MaxCore™ MC3000 Platform AC-Quick Start Guide
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Connect to MegaRAC on
BMC
The Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
device provides the backdoor entry into MaxCore.
This back door is a web server with remote access
to the power button, other chassis infrastructure
and to the Shelf Host CPU. This is available even
when the main power is switched off.
1. Connect your PC to the RJ45 labeled
BMC
on
the IO Panel on the front of the system.
2. From the PC browser, connect to
192.168.201.9
and login with
Username
and
Password
as
admin/admin.
The MegaRAC con-
sole for remote management is displayed.
For more details on MegaRAC, refer to the
Max-
Core™ MC3000 Platform Installation and Use
man-
ual.
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Power up MaxCore CPUs
Make sure that the system has been located in a
place with room temperature for at least 24
hours before powering it up.
There are two options to switch on the main
power.
• Push the
PWR
button at the MaxCore front
shortly. For this, a tool like a pen is needed.
• In
MegaRAC
application,
go to
Remote Con-
trol
>
Server Power Control
, select
Power
On Server
and then click
Perform Action
button to power up the box remotely.
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Connect to Shelf Host over
VGA
Like a PC, the Shelf Host has access to a built-in
VGA graphics. The display is provided by MegaRAC
and the remote connection establishes over Ether-
net. There is no VGA cable connector provided by
MaxCore.
To connect to Shelf Host over VGA:
1. Connect your PC to the
BMC
connector and
login to MegaRAC (as described in Step 9).
2. Click the
Launch
button on the
Dashboard
and
follow the instructions that pop up.
You will be asked to install or update a Java
engine on your PC and also to change the secu-
rity settings of that Java engine.
When everything is setup correctly, a
Jviewer
win-
dow will launch, which shows the output of the
VGA graphics.
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Connect to CPU over ttyS
(COM) port
Other CPUs in MaxCore do not have access to
the built-in VGA graphics, but the console
access is provided over the serial ports. This is
required to configure the BIOS and to access a
CPU without network connectivity.
To connect to CPU over ttyS (COM) port:
1. Use a terminal emulator on your PC (you can
load one from http://www.putty.org/) to
open an
ssh
session on the BMC. Use the
same IP address and the login credentials as
for MegaRAC as described in Step 9.
2. Execute the following command to open a
serial console session to a CPU in MaxCore.
$/conf/sol <slotID> <cpuID>
Replace the
slotID
with a slot number
between 1 and 15 and
cpuID
with 1 or 2 for
one of the two CPUs in the same slot.
You are now connected to the
ttyS1/COM2
port of the selected CPU.
Press <Enter> one or two times to get an out-
put from the OS. If the display remains dark,
it means either the target CPU is not pow-
ered or the OS responds to
ttyS0/COM1
,
which is available at the microUSB connector
at the card panel.
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Power up MaxCore CPUs
(Cont’d)
Note
: You will hear fans spinning up and calming
down after a while. The main CPU of MaxCore, the
Shelf Host, will now boot. Allow it to finish booting,
which may take few minutes.
For more details about BMC and its web interface,
refer to
Operation and Maintenance
chapter in
Max-
Core™ MC3000 Platform
Installation and Use
manual.
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