TYAN M3289 User Manual
TYAN M3289 User Manual

TYAN M3289 User Manual

Server management daughter card & tyan system operator

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M3289 & M3290
Server Management Daughter Card
& Tyan System Operator
Revision v1.0
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  • Page 1 Winpcap is copyrighted by the University of California, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Information contained in this document is furnished by TYAN Computer Corporation and has been reviewed for accuracy and reliability prior to printing. TYAN assumes no liability whatsoever, and disclaims any express or implied warranty, relating to sale and/or use of TYAN products including liability or warranties relating to fitness for a particular purpose or merchantability.
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Page 3 About this Manual Page 4 Chapter 1: Overview What are SMDC and TSO? Page 5 Features of Tyan Server Management Page 5 How SMDC and TSO work Page 6 Operating System Compatibility Page 6 Chapter 2: Hardware Information...
  • Page 3: Box Contents

    Box Contents The retail motherboard package should contain the following: 1 x TYAN System Management Daughter Card 1x 50-pin Ribbon Cable 1 x Serial-to-Serial Cable 1 x Standard PCI Bracket 1 x Low Profile PCI Bracket 1 x HD Bay Bracket (Option) 1 x SMDC &...
  • Page 4: About This Manual

    About this Manual This manual is designed to provide the basic information for the SMDC M3289 and M3290. It includes the introduction of hardware, software and general troubleshooting procedures. Chapter 1: Overview – Includes the basic introduction of SMDC, TSO and Server Management.
  • Page 5: Chapter 1: Overview

    SMDC stands for Server Management Daughter Card while TSO stands for Tyan System Operator. The TSO is software made by Tyan which acts as a front end client that provides additional functionality for the SMDC. The SMDC and TSO offer remote management over servers.
  • Page 6: How Smdc And Tso Work

    Chapter 3: Software information. Agent – a system with SMDC installed The SMDC is installed in the Agent system that uses a compatible/supported Tyan motherboard. Manager – manages the Agent The Manger is set up to manage the Agent that has the SMDC.
  • Page 7: Chapter 2: Hardware Information

    Management Bus (IPMB), Emergency Management Port (EMP) and standard IPMI- Over-LAN communication as defined in latest IPMI 1.5 specification. The Tyan SMDC is compatible with all IPMI-compliant software as well as with the Tyan System Operator™ (TSO) software package. The SMDC hardware is OS-dependent and is fully compatible with all major Operating Systems.
  • Page 8 SMDC allows for system diagnostic when the system is not in Remote operation (both intentionally or accidentally) through remote IPMI Diagnostic command execution. BMC Firmware SMDC supports onboard update of the BMC firmware. Update Alert Standard Forum Tyan System Operator ™ http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 9: Card Images

    2.2 Card Images M3289 M3290 http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 10: Card Layouts

    2.3 Card Layouts M3289 M3290 http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 11: Jumper Setting

    2.4 Jumper Setting M3289 Label Header Type/Part Description Pin Layout HDR25X2_SVM_A SVM Edge Connector A Reserved CHS_LED Reserved for debug Pin 1 HDR2 Back up power input Pin 2 5V input HEADER7X2 JTAG Reserved Pin 1 HDR2 SMDC Hard Reset...
  • Page 12 Pin 1 Pin 2 SMDC Private I2C Bus HDR4 Pin 3 Connector (ZS Bus#4) Pin 4 3VSB out IO Configuration Address Pin 1 Reserved setting 1-2 Closed: 4E/4F Pin 2 Reserved JP47 HDR3 (Default) Pin 3 Reserved 2-3 Closed: 2E/2F http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 13: Card Features

    2.5 Card Features The SMDC M3289 and M3290 are equipped with the following features: Hardware Monitoring Protocol and Standard Auxiliary Communication Interface Auxiliary SMBus / I C buses Teamed with other IPMB Devices (PMCs and EMCs) Remote Monitor, Control and Diagnostics...
  • Page 14 SDR is specific to motherboard. Tyan provides a utility to easily upgrade the BMC firmware to support each motherboard model. System Event Log (SEL) A complete history of system events such as POST events are stored and secured in non-volatile memory.
  • Page 15 TSO is a software tool created specifically for IPMI-compliant systems with SMDC. It intends to provide IT managers the ability to monitor, control and diagnose their Tyan server boards with ease and flexibility in a remote configuration. See Chapter 3: Software Information for further details.
  • Page 16: Card Installation

    Unplug the power cord from your computer power supply and then touch a safely grounded object to release static charge (i.e. power supply case). For the safest conditions, TYAN recommends wearing a static safety wrist strap. (2) Hold the SMDC by its edges and do not touch the bottom of the card.
  • Page 17 Step 2: Connect 2x25 ribbon cable between Tyan motherboard SMDC connector and Tyan SMDC J1. Make sure that the key on the ribbon cable aligns with the key on the connector, and that the red line on the ribbon aligns with pin 1 of the connector.
  • Page 18 Step 3: Connect 2x5 ribbon cable between Tyan motherboard COM2 connector and Tyan SMDC J46 or J47. (Check with www.tyan.com SMDC FAQ for J46/J47 connector) Make sure that the key on the ribbon cable aligns with the key on the connector, and that the red line on the ribbon aligns with pin 1 of the connector.
  • Page 19 SMDC FAQ for download information) Boot the system to DOS and run “util.exe” which comes with TSO software CD to find out about firmware version. Make sure the firmware version matching with the Tyan motherboard model and update to the latest as possible.
  • Page 20: Chapter 3: Software Information

    Chapter 3: Software Information Tyan System Operator (TSO) is an IPMI-aware management tool for systems based on TYAN motherboards. Through TSO, Users have an easier way to remotely access system health information, do system maintenance and make the running systems much safer.
  • Page 21 Hard power control (power on, power down, power cycle and reboot). Firmware flash (BIOS flash and BMC firmware flash) Error action Allows error action, such as beep, email, power down and reboot, when sensor reading is abnormal, according to user’s settings. http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 22: Tso Connection Models

    Agent System System System Monitor Monitor Monitor 3.2 TSO Connection Models 3.2.1 Simple Intranet Model-1 TSO MANAGER and CONSOLE can be loaded onto the same system TSO AGENT can only work over Tyan server motherboards (Check www.tyan.com TSO FAQ) http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 23: Simple Intranet Model-2

    3.2.2 Simple Intranet Model-2 TSO MANAGER and CONSOLE can be loaded onto two separate systems TSO AGENT can only work over Tyan server motherboards (Check www.tyan.com TSO FAQ) 3.2.3 Simple Internet Model-3 TSO MANAGER and CONSOLE can be loaded onto two separate systems TSO AGENT can only work over Tyan server motherboards http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 24: Complex Intranet Model

    3.2.4 Complex Internet Model TSO MANAGER and CONSOLE can be loaded onto separate systems TSO AGENT can only work over Tyan server motherboards (Check www.tyan.com TSO FAQ) All TSO CONSOLE systems can log in different MANAGER to read/control AGENT systems...
  • Page 25: Tso Access Model

    (1) pass the MANAGER Authentication and (2) pass the AGENT Authentication to access all In-Band features Out-Of-Band Access CONSOLE needs to (1) pass the MANAGER Authentication and (2) pass the SMDC Authentication to access all Out-Of- Band features External-IP and Internal-IP http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 26: Features

    User can enable the watchdog to doing reboot when OS is dead. Gracefully system power control Remote power down / reboot the system gracefully. Wake the system on LAN. Hard system power control through IPMI-over-LAN Remote power up/power down/reboot the system through IPMI-over-LAN. BMC must be available. http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 27: Pre-Setup And Installation

    Manager may have only 1 NIC. MANAGER can be located on any machine in the network. Notice that MANAGER and CONSOLE need not be installed on the same machine even though they can/may be install on the same machine. http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 28: Installation

    - Select one of external network interface to bundle. - Press Enter to complete installation. Console: - Select one of external network interfaces to bundle. - Press Enter to complete installation. 4. After finishing the installation, type Exit to leave the screen. http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 29 8. Click “Finish” to finish Javk2 SDK installation. 9. Go back to “INSTALL TSO CONSOLE” menu. Select “INSTALL TSO Console”. 10. A Welcome Message will pop up. Click “Next”. 11. A License Agreement menu will show up. Click “Yes”. http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 30: Run Tso

    In Windows, open start->programs->TSO 3.5.3 Login TSO In TSO login window, the first field is your management system IP, and the second field is OS user ID and password same as you login the OS that runs console . http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 31: Tso Access

    OS’ user ID and Password • System Event Panel o Click “System Event Panel” to read all event log of the target system o “Clear” Icon Click the icon to clear system event log http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 32 Sensor Alert Action - Check the desired alert method o Notification Configuration - Input a valid e-mail address - Input a valid SMTP server - Email information will be used if email event action is desired http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 33: Out-Of-Band Access

    Login SMDC MANAGER o Highlight the IP of the target system (Under Out-Of-Band) o Login ID: Administrator, User, Callback, and Operator (case sensitive) o Login Password: Password is same as you use util.exe(dos) or bmcutil(linux) to setup it into SMDC http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 34 - Click the icon with “Boot to BIOS” checked to get into target system BIOS after system is reset o “Cold Reset” Icon - Click the icon to cold reset SMDC o “Warm Reset” Icon - Click the icon to warm reset SMDC http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 35 15 seconds. o “Refresh” Icon Click the icon to refresh system event log o “Clear” Icon Click the icon to clear system event log http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 36 - Click the icon to review available users o “User Name” Bar/Drag Down - Click the button and scroll to the desired user o “Privilege” Field - Review privilege for corresponding user o “Change Password” Icon - Click the icon to update password http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 37: Discovery Setting

    OS TCP/IP stack. You will need to enable the “Scan IP” function to discover the BMC. o If you install the TSO Agent on the server with BMC, you also can “Discover the BMC via Agent” while the OS is running. http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 38: Chapter 4: Troubleshooting

    Solution: SMDC means System Management Daughter Card. It’s an embedded system, independent of the operating system, using the Sm bus to monitor hardware sensors. TSO means Tyan System Operator. It is installed on different operating systems and allows remote or local monitoring.
  • Page 39 Use Util.exe in DOS mode to assure that the firmware version and board model are correct. If you do not have the correct firmware you may need to download it from the TYAN SMDC ftp site. Make sure the correct SMDC firmware for the Broadcom Lan chip is flashed.
  • Page 40: Technical Support

    1. Broadcom 5704/5721/57xx nic doesn’t support ASF/IPMI by default. So you need to flash their ASF/IPMI firmware and set static IP in Nvram(Broadcom firmware share MAC/IP mode need set static IP , only for M3289). 2. Broadcom firmware download link: ftp://tsosmdc2:7ctfeb@66.122.195.2/driver_device/TSOSMDC/TSO_012204/fw/Br...
  • Page 41 (which can have expensive consequences). If these options are not available for you then Tyan Computer Corporation can help. Besides designing innovative and quality products for over a decade, Tyan has continuously offered customers service beyond their expectations. Tyan's website (www.tyan.com) provides easy-to-access resources such as in-depth Linux Online...
  • Page 42 Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by manufacturer. Dispose of used battery according to manufacturer instructions and in accordance with your local regulations. Document #: D1501-104 http://www.tyan.com...

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