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Dell PowerEdge C5125 Using the Baseboard Management Controller COMMENT COMMENT COMMENT COMMENT COMMENT COMMENT COMMENT COMMENT ...

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Typographic Conventions Several different typographic conventions are used throughout this manual. Refer to the following examples for common usage. Bold type face denotes menu items, buttons and application names. COMMENT COMMENT _______...

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3 Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Supported Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 BMC Key Features and Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Using t...

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4 SOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 SNMP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 SMTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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5 Introduction This section introduces the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) and includes the requirements for web-based graphical user interface (GUI), keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM), and virtual media. Supported Platform PowerEdge C5125 BMC...

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6 Web-based GUI is supported on the following browsers: Microsoft Windows: • Internet Explorer 6, 7 or later • Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or later Linux: • Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or later NOTE: Before using the web user interface, ensure that the firew...

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7 NOTE: The default username and password are in lowercase characters. It is advised to change the root password once you have logged in. Click the Help button on the top right corner for assistance. Click Logout to exit. System Features System I...

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8 Table 1-2. BMC Summary BMC Information Description Device Power Status Current power state of the system. Firmware Revision Dell Remote Management Controller firmware version. Aux Firmware Revision Firmware build number. BIOS Version BIOS version ...

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9 Component Information The Number of CPU Socket field and the Number of Memory Slot field display the total number of the motherboard supported. CPU Information Including CPU ID, Status, Socket, Manufacturer, Model, and Frequency. Memory Informatio...

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10 Server Identify The Server Identify page displays the indicator LED status. You can select a Server Identify Operation to control the indicator LED functions. Table 1-3. Server Identify Item Description Current Server Identify Status Line (red) D...

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11 Firmware Update Use the Firmware Update feature to upgrade to the latest firmware version. The following data is included in the BMC firmware package: • Compiled BMC firmware code and data • Web-based user interface, JPEG, and other user inte...

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12 6 Click Start Upgrade. The update might take several minutes. When the update is completed, a dialog box appears. 7 Click OK to close the session and automatically log out. 8 After the BMC resets, click Log In to log in to the BMC again. ...

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13 Front Panel User Interface The BMC provides control panel interface functionality including indicators (fault, status, and ID LEDs) and buttons (power/ID). Power Button The power button turns the device on and off. The power button has a deferr...

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14 ID LED Blue Off Normal status (by IPMI Chassis Identify command or System ID Button) Turn off the ID LED. 1. ipmitool raw 0x00 0x04 0x00 2. ipmitool raw 0x00 0x04 0x00 0x00 Solid On 1. Via IPMI chassis command. 2. System id button press. Tu...

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15 Table 1-5. Blinking Fault LED Conditions Index Sensor Name Event Triggers 1 CPU0_Temp, • Upper Critical Going High. • Upper Non-Critical Going High. Ambient0_Temp, DIMM Local Temp, Rear Temp 1 Rear Temp 2 Rear Temp 3 2 BMC Watchdog •Time exp...

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16 System Information System Information The System Information page shows general information about the system including Device Power Status, Firmware Revision, AuxFirmware Revision, Firmware Build Time, BMC Chipset, BIOS Version, and Chassis Vers...

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17 Component Information The Component Information page shows a table of the components. The components can be filtered by category and can be sorted by the column header. The table shows the Socket, Manufacturer, and Model of each component. The ...

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18 Server Health The Server Health page provides information about the server’s health such as sensor readings and the event log. The sensor readings can be shown with or without thresholds in the table. Table 1-6. Server Health Options Button De...

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19 Sensor Readings The Sensor Readings page shows all sensor readings from the system. NOTE: The sensor type category displays the full sensor (threshold-base) type only. Table 1-7. Sensor Readings Item Description Sensor Type Selection Drop Down ...

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20 Sensor Readings With Thresholds The Sensor Readings with Thresholds page shows all sensor readings and thresholds from the system. Show Thresholds Button Clicking Show Thresholds button expands the sensor reading table and also shows the various...

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21 Temperature Monitoring The system supports the following temperature sensors. Table 1-8. Sensor Readings With Thresholds Item Description Sensor Selection Drop Down Menu This drop-down menu allows you to select the type of sensor readings that ...

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22 FAN Control and Monitoring The BMC receives all fan tachometers of the threshold base from the chassis controller. The following is the table of the fan speed thresholds. 8 Sled SKU 12 Sled SKU Table 1-10. 8 Sled SKU Fan Thresholds Fan Sensor Sen...

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23 Event Log The Event Log page shows the event logs from the managed system. NOTE: If the event log belongs to the OEM SEL Record, the Sensor Type field will display the Manufacturer ID and the Description field will display the raw data of the ...

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24 Configuration The Configuration menu allows you to access various configuration settings including Alerts, Mouse Mode, Network, SOL, SNMP, SMTP, Users, PEF, SSL, and Web Session settings. Table 1-13. Configuration Options Button Description Aler...

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25 SMTP This button takes you to the SMTP settings page where you can configure the SMTP mail server. Users This button takes you to the User List page where you can add, edit or remove users. PEF This button takes you to the PEF list page where yo...

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26 Alerts When BMC sends a platform event, such as an environment warning or a component failure, an alert message may be sent to one or more email addresses / IP addresses. On the Alerts page, you can configure alert destinations. To delete an al...

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27 Modify Alert Table 1-15. Modify Alerts Items Description Alert Type You can select the way an alert is sent when it is triggered by an event. •SNMP Trap •Email NOTE: If you select SNMP Trap as the Alert Type, Email Address, Subject, Message ...

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28 Mouse Mode On the Mouse Mode page, you can configure the mouse mode options. IPMI is an OS-independent platform, and KVM support is an added feature for IPMI. For your mouse to function properly, please configure the mouse mode settings accordin...

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29 coordinates on your host server. For example, it is recommended to use absolute / relative mouse mode when your host server is running in Windows or Linux. When you choose the relative mouse mode. The redirected host mouse cursor may not over...

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30 Network The Network page allows you to view and modify the network settings. Select whether to obtain an IP address automatically or manually configure one. NOTE: To change any of the settings on the Network Configuration page, you must have p...

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31 NOTE: If you configure the IP address with a static IP, you cannot get the DNS IP address from the DHCP server. NOTE: If you want to update the DNS information with the DNS server, you must select “Obtain an IP address automatically” to ...

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32 VLAN Settings Table 1-18. VLAN Settings Items Description Enable VLAN Enable / disable VLAN function. Note: If enabled, BMC will only accept packets for this channel if they have 802.1q fields and their VLAN ID matches the VLAN ID field. VLAN I...

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33 SOL The SOL page allows you to configure the Serial Over LAN settings, select or change pertinent values for each attribute and save any changes. Table 1-19. Serial Over LAN Settings Item Description Enable Serial Over LAN Check this field to ena...

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34 SOL Advanced Settings Table 1-20. Advanced SOL settings Item Description Character Accumulate Interval The amount of time that the BMC will wait before transmitting a partial SOL character data package. 1-based 5ms increments. This value must b...

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35 SNMP The SNMP page displays the community string page for the SNMP trap server. You can modify the community string and save the new settings. Table 1-21. SNMP Item Description Community String In the field, enter the SNMP community string for th...

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36 SMTP The SMTP page allows you to configure the SMTP mail server. Table 1-22. SMTP Item Description Mail Server IP This field allows you to configure the IP address of the SMTP mail server. Save Button Use this button to save your settings. ...

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37 Users The Users page allows you to view the current list of user for the server. If you would like to delete or modify a user, select their name in the list and click Delete User or Modify User. To add a new user, select an un-configured slot a...

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38 Add New User This page allows you to enter the required information for a new user. Enter the information for the new user and click the Add button. Press Cancel to return to the user list. Table 1-24. Add New User Item Description User Name Ent...

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39 Modify User Table 1-25. Modify User Item Description User Name This field contains the user name being modified. This field cannot be modified. Change Password Box Select this box to change the password. Password Enter a password in the Password ...

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40 PEF The PEF page allows you to configure the platform event filters. The Platform Event Filters List displays the actions that will execute when an event occurs. An event occurs when the status of a system element is outside a set limit. You ca...

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41 Modify PEF Change the attributes, and click the Save button to save any changes. If you want to cancel this action, click the Cancel button to return to PEF list page. Table 1-27. Modify PEF Item Description Event Filter Action Check/uncheck the...

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42 SSL Certificate The SSL Certificate page allows you upload a new SSL certificate. NOTE: The SSL page does not support encryption of private keys, for example: DES, AES, etc. Upload unencrypted private key to access support. The Certificate fil...

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43 Web Session The Web Session page allows you to change web session time out values. The default value is 300 seconds. If you don't active web within 300 seconds, the web session will time out and you must login again. Table 1-29. PEF Item D...

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44 Remote Control The Remote Control menu allows you to initiate Console Redirection and to view the Power Control options. NOTE: The Console Redirection page is ONLY enabled in the AST2050 BMC chipset. Console Redirection The Console Redirection...

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45 Table 1-30. Console Redirection, Java Console Launch Item Description Java Console Use this button to launch the redirection console using Java viewer. Table 1-31. Remote Console Shortcut Key Combinations Keystroke Description <ALT+S> Start...

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46 Left Windows Key This menu item can be used to act as the left-side <WIN> key when in Console Redirection. You can also decide how the key should be pressed: •Hold Down • Press and Release Right Windows Key This menu item can be used t...

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47 Table 1-34. Console Redirection Window: Options Item Description Bandwidth The bandwidth usage option allows you to adjust the bandwidth. You can select one of the following: •Auto Detect • 256 Kbps • 512 Kbps •1 Mbps • 10 Mbps • 100 ...

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48 Power Control The Power Control page allows you to view and control the power of your server. Select one of the options listed in the following table to execute on your server. You are asked to confirm your choice. Upon confirmation, the comman...

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49 Maintenance The Maintenance menu allows you to perform maintenance tasks on the device including the Firmware Update. Refer to "Firmware Update" on page 11. Languages The Languages menu allows you to select the language for the web ap...

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50 IPMI 1.5 / 2.0 Command Support List Table 1-38. IPMI Device Global Commands Command NetFn CMD O/M Supported Get Device ID App 01h M Yes Cold Reset App 02h O Yes Warm Reset App 03h O No Get Self Test Results App 04h M Yes Manufacture Test On App 05...

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51 Get Channel Authentication Capabilities App 38h M Yes Get Session Challenge App 39h M Yes Activate Session Command App 3Ah M Yes Set Session Privilege Level Command App 3Bh M Yes Close Session App 3Ch M Yes Get Session Information App 3Dh M Yes ...

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52 Get Channel Cipher Suites App 54h O Yes Suspend/Resume Payload Encryption App 55h O Yes Set Channel Security Keys App 56h O Yes Get System Interface Capabilities App 57h O No Table 1-40. BMC Watchdog Timer Commands Command NetFn CMD O/M Supporte...

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53 NOTE: Support for Partial Add SEL is not required when Add SEL is supported. Table 1-42. Event Commands Command NetFn CMD O/M Supported Set Event Receiver S/E 00h M M Get Event Receiver S/E 01h M M Platform Event S/E 02h M M Table 1-43. SEL Comm...

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54 Table 1-44. SDR Repository Commands Command NetFn CMD O/M Supported Get SDR Repository Info Storage 20h M Yes Get SDR Repository Allocation Info Storage 21h O No Reserve SDR Repository Storage 22h M Yes Get SDR Storage 23h M Yes Add SDR Storage 2...

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55 Table 1-46. Sensory Device Commands Command NetFn CMD O/M Supported Get Device SDR Info S/E 20h O No Get Device SDR S/E 21h O No Reserve Device SDR Repository S/E 22h O No Get Sensor Reading Factors S/E 23h O Yes Set Sensor Hysteresis S/E 24h O Ye...

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56 Table 1-48. SOL Commands Command NetFn CMD O/M Supported SOL Activating Transport 20h O No Set SOL Configuration Parameters Transport 21h O Yes Get SOL Configuration Parameters Transport 22h O Yes Table 1-49. PEF/PET Alerting Commands Command Ne...