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USA Notification Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
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Instructions This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.
Configuring the CCM Appliance ....................... 8 Configuring the network address settings .................. 8 Initial CCM appliance login..................... 10 Rebooting and Reinitializing the CCM Appliance................11 Rebooting..........................11 Reinitializing..........................11 Configuring the Appliance for AV Operation or DS Operation ............12 Chapter 3: Operations ....................
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Managing Port History ........................40 Using the local history buffer ....................41 NFS history files ........................43 Managing the CCM Appliance Using SNMP .................. 46 Chapter 4: Using CCM Appliance Commands ............51 Accessing the CLI ..........................51 Entering Commands ........................51 When commands take effect......................
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Table of Contents Group Set command ......................... 64 Help Command ..........................65 IPMI Command..........................65 NFS Command ..........................66 NTP Command..........................67 Port Commands ..........................68 Port Add command ........................69 Port Alert Add command ......................70 Port Alert Copy command ......................71 Port Alert Delete command ......................
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CCM Installer/User Guide Server SNMP command......................93 Server SNMP Community command ..................93 Server SNMP Manager command .................... 94 Server SNMP Trap command ....................94 Server SNMP Trap Destination command ................95 Server SSH command ....................... 96 Show Commands..........................97 Show Group command......................
In addition to the physical serial ports, you may configure and use up to 16 virtual serial ports on each CCM appliance. Once a virtual port is established, it functions in a similar manner as a physical port, except there is no need for physical cabling. A virtual port is accessed through the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) on a target device.
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NOTE: Hereafter, the phrase AV operation or DS operation will be used to identify features and commands that are supported only when the CCM appliance is Flashed with an application image that supports that operation. Whether the appliance is Flashed for AV or DS operation, you may perform most of the operations that are described in this manual.
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Remote Management Control Protocol (RMCP). Transfer of RMCP messages between the BMC and the RMCP client is called Serial over LAN (SoL). The CCM appliance contains an RMCP client that supports a proprietary version of the IPMI 1.5 SoL protocol.
CCM Installer/User Guide Port history Each CCM physical and virtual port has a buffer that holds the most recent 64K bytes of online and offline serial data. A separate history command mode lets you navigate within a port’s current history file and conduct tailored searches.
The TRAFFIC LED blinks when there is network traffic. • The 100Mbps LED illuminates when the CCM appliance is connected to a 100 Mbps LAN. • The RESET button, when pressed, reboots the CCM appliance. See Rebooting on page 11.
The ONLINE LED illuminates steadily (not blinking) when the CCM self-test and initialization procedures complete successfully. The POWER LED illuminates when the CCM appliance is connected to a power source and the power switch is on (|). The RESET button reboots the CCM appliance when pressed. See Rebooting on page 11.
WARNING: The power outlet should be near the equipment and easily accessible. To install the CCM appliance hardware: Place the unit where you can connect cables between the serial devices and the CCM serial ports, and where you can connect a LAN interface cable between the Ethernet hub or switch and the CCM LAN connector.
CCM Installer/User Guide Attach a LAN interface cable to the LAN connector on the CCM appliance. A CAT 5 cable is required for 100BaseT operation. For CCM485x appliances, a CAT 6 cable is required for 1000BaseT operation. Insert the power cord into the back of the CCM appliance. Insert the other end of the power cord into a grounded electrical receptor.
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For example, the following command tests the network connectivity of a CCM appliance with the IP address 192.168.0.5. ping 192.168.0.5 4. If the CCM appliance completes the BootP successfully, you will see a display similar to the following. Pinging 192.168.0.5 with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 192.168.0.5: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128...
Proceed to Initial CCM appliance login on page 10. Initial CCM appliance login The CCM appliance ships with a single user defined in its user database, named Admin. This predefined user has no factory default password. The Admin user has the APPLIANCEADMIN access level and a preemption level of 4 (see Access levels and rights on page 33 and Session sharing and preemption on page 27 for more information).
To reinitialize the CCM appliance in hardware: Locate the recessed INIT button on the front of the CCM appliance. An opened paper clip may be used to depress the button.
AV or DS operation on page 1). If you wish to use DSView 3 software to manage the CCM appliance, you must load an appropriate application image onto the appliance, using DSView 3 software. In other words, you cannot load a DS operation application image from the CCM appliance CLI.
CHAPTER Operations Overview The CCM console management appliance and its ports are easily configured and managed to meet your requirements for device connection, user authentication, access control, power status monitoring, port history information display and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) compliance for use with third party network management products.
Server Ping command on page 87 Updating the Appliance Clock The CCM appliance supports the NTP protocol. When NTP is enabled, the real time clock on the CCM appliance will be updated immediately after NTP is enabled, each time the appliance reboots and optionally, at specified intervals.
A CCM appliance contains physical serial ports (8, 16 or 48 plus the console port) that ship with default values. You may change these values as needed for your system configuration. You may also add up to 16 virtual ports on a CCM appliance, in addition to the physical ports. Physical port settings You may configure a CCM physical port to support one of two types of target devices (TDs): SPC or console.
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The CLI access character parameter specifies how you access the CLI. For more information, see CLI Mode on page 30. The CCM appliance is able to generate SNMP traps in response to specified transitions of RS-232 control signals. The intent of these traps is to indicate critical target device failures such as power loss or cabling issues.
When all ports are removed from a group, the group no longer exists; however, users on this CCM appliance will remain in that group. A warning message will be displayed if you issue a User Add/Set command and use the Group parameter to specify a group that doesn’t have ports assigned to it.
CCM Installer/User Guide Each port may belong to up to 8 groups. Multiple ports may belong to the same port group. Up to 8 port groups may then be specified in a user account. Up to 8 port groups may be specified for a CCM850 appliance user, up to 16 port groups for a CCM1650 appliance user and up to 48 port groups for a CCM485x appliance user.
For more information, see Group Delete command on page 64. Virtual port settings You may configure up to 16 virtual ports on a CCM appliance, in addition to the physical ports. Once a virtual port is added, you may change the port settings.
CCM Installer/User Guide Table 3.3: Default Virtual Port Settings (Continued) Parameter Value Password Null Time-out 15 minutes CLI access character Use Server CLI setting (15 minutes) To create and configure a virtual port: Issue a Port Add command. PORT <port_name> ADD SOCKET=<socket> IP=<address> [USERNAME=<username>] [PASSWORD=<password>] [TIMEOUT=<time-out>] [CHAR=^<cli_char>]...
Telnet and SSH connections, Enabling plain text Telnet and SSH connections on page 27 and Server Security command on page 90. When the CCM appliance is Flashed for DS operation, you may access the appliance and its ports using the DSView 3 software Telnet/SSH applet client.
See the AVWorks Installer/User Guide for more information. Data entered at the Telnet client is written to the serial device. Any data received by the CCM appliance from the serial device is output to your Telnet client.
Configuring and using dial-in connections You may attach an external modem to the console port for dial-in serial CLI access to the CCM appliance. This may be used as a backup connection if the appliance is not accessible from the network.
In most cases, the SSH server key should not be modified because most SSH clients will associate the key with the IP address of the CCM appliance. During the first connection to a new SSH server, the client will display the SSH server’s key. You will be prompted to indicate if it should be stored...
If you are reenabling the same server at the same IP address, it is recommended that you use the existing key, as SSH clients may be using it for verification. If you are moving the CCM appliance to another location and changing the IP address, you may wish to generate a new SSH server key.
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IP address. The CCM appliance then prompts the user for an FTP username and password for connection. When connected, the CCM appliance will GET the specified key file and the FTP connection will be closed. The CCM appliance then stores the SSH key with the username in the CCM user database.
Chapter 3: Operations If you are enabling SSH for the first time, you are advised that all other CCM appliance sessions will be terminated. Enter to continue or to cancel. If you are reenabling SSH, you are prompted to use the existing SSH server key or generate a new key.
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(which is configured with the User Add/Set commands). • When the CCM appliance is Flashed for AV operation, the user’s configured access level is used for session sharing and preemption. There are three access levels, with the following hier- archy (highest to lowest): APPLIANCEADMIN >...
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To configure criteria to be used for session sharing and preemption: Issue a User Add or User Set command. • If the CCM appliance is Flashed for AV operation, include the Access parameter, indicating the desired access level or rights. •...
Issue a Show Server command. The display will indicate the share mode. CLI Mode While you are connected to an attached serial device, you may enter CLI mode and enter CCM appliance commands. To enter or exit CLI mode when connected to a serial device: To enter CLI mode, type the CLI access character, which is by default.
You may specify a time-out value with the Server CLI command. You may also specify a time-out value for each port with the Port Set command (or Port Add for virtual ports). The value indicates the number of idle minutes the CCM appliance will wait before...
You may change your own password at any time. You must have USER access rights to change another user’s password or to change any user’s SSH user key information, access rights or preemption level. The Preempt parameter is valid only when the CCM appliance is Flashed for DS operation.
For more information, see Show User command on page 107. Access levels and rights Most CCM appliance commands require the user to have the appropriate permission to issue them. Permissions are expressed as access levels or access rights. There are three predefined access levels: APPLIANCEADMIN, ADMIN or USER. Each access level has associated rights, which are described in Table 3.5.
See Session sharing and preemption on page 27 for more information. When the CCM appliance is Flashed for DS operation, other access levels may control a user’s permission to perform operations. See the DSView Installer/User Guide for more information...
Chapter 3: Operations When the CCM appliance is Flashed for DS operation, local and DS authentication are enabled by default. When the CCM appliance is Flashed for AV operation, local authentication is enabled by default. DS authentication DS authentication uses either the internal DSView 3 software authentication service or an external authentication service configured in the DSView 3 software.
A user-rights attribute in the RADIUS server’s dictionary may also contain a preemption value, following the syntax used in the CCM User Add/User Set command. When this value appears in a RADIUS attribute string, the authenticated user will have the specified preemption level. If the attribute string does not contain the preempt keyword and value, the default Server CLI preemption value will be used (see Console port session and connection authentication on page 36).
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CCM appliance local user database (APPLIANCEADMIN, ADMIN, USER). When the CCM appliance is Flashed for DS operation, user authentication at the console port may be enabled or disabled. You may also configure a preemption level that will be used for a console port user when user authentication is disabled on that port.
If that fails, authentication goes to the defined RADIUS servers. If you enable RADIUS and local authentication (in that order), authentication goes first to the defined RADIUS servers. If that fails, the local CCM user database is used. Local is the default method. Examples when Flashed for DS operation If you enable local and DS authentication (which is the default), DSView 3 software clients will always be authenticated using DSView 3 software internal or external authentication services.
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SSH connections or both. SERVER SECURITY AUTHENTICATION=<auth> ENCRYPT=<conns> When the CCM appliance is Flashed for AV operation, you may not specify DS authentication. When the CCM appliance is Flashed for DS operation, DS authentication is automatically appended to any other previously configured authentication methods.
A locked account will remain locked until the specified time elapses, the CCM appliance is power- cycled or the account is unlocked by an administrator with the User Unlock command. A user with the ADMIN access level may unlock all users except a user with the APPLIANCEADMIN level.
The history buffer begins filling with data received from attached devices upon completion of CCM appliance initialization, even if no user is connected. When you connect to a serial port, the data that was received from the device prior to the connection is available in the buffer. Once online, new data continues to be stored in the buffer.
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CCM Installer/User Guide The following examples assume the user is in port history mode. The following command searches the history buffer in the upward direction for the string Abort Process. PORT HISTORY> s -u “Abort Process” The following command searches the history buffer for the string Process, ignoring case.
NFS history files When the NFS feature is enabled on the CCM appliance and on a port, port history data is written to a file on an NFS server, in addition to the local history buffer on the CCM appliance. Each physical and virtual port has its own file(s) on the NFS server where data is written.
Enabling NFS on the CCM appliance ports After NFS is successfully enabled on the CCM appliance, you may enable and configure NFS on the individual ports. If an error occurs, it may include a numeric value and a text message. See NFS Error Codes and Port Status on page 131 for descriptions.
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• The filename must be different from the filename specified for any other port on the CCM appliance. Using the port number substitution string (%#) or the port name substitution string (%n) in the filename specification is one way to accomplish this.
NFS Error Codes and Port Status on page 131 describes the error codes that may be displayed. Managing the CCM Appliance Using SNMP The CCM console management appliance provides a set of commands that create and manage SNMP structures for use by third party network management products. These commands cover the following operations: •...
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Chapter 3: Operations • Enabling and disabling SNMP traps • Defining and deleting up to four trap destination IP addresses • Defining, copying and deleting up to ten alert strings for each port By default, SNMP is enabled but no traps are enabled and no trap destinations are defined. To enable or disable SNMP processing: To enable SNMP processing, issue a Server SNMP command with the Enable parameter.
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To enable SNMP traps, issue a Server SNMP Trap command with the Enable parameter. SERVER SNMP TRAP ENABLE The CCM appliance will display a numbered list of traps that are currently disabled with a prompt requesting you to select trap(s) to enable. Indicate the traps to be enabled by entering a trap’s list number, several numbers separated by commas, a range of numbers separated by a...
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To delete a port alert string, issue a Port Alert Delete command, specifying a port. PORT <port> ALERT DELETE The CCM appliance displays a numbered list of alert strings that have been defined for the specified port with a prompt requesting you to select alert string(s) to delete. Indicate the alert strings to be deleted by entering an alert string’s list number, several numbers separated by...
CHAPTER Using CCM Appliance Commands Accessing the CLI You may access the CLI in three ways: using the Telnet CLI, using the console port or entering the CLI access character during a session to a serial device. When the CLI is accessed, its prompt appears (>), indicating you may type a command.
If you enter a Server Flash command or if you change the CCM appliance IP address with a Server Set command, a reboot is required before the change becomes effective. In these cases, the CCM database is updated when you enter the command and you are prompted that the change will not take effect until the CCM appliance reboots.
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If the name contains spaces, enclose the name in double quotes whenever it is used in commands. When using LDAP authentication on a CCM appliance, if any port names contain spaces, they must be changed to remove the spaces.
CCM Installer/User Guide Case sensitivity With the exception of usernames, passwords, port names and group names, commands are not case sensitive; they may be entered in uppercase, lowercase or a combination. For example, all of the following commands are correct.
Chapter 4: Using CCM Appliance Commands Command Summary Table 4.4 lists the CCM appliance commands, including a brief description plus the required access rights and level. (For information about BMU commands, see page 138.) Table 4.4: CCM Appliance Command Summary...
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Access level: ADMIN or APPLIANCEADMIN Accesses the port history buffer. Port History Access right: none needed Access level: all Terminates the CCM session on a specified port. Port Logout Access right: USER Access level: ADMIN or APPLIANCEADMIN Enables/disables the NFS feature on a port.
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Chapter 4: Using CCM Appliance Commands Table 4.4: CCM Appliance Command Summary (Continued) Command Description, Access Right and Access Level Reinitializes the CCM appliance. Server Init Access right: SCON Access level: APPLIANCEADMIN Sets the LDAP service to only authenticate or authenticate and authorize.
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Defines/deletes destinations for enabled SNMP traps. Server SNMP Trap Access right: SCON Destination Access level: APPLIANCEADMIN Enables/disables SSH session access to the CCM appliance and specifies the SSH authentication method. Server SSH Access right: SCON Access level: APPLIANCEADMIN Displays the membership of one or all groups.
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Chapter 4: Using CCM Appliance Commands Table 4.4: CCM Appliance Command Summary (Continued) Command Description, Access Right and Access Level Displays information specified with the Server CLI command. Show Server CLI Access right: SMON Access level: ADMIN or APPLIANCEADMIN Displays LDAP settings.
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CCM Installer/User Guide Table 4.4: CCM Appliance Command Summary (Continued) Command Description, Access Right and Access Level Changes a user’s configuration information. User Set Access right: USER Access level: ADMIN or APPLIANCEADMIN Unlocks a locked-out user. Access right: USER User Unlock Access level: ADMIN or APPLIANCEADMIN (An ADMIN level user may issue this command for users with any level other than APPLIANCEADMIN.)
The Connect command establishes a connection from the console port of the CCM appliance to a device attached to a serial port on that CCM appliance. To use this command, you must have previously issued a Server CLI command with the Connect=On parameter. For more information, see Connecting to Serial Devices on page 21.
CCM Installer/User Guide Example The following command establishes a connection from the CCM appliance console port to port 6. >connect 6 The following command displays a subset of available ports - those beginning with the letter A and to which the user has access.
Chapter 5: CCM Appliance Commands Syntax DISCONNECT Group Commands The Group command has several forms, as listed in Table 5.2. Table 5.2: Group Command Summary Command Description Group Add Adds a new group. Group Delete Removes all members of a group.
CCM Installer/User Guide Group Delete command The Group Delete command removes all ports/users from a group. Access right: SCON Access level: APPLIANCEADMIN Syntax GROUP <group> DELETE Table 5.4: Group Delete Command Parameter Parameter Description Group name. Group names are case sensitive. If the name contains spaces, enclose <group>...
Chapter 5: CCM Appliance Commands Help Command The Help command displays information about CCM appliance commands. For displays that span more than one screen, -More- will appear on the last line of all screens but the last one. You may: Press the to see the next screen.
Virtual port name. NFS Command The NFS command enables or disables use of the NFS feature on the CCM appliance, and specifies the location of the NFS server, its mount point, the type of files that will be created and the protocol to be used.
The NTP command enables or disables use of the Network Time Protocol on the CCM appliance, and specifies the location of the NTP server that will supply the time to the CCM appliance. For more information, see Updating the Appliance Clock on page 14.
Disables NTP on the appliance. Example The following command enables use of NTP on the CCM appliance. The time requests will first be made to the NTP server at IP address 192.168.50.200. The secondary NTP server at 192.168.50.220 will then be contacted to obtain either the time (if it was not provided by the primary server) or the secondary server’s status.
(“), a comma (,) or an asterisk (*). If the name contains spaces, enclose the name in double quotes. If you are using LDAP authentication on the CCM appliance, the port name cannot contain spaces.
PASSWORD=<password> Default = NULL Number of idle minutes, in the range 1-90, that the CCM appliance will wait before dropping a connection to the port. If the value is zero or omitted, the port will use the time-out value specified in the Server CLI command. (To completely disable port time-outs, the time-out values in the Port Add/Set and TIMEOUT=<time-out>...
(to_port). Any alert strings that were previously defined on the to_port will be deleted. When you enter this command, you are prompted to confirm or cancel the copy operation. For more information, see Managing the CCM Appliance Using SNMP on page 46. Access right: SCON or PCON...
CCM Installer/User Guide Table 5.14: Port Alert Delete Command Parameter Parameter Description <port> Port number or name. Example The following command deletes defined alert strings from physical port 26. >PORT 26 ALERT DELETE Alert-strings assigned to port 26: 1) The first alert string...
PORT HISTORY>s -d -i “connected to” Port Logout command The Port Logout command terminates the CCM appliance session on a specified port. If more than one session is active on the port, all sessions are logged out. Access right: USER...
For virtual ports: P%n.hst if the file type is linear, P%n_%F.hst if the file type is daily.) Number of bytes that will be buffered on the CCM appliance before being written to the NFS server file. This threshold is used with the Time value to determine when SIZE=<bytes>...
Port Set command The Port Set command changes physical serial port and/or virtual port settings in the CCM configuration database. At least one keyword parameter and value must be specified. If you wish to change port settings for a virtual port, the port must have been previously defined with a Port Add command.
This parameter is not valid for the console port. You may not rename a virtual port when it has an active connection. If you are using LDAP authentication on the CCM appliance, the port name cannot contain spaces. Default (physical ports only) = last 3 octets of MAC address, followed by P and the port number Baud rate.
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This parameter is not valid for virtual ports. Default = None Number of idle minutes, in the range 1-90, that the CCM appliance will wait before dropping a connection to the port. If the value is zero or omitted, the port will use the time-out value specified in the Server CLI command.
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CLI command mode. CHAR=^<cli_char> If an IPMI connection is made through a CCM appliance virtual port, this value is used. For a direct Telnet connection, or if None is specified, the value specified in the Char parameter of the Server CLI command will be used.
Chapter 5: CCM Appliance Commands Table 5.19: Port Set Command Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Group name(s), up to eight characters each. Group names are case sensitive. If the name contains spaces, enclose the name in double quotes. A port may belong to up to eight groups.
This LF setting cannot be specified with any other LF setting. Default = LF=LF Quit Command The Quit command terminates the current CCM appliance session and terminates your Telnet connection to the unit. Access right: none needed Access level: all...
Defines/deletes SNMP management entities. Server SNMP Trap Enables/disables SNMP traps. Server SNMP Trap Destination Defines/deletes destinations for enabled SNMP traps. Enables/disables SSH session access to the CCM appliance and specifies Server SSH the SSH authentication method. Server CLI command The Server CLI command: •...
Enables or disables the ability to use the Connect command from the console port. When enabled, a console port user may use the Connect command to establish a connection to the serial device attached to another CCM appliance CONNECT=ON|OFF serial port. When disabled, you cannot use the Connect command from the console port.
NOTE: This command may be used to update the CCM appliance with an application image that supports AV operation. If you wish to update the appliance with a DS operation application image, you must do so from within the DSView 3 software.
CCM Installer/User Guide You will need a TFTP server. Download the latest Flash image from the Avocent web site (www.avocent.com), and save the image file to the appropriate directory on the TFTP server. NOTE: Powering down a system in the middle of a boot Flash update may render the unit inoperable. To update the bootstrap, it is recommended that the unit be placed on a UPS under controlled conditions to avoid interruption of the boot Flash update process.
Chapter 5: CCM Appliance Commands Server LDAP Auth command The Server LDAP Auth command sets the LDAP service to only authenticate or authenticate and authorize. This setting affects the primary and secondary LDAP servers. Access right: SCON Access level: APPLIANCEADMIN...
CCM Installer/User Guide Table 5.26: Server LDAP Primary|Secondary Command Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description LDAP indicates regular LDAP authentication; LDAPS indicates secure ACCESS=LDAP|LDAPS LDAP authentication. Default = LDAP Port number in the range 1-65535. PORT=<port> Default = 389 Deletes a primary or secondary LDAP server definition. If a primary server is...
Default = sAMAccountName=%1 Server Ping command NOTE: This command is valid only when the CCM appliance is Flashed for DS operation. The Server Ping command enables or disables response to ping requests. When enabled, the CCM appliance receives and responds to all ping requests. When disabled, ping requests are received and silently discarded.
Description DISABLE|ENABLE Disables or enables the PPP server. IP address to be used to connect the CCM appliance over the PPP connection. Must LOCALIP=<local_ip> be on same subnet as REMOTEIP address. IP address to assign to the PPP client end of the PPP connection. Must be on same REMOTEIP=<rem_ip>...
>server ppp enable Server RADIUS command The Server RADIUS command defines or deletes RADIUS parameters for the CCM RADIUS client. For more information, see RADIUS authentication on page 35. When you enter this command, you are prompted to confirm or cancel the specified changes.
>ser radius primary del Server Reboot command The Server Reboot command reboots the CCM appliance. During a reboot, any active Telnet sessions, including your own, are terminated, and all users are informed accordingly. Any configuration changes that require a reboot will become effective when the reboot completes.
Default for DS operation = DS,LOCAL Default for AV operation = LOCAL When a CCM appliance is Flashed for DS operation, the DS authentication method is automatically appended to any other configured authentication methods. When the CCM appliance is Flashed for AV operation, you cannot specify the DS authentication method.
Server Set command The Server Set command changes CCM appliance address settings. You may specify one, two or all three parameters. A reboot is required if you change the IP address or gateway. Access right: SCON...
The Server SNMP command enables or disables SNMP UDP port 161 SNMP processing. When you disable SNMP processing, you may still enable and disable traps with the Server SNMP Trap command. For more information, see Managing the CCM Appliance Using SNMP on page 46. Access right: SCON Access level: APPLIANCEADMIN...
The Server SNMP Trap command enables or disables SNMP traps. When you issue this command with the Enable parameter, the CCM appliance displays a numbered list of all currently disabled traps. When you issue this command with the Disable parameter, a numbered list of all currently enabled traps is displayed.
Server SNMP Trap Destination command. NOTE: By default, all traps are disabled. The PortAlert trap must be enabled for port alert processing to be performed. For more information, see Managing the CCM Appliance Using SNMP on page 46 and Supported Traps on page 125.
SSH authentication method. When you enable SSH, all CCM sessions will be terminated if a CCM SSH server key must be generated. You must also have previously specified an authentication method other than None with the Server Security command.
Show Server PPP Displays CCM PPP settings. Show Server RADIUS Displays CCM RADIUS settings. Show Server Security Displays CCM authentication, connection and security lock-out settings. Show Server SNMP Displays SNMP configuration information. Show User Displays user configuration and session information.
CCM Installer/User Guide Show NFS command The Show NFS command displays NFS configuration information and the current mount status. If a mount error occurred, the display also includes the error message returned by the NFS server. If NFS has never been enabled on the appliance, the default values will be displayed. If NFS was previously enabled and successfully configured, then later disabled, the display will retain the configured address, mount point and file type values.
Chapter 5: CCM Appliance Commands Syntax SHOW NTP Table 5.44: Show NTP Command Display Fields Field Contents ENABLE or DISABLE Indicates if NTP is enabled or disabled. IP Address 1 Address of primary NTP server (from NTP command) or none.
CCM Installer/User Guide Table 5.46 lists the display fields for a Show Port command that specifies a single physical port configured as TD=console. The display fields may appear in a different order than listed in the table. A Show Port All command displays the Port, Serial Port Settings, TX Bytes, RX Bytes, Errors and Power fields for physical ports.
Chapter 5: CCM Appliance Commands Table 5.46: Show Port Command Display Fields for a Physical Port with TD=Console (Continued) Field Content Access * User’s access rights (from User Add/Set commands). Indicates if a user may connect to the port BY GROUP or BY PORT.
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CCM Installer/User Guide Table 5.47: Show Port Command Display Fields for a Virtual Port (Continued) Field Content File NFS filename (from Port NFS command). Size threshold NFS size threshold (from Port NFS command). Time threshold NFS time threshold (from Port NFS command).
Chapter 5: CCM Appliance Commands Table 5.48 lists the display fields for a Show Port command (that specifies a single port or All) for ports that were configured as TD=SPC. Table 5.48: Show Port Command Display Fields for TD=SPC Parameter...
CCM Installer/User Guide Show Server command The Show Server command displays CCM appliance configuration information, statistics and the current time. Access right: SMON Access level: ADMIN or APPLIANCEADMIN Syntax SHOW SERVER Table 5.49 lists the information displayed for the Show Server command. The display fields may appear in a different order than listed in the table Table 5.49: Show Server Command Display Fields...
Table 5.49: Show Server Command Display Fields (Continued) Field Content Application version that is running, plus its date and time. If the CCM appliance is Flashed for DS operation, the application version number will be appended with “(for DSView 3).”...
Access level: ADMIN or APPLIANCEADMIN Syntax SHOW SERVER PPP Show Server RADIUS command The Show Server RADIUS command displays the current CCM RADIUS settings that were configured with the Server RADIUS command. Access right: SMON Access level: ADMIN or APPLIANCEADMIN...
Fingerprint (Hex) SSH key MD5 hash. Fingerprint (BB) SSH key bubble babble. * Displayed only when the CCM appliance is Flashed for DS operation. Show Server SNMP command The Show Server SNMP command displays SNMP configuration information. Access right: SMON...
YES if user is locked-out, NO if not. Last Login System up time value when the user logged in. User’s access rights. If the CCM appliance is Flashed for DS operation, the user’s Access preemption level is appended to the access rights.
NOTE: To access the control screen or command line interface provided by the SPC device, this command should not be used, and the CCM appliance port to which the SPC device is attached should be configured as TD=Console. When TD=SPC is configured, you cannot connect to the SPC device; all SPC device operations are performed from the CCM appliance CLI.
Server Technologies power device that has been added by the DSView 3 software. NOTE: For standalone use of the SPC device, this command should not be used, and the CCM appliance port to which the SPC device is attached should be configured as TD=Console.
REBOOT causes the specified socket(s) to turn off, then on. Example The following command turns on all sockets on the SPC power control device attached to port 6 of the CCM appliance. The sockets will turn on based on their Offmin values. >spc 6 socket all on User Commands The User command has several forms, as listed in Table 5.58.
CCM Installer/User Guide User Add command The User Add command adds a new user to the CCM user database. The user database holds a maximum of 64 user definitions. For more information, see Managing User Accounts on page 32 and Access levels and rights on page 33.
>user JohnD add password=pword access=adm group=Dev1,Dev2 User Delete command The User Delete command removes a username entry from the CCM user database. The username will no longer be used to authenticate a session with the CCM appliance. Access right: USER...
CCM Installer/User Guide Table 5.61: User Logout Command Parameter Parameter Description <username> Username to be logged out. User Set command The User Set command changes a user’s configuration in the user database. For more information, see Managing User Accounts on page 32 and Access levels and rights on page 33.
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Chapter 5: CCM Appliance Commands Table 5.62: User Set Command Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Command and port access rights or level. You may specify multiple access rights, separated by commas, or a level. If specifying access rights, you may use one of three forms: ACCESS=<access>...
CCM Installer/User Guide The following command adds the groups Dev3 and Dev4 for JohnD. He may now access the ports defined in groups Dev3 and Dev4 as well as ports in other groups that were previously configured for him. >user JohnD set group=+Dev3,Dev4 User Unlock command The User Unlock command unlocks a user who was previously locked-out.
APP ENDICE S Appendices Appendix A: Technical Specifications Table A.1: CCM Appliance Technical Specifications Item CCM850 Appliance CCM1650 Appliance CCM485x Appliance Device Ports Number Type Serial ports Serial ports Serial ports Connectors Serial port RJ-45 Serial port RJ-45 Serial port RJ-45...
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CCM Installer/User Guide Table A.1: CCM Appliance Technical Specifications (Continued) Item CCM850 Appliance CCM1650 Appliance CCM485x Appliance AC-input power 45 W maximum 45 W maximum 90 W maximum AC-input maximum 90 to 267 VAC 90 to 267 VAC 100 to 240 VAC AC-input current rating 0.5 A...
Appendices Appendix B: Device Cabling Each CCM appliance serial port has an RJ-45 connector for attaching a serial device. Table B.1 lists the pin assignments. Table B.1: Port Pin Assignments Pin Number RS-232 Signal Direction Description Output Request to Send...
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CCM Installer/User Guide Table B.2: Adaptors for Use with CAT 5 and CAT 6 Cable (Continued) Part Number Description 210127 RJ-45 to RJ-45 Male Adaptor for Cisco and Sun Netra console port 750238 CAT 5 Serial Starter Kit - includes all the above adaptors...
CCM Installer/User Guide Reversing adaptors and cables Table B.3 lists the reversing adaptors and reversing cables available for the appliance. Table B.3: Reversing Adaptors and Cables Part Number Description 210094 RJ-45 to DB-9M (DTE) Adaptor 210095 RJ-45 to DB-9F (DCE) Adaptor...
CCM Installer/User Guide If you choose to use a third party reversing cable, make sure the cable is reversing, as shown in Figure B.3. 8-WIRE CCM Port Modular Adaptor Figure B.3: 8-wire RJ-45 Reversing Cable...
AVWorks software. Loaded Variables: initiating username and name of loaded file The CCM appliance has received a command to set itself to factory default FactoryDefaultsSet values. (The appliance sends this trap after receiving the command, but before actually reverting to factory default values.) An image upgrade has ended.
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NFS server. NFSPortNeedsMount Variables: CCM appliance port number, port error status (see NFS Error Codes and Port Status on page 131) plus primary and secondary NFS error codes (see NFS Error Codes and Port Status on page 131)
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PortAlert Variables: server name, port number and port alert string The CCM appliance detected that a port’s power on/off control signal is in the state indicating power is off. This trap is sent upon initialization if the condition is PortPowerOffDetect detected.
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An SPC device inlet total high load threshold has been reached. SpcInletTotalLoadLow An SPC device inlet total low load threshold has been reached. The CCM appliance was unable to log in to the SPC device using the username SpcLoginErr configured in the appliance.
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Variables: initiating username and new username UserAuthentication A user failed to authenticate with the CCM appliance. Failure Variable: username The CCM appliance has loaded a user database file. This trap applies to UserDatabaseFile AVWorks software. Loaded Variables: initiating username and name of loaded file A user has been deleted from the CCM appliance user database.
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UserLogin Variable: username A user logged out of the CCM appliance. UserLogout Variable: username A user’s definition has been modified in the CCM appliance user database. UserModified Variables: initiating username and modified username A user account has been unlocked. UserUnlocked...
Appendices Appendix D: NFS Error Codes and Port Status Table D.1 describes the error codes that may be reported by the CCM appliance for NFS history file operations. Your display may also have additional descriptive information. Table D.1: NFS Error Codes...
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CCM Installer/User Guide Table D.1: NFS Error Codes (Continued) Error Description Code From the remote procedure call: an unspecified error occurred. From the remote procedure call: the remote address was unknown. From the remote procedure call: an unspecified error occurred.
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Appendices Table D.1: NFS Error Codes (Continued) Error Description Code The network is unreachable. The network dropped the connection because of a reset. The software caused a connection abort. The connection was reset by a peer. No buffer space is available. The transport endpoint is already connected.
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CCM Installer/User Guide Table D.1: NFS Error Codes (Continued) Error Description Code An invalid argument or unsupported argument was supplied for an operation. For example, attempting a READLINK on an object other than a symbolic link. NFSv3 example: attempting to SETATTR with a time field on a server that does not support the operation.
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Appendices Table D.1: NFS Error Codes (Continued) Error Description Code The server initiated the request, but was not able to complete in a timely manner. The client should wait and then try the request with a new RPC transaction ID. For example, this error should be returned from a server that supports hierarchical storage and receives a request to process a file that has been migrated.
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CCM Installer/User Guide Table D.1: NFS Error Codes (Continued) Error Description Code A state ID generated by the current server instance (that does not designate any locking state either current or superseded) for a current lockowner-file pair was used. The sequence number in a locking request is neither the next expected number nor the last number processed.
Enable command with the Protocol=UDP parameter. 9999 No error. NFS port status values Table D.2 describes the port status values that may be reported by the CCM appliance for NFS history file operations. Table D.2: NFS Port Status Values Value...
There are two ways to use the BMU. • From the CCM appliance CLI, you may use the IPMI command to access the BMU. • If no SoL connection is established, or if no virtual port name is specified with the com- mand, you will be prompted for server login information, including the IP address, user- name and password.
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Command keywords are not case sensitive. The following command descriptions may contain two Syntax headings. • The Syntax - IPMI shortcut command indicates what you would enter at the CCM appliance CLI prompt. • The Syntax - BMU command assumes you have already accessed the BMU of the desired virtual port, and indicates what you would enter at the BMU>...
DISABLE Disables the sending of SNMP traps. Exit command The Exit command ends the BMU command session and returns you to the CCM appliance CLI prompt. This command is equivalent to the BMU Quit command. Syntax - BMU command EXIT Help command The Help command displays information about BMU commands.
Appendices Table E.4: IPMI Shortcut and BMU Identify Command Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Turns on the LED. If the BMC supports the IPMI extension Chassis Identify On command, this parameter turns the LED on until an Identify Off command is issued. Otherwise, the LED will be turned on for the number of seconds specified with the -T <seconds>...
Simulates pressing the server’s power button and forces the system off. Quit command The Quit command ends the BMU command session and returns you to the CCM appliance CLI prompt. This command is equivalent to the BMU Exit command. Syntax - BMU command...
Appendices Table E.7: IPMI Shortcut and BMU Sel Command Parameters Parameter Description <port_name> Virtual port name. CLEAR Removes all records in the SEL. STATUS Displays the total number of records in the SEL. Specifies a point in time as the timestamp value. The valid format is: YYYY/MM/DD hh:mm:ss TIME <time>...
CCM Installer/User Guide Table E.8: IPMI Shortcut and BMU Sensor Command Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Displays sensors that are at or above the specified threshold. For example, setting the threshold to CR will display all sensors with critical, non-recoverable and unspecified conditions.
CCM Installer/User Guide Table E.11: IPMI Shortcut and BMU User Command Parameters Parameter Description <port_name> Virtual port name. CONFIG Introduces one or more configuration parameters. userx Name of user for whom credentials are being configured. -NAME <username> Username. -PASSWORD <password>...
Appendices Appendix F: Ports Used Table F.1 lists the UDP and TCP port numbers used by the CCM appliance and the attached servers/devices. The values assume a default configuration; some values are configurable. Table F.1: Ports Used by CCM Appliance...
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Appendix G: Technical Support Our Technical Support staff is ready to assist you with any installation or operating issues you encounter with your Avocent product. If an issue should develop, follow the steps below for the fastest possible service. To resolve an issue: Check the pertinent section of the manual to see if the issue can be resolved by following the procedures outlined.
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INDE X Index Sel 142 Sensor 143 Access levels and rights Sol 144 about 33 summary 138 changing 34 Sysinfo 145 configuring 34 User 145 displaying 34 BootP 9 effect on session sharing 27 Adaptors for use with CAT 5 cable 119 Cabling 119 reversing 122 Alert command (BMU) 139...
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CCM Installer/User Guide Port Alert Copy 71 Show Group 97 Port Alert Delete 71 Show NFS 98 Port Break 72 Show NTP 98 Port command summary 63 Show Port 99 Port Delete 72 Show Server 104 Port History 73 Show Server CLI 105...
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Disconnect command 62 about 43 DS operation 2 displaying information 46 DSView 3 software 2 enabling on ports 44 enabling on the CCM appliance 43 error codes 131 Encryption filenames 44 configuring 90 displaying configuration information 106 Exit command (BMU) 140...
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CCM Installer/User Guide for a virtual port 19 changing virtual port settings 20 IPMI command summary 63 using the IPMI shortcut and BMU commands configuring physical port settings 16 configuring virtual port settings 20 IPMI command 65 default settings for physical ports 15...
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Index Server Share command 92 Server SNMP command 93 Quit command 80 Server SNMP Community command 93 Quit command (BMU) 142 Server SNMP Manager command 94 Server SNMP Trap command 94 Server SNMP Trap Destination command 95 RADIUS Server SSH command 96 about 35 Session configuring 38...
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CCM Installer/User Guide enabling/disabling traps 48 Telnet specifying community names 47 connections to devices 21 specifying management entity addresses 94 options 2 Time-out. See Session time-out about 3 Commands connection states 19 See also BMU Commands enabling, disabling and configuring 144...
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