Home End PgUp PgDn Context Menu Up Left Down Right NumLk NP_Div NP_Mult NP_Minus NP_Plus NP_0 NP_9 NP_...
Page 69: ...ection window Click the Launch Console button to launch the redirection console and manage the server remotely Note Java Run Time Environment JRE version 6 update 10 or later must be installed on the...
Page 70: ...Power OFF Server Select option to immediately power off the host Power ON Server Select option to power on the host Power Cycle Server Select option to immediately power off the host then power it ba...
Page 71: ...oped by AMI The SMASH Lite interface is a direct command line interface to the RMM3 8 1 Logging into the SMASH Session 1 ssh to BMC from the client machine 2 SMASH console screen usr local bin smash f...
Page 72: ...supported verbs of the SMASH targets Table 13 SMASH Targets Supported Verbs Verb Is used to cd change from one valid target path to any other valid target path exit exit from the current SMASH sessio...
Page 73: ...RTED SysIdentification This R W property reflects the current state of system identification 1 It can set to any of the following values System identification can be turned off as follows Set SysIdent...
Page 74: ...from one valid target path to any other valid target path exit exit from the current SMASH session help provide information on using SMASH set set the R W supported properties reset reset the R W supp...
Page 75: ...SMASH Lite Interface System Management Architecture for Server Hardware by AMI Intel Remote Management Module 3 User Guide Revision 1 3 64 Figure 56 Example of System Target...
Page 76: ...alue is assigned to text Clpcsv This output format of the currently running SMASH session has a clpcsv table to represent the Command Status Each line of the clpcsv output data has its first item eith...
Page 77: ...emote Management Module 3 User Guide Revision 1 3 66 Verb Is used to help provide information on using SMASH set set the R W supported properties show show all the targets properties and verbs support...
Page 78: ...y of the SMASH target is identity Table 18 SP1 Supported Properties Property Task Identity This read only property gives a brief explanation of the present target and cannot be changed 8 5 2 Supported...
Page 79: ...ial Over LAN SOL is the name for the redirection of baseboard serial controller traffic over an IPMI session It does not have any targets 8 6 1 Supported Properties The supported property of the targe...
Page 80: ...the sol1 target are as follows Table 21 SOL1 Supported Verbs Verb Is used to cd change from one valid target path to any other valid target path exit exit from the current SMASH session help provide i...
Page 81: ...1 contains only one target named lanendpt1 8 7 1 Supported Properties The supported properties of the target enetport1 are as follows Table 22 Enetport1 Supported Properties Property Task macaddress A...
Page 82: ...d Properties Following is the supported property of target lanendpt1 Table 24 Lanendpt1 Supported Properties Property Task Identity This read only property gives a brief explanation of the present tar...
Page 83: ...ets properties and verbs supported by this target start start the device version show the current version of SMASH Figure 61 LANENDPT1 Target 8 9 Ipendpt1 The target ipendpt1 provides information abou...
Page 84: ...the IP of the SP set subnetmask 255 255 248 0 This will change the subnetmask of the sp After changing use committed property to save usedhcp Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP is a protocol us...
Page 85: ...8 10 1 Supported Properties The supported properties of the target remotesap1 are as follows Table 28 Remotesap1 Supported Properties Property Task defaultgatewayaddress IP address of the gateway A ga...
Page 86: ...rted by this target version show the current version of SMASH Figure 63 REMOTESAP1 Target 8 11 Dnsendpt1 The dnsendpt target has the configurable parameters for Domain Name System DNS The DNS associat...
Page 87: ...property shows the servers dhcp This is a read only property Identity This read only property gives a brief explanation of the present target and cannot be changed 8 11 2 Supported Verbs The supported...
Page 88: ...y The value of this property can be set as follows set dnsserveraddress 0 0 0 0 Identity This read only property gives a brief explanation of the present target and cannot be changed 8 12 2 Supported...
Page 89: ...es the dns server address This is a R W property The value of this property can be set as follows set dnsserveraddress 0 0 0 0 Identity This read only property gives a brief explanation of the present...
Page 90: ...es The supported properties of the target account are as follows Table 36 Account Supported Properties Property Task userid This read only property defines the unique id for each user username This pr...
Page 91: ...le the user set the value of this property to 1 set userid 1 Identity This read only property gives a brief explanation of the present target and cannot be changed 8 14 2 Supported Verbs The supported...
Page 92: ...n This target contains all the read only properties It contains log records as the targets 8 15 1 Supported Properties The supported properties of the target Logs1 are as follows Table 38 Logs1 Suppor...
Page 93: ...rb Is used to cd change from one valid target path to any other valid target path exit exit from the current SMASH session help provide information on using SMASH delete delete To delete go to sp1 tar...
Page 94: ...d RecordID SEL Entries have a unique Record ID field This is the unique ID for the particular record This is a read only property MessageTimeStamp This read only property gives the time stamp of the r...
Page 95: ...ensor uses one type of energy a signal of some sort and converts it into a reading for the purpose of information transfer The sensor doesn t have any targets All properties of this target are read on...
Page 96: ...ame This read only property gives the name of the current sensor SensorType This read only property gives the type of sensor HealthState This read only property gives the health status of the sensor O...
Page 97: ...d search for Full and Compact record types Name the Full type as numsensor index indicates the analog sensors and the Compact type as the sensor index indicates the discrete sensors While a sensor ins...
