FortiGate-5060 Chassis Guide
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Using the shelf manager CLI
You can use the shelf manager command line interface (CLI) to communicate with the
intelligent management controllers of the chassis, with boards in the chassis, and with the
shelf manager itself. The CLI is an IPMI-based set of commands that can be accessed
directly or through a higher-level management application or a script. Using the CLI, you
can access information about the current state of the chassis including current board
population, current sensor values, threshold settings, recent events, and overall chassis
health.
The Shelf Manager communicates inside the chassis with
Intelligent Platform
Management Controllers
(
IPMC
), each of which is responsible for local management of
one or more
Field Replaceable Units
(
FRUs
), such as boards, fan trays or power entry
modules. Management communication within a chassis occurs primarily over the
Intelligent Platform Management Bus (IPMB), which is implemented on two redundant
physical buses.
The shelf manager CLI can be used to communicate with the intelligent management
controllers of the shelf, with boards, and with the Shelf Manager itself. The CLI is an IPMI-
based set of commands. The Intelligent Platform Management Interface specification
(IPMI spec) can be found at
http://www.intel.com/design/servers/ipmi/spec.htm
while CLI
reference guides for the Shelf Manager are available at
TBD
.
PICMG 3.0 specifications (developed by the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers
Group) define extensions to the IPMI specification. These specifications can be ordered
from
.
Connecting to the shelf manager CLI using a serial port
You can connect to the shelf manager CLI by connecting the console cable supplied with
your chassis to a management PC console port and to the appropriate shelf alarm panel
serial port. To connect to the primary shelf manager use Serial 1. To connect to the
secondary shelf manager use Serial 2.
Figure 10: Connecting to a shelf manager serial port
5050SAP
SERIAL
1
SERIAL
2
ALARM
SERIAL1 (Primary
Shelf Manager)
FortiGate-5060 Shelf Alarm Panel
SERIAL2 (Secondary
Shelf Manager)
Fortinet
RJ-45 to
9-pin
Console
Cable
To PC
RS-232
Console
Port
