Page 4 - About this Manual; – Includes the basic introduction of SMDC, TSO, OPMA and; Chapter 4: Software Installation; – Introduces details on how to install software,; Chapter 5: TSO Information; – Introduces the software information of TSO (Tyan; Chapter 6: Troubleshooting; – Provides the general troubleshooting procedures the
4 http://www.tyan.com About this Manual This manual is designed to provide the basic information for the SMDC M3291/3295. It includes the introduction of hardware, software and general troubleshooting procedures. Chapter 1: Overview – Includes the basic introduction of SMDC, TSO, OPMA and M3295, and...
Page 5 - . The BMC is a standalone mini-CPU that runs on its own
5 http://www.tyan.com Chapter 1: Overview Servers today provide the necessary resource for corporate databases, financial and statistical analysis data, military defense networks, and much more. To act as the heart and soul of any network, servers must be infallible or near infallible. There must be...
Page 6 - Open Platform Management Architecture; M1—The Value Solution
6 http://www.tyan.com 1.3 OPMA and M3295 OPMA stands for Open Platform Management Architecture which is initiated by AMD. It defines a common hardware interface between the server platform and its server management subsystem. M3295 is OPMA compatible card. It’s also compatible with IPMI 2.0 and has ...
Page 8 - (Other standard devices that the SMDC; C buses
8 http://www.tyan.com Firmware Firewall Auxiliary Communication Interface Auxiliary SMBus / I 2 C buses Teamed with other IPMB Devices (PMCs and EMCs) Remote Monitor, Control and Diagnostics Remote Console Redirect over LAN(SOL) Sensor Data Record System Event Log Field Replaceable Unit Information ...
Page 10 - Software Information; Standard or OEM Drivers
10 http://www.tyan.com Sensor Data Record (SDR) Each sensor has its own corresponding characteristics. They are built according to IPMI standard to provide users the most information possible about a sensor. Details such as measuring units and calibration factors are available while they are not pro...
Page 11 - information
11 http://www.tyan.com 1.5 How SMDC and TSO work The brief descriptions below will help explain how these items function. For further, more in-depth descriptions, please refer to Chapter 3: Software information . Agent – a system with SMDC installed The SMDC is installed in the Agent system that use...
Page 12 - Chapter 2: M3291 Hardware Information
12 http://www.tyan.com Chapter 2: M3291 Hardware Information 2.1 M3291 Card Images 2.2 M3291 Card Layouts
Page 15 - Connect 2x25 ribbon cable between; Tyan motherboard SMDC connector; and; Tyan
15 http://www.tyan.com 3. Direct mounting to TYAN Chassis solution 4. Hard Driver size bracket mounting solution Step 2: Connect 2x25 ribbon cable between Tyan motherboard SMDC connector and Tyan SMDC J1 . Make sure that the key on the ribbon cable aligns with the key on the connector, and that the ...
Page 17 - Chapter 3: M3295 Hardware Information; Label Header Type/Part
17 http://www.tyan.com Chapter 3: M3295 Hardware Information 3.1 M3295 Card Images 3.2 M3295 Jumper Setting Label Header Type/Part Description Pin Layout J1 Reset M3295 BMC Reset Jumper 3.3 Card Installation Before you begin, please take the following precautions: (6) Ground yourself properly before...
Page 19 - Tyan motherboard system BIOS with the SMDC support
19 http://www.tyan.com Chapter 4: Software Installation 4.1 - Firmware Update 1. Verify/flash Tyan motherboard system BIOS with the SMDC support M3291/M3295 need BIOS support. So before using M3291/3295, please make sure BIOS you used is IPMI enabled. If not, please update BIOS first. Users can refe...
Page 20 - dosfls; ” or “
20 http://www.tyan.com 4) After flashing finish, choose [9] save and exit 3. M3291/3295 Firmware Update When M3291/3295 production, it will load one default firmware. But it’s impossible to fit every motherboard. So before using M3291/3295, User also need update M3291/3295 motherboard specified firm...
Page 21 - LAN Configuration; User Password; File “
21 http://www.tyan.com 4.2- Configuration Before using M3291/3295, users need do some configuration first, such as IP Address. Otherwise some IPMI function won’t work. Users can use the standard IPMI software to set. And Tyan also provide some utilities to do them. The most important configuration a...
Page 24 - MAC mode; User Password Setting
24 http://www.tyan.com Due to NIC hardware limitation, not all the IPMI NIC support DHCP. Right now, only Broadcom, Intel 54x/56x/57x and M3995 dedicated LAN support DHCP. 5) Broadcom NIC 2 nd MAC mode On Broadcom NIC, M3291 use the 2 nd MAC address mode. It’s to say, M3291 use different MAC with sy...
Page 27 - Chapter 5: Software Information; TSO MANAGER; MANAGER
27 http://www.tyan.com Chapter 5: Software Information Tyan System Operator (TSO) is an IPMI-aware management tool for systems based on TYAN motherboards. Through TSO, Users have an easier way to remotely access system health information, do system maintenance and make the running systems much safer...
Page 28 - TSO Connection Models; TSO MANAGER and CONSOLE can be loaded onto the same system
28 http://www.tyan.com 5.2 TSO Connection Models 5.2.1 Simple Intranet Model-1 z TSO MANAGER and CONSOLE can be loaded onto the same system z TSO AGENT can only work over Tyan server motherboards (Check www.tyan.com TSO FAQ) 5.2.2 Simple Intranet Model-2 z TSO MANAGER and CONSOLE can be loaded onto ...
Page 31 - TSO Access Model
31 http://www.tyan.com 5.3 TSO Access Model z In-Band ¾ MANAGER talks to AGENT system through the OS and AGENT services ¾ In-band can only function when the OS and AGENT services are running z Out-Of-Band ¾ MANAGER talks to AGENT system through the BMC chip of the SMDC ¾ Out-of-band can function wit...
Page 34 - UDP
34 http://www.tyan.com 21021 21030 21031 ¾ UDP 624 7777 20040 20060 For RedHat Firewall (IPTABLES) Setup 1. Type "setup" to execute the setup utility 2. Select "Firewall Configuration" 3. Select "Customize" 4. Select "Other Ports" 5. Type "20010:tcp, 20040:upd, 20...
Page 36 - Installation Procedures under Windows System
36 http://www.tyan.com z Installation Procedures under Windows System Agent 1. Put the TSO CD in the CD-ROM drive. 2. Click on the “TSO” item. Select “TSO Server Agent”. 3. Click on “Next” to start the installation procedure. 4. Indicate the Server Agent’s computer name. 5. A License Agreement menu ...
Page 41 - Sensor Reading Panel
41 http://www.tyan.com • Sensor Reading Panel o Click “Sensor Reading Panel” to read all sensor data record of the target system o “Notification Setting” Icon - Highlight any row in the SDR window - Click the icon to set Sensor Threshold o “Properties” Icon - Highlight any row in the SDR window - Cl...
Page 43 - Power Management Panel
43 http://www.tyan.com • Power Management Panel o Click “Power Management Panel” to access all Out-of-Band power management features of the target system o “Refresh” Icon - Click the icon to instantly update SMDC Information “Power Down” Icon - Click the icon to hard shutdown the target system o “Po...
Page 47 - SMDC means System Management Daughter Card. It’s an embedded; Where can I find information about SMDC/TSO on the Tyan Website?; You can find the utilities at the following link:; Where can I find the link to the manual?; You can find the manual at the following link:
47 http://www.tyan.com Chapter 6: Troubleshooting The following provides the general problems and solutions you will meet in setting up the SMDC card. For more information, please visit our website http://www.tyan.com. Question: What are SMDC and TSO? Solution: SMDC means System Management Daughter ...
Page 49 - Question: How to set console redirection SOL in BIOS?
49 http://www.tyan.com Install driver manually Control Panel->Add Hardware Select “No, I have already connected the hardware” Select “add a new hardware device” Select “Install the hardware the I manually select from a list” Select “System Devices” Select “Have Disk” Select “Browse” Select file “...
Page 50 - Question: Why and how to flash Broadcom firmware?
50 http://www.tyan.com serial=1,19200n8 #Change append="root=LABEL=/" to append="root=LABEL=/ console=ttyS1,19200n8 console=tty0" After changing and saving the lilo.conf, you need to use "lilo" to update the boot conf. Please find the conf for grub if you want to use that. 2....
Page 51 - Technical Support
51 http://www.tyan.com Technical Support If a problem arises with your system, you should first turn to your dealer for direct support. Your system has most likely been configured or designed by them and they should have the best idea of what hardware and software your system contains. Hence, they s...
Page 52 - Notice for the USA; Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
52 http://www.tyan.com Notice for the USA Compliance Information Statement (Declaration of Conformity Procedure) DoC FCC Part 15: This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following conditions: 1) This device may not cause harmful interference 2) This device must...
Page 53 - Appendix A: M3295 OPMA Interface Pin definition table
53 http://www.tyan.com Appendix A: M3295 OPMA Interface Pin definition table Class Pin Dir Signal Signal Dir Pin Class 1 GND RSVD 2 3 RSVD GND 4 5 GND RSVD 6 7 RSVD GND 8 9 GND DVI_TX0_H 10 11 LDRQ_L DVI_TX0_L 12 13 LFRAME_L GND 14 15 LAD0 DVI_TX1_H 16 17 LCLKRUN_L DVI_TX1_L 18 LPC 19 LAD1 GND 20 21...
Page 59 - Compatibility Note; : For consistency going forward, this version of the specification
59 http://www.tyan.com Compatibility Note : For consistency going forward, this version of the specification terminates all pull-ups to the +3.3VDC rail whereas earlier versions of the specification terminated some of these signals to the +5VDC rail. This specification is backward-compatible with mo...