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Blade Servers Managing Dell PowerEdge M1000e Blade Servers with the Avocent iKVM Switch By Stephen M. Hahn Chad Fenner The Avocent® iKVM (integrated keyboard, video, mouse) switch, an analog KVM switch integrated into the Dell™ PowerEdge™ M1000e modular blade enclosure, is designed to simplify administrative tasks by letting IT staff easily view, monitor, and manage server blades and by providing access to the remote management and power control functions of the PowerEdge M1000e Chassis Management Controller. I n data center environments, simple, flexible server Avocent iKVM switch firmware through the CMC firm- monitoring and management tools can be critical ware update utility. to maintaining efficient operations. The Avocent iKVM (integrated keyboard, video, mouse) switch, an Using the Avocent iKVM switch analog KVM switch integrated into the Dell PowerEdge The Avocent iKVM switch provides traditional KVM M1000e modular blade enclosure,1 is designed to let switching between server blades in the Dell PowerEdge administrators easily view, monitor, and manage each M1000e enclosure as well as a scanning feature, which of the 16 server blades in the PowerEdge M1000e and allows administrators to scan through preselected provide access to the Dell Chassis Management blades while pausing for a specific time at each blade. Controller (CMC) for management and power control. They can also select a specific blade through the Related Categories: Key features of the Avocent iKVM switch include local OSCAR main dialog box, as shown in Figure 1. In addi- Avocent access to each server blade, one-to-one administra- tion to the blade names (which administrators can set Blade servers tion for up to 16 administrators accessing each of the themselves or pull from the CMC automatically during Visit DELL.COM/PowerSolutions 16 blades, integration with the Avocent On-Screen setup) and chassis slot numbers, the OSCAR interface for the complete category index. Configuration and Reporting (OSCAR®) graphical user provides status information for each blade: a green interface for configuration and to work with existing circle, for example, indicates that the blade is online Avocent KVM infrastructures, integration with the and functioning properly, while a red X means the blade Microsoft® Active Directory® directory service, and is offline or not functioning properly. A yellow circle access to the integrated Dell Remote Access indicates that a blade is online but unavailable—for Controller (iDRAC) on each blade. example, because another user is controlling it remotely. The Avocent iKVM switch is compatible with stan- The letters in the right column provide additional infor- dard USB keyboards and pointing devices as well as mation, such as whether a blade is being accessed by with VGA monitors that support Display Data Channel a user panel (a green letter) or blocked by a specific (DDC). Its video connections support display resolution user channel (a black letter), and whether the blade is ranges from 640 × 480 at 60 Hz up to 1,600 × 1,200 at being accessed through the rear panel (the letter A) 75 Hz. When necessary, administrators can update the or the front panel (the letter B). When administrators 1 60 For more information on the PowerEdge M1000e, see “The Next-Generation Dell PowerEdge M1000e Modular Blade Enclosure,” by Chad Fenner, in Dell Power Solutions, February 2008, DELL.COM/Downloads/Global/Power/ps1q08-20080206-Fenner.pdf. DELL POWER SOLUTIONS | February 2008 Reprinted from Dell Power Solutions, February 2008. Copyright © 2008 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. password, they can clear it through the and PowerEdge M1000e CMC. tasks through a command-line interface. perform remote management Administrators can display a list of Accessing the chassis management controller available racadm commands, syntax infor- The CMC is a hot-pluggable systems the command racadm help. They can list management hardware and software syntax and options for specific racadm mation, and other instructions by using controller designed to provide remote commands by using the command racadm management and power control for the help command . The Dell CMC user guide Dell PowerEdge M1000e blade server. It also provides a list of available racadm includes its own processor and memory, commands. and draws power from the modular blade enclosure. Its key features include the Figure 1. Avocent OSCAR main dialog box for the Dell PowerEdge M1000e blade server following: Providing simple, flexible blade server management The Avocent iKVM switch is designed to Support for Microsoft Active Directory provide easy access to each of the 16 select a blade to view and control, the authentication: Directory services such server blades and the CMC in Dell Avocent iKVM switch can automatically as Microsoft Active Directory maintain PowerEdge M1000e modular blade reconfigure the keyboard and mouse to the a common database of information enclosures. Using the switch with the proper settings for that blade. needed to control network users and Avocent OSCAR interface and taking Administrators also have the option of assets; organizations using Active advantage of the racadm console con- using hotkey sequences to access server Directory can use it to provide access nections can give administrators compre- blades without using the OSCAR main to CMCs. Administrators can centralize hensive access to and control over the dialog box. For example, they can config- CMC user IDs and passwords in Active Dell PowerEdge M1000e blade server, ure the switch so that rather than pressing Directory using the standard schema helping provide simple, flexible monitor- the Print Screen button twice to bring up or an extended schema. ing and management capabilities. ■■ the main dialog box and then selecting a ■■ Comprehensive monitoring: CMCs blade, they can press the Print Screen provide access to system information Stephen M. Hahn has been the Dell account button and then the first few characters and the status of components such as manager at Avocent for the last eight years. of a blade name or slot number to display server blades, power supplies, fans, He has a bachelor’s degree from Boise State that blade immediately. and temperature sensors. University. The Avocent iKVM switch also enables ■■ Access to system event logs: CMCs administrators to send keyboard and generate a hardware log of events that Chad Fenner is the product marketing mouse actions to multiple server blades occur on the chassis, which includes manager for blade servers at Dell. He has a simultaneously, helping simplify the pro- the severity, time, and a description of bachelor’s degree from Trinity University in cess of managing multiple blades at once. the event. Administrators can view, San Antonio, Texas. They can configure the switch to broad- save a text file version of, and clear the cast keystrokes and mouse movements independently as well, providing additional management flexibility. hardware log from the CMC interface. ■■ Automated alerts: Administrators can configure CMCs to send e-mail mes- The switch provides basic security sages or Simple Network Management capabilities to help prevent unauthorized Protocol (SNMP) traps to alert them of users from controlling the server blades. warnings or errors related to tempera- For example, the OSCAR interface allows tures, hardware mis-configurations, administrators to protect the system with power outages, fan speeds, and so on. a screen saver password: after a defined time period, the screen saver engages and In addition to other ways of accessing access is prohibited until the password is CMCs, administrators can use the Avocent entered. Administrators can also protect iKVM switch to establish racadm console the OSCAR configuration itself with a connections. They can then use racadm password. If they ever lose or forget this commands to configure CMC properties Reprinted from Dell Power Solutions, February 2008. Copyright © 2008 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. QUICK LINKS Avocent iKVM switch: www.avocent.com Dell PowerEdge M1000e: DELL.COM/Servers DELL.COM/PowerSolutions 61
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