SyAM Software* Server
Monitor Local/Central* on a
Microsoft* Windows*
Operating System
Intel® Server Board S5000VSA with Internal
Storage Focusing on IPMI Out of Band
Management
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Hardware Components
Quantity
Item
Manufacturer
Intel
Model
1
Intel® Server Board
Intel® Server Chassis
Memory
S5000VSA
SC5299-E
1
Intel
4 GB minimum
Any supported
Intel
2
Intel® Xeon® Processor
SATA 3.5” hard drives
Any supported
2 max
Any supported
Table 1 – Intel® Server Board S5000VSA Configuration Hardware
Software Used in the Installation
Dist. By
Description
File Name
Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Windows 2003* Server
Microsoft Windows 2000* Server (SP3 or
above)
Microsoft
Microsoft Windows XP* Professional (SP1 or
above)
Microsoft
Microsoft Windows 2000* Professional (SP3 or
above)
SyAM Software
SyAMSoftware
V3.10 and above Server Monitor Local or
Agent
V3.10 and above Server Monitor Central
Table 2 - Software Bill of Materials
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Introduction
This Intel® Enabled Server Acceleration Alliance (Intel® ESAA) recipe explains how to install and
configure SyAMSoftware* Server Monitor Local or Agent (Local installs a web browser and a
monitoring agent while installing Agent provides only a monitoring agent)on the Intel® Server Board
S5000VSA with internal storage, It also explains how to install and configure SyAM Software* Server
Monitor Central on a separate system so you will be able to perform IPMI out-of-band management to
the Intel® Server Board S5000VSA. “Server Monitor Central” is referred to as "Central Manager" in the
remainder of this recipe.
Configuration and Operating System Compatibility
SyAMSoftware* Central, Local or Agent can be installed on any Intel® 64 platform running one of the
supported operating systems listed in figure 1:
Figure 1 – Operating System Compatibility of SyAM Software* Server Monitor and Central Manager
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System Requirements
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200-MB disk space
512-MB memory
A valid operating TCP/IP network adapter
A x86/x64 computer running a compatible operating system
A password set for the Administratoraccount on the system
Browser Requirements
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Microsoft Internet Explorer* 6+ (Service Pack 1)
Mozilla* Firefox* (V1.0.x or above)
Installation and Configuration
Pre-Install Considerations
This chapter provides step-by-step instructions forinstalling and configuring SyAMSoftware* Server
Monitor on the Intel® Server Board S5000VSA and on a separate system, installing and configuring
SyAMSoftware* Central Management* software on Microsoft*Windows*operating system
platforms. Please remove any other hardware monitoring utilities installed because they may conflict
with retrieving environmental data from the hardware. The following is required:
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SyAM Software* Server Monitor Local or Agent must be installed on the Intel® Server Board
S5000VSA
The SyAM Software* Central Manager software must be installed ona separate system. Multiple
systems can be managed by browsing to this system.
The Central Manager system must have a static IP address because other managed systems will
send data to this system.
Installation Instructions – Microsoft * Windows*
1) Download the required product versions
(http://syamsoftware.com/intel/downloads/downloads.php), double click the downloaded SyAM
Software* executable and follow the install wizard instructions, or copy it from the SyAM
Software* CD and choose the product version to install from the menu.
2) Choose the language of the user interface.
3) Choose the destination folder (this cannot contain any spaces in the name).
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4) Do not change the RMI port default value of 1099 unless this port is being used by another
application.
5) To enable security through 128-bit data encryption from the SyAM Software* server Web server
to the browser, choose the SSL option. The default is “No”.
6) After the installation has finished, the SyAM Software* services will start and dynamically
discover and configure the system's monitoring environment.
SyAM Software* Windows* Program Menu Options
For Microsoft* Windows* installations, a set of options under the program’s menu are provided. From
the start menu, select “All Programs” > “SyAM”. The following options appear (figure 2):
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Utilities
Release Notes
Remote Console User Settings
Server MonitorConsole
User Manual
Figure 2 – SyAMSoftware* Program Menu Options
Under the “Utilities” sub-menu, the options are “Enable SCSI SMART Monitoring” and “XP-2003 Port
Update”, as shown in figure 3:
Figure 3 – SyAMSoftware* Program Menu; Utilities Options
If Microsoft* Windows* XP / 2003 Service packs are updated on the system after the software is
installed, the required firewall port must be opened by running the “XP-2003 Port Update” from the
“Utilities” option on the menu. This will open the required firewall ports and allow the software to
properly function. By default, the system drives are SMART*-monitored for predictive-drive failure
analysis if they are ATA or S-ATA. However, if the system utilizes a SCSI disk drive, choose “Enable
SCSI SMART Monitoring” and reboot the system to enable this feature.
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Firewall Security
The ports listed below are automatically opened onMicrosoft* Windows 2003* and Microsoft*
Windows XP* Pro systems during the installation:
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3894: Used for Agent Management service
3895: Used for Central Management service
3930: Used for Web server service
5800: Used for remote console access from Central Manager
5900: Used for remote console access from Central Manager
Central Manager* Configuration
After installing SyAM Software* Server Monitor on the Intel® Server Board S5000VSA system you will
need to add the system to the Central Manager.
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Browse to the system you installed Central Manager on and log in using the administrators
user and password
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Select ‘Add Managed Systems’ from the drop down menu
Enter the IP address of the Intel® Server Board S5000VSA andclick the Apply button
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Refresh the screen by clicking on the Refresh button, The Intel® Server Board S5000VSA
should now appear in the list of managed systems.
IPMI over LAN
Server Monitor* can provide IPMI over LAN power management and event log capabilities when the
system is in an operating system-present or operating system-absent state by following these steps:
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1) The Baseboard Management Controller's (BMC) IP address and password using the vendor-
provided utilities must be configured before the IPMI over LAN feature can be utilized.
Select the IPMI enabled system from the list of managed systems on the Central Manager* screen
and click on the “Remote Management” icon.
In the Remote Management screen (see the following figure), select the IPMI over LAN tab.
Figure 4 – The Remote Management screen
2) Enter the user name, password and IP address of the BMC for the managed system in their
respective fields.
3) Click the “Apply” button to save this data.
Figure 5 – IPMI over LAN Tab: Enter Details for Accessing the BMC
4) Once the user name, password and IP address are entered, click the “Connect” button to access
the managed system's BMC over the LAN.
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Figure 6 – IPMI over LAN Tab: Details Applied
Figure 7 – IPMI over LAN Tab: Connected Status
Once connected, the IPMI over LAN tab shows the status as “Connected”, depicted in figure 7, and the
following options may be performed:
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Power Off: Performs a forced power off instead of a graceful shutdown. The operating system
may or may not receive notification and shut down. This varies depending on hardware platform.
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Power On: This will perform a forced power on.
Power Reset: This will perform a power reset instead of a graceful reset. The operating system
may or may not receive notification and shut down. This varies depending on hardware platform.
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Identify: This will light the identification LED of the system. This feature is not supported in all
hardware platforms.
Event Log: The IPMI event log is accessed in exactly the same manner described above.
IPMI Event Log
Server Monitor* can monitor managed physical events occurring on IPMI-enabled servers. These
events are recorded in the IPMI event log, which is accessible through Central Manager*. Each event is
numbered and dated. This information, as well as a description of the event type, sensor type
affected, and event alert type, are recorded in the IPMI event log.
In addition, the IPMI event log lists the version of the log, the number of entries in the log, the last
time an entry was added, the last time the log was cleared, and the amount of free space remaining
for the log. The log can be reviewed/filtered by listing all events, or by filtering by an event range. The
results can be displayed on the screen or exported to a file in a .CSV format without clearing the log.
The IPMI event log allows administrators to retrieve and view all events that occur and are reported
by a specific server. To access the IPMI event log, the system must be IPMI-enabled and running a
valid version of Server Monitor*. Fields included in this screen are:
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IPMI version
Number of entries in the log
Last time an entry was made in the log
Time of last log clear
Free space
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Figure 8 – IPMI Event Log
The IPMI event log provides administrators with the option to clear or purge the log by clicking the
“Clear Log” button.
Note: This action cannot be undone.
IPMI Event Retrieval
The IPMI event log provides administrators with the option of retrieving and viewing some or all
events recorded for the server, and sorting them by type.
To retrieve the events from the IPMI event log stored on the BMC, click the "All" radio button.
To retrieve a subset of events:
1) Enter a beginning and ending event ID. The beginning event ID value must be either “0” (to
retrieve from the beginning of the log), or an actual event ID number. An error message is
generated if a non-“0” event ID cannot be found.
2) Click the “Retrieve” button. The results will be displayed in the detail window at the bottom of the
screen.
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Figure 9 – IPMI Event Log Retrieval
The ID values assigned to events are generated by the IPMI controller and are dependent on how the
system’s firmware is configured. As a result, the event ID may differ based on server platform.
Generate CSV
This button retrieves the events and saves them to a CSV file.
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