Dell Server C5220 User Manual
Dell PowerEdge C5220  
Using the Baseboard  
Management Controller  
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Introduction .  
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Supported Platform .  
BMC Key Features and Functions.  
Using the Web UI  
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Logging in to the Web User Interface.  
System Features .  
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System Information.  
Component Information  
Server Identify .  
Firmware Update.  
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Front Panel User Interface  
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Power Button.  
LEDs  
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System Information  
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System Information.  
List FRU.  
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Component Information  
Server Health  
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Sensor Readings .  
Sensor Readings With Thresholds.  
Temperature Monitoring .  
Current Monitoring.  
FAN Control and Monitoring .  
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Event Log .  
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Configuration  
Alerts .  
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Mouse Mode .  
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Network  
SOL .  
SNMP.  
SMTP .  
Users .  
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PEF .  
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SSL Certificate .  
Web Session .  
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Remote Control  
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Console Redirection  
Power Control  
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Maintenance.  
Languages .  
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IPMI 1.5 / 2.0 Command Support List  
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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 C5220  
BMC Key Features and Functions  
The following lists the supported features of the BMC:  
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Support for IPMI v1.5 and v2.0  
Out-of-band monitoring and control for server management over LAN  
Dedicated NIC for remote management via network  
FRU information report, which includes main board part number, product  
name, manufacturer, and so on.  
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Health status/hardware monitoring report  
View and clear events log  
Event notification by lighting chassis LED indicator and Platform Event  
Trap (PET)  
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Platform Event Filtering (PEF) to take selected action for selected events  
including NMI  
Chassis management, which includes power control, status report, front  
panel buttons, and LEDs control  
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Watchdog and auto server re-start and recovery  
Support for multi-session user and alert destination for LAN channel  
Using the Web UI  
The BMC firmware features an embedded web server, enabling users to  
connect to the BMC using an Internet browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer)  
without needing to install KVM and virtual storage software on a remote  
console.  
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Web-based GUI is supported on the following browsers:  
Microsoft Windows:  
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Internet Explorer 6, 7 or later  
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or later  
Linux:  
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or later  
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NOTE: Before using the web user interface, ensure that the firewall settings are  
configured to enable access to the following ports: 8890 (KVM), 9000 (storage), 9001,  
9002, and 9003.  
Logging in to the Web User Interface  
Enter the IP address or URL (default DHCP\static IP address) into the  
address bar of the web browser.  
When connecting to the BMC, the login screen prompts for the username  
and password. This authentication with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)  
protection prevents unauthorized intruders from gaining access to the BMC  
web server. Once authentication is passed, you can manage the server by  
privilege.  
Table 1-1. Default User Name And Password  
Field  
Default  
User Name  
root  
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Table 1-1. Default User Name And Password  
Field  
Default  
Password  
root  
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.  
Menu Item  
Description  
System Information  
Server Health  
Displays the system information.  
Displays the monitoring status of the  
server.  
Configuration  
Allows the user to configure the IPMI  
settings.  
Remote Control  
Allows the user to launch KVM console  
and perform power control.  
Maintenance  
Language  
Allows the user to do firmware update.  
Allows the user to select a language  
setting. (Currently, only support  
English.)  
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System Features  
System Information  
The System Information page enables you to view the BMC firmware version,  
BIOS version, and Chassis version. Click System Information to view the  
Remote Management Controller.  
Table 1-2. BMC Summary  
BMC Information  
Description  
Device Power Status  
Firmware Revision  
Current power state of the system.  
Dell Remote Management Controller firmware version.  
Aux Firmware Revision Firmware build number.  
BIOS Version  
BIOS version for the system.  
Firmware Build Time  
Date the firmware was last flashed in the form:  
M DD YYYY HH:MM:SS  
BMC Date & Time  
Current date and time in the form:  
W, DD M YYYY HH:MM:SS  
BMC Chipset  
Chassis Type  
Chassis Version  
MB Position  
Dell Remote Management Controller type.  
Displays the chassis type.  
Displays the chassis version number.  
Displays the current position of the mainboard within the  
chassis.  
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Component Information  
The Number of CPU Socket field and the Number of Memory Slot field  
display the total number of motherboard supported.  
CPU Information  
Including CPU ID, Status, Socket, Manufacturer, Model, and Frequency.  
Memory Information  
Including Memory ID, Status, Socket, Module Size, Model, and Frequency.  
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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 Displays the current server identify status is on or off.  
Server Identify  
Operation  
Select the server identify LED operation:  
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Blink  
Server Identify Timeout You can set the timeout value when you select the Blink  
operation. The range is between 1 to 255 seconds, but note  
255s is blinking continuously.  
Perform Action  
Click to execute the selected Server Identify Operation.  
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Firmware Update  
Use the Firmware Update feature to upgrade to the latest firmware version.  
The following data is included in the BMC firmware package:  
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Compiled BMC firmware code and data  
Web-based user interface, JPEG, and other user interface data files  
Default configuration files  
Updating the BMC Firmware  
NOTE: Before beginning the firmware update, download the latest firmware  
version and save it on your local system. During the process of firmware update, the  
AC power of the managed system cannot be unplugged and the Web GUI cannot be  
closed.  
NOTE: Once you enter into Update Mode and choose to cancel the firmware flash  
operation, the BMC must be reset. This means that you must close the Internet  
browser and log back onto the BMC card before you can perform any other types of  
operations.  
Select the Enter Update Mode button from the Maintenance tab to put the  
device in a special mode that allows firmware update. You can now follow the  
instructions presented below to successfully update the card’s firmware. The  
device resets if update is cancelled. The device also resets upon successful  
completion of firmware update.  
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Browse to, or enter the path on your system where the firmware image file  
resides.  
Example:  
C:\Updates\V1.0\<image_name>  
The default firmware image name is s81kXXX.bin (whereas XXX is the  
version number).  
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Select Auto Reset BMC if you want the BMC to auto reset after the  
update.  
BMC will not check if the Firmware image belongs to C5220 platform  
when selecting Force Update  
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Click the Upload Firmware button.  
BMC will save configure settings when Preserve Configuration is selected.  
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Click Start Upgrade.  
The update might take several minutes. When the update is completed, a  
dialog box appears.  
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Click OK to close the session and automatically log out.  
After the BMC resets, click Log In to log in to the BMC again.  
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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 deferred mechanism. When the DC is off the power button  
ignores one (1) second or less activation to protect against accidental DC power on.  
LEDs  
BMC Heartbeat LED  
The green LED provides an easy way to indicate that BMC is now enabled.  
ID LED  
A blinking LED indicates the Chassis Identify command has been accepted.  
System Status LED  
There is a dual-color LED to show the system status. The BMC turns the  
LED off after all event logs are cleared.  
The behavior of Status LED and ID LED is listed in Table 1-2.  
Table 1-4. LED Status  
LED  
Color Status  
Occurrence  
Note  
Status LED Amber Blinking See "Blinking Fault  
LED Conditions" on  
page 14.  
Off  
Green Solid On Power On (S1/S0)  
Off Power Off (S4/S5)  
Normal status  
The power LED status is  
controlled by BIOS.  
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Table 1-4. LED Status  
LED  
Color Status  
Blue Off  
Occurrence  
Normal status (by IPMI Turn off the ID LED.  
Chassis Identify 1. ipmitool raw 0x00 0x04  
command or System ID 0x00  
Button) 2. ipmitool raw 0x00 0x04  
Note  
ID LED  
0x00 0x00  
Solid On Identify the system  
Turn on the ID LED.  
1.ipmitool raw 0x00 0x04 0x3c  
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Blinking Identify the system with 1. IPMI chassis identify  
interval  
command without request  
data ipmitool raw 0x00 0x04  
2. IPMI chassis identify  
command with only 1  
parameter data ipmitool raw  
0x00 0x04 0x3c (blink 60 sec)  
3. IPMI chassis identify  
command with 2 parameter  
data ipmitool raw 0x00 0x04  
0x3c 0x00 (blink 60 sec)  
Heartbeat Green Off  
LED  
BMC is not ready  
Blinking BMC is ready  
Table 1-5. Blinking Fault LED Conditions  
Index  
Sensor Name  
Event Triggers  
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CPU Temp  
• Upper Critical Going High  
• Upper Non-Critical Going High  
Ambient Temp,  
DIMM Temp  
Rear Temp 1  
Rear Temp 2  
Rear Temp 3  
SLED 12V  
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• Upper Critical Going High  
• Upper Non-Critical Going High  
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Index  
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Sensor Name  
Event Triggers  
BMC Watchdog  
• Timer expired  
• Hard reset  
• Power down  
• Power cycle  
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Processor  
• IERR  
• Thermal trip  
BMC SEL  
• SEL full (909 records)  
• SEL almost full (909 x 75% = 681 records)  
State Asserted  
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Processor Hot  
System Event  
PCIE Error  
PEF action  
Bus correctable error  
Bus Uncorrectable error  
Bus fatal  
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POST Error  
System firmware error  
• Correctable error  
• Uncorrectable error  
• Correctable ECC error logging limit reached  
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CPU1_DIMM A1  
CPU1_DIMM A2  
CPU1_DIMM A3  
CPU1_DIMM A4  
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SYS FAN 1 ~  
SYS FAN 8  
• Lower critical going low  
• Lower non-critical going low  
• Presence detected  
PSU 1 Status  
PSU 2 Status  
• TEMPERATURE Failure detected  
• IOUT Failure detected  
• VOUT Failure detected  
• FANS Failure detected  
• INPUT Failure detected  
Redundancy lost  
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PSU Redundancy  
Mixed MB  
• Mixed MB detected  
• Key Slot error detected  
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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 Version.  
List FRU  
The List FRU page shows a list of the detected Field Replaceable Units  
(FRUs) in the system. Select a FRU item from the drop down list to show  
more information.  
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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 Number of CPU Socket field and the Number of Memory  
Slot field display the total number of motherboard supported.  
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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  
Description  
Sensor Readings  
This button allows you to view the readings from the  
various sensors.  
Sensor Readings with  
Thresholds  
This button allows you to view the readings from the  
various sensors, with thresholds included in the table.  
Event Log  
This button allows you to view the event logs written to the  
event log table.  
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