Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 5.5 User Manual

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10 Contentsomreport Temperature Probe Status . . . . . . . . 138omreport Fan Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139omreport Power Supply Status

100 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation ServiceTherefore, for a computer named "myOmsa" running Server Administrator, th

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 101The parameters for configuring the SNMP root password are the same whether you conf

102 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Serviceomconfig preferences useraccessDepending on the policies of your enterprise, you ma

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 103For example, if a fan probe on your system reads a fan RPM of 300 and your minimum

104 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation ServiceComponents and Events for Which You Can Set Alert ActionsTable 4-21 lists the compo

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 105 NOTE: storagectrlbatterywarn and storagectrlbatteryfail events are not available

106 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation ServiceTo enable broadcast messages if a current probe detects a failure event, type:omcon

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 107To clear the contents of the command log, type:omconfig system cmdlog action=clearo

108 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation ServiceTable 4-23 shows the valid parameters for the command. NOTE: Alert settings are mu

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 109event=fanfail Sets action or enables/disables alert generation when a fan probe de

Contents 11omconfig Change Controller Properties . . . . . . 162omconfig Storage Virtual Disk . . . . . . . . . . . 162omconfig Storage Controller .

110 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Serviceomconfig system events/omconfig servermodule eventsUse the omconfig system events o

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 111TypeType refers to the name of the component(s) involved in the event. Table 4-25 s

112 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation ServiceIndexIndex refers to the number of an event for a particular component. Index is an

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 113omconfig system recovery/omconfig servermodule recoveryUse the omconfig system reco

114 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Servicethe file system before powering the system down. If you do not want to shut down th

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 115Table 4-30 shows the valid parameters for the command.Example Thermal Shutdown Comm

116 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service

omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership Values 1155omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership V

116 omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership ValuesAdding Acquisition InformationAcquisition refers to the facts about a b

omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership Values 117Example Commands for Adding Acquisition InformationTo provide a value f

12 Contentsomconfig Online Physical Disk . . . . . . . . . . . 182omconfig Assign Global Hot Spare . . . . . . . . . 183omconfig Unassign Global Hot

118 omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership ValuesAdding Depreciation InformationDepreciation is a set of methods for com

omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership Values 119The following message appears:Asset information set successfully.You ca

120 omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership ValuesExample Command for Adding Extended Warranty InformationTo provide a va

omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership Values 121Example Command for Adding Lease InformationTo provide a value for a le

122 omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership ValuesExample Command for Adding Maintenance InformationTo provide a value fo

omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership Values 123Adding Outsource InformationOutsourcing is the practice of contracting

124 omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership ValuesYou can enter more than one omconfig system assetinfo or omconfig serve

omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership Values 125You can enter more than one omconfig system assetinfo or omconfig serve

126 omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership ValuesYou can enter more than one omconfig system assetinfo or omconfig serve

omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership Values 127Example Command for Adding Support InformationTo provide a value for a

Contents 137 Working With CLI Command Results . . 199Output Options for Command Results . . . . . . . 199Controlling Command Output Display . . .

128 omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership ValuesExample Command for Adding System InformationTo provide a value for a s

omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership Values 129Adding Warranty InformationUse the omconfig system warranty or omconfig

130 omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership ValuesThe following message appears:Asset information set successfully.You ca

Using the Storage Management Service 1316Using the Storage Management ServiceThe CLI of Storage Management enables you to perform all of Storage Manag

132 Using the Storage Management ServiceTable 6-1 describes these command levels. Following the command levels, the omreport and omconfig command synt

Using the Storage Management Service 133Table 6-2. Syntax For Name=Value Pairs For ParametersSyntax Description controller=id Indicates the controller

134 Using the Storage Management ServiceUser Privileges for omreport storage and omconfig storageStorage Management requires Administrator privileges

Using the Storage Management Service 135omreport Storage Help Table 6-3 provides the omreport storage command syntax. omreport Controller StatusTable

136 Using the Storage Management Serviceomreport Global Information (Smart Thermal Shutdown Status)Table 6-5 describes the syntax for the omreport Glo

Using the Storage Management Service 137omreport Connector Status Table 6-7describes the syntax for the omreport Connector Commands.omreport Enclosure

14 Contents

138 Using the Storage Management Serviceomreport Temperature Probe StatusTable 6-9 describes the syntax for the omreport Probe CommandsTable 6-9. omre

Using the Storage Management Service 139omreport Fan StatusTable 6-10 describes the syntax for the omreport Fan CommandsTable 6-10. omreport Fan Statu

140 Using the Storage Management Serviceomreport Power Supply StatusTable 6-11 describes the syntax for the omreport Power Supply CommandsTable 6-11.

Using the Storage Management Service 141omreport EMM Status NOTE: The status of the EMMs is displayed as degraded if there is a mismatch between the

142 Using the Storage Management Serviceomreport Physical Disk Status Table 6-13 describes the syntax for the omreport Physical Disk CommandsTable 6-1

Using the Storage Management Service 143omreport Virtual Disk Status Table 6-14 describes the syntax for the omreport Virtual Disk Commandsomconfig Gl

144 Using the Storage Management Servicetemperature of 0 or 50° Celsius. Specifying that only the enclosure be shut down during excessive temperatures

Using the Storage Management Service 145Example SyntaxThe omconfig command syntax for disabling thermal shutdown does not require that you specify a c

146 Using the Storage Management ServiceTable 6-16. omconfig Controller CommandsRequired Command Levels (1, 2, 3) Optional name=value pairs omconfig s

Using the Storage Management Service 147omconfig Rescan Controller Use the following omconfig command syntax to rescan a controller. See Dell OpenMana

Introduction 151IntroductionUsing Dell™ OpenManage™ Server Administrator’s graphical user interface (GUI) or the command line interface (CLI) you can

148 Using the Storage Management ServiceComplete Syntax omconfig storage controller action=enablealarm controller=id where id is the controller ID as

Using the Storage Management Service 149Complete Syntax omconfig storage controller action=quietalarm controller=id where id is the controller ID as r

150 Using the Storage Management ServiceComplete Syntax omconfig storage controller action=resetconfig controller=id where id is the controller ID as

Using the Storage Management Service 151For SAS Controllers pdisk=connector:targetIDwhere connectorID:targetID is the connector number and the physica

152 Using the Storage Management Servicecontroller=id Parameter (Required) Specify the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller co

Using the Storage Management Service 153size=<number | max | min> Parameter (Required) Table 6-18 indicates how to specify the size=<number |

154 Using the Storage Management Service[cachepolicy=<d | c>] Parameter (Optional) Different controllers support different cache policies. Table

Using the Storage Management Service 155[writepolicy=<wb| wt| wc| nwc>] Parameter (Optional) Different controllers support different write polic

156 Using the Storage Management ServiceExample Syntax For example, you may want to create a RAID-5 virtual disk on a PERC 3/QC controller. See the De

Using the Storage Management Service 157omconfig Set Background Initialization RateUse the following omconfig command syntax to set the background ini

16 Introduction• Added support for the next generation PERC/SAS controller firmware version (version 6.1).• Added support for Intelligent Mirroring/RA

158 Using the Storage Management Serviceomconfig Set Check Consistency RateUse the following omconfig command syntax to set the check consistency rate

Using the Storage Management Service 159Depending on the controller, the log file name will either be afa_<mmdd>.log or lsi_<mmdd>.log whe

160 Using the Storage Management ServiceExample Syntax To import and recover foreign configurations on controller 1, enter: omconfig storage controlle

Using the Storage Management Service 161Example SyntaxTo set the patrol read on controller 1 to manual mode, enter:omconfig storage controller action=

162 Using the Storage Management ServiceExample SyntaxTo stop the patrol read task on controller 1, enter:omconfig storage controller action=stoppatro

Using the Storage Management Service 163Complete Syntaxomconfig storage vdisk action=replacememberdisk controller=id vdisk=id source=<PDISKID> d

164 Using the Storage Management Serviceomconfig Virtual Disk Commands The following sections provide the omconfig command syntax required to execute

Using the Storage Management Service 165omconfig Blink Virtual Disk Use the following omconfig command syntax to blink the physical disks included in

166 Using the Storage Management Serviceomconfig Initialize Virtual Disk Use the following omconfig command syntax to initialize a virtual disk. Compl

Using the Storage Management Service 167Complete Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action=fastinit controller=id vdisk=id where id is the controller ID an

Introduction 17The omconfig command writes values that you assign to an object's properties. You can specify values for warning thresholds on com

168 Using the Storage Management ServiceComplete Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action=cancelbginitialize controller=id vdisk=id where id is the contro

Using the Storage Management Service 169concatenated non-redundant virtual disks. Splitting a RAID-10 mirror creates two RAID-0 (striped) non-redundan

170 Using the Storage Management ServiceExample Syntax To unmirror virtual disk 4 on controller 1, enter: omconfig storage vdisk action=unmirror contr

Using the Storage Management Service 171Example for SAS Controllers To assign the dedicated hot spare described in this example, enter: omconfig stora

172 Using the Storage Management ServiceExample for SAS Controllers To unassign the dedicated hot spare described in this example, enter: omconfig sto

Using the Storage Management Service 173Example Syntax To cancel a check consistency on virtual disk 4 on controller 1, enter: omconfig storage vdisk

174 Using the Storage Management ServiceExample Syntax To resume a check consistency on virtual disk 4 on controller 1, enter: omconfig storage vdisk

Using the Storage Management Service 175omconfig Reconfiguring Virtual Disks You can reconfigure a virtual disk to change the virtual disk’s RAID leve

176 Using the Storage Management Servicewhere id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command. To obtain these values,

Using the Storage Management Service 177omconfig Physical Disk Commands The following sections provide the omconfig command syntax required to execute

18 IntroductionAdditional useful topics about the CLI include:• "Working With CLI Command Results"•"Glossary"CLI Error Checking an

178 Using the Storage Management ServiceExample Syntax In this example, you want to blink physical disk 0 on connector 0 of controller 1. On a SAS con

Using the Storage Management Service 179Example for SAS Controllers To unblink the physical disk described in this example, enter: omconfig storage pd

180 Using the Storage Management Serviceomconfig Initialize Physical Disk Use the following omconfig command syntax to initialize a physical disk. Com

Using the Storage Management Service 181omconfig Offline Physical Disk Use the following omconfig command syntax to offline a physical disk: Complete

182 Using the Storage Management ServiceExample for SCSI, SATA, and ATA Controllers To offline the physical disk described in this example, enter: omc

Using the Storage Management Service 183omconfig Assign Global Hot Spare Use the following omconfig command syntax to assign a physical disk as a glob

184 Using the Storage Management ServiceComplete Syntax omconfig storage pdisk action=assignglobalhotspare controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID> assign=

Using the Storage Management Service 185Complete Syntax omconfig storage pdisk action=rebuild controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID> where id is the cont

186 Using the Storage Management ServiceTo obtain these values, enter omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then enter omrepor

Using the Storage Management Service 187Example Syntax In this example, you want to remove dead disk segments on physical disk 3 on connector 0 of con

Introduction 19Failure MessagesCLI failure messages provide reasons why some commands do not succeed. Some common reasons why commands fail include sy

188 Using the Storage Management ServiceExample for SAS Controllers To clear the physical disk described in this example, enter: omconfig storage pdis

Using the Storage Management Service 189Example Syntax To cancel replace member operation on disk 0:0:1 which is connected to controller 0, enter: omc

190 Using the Storage Management Serviceomconfig Start Battery Learn CycleUse the following omconfig command to start the battery learn cycle.Complete

Using the Storage Management Service 191omconfig Connector Commands The following sections provide the omconfig command syntax required to execute con

192 Using the Storage Management Serviceomconfig Enclosure Commands The following sections provide the omconfig command syntax required to execute enc

Using the Storage Management Service 193Example for SCSI, SATA, and ATA Controllers To enable the alarm on the enclosure attached to connector 2 on co

194 Using the Storage Management Serviceomconfig Set Enclosure Asset Tag Use the following omconfig command syntax to specify the enclosure’s asset ta

Using the Storage Management Service 195Example for SCSI, SATA, and ATA Controllers To specify the asset name to encl43 for the enclosure attached to

196 Using the Storage Management ServiceExample for SCSI, SATA, and ATA Controllers In this example, temperature probe 3 resides in the enclosure atta

Using the Storage Management Service 197Complete Syntaxomconfig storage enclosure action=setalltempprobes controller=id enclosure=<ENCLOSUREID>

Notes and Notices NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either po

20 IntroductionScripting and Comparing With the CLIThe Server Administrator CLI allows administrators to write batch programs or scripts to be execute

198 Using the Storage Management ServiceExample Syntax For example, you may want to reset the thresholds for all temperature probes in enclosure 2 on

Working With CLI Command Results 1997Working With CLI Command ResultsServer Administrator Command Line Interface (CLI) users can use the command outpu

200 Working With CLI Command ResultsSUSE® Linux Enterprise Server terminal. To display command output with control over scrolling, type the CLI comman

Working With CLI Command Results 201Four hours later, you repeat the command. You have no interest in the 11:00 A.M. snapshot as written to fans.txt.

202 Working With CLI Command ResultsFans.txt now reads as follows:You can use a text editor to insert the time that each block of data was captured. I

Working With CLI Command Results 203The available formats include: •List (lst)• Semicolon-separated values (ssv)•Table (tbl)•Raw XML (xml)• Custom del

204 Working With CLI Command ResultsNo special formatting option is required because list format is the default display format. The network data part

Working With CLI Command Results 205Semicolon-separated Values (ssv)Use the ssv formatting option to deliver output formatted in semicolon-separated v

206 Working With CLI Command ResultsCustom Delimited Format (cdv)Use the cdv formatting option to report exported data in custom delimited format. You

Glossary 207GlossaryThe following list defines or identifies technical terms, abbreviations, and acronyms used in Dell™user documents.AAbbreviation fo

Introduction 21Command Syntax OverviewCommands vary in complexity. The simplest command has only command level 1. The omhelp command is a simple comma

208 GlossaryASICAcronym for application-specific integrated circuit.ASPIAdvanced SCSI programming interface.ASRAbbreviation for automatic system recov

Glossary 209backupA copy of a program or data file. As a precaution, back up your computer's hard drive on a regular basis. Before changing the c

210 Glossarybootable disketteYou can start your computer from a diskette. To make a bootable diskette, insert a diskette in the diskette drive, type s

Glossary 211capabilityRefers to the actions that an object can perform, or actions that can be taken on a managed object. For example, if a card is ho

212 GlossaryCI/OAcronym for comprehensive input/output.cmAbbreviation for centimeter(s).CMCAcronym for Chassis Management Controller.CMOSAcronym for c

Glossary 213conventional memoryThe first 640 KB of RAM. Conventional memory is found in all computers. Unless they are specially designed, MS-DOS® pro

214 GlossarycursorA marker, such as a block, underscore, or pointer that represents the position at which the next keyboard or mouse action will occur

Glossary 215DIPAcronym for dual in-line package. A circuit board, such as a system board or expansion card, may contain DIP switches for configuring t

216 Glossarydrive-type numberYour computer can recognize a number of specific hard drives. Each is assigned a drive-type number that is stored in NVRA

Glossary 217EISAAcronym for Extended Industry-Standard Architecture, a 32-bit expansion-bus design. The expansion-card connectors in an EISA computer

22 IntroductionAn example of nine name=value pairs:omconfig system assetinfo info=acquisitionpurchasecost=<n> waybill=<n> installdate=<

218 GlossaryERA/OAcronym for embedded remote access option.ESDAbbreviation for electrostatic discharge.ESMAcronym for embedded server management.expan

Glossary 219FCCAbbreviation for Federal Communications Commission.FEPROMAcronym for Flash Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory. Flash memory is a ki

220 GlossaryGBAbbreviation for gigabyte(s). A gigabyte equals 1,024 megabytes or 1,073,741,824 bytes.graphics coprocessorSee coprocessor.graphics mode

Glossary 221hot plugThe ability to remove and replace a redundant part while the system is being used. Also called a "hot spare."HPFSAbbrevi

222 GlossaryIHVAcronym for independent hardware vendor. IHVs often develop their own MIBs for components that they manufacture.interlacingA technique

Glossary 223ISAAcronym for Industry-Standard Architecture. A 16-bit expansion bus design. The expansion-card connectors in an ISA computer are also co

224 Glossarykey combinationA command requiring you to press multiple keys at the same time. For example, you can reboot your computer by pressing the

Glossary 225LOMAcronym for LAN on Motherboard.LPTnThe device names for the first through third parallel printer ports on your computer are LPT1, LPT2,

226 GlossaryMbpsAbbreviation for megabits per second.MBRAbbreviation for master boot record.MCAAbbreviation for Micro Channel Architecture, which is d

Glossary 227MIDIAbbreviation for musical instrument digital interface.MIFAcronym for management information format. A MIF file contains information, s

Using the omhelp Command 232Using the omhelp CommandThe omhelp command and its equivalent, <command> -?, accesses the CLI's detailed help t

228 GlossarymVAbbreviation for millivolt(s).nameThe name of an object or variable is the exact string that identifies it in an SNMP Management Informa

Glossary 229NVRAMAcronym for non-volatile random-access memory. Memory that does not lose its contents when you turn off your computer. NVRAM is used

230 GlossaryPCIAbbreviation for Peripheral Component Interconnect. A standard for local-bus implementation developed by Intel Corporation.PCMCIAPerson

Glossary 231PLCCAcronym for plastic leaded chip carrier.Plug and PlayAn industry-standard specification that makes it easier to add hardware devices t

232 Glossaryprogram diskette setThe set of diskettes from which you can perform a complete installation of an operating system or application program.

Glossary 233RAIDAcronym for redundant array of independent drives.RAMAcronym for random-access memory. The computer's primary temporary storage a

234 Glossaryreadme fileA text file included with a software package or hardware product that contains information supplementing or updating the docume

Glossary 235RTCAbbreviation for real-time clock. Battery-powered clock circuitry inside the computer that keeps the date and time after you turn off t

236 Glossaryservice tag numberA bar code label on the computer that identifies it when you call Dell for customer or technical support.SGRAMAcronym fo

Glossary 237SMTPAcronym for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, a method for exchanging e-mail over the internet.SNMPAbbreviation for Simple Network Manage

24 Using the omhelp CommandFigure 2-1 shows the levels of help for a command.Figure 2-1. Different Levels of Help for a CommandYou can also parse the

238 GlossaryTwo common DIP switches are used on system boards: slide switches and rocker switches. The names of the switches are based on how the sett

Glossary 239system.ini fileA start-up file for the Windows operating system. When you start Windows, it consults the system.ini file to determine a va

240 Glossary• LowerThresholdNon-critical• LowerThresholdCritical• LowerThresholdFataltime-outA specified period of system inactivity that must occur b

Glossary 241unicodeA fixed width, 16-bit world wide character encoding, developed and maintained by the Unicode Consortium.upper memory areaThe 384 KB

242 GlossaryvariableA component of a managed object. A temperature probe, for example, has a variable to describe its capabilities, its health or stat

Glossary 243video driverA program that allows graphics-mode application programs and operating systems to display at a chosen resolution with the desi

244 GlossaryVLSIAbbreviation for very-large-scale integration.VLVESAAcronym for very low voltage enterprise system architecture.vppAbbreviation for pe

Glossary 245win.ini fileA start-up file for the Windows operating system. When you start Windows, it consults the win.ini file to determine a variety

246 Glossary

Index 247IndexSymbols-?omconfig, 69omconfig chassis, 71omreport, 32request for help, 23Aaboutomconfig, 70acquisitioninformation, 116optional parameter

Using the omhelp Command 25For one info value, specify one or more optional parameter(s). Table 2-1 displays the optional parameters for info=acquisit

248 Indexbiosomreport chassis, 36biossetupomconfig chassis, 71omreport chassis, 36blinkomconfig, 198blink physical diskomconfig, 177bmcomconfig chassi

Index 249CLI commands?, 23primary commands, 16Windows command prompt, 16cmdlogomconfig system, 106omreport system, 53command levels 1,2, and 3omconfig

250 IndexDdata bus widthomreport chassis slots, 51default maximum warning threshold, 80default minimum warning threshold, 80defining alert actions, 10

Index 251Ffailure messages, 19fan statusomreport, 139fancontrolomconfig chassis, 81omreport chassis, 39fansomconfig chassis, 79omreport chassis, 39fir

252 IndexMmaintenance information, 121adding, 121manufactureromreport chassis processors, 45maximum speedomreport chassis ports, 45maximum warning thr

Index 253prepare to remove physical disk, 179quiet controller alarm, 148rebuild physical disk, 184recondition battery, 189reconfiguring virtual disks,

254 Indexomconfig chassis tempsname=value pairs, paramaters, 95omconfig chassis voltsname=value pairs, parameters, 97omconfig command, 65omconfig cont

Index 255omconfig system recoveryname=value pairs, parameters, 112omconfig system shutdownname=value pairs, parameters, 113omconfig system warranty, 1

256 Indexomreport chassis processorscache properties, 45connector name, 45core count, 45current speed, 45external clock speed, 45manufacturer, 45proce

Index 257Physical disks in each stripe, 155platformeventsomconfig system, 106omreport system, 59port typeomreport chassis ports, 44portsomreport chass

26 Using the omhelp Command

258 Indexservice contract information, 125adding, 125set enclosure asset nameomconfig, 194set enclosure asset tagomconfig, 194set temperature probe th

Index 259Uunassign dedicated hot spareomconfig, 171unassign global hot spareomconfig, 183unblink physical diskomconfig, 178unmirroromconfig, 169user a

260 Index

omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 273omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation ServiceThe omreport com

28 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation ServiceConventions for Parameter TablesWhen listing the parameters that a command can tak

omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 29Table 3-2. Command Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 for omreportCommand Level 1Comma

Contents 3Contents1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15What's New for Version 5.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Us

30 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Serviceinfo U, P, A Shows a status summary for main system chassis components.intrusion U

omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 31alertaction U, P, A Shows warning and failure threshold values, as well as actions

32 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation ServiceHelp With the omreport CommandUse the omreport -? command to get a list of the ava

omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 33omreport aboutUse the omreport about command to learn the product name and version

34 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation ServiceServer Administrator includes a number of services, each of which has a version nu

omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 35omreport chassis acswitch/ omreport mainsystem acswitchUse the omreport chassis ac

36 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Serviceomreport chassis bios/omreport mainsystem biosUse the omreport chassis bios/omrepo

omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 37Dual NIC Displays whether NIC 1 and NIC 2 with PXE/iSCSI is enabled or disabled.Ex

38 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Serviceomreport chassis bmc/omreport mainsystem bmcThis command is phased-out in this rel

omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 39omreport chassis fans/omreport mainsystem fansUse the omreport chassis fans or omr

4 Contentsomreport about . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33omreport chassis/omreport mainsystem Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

40 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Serviceomreport chassis frontpanel/omreport mainsystem frontpanelUse the omreport chassis

omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 41Depending on your configuration, output may resemble the following example:omrepor

42 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Serviceomreport chassis intrusionUse the omreport chassis intrusion command to find out w

omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 43The index parameter is optional. If you do not specify the index, Server Administr

44 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Serviceomreport chassis nics/omreport mainsystem nicsUse the omreport chassis nics or omr

omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 45Maximum Speed is the port speed. Port speed refers to the data transmission rate o

46 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation ServiceThe following fields are defined for the capabilities present on a particular micr

omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 47Speed refers to the rate at which the cache can forward data from the main memory

48 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation ServiceExternal Socket Name Silk Screen Name is the name printed on the system board next

omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 49omreport chassis pwrsupplies/omreport mainsystem pwrsuppliesUse the omreport chass

Contents 5omreport chassis nics/omreportmainsystem nics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44omreport chassis ports/omreport mainsystem ports. . .

50 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Serviceomreport chassis remoteaccess/omreport mainsystem remoteaccessUse the omreport cha

omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 51The index parameter is optional. If you do not specify the index, Server Administr

52 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Serviceomreport system Commands/omreport servermodule CommandsUse the omreport system or

omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 53If you need to retain the log information for future reference, save a copy of the

54 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation ServiceThe omreport system alertaction or omreport servermodule alertaction command is us

omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 55• Hardware Log Warning• Hardware Log Full•Watchdog Asr• Storage System Warning•Sto

56 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Serviceomreport system events/omreport servermodule eventsUse the omreport system events

omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 57To view the status for components of a specific type, use the omreport system even

58 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Serviceomreport system operatingsystem/omreport servermodule operatingsystemUse the omrep

omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 59omreport system platformevents/omreport servermodule platformeventsUse the omrepor

6 Contentsomreport system shutdown/omreport servermodule shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59omreport system summary/omreportservermodule summary

60 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Serviceomreport system summary/omreport servermodule summaryUse the omreport system summa

omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 61The system summary hardware information includes data values for installed compone

62 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation ServiceMemory• Total Installed Capacity• Memory Available to the Operating System• Total

omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 63Network Interface Card The following details are listed for each NIC in the system

64 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation ServiceExample Command OutputTy p e :omreport system versionoromreport servermodule versi

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 654omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation ServiceThe omconfig command

66 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation ServiceConventions for Parameter TablesWhen listing the parameters that a command can take,

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 67dirservice A Configures the Microsoft Active Directory® service.snmp A Sets the SNMP

68 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Servicethrmshutdown A Sets the severity level at which a thermal event triggers a system sh

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 69Help With the omconfig CommandUse the omconfig -? command to get a list of the avail

Contents 7omconfig chassis memorymode/omconfig mainsystem memorymode. . . . . . . . . . . . . 83omconfig chassis pwrmonitoring/omconfig mainsystem p

70 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation ServiceUse a command of the form omconfig system <command level 3> -? to get a list o

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 71For more details about the environment for Server Administrator, type:omconfig about

72 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation ServiceTable 4-3 shows the name=value pairs you can use with this command.Table 4-3. BIOS S

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 73attribute=diskette setting=off | auto | writeprotectoff: Disables the diskette drive

74 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Serviceattribute=fbr setting=9600 | 19200 | 57600 | 115200 9600: Sets the console redirecti

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 75attribute=nic1 setting=enabled | enabledwithpxe | disabled | enabledonly | enabledno

76 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Serviceattribute=nic3 setting=enabled | enabledwithpxe | disabled | enabledonly | enabledno

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 77attribute=ppaddress setting=off | lpt1 | lpt2 | lpt3off: Disables the parallel port

78 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Serviceattribute=sata setting=off | ata | raid off: Disables the SATA controller.ata: Sets

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 79omconfig chassis bmc/omconfig mainsystem bmc NOTE: This command is phased-out in th

8 Contents5 omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115Overview . . . . . . . .

80 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation ServiceValid Parameters for Fan Warning ThresholdsTable 4-4 shows the valid parameters for

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 81omconfig chassis fans index=0 minwarnthresh=4580 maxwarnthresh=9160oromconfig mainsy

82 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Serviceomconfig chassis info/omconfig mainsystem infoUse the omconfig chassis info or omcon

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 83For some chassis, you can assign a different name. You cannot rename the main system

84 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Servicewhen you disable redundancy, you instruct the system not to switch to other availabl

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 85Table 4-9 shows the valid parameters for the command.omconfig chassis pwrmonitoring/

86 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation ServiceDefault Warning Thresholds NOTE: The capabilities for managing sensors vary by syst

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 87• The BMC or RAC on a serial over LAN connection.• Terminal settings for the serial

88 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Serviceenablenic=true | false true: Enables DRAC NIC.false: Disables DRAC NICNOTE: The ena

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 89config=nic (continued)vlanenable=true | false true: Enables the virtual LAN identifi

Contents 9Adding Service Contract Information . . . . . . . . . . 125Example Command for Adding Service Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

90 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Serviceconfig=serial (continued)mode=directbasic | directterminal | directbasicterminal | m

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 91config=serialoverlan enable=true | false true: Enables serial over LAN for the BMC.

92 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Serviceconfig=terminalmode (continued)echocontrol=enabled | disabledenabled: Enables charac

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 93config=user id=number enable=true | falseid=number: ID (in numeric format) of the us

94 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Serviceconfig=user (continued)id=number lanaccesslevel=administrator | operator | user| non

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 95id=user id extimpiusergroup=admin | poweruser | custom | noneNOTE: extimpiusergroup

96 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Serviceomconfig chassis temps/omconfig mainsystem tempsUse the omconfig chassis temps or om

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 97Setting Minimum and Maximum Warning Threshold ValuesIf you want to set both the uppe

98 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation ServiceValid Parameters for Voltage Warning ThresholdsTable 4-15 shows the valid parameters

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 99When you issue the command and the system sets the values you specify, the following