User manual ASUS ASMB-LE

[. . . ] ASMB-LE Server Management Board E1743 First edition V1 November 2004 Copyright © 2004 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. [. . . ] Write the remote server IP address in a piece of paper for reference. A:\>asmc -bmc_ip 169. 254. 137. 105 Detect MotherBoard -> (PSCH-LR) Detect KCS Interface New BMC IP : 169. 254. 137. 105 A:\> When finished, the utility returns to the DOS prompt. Make sure that the assigned IP address for both remote and local/central servers are in the same subnet. You can use the network settings utility in your OS to check. 6. Type a s m c - b m c _ m a c on the prompt, then press <Enter>. The screen displays the physical address (MAC) of the remote server. Write the MAC address in a piece of paper for reference. A:\>asmc -bmc_mac Detect MotherBoard -> (PSCH-LR) Detect KCS Interface Bus Dev Fun Vendor-Device MAC ======== ====== ======= ====== ============== =================== PSCH-LR 01 01 00 8086 - 1075 00-11-2F-0F-A2-21 New BMC MAC: 00 11 2F 0F A2 21 A:\> 7. Type a s m c - b m c _ i n f o on the prompt, then press <Enter> to display the IP and MAC addresses of the BMC and PET. A:\>asmc -bmc_mac Detect MotherBoard -> (PSCH-LR) Detect KCS Interface BMC IP : 169. 254. 137. 105 BMC MAC: 00 11 2F 0F A2 21 PET IP : 169. 254. 137. 106 PET MAC: 00 E0 18 9B BB 44 A:\> 8. 9. Restart the remote server, enter the BIOS setup, then boot from the hard disk drive. Adjust the local/central server network settings, if necessary. ASUS Server Management Board (ASMB-LE) 2-7 2. 3. 3 Updating the ASMC-LE firmware You can use the ASUS System Web-based Management (ASWM) application to update the ASMC-LE firmware. Download the latest ASMB-LE firmware from the ASUS website (www. asus. com), then save the firmware file to the server. If ASWM is not yet installed on your server system, use the support CD to install the application. Click the Configuration link, then select IPMI Flash from the menu. 3 4 5 4. 5. Click B r o w s e to locate the latest firmware you downloaded earlier. When selected, the firmware path and filename appears in the F i r m w a r e I m a g e N a m e field. Click A p p l y to update the ASMC-LE firmware. 2-8 Chapter 2: Installation 2. 4 Software installation You can monitor, control, or manage the remote server from the local/central server using the ASUS Remote Console (ARC). The ARC is a web-based application available from the support CD that came with the ASMB-LE package. You must install the ARC on the local/central server to access the remote server. 2. 4. 1 1. Installing the ARC To install the ARC to the local/central server: Place the support CD to the optical drive. The CD automatically displays the D r i v e r s menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer. If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support CD to locate the file ASSETUP. EXE from the BIN folder. Double-click the ASSETUP. EXE to run the CD. 2. Click the M a n a g e m e n t S o f t w a r e tab, then click the item I n s t a l l y. ASUS IPMI Remote Console utility ASUS Server Management Board (ASMB-LE) 2-9 3. Follow the installation wizard instructions to install the utility. 2. 4. 2 Launching ARC To launch the ARC utility: Click S t a r t > A l l P r o g r a m s > A S U S R e m o t e C o n s o l e > A S U S R e m o t e C o n s o l e from the Windows® desktop. or Double-click the ASUS Remote Console icon on the Windows® desktop. 2-10 Chapter 2: Installation This chapter tells you how to use the software applications that the server management board supports. Software support 3 3. 1 ASUS Remote Console (ARC) The ASUS Remote Console (ARC) is a web-based utility that allows you to monitor the remote host's hardware information including temperatures, fan rotations, voltages, and power. This application also lets you instantly power on/off or reset the remote server. Menu bar Tool bar Navigation window Detail/SEL window Event window Status bar The ARC window is made up of six sections: M e n u bar, T o o l bar, Navigation window, Detail/SEL window, Event window, and Status bar. 3. 1. 1 ARC sections Menu bar The Menu bar contains all the commands for the ARC application. Click on a menu to display a list of available commands. Menu Server View Control Edit Help Available commands add, delete, connect, disconnect server or change the server settings show or hide the tool bar, status bar, navigation, and PET windows turn on/off or reset the remote server delete the System Event Log (SEL) or PET log view information about the ARC application Tool bar The Tool bar contains buttons corresponding to the most commonly used commands. The Tool bar offers faster access and execution of these commands. Move the mouse pointer over a button to display its function. 3-2 Chapter 3: Software support Navigation window The Navigation window displays the directory of connected and disconnected remote server(s). For multiple monitoring, this window allows you to navigate through the remote servers. [. . . ] Select H o s t I n t e r f a c e from the S e t command option, then press <Enter>. The screen displays the host interfaces supported by the server management board. Use the down arrow button to select a host interface, then press <Enter>. 2. You can select from the following interfaces: KCS Interface SMIC Interface BF Interface PCI Interface 3. Keyboard Controller Style Server Management Interface Chip Block Transfer Peripheral Component Interconnect When finished, press <Esc> to return to the main screen. To set the BMC Timer: 1. [. . . ]