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or loss of data if instructions are not followed. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. © 2013 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Trademarks used in this text: Dell™, the DELL logo, and PowerEdge™ are trademarks of Dell Inc. Microsoft® and Windows - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 5
Contents Introduction 5 Supported Platform 5 BMC Key Features and Functions 5 Using the Web UI 5 Logging in to the Web User Interface 6 System Features 8 System Information 8 Component Information 9 Server Identify - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 6
DNS 25 Mouse Mode 29 Network 30 SNMP 33 SMTP 34 Users 37 PEF 41 SSL 51 Web Session 58 Remote Control 59 Console Redirection 59 Server Power Control 70 Maintenance Group 71 Firmware Update 71 4 - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 7
for web-based graphical user interface (GUI), keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM), and virtual media. Supported Platform PowerEdge C5230 BMC Key Features and Functions The following lists the supported features of the BMC: • Support for IPMI v1.5 and v2.0 • Out-of-band monitoring and control for server - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 8
Web-based GUI is supported on the following browsers: Microsoft Windows: • Internet Explorer 6, 7 or later • Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or later • Chrome 3.0 or later NOTE: Before using the web user interface, ensure - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 9
NOTE: The default username and password are in lowercase characters. It is advised to change the root password once you have logged in. Click the Help button on the top right corner for assistance. Click Logout to exit. Table 1-2. Main Page Menu Item Description System Information Displays the - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 10
System Features System Information The System Information page enables you to view the BMC firmware version, BIOS version, and Chassis version. Click System Information to view the Remote Management Controller. Table 1-3. BMC Summary BMC Information Firmware Revision Firmware Build Time BIOS - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 11
Component Information The Number of CPU Socket field and the Number of Memory Slot field display the total number of motherboard supported. CPU Information Including CPU ID, Status, Socket, Manufacturer, Model, and Frequency. Memory Information Including Memory ID, Status, Socket, Module Size, Model - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 12
Server Identify The Server Identify page displays the indicator LED status. You can select a Server Identify Operation to control the indicator LED functions. Table 1-4. Server Identify Item Description Current Server Identify Displays the current server identify status is on or off. Server - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 13
special mode that allows firmware update. You can now follow the instructions presented below to successfully update the card's firmware. The device update. 3 BMC will not check if the Firmware image belongs to C5230 platform when selecting Force Update. 4 Click the Upload Firmware button. 5 BMC - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 14
6 Click Start Upgrade. The update might take several minutes. When the update is completed, a dialog box appears. 7 Click OK to close the session and automatically log out. 8 After the BMC resets, click Log In to log in to the BMC again. 12 - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 15
Front Panel User Interface The BMC provides control panel interface functionality including indicators (fault, status, and ID LEDs) and buttons (power/ID). Power Button The power button turns the device on and off. LEDs BMC Heartbeat LED The green LED provides an easy way to indicate that BMC is - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 16
Table 1-5. LED Status LED ID LED Heartbeat LED Color Status Occurrence Note Blue Off Normal status (by IPMI Chassis Identify command or System ID Button) Turn off the ID LED. 1. ipmitool raw 0x00 0x04 0x00 2. ipmitool raw 0x00 0x04 0x00 0x00 Solid On Identify the system Turn on the ID LED. - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 17
Index 4 5 Sensor Name Temp_CPU Temp_ Ambient Temp_DIMM Rear Temp Voltage Sensors 6 SLED 12V 7 Fan Sensors 8 BMC Watchdog 9 Processor 10 BMC SEL 11 Processor Hot 12 System Event 13 Critical IRQ 14 PSU 1 Status PSU 2 Status 15 PSU Redundancy Event Triggers • Upper Critical Going - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 18
System Information In MegaRAC GUI, the System Information page gives the overall information about the status of a device. To open the System Information page, click System Information from the main menu. A sample screenshot of the System Information page is shown below. A brief description of the - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 19
Network Information The Network Information of the device with the following fields is shown here. To edit the network Information, click Edit. Table 1-8. Network Information Description Item MAC Address V4 Network Mode IPv4 Address V6 Network Mode IPv6 Address: Description Read only field - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 20
Event Logs A graphical representation of all events incurred by various sensors and occupied/available space in logs can be viewed. If you click on the color-coded rectangle in the Legend for the chart, you can view a list of those specific events only. FRU Information In MegaRAC GUI, the FRU - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 21
information. The Number of CPU Socket field and the Number of Memory Slot field display the total number of the motherboard supported. Table 1-11. Component Information Item CPU Information Memory Information Description Include CPU ID, Status, Socket, Manufacturer, Model and Frequency. Include - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 22
Server Identify The Server Identify page displays the indicator LED status. You can select a Server Identify Operation to control the indicator LED. Table 1-12. Server Identify Item Current Server Identify Status Server Identify Operation Server Identify Timeout Perform Action Description Displays - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 23
Server Health Group The Server Health Group consists of two items. 1 Sensor Readings 2 Event Log The A screenshot displaying the menu items under Server Health is shown below. Sensor Readings In MegaRAC GUI, the Sensor readings Page displays all the sensor related information. To open the Sensor - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 24
Sensor Type (dropdown menu) This drop down menu allows you to select the type of sensor. The List of sensors with the Sensor Name, Status and Current Reading will be displayed in the list. If you select All Sensors, all the available sensor details will appear else you can choose the sensor type - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 25
Live Widget For the selected sensor, you can click ON or OFF to turn the widget paper or disappear. This widget gives a dynamic representation of the readings for the sensor. Given below is a sample screenshot when the widget is on. NOTE: Widgets are little gadgets, which provide real time - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 26
To open the Event Log page, click Server Health > Event Log from the top menu. A sample screenshot of Event Log page is shown below. The Event Log page consists of the following Fields. Table 1-13. Even Log Item Event log Category Filter Type Clear All Event Logs Description The category could be - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 27
detailed description of the Configuration menu is given ahead. DNS The Domain Name System (DNS) is a distributed hierarchical naming system for computers, services, or any resource connected to the Internet or a private network. It associates the information with domain names assigned to each of the - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 28
the BMC either through Direct Dynamic DNS or through DHCP Client FQDN. Domain Name Configuration Domain Settings It lists the option for domain interface as Manual, v4 or v6 for multiLAN channels. NOTE: If you choose DHCP, then select v4 or v6 for DHCP servers. 26 - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 29
the domain name of the device. If the Domain setting is chosen as Manual, then specify the domain name of the device. If you chose Automatic, Settings It lists the option for v4 DNS settings for the device, Manual and available LAN interfaces. Preferred DNS Server The DNS (Domain Name System - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 30
, you need to enter the Host Name. 2 Enter the Host Name in the given field if you have chosen Manual Configuration. 3 Under Register BMC, • Check the option Register BMC to register with this DNS settings. • Choose the option Direct Dynamic DNS to register with direct - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 31
Mouse Mode In MegaRAC GUI, Redirection Console handles mouse emulation from local window to remote screen in either of two methods. User has to be an Administrator to configure this option. To open Mouse Mode page, click Configuration > Mouse Mode from the main menu. A sample screenshot of Mouse - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 32
Procedure: 1 Choose either of the following as your requirement: • Set mode to Absolute • Set mode to Relative radio 2 Click Save button to save the changes made. 3 Click Reset to reset the modified changes. Network In MegaRAC GUI, the Network Settings Page is used to configure the network settings - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 33
. NOTE: Value ranges from 0 to 128. Specify v6 default gateway for the IPv6 settings. It lists the VLAN configuration settings. To enable/disable the VLAN support for selected interface. The Identification for VLAN configuration. • Value ranges from 2 to 4094 (0, 1 for AMI and 4095 reserved). 31 - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 34
Table 1-16. Network Settings Item VLAN Priority Save Reset Description The priority for VLAN configuration. • Value ranges from 1 to 7. • 7 is the highest priority for VLAN. To save the entries. To Reset the modified changes. Procedure: 1 Select the LAN Interface from the drop down list. 2 Check - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 35
1-17. SNMP Settings Item Enable SNMPv1/v2 Read-Only Community String Read-Write Community String Save Reset Description To enalbe or disable SNMP service. Community string which allows read only. Community string which allows read and write access. To save the new SNMP configuration. To reset the - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 36
SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is an Internet standard for electronic mail (e-mail) transmission across Internet Protocol (IP) networks. Using MegaRAC GUI, you can configure the SMTP settings of the device. To open SMTP Settings page, click Configuration > SMTP from the main menu. A - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 37
Address format and IPv6 Address format. To enable/disable SMTP Authentication. NOTE: SMTP Server Authentication Types supported are: • CRAM-MD5 • LOGIN • PLAIN If the SMTP server does not support any one of the above authentication types, the user will get an error message stating, "Authentication - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 38
Table 1-18. SMTP Settings Item Password Secondary SMTP Server Save Reset Description The password for the SMTP User Account. NOTE: • Password must be at least 4 characters long. • White space is not allowed. • This field will not allow more than 64 characters. It lists the Secondary SMTP Server - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 39
Users In MegaRAC GUI, the User Management page allows you to view the current list of user slots for the server. You can add a new user and modify or delete the existing users. To open User Management page, click Configuration > Users from the main menu. A sample screenshot of User Management Page - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 40
Procedure: NOTE: The Free slots are denoted by "~" in all columns for the slot. Add a new user: 1 To add a new user, select a free slot and click Add User. This opens the Add User screen as shown in the screenshot below. 2 Enter the name of the user in the User Name field. NOTE: • User Name is a - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 41
5 In the Network Privilege field, enter the network privilege assigned to the user which could be Administrator, Operator, User or No Access. Please refer to table below for detailed information. Table 1-20. User Privilege Association between IPMI and Web GUI Web GUI Privilege List login BMC from - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 42
10 In the Email ID field, enter the email ID of the user. If the user forgets the password, the new password will be mailed to the configured email address. NOTE: SMTP Server must be configured to send emails. Email Format: Two types of formats are available: AMI-Format: The subject of this mail - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 43
Delete User. NOTE: There is a list of reserved users which cannot be added / modified as BMC users. Please Refer "MEGARAC SP-X Platform Porting Guide" section "Changing the Configurations in PMC File-> User Configurations in PMC File" for the list of reserved users. PEF Platform Event Filtering (PEF - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 44
Event Filter Tab A PEF implementation is recommended to provide at least 16 entries in the event filter table. A subset of these entries should be pre-configured for common system failure events, such as over-temperature, power system failure, fan failure events, etc. Remaining entries can be made - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 45
Procedure: 1 Click the Event Filter Tab to configure the event filters in the available slots 2 To Add an Event Filter entry, select a free slot and click Add to open the Add event Filter entry Page. A sample screenshot of Add Event Filter Page is in seen the screenshot below. 3 In the Event Filter - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 46
4 In the Filter Action configuration section, • Event Filter Action is a mandatory field and checked by default, which enable PEF Alert action (read-only). • Select any one of the Power action either Power down, Power reset or Power cycle from the drop down list • Choose any one of the configured - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 47
Alert Policy Tab This page is used to configure the Alert Policy and LAN destination. You can add, delete or modify an entry in this page. The fields of PEF Management - Alert Policy Tab are explained below. Table 1-22. PEF Management - Alert Policy Item Policy Entry # Policy Number Policy - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 48
Table 1-22. PEF Management - Alert Policy Item Policy Set Channel Number Destination Selector Add Modify Cancel Description To choose any one of the Policy set values from the list. • 0 - Always send alert to this destination. • 1 - If alert to previous destination was successful, do not send - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 49
Procedure: 1 In the Alert Policy Tab, select the slot for which you have to configure the Alert policy. That is, In the Event Filter Entry Page, if you have chosen Alert Policy number as 4, you have to configure the 4th slot (the slot with Policy Number 4) in the Alert Policy Tab. 2 Select the slot - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 50
14 In the Modify Alert Policy Entry Page, make the necessary changes and click Modify. 15 In the Alert Policy list, to delete a configuration, select the slot and click Delete. PEF Management LAN Destination Page This page is used to configure the Event filter, Alert Policy and LAN destination. A - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 51
Add Cancel If Destination type is SNMP Trap, then enter the IP address of the system that will receive the alert. Destination address will support the following: • IPv4 address format. • IPv6 address format. If Destination type is Email Alert, then give the email address that will receive the email - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 52
5 In the Destination Address field, enter the destination address. NOTE: If Destination type is Email Alert, then give the email address that will receive the email. 6 Select the User Name from the list of users. 7 In the Subject field, enter the subject. 8 In the Message field, enter the message. 9 - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 53
SSL The Secure Socket Layer protocol was created by Netscape to ensure secure transactions between web servers and browsers. The protocol uses a third party, a Certificate Authority (CA), to identify one end or both end of the transactions. Using MegaRAC GUI, configure SSL certificate into the BMC. - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 54
-only). Privacy key file should be of pem type. To upload the SSL certificate and privacy key into the BMC. NOTE: Upon successful upload, HTTPs service will get restarted to use the newly uploaded SSL certificate. 52 - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 55
The fields of SSL Certificate Configuration - Generate SSL tab are explained below. Table 1-25. SSL Certificate Configuration - Generate SSL Common Name(CN) Organization(O) Organization Unit(OU) City or Locality(L) Common name for which certificate is to be generated. • Maximum length of 64 - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 56
of the certificate. • Value ranges from 1 to 3650 days. The key length bit value of the certificate. To generate the new SSL certificate. NOTE: HTTPs service will get restarted, to use the newly generated SSL certificate. 54 - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 57
The fields of SSL Certificate Configuration - View SSL tab are explained below. Table 1-26. SSL Certificate Configuration - View SSL Basic Information This section displays the basic information about the uploaded SSL certificate. It displays the following fields. • Version • Serial Number • - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 58
Table 1-26. SSL Certificate Configuration - View SSL Issued From Validity Information Issued To This section describes the following Certificate Issuer information. • Common Name(CN) • Organization(O) • Organization Unit(OU) • City or Locality(L) • State or Province(ST) • Country(C) • Email - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 59
. View SSL: Click View SSL tab to view the SSL certificate in user readable format. NOTE: • Once you Upload/Generate the certificates, only HTTPs service will get restarted. • You can now access your Generic MegaRAC® SP securely using the following format in your IP Address field from your Internet - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 60
Web Session Web Session page, where you can configure the web session timeout seconds on this page. A screenshot is shown below. Table 1-27. Web Session Web session time out setting • Never Time Out • Setting Time Out Seconds NOTE: The time out seconds must be between 60 and 1920. Save To save - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 61
Remote Control The Remote Control consists of the following menu items. • Console Redirection • Server Power Control A sample screenshot of the Remote Control menu is given below. A detailed description of the menu items are given ahead. Console Redirection This page allows you to launch console - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 62
Many of the available menu options are also available with keystroke combinations. The following is a list of basic key combinations that may associate with the menu options available in a particular version of generic SPX firmware. In the Console redirection Window, you can see the Remote Host - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 63
Video Click Video tab, a drop-down menu items are displayed and each menu items are explained below. Table 1-29. Video Description Item Pause Redirection Resume Redirection Refresh Video Compression Mode DCT Quantization Table Host Video Output Description This menu item can be used to halt - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 64
Table 1-29. Video Description Item Full Screen Exit Description This menu item can be used to view the Console Redirection in Full Screen mode. NOTE: Set your client system?s screen resolution to 1024 x 768 so that you can view the server in true full screen. This menu item can be used to exit and - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 65
Table 1-30. Keyboard Description Item Left Windows Key Right Windows Key Alt+Ctrl+Del Context Menu Description This menu item can be used to act as the left-side key when it is in Console Redirection. You can also decide on how to press the key. • Hold Down • Press and Release This menu item - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 66
Mouse Click Mouse tab, a drop-down menu items are displayed and each menu items are explained below. Table 1-31. Mouse Description Item Show Cursor Lock Single Cursor Mouse Calibration Description This menu item can be used to show or hide the local mouse cursor on the remote client system. Only - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 67
Options Click Options tab, a drop-down menu items are displayed and each menu items are explained below. Table 1-32. Options Description Item Description Bandwidth The Bandwidth Usage option allows you to adjust the bandwidth. You can select one of the following: • Auto Detect • 256 Kbps • - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 68
Media To add or modify a media, select and click 'Virtual Media Wizard' button, a "Virtual Media" window is displayed, where you can configure the media. Table 1-33. Media Description Item Floppy Key Media CD/DVE Media Hard disc/USB Key Media Description This menu item can be used to start or - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 69
Keyboard Layout Click Keyboard Layout tab, a drop-down menu items are displayed and each menu items are explained below. Table 1-34. Keyboard Layout Description Item Auto Detect SoftKeyboard Description Auto detect keyboard layout It allows selecting the keyboard layout. 67 - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 70
Video Record Click VideRecord tab, a drop-down menu items are displayed and each menu items are explained below. Table 1-35. Video Record Description Item Start Record Stop Record Settings Description This option is to start recording the screen. This option is used to stop the recording. To set - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 71
Help Click Help tab, a drop-down menu item is displayed and is explained below. Table 1-36. Help Description Item About JViewer Description Displays the copyright and version information. 69 - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 72
Server Power Control This page allows you to view and control the power of your server. To open Power Control and Status page, click Remote Control > Server Power Control from the main menu. A sample screenshot of Power Control and Status page is shown in the screenshot below. The various options - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 73
it, if you wish to preserve configured settings through the upgrade. WARNING: Please note that after entering update mode widgets, other web pages and services will not work. All open widgets will be closed automatically. If upgrade process is cancelled in the middle of the wizard, the device will - Dell PowerEdge C5230 | Using the Baseboard Management Controller - Page 74
for firmware upgrade. 3 Uploading firmware image. 4 Verifying firmware image. 5 Flashing firmware image. 6 Resetting Device. NOTE: You can now follow the instructions presented in the subsequent pages to successfully update the card?s firmware. The device will reset if update is canceled. The device
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