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AST2050 User Guide 

V1.01 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Summary of Contents for AST2050

Page 1: ...AST2050 User Guide V1 01...

Page 2: ...orms which require baseboard management virtual storage functions and or KVM over IP functions 1 2 Key Features Embedded 200MHz ARM926 32 bit RISC CPU 64MB DDR2 400 SDRAM 8MB SPI Flash IPMI 2 0 Compli...

Page 3: ...order to pick the appropriate SKU of product that would contain the level of support necessary for your IPMI environment 1 4 Web based GUI The AST2050 has an embedded web interface which provides a u...

Page 4: ...please reference the motherboard manual or the TYAN Support Section for further information about the specifics for your motherboard 2 1 Network Configuration By default the AST2050 is set to configur...

Page 5: ...be used to access the AST2050 Web GUI Enter the IP address of the AST2050 in the address bar and you will be redirected to the login page You will be prompted to enter a user name and password The de...

Page 6: ...ion release date and build time 3 3 Server Heath Tab The Server Health tab contains options to show the motherboard sensor readings and events The Sensor Data Repository SDR Sensor Reading Sensor Even...

Page 7: ...3 3 1 Sensor Reading This page displays sensor information including readings and status You can toggle viewing the thresholds for the sensors by pressing the Show Thresholds button...

Page 8: ...3 3 2 Event Log This section show you data related to the servers health such as sensor readings and the event log...

Page 9: ...and Date Time NTP Settings 3 4 1 Alerts This page allows the user to configure how the BMC handles IPMI alerts Alert destinations may be set to allow the system to send notifications when pre programm...

Page 10: ...in the BIOS setup or by using UH8 to check if PEF is enabled properly 3 4 1 1 Modify Alert The Modify Alert page contains drop down menus and fields to configure alert types email SNMP traps event se...

Page 11: ...Microsoft OS s 2000 XP 2003 Vista 2008 and Mac OS X use Absolute Mode Relative mode is used by most Linux distributions SuSE RHEL and older operating systems like Windows 95 98 3 4 3 Network You can v...

Page 12: ...s page to configure the IP address for the SMTP Mail server 3 4 5 Users Use this page to add modify and delete users You may select modify user and then change each user s name password and their asso...

Page 13: ...3 4 6 Date Time NTP Settings Select options to set date time and Synchronize with the NTP server...

Page 14: ...not directly supported by your particular motherboard version you will receive various alert messages to let you know that particular feature is not supported on your version Here is an example where...

Page 15: ...nsole button to invoke the JVIEWER to start a KVM over IP session 3 5 1 1 Java Console JVIEWER Once you have started JVIEWER you wind find bar of additional options for use 1 Video Use JViewer Video m...

Page 16: ...u may need to use this drop down menu to send special Key combinations to the remote OS 3 Mouse Select Mouse sync to allow the mouse to work correctly within the JViewer remote screen in sync with rem...

Page 17: ...4 Options Select Options menu to configure KVM over IP Video engine or the bandwidth settings 5 Device You can choose from a redirect list of CD ROM ISO Floppy or Floppy Image...

Page 18: ...redirect to the remote system Note You will need to configure the Boot order on the remote system via remote station BIOS Setup after selecting the CD ROM to redirect before the remote system will bo...

Page 19: ...le on this page to reset power power off power on or power cycle the remote system 3 5 3 Other Controls Select options on this page to locate a particular chassis through a LED ID check clear CMOS and...

Page 20: ...Maintenance This section allows you to perform maintenance tasks on a remote device 3 6 1 Firmware Update Select firmware to upload and then press update firmware button to precede with a firmware upd...

Page 21: ...nsider is the Preserve Configuration check box Preserve Configuration means that the flash tool will keep the previous configuration ie SDR FRU LAN configuration and etc If the new firmware you are fl...

Page 22: ...ently logged into through the AST2050 chipset will be named localhost You can then use this screen to get Model Power Status Sensor SEL and Front Panel Lockout information for all the other systems th...

Page 23: ...3 7 2 localhost Event Log Click SEL and you will get the system event logs of the Host that you chose 3 7 3 Add Host Click Add Host button to add additional host systems...

Page 24: ...er name and password The Username and password of new BMC are shared with localhost by default Of course you could type the correct one if different Clicking the Save button in the add host page will...

Page 25: ...se the Del Host s button to delete any host on the list Click the line of host s you want to select click the Select button and you will find the Selected value become Yes Only once a host s has been...

Page 26: ...the BMC is malfunctioning or not responding properly the response column will display a wait Only after the system has waited for 30 seconds and attempted another retry will the display window show fa...

Page 27: ...a consistent command line interface for server monitoring and management tasks It is a simple and standard way to access the Pilot 2 BMC 4 1Enter Exit of the SMASH CLP Console Start SMASH Command Lin...

Page 28: ...Enter the SMASH CLP Console...

Page 29: ...Type exit to exit SMASH CLP Console...

Page 30: ...4 2 Features 4 2 1 System Power Status and Control...

Page 31: ...tem power status under system1 by using the following command cd system1 show A user can use basic terms such as start stop and reset on through the console by using the following command cd system1 s...

Page 32: ...rminal Under the SMASH CLP a user could redirect host serial port 1 to the remote console A user will need to make sure that the SOL baud rate configuration matches the host serial port setting cd sys...

Page 33: ...dentification A user can turn on the chassis ID LED for identification purposes by using the following command cd system1 set SysIdentification Indefinite turn ID LED always on set TimeOutValue 100 Sy...

Page 34: ...4 2 4 IPMI Sensors Reading A users can get sensors readings under system1 by using the following command cd system1 show cd sensorX X is sensor number show...

Page 35: ...4 2 5 IPMI SEL Browse SEL is under system1 sp1 logs1 cd system1 sp1 logs1 show cd record1 show...

Page 36: ...n update the user account under system1 sp1 by using the following commands cd system1 sp1 accountX X is account number set username xxxx to change user name set password xxxx to change password set e...

Page 37: ...2 7 BMC Network Configuration A user can change update the BMC IP Address under system1 sp1 enetport1 lanendpt1 ipendpt1 by using the following command cd system1 sp1 enetport1 lanendpt1 ipendpt1 sho...

Page 38: ...User could change IP address subnet mask or use dhcp After changing these values the user will need to save them by setting property committed set ipaddress 192 168 0 123 set committed 1...

Page 39: ...vers and Open Source Software The AST2050 is designed to operate independently of an operating system and does not require any additional drivers or software for remote access The web based Aster inte...

Page 40: ...he AST2050 chipset also supports the Linux open IPMI driver Use the following commands to load the IPMI drivers modprobe ipmi_devintf modprobe ipmi_si If you use an older version of the Linux kernel y...

Page 41: ...s own BMC to monitor its own temperature sensors for example is for the board to have two Ethernet cables The local machine will use the second NIC to communicate with the BMC through an Ethernet swit...

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