FUJITSU iRMC S4 Remote Management Controller User Guide

The iRMC S4 is an integrated Remote Management Controller for PRIMERGY servers. It provides a wide range of functions for monitoring and managing these servers, both out-of-band and in-band through the ServerView Agentless Service. The iRMC S4 features a web interface, Telnet/SSH-based interface, and a command line interface (CLP). It also supports advanced features such as Advanced Video Redirection (AVR) and Virtual Media, allowing you to remotely access and control your servers.

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User Guide - English
FUJITSU Software ServerView Suite
Remote Management
iRMC S4 - integrated Remote Management Controller
Edition August 2015
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iRMC S4
Contents
1 Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1.1 Purpose and target groups of the manual . . . . . . . . . . 15
1.2 Functions of the iRMC S4 (overview) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
1.3 User interfaces of the iRMC S4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
1.4 Font panel LEDs controlled by the iRMC . . . . . . . . . . 24
1.5 Communication protocols used by the iRMC . . . . . . . . 25
1.6 IPMI - technical background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
1.7 DCMI (Data Center Management Interface) . . . . . . . . . 33
1.8 Changes since the previous versions of the manual . . . . 34
1.9 ServerView Suite link collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
1.10 Documentation for ServerView Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
1.11 Notational conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
2 Logging on to the iRMC S4 for the first time . . . . . . . . . 39
2.1 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
2.2 iRMC S4 factory defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
2.3 Logging into the iRMC S4 web interface . . . . . . . . . . . 41
3 Configuring the iRMC S4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
3.1 Configuring the LAN interface of the iRMC S4 . . . . . . . . 43
3.1.1 Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
3.1.1.1 Connected to the correct LAN port? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
3.1.1.2 Interaction between the IP addresses of the iRMC and the
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
3.1.1.3 Access from a different subnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
3.1.2 Configuring the LAN interface: Configuration tools . . . . . . . 45
3.1.3 Configuring the LAN interface using the UEFI setup utility . . . 46
3.1.4 Testing the LAN interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
iRMC S4
3.2 Configuring text console redirection via LAN using the UEFI
setup utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
3.2.1 Configuring text console redirection for the iRMC S4 . . . . . . . 49
3.2.2 Using console redirection while the operating system is running . 51
3.3 Configuring and using the serial interface of the iRMC S4 . . 53
3.3.1 Configuring the serial interface using of the iRMC S4 . . . . . . 53
3.3.2 Using the Remote Manager (Serial) interface . . . . . . . . . . 55
3.4 Configuring the iRMC S4 over the iRMC S4 web interface . . 56
3.4.1 Configuring the LAN parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
3.4.2 Configuring alerting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
3.4.3 Configuring text console redirection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
4 User management for the iRMC S4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
4.1 User management concept for the iRMC . . . . . . . . . . . 60
4.2 User permissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
4.3 Local user management for the iRMC S4 . . . . . . . . . . . 64
4.3.1 Local user management using the
iRMC S4 web interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
4.3.2 Local user management via the Server Configuration Manager . 65
4.3.3 SSHv2 public key authentication for iRMC S4 users . . . . . . . 66
4.3.3.1 Creating public and private SSHv2 keys . . . . . . . . . . . 67
4.3.3.2 Loading the public SSHv2 key onto the iRMC from a file . . . 71
4.3.3.3 Configuring PuTTY and the OpenSSH client for using the public
SSHv2 key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
4.3.3.4 Example: Public SSHv2 key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
5 Advanced Video Redirection (AVR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
5.1 Requirements: Check the AVR settings . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
5.2 Using AVR via a Java Applet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
5.2.1 AVR window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
5.2.2 Using a low bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
5.2.3 Parallel AVR sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
5.2.4 "Local Monitor Off Control" function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
5.2.5 Redirecting the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
5.2.6 Redirecting the mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
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Key features

  • Out-of-band management

  • Browser access

  • Security (SSL, SSH)

  • ServerView Integration

  • Power management

  • Power consumption control

  • Advanced Video Redirection (AVR)

  • Virtual Media

  • Embedded Lifecycle Management (eLCM)

Frequently asked questions

The iRMC S4 is an integrated Remote Management Controller that provides comprehensive control over PRIMERGY servers, regardless of the system status. It allows for out-of-band management (Lights Out Management, LOM) of PRIMERGY servers, enabling a system administrator to monitor and manage servers via remote control, whether the server is powered on or not.

The iRMC S4 supports a wide range of functions, including browser access, security (SSL, SSH), ServerView Integration, power management, power consumption control, and advanced features such as Advanced Video Redirection (AVR) and Virtual Media.

The ServerView agents detect the iRMC and automatically assign it to the relevant server. This means it is possible to start the iRMC web interface and text console redirection using the ServerView Remote Management Front end directly from ServerView Operations Manager.

The iRMC S4 provides several benefits, including: out-of-band management, secure access, ServerView integration, power management, power consumption control, and advanced features such as AVR and Virtual Media. It also allows for “headless” system operation, meaning the server does not require a mouse, monitor, or keyboard to be connected.

Yes, the iRMC S4 can be configured using scripts with tools such as Server Configuration Manager, IPMIVIEW, and the command line interface (CLP). This allows for efficient configuration of multiple servers.

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