HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator User Guide Version 2

[Pages:195]HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator User Guide

Version 2.10

Part Number 416216-006 November 2007 (Sixth Edition)

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This document is for the person who installs, administers, and troubleshoots servers and storage systems. HP assumes you are qualified in the servicing of computer equipment and trained in recognizing hazards in products with hazardous energy levels.

Contents

Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 7

Overview ................................................................................................................................................. 7 Access requirements .................................................................................................................................. 7 Running Onboard Administrator for the first time ........................................................................................... 8 Signing in to the Onboard Administrator GUI ............................................................................................... 9 Running the setup wizard ......................................................................................................................... 10 Using online help .................................................................................................................................... 11 Changing enclosure and device configurations ........................................................................................... 11 Recovering the administrator password ...................................................................................................... 11 Flash disaster recovery............................................................................................................................. 12

HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure hardware installation.................................................................. 13

Installing Onboard Administrator modules .................................................................................................. 13 Onboard Administrator cabling ................................................................................................................ 14

HP BladeSystem Insight Display .................................................................................................... 16

HP BladeSystem c7000 Insight Display components..................................................................................... 16 HP BladeSystem c3000 Insight Display components..................................................................................... 17 Insight Display overview........................................................................................................................... 17 Accessing the HP BladeSystem c3000 Insight Display .................................................................................. 18 Running the Insight Display installation steps ............................................................................................... 19 Navigating the Insight Display .................................................................................................................. 24

Health Summary screen.................................................................................................................. 25 Enclosure Settings screen ................................................................................................................ 26 Enclosure Info screen ..................................................................................................................... 27 Blade or Port Info screen ................................................................................................................ 28 Turn Enclosure UID On/Off screen................................................................................................... 29 View User Note screen................................................................................................................... 31 Chat Mode screen ......................................................................................................................... 31 Insight Display errors ............................................................................................................................... 32 Power errors ................................................................................................................................. 32 Cooling errors............................................................................................................................... 32 Location errors .............................................................................................................................. 32 Configuration errors....................................................................................................................... 33 Device failure errors....................................................................................................................... 33

First Time Setup Wizard .............................................................................................................. 34

Before you begin..................................................................................................................................... 34 Enclosure Selection screen........................................................................................................................ 35 Configuration Management screen ............................................................................................................ 37 Rack and Enclosure Settings screen............................................................................................................ 39 Administrator Account Setup screen ........................................................................................................... 41 Local User Accounts screen....................................................................................................................... 42 Enclosure Bay IP Addressing ..................................................................................................................... 43 Directory Services Configuration screen ..................................................................................................... 46 Onboard Administrator Network Settings screen ......................................................................................... 48 Enclosure SNMP Settings screen................................................................................................................ 50

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Power Management screen ...................................................................................................................... 51 Finish..................................................................................................................................................... 53

Navigating Onboard Administrator .............................................................................................. 54

Navigation overview ............................................................................................................................... 54 Tree view ............................................................................................................................................... 54 Graphical view navigation ....................................................................................................................... 57

Rack View.................................................................................................................................. 60

Rack View screen .................................................................................................................................... 60 Topology modes ..................................................................................................................................... 61 Rack Topology tab .................................................................................................................................. 62 Rack Power and Thermal tab .................................................................................................................... 64 Rack Firmware Summary tab .................................................................................................................... 65

Configuring the HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosure and enclosure devices ......................................... 66

Viewing the status screens ........................................................................................................................ 66 Enclosure settings .................................................................................................................................... 67

Selecting enclosures....................................................................................................................... 67 Enclosure Settings screen ................................................................................................................ 67 AlertMail ...................................................................................................................................... 70 Date and Time .............................................................................................................................. 72 Network Access ............................................................................................................................ 74 SNMP Settings .............................................................................................................................. 75 Enclosure Virtual Buttons tab ........................................................................................................... 77 Configuration Scripts ..................................................................................................................... 77 FRU Summary ............................................................................................................................... 78 Active to Standby .......................................................................................................................... 80 DVD Drive .................................................................................................................................... 81 Device Summary ........................................................................................................................... 82 Reset Factory Defaults .................................................................................................................... 82 Managing enclosures .............................................................................................................................. 83 Powering off the enclosure .............................................................................................................. 83 Linking enclosures.......................................................................................................................... 83 Managing multiple enclosures ......................................................................................................... 83 Onboard Administrator Module ................................................................................................................ 85 Active Onboard Administrator screen............................................................................................... 85 Active Onboard Administrator Virtual Buttons tab .............................................................................. 86 TCP/IP Settings screen ................................................................................................................... 87 Information tab.............................................................................................................................. 89 Certificate Request tab ................................................................................................................... 90 Certificate Upload tab.................................................................................................................... 92 Firmware update ........................................................................................................................... 93 System log.................................................................................................................................... 94 Standby Onboard Administrator module .......................................................................................... 97 Standby Onboard Administrator Virtual Buttons tab ........................................................................... 98 Standby Certificate Request tab....................................................................................................... 98 Standby Certificate Upload tab ..................................................................................................... 100 Device bays.......................................................................................................................................... 100 Device Bay Overview screen......................................................................................................... 100 Device Bay Status tab .................................................................................................................. 102 Server blade information tab......................................................................................................... 107 Boot Options tab ......................................................................................................................... 109 Device Bay Status screen .............................................................................................................. 110

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IML Log tab................................................................................................................................. 110 Storage blades............................................................................................................................ 111 Interconnect bays .................................................................................................................................. 115 Interconnect Bay Summary screen.................................................................................................. 115 Interconnect Bay screen................................................................................................................ 116 Interconnect Bay Virtual Buttons ..................................................................................................... 117 Interconnect Bay Port Mapping screen............................................................................................ 118 Enclosure power management ................................................................................................................ 119 Power Supplies ........................................................................................................................... 119 Power Management settings ......................................................................................................... 119 Setting power management options ............................................................................................... 121 Power management planning........................................................................................................ 123 Enclosure Power Meter................................................................................................................. 124 Enclosure Power Meter Table view................................................................................................. 126 Enclosure DVD/CD-ROM Drive ............................................................................................................... 127 DVD/CD-ROM Drives .................................................................................................................. 127 Interactive installation and configuration of DVD/CD-ROM drive ....................................................... 128 Unattended OS deployment .......................................................................................................... 135 Ad-hoc access to DVD-based media for application installation or data import .................................... 140 Updating blade firmware with HP Smart Update Manager ............................................................... 140 Fans and cooling management ............................................................................................................... 141 Fan management and settings ....................................................................................................... 141 Fan Zones .................................................................................................................................. 145 Thermal monitoring...................................................................................................................... 146 c7000 Fan location rules.............................................................................................................. 151 c3000 Fan location rules.............................................................................................................. 153 Managing users .................................................................................................................................... 153 Users/Authentication ................................................................................................................... 153 Signed-in users............................................................................................................................ 153 User roles and privilege levels....................................................................................................... 154 User accounts ............................................................................................................................. 155 Directory Settings screen .............................................................................................................. 157 Directory Groups screen ............................................................................................................... 158 Uploading a Certificate ................................................................................................................ 159 SSH Administration...................................................................................................................... 160 HP SIM integration ...................................................................................................................... 160 Edit Local User Certificate Information tab....................................................................................... 161 c3000 Fan location rules ....................................................................................................................... 162 Two-Factor Authentication....................................................................................................................... 162 Two-Factor Authentication Certificate Information tab ....................................................................... 163 Two-Factor Authentication Certificate Upload tab............................................................................. 163 Virtual Connect Manager ....................................................................................................................... 163 iLO 2 Integration ................................................................................................................................... 164

Port mapping ........................................................................................................................... 165

Port mapping explained ......................................................................................................................... 165 Mapping half-height c3000 enclosures .................................................................................................... 167 Mapping full-height c3000 enclosures ..................................................................................................... 169

Using the command line interface ............................................................................................... 171

Command line overview......................................................................................................................... 171

Using the serial connection ........................................................................................................ 172

Setting up Onboard Administrator using serial connection .......................................................................... 172

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Using configuration scripts ......................................................................................................... 173

Configuration scripts.............................................................................................................................. 173

Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................................ 175

Onboard Administrator error messages.................................................................................................... 175 Onboard Administrator factory default settings.......................................................................................... 181

Enabling LDAP Directory Services Authentication to Microsoft Active Directory................................. 182

Certificate Services ................................................................................................................................ 182 Preparing the directory........................................................................................................................... 182 Uploading the DC Certificate (optional).................................................................................................... 183 Creating directory groups....................................................................................................................... 185 Testing the directory login solution ........................................................................................................... 187 Troubleshooting LDAP on Onboard Administrator ...................................................................................... 188

Technical support...................................................................................................................... 190

Before you contact HP............................................................................................................................ 190 HP contact information ........................................................................................................................... 190

Acronyms and abbreviations...................................................................................................... 191 Index....................................................................................................................................... 194

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Introduction

Overview

HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator is the enclosure management processor, subsystem, and firmware base used to support the HP BladeSystem c7000 and all the managed devices contained within the enclosure. Onboard Administrator provides a single point from which to perform basic management tasks on server blades or switches within the enclosure. Utilizing this hardwired knowledge, Onboard Administrator performs initial configuration steps for the enclosure, allow for run-time management and configuration of the enclosure components, and informs you of problems within the enclosure through email, SNMP, or the Insight Display. HP recommends that you read the HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure User Guide before moving on to HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator setup. Reading this guide in order ensures that you will obtain an overall understanding of the HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator and that you properly complete the initial setup to facilitate proper functioning of the Onboard Administrator.

Access requirements

To access HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator, you need the Onboard Administrator IP address and a compatible web browser. Access to the application must be through HTTPS (HTTP exchanged over an SSL-encrypted session). The HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator web interface requires an XSLT enabled browser with support for JavaScript 1.3 or the equivalent. The following browsers are officially supported. Other browsers can run the application, but are not supported.

? Microsoft? Internet Explorer 6.0. ? Mozilla Firefox 1.5.

The following browser settings must be enabled before running the application:

? ActiveX (for Microsoft? Internet Explorer) ? Cookies ? JavaScript

If you receive a notice that your browser does not have the required functionality, be sure that your browser settings meet the preceding requirements and see the "Recovering Lost Administrator Password" section in this guide.

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Running Onboard Administrator for the first time

It is considered best practice to power up the enclosure and Onboard Administrator first and then add blades to the enclosure incrementally. Powering up the enclosure with server blades and storage blades already in the device bays can result in an increased startup time of 5 to 7 minutes. In setting up an HP BladeSystem enclosure for the first time, ensure that you have done the following: 1. Power up the enclosure. The Enclosure Settings screen appears on the Insight Display. Use the Insight

Display to configure the c7000 enclosure ("Configuring the HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosure and enclosure devices" on page 66). 2. On this Enclosure Settings screen, you can configure several settings. However, at a minimum, an IP address for the active Onboard Administrator Ethernet port can be obtained automatically by using a DHCP service on your network or alternately by configuring a static IP address using the Insight Display keys. If you are not using DHCP, you must configure each Onboard Administrator IP address and then all the individual device and interconnect module management IP addresses. Preferred Method: Configure each Onboard Administrator static IP address using the Insight Display. Then Enable Enclosure Bay IP addresses for the Device Bays and Interconnect Bays using Onboard Administrator GUI First Time Setup Wizard. Alternate method: If you do not want to use Enclosure Bay IP addressing, you must connect to each server blade's front SUV port (using the SUV cable shipped with every enclosure) and configure the iLO IP address manually during BIOS POST. For the Interconnect Modules that contain management processors (typically switches), use a serial interface (through the Onboard Administrator CLI or external connection, depending on the individual switch design). After changing IP addresses and settings, all switches in the interconnect bay must be restarted using the Onboard Administrator GUI virtual power buttons. See the EBIPA section later in this guide for more information. a. Complete Insight Display enclosure settings. b. Record the user name and password from the tag attached to each HP Onboard Administrator,

and note which Onboard Administrator bay contains the active Onboard Administrator. 3. Using the IP address for active Onboard Administrator that you configured in step 2, sign in to the

active HP Onboard Administrator using a PC on your network with a browser. 4. Run the First Time Setup Wizard (on page 34). An alternate method to setting up HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator for the first time is to use a serial connection ("Setting up Onboard Administrator using serial connection" on page 172).

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