Server Installation and Maintenance
Maintaining the Server
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Lightspeed G-Series Guide
Managing the Lightspeed Server
IPMI View management software provides remote network management of your
Lightspeed Servers using IPMI messages over Ethernet LAN or a dedicated IPMI LAN. If
your Lightspeed Ethernet connectors are used to connect to storage, you can use the
IPMI LAN connector to create an IPMI network among your Lightspeed servers.
You can download IPMI View from this location:
https://www.supermicro.com/en/solutions/management-software/ipmi-utilities
You’ll find the IPMI View User’s Guide at this location:
https://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/?mlg=0
Among the tasks you can perform using IPMI View are these (see the IPMI View User’s
Guide for details):
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Discover Lightspeed Servers on the IPMI network (requires dedicated IPMI LAN)
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View system event logs
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Check current sensors and monitor history of fans, voltages, temperature, and
power supplies
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View firmware revision levels
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Perform various kinds of shutdowns and resets
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Blink the UID LED to locate a particular unit in the rack or server room
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Set fan speed
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Manage LAN configuration, SNMP configuration, and RS232 modem
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Manage users, passwords, and privileges
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Set up paging of users in the event of malfunctions
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Establish Text Console Redirection or KVM Console Video Redirection for remote
system control via text display or full graphic display
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Access virtual media
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Set up server management groups
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Update firmware.
For detailed instructions about using any of these system management features,
consult the
IPMI View User’s Guide
.
