Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 6.1 Manual de usuario

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10 Contentsomreport Storage Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169omreport Controller Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . 170omreport Global Inform

100 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Serviceomconfig chassis bmc/omconfig mainsystem bmc NOTE: This command is phased-out in t

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 101You cannot default one value and set another. In other words, if you default the mi

102 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Serviceomconfig chassis frontpanel/omconfig mainsystem frontpanelUse the omconfig chassis

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 103omconfig chassis info/omconfig mainsystem infoUse the omconfig chassis info or omco

104 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation ServiceIn the following example, the asset tag for the main system chassis is being set to

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 105omconfig chassis leds/omconfig mainsystem ledsUse the omconfig chassis leds or omco

106 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation ServiceMirror mode switches to a redundant copy of memory when an uncorrectable memory eve

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 107omconfig chassis pwrmanagement/omconfig mainsystem pwrmanagementUse the omconfig ch

108 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service NOTE: Reboot your system for the power profiles setup options to take effect.omco

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 109 NOTE: This command is applicable to select Dell xx0x systems that support PMBus o

Contents 11omconfig Export the Controller Log . . . . . . . . 194omconfig Import Foreign Configuration . . . . . . 195omconfig Import/Recover Forei

110 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation ServiceSpecify a Value for Warning ThresholdsIf you prefer to specify values for the power

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 111The output of the omconfig chassis remoteaccess or omconfig mainsystem remoteaccess

112 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Servicealtdnsserverv6 Validates the address of the alternate DNS server for configuration.

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 113ipsource=static | dhcp | systemsoftwarestatic: Static if the IP address of the BMC

114 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Servicevlanid=number number: Virtual LAN identification in the range of 1 to 4094.vlanprio

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 115config=serial (continued)mode=directbasic | directterminal | directbasicterminal |

116 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Servicebaudrate=9600 | 19200 | 38400 | 57600 | 1152009600: Sets the volatile and nonvolati

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 117privilegelevel=administrator | operator | useradministrator: Sets the maximum privi

118 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Servicenewlinesequence=none | crlf | null | cr | lfcr | lfnone: BMC does not use a termina

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 119id=number newpw=text confirmnewpw=textnumber: ID (in numeric format) of the user be

12 Contentsomconfig Physical Disk Commands . . . . . . . . . . . 213omconfig Blink Physical Disk. . . . . . . . . . . . 214omconfig Unblink Physical

120 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Serviceid=user id dracusergroup=admin | poweruser | guest | custom | noneid=user id: User

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 121Table 4-13. omconfig chassis remoteaccess config=user id=<user id> dracusergr

122 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Serviceomconfig chassis temps/omconfig mainsystem tempsUse the omconfig chassis temps or o

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 123Setting Minimum and Maximum Warning Threshold ValuesIf you want to set both the upp

124 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation ServiceValid Parameters for Voltage Warning ThresholdsTable 4-16 shows the valid parameter

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 125Specify a Value for Minimum and Maximum Warning ThresholdsIf you want to specify va

126 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Serviceomconfig preferences dirserviceUse the omconfig preferences dirservice command to c

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 127omconfig preferences snmpSetting the SNMP root password allows administrators to re

128 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation ServiceWhen you type omconfig preferences snmp, you must supply all the parameters in the

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 129Table 4-20 shows the valid parameters for the command.omconfig preferences webserve

Contents 13omconfig Set All Temperature Probe Thresholds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234omconfig Reset All Temperature Probe Thresholds.

130 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation ServiceThe host input must contain a valid IPv4 or IPv6 address, or a valid hostname.For m

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 131Syntax for Setting Alert ActionsSetting an alert action requires two name=value pai

132 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation ServiceComponents and Events for Which You Can Set Alert ActionsTable 4-23 lists the compo

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 133 NOTE: storagectrlbatterywarn and storagectrlbatteryfail events are not available

134 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation ServiceExample Current Probe ActionsTo disable system console alert if a current probe det

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 135Commands for Clearing Logs NOTE: For more information about alert messages, see th

136 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Serviceomconfig system platformevents/omconfig servermodule platformeventsUse the omconfig

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 137Table 4-26 lists the components and the events for which you can set platform event

138 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Serviceevent=powerwarn Sets action or enables/disables alert generation when a power devic

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 139omconfig system events/omconfig servermodule eventsUse the omconfig system events o

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140 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation ServiceSeverityIn the context of configuring events, severity determines how severe an eve

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 141IndexIndex refers to the number of an event for a particular component. Index is an

142 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Serviceomconfig system webserver/omconfig servermodule webserverUse the omconfig system we

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 143Example Recovery CommandsTo set the action on hung operating system detection to po

144 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation ServiceExample Shutdown CommandsTo set the shutdown action to reboot, type:omconfig system

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 145Example Thermal Shutdown CommandsTo trigger a thermal shutdown when a temperature p

146 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service

omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership Values 147omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership Va

148 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 149Example Commands for Adding Acquisition InformationTo provide a value f

Introduction 15IntroductionYou can perform essential systems management tasks using Dell™ OpenManage™ Server Administrator’s graphical user interface

150 omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership Valuespurchasecost=5000 waybill=123456 installdate=120501 purchasedate=050601

omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership Values 151Example Commands for Adding Depreciation InformationTo provide a value

152 omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership ValuesTable 5-4 shows the valid parameters for the command.Example Command fo

omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership Values 153You can enter more than one omconfig system assetinfo or omconfig serve

154 omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership ValuesExample Command for Adding Lease InformationTo provide a value for a le

omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership Values 155Example Command for Adding Maintenance InformationTo provide a value fo

156 omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership ValuesAdding Outsource InformationOutsourcing is the practice of contracting

omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership Values 157Example Command for Adding Outsource InformationTo provide a value for

158 omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership ValuesExample Command for Adding Owner InformationTo provide a value for an o

omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership Values 159Adding Service Contract InformationA service contract is an agreement t

16 Introduction• Reporting presence of optional iDRAC6 Enterprise card• Provides an option to configure reporting of more attributes on front panel LC

160 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 161Example Command for Adding Support InformationTo provide a value for a

162 omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership ValuesAdding System InformationSystem information includes the primary user o

omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership Values 163You can enter more than one omconfig system assetinfo or omconfig serve

164 omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership ValuesExample Command for Adding Warranty InformationTo provide a value for a

Using the Storage Management Service 165Using the Storage Management ServiceThe CLI of Storage Management enables you to perform all of Storage Manage

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

Using the Storage Management Service 167Table 6-2. Syntax For Name=Value Pairs For ParametersSyntax Description controller=id Indicates the controller

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

Using the Storage Management Service 169omreport Storage Help Table 6-3 provides the omreport storage command syntax. Table 6-3. omreport storage help

Introduction 17• Inclusion of Internet Protocol version 6: • This release supports IPv6, in addition to IPv4. NOTE: For the supported operating syste

170 Using the Storage Management Serviceomreport Controller StatusTable 6-4 describes the syntax for the omreport Controller Commands.omreport Global

Using the Storage Management Service 171omreport Battery StatusTable 6-6 describes the syntax for the omreport Battery Commands.omreport Connector Sta

172 Using the Storage Management Serviceomreport Enclosure Status Table 6-8 describes the syntax for the omreport Enclosure Commands.Table 6-8. omrepo

Using the Storage Management Service 173omreport Temperature Probe StatusTable 6-9 describes the syntax for the omreport Probe CommandsTable 6-9. omre

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

Using the Storage Management Service 175omreport Power Supply StatusTable 6-11 describes the syntax for the omreport Power Supply CommandsTable 6-11.

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

Using the Storage Management Service 177omreport Physical Disk Status Table 6-13 describes the syntax for the omreport Physical Disk CommandsTable 6-1

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

Using the Storage Management Service 179omconfig Global Enable Smart Thermal ShutdownBy default, the operating system and server shut down when the PV

18 IntroductionThe omhelp command displays short text help for CLI commands. The shorthand equivalent of omhelp is the command for which you want help

180 Using the Storage Management ServiceComplete Syntaxomconfig storage globalinfo action=disablestsExample SyntaxThe omconfig command syntax for disa

Using the Storage Management Service 181Complete SyntaxFor dedicated hot spare protection policy, type:omconfig storage globalinfo action=setprotectio

182 Using the Storage Management Serviceaction=quietalarm controller=idaction=testalarm controller=id action=resetconfig controller=id [force=yes] act

Using the Storage Management Service 183omconfig Rescan Controller Use the following omconfig command syntax to rescan a controller. See Dell OpenMana

184 Using the Storage Management Serviceomconfig Enable Controller Alarm Use the following omconfig command syntax to enable the controller alarm. See

Using the Storage Management Service 185omconfig Quiet Controller Alarm Use the following omconfig command syntax to silence an activated controller a

186 Using the Storage Management Serviceomconfig Reset Controller Configuration Use the following omconfig command syntax to reset the controller conf

Using the Storage Management Service 187Physical disk is specified as either: For SCSI, SATA, and ATA Controllers pdisk=connector:enclosureID:portIDwh

188 Using the Storage Management Service[stripesize=< 2kb| 4kb| 8kb| 16kb| 32kb| 64kb| 128kb>] Parameter (Optional)[cachepolicy=<d | c>] P

Using the Storage Management Service 189size=<number | max | min> Parameter (Required) Table 6-18 indicates how to specify the size=<number |

Introduction 19CLI Error Checking and Error MessagesWhen you type CLI commands, the CLI checks these commands for correct syntax. If you enter a comma

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

Using the Storage Management Service 191[writepolicy=<wb| wt| wc| nwc>] Parameter (Optional) Different controllers support different write polic

192 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 193Example Syntax To set the rebuild rate to 50 on controller 1, enter: omconfig storage controller action=setreb

194 Using the Storage Management ServiceExample SyntaxTo set the reconstruct rate to 50 on controller 1, enter:omconfig storage controller action=setr

Using the Storage Management Service 195Example Syntax To export the log on controller 1, enter: omconfig storage controller action=exportlog controll

196 Using the Storage Management ServiceComplete Syntax omconfig storage controller action=importrecoverforeignconfig controller=id where id is the co

Using the Storage Management Service 197Complete Syntaxomconfig storage controller action=setpatrolreadmode controller=idmode=manual|auto|disablewhere

198 Using the Storage Management ServiceComplete Syntaxomconfig storage controller action=stoppatrolread controller=idwhere id is the controller ID as

Using the Storage Management Service 199omconfig Storage Virtual DiskUse the following omconfig storage command syntax to replace a physical disk that

Notes and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potenti

20 IntroductionIf you try to execute a command for a component or feature not present in your system configuration, the error message states that the

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

Using the Storage Management Service 201omconfig Blink Virtual Disk Use the following omconfig command syntax to blink the physical disks included in

202 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 203Complete Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action=fastinit controller=id vdisk=id where id is the controller ID an

204 Using the Storage Management Serviceomconfig Cancel Background Initialize Use the following omconfig command syntax to cancel the background initi

Using the Storage Management Service 205omconfig Split Mirror Use the following omconfig command syntax to separate mirrored data originally configure

206 Using the Storage Management ServiceComplete Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action=unmirror controller=id vdisk=id where id is the controller ID an

Using the Storage Management Service 207Example for SCSI, SATA, and ATA Controllers To assign the dedicated hot spare described in this example, enter

208 Using the Storage Management ServiceExample for SCSI, SATA, and ATA Controllers To unassign the dedicated hot spare described in this example, ent

Using the Storage Management Service 209omconfig Cancel Check Consistency Use the following omconfig command syntax to cancel a check consistency whil

Introduction 21a warning or failure event. In the most critical cases, the administrator could write a script so that the system shuts down to prevent

210 Using the Storage Management Serviceomconfig Resume Check Consistency Use the following omconfig command syntax to resume a check consistency afte

Using the Storage Management Service 211omconfig Format Virtual Disk Use the following omconfig command syntax to format a virtual disk. Complete Synt

212 Using the Storage Management ServiceExample for SCSI, SATA, and ATA Controllers In this example, enter: omconfig storage vdisk action=reconfigure

Using the Storage Management Service 213Example Syntax To change the read policy of virtual disk 4 on controller 1 to no-read-ahead, enter: omconfig s

214 Using the Storage Management Serviceomconfig Blink Physical Disk You can blink the light (light emitting diode or LED display) on one or more phys

Using the Storage Management Service 215Example Syntax In this example, you want to blink physical disk 0 on connector 0 of controller 1. On a SAS con

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

Using the Storage Management Service 217Example for SCSI, SATA, and ATA Controllers To prepare to remove the physical disk described in this example,

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

Using the Storage Management Service 219Example Syntax In this example, you want to offline physical disk 3 on connector 0 of controller 1. On a SAS c

22 IntroductionThe next level of complexity includes commands that contain command levels 1 and 2. All of the about commands are examples of command l

220 Using the Storage Management ServiceExample for SAS Controllers To bring the physical disk described in this example back online, enter: omconfig

Using the Storage Management Service 221omconfig Unassign Global Hot Spare Use the following omconfig command syntax to unassign a physical disk as a

222 Using the Storage Management Serviceomconfig Rebuild Physical Disk Use the following omconfig command syntax to rebuild a failed physical disk. Re

Using the Storage Management Service 223Complete Syntaxomconfig storage pdisk action=cancelrebuild controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID>where id is the

224 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 225Example Syntax In this example, you want to clear physical disk 3 on connector 0 of controller 1. On a SAS con

226 Using the Storage Management ServiceComplete Syntax action=cancelreplacemember controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID>where id is the physical disk ID

Using the Storage Management Service 227where id is the controller ID and battery ID as reported by the omreport command. To obtain this value, enter

228 Using the Storage Management Servicewhere id is the controller ID and battery ID as reported by the omreport command. To obtain this value, enter

Using the Storage Management Service 229Example Syntax To rescan connector 2 on controller 1, enter: omconfig storage connector action=rescan controll

Using the omhelp Command 23Using the omhelp CommandThe omhelp command and its equivalent, <command> -?, accesses the CLI's detailed help te

230 Using the Storage Management Serviceomconfig Enable Enclosure Alarm Use the following omconfig command syntax to enable the enclosure alarm: Compl

Using the Storage Management Service 231Example for SCSI, SATA, and ATA Controllers To disable the alarm on the enclosure attached to connector 2 on c

232 Using the Storage Management Serviceomconfig Set Enclosure Asset Name Use the following omconfig command syntax to specify the asset name for an e

Using the Storage Management Service 233where id is the controller ID and the temperature probe ID. The <ENCLOSUREID> variable specifies the enc

234 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 235omconfig Reset All Temperature Probe ThresholdsUse the following omconfig command syntax to reset the minimum

236 Using the Storage Management ServiceExample for SCSI, SATA, and ATA Controllers To blink the LEDs for the enclosure attached to connector 2 on con

Working With CLI Command Results 237Working With CLI Command ResultsServer Administrator Command Line Interface (CLI) users can use the command output

238 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 239Four hours later, you repeat the command. You have no interest in the 11:00 A.M. snapshot as written to fans.txt.

24 Using the omhelp Command•shutdown• thrmshutdown• webserverFigure 2-1 shows the levels of help for a command.Figure 2-1. Different Levels of Help fo

240 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 241The available formats include: • List (lst)• Semicolon-separated values (ssv)• Table (tbl)• Raw XML (xml)• Custom

242 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 243Semicolon-separated Values (ssv)Use the ssv formatting option to deliver output formatted in semicolon-separated v

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

Glossary 245GlossaryThe following list defines or identifies technical terms, abbreviations, and acronyms used in Dell™user documents.AAbbreviation fo

246 GlossaryASPIAdvanced SCSI programming interface.ASRAbbreviation for automatic system recovery. ASR consists of those procedures that restore the s

Glossary 247baud rateA measurement of data transmission speed. For example, modems are designed to transmit data at one or more specified baud rate(s)

248 GlossarybpiAbbreviation for bits per inch.bpsAbbreviation for bits per second.BTUAbbreviation for British thermal unit.busAn information pathway b

Glossary 249CD-ROMAbbreviation for compact disc read-only memory. CD drives use optical technology to read data from CDs. CDs are read-only storage de

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

250 GlossaryCMOSAcronym for complementary metal-oxide semiconductor. In computers, CMOS memory chips are often used for NVRAM storage.COMnThe device n

Glossary 251cooling unitSets of fans or other cooling devices in a system chassis.coprocessorA chip that relieves the computer's microprocessor o

252 GlossarydBAAbbreviation for adjusted decibel(s).DCAbbreviation for direct current.device driverA program that allows the operating system or some

Glossary 253DMAAbbreviation for direct memory access. A DMA channel allows certain types of data transfer between RAM and a device to bypass the micro

254 GlossaryDTEAbbreviation for data terminal equipment. Any device, such as a computer system, that can send data in digital form by means of a cable

Glossary 255Embedded HypervisorEmbedded Hypervisor enhances the virtualization capabilities of your Dell systems.EMCAbbreviation for Electromagnetic C

256 Glossaryexpanded memoryA technique for accessing RAM above 1 MB. To enable expanded memory on your computer, use an EMM. You should configure your

Glossary 257FIFOAbbreviation for first-in, first-out. In computer programming, FIFO (first-in, first-out) is an approach to handling program work requ

258 GlossarygroupAs it relates to DMI, a group is a data structure that defines common information, or attributes, about a manageable component.GUIAcr

Glossary 259HTTPSAbbreviation for HyperText Transmission Protocol, Secure. HTTPS is a variant of HTTP used by Web browsers for handling secure transac

26 Using the omhelp Command

260 Glossaryinternal microprocessor cacheAn instruction and data cache built in to the microprocessor. The Intel Pentium microprocessor includes a 16-

Glossary 261used to facilitate data transfers over intranets and to manage storage over long distances.ITEAbbreviation for information technology equi

262 GlossarykHzAbbreviation for kilohertz, 1,000 hertz.LANAcronym for local area network. A LAN system is usually confined to the same building or a f

Glossary 263LRAAcronym for local response agent.LS driveA drive that uses laser servo technology to read LS 120 diskettes that hold up to 120 MB of da

264 GlossaryMCAAbbreviation for Micro Channel Architecture, which is designed for multiprocessing. MCA eliminates potential conflicts that arise when

Glossary 265MIFAcronym for management information format. A MIF file contains information, status, and links to component instrumentation. MIF files a

266 GlossarynameThe name of an object or variable is the exact string that identifies it in an SNMP Management Information Base (MIB) file, or in a DM

Glossary 267NVRAMAcronym for non-volatile random-access memory. Memory that does not lose its contents when you turn off your computer. NVRAM is used

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

Glossary 269Plug and PlayAn industry-standard specification that makes it easier to add hardware devices to personal computers. Plug and Play provides

omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 27omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation ServiceThe omreport comm

270 Glossaryprotected modeAn operating mode supported by 80286 or higher microprocessors, protected mode allows operating systems to implement:• A mem

Glossary 271RAMAcronym for random-access memory. The computer's primary temporary storage area for program instructions and data. Each location i

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

Glossary 273RTCAbbreviation for real-time clock. Battery-powered clock circuitry inside the computer that keeps the date and time after you turn off t

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

Glossary 275SMTPAcronym for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, a method for exchanging e-mail over the internet.SNMPAbbreviation for Simple Network Manage

276 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 277system.ini fileA start-up file for the Windows operating system. When you start Windows, it consults the system.ini file to determine a va

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

Glossary 279UMBAbbreviation for upper memory blocks.unicodeA fixed width, 16-bit world wide character encoding, developed and maintained by the Unicod

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

280 GlossaryvarbindAn algorithm used to assign an object identifier or OID. The varbind gives rules for arriving at the decimal prefix that uniquely i

Glossary 281for displaying popular application programs and operating systems in a variety of video modes.On some Dell computers, a video adapter is i

282 GlossaryvirusA self-starting program designed to cause inconvenience. Virus programs have been known to corrupt the files stored on a hard drive o

Glossary 283WHAbbreviation for watt-hour(s).Winbind A program that allows users in a heterogeneous network to log in using workstations that have UNIX

284 GlossaryZIPA 3.5-inch removable disk drive from Iomega. Originally, it provided a 100-MB removable cartridges. The drive is bundled with software

Index 285IndexSymbols-?omconfig, 85omconfig chassis, 87omreport, 35request for help, 23Aaboutomconfig, 86acquisitioninformation, 148optional parameter

286 Indexbiosomreport chassis, 40biossetupomconfig chassis, 87omreport chassis, 40blinkomconfig, 235blink physical diskomconfig, 214bmcomconfig chassi

Index 287CLI commands?, 23primary commands, 17Windows command prompt, 17cmdlogomconfig system, 135omreport system, 61command levels 1,2, and 3omconfig

288 IndexDdata bus widthomreport chassis slots, 59default maximum warning threshold, 100default minimum warning threshold, 100defining alert actions,

Index 289Ffailure messages, 19fan statusomreport, 174fancontrolomconfig chassis, 101omreport chassis, 44fansomconfig chassis, 100omreport chassis, 44f

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

290 IndexMmaintenance information, 154adding, 154manufactureromreport chassis processors, 50maximum speedomreport chassis ports, 50maximum warning thr

Index 291prepare to remove physical disk, 216quiet controller alarm, 185rebuild physical disk, 222recondition battery, 226reconfiguring virtual disks,

292 Indexname=value pairs, parameters, 106omconfig chassis tempsname=value pairs, paramaters, 122omconfig chassis voltsname=value pairs, parameters, 1

Index 293omconfig system pedestinationsname=value pairs, parameters, 136omconfig system recoveryname=value pairs, parameters, 142omconfig system shutd

294 Indexmaximum speed, 50port type, 50omreport chassis processorscache properties, 51connector name, 50core count, 51current speed, 50external clock

Index 295pdisk, 213omconfig storage, 165-166omconfig virtual disk, 187omreport physical disk, 177omreport storage, 177pedestinationsomconfig system, 1

296 IndexSscripting, 20scripting with the CLI, 20separate mirrored data, 205service contract information, 159adding, 159set enclosure asset nameomconf

Index 297thermal shutdownabout, 73configuring, 144example commands, 145thrmshutdownomconfig system, 144omreport system, 73Uunassign dedicated hot spar

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Contents 3Contents1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15What's New for Version 6.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Us

30 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Servicefans U, P, A Shows the status and thresholds for system fans.firmware U, P, A Show

omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 31leds U, P, A Shows the properties you have set for light-emitting diodes to flash

32 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Servicepwrsupplies U, P, A Shows properties of power supplies.remoteaccess U, P, A Shows

omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 33alertlog U, P, A Allows the administrator to display the alert log.assetinfo U, P,

34 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Servicerecovery P, A Shows how your system is configured to respond to a hung operating s

omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 35Help With the omreport CommandUse the omreport -? command to get a list of the ava

36 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation ServiceValue : Chassis Management Controller (CMC)Attribute : DescriptionValue : The syst

omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 37omreport aboutUse the omreport about command to learn the product name and version

38 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Serviceomreport chassis/omreport mainsystem CommandsUse the omreport chassis or omreport

omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 39Server Administrator displays the following output:Server Administrator reports va

4 Contentsomreport about . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37omreport chassis/omreport mainsystem Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

40 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 41Processor CMP Displays the number of cores enabled per processor.User accessible U

42 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation ServiceBezel Displays whether the bezel removal intrusion check during system reboot is e

omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 43omreport chassis bmc/omreport mainsystem bmcThis command is phased-out in this rel

44 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Serviceomreport chassis fans/omreport mainsystem fansUse the omreport chassis fans or omr

omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 45omreport chassis frontpanel/omreport mainsystem frontpanelUse the omreport chassis

46 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation ServiceDepending on your configuration, output may resemble the following example:omrepor

omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 47omreport chassis intrusionUse the omreport chassis intrusion command to find out w

48 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation ServiceThe following is an example output:omreport chassis memory/omreport mainsystem mem

omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 49If your system supports redundant memory, the redundancy output may resemble the f

Contents 5omreport chassis nics/omreport mainsystem nics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49omreport chassis ports/omreport mainsystem ports. . .

50 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation ServicePort Type is the detailed type of each system port, from the more general serial,

omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 51External Clock Speed is the speed of the processor's external clock in MegaHe

52 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation ServiceThe following fields are defined for a cache present on a particular microprocesso

omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 53A Write Policy describes how the cache deals with a write cycle. In a write-back p

54 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Serviceomreport chassis pwrmanagement/omreport mainsystem pwrmanagement Use the omreport

omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 55omreport chassis pwrmonitoring/omreport mainsystem pwrmonitoringUse the omreport c

56 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation ServicePower Consumption InformationPower ConsumptionIndexStatusProbe NameReadingWarning

omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 57omreport chassis pwrsupplies/omreport mainsystem pwrsuppliesUse the omreport chass

58 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service• Maximum Output Wattage• Online Status• Power Monitoring Capableomreport chassis

omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 59omreport chassis slots/omreport mainsystem slotsUse the omreport chassis slots or

6 Contentsomreport system recovery/omreport servermodule recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68omreport system shutdown/omreport servermodule shut

60 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Serviceomreport chassis volts/omreport mainsystem voltsUse the omreport chassis volts or

omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 61Commands for Viewing LogsYou can use the omreport system or omreport servermodule

62 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation ServiceOverall Health Status of the ESM LogWhen you type omreport system esmlog or omrepo

omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 63• Fan Warning • Fan Failure• Memory Pre-failure• Memory Failure• System Power Prob

64 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service• Storage Controller Battery Warning• Storage Controller Battery Failure NOTE: St

omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 65---------------Power Supplies----------------SettingsEnable: Informational, Warnin

66 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation ServiceExample Command for an Event TypeType:omreport system events type=fansoromreport s

omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 67Ty p e :omreport system pedestinationsoromreport servermodule pedestinationsThe ou

68 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Serviceomreport system platformevents/omreport servermodule platformeventsUse the omrepor

omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 69Example Command OutputTy p e :omreport system summaryoromreport servermodule summa

Contents 7omconfig chassis info/omconfig mainsystem info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103omconfig chassis leds/omconfig mainsystem leds . . .

70 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation ServiceOperating SystemName : Microsoft Windows 2003 ServerVersion : Service Pack 2(Build

omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 71The system summary hardware information includes data values for installed compone

72 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service• Maximum Speed• External Clock Speed•VoltageMemory• Total Installed Capacity• Mem

omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 73Firmware •Name •VersionNetwork Interface Card The following details are listed for

74 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Serviceomreport system version/omreport servermodule versionUse the omreport system versi

omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 75---------------Software---------------Name : Microsoft Windows Server 2003,

76 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 77omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation ServiceThe omconfig command

78 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 79details=true U, P, A Displays information for all of the Server Administrator progr

8 Contentsomconfig system recovery/omconfig servermodule recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142omconfig system shutdown/omconfig servermodule shut

80 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Servicewebserver A Allows the administrator to set the encryption levels of the Web server

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 81cmdlog P, A Allows the administrator to clear the command log.esmlog P, A Allows the

82 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 83fancontrol P, A Allows you to optimize fan speed for maximum cooling or quiet operat

84 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Servicepwrmanagement P, A Allows you to choose between maximum power economy and optimized

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 85Help With the omconfig CommandUse the omconfig -? command to get a list of the avail

86 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation ServiceTo read the help for the alertaction command on a Microsoft® Windows®, Red Hat® Ente

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 87omconfig chassis/omconfig mainsystemUse the omconfig chassis or omconfig mainsystem

88 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 89attribute=cstates setting=enabled | disabledenabled: Enables the processor to go int

Contents 9Adding Outsource Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156Example Command for Adding Outsource Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

90 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Serviceattribute=cpuxdsupportsetting=enabled | disabledenabled: Enables Execute Disable (XD

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 91attribute=dualnic setting=off | on | pxeboth | nic1pxe |nic2pxe | isciboth | nic1isc

92 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Serviceattribute=embvideoctrlsetting=enabled | disabledenabled: Enables the embedded video

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 93attribute=intrusionsetting=enabled | disabledenabled: Enables the intrusion check du

94 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Serviceattribute=nic2 setting=enabled | enabledwithpxe | disabled | enabledonly | enabledno

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 95attribute=nic4 setting=enabled | enabledwithpxe | disabled | enabledonly | enabledno

96 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Serviceattribute=ppmodesetting=at | ps2 | ecp | eppat: Sets the parallel port mode to type

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 97attribute=rombb setting=raid | scsiforce=trueraid: Instructs the BIOS to detect RAID

98 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Serviceattribute=serialport1setting=off | auto | com1 | com3 | bmcserial | bmcnic | rac | c

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 99attribute=uausb setting=on | backonly | offon: Enables the user-accessible USB port(