Acer AR585 F1- Manuals

vi Disposal instructions Do not throw this electronic device into the trash when discarding. To minimize pollution and ensure utmost protection of the global environment, please recycle. For more information on the Waste from Electrical and Electronics Equipment (WEEE) regulations, visit www.acer-gr...

vii Regulations and safety notices FCC notice This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This...

viii Operation conditions This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation...

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Contents Information for your safety and comfort iii Regulations and safety notices vii 1 System tour 1 System notes 2 External and internal structure 3 Front panel 3 Rear panel 6 Internal components 8 Mainboard layout 9 Mainboard jumper settings 12 Appendix A Server management tools 15 Server manag...

1 System tour 2 System notes The AR585 is an outstanding 2U rack-mountable server that runs on the AMD Opteron ™ 6000 Series server platform. The following AMD technologies are supported in this platform: AMD CoolCore ™ , AMD PowerNow! ™ , Enhanced C1 state, AMD CoolSpeed, and APML (in APML enabled ...

3 External and internal structure Front panel No. Icon Component No. Icon Component 1 Default power supply unit (PSU) 7 Overheating/fan failure LED indicator 2 Redundant PSU bay 8 LAN port 1/2 activity indicators 3 USB 2.0 ports 9 HDD activity indicator 4 Serial port 10 Power indicator 5 Optical dis...

1 System tour 4 Control panel LED indicator status 13 3.5-inch hard disk drive (HDD) bays 16 HDD release button 14 HDD access/failure LED indicator 17 HDD security lock 15 HDD rebuild/spare LED indicator 18 2.5-inch hard disk drives No. Function Icon Status Indicated behavior 1 Power failure Red - O...

5 Hot-plug HDD carrier LED indicator status Hard drive status Hard drive access Green - Blinking Off Hard drive failure Green - On for SAS HDD, Off for SATA HDD Red - On Hard drive rebuilding Green - Blinking Red - Blinking HDD hot spare Green - Blinking Red - Blinking

1 System tour 6 Rear panel No. Icon Component No. Icon Component 1 PS/2 mouse port 8 Expansion slot covers 2 PS/2 keyboard port 9 AC power plug for the redundant PSU 3 Dedicated IPMI LAN port (10/100) 10 AC power plug for the default PSU 4 USB 2.0 ports 11 Gigabit LAN port link indicator 5 Serial po...

7 Rear panel LED indicator status No. Function Status Indicated behavior 1 IPMI LAN port link Green 100 Mbps network link Off 10 Mbps network link 2 IPMI LAN port activity Amber - Blinking Active connection 3 Gigabit LAN port activity Yellow - On Active connection Yellow - Blinking Transmit/receive ...

1 System tour 8 Internal components No. Component 1 HDD backplane board 2 Default PSU 3 Mainboard 4 Air shroud 5 System fans

9 Mainboard layout No. Code Component 1 DP1 IPMI heartbeat LED 2 PCI-E slot1 PCIe Gen 2 x8 expansion slot 3 PCI-E slot2 PCIe Gen 2 x16 expansion slot 4 PCI-E slot3 PCIe Gen 2 x8 expansion slot 5 PCI-E slot4 PCIe Gen 2 x16 expansion slot 6 CPU1 Processor 1 socket 7 ID Unit identifier button 8 FAN9 Pr...

1 System tour 12 Mainboard jumper settings No. Code Function Setting 1 JPL1 Enable Gigabit LAN ports 1-2 Close: Enabled (default setting)2-3 Close: Disabled 2 JWD1 Enable watchdog 1-2 Close: Reset (default setting)2-3 Close: NMIOpen: Disabled 3 JPG1 Enable VGA port 1-2 Close: Enabled (default settin...

13 Mainboard LED No. Code Function Status Description 1 DP1 IPMI heartbeat Flashing green BMC normal 2 DP3 Mainboard power Green Power on

Appendix A Server management tools 16 Server management overview The server management tools supported by this system are listed in the table below. Tool Function Acer Smart Server Manager Remotely manage the server in a network environment through a single management station. For detailed instructi...

17 RAID configuration utilities Adaptec Onboard SATA RAID Creation Configuring Adaptec onboard SATA RAID This section briefly shows how to create RAID volume with Adaptec onboard SATA RAID. Enabling onboard SATA RAID 1 Turn on the server and the display monitor. If the server is already turned on, p...

19 MegaRAID 9260-8I SAS RAID Creation Configuring MegaRAID SAS 260-8I This section briefly shows how to create RAID volume with MegaRAID SAS 260-8I. Entering RAID BIOS Utility To enter the RAID BIOS Utility for MegaRAID SAS 260-8I, press <Ctrl> + <H> when you see the RAID BIOS prompt dur...

Appendix B Acer Smart Console 22 Using Acer Smart Console Acer Smart Console has a user-friendly graphical user interface (GUI) and a standard Internet browser. This article will help you become familiar with the Acer Smart Console. Each function will be described clearly. Acer Smart Console offers:...

23 Software requirements Supported environments: Microsoft Windows Vista, XP, Windows 2000, 2003 and Server 2008. JAVA: Version 6, update 12 or higher Note: KVM Remote Console Redirection needs to run in a JAVA environment. Ensure the JAVA Runtime Environment Tool is installed. Accessing Acer Smart ...

Appendix B Acer Smart Console 24 Acer Smart Console user interface The Acer Smart Console page opens once you have logged in. This page provides a central location for managing all connected servers. The user interface includes a system status alert indicator, function list, menu bar, function title...

25 Server Health Displays data related to the server's health, such as sensor readings and the event log. This menu has two options: Sensor Readings and Event Log. Sensor Readings Allows you to monitor status of the voltages of the power supply, the fan speed, processor and system temperature sensor...

Appendix B Acer Smart Console 26 Threshold Click Show Thresholds to view the threshold parameters of each sensor. It displays the Low Non-Critical (NC), High Non-Critical (NC), High Critical Threshold (CT) threshold information, and these items can not be modified. When each threshold matches alert ...

27 Event Log Provides a record of system events related to critical hardware components. It logs the events when the sensor triggers an abnormal state or is recovering from an abnormal state. When the log matches a pre-defined alert, the system will send out a notification automatically if pre-confi...

Appendix B Acer Smart Console 28 Configuration Allows you to designate email recipients for notification of system alerts, configure the Date and Time, configure the LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) and RADIUS settings, configure the mouse mode settings, configure the network settings, c...

29 Alerts Allows you to designate up to 15 email recipients for notification of system alerts. When alerts occur, the system will send an email or a SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) trap containing the event detail to the designated recipients. The Alerts page allows you to do the following...

Appendix B Acer Smart Console 30 Setting up email notifications 1 On the Alerts page click Modify. 2 Specify the event severity, such as Critical or Warning. 3 Enter the recipient's email address. 4 Enter a subject and message. 5 Click Save. Date and Time The Date and Time option allows you to set t...

Appendix B Acer Smart Console 32 RADIUS The RADIUS option allows you to configure the RADIUS option. Configuring RADIUS 1 On the RADIUS Settings page check Enable RADIUS. 2 Enter the required information to access the RADIUS server. 3 Click Save.

33 Mouse mode The Mouse mode option allows you to set a mouse mode to control your mouse. Setting the mouse mode 1 Select a mouse mode from the Mouse Mode page.• Absolute: Select this setting when using a Microsoft Windows operating system. • Relative: Select this setting when using a Linux operatin...

Appendix B Acer Smart Console 34 Network The Network option allows you to configure and change the management network parameters. You can configure the network settings by using DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) or manually. Configuring network settings 1 On the Network Settings page, selec...

35 Dynamic DNS The Dynamic DNS option allows you to configure and change the management network parameters. Configuring Dynamic DNS 1 On the Dynamic DNS Settings page, check Enable Dynamic DNS. 2 Enter the required information to access the Dynamic DNS server. 3 Click Save.

Appendix B Acer Smart Console 36 Remote Session The following options allow you to enable or disable encryption on KVM or Media data during a redirection session. Select the remote session then press Save. Configuring Remote Session settings 1 On the Remote Session page, select whether to enable KVM...

37 SMTP The SMTP option allows you to configure the SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) mail server settings. Configuring the SMTP settings 1 On the SMTP Setting page, select a LAN channel number. 2 Enter the IP address of the SMTP server. 3 Enter the username and password. 4 Enter the email addres...

Appendix B Acer Smart Console 38 SSL Upload The SSL Certificate option allows you to upload a SSL certificate manually. Uploading an SSL certificate 1 On the SSL Upload page, click Browse to locate the SSL certificate on your system. 2 Click Upload.

39 Users The Users option allows you to create, edit, delete, and view user accounts from the user list. To configure user accounts in the User List page, you can select from the following command buttons: • Delete User: Remove the user from the list. • Modify User: Edit the user profile. • Add User...

Appendix B Acer Smart Console 40 User Privileges The User List page includes a privilege setting for determining the maximum privilege a user can have to the system. Users can be configured to have certain access permissions, such as administrator privilege, operator privilege, no access. The BMC (B...

41 Remote Control The Remote Control menu allows you to start a Remote Console session with the host system and manage power remotely. This menu include two options: KVM Remote Console Redirection and Server Power Control. KVM Remote Console Redirection The KVM Remote Console Redirection option allo...

Appendix B Acer Smart Console 42 Server Power Control The Server Power Control option allows you to perform a remote power on, power off, power cycle and reset your server. Performing a remote power control operation On the Server Power Control page, select an option then click Perform Action.

43 Launch SOL SOL allows you to launch the remote console by using Serial over LAN. Click Launch SOL. Select the Baud rate from the pull-down menu as your SOL transfer rate. Make sure that the Baud rate selected here matches the Baud Rate set in the BIOS. Once you have selected the Baud rate, and pr...

Appendix B Acer Smart Console 44 Virtual Media Floppy disk This floppy disk option allows you to upload and share images via the BMC. These images will then be emulated to the host server as USB applications. Perform the floppy disk operation On the floppy disk page select an image file, then click ...

Appendix B Acer Smart Console 46 Maintenance Firmware Update Maintenance allows you to upgrade the BMC firmware (including Acer Smart Console and FRU information). Upgrading firmware 1 On the Maintenance page click Enter Update Mode. The Firmware Upload page appears. 2 Click Browse to locate the fir...

47 IPMI configuration IPMI Configuration allows you to save the current configuration settings or to restore the settings to a previously-saved state. Miscellaneous POST snooping POST snooping allows you to query the POST (Power-On Self Test) Snooping code for BIOS LPC Port80. KVM function descripti...

Appendix B Acer Smart Console 48 Virtual keyboard Click this item to configure the virtual keyboard settings for your console redirection. • Virtual Keyboard: Click the item to activate the Virtual Keyboard. • English Keyboard: The screen above shows the Virtual Keyboard in English. Click any key on...

49 • Left Windows Key: This item performs the same function as pressing the <Left Windows> key. Right click this item to select Press Down or Press & Release for the <Left Windows> key function. • Macro: Click this item to activate a pull-down submenu displaying Macro hotkeys. • Macr...

Appendix B Acer Smart Console 50 • Keyboard Monitor: Click this item to enable keyboard monitor support. • Assign: Click a hotkey and select an action from the actions menu, and then click Assign to assign the action to the hotkey. • Start: After an action is assigned to a hotkey, click Start to exe...

Appendix B Acer Smart Console 52 Virtual Media: Click this item to access the Virtual Media submenu and configure the settings. Virtual Keyboard: Click this item to access the Virtual Keyboard submenu and use your virtual keyboard. Preferences submenu: Click this item to access the Preferences subme...

53 Capture This feature allows you to capture the screen display on your remote console. Full Screen Capture: Click this item to capture the full screen video display. Exit Yes: At the prompt, click Yes to exit from remote redirection. No: Click No to return to the current session.

55 Index F front panel 3 H hard disk drive activity indicator, location 4 location 4 RAID configuration 17 HDD, see hard disk drive 4 I internal components 8 L LAN port activity LED indicator 4 location 6 LED indicators control panel 4 HDD carrier 5 IPMI LAN port activity/link 7 LAN port activity 4 ...