Lenovo 104614U User manual

ThinkServerRD230andRD240

RemoteManagementUserGuide

ThinkServerRD230andRD240

RemoteManagementUserGuide

Note:

Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•TheImportantNoticesthatcamewithyourproduct

•TheSafetyInformationandtheWarrantyandSupportInformationontheThinkServerDocumentationDVD

thatcamewithyourproduct

SecondEdition(September2010)

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Contents

Chapter1.Introduction.........1

Terminology.................1

Safetyinformation..............1

Chapter2.Overviewofthe

ThinkServerRemoteManagement

Module.................3

FeaturesofThinkServerRemoteManagement

Module..................3

Chapter3.Conguringthe

ThinkServerRemoteManagement

Module.................5

Chapter4.ThinkServerRemote

Managementquickstart........7

Prestart..................7

Navigation.................8

Onlinehelp................10

LogoutThinkServerRemoteManagement

Module.................10

Chapter5.Remoteconsole(KVM)

operation...............11

Startredirectionconsole...........11

Mainwindow...............11

Menubaroftheremoteconsole........11

Videomenuoftheremoteconsole.....12

Keyboardmenuoftheremoteconsole...12

Mousemenuoftheremoteconsole....12

Optionmenuoftheremoteconsole....12

Devicemenuoftheremoteconsole....12

Statusbaroftheremoteconsole.......13

Chapter6.ThinkServerRemote

ManagementModuleWebconsole

options................15

Systeminformation.............15

ViewSystemInformation.........15

ServerHealth...............15

ViewSensorReadings..........15

ViewEventLog.............16

Congurationofsettings...........16

Alerts................16

CongurationofMouseModeSetting....17

CongurationofNetworkSettings.....17

MakeSMTPSetting...........18

Usermanagement...........18

BMCsensorsettings..........18

Date/TimeandNTPServerSetting.....18

CongureSSLUpload..........18

RemoteControl..............18

ConsoleRedirection...........19

ServerPowerControl..........19

OtherControl.............19

Maintenance...............19

GroupControl...............20

Languages................20

AppendixA.FAQ...........21

AppendixB.Notices.........23

Trademarks................24

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Chapter1.Introduction

ThankyoufororderingandusingtheThinkServer®RemoteManagementModule,hereinafterreferredto

astheRemoteManagementModule.

TheUserGuidedescribeshowtousetheRemoteManagementModule,theoverviewofthemodulefeatures

andhowtosetupandoperatethemodule.

TheUserGuideisforsystemadministratorsresponsibleforinstallation,troubleshooting,upgradeand

maintenanceoftheRemoteManagementModule.Asasystemadministrator,onceyouarefamiliarwith

theGuideyoucanuseRemoteManagementModuletoaccessremotelyfromanylocationtorespondfor

emergency.

Terminology

Thefollowingtableliststhetermsusedinthisdocumentanditscorrespondingdescriptions.

AbbreviationDenition

BMCSystemBoardManagementController

DHCPDynamicHostCongurationProtocol

IPMIIntelligentPlatformManagementInterface

KVMKeyboard,videoandmouse

MACMediaAccessController

TCP/IPTransferControlProtocol/InternetProtocol

Safetyinformation

WithreferencetoeithertheGuideorotherdocuments,youshouldalwayspayparticularattentiontosafety

informationbeforeoperatingtheThinkServer.Toensurefullcompliancewiththeexistingcerticationand

licensing,youmustfollowtheinstallationinstructionsintheGuide.

Warning:

•Poweron/off:ThepowerbuttoncannotcutoffsystempowerorRemoteManagementModulepower.

TocutoffthepowerofRemoteManagementModule,youmustdisconnecttheACpowercordfromthe

poweroutlet.Whenopeningthechassistoinstallorremovetheparts,youshouldmakesuretheAC

powercordhasbeendisconnected.

•Dangeroussituations,equipmentandcables:Power,telephonesandsignalcablesmayhavethe

dangerofelectricshock.Beforeopeningthedevice,shutdowntheserver,disconnectedthepowercord,

thecommunicationsystem,networkandmodemconnectedtotheserver.Otherwise,itmayresultin

personalinjuryorequipmentdamage.

•ElectrostaticDischarge(ESD)andESDprotection:ElectrostaticDischarge(ESD)candamagedisk

drivers,systemboardandothercomponents.Werecommendthatyoucompleteallthestepsinthis

SectiononlyintheESDprotectiveworkstations.IfESDworkstationisunavailable,wearanti-staticwrist

strapwhileholdingpartsandconnectthewriststraptothegroundwire(thatis,anyunpaintedmetal

surface)oftheserverchassistoprovideESDprotection.

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•ESDandholdingsystemboards:Becarefulwhenholdingthesystemboard.Theyareextremely

sensitivetoESD.Onlytouchtheedgewhenholdingthesystemboard.Laythesystemboardwith

componentssidefacingupwardsaftertakingthesystemboardoutoftheprotectionbagorthesever.

Usetheconductivefoampad(ifany)ratherthanthesystemboardpackage.Donotslidethesystem

boardonanysurface.

•Installingorremovingjumper:Jumperisasmallplasticconductorbetweentwojumperpins.Some

jumpershaveasmallwingonthetopforyoutousengertipsorneneedleforcepstoclipit.Ifthe

jumperhasnosuchwing,becarefulwheninstallingorremovingitwithneedleforceps,andclipthe

jumper'snarrowfaceinsteadofthewideone.Clippingthewidefacewilldamagethecontactsinside

thejumper,whichwillleadtointermittentfaultstosomefunctionscontrolledbythejumper.Clipthe

jumpercarefullywithpliersorothertoolsanddonotsqueezewhenremovingit.Otherwise,pinsonthe

systemboardmaybebentorbroken.

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Chapter2.OverviewoftheThinkServerRemoteManagement

Module

ThissectionbrieydescribesthefeaturesoftheRemoteManagementModule.

TheRemoteManagementModulerunsontheserversystemasanintegratedsolutionandintegrates

theembeddedoperatingsystem.Independentoftheserveroperatingsystem,theembeddedoperating

systemcanprovideawholesetofcomplete,stableandeffectivesolutionfortheserver.Asasystem

administrator,youcanrespondanytimeandanywheretoemergencyfailureandtakeremotecontrolon

theserverthroughthenetwork.

FeaturesofThinkServerRemoteManagementModule

ThinkServerRemoteManagementModuleiseasilyaccessiblebyremoteKVMandcontrollableviaLAN

orInternet.Itwilldigitizeandcompressthecollectedvideosignal,keyboard,mousesignalsandthen

sendtotheremoteconsole.Embeddedwithremoteaccessandrelatedcontrolsoftware,themodule

alsoallowsintegratedremotepowermanagementviaIPMI.KeyfeaturesoftheRemoteManagement

Moduleareasfollows:

•EmbeddedWebUI-remotepoweron/off,systemhealth,systeminformation,alertnoticationand

eventlog

•USB2.0mediaredirection-bootfromremotemedia

•Security-opensourceSSL

•CompatiblewithIPMIV2.0

•KVM-allowremoteviewingandconguringinthePOSTandBIOSsetuputility

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