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PRIMERGY ServerView Suite

PRIMERGY ServerView Suite
ServerView Remote Management Frontend

ServerView Operations Manager V4.90

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ServerView Remote Management Frontend
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Edition June 2009

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Page 1: ...GY ServerView Suite ServerView Remote Management Frontend ServerView Operations Manager V4 90 Redakteur cognitas3 81730 München Tel 089 61001 123 Fax 0 700 372 00000 ServerView Remote Management Frontend Sprachen En Edition June 2009 ...

Page 2: ...onsistently high quality standard and user friendliness this documentation was created to meet the regulations of a quality management system which complies with the requirements of the standard DIN EN ISO 9001 2000 cognitas Gesellschaft für Technik Dokumentation mbH www cognitas de Copyright and Trademarks Copyright 2009 Fujitsu Technology Solutions GmbH All rights reserved Delivery subject to av...

Page 3: ...le area on text console redirection after the end of a session 13 3 Starting the Remote Management Frontend 15 3 1 Requirements 16 3 1 1 Requirements at the managed server 16 3 1 2 Requirements at the remote workstation 17 3 2 Starting the Remote Management Frontend via the Operations Manager 18 3 2 1 Starting the Remote Management Frontend via an iRMC iRMC S2 20 3 2 2 Starting Remote Management F...

Page 4: ...ote Management window for text console redirection and power management 38 4 2 Establishing a connection to the managed server 42 4 2 1 Establishing a connection to the iRMC iRMC S2 RSB S2 RSB S2 LP 3 HU via Telnet SSH Remote Manager 42 4 2 2 Establishing a connection to the iRMC iRMC S2 BMC for power management and console redirection 49 5 Security 53 5 1 Password protection 53 5 2 Console redire...

Page 5: ... Operations Manager respectively You simply need a standard web browser for the display at the remote workstation You can open a separate browser window for each PRIMERGY server displayed in the Operations Manager ServerList window From here you can then open various windows for the remote management of the corre sponding PRIMERGY server As a web based solution the Remote Management Frontend can b...

Page 6: ...f firmware version 6 4 57 29 the Telnet Remote Manager application is available to you in the Remote Management Frontend s console area once a connection has been established Only in the case of RSB You can use the Remote Manager to redirect the display at the console of the managed server In this way you can access the BIOS setup and the RemoteView Diagnose system tools on the managed server In t...

Page 7: ...ace Remote Manager Depending on the managed PRIMERGY server the connection may be established via an iRMC iRMC S2 or an RSB RSB S2 RSB S2 LP 3HU with firmware version 6 4 57 29 or higher Telnet based interface Console Menu via a RemoteView Management Blade SSH based interface Remote Manager via an iRMC iRMC S2 Interface for power management and console redirection IPMI 1 5 over LAN based via a Kal...

Page 8: ...ibes how you start the Remote Management Frontend via the graphical user interface of the Operations Manager the prerequisites that must be fulfilled and the special requirements that exist depending on the remote management hardware used in the managed server Chapter 4 Working with the Remote Management Frontend This chapter starts by explaining the structure and components of the Remote Manageme...

Page 9: ...end 9 Preface Changes since the last edition 1 3 Changes since the last edition This edition is valid for the Remote Management Frontend V4 90 and replaces the following online manual Remote Management Frontend V4 80 edition April 2009 ...

Page 10: ...h you must carry out Text in italics In running text commands menu items and the names of buttons options files and paths are shown in italics text Indicates variables which must be replaced by current values Monospaced font Output from the system is shown in monospaced font Monospaced font Bold monospaced font Commands to be entered at the keyboard are shown in bold monospaced font square bracket...

Page 11: ...d must be present before you can configure the Remote Management Frontend settings described in this section Operations Manager V4 90 or higher Remote Management Frontend V4 90 or higher When you install the Remote Management Frontend a folder named Features is automatically created in the directory SV installation directory ServerView ServerViewServices wwwroot RemoteView In this folder you can c...

Page 12: ...ower management is not displayed Configuring settings in the Features folder You can activate or deactivate the individual features multisession support display of certain buttons by creating or deleting the corresponding text files in the Features folder The content of the text files is irrelevant i e the files can be empty The following fixed names must be used for the text files MultiSessionBMC...

Page 13: ...irection session If the content of the console area is to be retained after the end of the session then you must configure this as follows Ê Depending on the server open the following files For servers using Kalypso BMC SV installation directory ServerView ServerView Services wwwroot RemoteView appbmc conf For servers of the type RX TX600 S1 S2 and servers with iRMC S1 iRMC S2 SV installation dire...

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Page 15: ...he status and remote management hardware of the managed server You start the Remote Management Frontend via the graphical user interface of the Operations Manager I The Remote Management Frontend is not listed in the Start menu I In the case of a PRIMERGY server with installed iRMC iRMC S2 you can also call the Remote Management Frontend functionality for this server via the corresponding links in...

Page 16: ... Management Blade the following requirements must be fulfilled at the managed server iRMC iRMC S2 Both the iRMC iRMC S2 s LAN interface and text console redirection via Serial Over LAN must be configured I Text console redirection via Serial over LAN SOL assumes that the operating system and or the BIOS use serial port 1 COM1 for text console redirection For detailed information see the manuals iR...

Page 17: ...ement Frontend has been started BMC The BMC must be configured for an IPMI over LAN connection and console redirection RemoteView Management Blade The management port of the RemoteView Management Blade on the managed server should be configured to the default value 3172 I Since the Operations Manager does not know the management port value the Remote Management Frontend works with the default valu...

Page 18: ...gement Frontend via the Operations Manager You start the Remote Management Frontend via the graphical user interface of the Operations Manager Proceed as follows Ê Start the Operations Manager see the manual ServerView Operations Manager The main page of the Operations Manager opens Figure 1 ServerView Operations Manager Start page ...

Page 19: ...re that is present at the server For managed servers with iRMC iRMC S2 Access via the Operations Manager window see section Starting the Remote Management Frontend via an iRMC iRMC S2 on page 20 For managed servers with RSB RSB S2 RSB S2 LP 3HU and or BMC Access via the Operations Manager window see section Starting Remote Management Frontend via an RSB RSB S2 RSB S2 LP 3HU or a BMC on page 25 For...

Page 20: ...he server can be managed via the Operations Manager status icon for example then the ServerView server name window opens see Starting the Remote Management Frontend for manageable servers on page 21 If the server cannot be managed via the Operations Manager but can be accessed via the secondary channel BMC mode status icon then the Remote Management view is opened see Starting Remote Management Fr...

Page 21: ... managed via the Operations Manager then clicking the server name in the ServerList window see figure 2 on page 19 opens the ServerView server name window Figure 4 ServerView Operations Manager ServerView server name window Ê Under Information Operation click Maintenance Remote Management to go to the Remote Management view The Remote Management view is displayed see figure 5 on page 22 ...

Page 22: ...yed Data box display of the online data Online Data 1 has been set If the display of the archive data has been set Archive Data then the buttons are not displayed I All the supported buttons are displayed in figure 5 maximum configu ration By default the iRMC Power Management button is not displayed For detailed information on configuring the buttons see section Config uring multisession support S...

Page 23: ...he Remote Manager see page 34 and allows you to establish a non secure Telnet connection to the managed server via iRMC iRMC S2 see page 42 iRMC SSH Clicking the iRMC SSH button opens the Remote Management window for the Remote Manager see page 34 and allows you to establish a secure SSH connection to the managed server via iRMC iRMC S2 see page 42 iRMC Power Management Clicking the iRMC Power Man...

Page 24: ...n BMC mode If the server cannot be managed via the Operations Manager then clicking the server name in the ServerList window see figure 2 on page 19 immediately opens the following Remote Management view Figure 6 Operations Manager Remote Management view server cannot be managed I For an explanation of figure 6 see the description of figure 5 on page 22 ...

Page 25: ...he server can be managed via the Operations Manager e g status icon then the ServerView server name window opens see Starting the Remote Management Frontend for manageable servers on page 26 If the server cannot be managed via the Operations Manager but can be accessed via the secondary channel RSB mode or BMC mode status icon then the Remote Management view is opened see Starting the Remote Manag...

Page 26: ...an be managed via the Operations Manager then clicking the server name in the ServerList window see figure 2 on page 19 opens the ServerView server name window Figure 8 Operations Manager ServerView server name window Ê Under Information Operation click Maintenance Remote Management to go to the Remote Management view The Remote Management view is displayed see figure 9 on page 27 ...

Page 27: ...If the display of the archive data has been set Archive Data then the buttons are not displayed I figure 9 on page 27 illustrates the Remote Management view for a PRIMERGY server which contains both a BMC and an RSB S2 LP In the case of PRIMERGY servers which possess only an RSB RSB S2 RSB S2 LP 3HU but no BMC only the buttons RSB Telnet and RSB Manager are available 2 In the case of PRIMERGY serv...

Page 28: ...ribed in section The Remote Management Frontend user interface on page 33 RSB Telnet Clicking the RSB Telnet button opens the Remote Management window for the Remote Manager see page 34 and allows you to establish a non secure Telnet connection to the managed server via RSB RSB S2 RSB S2 LP 3HU see page 42 RSB Manager Clicking the RSB Manager button starts the web interface of the RSB RSB S2 RSB S...

Page 29: ...B mode BMC mode If the server cannot be managed via the Operations Manager then clicking the server name in the ServerList window see figure 2 on page 19 immediately opens the following Remote Management view Figure 10 Operations Manager Remote Management view server cannot be managed I For an explanation of figure 10 see the description of figure 9 on page 27 ...

Page 30: ...h the Remote Management Frontend The Blade Server View server name window opens Figure 11 Operations Manager Blade Server View server name window Ê Under Information Operation choose Maintenance Remote Management Telnet to start the Remote Management Frontend I The Remote Management Telnet Link is only activated if in the Displayed Data box display of the online data Online Data 1 has been set If ...

Page 31: ...ows system and the web browser is also running on a Windows system The Remote Management Frontend and the web browser can run on different Windows systems This restriction does not apply to Management Blades S3 The Remote Management window for the Console Menu application is opened see page 34 Here you can open a non secure Telnet connection to a blade server via RemoteView Management Blade For mo...

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Page 33: ...d user interface The Remote Management Frontend user interface Remote Management window is displayed in a browser window without a menu bar There are two variants of the Remote Management window Variant for the Remote Manager and Console Menu application The Remote Manager is an alphanumeric user interface for the remote management of PRIMERGY servers with iRMC iRMC S2 or RSB RSB S2 RSB S2 LP 3HU ...

Page 34: ... RSB S2 RSB S2 LP 3HU and the Console Menu application RemoteView Management Blade I The structure of the Remote Management window is identical for the Telnet and SSH based Remote Manager and for the Console Menu application The only differences relate to the displayed port numbers 3172 Telnet port and 22 SSH port only for a connection to iRMC iRMC S2 Figure 12 Remote Management window for Remote ...

Page 35: ...the iRMC iRMC S2 or RSB RSB S2 RSB S2 LP 3HU or RemoteView Management Blade The Remote Management Frontend takes over the IP address from the Operations Manager You can overwrite the IP address You can enter up to 20 characters Management Port Management Port of the iRMC iRMC S2 or RSB RSB S2 RSB S2 LP 3HU or RemoteView Management Blade The Remote Management Frontend cannot take over the Managemen...

Page 36: ... integrated Remote Management Controller and iRMC S2 integrated Remote Management Controller for RSB RSB S2 RSB S2 LP 3HU Remote Manager Telnet for a RemoteView Management Blade Console Menu application Disconnect You click this button to terminate a connection to the iRMC iRMC S2 or RSB RSB S2 RSB S2 LP 3HU or RemoteView Management Blade I You can use the Connect and Disconnect buttons to termina...

Page 37: ...the status of the connection the IP address and the port number of the iRMC iRMC S2 or RSB RSB S2 RSB S2 LP 3HU or the RemoteView Management Blade connection status A right aligned string indicates the status of the connection offline on a red background online on a green background online SSL on a green background indicates an SSL Telnet connection online SSH on a green background indicates an SS...

Page 38: ...onsole redirection and power management The components of the Remote Management window for text console redirection and power management via iRMC iRMC S2 or BMC are described below Figure 13 Window for power management and text console redirection Status bar Console area Connection bar Console redirection bar Power management bar Online help ...

Page 39: ...r contains the following displays and controls BMC FW Version Display of the status of the connection to the iRMC iRMC S2 BMC The display has a colored background gray There is no connection to an iRMC iRMC S2 BMC green There is a connection to an iRMC iRMC S2 BMC If a connection has been successfully established then the firmware version of the connected iRMC iRMC S2 BMC is also displayed IP Addr...

Page 40: ... Status bar The Remote Management Frontend status bar contains the following displays and controls Logoff You click this button to terminate a connection to the iRMC iRMC S2 BMC I You can use the Logon and Logoff buttons to terminate and re establish the connection to the managed server as often as you want without having to leave the window Connected Not connected A left aligned string indicates ...

Page 41: ... IPMI commands for power management of the managed server I You can also use the Command drop down list to start the power management of the managed server even if no console redirection session is active IPMI command Explanation Power On Switches the server on Power Off Switches the server off Reset Completely restarts the server cold start regardless of the status of the operating system Power C...

Page 42: ... iRMC S2 RSB RSB S2 RSB S2 LP 3HU RemoteView Management Blade from the Operations Manager The use of Remote Manager for the iRMC iRMC S2 is described in the manuals iRMC integrated Remote Management Controller and iRMC S2 integrated Remote Management Controller Requirements at a managed server with iRMC iRMC S2 Access via Telnet must be enabled for the iRMC iRMC S2 see manuals iRMC integrated Remo...

Page 43: ...B S2 LP 3HU I Since the Operations Manager does not know the management port value the Remote Management Frontend works with the default value Since a connection is not automatically established when the Remote Management Frontend is started you can correct any nonstandard value for the management port after the Remote Management Frontend has been started I Maximum number of parallel Telnet sessio...

Page 44: ...RSB S2 RSB S2 LP 3HU is very similar Proceed as follows Ê In the Operations Manager Remote Management view click the iRMC Telnet or iRMC SSH button Figure 14 Operations Manager Remote Management view starting Remote Manager The Java applet for the Telnet or SSH connection is started and the Remote Management window is displayed here we use the example of an SSH connection see figure 15 on page 45 ...

Page 45: ...ServerView Remote Management Frontend 45 Working with the Remote Management Frontend Connection to server Figure 15 Establishing an SSH connection to the iRMC iRMC S2 ...

Page 46: ...Telnet connections or 22 for SSH connec tions As soon as the connection to the iRMC iRMC S2 has been established you are requested to enter the user name and password Logging into the Remote Manager over an SSH connection I If the host key of the managed server is not yet registered at the remote workstation the SSH client issues a security alert with suggestions on how to proceed The following lo...

Page 47: ...ndow is displayed Figure 17 Telnet connection Logging in to the Remote Manager I Depending on whether ServerView agents have already been started at some point on the system the login window is shown with or without system information Ê Enter your user name and password and confirm your entries by pressing Enter The main menu of the Remote Manager is then displayed see figure 18 on page 48 ...

Page 48: ... of the Remote Manager Closing a Telnet SSH connection Ê Close the connection to the Remote Manager by clicking the Disconnect button in the connection bar of the Remote Management window or by pressing the 0 key in the main menu of the Remote Manager see figure 18 The window remains open after the connection has been closed ...

Page 49: ... S2 which permits power management and console redirection for the managed server A connection to a BMC is established in a very similar way Proceed as follows Ê In the Operation Manager Remote Management view click the iRMC Power Management button Figure 19 Operations Manager Remote Management view Starting power management and console redirection The Java applet for power management and console ...

Page 50: ...0 Logging on to the iRMC iRMC S2 Ê Click the Logon button to log in to the iRMC iRMC S2 You are then prompted to enter your iRMC iRMC S2 user name and password see figure 21 on page 50 Figure 21 Power management and text console redirection Login window Ê Enter your user name and password and click Login to confirm ...

Page 51: ...of the managed server can be activated 1 However the server console is still offline 2 Ê Click Enter Console to start the console redirection session I If you access the managed server via a Kalypso BMC you will be asked by the Kalypso BMC s Telnet server to enter your user name and password again in order to start the console redirection session You are then connected to the console and can execu...

Page 52: ...nagement Frontend Figure 23 Entering SAC or IPMI commands at the console Ê To close the connection to the console click Leave Console Ê To close the connection to the iRMC iRMC S2 click Logoff A AAA Select IPMI command and click Enter SAS or IPMI command directly No confirmation prompt or ...

Page 53: ...or the remote hardware You may need the following passwords depending on the remote hardware you are using iRMC iRMC S2 passwords You can define multiple user identifications each with individual passwords and rights for each iRMC iRMC S2 see the manuals iRMC integrated Remote Management Controller and iRMC S2 integrated Remote Management Controller RSB S2 RSB S2 LP passwords You can define multip...

Page 54: ...ple user identifications each with individual passwords 5 2 Console redirection Kalypso BMC The Telnet packages sent from the ServerView Remote Management Frontend are packaged in RMCP data packages The BMC replies with Telnet data packages iRMC iRMC S2 BMC of RX TX600 S2 S3 Console redirection is encrypted and takes place Serial Over LAN SOL ...

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Page 61: ... hardware specific 6 display of buttons iRMC SSH iRMC Power Management configuring 12 E establish connection to server 42 establishing a server connection 42 via iRMC BMC for power management and console redirection 49 via Telnet SSH 42 F Features folder 12 file see configuration file H hardware specific displays 6 I interfaces for remote management 7 M multisession support 11 multisession support...

Page 62: ...emote Management Frontend see Remote Management Frontend SOLiRMC 12 SSH access to iRMC 12 SSHiRMC 12 start Remote Management Frontend via the Operations Manager 18 ServerView Remote Management Frontend 15 ServerView Remote Management Frontend requirements at the remote workstation 17 ServerView Remote Management Frontend requirements 16 ServerView Remote Management Frontend via RemoteView Manageme...

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