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Dell PowerEdge C5125
Using the Baseboard
Management Controller

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  • Page 1 Dell PowerEdge C5125 Using the Baseboard Management Controller OMMENT OMMENT OMMENT OMMENT OMMENT OMMENT OMMENT OMMENT...

  • Page 2: Typographic Conventions

    © 2010-2011 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction of these materials in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden. Trademarks used in this text: Dell™, the DELL logo, and PowerEdge™ are trademarks of Dell Inc. ® ®...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Introduction ....... Supported Platform ......BMC Key Features and Functions .
  • Page 4 ....... . SNMP ....... SMTP .

  • Page 5: Introduction

    This section introduces the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) and includes the requirements for web-based graphical user interface (GUI), keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM), and virtual media. Supported Platform PowerEdge C5125 BMC Key Features and Functions The following lists the supported features of the BMC: •...

  • Page 6: Logging In To The Web User Interface

    Web-based GUI is supported on the following browsers: Microsoft Windows: • Internet Explorer 6, 7 or later • Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or later Linux: • Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or later NOTE: Before using the web user interface, ensure that the firewall settings are configured to enable access to the following ports: 8890 (KVM), 9000 (storage), 9001, 9002, and 9003.

  • Page 7: System Features

    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. System Features System Information The System Information page enables you to view the BMC firmware version, BIOS version, and Chassis version.
  • Page 8 BMC Information Description Device Power Status Current power state of the system. Firmware Revision Dell Remote Management Controller firmware version. Aux Firmware Revision Firmware build number. BIOS Version BIOS version for the system. Firmware Build Time Date the firmware was last flashed in the form: MMM DD YYYY HH:MM:SS BMC Date &...

  • Page 9: Component Information

    Component Information The Number of CPU Socket field and the Number of Memory Slot field display the total number of the motherboard supported. CPU Information Including CPU ID, Status, Socket, Manufacturer, Model, and Frequency. Memory Information Including Memory ID, Status, Socket, Module Size, Model, and Frequency.

  • Page 10: Server Identify

    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 1-3. Server Identify Item Description Current Server Identify Displays the current server identify status: on or off. Status Line (red) Server Identify Select the server identify LED operation:...

  • Page 11: Firmware Update

    Firmware Update Use the Firmware Update feature to upgrade to the latest firmware version. The following data is included in the BMC firmware package: • Compiled BMC firmware code and data • Web-based user interface, JPEG, and other user interface data files •...
  • Page 12 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.

  • Page 13: Front Panel User Interface

    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. The power button has a deferred mechanism. When the DC is off the power button ignores one (1) second or less activation to protect against accidental DC power on.
  • Page 14 Table 1-4. LED Status Color Status Occurence Note ID LED Blue Normal status (by IPMI Turn off the ID LED. Chassis Identify 1. ipmitool raw 0x00 0x04 command or System 0x00 ID Button) 2. ipmitool raw 0x00 0x04 0x00 0x00 Solid On 1.
  • Page 15 Table 1-5. Blinking Fault LED Conditions Index Sensor Name Event Triggers CPU0_Temp, • Upper Critical Going High. • Upper Non-Critical Going High. Ambient0_Temp, DIMM Local Temp, Rear Temp 1 Rear Temp 2 Rear Temp 3 BMC Watchdog • Time expired •...

  • Page 16: System Information

    Index Sensor Name Event Triggers PSU Redundancy Redundancy lost Mixed MB • State detected • KeySlot failed detected System Information System Information The System Information page shows general information about the system including Device Power Status, Firmware Revision, AuxFirmware Revision, Firmware Build Time, BMC Chipset, BIOS Version, and Chassis Version.

  • Page 17: Component Information

    Component Information The Component Information page shows a table of the components. The components can be filtered by category and can be sorted by the column header. The table shows the Socket, Manufacturer, and Model of each component. The Number of CPU Socket field and the Number of Memory Slot field display the total number of the motherboard supported.

  • Page 18: Server Health

    Server Health The Server Health page provides information about the server’s health such as sensor readings and the event log. The sensor readings can be shown with or without thresholds in the table. Table 1-6. Server Health Options Button Description Sensor Readings This button allows you to view the readings from the various sensors.

  • Page 19: Sensor Readings

    Sensor Readings The Sensor Readings page shows all sensor readings from the system. NOTE: The sensor type category displays the full sensor (threshold-base) type only. Table 1-7. Sensor Readings Item Description Sensor Type Selection This drop down menu allows you to select the type of Drop Down Menu sensor readings that you want to show in the list.

  • Page 20: Sensor Readings With Thresholds

    Table 1-7. Sensor Readings Item Description Show Thresholds Button Clicking Show Thresholds button expands the sensor reading table and also shows the various threshold settings for every sensor. • Name • Status • Reading • Low NR: lower non-recoverable • Low CT: lower critical •...

  • Page 21: Temperature Monitoring

    Table 1-8. Sensor Readings With Thresholds Item Description Sensor Selection Drop This drop-down menu allows you to select the type of Down Menu sensor readings that you want to show in the list. • All Sensors • Temperature Sensors • Fan Sensors Sensor Readings List This field shows the individual sensor’s name, reading and the current status of the sensor.

  • Page 22: Fan Control And Monitoring

    FAN Control and Monitoring The BMC receives all fan tachometers of the threshold base from the chassis controller. The following is the table of the fan speed thresholds. 8 Sled SKU Table 1-10. 8 Sled SKU Fan Thresholds Fan Sensor Sensor LNCT UNCT...

  • Page 23: Event Log

    Event Log The Event Log page shows the event logs from the managed system. NOTE: If the event log belongs to the OEM SEL Record, the Sensor Type field will display the Manufacturer ID and the Description field will display the raw data of the OEM Defined field.

  • Page 24: Configuration

    Configuration The Configuration menu allows you to access various configuration settings including Alerts, Mouse Mode, Network, SOL, SNMP , SMTP , Users, PEF, SSL, and Web Session settings. Table 1-13. Configuration Options Button Description Alerts Button This button takes you to the Alert list page where you can add, edit or remove alert destinations.
  • Page 25 Table 1-13. Configuration Options Button Description SMTP This button takes you to the SMTP settings page where you can configure the SMTP mail server. Users This button takes you to the User List page where you can add, edit or remove users. This button takes you to the PEF list page where you can configure PEF settings including Event Filter Action, Alert Policy Number, Sensor Type, and Event Trigger.

  • Page 26: Alerts

    Alerts When BMC sends a platform event, such as an environment warning or a component failure, an alert message may be sent to one or more email addresses / IP addresses. On the Alerts page, you can configure alert destinations. To delete an alert, select it and press Delete. To create a new alert, select a destination address that has not been configured, yet, from the alert table entry and click Modify.
  • Page 27 Modify Alert Table 1-15. Modify Alerts Items Description Alert Type You can select the way an alert is sent when it is triggered by an event. • SNMP Trap • Email NOTE: If you select SNMP Trap as the Alert Type, Email Address, Subject, Message is disabled.

  • Page 28: Mouse Mode

    Mouse Mode On the Mouse Mode page, you can configure the mouse mode options. Table 1-16. Mouse Mode Item Description Current Mouse Mode Absolute or relative NOTE: Whether you chose which of these two modes, it enables you to see two mouse cursors where, one is the redirected host mouse cursor and the other is the actual local mouse cursor.
  • Page 29 coordinates on your host server. For example, it is recommended to use absolute / relative mouse mode when your host server is running in Windows or Linux. When you choose the relative mouse mode. The redirected host mouse cursor may not overlap with the actual local mouse cursor (depending on the mouse cursor acceleration setting of the host OS).

  • Page 30: Network

    Network The Network page allows you to view and modify the network settings. Select whether to obtain an IP address automatically or manually configure one. NOTE: To change any of the settings on the Network Configuration page, you must have permission to configure the BMC. Do not do network configuring when the server is in BIOS mode;...
  • Page 31 Table 1-17. Network Item Description Use the following DNS IP This option allows you to configure the DNS IP address with a address static IP. The Primary and Secondary DNS Server will become editable when this option is selected. Primary DNS Server Specify the IP address of the preferred DNS server.
  • Page 32 VLAN Settings Table 1-18. VLAN Settings Items Description Enable VLAN Enable / disable VLAN function. Note: If enabled, BMC will only accept packets for this channel if they have 802.1q fields and their VLAN ID matches the VLAN ID field. VLAN ID Identification for VLAN Interface.

  • Page 33: Sol

    The SOL page allows you to configure the Serial Over LAN settings, select or change pertinent values for each attribute and save any changes. Table 1-19. Serial Over LAN Settings Item Description Enable Serial Over LAN Check this field to enable (checked) or disable (unchecked) Serial Over LAN.
  • Page 34 SOL Advanced Settings Table 1-20. Advanced SOL settings Item Description Character The amount of time that the BMC will wait before Accumulate Interval transmitting a partial SOL character data package. 1-based 5ms increments. This value must be less than 255. Character Send The BMC will send an SOL character data package containing Threshold...

  • Page 35: Snmp

    SNMP The SNMP page displays the community string page for the SNMP trap server. You can modify the community string and save the new settings. Table 1-21. SNMP Item Description Community String In the field, enter the SNMP community string for the destination IP address.

  • Page 36: Smtp

    SMTP The SMTP page allows you to configure the SMTP mail server. Table 1-22. SMTP Item Description Mail Server IP This field allows you to configure the IP address of the SMTP mail server. Save Button Use this button to save your settings.

  • Page 37: Users

    Users The Users page allows you to view the current list of user for the server. If you would like to delete or modify a user, select their name in the list and click Delete User or Modify User. To add a new user, select an un-configured slot and select Add User NOTE: Only user accounts over administrative rights are allowed to add, edit and...
  • Page 38 Add New User This page allows you to enter the required information for a new user. Enter the information for the new user and click the Add button. Press Cancel to return to the user list. Table 1-24. Add New User Item Description User Name...
  • Page 39 Modify User Table 1-25. Modify User Item Description User Name This field contains the user name being modified. This field cannot be modified. Change Password Box Select this box to change the password. Password Enter a password in the Password field. Your password must be a string of 8 to 20 alpha-numeric characters.

  • Page 40: Pef

    The PEF page allows you to configure the platform event filters. The Platform Event Filters List displays the actions that will execute when an event occurs. An event occurs when the status of a system element is outside a set limit. You can select a PEF and press the Modify button to configure it. Or you can press Delete to remove it.
  • Page 41 Modify PEF Change the attributes, and click the Save button to save any changes. If you want to cancel this action, click the Cancel button to return to PEF list page. Table 1-27. Modify PEF Item Description Event Filter Check/uncheck the Alert box to enable/disable alert occurs. You can select one Action of power operation.

  • Page 42: Ssl Certificate

    SSL Certificate The SSL Certificate page allows you upload a new SSL certificate. NOTE: The SSL page does not support encryption of private keys, for example: DES, AES, etc. Upload unencrypted private key to access support. Table 1-28. PEF Item Description Default Certificate Displays the time of creation of the default certificate.

  • Page 43: Web Session

    Web Session The Web Session page allows you to change web session time out values. The default value is 300 seconds. If you don't active web within 300 seconds, the web session will time out and you must login again. Table 1-29.

  • Page 44: Remote Control

    Remote Control The Remote Control menu allows you to initiate Console Redirection and to view the Power Control options. NOTE: The Console Redirection page is ONLY enabled in the AST2050 BMC chipset. Console Redirection The Console Redirection page enables you to use the display, mouse, and keyboard on the local management station to control the corresponding devices on a remote managed system.
  • Page 45 Table 1-30. Console Redirection, Java Console Launch Item Description Java Console Use this button to launch the redirection console using Java viewer. Table 1-31. Remote Console Shortcut Key Combinations Keystroke Description <ALT+S> Start Console Redirection <ALT+T> Stop Console Redirection <ALT+R> Restart Console Redirection <ALT+F>...
  • Page 46 Table 1-32. Console Redirection Window: Keyboard Menu Item Description Left Windows Key This menu item can be used to act as the left-side <WIN> key when in Console Redirection. You can also decide how the key should be pressed: • Hold Down •...
  • Page 47 Table 1-34. Console Redirection Window: Options Item Description Bandwidth The bandwidth usage option allows you to adjust the bandwidth. You can select one of the following: • Auto Detect • 256 Kbps • 512 Kbps • 1 Mbps • 10 Mbps •...

  • Page 48: Power Control

    Power Control The Power Control page allows you to view and control the power of your server. Select one of the options listed in the following table to execute on your server. You are asked to confirm your choice. Upon confirmation, the command is executed and you are informed of the status.

  • Page 49: Maintenance

    Maintenance The Maintenance menu allows you to perform maintenance tasks on the device including the Firmware Update. Refer to "Firmware Update" on page 11. Languages The Languages menu allows you to select the language for the web application. Select the language from the drop down list and click Apply. NOTE: The web interface needs to reload for the change to take effect.

  • Page 50: Ipmi 1.5 / 2.0 Command Support List

    IPMI 1.5 / 2.0 Command Support List Table 1-38. IPMI Device Global Commands Command NetFn Supported Get Device ID Cold Reset Warm Reset Get Self Test Results Manufacture Test On Set ACPI Power State Get ACPI Power State Get Device GUID Broadcast Command: Broadcast ‘Get Device ID’...
  • Page 51 Table 1-39. BMC Device and Messaging Commands Command NetFn Supported Get Channel Authentication Capabilities Get Session Challenge Activate Session Command Set Session Privilege Level Command Close Session Get Session Information Get Authentication Code Command Set Channel Access Commands App Get Channel Access Commands App Get Channel Info Command Set User Access Commands Get User Access Commands...
  • Page 52 Table 1-39. BMC Device and Messaging Commands Command NetFn Supported Get Channel Cipher Suites Suspend/Resume Payload Encryption Set Channel Security Keys Get System Interface Capabilities Table 1-40. BMC Watchdog Timer Commands Command NetFn Supported Reset Watchdog Timer Set Watchdog Timer Get Watchdog Timer Table 1-41.
  • Page 53 Table 1-42. Event Commands Command NetFn Supported Set Event Receiver Get Event Receiver Platform Event Table 1-43. SEL Commands Command NetFn Supported Get SEL Info Storage Get SEL Allocation Info Storage Reserve SEL Storage Get SEL Entry Storage Add SEL Entry Storage Partial Add SEL Entry Storage...
  • Page 54 Table 1-44. SDR Repository Commands Command NetFn Supported Get SDR Repository Info Storage Get SDR Repository Allocation Storage Info Reserve SDR Repository Storage Get SDR Storage Add SDR Storage Partial ADD SDR Storage Delete SDR Storage Clear SDR Repository Storage Get SDR Repository Time Storage Set SDR Repository Time...
  • Page 55 Table 1-46. Sensory Device Commands Command NetFn Supported Get Device SDR Info Get Device SDR Reserve Device SDR Repository S/E Get Sensor Reading Factors Set Sensor Hysteresis Get Sensor Hysteresis Set Sensor Threshold Get Sensor Threshold Set Sensor Event Enable Get Sensor Event Enable Re-arm Sensor Events Get Sensor Event Status...
  • Page 56 Table 1-48. SOL Commands Command NetFn Supported SOL Activating Transport Set SOL Configuration Transport Parameters Get SOL Configuration Transport Parameters Table 1-49. PEF/PET Alerting Commands Command NetFn Supported Get PEF Capabilities Arm PEF Postpone Timer Set PEF Configuration Parameters Get PEF Configuration Parameters Set Last Processed Event ID Get Last Processed Event ID...

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