Page 2 - Comments... Suggestions... Corrections...; Copyright and Trademarks
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Page 3 - Contents
ServerView Remote Management Frontend Contents 1 Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1.2 Structure of the manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1.3 Changes since the last edition ....
Page 5 - Preface; ServerList
ServerView Remote Management Frontend 5 1 Preface The ServerView Remote Management Frontend provides you with a web-based working environment for the remote management of PRIMERGY servers which is integrated in the ServerView Operations Manager. The ServerView Remote Management Frontend is started f...
Page 6 - Overview; Hardware-specific displays in the Remote Management Frontend
6 ServerView Remote Management Frontend Overview Preface 1.1 Overview The type of window displayed in the Remote Management Frontend depends, on the one hand, on the hardware (iRMC, RSB etc.) which you use to establish the connection to the managed server and, on the other, on the interface which is...
Page 8 - Structure of the manual; Chapter 2: Configuration
8 ServerView Remote Management Frontend Structure of the manual Preface 1.2 Structure of the manual This manual provides you with information about the following topics: – Chapter 1: Preface This chapter provides you with a brief overview of the Remote Management Frontend. – Chapter 2: Configuration...
Page 9 - Changes since the last edition
ServerView Remote Management Frontend 9 Preface Changes since the last edition 1.3 Changes since the last edition This edition is valid for the Remote Management Frontend V4.90 and replaces the following online manual: “Remote Management Frontend V4.80“, edition April 2009.
Page 10 - Notational conventions; The meanings of the symbols used in this manual are as follows:; Warning; Text in italics
10 ServerView Remote Management Frontend Notational conventions Preface 1.4 Notational conventions The meanings of the symbols used in this manual are as follows: If reference is made to passages elsewhere in this manual, the title of the chapter or section is named and the page number given refers ...
Page 11 - Operations Manager V4.90 or higher; Multisession support for BMC/ iRMC/ iRMC S2
ServerView Remote Management Frontend 11 2 Configuring the Remote Management Frontend You can use configuration files to make the following settings for the Remote Management Frontend: – Multisession suppor t for power management and console redirection via BMC/ iRMC/ iRMC S2 and display of the butt...
Page 12 - Configuration
12 ServerView Remote Management Frontend Configuration Installation and configuration – SSH access to the iRMC/ iRMC S2: In the ServerView [server-name] window for PRIMERGY servers with iRMC/ iRMC S2, the iRMC SSH button for SSH access to the iRMC/ iRMC S2 is displayed (see figure 5 on page 22 ). De...
Page 13 - Installation and configuration; Depending on the server, open the following files:
ServerView Remote Management Frontend 13 Installation and configuration Configuration 2.2 Deleting/not deleting the console area on text console redirection after the end of a session When console redirection is performed, the content of the console area is deleted by default following termination o...
Page 15 - This chapter describes:
ServerView Remote Management Frontend 15 3 Starting the Remote Management Frontend This chapter describes: – the requirements that must be fulfilled in order to start the Remote Management Frontend via the Operations Manager. – how you star t the Remote Management Frontend via the Operations Manager...
Page 16 - Starting the Remote Management Frontend; Requirements; Requirements at the managed server
16 ServerView Remote Management Frontend Requirements Starting the Remote Management Frontend 3.1 Requirements Before you can star t the Remote Management Frontend and establish a connection to the managed server, a number of requirements must fulfilled both at the managed server and at the remote w...
Page 17 - Requirements at the remote workstation; The following must be enabled in the web browser:
ServerView Remote Management Frontend 17 Starting the Remote Management Frontend Requirements The management port of the RSB S2/ RSB S2 LP (3HU) on the managed server should be configured to the default value 3172. I Since the Operations Manager does not know the management por t value, the Remote M...
Page 18 - Remote Management Frontend
18 ServerView Remote Management Frontend ... starting via the Operations Manager Remote Management Frontend 3.2 Starting the Remote Management Frontend via the Operations Manager You start the Remote Management Frontend via the graphical user interface of the Operations Manager. Proceed as follows: ...
Page 21 - Starting the Remote Management Frontend for manageable servers
ServerView Remote Management Frontend 21 Remote Management Frontend ... starting via the Operations Manager Starting the Remote Management Frontend for manageable servers If the server can be managed via the Operations Manager then clicking the server name in the ServerList window (see figure 2 on p...
Page 22 - Online Data
22 ServerView Remote Management Frontend ... starting via the Operations Manager Remote Management Frontend Figure 5: Operations Manager: Remote Management view (server can be managed) I The remote management buttons (2) are only displayed if, in the Displayed Data: box, display of the online data (...
Page 23 - section “The Remote Management Frontend user interface” on page 33
ServerView Remote Management Frontend 23 Remote Management Frontend ... starting via the Operations Manager You can click on one of the displayed buttons (except for iRMC Web) to star t the Remote Management Frontend. The corresponding Remote Management Frontend user interface ( Remote Management wi...
Page 24 - Starting Remote Management Frontend for servers in BMC mode
24 ServerView Remote Management Frontend ... starting via the Operations Manager Remote Management Frontend Starting Remote Management Frontend for servers in BMC mode If the server cannot be managed via the Operations Manager then clicking the server name in the ServerList window (see figure 2 on p...
Page 34 - User interfaces; Working with the Remote Management Frontend
34 ServerView Remote Management Frontend User interfaces Working with the Remote Management Frontend 4.1.1 Remote Management window for Remote Manager and Console Menu The following section describes the components of the Remote Management window for the Remote Manager (iRMC/ iRMC S2, RSB/ RSB S2/ R...
Page 35 - To call the Remote Management Frontend help function, click
ServerView Remote Management Frontend 35 Working with the Remote Management Frontend User interfaces Online help Ê To call the Remote Management Frontend help function, click HELP . The Remote Management Frontend help function provides you with detailed information on: Overview An overview containin...
Page 36 - Disconnect
36 ServerView Remote Management Frontend User interfaces Working with the Remote Management Frontend Console area Once you have established a connection to the iRMC/ iRMC S2 or RSB/ RSB S2/ RSB S2 LP (3HU) or RemoteView Management Blade (see page 42 ), the corresponding Telnet application is opened ...
Page 37 - offline
ServerView Remote Management Frontend 37 Working with the Remote Management Frontend User interfaces Status bar The Remote Management Frontend status bar contains the following displays and controls: Connected to <IP address> <management port> A left-aligned string indicates the status o...
Page 41 - Status
ServerView Remote Management Frontend 41 Working with the Remote Management Frontend User interfaces Power management bar The power management bar provides information on the power status of the managed server. You can update the display by clicking the Status button. The Command drop-down list allo...
Page 42 - Connection to server; Requirements at a managed server with iRMC/ iRMC S2; Telnet and SSH in total: up to 4
42 ServerView Remote Management Frontend Connection to server Working with the Remote Management Frontend 4.2 Establishing a connection to the managed server This section describes how you establish the connection to the managed server both in the Remote Management window for the Remote Manager and ...
Page 46 - Login
46 ServerView Remote Management Frontend Connection to server Working with the Remote Management Frontend Ê In the connection bar, click Connect . I If the connection attempt fails, then this may be due to the fact that the management por t number at the managed machine is not 3172 (Telnet) or 22 (S...
Page 47 - Logging into the Remote Manager over a Telnet connection; The main menu of the Remote Manager is then displayed (see
ServerView Remote Management Frontend 47 Working with the Remote Management Frontend Connection to server – Logging into the Remote Manager over a Telnet connection The Remote Manager login window is displayed: Figure 17: Telnet connection: Logging in to the Remote Manager I Depending on whether Ser...
Page 48 - Closing a Telnet/SSH connection; Close the connection to the Remote Manager by clicking the
48 ServerView Remote Management Frontend Connection to server Working with the Remote Management Frontend Figure 18: Main menu of the Remote Manager Closing a Telnet/SSH connection Ê Close the connection to the Remote Manager by clicking the Disconnect button in the connection bar of the Remote Mana...
Page 49 - In the Operation Manager; Remote Management
ServerView Remote Management Frontend 49 Working with the Remote Management Frontend Connection to server 4.2.2 Establishing a connection to the iRMC/ iRMC S2/BMC for power management and console redirection I The example below illustrates the establishment of a connection to an iRMC/ iRMC S2 which ...
Page 50 - Click the
50 ServerView Remote Management Frontend Connection to server Working with the Remote Management Frontend Figure 20: Logging on to the iRMC/ iRMC S2 Ê Click the Logon button to log in to the iRMC/ iRMC S2. You are then prompted to enter your iRMC/ iRMC S2 user name and password (see figure 21 on pag...
Page 51 - Click
ServerView Remote Management Frontend 51 Working with the Remote Management Frontend Connection to server The window for power management and text console redirection is then displayed: Figure 22: Window for power management and text console redirection The connection to the iRMC/ iRMC S2 is establi...
Page 52 - To close the connection to the console, click
52 ServerView Remote Management Frontend Connection to server Working with the Remote Management Frontend Figure 23: Entering SAC or IPMI commands at the console. Ê To close the connection to the console, click Leave Console . Ê To close the connection to the iRMC/ iRMC S2, click Logoff . A AAA Sele...
Page 53 - Security; Password protection; Password for the ServerView Web server
ServerView Remote Management Frontend 53 5 Security 5.1 Password protection To prevent unauthorized remote access to a server, the PRIMERGY ServerView Suite possesses password protection mechanisms. There are two types of password that you need for the Remote Management Frontend: – Password for the ...
Page 54 - Console redirection; The BMC replies with Telnet data packages.
54 ServerView Remote Management Frontend Security ServerView Remote Management Frontend – Remote IPMI passwordsFor each BMC you can define multiple user identifications, each with individual passwords. 5.2 Console redirection – Kalypso BMC: The Telnet packages sent from the ServerView Remote Managem...
Page 55 - Related Publications; under the link; PRIMERGY Glossary
ServerView Remote Management Frontend 55 Related Publications The documentation for the PRIMERGY manuals can be found on the PRIMERGY ServerView Suite DVD 2 supplied with each server system. The documentation can also be downloaded free of charge from the Internet. You will find the online documenta...
Page 56 - Related publications
56 ServerView Remote Management Frontend Related publications [9] PRIMERGY ServerView Suite ServerView Operations ManagerInstallation under LinuxInstallation Guide [10] PRIMERGY ServerView Suite ServerView Operations ManagerInstallation under LinuxQuick Installation Guide [11] PRIMERGY ServerView Su...
Page 61 - Index
ServerView Remote Management Frontend 61 Index BBMC mode 24 , 29 Cconfiguration file MultiSessionBMC 12 SOLiRMC 12 SSHiRMC 12 configure automatic deletion of console area on end of text console redirection 13 console redirection (iRMC) 12 display of iRMC SSH, iRMC Power Management buttons 12 multise...
