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User’s Guide

Front Cover

BMC Configuration

Chapter 1 Summary

Chapter 2 System Requirements

Chapter 3 Installation

Chapter 4 Functions

Chapter 5    Functions for ft Server

Chapter 6    Functions for the highly parallel computing server

Chapter 7    Precautions for Use

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Express5800 Series

Summary of Contents for Express 5800 Series

Page 1: ...ummary Chapter 2 System Requirements Chapter 3 Installation Chapter 4 Functions Chapter 5 Functions for ft Server Chapter 6 Functions for the highly parallel computing server Chapter 7 Precautions for...

Page 2: ...ation 14 3 2 2 Uninstall BMC Configuration 14 3 3 BMC Configuration Installation for Linux 15 3 3 1 Check before installation 15 3 3 2 Copy and extract BMC Configuration installer 15 3 3 3 Install BMC...

Page 3: ...2 6 Group 69 5 2 7 LDAP 70 5 2 8 Mail Alert 71 5 2 9 SNMPAlert 73 5 2 10 System Operation 75 5 2 11 Control 77 5 2 12 Miscellaneous 78 5 3 Backup 80 5 4 Restore 81 5 5 BMC Initialization 82 5 6 Reset...

Page 4: ...t Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition operating system and Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter operating system Windows Server 2008 R2 stands for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard operat...

Page 5: ...indirect incidental special exemplary punitive or consequential damages including but not limited to lost data lost savings and lost profits with respect to the External Libraries and c NEC and the S...

Page 6: ...vers The notes and restrictions on use of each product as a managed server are explained in the user s guide provided with the managed server and ESMPRO Manager Setup guide Names used with screen imag...

Page 7: ...with a battery you can check and configure the information of the battery Backup You can output the configurations on the managed server to files Restore You can apply the configurations which are ba...

Page 8: ...put the settings of FRU BIOS BMC Configuration on the server to a file Restore You can apply the FRU BIOS BMC settings which are backed up in files to BMC on the server 1 1 3 NEC Express5800 The highl...

Page 9: ...0b 1 is supported by the upper version from BMC Configuration for Windows Ver 1 33 and BMC Configuration for Linux Ver 1 31 EXPRESSSCOPE Engine SP3 is supported by the upper version from BMC Configura...

Page 10: ...upper version from BMC Configuration for Linux Ver 1 41 2 3 Server Management Driver On Linux OpenIPMI Driver must be started to use BMC Configuration CHECK Use the following command to confirm that...

Page 11: ...exe If you install BMC Configuration by using EXPRESSBUILDER You can install BMC Configuration as follows 1 Insert EXPRESSBUILDER into the DVD drive on the managed server which Windows has started Au...

Page 12: ...BMC Configuration User s Guide 3 1 3 Install BMC Configuration 1 The BMC Configuration installer is started Click Next 2 Enter a folder name to install Click Next...

Page 13: ...BMC Configuration User s Guide 3 Confirm the installation settings and click Next The installation is started After the installation is completed BMC Configuration is available...

Page 14: ...heck the following Login to Windows as Administrator 3 2 2 Uninstall BMC Configuration Uninstall from the Windows menu Control Panel Add or Remove Programs Select BMC Configuration and click Change Re...

Page 15: ...version is Version 6 10 020 05 024 then revision folder is 024 3 3 2 Copy and extract BMC Configuration installer Copy the BMC Configuration installer all files in bmc_config into any directory on the...

Page 16: ...means the version 3 A confirmation message of BMC Configuration installation is displayed Input yes and Enter key BMC Configuration is installed under opt nec BMC_Configuration directory If you input...

Page 17: ...nstallation files are copied cd usr local bin bmc_config BMCConfiguration N NN x N NN in the example directory name means the version 2 Execute the shell for uninstallation BMCConfiguration N NN x sh...

Page 18: ...hapter 6 when you use the highly parallel computing server 4 1 Start procedure 4 1 1 On Windows After the installation is completed do the following operation as Administrator to open the main dialog...

Page 19: ...see BMC Configuration help information Open the setting of BMC Configuration and press F12 key on the screen displayed F12 help at the bottom 4 1 3 On Off line TOOL You can start the Off line TOOL as...

Page 20: ...ration information items Refer to set more detailed settings Explain the settings with the screen of BMC Configuration for Windows 4 2 1 Network This screen displays and sets the network environment o...

Page 21: ...d DHCP Determine whether to dynamically obtain an IP address from a DHCP server If the item is set Enable and applied BMC set the value obtained from DHCP server on IP Address Subnet Mask and Default...

Page 22: ...ost Name must be less than 64 characters Host Name will be truncated to 63 characters if you input over 63 characters 7 Host Name and Domain Name should be within total of 255 characters 8 The range o...

Page 23: ...TP Select Enable Disable of HTTP 1 Enable HTTP Port Set the HTTP Port 2 3 80 HTTPS Select Enable Disable of HTTPS Enable HTTPS Port Set the HTTPS Port 2 3 443 SSH SSH setting SSH Select Enable Disable...

Page 24: ...t Displays a list of registered users No The number allocated to user is displayed User Name The user name is displayed Privilege The privilege of the user is displayed Edit Add or change user informa...

Page 25: ...to set less than 15 half size alphanumeric characters minus sign and _ underscore minus sign can not use top character of User Name root null MWA AccessByEM Poem Maintenance and already registered nam...

Page 26: ...ank Timeout Set the timeout period with domain controller 1 120 Domain Controller Server 1 Select Enable Disable of Domain Controller Server 1 1 3 Enable Server Address 1 Set the IP Address of Domain...

Page 27: ...ete 1 5 Delete group information 1 It is possible to set when Active Directory Authentication is Enable 2 It is possible to set less than 255 half size alphanumeric characters minus sign _ underscore...

Page 28: ...Name 1 Blank Group Domain Set the Group Domain Name 2 Blank Privilege Select the privilege of the Group Administrator Operator User Administrator 1 It is possible to set less than 255 half size alpha...

Page 29: ...Port 1 636 Search Base Set the Search Base used by LDAP Authentication 1 2 Blank Bind Domain Name Set the Domain Name used by LDAP Authentication 1 2 Blank Bind Password Set the Password used by LDAP...

Page 30: ...BMC Configuration User s Guide 4 2 8 Mail Alert This screen displays and sets the alert by E mail from BMC This setting does not exist in the case of EXPRESSSCOPE Engine SP3...

Page 31: ...rning Alert Test Execute the alert test by E mail 1 When Mail Alert is enabled one or more of the addresses should be enabled 2 It is possible to set when To X is Enable 3 It is possible to set less t...

Page 32: ...BMC Configuration User s Guide 4 2 9 SNMP Alert This screen displays and sets the alert by SNMP from BMC...

Page 33: ...sable of Tertiary IP Address 4 Disable IP Address Set the IP Address of Tertiary 5 0 0 0 0 Alert Level Alert Level setting Alert Level Set the kind of event to alert 6 Error Warning Alert Test Execute...

Page 34: ...BMC Configuration User s Guide 4 2 10 System Operation This screen displays and sets the Remote KVM console and the Remote Media...

Page 35: ...n DE English US 3 Remote Media Remote Media setting Encryption Select Enable Disable of Encryption Enable Remote CD DVD Port No Encryption Set the Remote CD DVD Port when Encryption is enabled 1 5120...

Page 36: ...stem Event Log send alert and Shutdown System Aggressive Mode Critical Power Cap Select Enable Disable of Aggressive Mode Disable Power Threshold Pa Power Cap Value Pc Set the Power consumption upper...

Page 37: ...ping 7 Safe Power Capping brings the system power consumption down forcibly when the system is unable to obtain the power readings This function is considered for the case where the sharp increase of...

Page 38: ...reshold Pa Proactive Mode Select Enable Disable of Proactive Mode Disable Power Threshold Pa Set the Power consumption upper limit threshold of Proactive Mode The range is from AAA to Maximum Power Co...

Page 39: ...Sec 5 10 ECO Info The reference value and the statistics value of the managed server are displayed 1 This mode is available while the OS is running 2 It is possible to set when Proactive Mode is Enab...

Page 40: ...Information This screen displays the reference value and the statistics value of the managed server according to its HW configuration and system load The display format is different according to the s...

Page 41: ...alue of power consumption CPU Throttling 2 CPU throttling rate of the managed server is displayed Current Present CPU throttling rate Maximum Maximum CPU throttling rate Minimum Minimum CPU throttling...

Page 42: ...stem power consumption Minimum Power Consumption 1 Maximum system power consumption Power The power consumption of the managed server is displayed Current Present power consumption 1 These values are...

Page 43: ...t follows the setting of System BIOS of the managed server PXE PXE Boot is done HDD It starts from the hard disk connected to the managed server CD DVD It starts from the CD DVD drive connected to the...

Page 44: ...verwritten with new SEL Stop logging SEL Power Restore Delay Power Restore Delay setting AC Link Select the AC Link setting Stay Off DC is not turned on Last State It becomes the same as time when AC...

Page 45: ...the system is Blade Server Delay time from turning on AC to turning on DC is specified It is possible to set up to 600 seconds Minimum value is different according to the system It is possible to set...

Page 46: ...de 4 2 15 Extended Functionality This screen displays and sets the extended functions This setting only exists in the case of EXPRESSSCOPE Engine SP3 Please refer to the User s Guide of the managed se...

Page 47: ...le Disable Disable Failure Flow Monitoring 3 Select Enable Disable of Failure Flow Monitoring Enable Set time Min Disable Disable Shutdown Monitoring 3 Select Enable Disable of Shutdown Monitoring Ena...

Page 48: ...BIOS Configuration This screen displays and sets System BIOS settings of the server Please refer to the User s Guide of the managed server for details of the item This setting is applied at the next...

Page 49: ...guration setting Serial Port B Select Enable Disable of Serial Port B Enable Serial B Base I O Select Base I O Address of Serial Port B It must be different from Serial Port A 2F8h Serial B Interrupt...

Page 50: ...Error Not Mounted Charge Status The charge status of the battery pack is displayed 1 Fully Charged Charging Discharging Unknown Battery Pack Replacement The necessity of the battery pack replacement...

Page 51: ...he battery pack is displayed 1 Model Name The model name of the battery pack is displayed 1 Battery Type The type of the battery pack is displayed 1 Total Working Hours The total working hours of the...

Page 52: ...of the battery controller is displayed 1 2 Approximate Backup Time at Full Charge maximum load The approximate backup time minutes seconds in fully charged state at maximum load of the battery contro...

Page 53: ...at the power failure 2 3 0 Boot after power recovery Select Enable Disable of the ability to boot after the power recovery 2 4 Disable Boot timeout after DC ON Set the timeout period until the boot is...

Page 54: ...the backup file name Network Select whether backup Network settings or not and display the backup file name Alert Select whether backup Alert settings or not and display the backup file name Operation...

Page 55: ...ble to be selected Alert Select whether restore Alert settings or not Only when the target backup file exists the file name is displayed and able to be selected Operation Select whether restore Operat...

Page 56: ...nds on the model of the server CHECK The initialization of the ECO settings is supported the following version BMC Configuration for Windows Ver 1 21 or later If the managed server is equipped with a...

Page 57: ...CHECK This setting item does not exist in Linux and Off line TOOL 4 10 1 WDT This screen displays and sets the Monitor System Hangs Item Description Monitor System Hangs WDT monitoring setting Timeou...

Page 58: ...Monitor Shutdown Hangs Item Description Monitor Shutdown Hangs Shutdown monitoring setting Timeout Set the timeout period of monitoring Action at timeout Select the action at timeout None NMI Action...

Page 59: ...Start procedure 5 1 1 On Windows After the installation is completed do the following operation as Administrator to open the main dialog box of BMC Configuration Click BMC_Configuration BMC Configurat...

Page 60: ...on this screen If F4 key is entered Keyboard type selection screen is displayed after POST screen and the Off line TOOL menu is displayed after selecting keyboard type 3 Select BMC Configuration TIPS...

Page 61: ...r to set more detailed settings Explain the settings with the screen of BMC Configuration for Windows Network and Service are different settings for CPU IO module0 and CPU IO module1 Otherwise they ar...

Page 62: ...ion BMC MAC Address MAC Address is displayed DHCP Determine whether to dynamically obtain an IP address from a DHCP server If the item is set Enable and applied BMC set the value obtained from DHCP se...

Page 63: ...erver 2 When the Subnet Mask is wrong setting error message such as Failed to apply configuration is displayed 3 It is possible to set when DHCP is Disable 4 It is possible to set when DHCP is Enable...

Page 64: ...Enable HTTP Port Set the HTTP Port 2 3 80 HTTPS Select Enable Disable of HTTPS Enable HTTPS Port Set the HTTPS Port 2 3 443 SSH SSH setting SSH Select Enable Disable of SSH Enable SSH Port Set the SSH...

Page 65: ...t Displays a list of registered users No The number allocated to user is displayed User Name The user name is displayed Privilege The privilege of the user is displayed Edit Add or change user informa...

Page 66: ...ble to set less than 15 half size alphanumeric characters minus sign and _ underscore minus sign can not use top character of User Name eng root null MWA AccessByEM Poem and already registered name in...

Page 67: ...ank Timeout Set the timeout period with domain controller 1 120 Domain Controller Server 1 Select Enable Disable of Domain Controller Server 1 1 3 Enable Server Address 1 Set the IP Address of Domain...

Page 68: ...ete 1 5 Delete group information 1 It is possible to set when Active Directory Authentication is Enable 2 It is possible to set less than 255 half size alphanumeric characters minus sign _ underscore...

Page 69: ...Name 1 Blank Group Domain Set the Group Domain Name 2 Blank Privilege Select the privilege of the Group Administrator Operator User Administrator 1 It is possible to set less than 255 half size alpha...

Page 70: ...Port 1 636 Search Base Set the Search Base used by LDAP Authentication 1 2 Blank Bind Domain Name Set the Domain Name used by LDAP Authentication 1 2 Blank Bind Password Set the Password used by LDAP...

Page 71: ...BMC Configuration User s Guide 5 2 8 Mail Alert This screen displays and sets the alert by E mail from BMC...

Page 72: ...rning Alert Test Execute the alert test by E mail 1 When Mail Alert is enabled one or more of the addresses should be enabled 2 It is possible to set when To X is Enable 3 It is possible to set less t...

Page 73: ...BMC Configuration User s Guide 5 2 9 SNMP Alert This screen displays and sets the alert by SNMP from BMC...

Page 74: ...sable of Tertiary IP Address 4 Disable IP Address Set the IP Address of Tertiary 5 0 0 0 0 Alert Level Alert Level setting Alert Level Set the kind of event to alert 6 Error Warning Alert Test Execute...

Page 75: ...BMC Configuration User s Guide 5 2 10 System Operation This screen displays and sets the Remote KVM console and the Remote Media...

Page 76: ...n DE English US 3 Remote Media Remote Media setting Encryption Select Enable Disable of Encryption Enable Remote CD DVD Port No Encryption Set the Remote CD DVD Port when Encryption is enabled 1 5120...

Page 77: ...OS of the managed server PXE PXE Boot is done HDD It starts from the hard disk connected to the managed server CD DVD It starts from the CD DVD drive connected to the managed server Remote FD It start...

Page 78: ...newly Overwrite oldest SEL Old SEL is overwritten with new SEL Stop logging SEL Power Restore Delay Power Restore Delay setting AC Link Select the AC Link setting Stay Off DC is not turned on Last Sta...

Page 79: ...turning on AC to turning on DC is specified It is possible to set up to 600 seconds Minimum value is different according to the system It is possible to set Random when the system supports it 3 Enable...

Page 80: ...kup files Folder The preservation folder of the file is displayed Browse It changes the preservation folder Backup Target Select the backup target FRU Information Select whether backup FRU Information...

Page 81: ...on or not Only when the target information exists in the file you are able to select this item BMC Information Select whether restore BMC Information or not Only when the target information exists in...

Page 82: ...his operation is only possible on Off line TOOL This operation is initialized both CPU IO module0 and CPU IO module1 5 6 Reset BMC If you select Reset BMC on Off line TOOL you can reset BMC It will ta...

Page 83: ...use a standard server 6 1 Start procedure 6 1 1 On Windows After the installation is completed do the following operation as Administrator to open the main dialog box of BMC Configuration Click BMC_C...

Page 84: ...n as root user to open the setting function of BMC Configuration opt nec BMC_Configuration bmcconf The following screen shows example TIPS Refer to the following to see BMC Configuration help informat...

Page 85: ...ith NEC ESMPRO Manager Item Description Default Value ESMPRO Management Setting to manage from NEC ESMPRO Authentication Key Set the Authentication Key 1 guest 1 It is Authentication key when managing...

Page 86: ...ent Filter in Miscellaneous is applied to Disable SNMP Alert is set to Disable And if SNMP Alert is applied to Enable Platform Event Filter is set to Enable 7 5 Alert form BMC In the case that the ite...

Page 87: ...d because the data of both LANs must be transmitted or received 7 9 Miscellaneous setting If you set 100 or greater to Power On Delay Time on the Server menu of the BIOS SETUP utility and make the Mis...

Page 88: ...ges BMC Initialization Changes Default setting Precautions Corrects writing errors 1 30 2012 11 16 Changes Summary and System Requirements Changes the menu and the item name Adds Battery Configuration...

Page 89: ...BMC Configuration User s Guide 1 43 2015 05 28 Adds Monitoring setting Changes Extended Functionality setting Changes cover Corrects writing errors...

Page 90: ...BMC Configuration User s Guide BMC Configuration User s Guide NEC Corporation 2011 2015...

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