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Contents 1 Welcome 7 1.1 Purpose and target groups 7 1.2 ServerView Suite link collection 7 1.3 Documentation for the ServerView Suite 9 1.4 Documents for the iRMC 9 1.5 What's new 10 1.6 Notational conventions 11 1.7 Overview of the iRMC functions 12 1.7.1 Standard functions 12 1.7.2 Extended functions 16 1.8 Display requirements 18 1.9 Required user permissions 19 2 Main Window 23 2.1 System menu 32 2.1.1 System Overview 34 2.1.2 System Board 36 2.1.3 Power 39 2.1.4 Cooling 42 2.1.5 Mass Storage 43 2.1.6 Software 44 2.1.7 Network 45 2.1.8 AIS Connect 46 2.2 Logs menu 48 2.2.1 Logs Overview 49 2.2.2 System Event Log (SEL) 50 2.2.3 Internal Event Log 53 2.3 Tools menu 56 2.3.1 Tools Overview 56 2.3.2 Update 57 iRMC S5 - Web Interface 3 Contents 2.3.2.1 Updating the BIOS 62 2.3.2.2 Performing the online update 63 2.3.2.3 Performing an offline update 65 2.3.3 Deployment 65 2.3.4 Custom Image 68 2.3.5 Internal Storage 70 2.3.6 Virtual Media 71 2.3.7 Certificates 72 2.3.7.1 Generate certificate dialog box 74 2.3.7.2 Upload SSL/TLS Certificate dialog box 76 2.3.7.3 Upload CA Certificate for CAS and SMTP dialog box 78 2.3.8 Reports 79 2.3.9 Backup and Restore 82 2.4 Settings menu 85 2.4.1 Overview 85 2.4.2 System 86 2.4.3 Network Management 90 2.4.4 Services 97 2.4.4.1 Text console redirection 112 2.4.4.2 Starting AVR using Java 113 2.4.4.3 Starting AVR using HTML5 113 2.4.5 User Management 114 2.4.5.1 iRMC user 121 2.4.5.2 LDAP user group 130 2.4.6 Server Management 136 2.4.7 Power Management 141 2.4.8 Logging 145 2.4.9 Baseboard Management Controller 148 3 Advanced Video Redirection (AVR) 151 3.1 Requirements for AVR 151 3.2 Parallel AVR sessions 152 3.3 Local Monitor Off Control function 154 iRMC S5 - Web Interface 4 Contents 3.4 Redirecting the keyboard 155 3.5 Starting AVR using Java 156 3.5.1 AVR window 156 3.5.2 Toolbar 157 3.5.3 Menus of the AVR window (Java) 159 3.5.3.1 Video menu 159 3.5.3.2 Keyboard menu 161 3.5.3.3 Mouse menu 164 3.5.3.4 Options menu 165 3.5.3.5 Media menu 166 3.5.3.6 Power menu 166 3.5.3.7 Active Users menu 168 3.5.3.8 Help menu 168 3.6 Starting AVR using HTML5 168 3.6.1 HTML5 page 168 3.6.2 Menus of the AVR window (HTML5) 170 3.6.2.1 Video menu 170 3.6.2.2 Mouse menu 171 3.6.2.3 Options menu 171 3.6.2.4 Keyboard menu 172 3.6.2.5 Send Keys menu 173 3.6.2.6 Hot Keys menu 174 3.6.2.7 Video Record menu 175 3.6.2.8 Power menu 176 3.6.2.9 Active Users menu 177 3.6.2.10 Help menu 177 3.6.3 Status bar of the AVR window (HTML5) 178 3.6.4 Supported Browsers 179 4 Virtual Media Wizard 180 4.1 Provision of virtual media on the remote workstation 180 4.2 Starting the Virtual Media wizard 181 4.3 Virtual Media dialog box 182 iRMC S5 - Web Interface 5 Contents 4.4 Providing storage media for virtual media 182 4.5 Clearing Virtual Media connections 183 iRMC S5 - Web Interface 6 1 Welcome Welcome to the iRMC web interface. You can choose whether to show the menus and dialog boxes of the iRMC web interface in English, German, or Japanese. When you enter values in the iRMC S5 web interface, you will often receive assistance in the form of tool tips. Third Party Licenses can be seen by clicking the Help menu in the title bar of the iRMC web interface. 1.1 Purpose and target groups This user guide is aimed at system administrators, network administrators, and service staff who have a sound knowledge of hardware and software. This user guide deals with the following aspects in detail: l iRMC web interface l Logging in to the iRMC l Configuring the iRMC l Advanced Video Redirection via iRMC l Virtual Media via iRMC 1.2 ServerView Suite link collection Via the ServerView Suite link collection, Fujitsu provides you with numerous downloads and further information on the ServerView Suite and PRIMERGY servers. Under ServerView Suite, links are offered on the following topics: l Forum l Service Desk l Manuals l Product information l Security information l Software downloads l Training iRMC S5 - Web Interface 7 1.2 ServerView Suite link collection Software downloads includes the following downloads: o Current software statuses for the ServerView Suite as well as additional Readme files. o Information files and update sets for system software components (BIOS, firmware, drivers, ServerView Agents and ServerView Update Agent) for updating the PRIMERGY servers via ServerView Update Manager or for locally updating individual servers via ServerView Update Manager Express. o The current versions of all documentation on the ServerView Suite. You can retrieve the downloads free of charge. Under PRIMERGY Server, links are offered on the following topics: l Service Desk l Manuals l Product information l Spare parts catalogue Access to the ServerView Suite link collection You can reach the link collection of the ServerView Suite in various ways: l Via ServerView Operations Manager: 1. Select Help – Links on the start page or the menu bar. l Via the start page of the online documentation for the ServerView Suite on the Fujitsu manual server. You access the start page of the online documentation via the following link: http://manuals.ts.fujitsu.com 1. In the selection list on the left, select x86 Servers. 2. On the right, click PRIMERGY ServerView Links under Selected documents. l Via the ServerView Suite DVD 2. 1. In the start window of the ServerView Suite DVD 2, select the option ServerView Software Products. 2. On the menu bar select Links. This opens the start page of the ServerView Suite link collection. iRMC S5 - Web Interface 8 1.3 Documentation for the ServerView Suite 1.3 Documentation for the ServerView Suite The documentation can be downloaded free of charge from the Internet. You will find the online documentation at http://manuals.ts.fujitsu.com under the link x86 Servers. ServerView Sitemap For an overview of the documentation to be found under ServerView Suite as well as the filing structure, see the ServerView Suite Sitemap: 1. In the selection list on the left, select x86 Servers and then Software. 2. On the right, select ServerView Suite. 3. Click ServerView Suite Sitemap under Selected documents. 1.4 Documents for the iRMC This user guide is part of a documentation suite describing the iRMC S5 firmware version 1.6. The documentation suite of the iRMC S5 comprises the following user guides: l iRMC S5 Configuration and Maintenance l iRMC S5 Concepts and Interfaces l iRMC S5 Web Interface Related readings The "ServerView embedded Lifecycle Management (eLCM) 1.2 for iRMC S5 " user guide describes in detail the update and image handling via the iRMC. The "ServerView RAID Manager" user guide describes in detail RAID management in the ServerView environment. iRMC S5 - Web Interface 9 1.5 What's new 1.5 What's new The following changes are made in this edition: l The storage on the SD card of the iRMC can now be viewed and managed l The communication between managed server and iRMC can also be configured in-band via LAN over USB l The following eLCM tasks can be scheduled using a Task Manager: l Online update l Offline update l PrimeCollect l Report generation l Search for custom image l Download custom image l If the iRMC needs to be rebooted after an update you can now let the BIOS decide with the Dual boot option, which mode is used for the reboot. l HCL (Hardware Compatibility List) support: during update preparation of a managed server with VMware ESXi operating system, inventory data are compared with the HCL file, which is downloaded from the update repository. This list is based on the information about certified server configuration published by VMware.