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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
5
Product Overview
13
Features and Benefits
13
Supported Sps
14
Mergepoint Sp5X00 Manager Configuration
15
Leds on the Mergepoint Sp5X00 Manager
16
Mergepoint Sp5X24/Sp5X40 Manager Configuration
17
Safety Precautions
18
Rack Mount Safety Considerations
20
Cabling Installation, Maintenance and Safety Tips
20
Installation and Setup
23
Configuring Power for the Mergepoint SP Manager
23
Connecting to the Network
25
Configuring the Mergepoint SP Manager Basic Settings
25
Activating the Mergepoint Sp5X00 Manager License
27
Adding the Mergepoint SP Manager to a Dsview 3 Software Installation
28
Mergepoint SP Manager Configuration Wizard
28
Saving the Wizard Settings in a Config File
29
Modifying the Config File Settings (Admin Users Only)
29
Configuring the Mergepoint SP Manager Network Settings
31
Ethernet Ports on the Mergepoint Sp5X00 Manager
31
Ethernet Ports on the Mergepoint Sp5X24/Sp5X40 Manager
32
Configuring Mergepoint Sp5X00 Manager Network Settings
33
Configuring Mergepoint Sp5X24/Sp5X40 Manager Network Settings
34
Private Subnets on the Mergepoint Sp5X24/Sp5X40 Manager
36
Firewall/Packet Filtering
37
Chains
37
Rules
37
BMC Provisioning (IPMI Targets Only)
38
Starting or Stopping the BMC Provisioning Service (Admin Users Only)
39
Configuring PXE Parameters for IPMI BMC Provisioning (Admin Users Only)
39
BMC Log
41
Managing Mergepoint SP Manager User Accounts
41
DHCP on the Mergepoint SP Manager
44
Service Processor Licenses
45
Automatically Manage Sps
46
Discovering and Adding Sps (Admin Users Only)
46
Manually Adding a Single SP
48
Adding Blade Chassis and Blades
49
Managed and Unmanaged SP Lists (Admin Users Only)
50
Managing SP Groups (Admin Users Only)
52
Managing SP Profiles (Admin Users Only)
53
Managing Default Users (Admin Users Only)
55
Managing User Accounts on Sps
57
Configuring the Mergepoint SP Manager System Settings (Admin Users Only)
58
Completing the Mergepoint SP Manager Installation
60
Operations
61
Using the Mergepoint SP Manager
61
Mergepoint SP Manager Web Interface
61
Remote Power and Chassis Management
63
Performing SP Group Operations
65
Monitoring and Management
67
Viewing Sensor Status
67
Viewing SEL Events
67
Viewing IML Events
68
Viewing the Accounting Log
68
Import/Export Data
69
Accessing FRU Information
69
Using the Alerts Viewer
70
Syslog
72
Configuring PET Alerts
74
Schedules
74
Schedule a Task (Admin Users Only)
74
SNMP Access
75
Configuring SNMP on the Mergepoint SP Manager
76
Configuring SNMP on the Service Processor
78
SP Operations
80
Viewing SP Information
81
Synchronizing Blades for a Blade Chassis
81
Changing the Sol Port Number
81
Changing the Access Account of an SP
82
Changing SP Parameters
82
Accessing System Information
83
Recovering Provisioning
83
Changing LAN Parameters
84
Host Table
84
Static Routes
85
Configuring Sol Parameters
86
Nfs
86
Remote Control
87
Diagnostics
87
Appliance Operations
88
Mergepoint SP Manager Sessions
88
Firmware Version and Upgrade
88
Boot Configuration for the Mergepoint Sp5X24/Sp5X40 Manager
89
Unbinding the Mergepoint SP Manager from the Dsview 3 Server
90
SP Sessions and Connections
91
System Sessions
91
Active Sessions
92
Sol Sessions
93
SP Console Sessions
94
Telnet Sessions
94
SSH Sessions
95
Choosing Directcommand Sessions or Native IP Connections
95
Directcommand Sessions
98
Native IP Connections
101
Native IP Operations Using the Web Interface
102
Native IP Operations Using SSH Commands
104
Configuring External Authentication Services
107
Configuring a Kerberos Authentication Server
108
Configuring an LDAP Authentication Server
109
Configuring an NIS Authentication Server
110
Configuring a RADIUS Authentication Server
110
Configuring an SMB Authentication Server
111
Configuring a TACACS+ Authentication Server
112
Configuring an Authentication Method for the Mergepoint SP Manager
112
Administration Tasks Not Performed in the Web Interface
115
Using Mindterm to Create an SSH Tunnel
115
Using SSH with the Mergepoint SP Manager
116
The SSH Command Line Format
116
User Shell
117
Mgpshell
118
SSH Passthrough
118
SSH Passthrough Commands
118
Telnet
120
Displaying the Mergepoint SP Manager Firmware Version
120
Configuring the Users' Console Login Menu
120
Configuring Routes with CLI
122
Backing up Configuration Files
123
Restoring Backed up Configuration Files
123
Restoring Factory Default Configuration Files
124
Shutting down the Mergepoint SP Manager
124
Configuring Groups for Use with Authentication Servers
124
Configuring Group Authorization for LDAP Authentication
125
Configuring Group Authorizations on an AD Server
125
Defining Groups on an LDAP Server Running Openldap
127
Configuring Group Authorization for RADIUS Authentication
128
Configuring Group Authorization for TACACS+ Authentication
130
Using the CLI Utility
133
CLI Utility Overview
133
Execution Modes
133
Command Line Mode
133
Interactive Mode
134
Batch Mode
134
CLI Options
134
CLI Parameters and Arguments
135
Entering a Command in Interactive Mode
136
Entering a Command in Command Code
136
Entering a Command in Batch Mode
136
Autocompletion
137
CLI Commands
138
Add
138
Commit
144
Delete
144
Get | Show
144
List
145
Quit | Exit
146
Quit
146
Rename
146
Set
147
Shell
147
Revert
148
Version
148
Summary of How to Configure the Top Level Parameters
148
Using SMASH Command Line Protocol
161
SMASH CLP Overview
162
SMASH CLP Implementation
162
Supported Profiles
163
Terms
164
General Command Syntax
165
Targets
166
Starting a SMASH CLP Session
167
Using Commands
168
Viewing Targets, Properties and Commands for a Target
168
Setting Properties on a Target
168
Associations
169
Mergepoint SP Appliance Commands
169
Server Commands
175
Using WS-Management
183
Automatic Discovery Management
184
Examples
186
Power Management
188
Examples
189
Telnet and SSH Session Management
191
Examples
193
Winrm Examples
195
Openwsman CLI Examples
198
Appendix A: Technical Support
205
Appendix B: Technical Specifications
206
Appendix C: Troubleshooting
209
Service Processor Troubleshooting
210
Appendix D: Access Privileges
212
Appendix E: Configuring the BIOS Settings for Sol
216
Appendix F: Configuring a Virtual Serial Port
217
Appendix G: Profile Configuration
218
Creating a Profile
222
Appendix H: Glossary and Acronyms
230
Telnet Session
232
License Information
233
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MERGEPOINT SP MANAGER
Category
Network Hardware
Language
English
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