User manual ASUS ASMB3-SOL PLUS

[. . . ] ASMB3-SOL PLUS Server Management Board E3890 Second Edition V2 May 2008 Copyright © 2008 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. 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. IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE OR DATA, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE), EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. [. . . ] Time out action [No action] Allows you to specify what action to take if the OS fails to boot. Configuration options: [No Action] [Reset] [Power Off] [Power Cycle] Date Format to show [MM DD YYYY] Allows you to choose the date format to be displayed. Configuration options: [MM DD YYYY] [DD MM YYYY] [YYYY DD MM] ASUS ASMB3-SOL PLUS 2-15 Date Separator [/] Allows you to choose which character to use in date entries. Configuration options: [. ] [/] Scroll down to display more items. Main Advanced Server IPMI System Event Log System Event Log (list mode) DHCP IP Address [Disabled] [192. 168. 000. 161] PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help Display the System Event Log. F1 Help ESC: Exit Select Item Select Menu -/+ Enter Change Values Select Sub-menu F9 F10 Setup Defaults Save and Exit To configure your subnet mask and gateway address, refer to page 2-19 for more information on using ASMC2 utility. System Event Log Press <Enter> to open the System Event Log, which allows you to view log entries. Use the arrow keys to browse entry numbers. Main Advanced Server PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Boot Exit System Event Log SEL Entry Number = SEL Record ID = SEL Record Type = Timestamp = Generator Id = SEL Message Rev = Sensor Type = Sensor Number = SEL Event Type = Event Description = SEL Event Data = 1 0001 02-System Event Record 04/17/2006 16:10:44 20 00 04 01 - Temperature 32 - CPU2temperature1 01 - Threshold Upper Non-critical Going High, Assertion 57 80 50 F1 Help ESC: Exit Select Item Select Menu -/+ Enter Change Values Select Sub-menu F9 F10 Setup Defaults Save and Exit 2-16 Chapter 2: Installation System Event Log (list mode) Press <Enter> to open the System Event Log in list mode. Main Advanced Server PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Boot Exit System Event Log (list mode) Event ID Sensor Name Sensor Type Date/Time Stamp -----------------------------------------------------------------------------001 CPU2temperature1 Temp 04/17/2006 16:10:44 Upper Non-critical Going High, Assertion 002 CPU2temperature1 Temp 04/17/2006 16:10:44 Upper Critical Going High, Assertion 003 CPU2temperature2 Temp 04/17/2006 16:10:44 Upper Non-critical Going High, Assertion 004 CPU2temperature2 Temp 04/17/2006 16:10:44 Upper Critical Going High, Assertion 005 DIMM_01 AMB temp Temp 04/17/2006 16:10:44 Lower Non-critical Going Low, Assertion 006 DIMM_01 AMB temp Temp 04/17/2006 16:10:45 Upper Critical Going Low, Assertion F1 Help ESC: Exit Select Item Select Menu -/+ Enter Change Values Select Sub-menu F9 F10 Setup Defaults Save and Exit Choose an event ID, then press <Enter> to view the details. Main [0001 Advanced Server PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Boot Exit Temp 04/17/2006 16:10:44 ] CPU2temperature1 SEL Entry Number = SEL Record ID = SEL Record Type = Timestamp = Generator Id = SEL Message Rev = Sensor Type = Sensor Number = SEL Event Type = Event Description = SEL Event Data = 1 0001 02-System Event Record 04/17/2006 16:10:44 20 00 04 01 - Temperature 32 - CPU2temperature1 01 - Threshold Upper Non-critical Going High, Assertion 57 80 50 F1 Help ESC: Exit Select Item Select Menu -/+ Enter Change Values Select Sub-menu F9 F10 Setup Defaults Save and Exit DHCP Allows you to enable or disable DHCP. · · If you set DHCP to [Disabled], then it will turn into static mode. Setting DHCP to [Enabled] allows you to get the IP assigned by DHCP server. The response time might take around one minute depending on the DHCP server and network traffic status. For taking effect of the changes, press <F10> to save the changes and exit the BIOS setup program. · IP Address Allows you to provide information to set the BMC IP address. ASUS ASMB3-SOL PLUS 2-17 2. 5 Running the ASMC2 utility The ASUS Server Management Card 2. 0 (ASMC2) Utility allows you to know the MAC address of the server motherboard and to set the IP address. This utility is available from the support CD that came with the package. Press <Enter> on FreeDOS command prompt when the screen prompts you to select from available boot options. When the A:> prompt appears, type X: (where X is the drive letter of the optical drive). Restart the remote server, then place the support CD to the optical drive. When the X:> prompt appears, type cd\asmb3\SOL_PLUS\model\KFN4DRE(model name)\IDE(model type)*, then press <Enter>. At the prompt, type asmc2 ?, then press <Enter> to display the ASMC2 Utility Help Menu. The screen appears as shown. Refer to the table on the next page for a description of the help menu options. * The path varies based on the motherboard model you purchase. Locate the asmc2. exe file under the correct folder. 2-18 Chapter 2: Installation ASMC2 Help Menu options Options -flash -load filename -sdr -save filename -sdr -load filename Description Update the ASMB3-SOL PLUS firmware Save the SDR data to file Update the SDR data from file Send IPMI command Set the IP source Write the BMC IP address Write the PET destination IP and MAC addresses Change the administration name Change the user name Change the administration password Change the user password Initialize ASMB3-SOL PLUS Set the communication Baud rate Displays the BMC and PET IP and MAC addresses Displays the system FRU information Update system FRU data from file Save system FRU data to file Write the subnet mask Write the gateway address -bmc_ip_source source[1: Static, 2: DHCP] -bmc_ip [ip_addr] (e. g. , bmc_ip 10. 10. 10. 20) --pet_ip_mac [ip_addr] [mac_addr] (e. g. , pet_ip_mac 10. 10. 10. 20 010203040506) -adm_name new_name_string -user_name new_name_string -adm_password new_adm_password -user_password new_user_password -init_asmb -sol_baud [baud rate] (e. g. , sol_baud 57600) -bmc_info -fru -view fru_id -fru -load fru_file -fru -save fru_id fru_file *-bmc_mask subnet mask *-bmc_gateway gateway address -kcs[smic/bt/pci_smic] NetFn command data. . . . The options marked with * may not be available for all ASMC2 utility versions. If your bundled utility does not include these options, refer to the section below to manually configure the items. ASUS ASMB3-SOL PLUS 2-19 2. 5. 1 Configuring the LAN controller Before you can establish connection to the ASMB3-SOL PLUS board, you must configure the LAN port for server management used by the remote server to connect to the local/central server. To configure the LAN port of the remote server: 1. On the prompt, type asmc2 -init_asmb, then press <Enter>. The screen displays the auto-detected information including the system/motherboard name, and the IPMI2. 0 interface. The screen also shows the status of the ASMB3-SOL PLUS. c:\dos>asmc2 -init_asmb Detect System Detect Motherboard Detect KCS Interface Initial BMC O. K. -> DSBF-D/SAS -> (DSBF-D/SAS) 2. 5. Shut down the remote server, then disconnect the power plug from the electrical socket to initialize the ASMB3-SOL PLUS. [. . . ] The second last (first) remainder is E (14 decimal). Write down the last (second) remainder in the most significant digit, and the second last (first) remainder in the least (less) significant digit. The hexadecimal expression of 254 is FE. A-4 Appendix: Reference information A. 4 Troubleshooting This troubleshooting guide provides answers to some common problems that you may encounter while installing and/or using ASUS ASMB3-SOL PLUS. These problems require simple troubleshooting that you can perform by yourself. [. . . ]