QSSC -680 series, User Manual

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Page 2: ...cause harmful interference in which case you will be required to correct the interference at your own expense INDUSTRY CANADA Canada only This Class B or Class A if so indicated on the registration label digital apparatus meets the requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil numérique de la Classe B ou Classe A si ainsi indiqué sur l étiquette d enregistrat...

Page 3: ...质或元素 Hazardous Substance 铅 Lead Pb 汞 Mercury Hg 镉 Cadmium Cd 六价铬 Chromium VI Compounds Cr6 多溴联苯 Polybrominated Biphenyls PBB 多溴二苯醚 Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers PBDE 机箱子组件 Chassis Subassembly 电源 Power Supply 印刷板组件 Printed Board Assemblies PBA 表示该有毒有害物质在该部件所有均质材料中的含量均在 SJ T 11363 2006 标准规定的限量要求以下 Indicates that this hazardous substance contained in all homogeneous materials of this part is below t...

Page 4: ...d herein may be reproduced without the express written consent of the manufacturer Version 1 0 April 2008 Disclaimer The information in this document is subject to change without notice The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Furthermore the...

Page 5: ... Laser Drive Equipment The optical transceiver module in this server is a laser Class 1 product Ambient Operation This equipment cannot be operated above an ambient operation temperature of 40 degrees centigrade Equipment Location This equipment can only be accessed by SERVICE PERSONNEL or by USERS who have been instructed about the reasons for the restrictions applied to the location Access is th...

Page 6: ...n and tips WARNING Warning information appears before the text it references and should not be ig nored as the content may prevent damage to the device CAUTION CAUTIONS APPEAR BEFORE THE TEXT IT REFERENCES SIMILAR TO NOTES AND WARNINGS CAUTIONS HOWEVER APPEAR IN CAPITAL LET TERS AND CONTAIN VITAL HEALTH AND SAFETY INFORMATION Personal Inventory This Computer system is designed for years of product...

Page 7: ...MM Configuration 20 Supported Modes 20 Replacing the Power Supply 22 Replacing the CD ROM or DVD ROM Drive 23 Replacing the Chassis Cover 26 CHAPTER 3 27 BIOS 27 Setup Menu 27 BIOS Setup Options at Boot 27 Console Redirection 27 Enable Disable Console Redirection 27 Configuring Special Keys 28 The Legend Bar 29 General Help 29 Main Menu 30 Advanced Menu 31 CPU Configuration 32 ACPI Configuration 3...

Page 8: ...70 Hotkey Setup 70 Maintenance 71 Firmware Upgrade 71 Reset BMC 71 CHAPTER 5 72 Using the Client 72 Video Screen Redirection 72 Video Quality Configuration 72 Video Quality Option 72 USB Keyboard and Mouse Emulation 73 Mouse Synchronization at Console Side 74 Hide Console Side Mouse 75 Hardware Cursor Mode 75 Keyboard LED and Status Synchronization 75 Hot Key Simulation 76 Full Screen Display on C...

Page 9: ...in 85 Installing the Rack Brackets 86 Troubleshooting Sequence 87 Installation Problems 87 APPENDIX B 88 Updating the BMC Firmware 88 BMC Firmware Update Utility 88 BMC Firmware Update Procedure 88 APPENDIX C 89 Specifications 89 ...

Page 10: ...E one 10 100M LAN port from AST2000 one PS2 mouse port one PS2 keyboard port one 9 pin serial port and one 15 pin VGA port IPMB Intelligent Platform Management Bus headers provide administrator access in case of server failure The IPMB connects externally through the ICMB Intelligent Chassis Management Bus The ICMB is used to con nect the QSSC 680 server to the outside world providing data such as...

Page 11: ...release lever HDD bay 0 Use this lever to remove the hard drive in HDD bay 0 3 HDD bay 1 HDD1 bay 4 HDD bay 2 HDD2 bay 5 HDD bay 3 HDD3 bay 6 HDD bay 4 HDD4 bay 7 HDD bay 5 HDD5 bay 8 HDD bay 6 HDD6 bay 9 HDD bay 7 HDD7 bay 10 CD ROM LED Lights when the CD ROM is being accessed 11 CD ROM eject button Push to eject the CD ROM drive 12 CD ROM emergency eject Allows manual ejection of CD ROM tray dur...

Page 12: ...utton pressed on chassis ID command executed HDD Active LED Lights for hard drive operation NIC2 NIC2 LED Lights green when a connection is made to the NIC2 port blinks when NIC2 port is active NIC1 NIC1 LED Lights green when a connection is made to the NIC1 port blinks when NIC1 port is active Status Status LED Displays status errors and is controlled by BMC Color Condition Occurrence Amber Blink...

Page 13: ...nnect the power cable to the socket An optional power module can be installed for backup power support 2 I O Ports Connect I O devices to these ports See QSSC 680 I O Ports on page 5 3 Add on Card Covers Remove these covers before installing a PCIE card ...

Page 14: ... BMC see below for behavior LED Name Color Condition Occurrence Off OK ID LED Blue Blinking ID Button pressed on chassis ID command executed Amber Blinking System error such as temperature state or fan failure Status LED Green Solid OK 6 USB ports Connect USB devices to these two ports 7 VGA port Connect a monitor to this port 8 KVM over IP Connect a RJ 45 jack to this port to link to a 10 100M LA...

Page 15: ...ect the computer from the power outlet whenever you are working inside the computer case If possible wear a grounded wrist strap when you are working inside the computer case Alternatively discharge any static electricity by touching the bare metal chassis of the computer case or the bare metal body of any other grounded appliance Hold electronic circuit boards by the edges only Do not touch the c...

Page 16: ...tor Supports 12V power connection 4 DDR2 DIMM array 4 DDR2 DIMM slots channels 2 and 3 5 CPU_1 socket 771 pin CPU_1 socket for processor 6 CPU_2 socket 771 pin CPU_2 socket for processor 7 USB connector Front USB connector 8 CPU_PWR1 CPU_1 power connector 9 CPU_PWR2 CPU_2 power connector 10 PRIMARY IDE Primary IDE connector 11 SAS Connectors 8 x SAS connectors 12 PCI E Slot 6 PCI E slot supporting...

Page 17: ...talling Hardware 8 Opening the Front Cover Follow these instructions to open the front cover 1 Turn the latch clockwise to the unlocked position as shown 2 Swing the cover down as shown in the following illustration ...

Page 18: ...Chapter 2 Installing Hardware 9 Installing Hard Drives Follow these instructions to install an HDD 1 Push the locking latch in the direction of the arrow The HDD tray locking lever springs open ...

Page 19: ...Chapter 2 Installing Hardware 10 2 Pull the locking lever to remove the HDD tray 3 Remove the dummy drive 2 from the tray 1 as shown ...

Page 20: ...d drive 1 to the tray with four screws 2 Do not over tighten the screws 5 Replace the HDD tray and push firmly in the direction of the arrow to connect the hard drive with the port 6 Close the locking lever and ensure that the locking latch is secure ...

Page 21: ...ling Hardware 12 Removing the Chassis Cover Refer to the following illustrations for instructions on removing the chassis cover 1 Loosen the thumbscrews at the rear of the server 2 Slide the cover back and then remove ...

Page 22: ...SC 680 Mainboard Components on page 7 for location Refer to the following instructions to install CPUs Follow these instructions to install the CPU 1 Rotate the fan chute A and pull the fan chute from the tabs B to access the CPUs 2 Remove the CPU dust cover by lifting the tab marked Remove 3 Pull the locking lever of the CPU socket out and up as shown ...

Page 23: ...signed for trouble free insertion of the CPUs After placing the CPU into the socket press the lever down and lock in place If you notice any resistance when inserting the CPU ensure that it is aligned correctly 9 Align the notches and drop the processor into the socket 10 Replace the CPU bracket and locking lever to lock the processor in place 11 Repeat steps 1 through 12 for the second CPU Notch ...

Page 24: ...oper cooling Refer to the following instructions to install heatsinks 1 Apply thermal compound evenly on the top of the CPU 2 Remove the protective cover from the underside of the heatsink 3 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU as shown 4 Tighten the four retaining screws clockwise in the order shown to secure the heatsink 5 Repeat steps 1 through 4 for the second heatsink ...

Page 25: ...16 Installing the Fan Duct Refer to the following instruction to install the fan duct 1 Insert the fan duct tabs into the slots A and rotate the fan chute into place B as shown 2 Ensure that the fan duct is flush with the heatsinks ...

Page 26: ...stalling the Redundant Power Supply Follow these instructions to install the redundant power supply 1 Remove the securing screw and the dummy cover from the redundant power supply bay as shown 2 Insert the redundant power supply as shown ...

Page 27: ...MATION SEE PAGE IV V Slot A PCI Ex16 connector with PCI Ex16 connectivity supports PCI E long cards Slot B PCI Ex16 connector with PCI Ex 8 connectivity supports PCI E short cards Slot C PCI Ex16 connector with PCI Ex 8 connectivity supports PCI E short cards You can install only PCI E short length PCI cards in the lower expansion slot You can install a full length expan sion card in the upper exp...

Page 28: ... the location of the memory modules Refer to the following instructions to install memory modules 1 Pull the locking latches of the DIMM slot outwards 2 Align the memory module correctly Note the notch and obstruction in the following illustration 3 Press the edge connector of the memory module into the slot Press down firmly so that the locking latches of the DIMM slot are levered upwards to secu...

Page 29: ...nnels Populate DIMM slots starting with slot 0 channel 0 branch 0 DIMM A1 See the following for possible memory configurations Branch Channel Slot Channel 0 Slot 1 DIMM_2A Slot 0 DIMM_1A Branch 0 Channel 1 Slot 1 DIMM_2B Slot 0 DIMM_1B Channel 2 Slot 0 DIMM_1C Slot 1 DIMM_2C Branch 1 Channel 3 Slot 0 DIMM_1D Slot 1 DIMM_2D Supported Modes The QSSC 680 supports the following modes Non Mirrored Mode...

Page 30: ...t 0 CH 2 BR 1 Slot 0 CH 3 BR 1 8 Slot 0 CH 0 BR 0 Slot 1 CH 0 BR 0 Slot 0 CH 1 BR 0 Slot 1 CH 1 BR 0 Slot 0 CH 2 BR 1 Slot 1 CH 2 BR 1 Slot 0 CH 3 BR 1 Slot 1 CH 3 BR 1 Note CH designates channel BR designates branch In non mirrored mode the memory upgrade granularity for each pair of locked step channels is two identical DIMMS one pair of corresponding slots on a selected branch Single Channel Mo...

Page 31: ... optional backup power supply Contact your dealer for de tails See Installing the Redundant Power Supply on page 17 Refer to the following instructions to replace the power supply 1 Push the latch in the direction of the arrow as shown and pull out the power supply 2 Push the latch in the direction of the arrow and insert the new power supply by sliding it in as shown ...

Page 32: ... Drive Refer to the following illustrations for instructions on replacing the CD ROM unit 1 Disconnect the CD ROM IDE cable A and power cable B from the PCB board at the rear of the CD ROM drive 2 Remove the two screws securing the CD ROM assembly to the chassis A B ...

Page 33: ... assembly from the chassis 4 Remove the screws securing the CD ROM assembly brackets 1 and CD ROM PCB board 2 from the CD ROM drive and slide the CD ROM drive from the bracket 3 5 Attach the CD ROM assembly brackets and PCB board to the new CD ROM drive ...

Page 34: ...6 Replace the CD ROM assembly into the chassis and slide the assembly in the direction of the arrow 7 Replace the screws securing the CD ROM assembly to the chassis 8 Reconnect the CD ROM IDE cable and power cable you removed in step 1 ...

Page 35: ...nstalling Hardware 26 Replacing the Chassis Cover Refer to the following instructions to replace the chassis cover 1 Replace cover and slide in the direction shown 2 Tighten the thumbscrew at the rear of the cover ...

Page 36: ...ote Only items in brackets can be modified Items that are not in brackets are display only BIOS Setup Options at Boot The user can initiate SETUP by pressing the respective keys during the POST Delete Enter the BIOS Setup Console Redirection The console redirection allows a remote user to diagnose and fix problems on a server which has not successfully booted the OS The centerpiece of the console ...

Page 37: ...aracter can be entered in a va riety of different ways depending on the requirements of your terminal emulation software For example 0x1b and Esc all refer to the same escape character The following table lists the escape sequence that must be sent to represent a special key or command Key ANSI Escape Sequence Windows Platform Design Note F1 ESC Shift op ESC 1 F2 ESC Shift oq ESC 2 F3 ESC Shift or...

Page 38: ...Shift Tab Moves the cursor to previous position available in the field Minus key Scrolls backward through the values for the highlighted field Plus key Scrolls forward through the values for the highlighted field Home Moves the cursor to the field at the top of the window End Moves the cursor to the field at the bottom of the window F9 Sets the parameters for the current menu to their default valu...

Page 39: ...Time Select Screen Select Item Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc AMIBIOS Version displays the BIOS version Check this version number when updating BIOS from the manufacturer Build Date displays the date the BIOS was created Product Name displays the product name Product Board ID displays the SKU type Board Se...

Page 40: ...s the system from booting open BIOS and choose Load Optimal Defaults in the Exit menu to boot up nor mally BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Boot Server Security Exit Advanced Settings Warning Setting wrong values in below section may cause system to malfunction CPU Configuration ACPI Configuration IDE Configuration SuperIO Configuration USB Configuration PCI Configuration MPS Configuration Branch ...

Page 41: ...tus Unlocked Min 06 Max 08 Ratio Actual Value 7 Hardware Prefetcher Enabled Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Enabled Max CPUID Value Limit Disabled Intel R Virtualization Tech Enabled Execute Disable Bit Capability Enabled PECI Enabled Core Multi Processing Enabled Intel R Speedstep tm tech Enabled This should be enabled in order to enable or disable the Hardware Prefetcher Disable Feature Select Scre...

Page 42: ...ced Advanced ACPI Configuration ACPI Version Features ACPI v2 0 Enable RSDP pointers to 64 bit Fixed System Description Tables Different ACPI version has some additions Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Note Default values shown ...

Page 43: ... to configure each device on the IDE channel using the following screen Note Third IDE Master is used in the example Primary IDE Master and Primary IDE Slave are SATA ports 0 and 2 respectively Secondary IDE Master and Secondary IDE Slave are SATA ports 1 and 3 respec tively BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Third IDE Master Device Hard Disk Vendor ST320410A Size 20 0GB LBA Mode Supported Block Mode 16 ...

Page 44: ...transfer block mode Disabled data transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time Auto data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if supported by the device PIO Mode select the device PIO Programmed Input Output mode which determines the data transfer mode used by IDE drives PIO mode uses the CPU s registers for data transfer Auto automatically detects optim...

Page 45: ...ce PIO Programmed Input Output mode which determines the data transfer mode used by IDE drives PIO mode uses the CPU s registers for data transfer Auto automatically detects optimal or default PIO mode 0 4 select PIO mode 0 to 4 DMA Mode select the devices DMA Direct Memory Access mode which transfers data from channel to channel without using the CPU resulting in faster data transfer then when th...

Page 46: ...t Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Super I O Configuration enables you to configure the onboard serial ports Serial Port1 Address This option is used to assign the I O address and IRQ for the first onboard serial port The default setting is 3F8 IRQ4 Serial Port2 Address This option is used to assign the I...

Page 47: ...elect Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc This menu enables you to configure USB devices USB Devices Enabled displays USB devices currently detected Legacy USB Support enables support for legacy USB devices Select Auto to disable legacy support if no USB devices are connected Port 64 60 Emulation Enable and ...

Page 48: ...atrends Inc Note Default values shown Standard PCI Option ROM space is only 128KB BIOS displays the warning mes sage Not enough Space to copy PCI Option ROM during POST if the system total option size is over the 128K limitation Initial requirements for certain add on cards and onboard devices that call option ROM such as NIC Option ROM may need to have the function disabled to allocate sufficient...

Page 49: ...r to view the following screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced MPS Configuration MPS Revision 1 4 Select MPS revision Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Note Default value shown ...

Page 50: ...led AddOn ROM Display Mode Force BIOS Bootup Num Lock On Wait For F1 If Error Enabled Hit DEL Message Display Enabled Interrupt 19 Capture Enabled Allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting This will decrease the time needed to boot the system Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Quick Boot enable...

Page 51: ... ROMs for INT19 Boot Device Priority Select this item and press Enter to view the following submenu items BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device HDD 3M ST320410A 2nd Boot Device Network IBA GB Slo Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 G...

Page 52: ... SETUP UTILITY Boot Network Drives 1st Drive Network IBA GE Slo 2nd Drive Network IBA GB Slo Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Note Default values shown ...

Page 53: ...AC Address xx xx xx xx xx xx Set AST2000 LAN Configuration Remote Access Configuration Restore on AC Power Loss Last State Event Control Interface View BMC System Event Log Clear BMC System Event Log BIOS Event logging Enabled ECC Event Logging Enabled PCI Error Logging Enabled NB FSB Error Logging Enabled NB Internal Error Logging Enabled NMI on Error Fatal Configure Remote Access Select Screen S...

Page 54: ...m Enter Enter Update F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Set IP Address BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Boot Server Security Exit IP Address Configuration Parameter Selector 03 IP Address Mode Static IP Address 192 168 077 087 Current IP address in BMC 192 168 077 087 Select IP Mode on BMC Save and exit to work at the next boot Select Scre...

Page 55: ...006 American Megatrends Inc Set Subnet Mask Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Boot Server Security Exit Subnet Mask Configuration Parameter Selector 06 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 000 Current Subnet Mask in BMC 255 255 255 000 Enter Subnet Mask in decimal in the form of XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX less than 256 and in decimal only Select Screen Select Item F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Ex...

Page 56: ...er Selector 0C GateWay Address 192 168 077 001 Current GateWay in BMC 192 168 077 001 Enter Gateway Address in decimal in the form of XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX less than 256 and in decimal only Select Screen Select Item F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Note Default values shown ...

Page 57: ...elp F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Boot Server Security Exit Configure Remote Access Type and parameters Remote Access Enabled Serial port number COM1 Base Address IRQ 3F8h 4 Serial Port Mode 115200 8 n 1 Flow Control None Redirection After BIOS POST Always Terminal Type ANSI Select Remote Access type Select Screen Sel...

Page 58: ... password is installed or not User Password displays whether the user password is installed or not Change Supervisor User Password you can install a Supervisor password and if you install a supervisor pass word you can then install a user password A user password does not provide access to many of the features in the Setup utility If you highlight these items and press Enter a dialog box appears w...

Page 59: ... press Y to discard changes and exit or press N to return to the setup main menu Discard Changes select this item and press Enter to discard any changes you have made without leaving the setup utility Load Optimal Defaults if you highlight this item and press Enter a dialog box asks if you want to install opti mal settings for all the items in the Setup utility Press the Y key to indicate Yes and ...

Page 60: ...02 and 9003 Note For information on configuring firewall settings to allow TCP port access refer to your firewall software user s guide Logging into the Web User Interface Users must enter the AST2000 embedded server IP address or URL into the address bar of the web browser or connect using OEM customer s Embedded Server Management ESM The default IP address is https 192 168 1 87 When connecting t...

Page 61: ...mation tab enables you to view the Version Information enable session time out and interval and view Components options Click the System Information tab to view the following web page Version Click the BMC version tab to view BMC information including the device ID Device Revision Firmware Revi sion and IPMI Revision numbers ...

Page 62: ...ng manufacturer date product name P N and S N Session Time Out 1 Click the Session Time Out tab 2 Click Enable Timeout and select a timeout value from the drop down list as seen in following image 3 Click Disable Timeout to prevent the embedded web server from logging off 4 Click Submit to save the changes ...

Page 63: ...UI 54 Components Click the Components tab to view CPU and memory information CPU Click the CPU tab to view the CPU model speed and number Memory Click the Memory tab to view memory model size DIMM slot status and slot location ...

Page 64: ...an speed internal temperature and voltage Summary Click the Summary tab to display a brief overview of system hardware status Fault LED Status indicates whether the fault LED on the server is on or off Power Status indicates whether the server system is powered on or off Fan Status indicates the health status of the CPU fans and SYS fans for CPUs and SYS that are in stalled Temperature Status indi...

Page 65: ...ys Chassis open close status Fan Click the Fan tab to view CPU and SYS fan information Temperature Click the Temperature tab to view system component temperature information Note Click the hyperlinks as the top of the screen to view associated information ...

Page 66: ...ew associated information Event Logs Click the Event Logs tab to view reports about system events View Event Logs Click View Event Logs to view specific event information Severity indicates the nature of the event unspecified information critical etc TimeStamp backward indicates the time and date the event occurred Description describes the event in more detail ...

Page 67: ...Logs to save the log to disk You are prompted to save the event log text file to disk 3 Click Save to save the log file to your hard drive Clear Event Logs 1 Click the Clear Event Logs tab to view the following screen 2 Click Clear Event Log to clear the current log The following screen displays when the logs have been cleared ...

Page 68: ...he remote server to blink Turn system indicator LED off set the system indicator LED on the remote server to off System Indicator LED blink set the blinking interval on the system indicator LED Fault LED 1 Click the Fault LED tab to view the following screen 2 Click on the desired setting Turn fault LED on set the fault LED on the server to blink Turn fault LED off set the fault LED on the server ...

Page 69: ...out the Reset button and Locking out the power button for power off only Network 1 Click the Network tab to set network parameters Enable DHCP check this box to enable the DHCP server When checked an IP address is automatically assigned IP enter a specific IP address to be assigned Net Mask enter the Net Mask of the LAN Gateway enter the Gateway of the LAN Mac Address this field displays the Mac a...

Page 70: ...receiver details and click Submit Platform Event Filter The Platform Event Filter tab allows you to modify the Trap Receiver Destination Address Click the Platform Event Filter tab to display the following web page Clock Settings The Clock Settings page enables the Administrator to set the time for the server 1 Click the Clock Settings tab to view the following web page 2 Manually enter the year m...

Page 71: ...coded information specific to your company and domain name You can generate a CSR or upload a manually created CSR Follow these instructions to generate and upload a CSR 1 Fill in the information in the fields provided Common Name CN the domain name for which you are requesting the SSL certificate Organization Unit OU whichever branch of your company is ordering the certificate Organization O lega...

Page 72: ... ex ample Savekey pem 2 Click Upload to upload the key 3 Once the upload is completed close the browser 4 Open a new browser and log in The certificate file is the CSR previously uploaded 5 After you have generated or uploaded the CSR click Submit to save the changes SNMP The SNMP page enables the Administrator to configure SNMP settings for communities and users ...

Page 73: ...es Click the User Management tab to view the following web page Changing the Administrative Password Follow these instructions to change the administrative password 1 Under the username root click Change Password The following screen appears 2 Type the current password in the Old Password text box 3 Type the new password 4 Type the password again for confirmation 5 Click Submit to save the new pas...

Page 74: ... Select the privilege to assign to this user Administrator Operator User Call Back 5 Click Submit to save the user Editing User Information After a User is added the administrator can change the user s password prevent user access change user privi leges or delete the user Disable Click to prevent the user access to the server Change Password Click to change the user s password Change Privilege Cl...

Page 75: ... Server CAS and an AD certificate 1 In the ADS Configuration page enter the file path of the CA certificate or browse to the location 2 Click Upload to upload the Certificate exported from the AD server 3 Enter Primary DNS Domain Name Server IP and root_domain AD server Domain 4 In the Clock Settings page ensure BMC shows the same time as the AD Server 5 Click Submit 6 Log off and log in to the We...

Page 76: ...Ensure that you have the java runtime machine JVM version 1 5 or higher installed before using the remote control Click the Remote Control tab to view the following web page Redirection Launch Redirection enables you to control the server through your local PC Follow these instructions to use Launch Redirection 1 Click the Redirect tab 2 Click the Launch Redirection button The following warning sc...

Page 77: ...reen 4 Click Download File The following screen appears 5 Click Run Note You may see several security screens during installation of the remote application On each screen click Yes to continue The Java Remote KVM application appears 6 Click OK The remote window opens From here you can control the remote client ...

Page 78: ...ot key function Refer to Hotkey Setup on page 70 Storage Enables you to mount a virtual storage device Scale Fit Reduces magnification of the current screen until it fits in the window Scroll Mode Zoom is disabled use scroll bar to view screen Full Screen Get the current KVM screen to zoom into the client monitor Local Cursor Enable and disable the client cursor in KVM Hardware Cursor Enable and d...

Page 79: ...e to reset the remote server Hotkey Setup This page enables the administrator to create user profiles that include control modes KVM settings hot key set tings and storage settings These settings are loaded after the Java Remote KVM is launched Click the Hotkey Setup tab to view the following web page Username Displays the name of the user for this profile Control Mode Select a view mode from the ...

Page 80: ...irmware Update Proce dure on page 88 for more information on upgrading firmware Click the Firmware Update tab to view the following web page Reset BMC Use the Reset BMC web page to reset the BMC to the factory default configuration 1 Click the Reset BMC tab to view the following web page 2 Click Reset BMC to restore the default values This concludes this chapter The next chapter describes using th...

Page 81: ...n on the console PC receives and displays the server s video screen AST2000 can acquire video source either from PCI bus as VGA mode or from external source as Video mode Please refer to hardware specification for more detail information about mode switching The redirection specifications are as follows Video Mode Support both Text mode and Graphic mode Frame Resolution Up to 1280x1024 75Hz Frame ...

Page 82: ...USB keyboard and mouse attached and load their drivers to service them The following image shows the managed server s device manager window The remote console sends keyboard and mouse input to the AST2000 which then receives and packs them in USB HID format and transmits them to the managed server through the USB interface and protocol Note Mouse wheel operation only functions in the remote screen...

Page 83: ...order to re synchronize the mouse click the Mouse Synchronization button on the toolbar highlighted in red or by clicking Control on the main menu and selecting Mouse Sync Note As the mouse is asynchronous after clicking mouse synchronization ensure that mouse acceleration is turned off To turn off the mouse acceleration function In Solaris Linux use xset m 1 1 at the command line In Windows XP an...

Page 84: ...ctly to the console side after positional updates or icon changes In this mode video image transmits become fewer and mouse movement becomes smoother Click Control Hardware Cursor on the menu to enable this mode Keyboard LED and Status Synchronization When NUM CAPS lock keys are pressed on the managed server s local keyboard the remote console side key board LEDs update automatically Conversely wh...

Page 85: ...gnores these keys and does not send them However you can assign hotkeys in the Java remote KVM application see Hotkey Setup on page 70 and these hotkeys are available on the menu bar where user can select hot keys to send to AST2000 and the managed server directly instead of pressing keys You can also set up hotkeys by clicking Control Setup HotKeys The following screen displays the hot key menu ...

Page 86: ...e redirected video image in full screen as seen at the local side server in place of the window at the remote server side To display full screen 1 Click Control on the main menu bar 2 Select Enable Full Screen Mode To return to normal view 1 Click Control on the main menu bar 2 Select Disable Full Screen Mode ...

Page 87: ... by clicking and dragging the bottom right hand corner of the inner window Before using dynamic scaling video resolution function please make sure that the state of the video resolution mode is set to Fit mode and Not Scroll Mode Select the Control menu as shown in the following image Ensure that the Scroll Mode option is visible In this state the video resolution state is currently in Fit Mode Co...

Page 88: ...e can only view encryption mode however users can access the web user interface to change the encryption mode and launch again Virtual Storage Through the USB storage emulation functions of the AST2000 users can install an operating system device driv ers or application software from the convenience of a remote side Mounting a Device This section describes how to set up virtual storage for the QSS...

Page 89: ...prompted to browse to the location of the ISO file ISO image format supports ISO9660 In addition ISO image emulates a DVD ROM on the managed server through AST2000 5 To change the ISO Image Click Storage Change ISO Image Supported Devices Device Action Legacy Floppy USB Floppy USB Flash Read and Write Floppy support Media Change Device Action USB CD DVD ROM IDE CD DVD ROM ISO Image Read only suppo...

Page 90: ...ormat will support DVD R and R according to your CD DVD ROM USB Floppy Emulation When Floppy Emulation function is enabled the managed server will find a USB floppy drive As shown in the image below the user puts a target diskette into the remote console PC floppy drive While managed server will access this virtual attached USB floppy diskette AST2000 will redirect to the diskette in console PC an...

Page 91: ...and Mode 2 Form 1 It does not support VCD and CDDA USB Flash Disk Emulation When USB Flash Disk Emulation function is enabled and with the USB flash disk inserted to console PC USB port the managed server will find a USB removable drive While managed server access this virtual attached USB flash drive AST2000 will redirect to the flash disk in console PC and Java Remote KVM will access the target ...

Page 92: ...mod max_luns xxx whereas xxx is the number of LUNs to support 2 Type the following to build the initial ramdisk and implement the changes mkinitrd f boot newimage 2 6 xx 2 6 xx whereas xxx is the exact kernel ver sion 3 Change the following boot grub menu lst nitrd To boot grub menu lst newimage 2 6 xx 4 Reboot the system After rebooting the LUNs appear Redhat 9 0 1 In the line etc modules conf Ad...

Page 93: ...message image boot vmlinuz 2 4 21 40 EL label linux initrd boot initrd 2 4 21 40 EL img read only Quanta Confidential 53 62 root dev hda1 append hdc ide scsi append hdd ide scsi Using GRUB If you are using GRUB to boot 1 To the end of the kernel line add the following etc grub conf xxx scsi whereas xxx is the ID for the IDE CD DVDROM to support For example grub conf default 0 timeout 10 splashimag...

Page 94: ... only a few simple tools including the following A Philips screwdriver A flat tipped screwdriver A set of jewelers screwdrivers A grounding strap An anti static pad Most of the electrical connections can be disconnected by using your fingers It is recommended that you do not use needle nosed pliers to disconnect connections as these can damage the soft metal or plastic parts of the con nectors Bef...

Page 95: ...server Remove the Rails Press and hold the release button then pull the inner rail out of the slide rail See image that follows Both rail sections are separated as the following image demonstrates Place the inner rail on the server side and secure with the mounting screws Secure the Inner Rail Align the slide rail with the inner rail and push back in place Once the slide rail is positioned press t...

Page 96: ...le Remove all added options one at a time and try to power up the system If after removing an option the server works you may find that it is a problem with the option or a configuration problem between the option and the server Contact the option vendor for assistance If the system doesn t power on check the LED display If the power LED is not on you may not be receiving AC power Check the AC pow...

Page 97: ... determine which update utility version is appropriate for the new firmware version 1 Copy the BMC firmware update utility upfw exe and BMC firmware image file S87vxxx bin to a boot able DOS diskette Where xxx means BMC firmware version 2 Shutdown the server and insert this diskette then power on the server and boot to the diskette 3 At the DOS prompt e g A type upfw S87vxxx BIN not case sensitive...

Page 98: ... PCI Ex16 connector with PCI Ex 8 connectivity supports PCI E short cards USB Rear panel x 2 Front panel x 2 VGA Onboard VGA AST2000 LAN Onboard Gigabyte Ethernet x 2 Intel 82563EB SUPER I O PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Serial port NS87427 FAN System fan x 4 ROM FWH 8M bit ACPI ACPI compliance S0 S1 S4 S5 support Board Management Control BMC Hardware monitor Main Logic Board Sensors System voltage detectio...