Lenovo ThinkServer TD230 User manual

ThinkServerTD230

RemoteManagementUserGuide

ThinkServerTD230

RemoteManagementUserGuide

Note:

Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•TheImportantNoticesthatcamewithyourproduct

•TheSafetyInformationandtheWarrantyandSupportInformationontheThinkServerDocumentationDVD

thatcamewithyourproduct

SecondEdition(September2010)

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Contents

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

Targetaudience...............1

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

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

Chapter2.RemoteManagement

Moduleoverview............3

RemoteManagementModulefeatures......3

Chapter3.Conguringtheremote

managementmodule..........5

Chapter4.Gettingstartedwith

RemoteManagementModule.....7

Beforeyoubegin...............7

Clientbrowsers.............7

Loggingin.................7

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

Onlinehelp.................9

Loggingout.................9

Chapter5.RemoteConsole(KVM)

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

Launchtheredirectionconsole........11

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

RemoteConsolecontrolbar.........12

RemoteConsolevideomenu.......12

RemoteConsolekeyboardmenu.....12

RemoteConsolemousemenu.......12

RemoteConsoleoptionsmenu......13

RemoteConsoledevicemenu.......13

RemoteConsolestatusline.........14

Chapter6.RemoteManagement

ModuleWebConsoleoptions....15

SystemInformation.............15

ViewingSystemInformation.......15

ViewingtheFieldReplaceableUnit

information..............15

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

ViewingServerReadings.........15

ViewingEventLog...........16

Conguringsettings............16

Conguringnetworksettings.......16

Managingusers............17

Log-insecurityconguration.......17

ConguringLDAPSettings........17

ConguringSSLUpload.........18

ConguringRemoteSession.........18

ConguringMouseModeSetting.....18

Macro-variablesofthekeyboard......19

RemoteControl..............19

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

Serverpowercontrol..........19

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

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

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

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Chapter1.Introduction

TheLenovo®ThinkServer®RemoteManagementModuleworksasanintegratedsolutiononyourserver

system.Basedonanembeddedoperatingsystem,theLenovoThinkServerRemoteManagementModule

add-oncardprovidesbothexceptionalstabilityandpermanentavailabilityindependentofthepresentstate

oftheserver’soperatingsystem.Asasystemadministrator,youcanusetheLenovoThinkServerRemote

ManagementModuletogainlocation-independentremoteaccesstorespondtocriticalincidentsand

toundertakenecessarymaintenance.

DesignedtoworkwiththeBaseboardManagementController(BMC),thissmallform-factormezzaninecard

enablesservercontrolviaabuilt-inWebConsolefromanywhere,anytime.

ThisUserGuidedescribeshowtousetheLenovoThinkServerRemoteManagementModule(hereinafter

referredtoasRemoteManagementModule).Itprovidesanoverviewofthefeaturesofthemoduleand

instructionsonhowtosetupandoperatetheRemoteManagementModule.

Targetaudience

ThisGuideisintendedforsystemtechnicianswhoareresponsibleforinstalling,troubleshooting,upgrading,

andrepairingtheRemoteManagementModule.Asasystemadministrator,youcanuseittoworkonthe

RemoteManagementModuletogainlocation-independentremoteaccesstorespondtocriticalincidents.

Terminology

Thefollowingtableliststheterminologyusedinthisdocumentandthedescription.

Word/AcronymDenition

BMCBaseboardManagementController

DHCPDynamicHostCongurationProtocol

IPMIIntelligentPlatformManagementInterface

KVMKeyboard,VideoandMouse

MACMediaAccessController

TCP/IPTransmissionControlProtocol/InternetProtocol

Safetyinformation

BeforeworkingwithyourRemoteManagementModuleserverproduct—whetheryouareusingthis

guideoranyotherresourceasareference—paycloseattentiontothesafetyinstructions.Youmust

adheretotheassemblyinstructionsinthisguidetoensureandmaintaincompliancewithexistingproduct

certicationsandapprovals.Useonlythedescribedregulatedcomponentsspeciedinthisguide.Useof

otherproducts/componentswillvoidtheULlistingandotherregulatoryapprovalsoftheproductandwill

mostlikelyresultinnoncompliancewithproductregulationsintheregion(s)inwhichtheproductissold.

Warnings:

•Systempoweron/off:TheserverpowerbuttonDOESNOTturnoffthesystempowerorRemote

ManagementModulepower.ToremovepowerfromtheRemoteManagementModuleyoumustunplug

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theserverACpowercordfromthewalloutlet.MakesuretheACpowercordisunpluggedbeforeyou

openthechassistoaddorremovetheRemoteManagementModule.

•Hazardousconditions,devicesandcables:Hazardouselectricalconditionsmaybepresenton

power,telephone,andcommunicationcables.Turnofftheserveranddisconnectthepowercord,

telecommunicationssystems,networks,andmodemsattachedtotheserverbeforeopeningit.Otherwise,

personalinjuryorequipmentdamagecanresult.

•Electrostaticdischarge(ESD)andESDprotection:ESDcandamagediskdrives,boards,andother

parts.WerecommendthatyouperformallproceduresinthischapteronlyatanESDworkstation.Ifone

isnotavailable,providesomeESDprotectionbywearinganantistaticwriststrapattachedtochassis

ground—anyunpaintedmetalsurface—onyourserverwhenhandlingparts.

•ESDandhandlingboards:Alwayshandleboardscarefully.TheycanbeextremelysensitivetoESD.

Holdboardsonlybytheiredges.Afterremovingaboardfromitsprotectivewrapperorfromtheserver,

placetheboardcomponentsideuponagrounded,staticfreesurface.Useaconductivefoampadif

availablebutnottheboardwrapper.Donotslideboardoveranysurface.

•Installingorremovingjumpers:Ajumperisasmallplasticencasedconductorthatslipsovertwo

jumperpins.Somejumpershaveasmalltabontopthatyoucangripwithyourngertipsorwithapairof

neneedlenosedpliers.Ifyourjumpersdonothavesuchatab,takecarewhenusingneedlenosed

plierstoremoveorinstallajumper;gripthenarrowsidesofthejumperwiththepliers,neverthewide

sides.Grippingthewidesidescandamagethecontactsinsidethejumper,causingintermittentproblems

withthefunctioncontrolledbythatjumper.Takecaretogripwith,butnotsqueeze,thepliersorother

toolsyouusetoremoveajumper,oryoumaybendorbreakthepinsontheboard.

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Chapter2.RemoteManagementModuleoverview

ThissectiongivesyouanoverviewoftheRemoteManagementModuleandhighlightssignicantbenetsof

itsfeatures.

TheRemoteManagementModuleisa1.23-inchx2.30-inchprintedcircuitboard.Wheninstalledonto

theRemoteManagementModuleconnectoronLenovoserverboards,itprovidesanincreasedlevelof

manageabilityoverthebasicservermanagementavailabletotheserverboard.Itworksasanintegrated

solutiononyourserversystem.

RemoteManagementModulefeatures

TheRemoteManagementModuleadd-oncardoffersconvenient,remoteKVMaccessandcontrolviaLAN

orInternet.Itcaptures,digitizes,andcompressesvideoandtransmitsitwithkeyboardandmousesignals

toandfromaremotecomputer.RemoteaccessandcontrolsoftwarerunsintheintegratedBaseboard

ManagementController,utilizingexpandedcapabilitiesprovidedbytheRemoteManagementModule

hardware.

Figure1.RemoteManagementModule

Inaddition,theRemoteManagementModuleadd-oncardoffersintegratedremotepowermanagement

usingIPMI.KeyfeaturesoftheRemoteManagementModuleadd-oncardare:

•EmbeddedWebConsoleUIsupportsremotepoweron/off,systemhealth,systeminfo,eventlog

•KVMredirectionviaeithertheRemoteManagementModuleNICorthebaseboardNICusedfor

managementtrafc;highperformance,uptotwosimultaneousKVMsessions

•USB2.0mediaredirection-bootoverremotemedia

•Security–openSSL,openLDAP

•OEMCustomizationoftheWebConsole

•IPMIV2.0Compliance

•KVM-automaticallysensesvideoresolutionforbestpossiblescreencapture,high-performancemouse

trackingandsynchronization.Itallowsremoteviewingandcongurationinpre-bootPOSTandBIOSsetup

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