QSSC QSSC-580, User Manual

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Page 5: ...tained herein may be reproduced without the express written consent of the manufacturer Version 2 0 January 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 Furtherm...

Page 6: ... 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 7: ...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 8: ...emory 22 Supported DIMM Configuration 23 Supported Modes 24 Installing a Compact Flash Card 25 Replacing the Chassis Cover 26 Using the Security Lock 27 CHAPTER 3 28 BIOS 28 Setup Menu 28 BIOS Setup Options at Boot 28 Console Redirection 28 Enable Disable Console Redirection 28 Configuring Special Keys 29 The Legend Bar 30 General Help 30 Main Menu 31 Advanced Menu 32 CPU Configuration 33 ACPI Con...

Page 9: ...l 68 Hotkey Setup 69 Maintenance 70 Firmware Upgrade 70 Reset BMC 70 CHAPTER 5 71 Using the Client 71 Video Screen Redirection 71 Video Quality Configuration 71 USB Keyboard and Mouse Emulation 72 Mouse Synchronization at Console Side 73 Hide Console Side Mouse 73 Hardware Cursor Mode 73 Keyboard LED and Status Synchronization 74 Hot Key Simulation 74 Full Screen Display on Console PC 75 Dynamic S...

Page 10: ...in 83 Installing the Rack Brackets 84 Troubleshooting Sequence 85 Installation Problems 85 APPENDIX B 86 Updating the BMC Firmware 86 BMC Firmware Update Utility 86 BMC Firmware Update Procedure 86 APPENDIX C 87 Specifications 87 ...

Page 11: ...rt 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 580 server to the outside world providing data such as temperature voltage or chassis intrusion to the sys...

Page 12: ...the DVD ROM is accessed 11 DVD ROM eject button Push to eject the DVD ROM drive 12 DVD ROM emergency eject Allows manual ejection of DVD ROM tray during power off 13 USB ports Connect USB devices to this port 14 Front panel buttons and LEDs The front panel buttons and LEDs are described as follows Power button Press this button to turn on the QSSC 580 Reset button Insert a bent paper clip in this ...

Page 13: ...s when NIC1 port is active Status Status LED Displays status errors and is controlled by BMC Status LED Color Condition Occurrence Amber Blinking System er ror such as temperature state or fan failure Green Solid OK Note Standard SATA SKU supports 6 X SATA HDDs from HDD bay 0 to HDD bay 5 SAS SKU supports 8 X SAS HDDs Note The HDD Active Present LED feature may not be supported in some SATA HDD mo...

Page 14: ...wer 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 Refer to QSSC 580 I O Ports on page 5 3 Add on Card Covers Remove these covers before installing a PCI E or PCI X optional card ...

Page 15: ...o link to a 10 100 1000 Megabit Ethernet LAN 6 KVM over IP Connect a RJ 45 jack to this port to link to a 10 100M LAN from AST2000 7 VGA port Connect a monitor to this port 8 USB ports Connect USB devices to these two ports 9 Status LED Behavior is controlled by BMC see below for behavior LED Name Color Condition Occurrence Off OK ID LED Blue Blinking ID Button pressed on chassis ID command execut...

Page 16: ...from the power outlet whenever you are working inside the computer case x 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 x Hold electronic circuit boards by the edges only Do not touch the components on ...

Page 17: ...ID LED button 2 Main power connector 3 FB DIMM slots x8 4 IPMB Power Connector 5 CPU1 socket 6 CPU2 socket 7 12V Power Connector for CPU VRM 8 IDE CD ROM connector 9 USB Ports 0 1 Connector 10 SAS Connectors x8 or SATA Connectors x6 11 CF Card Slot 12 Customized PCI E Slot for PCI E and PCI X optional Riser Cards 13 I O ports refer to QSSC 580 I O Ports on page 5 ...

Page 18: ...pening the Front Cover Follow these instructions to open the front cover 1 Insert the key and turn the latch clockwise to the unlocked position as shown 2 Swing the cover outward in the direction of the arrow to expose the front panel ...

Page 19: ...pter 2 Installing Hardware 9 Installing Hard Drives Refer to the following instructions to install hard drives 1 Push the locking latch in the direction of the arrow The HDD tray locking lever springs open ...

Page 20: ...Chapter 2 Installing Hardware 10 2 Pull the locking lever to remove the HDD tray 3 Secure the hard drive to the tray with four screws as shown Do not over tighten the screws ...

Page 21: ...hapter 2 Installing Hardware 11 4 Replace the HDD tray and push firmly in direction of arrow to connect the hard drive with the port 5 Close the locking lever and ensure that the locking latch is secure ...

Page 22: ...ng Hardware 12 Removing the Chassis Cover Refer to the following instructions to remove the chassis cover 1 Loosen the thumbscrews at the rear of the server 2 Slide the cover back and remove in the direction of the arrow ...

Page 23: ...r to the following 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 24: ...SSC 580 uses an LGA 771 socket Zero Insertion Force socket which is designed for trouble free insertion of the CPU 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 8 Align the pin 1 corners and the notches and drop the processor into the socket 9 Replace the CPU bracket and locking l...

Page 25: ...eatsinks 1 Apply thermal compound evenly on the top of the CPU 2 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU and tighten the four positioning screws CAUTION IF THE SERVER IS TO BE OPERATED WITH ONLY A SINGLE PROCESSOR BOTH HEATSINKS MUST BE INSTALLED TO INSURE PROPER COOLING 3 Insert the fan chute tabs into the slots A and rotate the fan chute into place B as shown ...

Page 26: ...y unit Note You can also install an optional backup power supply Contact your dealer for de tails Follow these instructions to replace the switching power supply 1 While holding the power supply handle push down the latch in the direction of the arrow as shown and pull out the power supply 2 Insert the new power supply by sliding the supply in as shown ...

Page 27: ...dware 17 Installing the Redundant Power Supply Follow these instructions to install the redundant power supply 1 Remove the dummy cover from the redundant power supply bay as shown 2 Insert the redundant power supply as shown ...

Page 28: ...ER PRIOR TO INSTALLING A PCI CARD FAILURE TO OBSERVE THIS WARNING COULD RESULT IN PERSONAL IN JURY OR DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT Note The top slot accommodates standard and extended PCI cards The middle slot accommodates standard PCI cards only The bottom slot accommodates PCI E cards 1 Remove system cover See Removing the Chassis Cover on page 12 2 Lift the placeholder and remove the appropriate PCI slo...

Page 29: ...Refer to the following illustrations for instructions on replacing the DVD ROM unit 1 Disconnect the DVD ROM IDE cable A and power cable B from the PCB board at the rear of the DVD ROM drive 2 Remove the two screws securing the DVD ROM assembly to the chassis A B ...

Page 30: ...sembly from the chassis 4 Remove the screws securing the DVD ROM assembly brackets 1 and DVD ROM PCB board 2 from the DVD ROM drive and slide the DVD ROM drive from the bracket 3 5 Attach the DVD ROM assembly brackets and PCB board to the new DVD ROM drive ...

Page 31: ...Replace the DVD ROM assembly into the chassis and slide the assembly in the direction of the arrow 7 Replace the screws securing the DVD ROM assembly to the chassis 8 Reconnect the DVD ROM IDE cable and power cable you removed in step 1 ...

Page 32: ...he 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 secure...

Page 33: ...els Populate DIMM slots starting with slot 0 channel 0 branch 0 DIMM A1 See the following for possible memory configurations Figure 5 DIMM Configuration Branch Channel Slot Channel 0 Slot 0 DIMM_A1 Slot 1 DIMM_A2 Branch 0 Channel 1 Slot 0 DIMM_B1 Slot 1 DIMM_B2 Channel 2 Slot 0 DIMM_C1 Slot 1 DIMM_C2 Branch 1 Channel 3 Slot 0 DIMM_D1 Slot 1 DIMM_D2 Channel 0 Channel 1 Channel 3 Channel 2 Slot 0 Br...

Page 34: ...0 BR 1 Slot 0 CH 1 BR 1 Slot 1 CH 1 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 Mirrored Mode All of slot positions in all channels must hold the same DIMM type manufacturing speed timing organization Mirrored Mode Configurat...

Page 35: ...se with CF cards Refer to the following instructions to install a CF card 1 Ensure that the CF card is face up with the label visible 2 Push the card into the slot until it is fully inserted Note If any resistance is encountered the installation method is incorrect Ensure that the CF card is aligned correctly and facing up label visible ...

Page 36: ...Hardware 26 Replacing the Chassis Cover Refer to the following illustrations for instructions on replacing the chassis cover 1 Replace cover and slide in the direction shown 2 Tighten the thumbscrew at the rear of the cover ...

Page 37: ...he Security Lock The QSSC 580 server cover features a lock to prevent unauthorized access Use the included key to lock the server as show in the following illustration This concludes the second chapter The next chapter covers the system BIOS ...

Page 38: ... Note 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 consol...

Page 39: ...ending 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 ESC 3 F4 ESC Shift os ESC 4 F5 ESC Shift ot ESC 5 F6 ESC ...

Page 40: ...the cursor to previous position available in the field Minus key F5 Scrolls backward through the values for the highlighted field Plus key F6 space Scrolls forward through the values for the highlighted field Home PgUp Moves the cursor to the field at the top of the window End PgDn Moves the cursor to the field at the bottom of the window F9 Sets the parameters for the current menu to their defaul...

Page 41: ... Screen ĖĘ Select Item Change Option 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 Processor Type displays the type of CPU installed on the mainboard Speed displays the maximum...

Page 42: ...IOS 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 ŹCPU Configuration ŹACPI Configuration ŹIDE Configuration ŹSuperIO Configuration ŹUSB Configuration ŹPCI Configuration ŹMPS Configuration ŹTrusted Computing Crystal Beach...

Page 43: ...B CPU 2 CPUID F42 Cache L1 16 KB Cache L2 1024 KB Ratio Status Locked Ratio Actual Value 14 Max CPUID Value Limit Disabled Hyper Threading Technology Enabled Intel R SpeedStep tm tech Disabled Execute Disable Bit Enabled Hardware Prefetcher Enabled Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Enabled Disabled for Windows XP ĕė Select Screen ĖĘ Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V...

Page 44: ... 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 ĕė Select Screen ĖĘ 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 45: ... device on the IDE channel using the following screen Note example is Third IDE Master BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Third IDE Master Device Hard Disk Vendor ST320410A Size 20 0GB LBA Mode Supported Block Mode 16 Sectors PIO Mode 4 Asynch DMA MultiWord DMA2 Ultra DMA Ultra DMA2 S M A R T Supported LBA Large Mode Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Auto PIO Mode Auto DMA Mode Auto S M A R T Auto 32Bit D...

Page 46: ... which determines the data transfer mode used by IDE drives PIO mode uses the CPU s registers for data transfer x Auto automatically detects optimal or default PIO mode x 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 the CPU is used for every byte of...

Page 47: ...x Auto automatically detects optimal or default PIO mode x 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 the CPU is used for every byte of transfer x Auto automatically detects optimal or default DMA mode x SWDMA0 SWDMA2 select SingleWord DMA 0 to 2 ...

Page 48: ...ect Screen ĖĘ 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 port 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 t...

Page 49: ...Select Screen ĖĘ Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen 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 Emulatio...

Page 50: ... following screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced PCI Configuration LAN controller 0 Enabled LAN controller 1 Enabled Enable or Disable onboard LANs ĕė Select Screen ĖĘ Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc ...

Page 51: ...o view the following screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced MPS Configuration MPS Revision 1 4 Select MPS Revision ĕė Select Screen ĖĘ 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 52: ...Computing TCG TPM SUPPORT No Execute TPM Command Don t change Clearing the TPM Press Enter TPM Enable Disable Status Enabled TPM Owner Status Owned Enable Disable TPM TCG TPM 1 1 1 2 support in BIOS ĕė Select Screen ĖĘ Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc ...

Page 53: ...ed AddOn ROM Display Mode Force BIOS Bootup Num Lock On PS 2 Mouse Support Auto 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 ĕė Select Screen ĖĘ Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Meg...

Page 54: ...ress DEL to enter the BIOS Setup Utility Interrupt 19 Capture Enable and disable option ROMs for INT19 Boot Device Priority Select this item and press Enter to view the following submenu items BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Settings Configuration 1st Boot Device HDD 3M ST320410A 2nd Boot Device CD DVD 3S CRD 8483 3rd Boot Device Network IBA GB Slo 4th Boot Device Network IBA GB Slo Specifies the boo...

Page 55: ... xx xx NIC2 MAC Address xx xx xx xx xx xx ŹSet AST2000 LAN Configuration ŹRemote Access Configuration Event Control Interface Event logging Enabled ECC Event Logging Enabled PCI Error Logging Disabled NMI Alert Disabled View Event Log Clear BMC System Event Log Advanced Resume Event Controls Resume On Ring Disabled Resume on AC Power Loss Last State Configure Remote Access ĕė Select Screen ĖĘ Sele...

Page 56: ...ral Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Default command value is 01 and should not be changed Set IP Address BIOS SETUP UTILITY Server IP Address Configuration Parameter Selector 03 IP Address Mode Static 1 IP Address 192 168 001 002 2 Current IP address in BMC 192 168 001 005 3 Enter IP address in decimal in the form of XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX less than ...

Page 57: ...2006 American Megatrends Inc Displays the current MAC address in BMC Set Subnet Mask Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Server Subnet Mask Configuration Parameter Selector 06 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 000 1 Current Subnet Mask in BMC 255 255 255 000 2 ĕė Select Screen ĖĘ Select Item F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc 1 Input the subnet mask fo...

Page 58: ...Configuration Parameter Selector 0C 1 GateWay address 000 000 000 000 Current GateWay in BMC 255 255 255 000 2 ĕė Select Screen ĖĘ Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc 1 Input the GateWay Address 2 Displays the GateWay address in BMC ...

Page 59: ...ss 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 ĕė Select Screen ĖĘ Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc ...

Page 60: ... 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 61: ...o 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 then press Enter to install the optimal settings The optima...

Page 62: ...g 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 2 When connecting to the AST2000 using a web browser SSL is automa...

Page 63: ...ystem Information 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 Server Board version tab to view Server Board information including manufacturer date product name P N and S N ...

Page 64: ...ce Revision Firmware Revi sion and IPMI Revision numbers 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 65: ...b to view memory model size DIMM slot status and slot location System Monitoring The System Monitoring tab enables the administrator to view data about the system including LED system fan temperature and voltage status and event logs You can also enable server LED blinking on the Locator Indicator page to identify a particular server Click the System Monitoring tab to view the following web page ...

Page 66: ...system is powered on or off x Fan Status indicates the health status of the CPU fans and SYS fans for CPUs and SYS that are in stalled x Temperature Status indicates the status for such items as the baseboard and processor temperature and thermal control x Voltage Status indicates the voltage status for components such as the baseboard processor Vcc and CPUs installed Click Update to refresh the s...

Page 67: ...k the Temperature tab to view system component temperature information Note Click the hyperlinks as the top of the screen to view associated information Voltage Click the Voltage tab to view system component temperature information Note Click the hyperlinks as the top of the screen to view associated information ...

Page 68: ...event information x Severity indicates the nature of the event unspecified information critical etc x TimeStamp indicates the time and date the event occurred x Description describes the event in more detail x Forward Backward click Forward or Backward to browse through the list of events Save Event Logs 1 Click the Save Event Logs tab to view the following screen ...

Page 69: ...e 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 Logs to clear the current log The following screen displays when the logs have been cleared ...

Page 70: ... System Indicator LED blink set the blinking interval on the ID LED Configuration The Configuration tab enables you to set Front Panel Lockout options network parameters e mail notification Platform Event Filter load and enable an SSL certificate and to set Time options Click the Configuration tab to view the following web page Front Panel Lockout 1 Click the Front Panel Lockout tab to view the fo...

Page 71: ...ask of the LAN x Gateway enter the Gateway of the LAN x DNS server enter the DNS server address of the LAN if required x Mac Address this field displays the Mac address 2 Click Submit to save the changes E mail Notification The E mail Notification tab enables you to configure e mail SMTP server sender and receiver details for system events notification Click the E mail Notification tab to display ...

Page 72: ... generate a CSR Certificate Signing Request on your server A CSR is a body of text that contains encoded information specific to your company and domain name You can generate a CSR or upload a manually created CSR The following information is required x Common Name CN the domain name for which you are requesting the SSL certificate x Organization Unit OU whichever branch of your company is orderin...

Page 73: ...tion of the saved key using the pem file extension 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 After you have generated or uploaded the CSR click Submit to save the changes Set Time The Set Time page enables the Administrator to set the time for the server 1 Click the Set Time ...

Page 74: ...privileges 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 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 pass...

Page 75: ...ect the privilege to assign to this user x Administrator x Operator x User x 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 x Disable Click to prevent the user access to the server x Change Password Click to change the user s password x Change Pr...

Page 76: ...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 screen appears 3 Click Close and then ri...

Page 77: ...he Java Remote KVM The Java Remote KVM interface has several buttons that provide different functionality x Video Quality Enables you to select the video quality low medium or high High Fewest video loss and biggest size image transmitted Normal Few video loss and big size image transmitted Low Some video loss and small size image transmitted x Hot Key Displays hot key function Refer to Hotkey Set...

Page 78: ...or shape to draw the cursor in the client KVM Note For more information on using the Java remote KVM refer to the next chapter Remote Power Control This feature enables the administrator to power on or power down the system remotely Note The IPMI connector must be connected to enable this function Click the Remote Power Control tab to view the following web page x In the Power Control frame select...

Page 79: ...r the Java Remote KVM is launched Click the Hotkey Setup tab to view the following web page x Username Displays the name of the user for this profile x Control Mode Select a view mode from the drop down list and check the boxes that you wish applied to this profile x KVM Setting Select the video quality and the encryption mode for this profile x Hot Key Setting 1 15 Select the Hot Key settings fro...

Page 80: ...ware Update tab to view the following web page 2 Browse to the location of the firmware file and click Update to update the firmware to the latest version 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 desc...

Page 81: ...C 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 x Video Mode Support both Text mode and Graphic mode x Frame Resolution Up to 1600x1200 60Hz x Frame Frequency Up...

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: ...is turned off To turn off the mouse acceleration function x In Solaris Linux use xset m 1 1 at the command line x In Windows XP and Windows 2003 Click Control Panel Mouse Pointer Options and uncheck the en hance pointer precision option x In Windows 2000 Click Control Panel Mouse Motion Acceleration None Hide Console Side Mouse You can hide or show the console side local mouse by clicking the Loca...

Page 84: ...Hot Key Simulation Since Windows or other application programs have priority in using hot keys before the remote server for exam ple Ctrl Alt Del the Java remote KVM ignores these keys and does not send them However you can assign hotkeys in the Java remote KVM application see Hotkey Setup on page 69 and these hotkeys are available on the menu bar where user can select hot keys to send to AST2000 ...

Page 85: ... From managed server power on to entering the Operating System the video output resolution changes frequently The AST2000 detects these changes and adjusts the display window automatically In addition user can adjust the display window to the size required by clicking and dragging the bottom right hand corner of the inner window Before using dynamic scaling video resolution function please make su...

Page 86: ... Encryption includes the following modes 1 No encryption 2 Keyboard and mouse encryption Uses AES method for encryption 3 Video Only encryption Uses RC4 method for encryption 4 Encryption All Encrypts the Keyboard Mouse and Video The client side can only view encryption mode however users can access the web user interface to change the encryption mode and launch again ...

Page 87: ...low these instructions to configure a storage device 1 Click Storage Mount Device The following screen appears 2 Select the storage device or ISO image from the drop down list 3 When a storage device is mounted the status bar displays an icon 4 If you select ISO Image you will be prompted to browse to the location of the ISO file ISO image format supports ISO9660 In addition ISO image emulates a D...

Page 88: ...SB DVD Emulation When DVD Emulation function is enabled the managed server finds a USB DVD drive As shown in the image below the user puts a target DVD disk into the remote console PC DVD drive While managed server access this virtual attached USB DVD AST2000 will redirect to the DVD in console PC and Java Remote KVM will access the target DVD disk instead The DVD format will support DVD R and R a...

Page 89: ...egacy Floppy behavior As disk inside LED status As No Disk inside LED status Mount Begin Light On about 1 5 min Blinking On 3 5 sec Off 2 5 sec Ready Blinking On 3 5 sec Off 2 5 sec None No Media None Blinking On 3 5 sec Off 2 5 sec Note When the virtual floppy is mounted it does not lock on the client site It is recom mended that the client does not access the client floppy file even file write r...

Page 90: ... we only support ISO9660 format Note Regarding the CD DVD ROM ISO image file we only support the data format We do not support any WAV Video and other extended formats for example compressed format If the Java Remote KVM customer selects an incorrect ISO format file No Media status is activated Click media change to select the correct ISO file Multidevice Configuration Use the procedure below to c...

Page 91: ...or the IDE CD DVDROM to support For example lilo conf boot dev had map boot map install boot boot b timeout 50 message boot 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 gru...

Page 92: ...Chapter 5 Using the Client 82 2 Reboot and verify by using the line that follows ls al dev cdrom Ensure the message displays as below lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root dev cdrom dev scd0 ...

Page 93: ...mple tools including the following x A Philips screwdriver x A flat tipped screwdriver x A set of jewelers screwdrivers x A grounding strap x 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 Before ...

Page 94: ... 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 Secure the Inner Rail 1 Place the inner rail on the server side and secure with the mounting screws 2 Align the slide rail with the inner rail and push back in place 3 Once the slide rail is positioned press the rele...

Page 95: ...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 96: ...utility version is appropriate for the new firmware version 1 Copy the BMC firmware update utility download EXE and BMC firmware image file S58Avxxx bin to a bootable 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 download f S58Avxxx BIN not case sensitive and press th...

Page 97: ... O PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Serial port NS87427 FAN System fan x3 PCI fan x 1 ROM FWH 8M bit ACPI ACPI compliance S0 S1 S4 S5 support Board Management Control BMC Hardware monitor Main Logic Board Sensors System voltage detection System Temperature Detection Adaptive FAN Speed Control FAN Speed De tection CPU Temperature Detection CPU VID code BMC AST 2000 Form factor 2U system Full size ATX 12 inch x ...