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  • Page 1 Embedded BMC/IPMI User's Guide Revision 2.0...
  • Page 2 This product, including software and docu- mentation, is the property of Supermicro and/or its licensors, and is supplied only under a license. Any use or reproduction of this product is not allowed, except as expressly permitted by the terms of said license.
  • Page 3 This user guide is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users who intend to configure the IPMI settings supported by the Nuvoton WPCM450 BMC Controller embedded in Supermicro's motherboards. It provides detailed information on how to configure the IPMI settings supported by the Nuvoton WPCM450 chip.

  • Page 4: Contacting Supermicro

    Super Micro Computer, Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (Technical Support) Web Site: www.supermicro.com Europe Address: Super Micro Computer B.V. Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML...
  • Page 5 Preface Notes...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Embedded BMC/IPMI User's Guide Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1 Introduction An Overview of the WPCM 450 BMC Controller ..........1-1 WPCM450 DDR2 Memory Interface ............... 1-1 WPCM450 PCI System Interface ..............1-1 Other Features Supported by the WPCM BMC Controller ......1-1 WPCM450 Block Diagram ................

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction An Overview of the WPCM 450 BMC Controller The Nuvoton WPCM450 Controller, a Baseboard Management Controller (BMC), supports 2D/VGA-compatible Graphic Cores with PCI interface, creating multi-media virtualization via Keyboard/Video/Mouse Redirection (KVMR). The WPCM450 Con- troller is ideal for networking management.
  • Page 8 Embedded BMC/IPMI User's Guide • LAN Alerting-SNMP Trap • Event Log • X-Bus parallel interface for I/O expansion • Multiple ADC inputs, Analog and Digital Video outputs • Two serial ports (optional) • DDR2 SDRAM memory for frame-buffer, firmware support and data storage •...

  • Page 9: Wpcm450 Block Diagram

    IPMI operates independently of the operating system. When used in conjunction with the IPMIView, which is an IPMI-compliant management software pre-installed in a computer by Supermicro, the WPCM450 BMC Controller provides serial link connections between the South Bridge and other onboard system components, al- lowing for network interfacing via remote access.

  • Page 10: Motherboards Supported

    This version of Embedded BMC/IPMI is supported by the motherboards listed in the table below. If your motherboard is not included in the table, please refer to the motherboard product page on our website at www.supermicro.com and download the right BMC/IPMI user's guide for your motherboard.

  • Page 11: Chapter 2 Configuring The Ipmi Settings

    Supermicro motherboards allow the user to access, monitor, manage and interface with multiple systems in various remote locations. The necessary firmware for ac- cessing and configuring the IPMI settings are available on Supermicro's website at hppt://www.supermcro.com/products/nfo/ipmi.cfm. This section provides detailed information on how to configure the IPMI settings.
  • Page 12 Embedded BMC/IPMI User's Guide B. Enabling All Onboard USB ports 1. Press the <Del> key at bootup to enter the BIOS Setup utility. 2. Select Advanced and press <Enter> to enter the Advanced menu. 3. Select Advanced Chipset Control and press <Enter>. 4.

  • Page 13: To Set The Ip/Mac Addresses Using The Ipmicfg Utility

    Chapter 2: Configuring BMC/IPMI Settings C. Configuring IP and MAC Addresses using BIOS 1. Press the <Del> key at bootup to enter the BIOS Setup utility. 2. Select Advanced and press <Enter> to enter the Advanced menu. 3. From the Advanced menu, select IPMI Configuration and press <Enter>. 4.
  • Page 14 Embedded BMC/IPMI User's Guide BMC cold reset -garp on Enables the Gratuitous ARP -garp off Disables the Gratuitous ARP Resets to the factory defaults -ver Gets the firmware revision -vlan Gets VLAN status -vlan on (VLANtag) Enables the VLAN and sets the VLAN tag (If VLAN tag is not given, it uses previously saved value.) -vlan off Disables the VLAN...

  • Page 15: Accessing The Baseboard Management Controller

    Chapter 2: Configuring BMC/IPMI Settings Accessing the Baseboard Management Controller 1. Connect a LAN cable to the onboard LAN1 port or the dedicated IPMI LAN port. 2. Choose a computer connected to the same network and open the IPMIView utility. 3.

  • Page 16: Using Ie* To Access The Bmc/Ipmi Settings From Your Computer

    Embedded BMC/IPMI User's Guide Using IE* to Access the BMC/IPMI Settings from Your Computer 2.2.1 To Log In Once you are connected to the remote server, the following screen will display. 1. Enter your Username. 2. Enter your Password and click <Login>. 3.

  • Page 17: Ipmi Main Page

    Chapter 2: Configuring BMC/IPMI Settings 2.2.2 IPMI Main Page Once you are logged into the IPMI utility, the IPMI Main page will display. The IPMI screen contains the following three sections: • The Submenu Bar (Top) • The Options Window (Left) •...
  • Page 18 Embedded BMC/IPMI User's Guide 2. The Options window The Options window on the left side allows the user to quickly navigate through different submenu options. Options window Submenu Name Click this item to display and configure a submenu items. (System Information) Refresh Page Click this icon to refresh the page.

  • Page 19: Server Health

    Chapter 2: Configuring BMC/IPMI Settings 2.3 Server Health This feature allows the user to set Server Health Settings. Click <Server Health> to display the following submenu. The Server Health submenu contains the following items. • Sensor Readings • Sensor Readings with Thresholds •...
  • Page 20 Embedded BMC/IPMI User's Guide 2.3.1. Sensor Readings Click this item to display the Sensor Reading page as shown below. • All Sensors: This item displays the readings for all sensors • Temperature Sensors: This item displays the system temperature. • Voltage Sensors: This item displays the following items: CPU Vcore, CPU DIMM voltages, +3.3V, +3.3VSB, +1.5V, +12V, +5V and VBAT (Battery Voltage).
  • Page 21 Chapter 2: Configuring BMC/IPMI Settings 2.3.2. Sensor Readings with Thresholds Click this item to display all sensor readings and their thresholds as shown be- low. From the pull-down menu select a sensor you want to display its readings and thresholds. 2.
  • Page 22 Embedded BMC/IPMI User's Guide 9. High CT (High Critical-Threshold): This is the high threshold of a critical item. Any item with a reading above this threshold is in a critical state. 10. High NR (High Non-Recoverable): This is the high threshold of a non-recover- able item.

  • Page 23: Event Log

    Chapter 2: Configuring BMC/IPMI Settings 2.3.3. Event Log This feature allows the user to configure Event Log settings. When you select Event Log in Options Window the following page will display. 1. From the pull-down menu select an event category to show the vent log, which includes the following categories: All Events, Sensor-Specific Events, BIOS-Generated Events, and System-Management Software Events.
  • Page 24 Embedded BMC/IPMI User's Guide 2. Event ID: This item displays the event ID of this event. 3. Time Stamp: This item displays the time when the event takes place. 4. Sensor Name: This item indicates the name of the sensor (device) to which the event has occurred.

  • Page 25: Configuration

    Chapter 2: Configuring BMC/IPMI Settings 2.4 Configuration This feature allows the user to configure various network settings. Click the Con- figuration on the submenu bar to display the Configuration submenu as shown below. Select an item to configure its settings. The items included are listed below. •...
  • Page 26 Embedded BMC/IPMI User's Guide 2.4.1 Configuration - Alerts This feature allows the user to configure Alert settings. When you click <Alerts> in the Options window, the following screen will display. 1. Alerts: Click this item to add, to modify, to delete or to define the setting of an alert.
  • Page 27 MIB community name A community name is not required since SNMP version 2 only uses traps. MIB file location Go to http://www.supermicro.com/products/ nfo/IPMI.cfm and click “IPMI MIB (AMI)” (right-hand side of the page). The IPMI item you need to con-...
  • Page 28 Embedded BMC/IPMI User's Guide 2.4.2 Configuration - Time and Date Settings This feature allows the user to configure time and date settings for the host server and client computer. When you click <Time and Date> in the Options window, the following screen will display.
  • Page 29 Chapter 2: Configuring BMC/IPMI Settings 2.4.3 Configuration - Light-Weight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Settings This feature allows the user to configure Light-Weight Directory Access Protocol (LDPA) settings. When you click <LDAP> in the Options window (1), the following screen will display. Examples and Explanations of the LDAP settings are shown below: 1.
  • Page 30 Embedded BMC/IPMI User's Guide 2.4.4 Configuration - Active Directory Settings This feature allows the user to configure Active Directory settings. When you click <Active Directory> in the Options window, the following screen will display. 1. Active Directory: Click this item to configure Active Directory settings. 2.
  • Page 31 Chapter 2: Configuring BMC/IPMI Settings 2.4.4.a Configuration - Active Directory - Advanced Settings This feature allows the user to configure Active Directory-Advanced settings. When you click <Active Directory> in the Options window and checked the Enable box indicated on the previous page, the following screen will display. 1.
  • Page 32 Embedded BMC/IPMI User's Guide 2.4.5 Configuration - Mouse Mode This feature allows the user to configure mouse mode settings. When you click <Mouse Mode> in the Options window, the following screen will display. 1. Mouse Mode: Click this item to configure the mouse mode settings. 2.
  • Page 33 Chapter 2: Configuring BMC/IPMI Settings 2.4.6 Configuration - Network Settings This feature allows you to configure network settings. When you click <Network> in the Options window, the following screen will display. 1. Network: This item allows you to view or modify network settings. 2.
  • Page 34 Embedded BMC/IPMI User's Guide 2.4.7 Configuration - Remote Session This feature allows the user to configure remote session settings. When clicking <Remote Session> in the Options window, the following screen displays. 1. Virtual Media Attach Mode: Click the pull-down menu to display virtual media attach modes.
  • Page 35 Chapter 2: Configuring BMC/IPMI Settings 2.4.8 Configuration - SMTP Settings This feature allows the user to configure SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) settings for email transmission through the network. When you click <SMTP> in the Options window, the following screen will display. 1.
  • Page 36 Embedded BMC/IPMI User's Guide 2.4.9 Configuration - SSL Upload Settings This feature allows the user to configure upload settings for encrypted data to trans- mit across the internet by using the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol. When you click <SSL Upload> in the Options window, the following screen will display. 1.
  • Page 37 Chapter 2: Configuring BMC/IPMI Settings 2.4.10 Configuration - Users Settings This feature allows you to change users settings. When you click <Users> in the Options window, the following screen will display. 1. Users: Select this item to configure the user settings. The current users list is displayed.
  • Page 38 Embedded BMC/IPMI User's Guide 2.4.11 Configuration - LAN Select This feature allows you to select LAN ports. When you click <LAN Select> in the Options window, the following screen will display. 1. LAN Select: This item allows the user to select the LAN port for IPMI com- munication.
  • Page 39 Chapter 2: Configuring BMC/IPMI Settings 2.4.12 Configuration - Ports This feature allows you to change LAN Port settings. When you click <Ports> in the Options window, the following screen will display. 1. Ports: This item allows you to the following LAN port settings. 2.

  • Page 40: Remote Control - The Main Menu

    Embedded BMC/IPMI User's Guide 2.5 Remote Control - the Main Menu This section allows the user to carry out activities and perform operations on a remote server via remote access. This submenu allows you to configure the remote control settings. 1.

  • Page 41: Remote Console

    Chapter 2: Configuring BMC/IPMI Settings 2.5.1 Remote Console This feature allows you to perform various activities on the server. When you click <Remote Console> in the Options window, the following Remote Control submenu screen will display. Follow the instructions below to launch the remote console. 1.
  • Page 42 Embedded BMC/IPMI User's Guide 2.5.1.1 Remote Console - Video This feature allows you to configure video settings for your remote console. When you click <Video> in the Menu bar, the video settings of the remote console will display as shown below. 1.
  • Page 43 Chapter 2: Configuring BMC/IPMI Settings 2.5.1.2 Remote Console - Keyboard This feature allows you to configure keyboard settings for your remote console. When you click <Keyboard> in the Menu bar, the keyboard settings of the remote console will display as shown below. 1.
  • Page 44 Embedded BMC/IPMI User's Guide 3. Macros: Click this item to display and to use the hot keys listed in its pull- down submenu. 4. From the Macro pull-down menu select a hot key to use. • Ctrl+Alt+Del • Alt+Tab • Alt+Esc •...
  • Page 45 Chapter 2: Configuring BMC/IPMI Settings 6. Soft Keyboard: Select the item Soft Keyboard to use soft keyboard for the remote console as shown below. Language: From the pull down menu, select the following language settings: English (United States), English (United Kingdom), Japanese, and Germany. 2.
  • Page 46 Embedded BMC/IPMI User's Guide 2.5.1.3 Remote Console - Mouse This feature allows you to configure the mouse settings for your remote console. To configure the mouse settings, follow the instructions below. Click <Mouse> in the menu bar, select an item from the pull-down submenu as shown below.
  • Page 47 Chapter 2: Configuring BMC/IPMI Settings 2.5.1.4 Remote Console - Media This feature allows you to configure media virtualization settings for your remote console. 1. Click <Media> in the Menu bar to invoke the Media page as shown above. 2. Virtual Media Wizard: click this item to launch the Virtual Media Wizard, which allows you to configure Virtual Media settings as shown on the next page.
  • Page 48 Embedded BMC/IPMI User's Guide Virtual Media Floppy/USB Key Media: This item allows the user to configure the Floppy/ USB Key Media settings. The sub-items include the following. • Floppy Image • A (Disk Drive A of the remote console) • Browse: Click Browse to select the location of the Floppy ISO image.
  • Page 49 Chapter 2: Configuring BMC/IPMI Settings 2.5.3 Remote Control-Launch SOL This feature allows you to launch the remote console by using Serial_over_LAN. Follow the instructions below to launch SOL. 1. Launch SOL: Click this item to access a host server via Console Redirection. It also allows a system administrator to monitor and manage a server from a remote site.
  • Page 50 Embedded BMC/IPMI User's Guide Launching SOL 1. Security Warning: Once you've launched SOL, a security warning will appear, indicating that the application's digital signature cannot be verified 2. Always trust content from this publisher: Click this item to give full access to this program, eliminating further security warnings.
  • Page 51 Chapter 2: Configuring BMC/IPMI Settings 2.5.3 Server Power Control This feature allows you to configure power management settings for your remote console. To configure Server Power Control settings, follow the instructions be- low. 1. Click <Remote Control> in the Menu bar to invoke the Remote Control Main Page.

  • Page 52: Maintenance

    Embedded BMC/IPMI User's Guide 2.6 Maintenance Use this feature to manage and configure IPMI devices. Follow the instructions below to configure Maintenance settings. 1. Click <Maintenance> in the Menu bar to display the Maintenance page. 2. Click <Firmware Update> to update the BMC firmware (the BIOS) of the remote server.
  • Page 53 Chapter 2: Configuring BMC/IPMI Settings 2.6.1 Maintenance - Firmware Update When you click <Maintenance> in the Menu bar, the Maintenance Main page will display as below. Firmware Update Enter Update Mode: Click this item to enter the update mode. Warning: Once you've entered the firmware update mode, the device will be reset even if you cancel the process of firmware updating.

  • Page 54: Miscellaneous

    Embedded BMC/IPMI User's Guide 2.7 Miscellaneous This feature allows the user to perform network activities. Click <Miscellaneous> in the Menu bar to display the Miscellaneous page. Miscellaneous 1. Post Snooping: Click this item to query the POST (Power_On_Selt-Test) Snooping code for BIOS LPC Port80. 2.
  • Page 55 Chapter 2: Configuring BMC/IPMI Settings 2.7.1 Miscellaneous - UID (Unit Identification) This feature allows the user to enable or disable UID support. Click <Miscellaneous> in the Menu bar to display the Miscellaneous page. Miscellaneous - UID 1. This item shows the current UID status. 2.

  • Page 56: Language

    Embedded BMC/IPMI User's Guide 2.8 Language This feature allows you to configure Language Settings for your IPMI connections. Follow the instructions below to configure the language settings. Language Settings 1. Click <Language> in the Menu bar to display the Language page as shown above.

  • Page 57: Chapter 3 Frequently Asked Questions

    Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Chapter 3 Frequently Asked Questions Frequently Asked Questions A. Questions: How do I flash the IPMI firmware? Answer: 1. Log in the IPMIcfg utility by entering the system IP address. 2. Click the <Maintenance> button. Browse the files to select a correct file to flash the firmware. 3.
  • Page 58 Embedded BMC/IPMI User's Guide Notes...

  • Page 59: Appendix A Flash Tools

    Appendix A: Flash Tools Appendix A Flash Tools A-1 Overview This chapter provides instructions on how to use AMI Flash Tools. The Flash Tools allow the user to use Command_Line (CL) utility programs to upgrade or update firmware via different channels such as KCS, USB and LAN connections. We are going to focus on the following tools in this manual.

  • Page 60: Flashing The Bmc Firmware In The Windows Environment

    Embedded BMC/IPMI User's Guide • Format: Yafukcs [OPTION] [FW_IMAGE_FILE] [OPTIONS] Options Commands -info This option displays information regarding existing and current firmware. -auto This option allows for automatic upgrades by comparing flash module headers. -full This options allows for full upgrades. -force-boot Select this option to force the boot loader to be upgraded during full upgrade.
  • Page 61 Appendix A: Flash Tools • Yafuflash.exe • LIBIPMI.dll 3. Run "Yafuflash.exe" in the command prompt. Use the settings as listed below. • Format: Yafuflash [OPTION] [MEDIUM] [FW_IMAGE_FILE] [OPTIONS] Options Commands -info This option displays information regarding existing and new firmware. -auto This option allows for automatic upgrades by comparing flash module headers.
  • Page 62 Embedded BMC/IPMI User's Guide • Example 3 Yafuflash -nw -ip 155.166.132.12 -full -force-boot rom.ima Description: This command starts flashing the new rom.ima to the firmware with FORCE BootLoader Upgrade via the network connection using the IP address of 155.166.132.12. Using USB as a Medium •...

  • Page 63: Flashing The Bmc Firmware In The Linux Environment

    Appendix A: Flash Tools A-4 Flashing the BMC Firmware in the Linux Environment YAFUFlash is used to flash the BMC firmware in the Linux environment using network or USB connections. To flash the BMC in Linux, follow the instructions below. 1.
  • Page 64 Embedded BMC/IPMI User's Guide [FW_IMAGE_FILE] The firmware-image file name is [rom.ima]. Examples Using Network as a Medium • Example 1 /Yafuflash -nw -ip 155.166.132.12 -info rom.ima Description: This command displays the details of both existing and new firmware using the network connection with the IP address of 155.166.132.12. •...

  • Page 65: Firmware Recovery

    Appendix A: Flash Tools A-5 Firmware Recovery If the firmware upgrade is interrupted during firmware flashing, please follow the steps listed below for firmware recovery using Yafukcs. 1. Power off the system by disconnect the power cord. 2. Boot to DOS and flash the firmware using Yafukcs.
  • Page 66 Embedded BMC/IPMI User's Guide Notes...
  • Page 67 (Disclaimer Continued) The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems, medical equipment, nuclear facilities or systems, aircraft, aircraft devices, aircraft/emergency communication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage.

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