Perform this feature to access HDM Web interface. HDM supports local users and domain users (including Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) users, Active Directory (AD) users and Kerberos users).

Restrictions and guidelines

· With OTP authentication enabled, if the number of incorrect one-time passwords entered reaches the system limit, HDM does not ban the user account from login.

· If you enter LDAP, AD, or Kerberos user information, make sure the IP address of LDAP, AD, or Kerberos server can communicate with the IP address of HDM client server correctly.

Procedure

1. Enter a username and password for a local user or domain user. If One-Time Password (OTP) is enabled for HDM, you must also enter the one-time password received on your mobile phone or hardware device.

2. Click Login.

3. Change your password if it has expired.

If your password has expired, the page prompts Expired password.

a. Click the Change password link to open the dialog box.

b. Enter the username, old password, and new password, and then confirm the new password.

c. Click OK.

4. (Optional.) If the password is the initial password, a dialog box will open to prompt you to change the password. Change the password as needed.

5. If Kerberos authentication is enabled correctly, you can click Login to log in to the HDM Web interface directly without a username and password.

Dashboard

System status

Perform this task to view the server model, product pictures, system health, alarm information, power modes, heat dissipation modes, network modes, and HDM management module state. Support for configurations varies by server model.

Procedure

1. On the top navigation bar, click Dashboard.

2. In the System state section of the work pane, view system health state, alarm information, power modes, heat dissipation modes, network modes, and HDM management module state.

3. (Optional.) If the system health is in abnormal state, you can identify components with issues in the device health section.

4. (Optional.) Click the icons for the power mode, heat dissipation mode, and network mode to view respective detailed information or modify respective configurations.

5. (Optional.) View HDM management module health state, and perform the following tasks:

¡ If it is in normal state, hover the mouse pointer over the HDM management module icon and a floating window displays information about the HDM management module and iFIST module. If the iFIST module is absent, this area does not show the related information.

- Information about the HDM management module contains the PCB version number, CPLD firmware version, video memory, backup plan, and state of the SD card on the HDM management module.

- Information about the iFIST module contains the SD card state, SD card capacity, and iFIST version number.

¡ If it is in abnormal state, click the HDM management module icon to view information about the HDM management module, including the number of ECC CE and ECC UCE errors and state of the SD card on the HDM management module.

- If the SD card is in Access failed or Partition lost; Access failed state, click Reset SD card.

- If the SD card is in Partition lost state, restart HDM.

Parameters

· System state: Overall health status of the server.

¡ Normal: All server components are operating correctly.

¡ Critical or Major: A minimum of one component is experiencing issues.

· Alarm information

¡ Major—The event might cause part of the system to fail and result in service interruption. Immediate action is required.

¡ Critical—The event might result in system outage or power failure. Immediate action is required.

· Power mode: Role of the power supply. Options include Active and Standby. The active power supplies provide power normally and the standby power supplies provide low power output.

· Heat dissipation

¡ Air cooling: When the server uses only air cooling, this area displays the corresponding fan mode.

¡ Air cooling+Liquid cooling: When the server uses both air cooling and liquid cooling, the area displays the corresponding fan mode when you hover over the icon.

· Fan mode

¡ Silent: Enables the fans to run at the lowest speed required by heat dissipation of the server. This mode is suitable for scenarios with high noise requirements.

¡ Balanced: Enables the fans to run at a higher speed to provide balanced noise control and cooling performance.

¡ Powerful: Enables the fans to run at the highest possible speed. This mode is suitable for scenarios where the server requires high cooling performance. For example, the server is busy and key components, such as processors, are heavily loaded, or the ambient temperature changes frequently.

¡ Custom: Specifies a customized fan speed level. A higher level represents a higher speed and larger noise.

· Network mode

¡ Normal mode—The HDM dedicated and shared network ports have separate IP addresses and operate in active/active mode. HDM is accessible at both ports.

¡ Active/standby mode—The HDM dedicated and shared network ports have separate IP addresses and operate in active/standby mode. In this mode, the dedicated port is the primary port and the shared network is the secondary port. HDM is accessible at the dedicated port as long as the dedicated port is up and has network connectivity. After the dedicated port fails, HDM is accessible at the shared port. In standby mode, the shared port cannot forward management traffic, but it can still forward data traffic.

· HDM management module

¡ PCB: Printed Circuit Board (PCB) version number for HDM.

¡ CPLD: Complex Programmable Logical Device (CPLD) version for HDM.

¡ Video memory: Video memory capacity for HDM.

¡ Backup plan: The system uses the Golden Image embedded in the server system as the backup image for HDM firmware.

¡ ECC CE errors: Number of ECC correctable errors detected by HDM.

¡ ECC UCE errors: Number of ECC uncorrectable errors detected by HDM.

¡ SD card state: State of the SD card on the HDM management module. Options include Normal, Partition lost, Access failed, and Absent.

· iFIST module

¡ SD card state: State of the SD card on the iFIST module. Options include Absent and Normal.

¡ SD card size: Capacity of the SD card on the iFIST module.

¡ Version: iFIST software version number.

Device information

Perform this feature to view device information of the server. Support for configurations varies by server model.

Procedure

1. On the top navigation bar, click Dashboard.

2. In the Device information section of the work pane, view the server information.

Parameters

· Product serial number: A unique product code assigned by the manufacturer.

· UUID: Universally unique identifier of the server.

· HDM firmware: Current firmware version of HDM, including external and internal version numbers.

· BIOS firmware: Current firmware version of the BIOS, including external and internal version numbers.

· Dedicated port: Processes management traffic only. The icon represents a correct network connection, and the icon represents an incorrect network connection for the port.

· Shared port: Processes both management traffic and data traffic. The icon represents a correct network connection, and the icon represents an incorrect network connection for the port.

· Active/standby mode: Port used by the active/standby network mode. This field is displayed only when the active/standby network mode is enabled.

· Hostname: By default, the server name is not configured. Support for this field depends on the server model.

· IPv4 address: IPv4 address of HDM management port.

· IPv6 address: IPv6 address of HDM management port.

· MAC address: MAC address of the HDM management port.

· Chip model: Chip model of HDM.

Device health

Perform this task to identify the health state of the server system and its components. Support for configurations varies by server model.

Procedure

1. On the top navigation bar, click Dashboard.

2. In the Device health section of the work pane, view the overall health state of the system and components with issues.

¡ If this section displays Normal, all server components are operating correctly.

¡ If this section displays Major, the performance of components has obviously degraded.

¡ If this section displays Critical, the server might be shut down automatically to avoid component damages.

3. To view the failure reason of a component with issues, click the component link.

Parameters

The following is a summary of component health states:

Subsystem	State	Description
Processors	Normal	The processors are operating correctly.
	Major	An overtemperature condition has occurred or a processor configuration error is present.
	Critical	One of the following conditions exists: · The temperature of the processor has exceeded the critical threshold. · An unrecoverable processor error has occurred. · The primary processor is absent. · The BIOS gets stuck at the POST phase because of a processor error.
Memory	Normal	The memory is operating correctly.
	Major	One of the following conditions exists: · All memory modules are absent or isolated. · An unrecoverable memory error has occurred. · Incorrect DIMM installation or DIMM incompatibility.
	Critical	The BIOS gets stuck at the POST phase because of a memory error.
Heat dissipation	Normal	· The fans are operating correctly in redundancy. None of the fans at critical locations have failed. · The liquid cooling devices are in normal status.
	Major	· Fan redundancy issue is present. Fans at critical locations in the same fan tray have failed. · Cables are disconnected for the liquid leakage detection module.
	Critical	· Fan redundancy issue is present. Fans at two or more critical locations in different fan trays have failed. · Liquid leakage occurs to a liquid cooling device.
Power supplies	Normal	The power supply is operating correctly.
Power supplies	Major	A severe power supply error has occurred.
Storage	Normal	All logical drives, physical drives, and storage controllers are operating correctly.
Storage	Major	· A logical drive error has occurred. · A physical drive error has occurred. · A storage controller error has occurred.
PCIe modules (network adapters, GPUs, FC HBAs, QAT cards, and FPGA cards)	Normal	All PCIe modules are operating correctly.
	Major	· A bus uncorrectable error, bus fatal error, or PCIe err error has occurred. · An OCP network adapter that supports an OCP fan is installed but no OCP fan is connected.
Temperature	Normal	All component temperatures are below the major threshold.
	Major	The temperature has crossed the major threshold, but it has not reached the critical threshold.
	Critical	The temperature has crossed the critical threshold.
Others	Normal	All components are operating correctly.
	Major	A major component error has occurred.
	Critical	A critical component error has occurred.

Quick access

Perform this task to use a shortcut to manage network settings, update firmware, download logs, manage configurations, or access a remote console.

Procedure

1. On the top navigation bar, click Dashboard.

2. Click the shortcut for a specific feature.

You will be redirected to the requested web page. For more information about the features, see the corresponding chapter in the online help.

To access a remote console, you must first click Start KVM or Start H5 KVM on the redirected page. The used KVM or H5 KVM launch mode is based on the remote console configuration.

Virtual buttons

The following is a summary of buttons on the Dashboard page:

Table 1 Button summary

Item	Icon	Description
My tasks		You can click this icon to view the ongoing tasks, including firmware update, log download, and virtual media mounting. If multiple tasks are in progress, the system displays only the four most recent tasks. To view more information, click View details to view the task ID, name, description, state, and creation time.
Server UID LED	Steady blue	The server is selected.
	Flashing blue	· Firmware update is being performed or the remote console is open. · SDS log download through a service USB drive is in progress.
		The server is not selected.
Server power LED		The server is powered on. You can click the button to change the power status of the server. · Force system reset: Warm reboots the server without power cycling the server. · Force power-off: Shuts down the server immediately by force. This action is equivalent to pressing the power button on the server for five seconds. This action removes the power supply. · Graceful power-off: Shuts down the operating system first, and then removes power from the server. · Force power-cycle: Powers off and then powers on the server.
Server power LED		The server is powered off. You can click the button to change the power status of the server. · Power on: Starts up the server.
Language		If the interface is in English, you can click the button to change the language to Chinese.
Language		If the interface is in Chinese, you can click the button to change the language to English.
Theme		If the interface is in light theme, you can click the button to change the interface theme to dark theme. If the interface is in dark theme, you can click the button to change the interface theme to light theme.
Alarms		You can click the button to view alarms.
Security monitoring information		Security monitoring is disabled. You can click the icon to access the Security Monitoring Information page.
		No risk exists for security settings. You can click the icon to access the Security Monitoring Information page.
		Risks are ignored for all security settings. You can click the icon to access the Security Monitoring Information page.
		Risks exist for security settings. You can click the icon to access the Security Monitoring Information page.
Suggestion box		You can click the button to jump to the feedback page.
User		You can click the button to view the session IDs, session types, user IDs, usernames, IP addresses, user roles, and user types of all online users, or exit the system.
Refresh		You can click the button to refresh the page.
Online help		You can click the button to access the online help.

System

Summary

The Summary menu allows you to view information about the server, processors, memory, PCIe modules, sensors, and other components.

The supported configurations vary by server model.

NOTE:

· HDM can display correct, complete processor, memory, and PCIe module information only after the server completes POST.

· If the server is off, HDM displays the processor, memory, and PCIe module information obtained at the most recent POST.

View device information

Procedure

1. On the top navigation bar, click System.

You are placed on the System Overview page.

2. Click the Product Information tab to view device and firmware information.

Parameters

· Device name: External server name.

· Server type: Server type.

· Product part number: Part number of the server, which corresponds to the server model. This field displays N/A if the system fails to obtain the server part number.

· Product serial number: Serial number of the server.

· Manufacturer: Manufacturer of the server.

· Asset tag: Asset tag of the server. This field is optional. The asset tag is a string of 1 to 48 characters and can contain only letters, digits, spaces, and the following special characters: ` ~ ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ + - = [ ] { } | ; ' : \ " , . / < > ?

· Primary HDM version: Firmware version of the primary HDM image. Hover the mouse pointer over the icon, the system prompts that the current HDM version is primary version. You can click the icon to access the installation package management page for detailed information.

· Primary HDM updated at: Time at which the primary HDM image was compiled.

· HDM Golden Image version: Firmware version of the backup image. Hover the mouse pointer over the icon, the system prompts that the current HDM version is backup version.

· HDM Golden Image updated at: Time at which the backup image version was compiled.

· BIOS version: Version of the Basic Input Output System (BIOS).

· BIOS version updated at: Time at which the BIOS version was updated.

· ME version: Version of the Intel Management Engine (ME). This field is available only for servers installed with an Intel processor.

· CPLD1 version: Version of the primary CPLD firmware.

· STBCPLD version: Version of the system board STBCPLD firmware. Support for this field depends on the device model.

· iFIST version: Current version of the integrated Fast Intelligent Scalable Toolkit (iFIST). The system displays N/A if HDM fails to obtain the iFIST version.

· PFRCPLD version: Version of the PFRCPLD firmware. Platform Firmware Resilience (PFR) protects a server against firmware attacks and recovery, and PFRCPLD is the firmware that supports this mechanism.

View processor information

Perform this task to view summary and detailed processor information and processor errors. Some Intel CPU models support the Intel On Demand feature, which allows users to upload license files to activate custom feature such as CSS4, AMS4, AMS1, CSS2, and SGX512. After activating the custom features, users can download reports to view custom information.

Restrictions and guidelines

· Only some Intel CPU models support the Intel On Demand feature.

· You can download a report only after the server starts up and enters the POST to setup or a later phase.

View processor information

1. On the top navigation bar, click System.

You are placed on the System Overview page.

2. Click the Processors tab to view processor information.

Upload Intel On Demand license files

1. On the top navigation bar, click System.

You are placed on the System Overview page.

2. Click the Processors tab, and select a processor that supports the Intel On Demand feature.

3. To upload an Intel On Demand license file, click to select the Intel On Demand license file to be uploaded, and then click Upload.

4. Restart the server to make the Intel On Demand license take effect. A highlighted information box indicates that the feature is activated.

View Intel On Demand information

1. On the top navigation bar, click System.

You are placed on the System Overview page.

2. Click the Processors tab, and select a processor that supports the Intel On Demand feature.

3. View the custom information. A highlighted information box indicates that the feature is activated. To download the Intel On Demand information of the CPU, click Download report.

Parameters

· Status: Operating status of the processor. If a processor is in abnormal state, view the fault description to locate the errors.

· Socket: Slot number of the processor.

· Vendor: Manufacturer of the processor.

· Model: Model of the processor.

¡ An Extreme Core Count (XCC) processor can be configured with a relatively large amount of cores, which belongs to an advanced configuration.

¡ A Medium Core Count (MCC) processor can be configured with a medium amount of cores, which belongs to a medium configuration.

· PPIN: Unique product code assigned by the manufacturer. This field displays N/A if HDM fails to obtain the PPIN.

· Max frequency: Maximum frequency of the processor.

· Frequency: Base frequency of the processor.

· Cores: Cores of the processor.

· Threads: Number of the threads supported by the processor.

· 64 bits: Indicates whether the processor supports 64-bit computing.

· Processor architecture: Framework of the processor. Only the x86 architecture is supported.

· Instruction set: Type of the processor instruction set for processing and computing, only X86-64 supported.

· L1 cache: L1 cache of the processor.

· L2 cache: L2 cache of the processor.

· L3 cache: L3 cache of the processor.

· Serial number: Unique serial number assigned by the manufacturer. This field displays N/A if HDM fails to obtain the serial number. Support for this field depends on the device model.

· Fault description: Alarms generated for processor errors.

· Other parameters: ChopType and Stepping fields of the processor.

· Custom information: Information about the Intel On Demand feature of the CPU. An unhighlighted information box indicates that the feature is supported but has not been activated. A highlighted information box indicates that the feature is supported and activated.

· Upload file: Uploads the license file corresponding to the Intel On Demand feature.

View memory information

Perform this task to identify summary, RAS, view, and detailed information.

Restrictions and guidelines

If a DIMM is disabled because of a memory training error, the other DIMM in the same channel will also be disabled.

Procedure

1. On the top navigation bar, click System.

You are placed on the System Overview page.

2. Click the Memory tab to view memory information.

3. (Optional.) Select the target compute module to view the corresponding memory information.

Parameters

Memory RAS configuration

The field for memory reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) configuration is displayed only when RAS mode is enabled.

· ECC: Support for error-correcting code (ECC). Available options include:

¡ 48-bit ECC.

¡ 96-bit ECC.

¡ 125-bit ECC.

¡ 128-bit ECC.

· Patrol Scrub: Patrol scrubbing settings. Patrol scrubbing allows a processor to automatically search for and correct correctable memory errors at regular intervals.

· SDDC: Enablement status of DRAM Single Device Data Correction (SDDC), which can correct multiple bit errors in x4 or x8 chips.

· ADDDC: Enablement status of Adaptive Double Device Data Correction Sparing (ADDDC), which can correct two-bit memory errors.

· Mirror Mode: Mirror mode. Available options include:

¡ Disabled—Disables memory mirroring.

¡ Full Mirror Mode—Sets the entire 1LM memory in the system to be mirrored.

¡ Partial Mirror Mode—Sets a part of the 1LM memory in the system to be mirrored.

Memory details (available for all DIMMs)

· Location: Processor ID, channel ID, and slot number of a DIMM.

· Status: Health status of a memory module. If a DIMM is in abnormal state, view the fault description to locate the errors.

· Size: Capacity of the DIMM.

· Max frequency: Main frequency of the memory module.

· Generation: Generation of the DIMM.

· Vendor: DIMM manufacturer.

· Type: DIMM type.

· Rank: Rank type of the DIMM. Options include SR DIMM, DR DIMM, and QR DIMM.

· ECC: Support for error-correcting code (ECC).

· Serial number: Unique product code assigned by the manufacturer. This field displays N/A if HDM fails to obtain the serial number.

· Part number: Part number of the DIMM. This field displays N/A if HDM fails to obtain the part number.

· Frequency: Frequency at which the memory operates.

· Voltage: Voltage for the memory.

· Bit width (bit): Physical width of the memory in bits.

View PCIe module information

Restrictions and guidelines

If a PCIe module is present and the present PCIe module does not support information obtaining, you can view the available empty physical slots and maximum bandwidth information. If a physical slot is a riser card slot, you can also view the corresponding riser card information.

If the system cannot obtain the current GPU power, verify that the GPU driver has been installed.

To enable the Management Component Transport Protocol (MCTP) feature, first update the system firmware to a version that supports MCTP. For servers installed with Intel processors, you must access the BIOS setup utility, navigate to the Advanced > Platform Configuration > Server ME Configuration menu, enable MCTP proxy, and then restart the server.

Procedure

1. On the top navigation bar, click System.

You are placed on the System Overview page.

2. Click the PCIe modules tab to view PCIe module information.

3. To view network adapter, GPU, FC HBA, and other information, click the corresponding tab.

Parameters

Device list

· Device information

¡ Slot: Slot of the PCIe module. For more information about slot locations, see the user guide for the server.

¡ Status: PCIe module status, including Normal and Abnormal.

¡ Device name: Model of the PCIe module.

¡ Device manufacturer: Manufacturer of the PCIe module.

¡ Type: Type of the PCIe module.

¡ Chip vendor: Chip manufacturer of the PCIe module.

¡ Part number: Part number of the PCIe module, which corresponds to the model of the PCIe module. This field displays N/A if HDM fails to obtain the part number.

¡ Serial number: Unique product code assigned by the manufacturer. This field displays N/A if HDM fails to obtain the serial number.

¡ Chip model: Chip model of the PCIe module.

¡ Max speed: Maximum PCIe link rate.

¡ Negotiated speed: Auto-negotiated PCIe link rate.

¡ Supported latest protocol: Supported latest generation of the PCIe standard.

¡ Negotiated protocol: Auto-negotiated generation of the PCIe standard.

¡ Max link width: Maximum link width supported by the PCIe module.

¡ Negotiated link width: Auto-negotiated link width of the PCIe module.

¡ DeviceBDF: Bus:Device:Function (BDF) information of the PCIe device. BUS indicates the PCIe device bus number, Device indicates the PCIe device number, and Function indicates the PCIe function number.

¡ RootPortBDF: Displays the BDF information of the device port. BUS indicates the device bus number of the PCIe port, Device indicates the device number of the PCIe port, and Function indicates the function number of the PCIe port.

¡ Description: Description of model and position the PCIe device. Models include PCIe and OCP.

¡ Mezzanine slot: Slot number of the mezzanine PCIe module. Support for this field depends on the device model.

· Slot information

¡ Processor: Processor to which the PCIe module is subordinate. Support for this field depends on the device model.

¡ Riser connector: Connector number of the riser card where the PCIe module is installed.

¡ Max link width: Maximum link width supported by the PCIe slot.

Network adapters

· Device name: Name of the network adapter.

· Port: Port quantity and port rate of the network adapter.

· Device manufacturer: Manufacturer of the network adapter.

· Chip vendor: Chip manufacturer of the network adapter.

· Firmware version: Firmware version of the network adapter.

· Status: Network adapter health status. If a network adapter is in abnormal state, review the event logs to locate the errors.

· Location: Physical location of the network adapter.

· OCP fan status: Status of OCP network adapter fans. Options include Absent, Normal, and Major.

· Part number: Part number of the PCIe module, which corresponds to the model of the PCIe module. This field displays N/A if HDM fails to obtain the part number.

· Serial number: Unique product code assigned by the manufacturer. This field displays N/A if HDM fails to obtain the serial number.

· Chip model: Chip model of the network adapter.

· Mode: Mode of the network adapter.

¡ Single: Normal mode.

¡ NPAR: Mode for network adapter partitioning. In this mode, a single physical network port can be virtualized.

¡ Multihost: Multi-CPU mode. In this mode, the two ports of the OCP network adapter will be assigned to two CPUs respectively.

· OCP fan fault description: Alarm log information about errors on failed OCP fans.

· Slot: Physical slot to which the network adapter belongs. Support for this field depends on the device model.

· Port: Network ports on the network adapter.

· Processor: Processor to which the OCP network adapter belongs. Support for this field depends on the device model.

· Subport: Virtual port of the network adapter.

· MAC address: MAC address of the network port.

· Root BDF: Segment, bus, device, and function information for the processor that manages the network adapter.

· BDF: BDF information that contains port numbers.

· Speed: Maximum speed supported by the network port. This filed displays N/A if HDM fails to obtain the max speed.

· Port connection: Connection speed of the network port. This field displays N/A if HDM fails to obtain the connection speed.

· Port type: Network port type. Options include Fiber and Copper.

· Port connection: Displays whether a cable is connected to the network port. Options include Connected and Disconnected. This field displays N/A if HDM fails to obtain the connection status.

· Fault description: Event log information about an error on the PCIe module.

· LLDP status: LLDP status of the current network port.

· LLDP configuration: Enables or disables LLDP for the network port. After changing the LLDP state, the method for the configuration to take effect depends on the vendor and firmware version.

GPUs

· Device name: Product name of the GPU.

· Device manufacturer: Manufacturer of the GPU.

· Firmware version: Firmware version of the GPU.

· Status: GPU health status. If a GPU is in abnormal state, review the event logs to locate the errors.

· Location: Number of the slot in which the GPU resides. For information about the slot location, see the user guide for the server.

· Part number: Part number of the GPU, which corresponds to the model of the GPU module. This field displays N/A if HDM fails to obtain the part number.

· Serial number: Unique product code assigned by the vendor. This field displays N/A if HDM fails to obtain the serial number.

· Power: Current power of the GPU.

· Chip model: Chip model of the GPU.

· Fault description: Event log information about an error on the PCIe module.

FC HBAs

· Device name: Model of the FC HBA.

· Device manufacturer: Manufacturer of the FC HBA.

· Chip vendor: Chip manufacture of the FC HBA.

· Firmware version: Firmware version of the FC HBA.

· Port: Port type of the FC HBA.

· Status: FC HBA health status. If an FC HBA is in abnormal state, review the event logs to locate the errors.

· Location: Number of the slot in which the FC HBA resides.

· WWPN: Worldwide port number (WWPN) for the network port.

· WWNN: Worldwide node name (WWNN) for the network port.

· Port connection: Displays whether a cable is connected to the network port. Options include Connected and Disconnected. This field displays N/A if HDM fails to obtain the connection state.

· Port connection: Connection speed of the network port. This field displays N/A if HDM fails to obtain the connection speed.

· Speed: Maximum speed of the network port. This field displays N/A if HDM fails to obtain the max speed.

· Port type: Type of the network connector. Options include fiber port and copper port.

· Fault description: Event log information about an error on the PCIe module.

Others (QAT and FPGA cards)

· Device name: Name of the PCIe module.

· Device manufacturer: Manufacturer of the PCIe module.

· Chip vendor: Chip manufacturer of the PCIe module.

· Status: PCIe module health status. If a PCIe module is in abnormal state, review the event logs to locate the errors.

· Location: Number of the slot in which the PCIe module resides. For information about the slot location, see the user guide for the server.

· Part number: Part number of the PCIe module, which corresponds to the model of the PCIe module. This field displays N/A if HDM fails to obtain the part number.

· Serial number: Unique product code assigned by the vendor. This field displays N/A if HDM fails to obtain the serial number.

· Fault description: Event log information about an error on the PCIe module.

View information about other components

Restrictions and guidelines

HDM displays component information only about present components.

The supported components vary by server model.

Procedure

1. On the top navigation bar, click System.

You are placed on the System Overview page.

2. Click the Others tab.

3. Select the target component type to view the corresponding component information.

Parameters

· Status: Component health status. If a component is in abnormal state, review the event logs to locate the errors.

· Manufacturer: Manufacturer of the component.

· Part number: Part number of the component, which corresponds to the component model.

· Serial number: Unique product code assigned by the manufacturer.

· CPLD1 version: Version of the primary CPLD firmware.

· CPLD2 version: Version of the secondary CPLD firmware.

· PCB version: Version of the PCB firmware.

· Number of ports: Number of ports on the drive backplane.

· Number of drives: Number of present drives attached to the drive backplane.

· Type: Type of the drive backplane.

· Chip vendor: Manufacturer of the BMC chip.

· Chip model: Model of the BMC chip.

· Module model: Model of the component.

· Current firmware version: Firmware version of the drive backplane.

· Current configuration file version: Configuration file version of the drive backplane.

· Bootloader version: Bootloader version of the drive backplane.

· EEPROM version (for firmware): Electrically erasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM) version of the drive backplane.

· Fault description: Event log information about errors on the components.

· DSDCard: The server is installed with a dual-SD component. The component supports OS installation and some serial port functions.

View the sensor reading chart

Perform this task to view the sensor readings in a line chart.

The system collects sensor readings at intervals of 5 minutes.

Restrictions and guidelines

HDM cannot obtain the sensor readings during restart.

Restoring HDM factory defaults clears the sensor reading statistics.

Only linear sensors support this feature.

Some servers support displaying only the average sensor readings.

Procedure

1. On the top navigation bar, click System.

You are placed on the System Overview page.

2. Click the Sensors tab to view the corresponding information.

3. To view sensor readings on the Sensors tab, select a sensor type and name. You can perform the following tasks in the work pane:

¡ To clear the history readings and start a new statistics collection period, click Restart.

¡ To view sensor readings for the past 24 hours or past 7 days, or last 30 days in the line chart, select Past 24 hours or Past 7 days, or Last 30 days. You can hover over the lines in the chart to view the minimum, average, and maximum readings during the statistics collection period.

¡ To view only the maximum, average, or minimum sensor readings, click the Max, Avg, or Min icon, respectively.

Storage

The Storage menu allows you to perform the following tasks:

· View information about storage controllers, logical drives, physical drives, and storage errors.

· Modify storage controller information, including modifying RAID controller properties and clearing RAID configuration.

· Manage physical and logical drives controlled by the following storage controller in an out-of-band manner as shown in Table 2.

Table 2 Storage controllers

Chip type	Storage controller model	HDM management channel
LSI chip	RAID-LSI-9560-LP-16i-8GB	· Management Component Transport Protocol (MCTP) · Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C)
	RAID-LSI-9560-LP-8i-4GB	· MCTP · I2C
	HBA-LSI-9540-LP-8i	· MCTP · I2C
	HBA-LSI-9500-LP-16i	· I2C
	HBA-LSI-9500-LP-8i	· I2C
	HBA-LSI-9311-8i	· I2C
	HBA-LSI-9300-8i	· I2C
PMC chip	RAID-P460-B2	· MCTP · PMC HDM Services Interface (PBSI)
	RAID-P460-B4	· MCTP · PBSI (PMC BMC Services Interface)
	RAID-3254-8i	· MCTP · PBSI (PMC BMC Services Interface)
	HBA-H460-B1	· MCTP · PBSI (PMC BMC Services Interface)
	RAID-P4408-Ma-8i-2GB	· MCTP
	RAID-P4408-Mr-8i-2GB	· MCTP · PBSI (PMC BMC Services Interface)
	RAID-P2404-Mf-4i-2GB	· MCTP · PBSI (PMC BMC Services Interface)
MARVELL chip	RAID-MARVELL-M.2	· I2C
MARVELL chip	RAID-MARVELL-SANTACRUZ-LP-2i	· I2C

View storage summary information

1. On the top navigation bar, click System.

2. In the left navigation pane, select Storage.

3. View storage summary information, including the health status of the storage system, the total numbers of storage controllers, logical drives, and physical drives, and fault descriptions.

If the health status is abnormal, check the fault descriptions and review the event logs to locate the errors. The fault description field can display a maximum of 1 to 511 characters. If a description exceeds 511 characters, access the event log page to view the complete information.

View storage controller information

Perform this task to view information about storage controllers, modify storage controller attributes, and clear RAID configuration.

Restrictions and guidelines

Refresh the Storage page to obtain the update-to-date storage information after the server OS starts up successfully.

If the storage controllers or drive backplanes are not installed as expected, the physical drive numbers might be incorrect.

After you change the RAID controller mode, the new mode takes effect after you restart BIOS.

The RAID-P460-B2, RAID-P460-B4, RAID-3254-8i, HBA-H460-B1, RAID-P4408-Mr-8i-2GB, RAID-P2404-Mf-4i-2GB storage controller supports obtaining information by using the MCTP or PBSI channel. You can switch the channel by configuring OOB Interface on the BIOS Setup utility.

· If you select MCTP channel, for HDM to obtain controller information, set SMBus Physical Channel to Disable for the channel.

· If you select PBSI channel for HDM to obtain controller information, set SMBus Clock Stretching to Enable for the channel.

Viewing storage controller information

1. On the top navigation bar, click System.

2. In the left navigation pane, select Storage.

3. On the Logical view tab, select a storage controller.

Modifying storage controller information

1. On the top navigation bar, click System.

2. In the left navigation pane, select Storage.

3. On the Logical view tab, select a storage controller, and click the icon next to RAID controller attributes. On the page that opens, you can perform the following tasks:

¡ Enable or disable data copyback for the RAID controller.

¡ Enable or disable SMART error copyback for the RAID controller.

¡ Enable or disable JBOD for the RAID controller.

¡ Modify the RAID controller mode.

4. Click OK.

Clearing RAID configuration

1. On the top navigation bar, click System.

2. In the left navigation pane, select Storage.

3. On the Logical view tab, select a RAID controller, and click the icon next to RAID controller clearing. On the page that opens, you can perform the following tasks:

¡ Click Clear logical drive. In the dialog box that opens, enter the login password and click OK.

The system clears all managed logical drives and related configuration information from the controller once the password verification succeeds.

¡ Click Clear foreign state to clear the remaining RAID information for all physical drives managed by the controller. This feature is supported only for LSI RAID controllers.

4. Click OK.

Parameters

Storage controller

· Device name: Model of the storage controller.

· Firmware version: Firmware version of the storage controller.

· Vendor: Manufacturer of the storage controller.

· Flash: Status of the flash card of the power fail safeguard module.

¡ For an LSI storage controller, status options include:

- Normal—The flash card is operating correctly.

- Abnormal—The flash card is operating incorrectly.

- Absent—The flash card is not connected to the supercapacitor, not installed securely, or not installed at all.

¡ For a PMC storage controller, status options include:

- Normal—The flash card is operating correctly.

- Absent—The flash card of the power fail module is not securely installed or is not installed at all.

- Initializing—The flash card is initializing.

- Abnormal_status code—The flash card is operating incorrectly. You can check the status code to identify the exceptions that cause the flash card to enter the abnormal state.

- Warning_status code—A warning is present on the flash card. You can check the status code to identify the exceptions that cause the flash card to enter the warning state.

A status code is a hexadecimal number. To identify the exceptions, convert the hexadecimal status code into a 16-digit binary number (bit 0 to bit 15 from the right to the left). A set bit means that the exception indicated by the bit is present. For information about a set bit and its corresponding exception, see Table 3.

For example, if the status code is 0x500 (binary format 0000 0101 0000 0000), exceptions indicated by bit 8 and bit 10 are present on the flash card.

Table 3 Flash card exceptions and their set bits

Bit#	Bit state	Description
0	1	GB subsystem is currently initializing.
1	1	GB subsystem is in ready state.
2	1	GB subsystem is executing a learning cycle. Learning cycles do not disrupt normal operation or the ability to protect data.
3	1	GB subsystem has failed.
4	1	The supercapacitor pack has exceeded the maximum temperature threshold.
5	1	The supercapacitor pack has exceeded the warning temperature threshold.
6	1	The supercapacitor pack is over voltage.
7	1	The supercapacitor pack has exceeded the maximum charging current.
8	1	GB subsystem learning cycle has passed.
9	1	GB subsystem learning cycle has failed.
10	1	The supercapacitor pack has failed.
11	1	The supercapacitor pack is nearing the end of its life. Replacement is recommended.
12	1	The supercapacitor pack has reached the end of its life. Replacement is required.
13	1	One of the capacitors in the supercapacitor pack seems to be missing.
14	N/A	Reserved.
15	N/A	Reserved.

NOTE:

The Green backup (GB) system reports several types of operation status progress and health information.

· Package version: Software package version of the storage controller. This field is available only for some LSI storage controllers.

· Configuration version: Configuration version of the storage controller. This option is available only for some LSI storage controllers.

· Serial number: Serial number of the storage controller.

· WWN: SAS address of the storage controller.

· Mode: Storage controller mode. The options include RAID and JBOD for LSI storage controllers, and include RAID, HBA, and Mixed for PMC storage controllers.

· Data rate: Data rate supported by the connectors of the storage controller.

· Connector type: Connector type supported by the storage controller.

· Built-in cache: Capacity of the read/write cache embedded in the storage controller.

· Supercapacitor: Status of the supercapacitor. Options include Absent, Charging, Charge completed, Calibrating, Overtemperature, Calibration failure, and Abnormal. The supercapacitor is faulty when it is in Overtemperature, Calibration failure, or Abnormal state.

· Charging status: The remaining amount of power available with the supercapacitor.

· RAID levels: RAID levels supported by the storage controller. On the HDM Web interface, RAID1(Triple) and RAID10(Triple) supported by PMC storage controllers are displayed as RAID1(ADM) and RAID10(ADM), respectively.

· Internal ports: Number of internal ports on a RAID controller.

· External ports:Number of external ports on a RAID controller.

· Clear foreign status: Clears remaining RAID information in physical drives. After you clear the information, the Foreign state disappears.

· Copyback: If a drive fails, the storage controller uses a hot spare drive to replace the failed drive and rebuilds data of the failed drive on the hot spare drive. When the storage controller detects that a new drive replaces the failed drive, it copies data on the hot spare drive back to the new drive and places the hot spare drive in standby status.

· SMART error copyback: When the storage controller detects that a Self Monitoring Analysis and Report Technology (SMART) error occurred to physical drives, it performs the copyback feature.

· JBOD: Enablement status of JBOD mode in the BIOS. This state enables data to be transmitted to physical drives without being processed by the transmission devices, and thus facilitates the upper-layer service software or management software in managing physical drives.

NOTE:

The Charging status field is available only if a power fail safeguard module is installed. A power fail safeguard module contains a flash card and a supercapacitor. When a system power failure occurs, this supercapacitor can provide power for a minimum of 20 seconds. During this interval, the storage controller transfers data from memory to the flash card, where the data remains indefinitely or until the controller retrieves the data.

Manage logical drives

Perform this task to view logical drive information and create logical drives.

Restrictions and guidelines

After you create or delete a logical drive, wait a few moments for the system to complete the operation and then refresh the page to verify the operation result.

A physical drive can be used to create only one logical drive.

The default maximum capacity of a logical drive might be slightly different from the maximum capacity you can set. If you do not specify a drive capacity when creating a logical drive, the drive capacity is the default maximum capacity calculated by the system.

You can view and set the enablement status of JBOD mode from the BIOS only for some LSI storage controllers in RAID mode.

The capacity unit of the logical drive is displayed as MIB or MB. Both units are converted using a factor of 1024. The difference in display does not affect the actual use.

A storage controller can manage a maximum of 256 logical drives from HDM. Support for this feature varies by storage controller specification.

Procedure

1. On the top navigation bar, click System.

2. In the left navigation pane, select Storage.

3. On the Logical view tab, select a logical drive to view its information.

4. To modify the default read policy, default write policy, cache policy, and access policy for drives managed by LSI RAID controller, click the icon.

5. To delete a logical drive, select the logical drive, and then click the icon. In the dialog box that opens, enter the user login password and click OK. HDM will delete the logical drive once the password verification succeeds.

6. To create a logical drive, click Create a logical drive, specify drive parameters, and then click Save.

Parameters

· Name: Name of the logical drive. As a best practice, use letters and digits, and do not use special characters.

¡ For a PMC storage controller, this field is required and the name length is 1 to 31 characters.

¡ For an LSI storage controller, this field is optional and the name length is 0 to 15 characters.

· Status: Status of the logical drive. Options include:

¡ Optimal/Functional—The logical drive is operating correctly.

¡ Creating—The logical drive is being created.

¡ Degraded—Some RAID member drives have failed and require prompt replacement.

¡ Rebuilding—The RAID array is being rebuilt to reconstruct data and recover from the degraded state.

¡ Offline—The logical drive is corrupt and inaccessible.

¡ Zeroing—The logical drive is being formatted. All data will be deleted upon this action.

¡ Scrubbing—The member drives are being scanned to maintain data continuity in the logical drive. This field is available for logical drives with parity bits, such as RAID 5 and RAID 6 logical drives.

¡ Morphing—Data is being migrated between drives or the RAID array is changing to a new RAID level.

¡ Copying—Data is being copied from the hot spare disk back to the replacement drive of a failed drive. When this operation is complete, the hot spare returns to the hot standby state.

¡ Foreign—Indicates that the logical drive is in foreign status and has residual RAID information.

¡ Unsupported—Indicates that the memory card does not support the current type of logical drive.

¡ Erasing—Indicates that the logical drive is in the erasing state.

¡ Expanding—Indicates that the logical drive is in the expanding state.

¡ Verifying—Indicates a complete check and verification of the running data.

¡ Redbuilding Pause—Indicates that the logical drive is in the state of pausing RAID rebuilding.

· BootEnable: Indicates whether the logical drive is a boot drive. Support for this field depends on the storage controller model. Options include:

¡ True—The logical drive is a boot drive.

¡ False—The logical drive is not a boot drive.

· Stripe size: Stripe size of each physical drive. Support for this field depends on the storage controller model.

· Read policy: Read policy for the logical drive. Support for this field depends on the storage controller model. Options are:

¡ No read ahead—Disables read ahead capability.

¡ Read ahead—Enables read ahead capability. When this capability is enabled, the controller reads sequentially ahead of requested data and stores the additional data in cache memory.

· Write policy: Write policy for the logical drive. Support for this field depends on the storage controller model. Options are:

¡ Write through—Enables the controller to send a data transfer completion signal to the host when the drive subsystem has received all data in a transaction.

¡ Write back—Enables the controller to send a data transfer completion signal to the host when the controller cache receives all data in a transaction. If the storage controller is not installed with a supercapacitor or if the supercapacitor is faulty, the Write through policy is used.

¡ Always write back—Enables the controller to send a data transfer completion signal to the host when the controller cache receives all data in a transaction.

· Cache policy: I/O policy for the logical drive. Support for this field depends on the storage controller model. Options include:

¡ Direct—Enables the cache module to process all read and write operations of the storage controller.

¡ Cached—Disables the cache module from processing any read or write operations on the storage controller.

· Drive cache: Indicates whether drive cache is enabled for the logical drive. Support for this field depends on the storage controller model. Options include:

¡ Unchanged—The default drive cache policy is used.

¡ Enable—Drive cache is enabled.

¡ Disable—Drive cache is disabled.

· Access policy: Access policy for the logical drive. Support for this field depends on the storage controller model. Options include:

¡ Read/Write.

¡ Read only.

¡ Blocked.

· Acceleration method: Status of read/write cache. This field is available only for logical drives managed by a PMC storage controller that supports MCTP. Options include:

¡ Controller Cache—Enables read/write cache.

¡ None—Disables read/write cache.

¡ IO Bypass—Enables the storage controller to use I/O bypass paths to enhance read/write performance. This feature is available only on SSDs.

¡ MaxCache—Uses RAID created by SSDs to cache data to enhance read/write performance.

· Rebuilding progress: Progress of logical drive rebuilding after the logical drive is downgraded.

· Spans/Parity groups: Number of spans or parity groups for mixed-mode RAID (RAID 00, RAID 10, RAID 50, or RAID 60).

· Initialization type: Initialization type used upon logical drive creation. Options include:

¡ For a logical drive managed by an LSI storage controller:

- No—Does not initialize the logical drive.

- Fast—Initializes the first and last 10 MiB of the logical drive for data write upon drive creation, and then initializes the remaining space in background. The logical drive state changes to Optimal after initialization.

- Full—Initializes all space in the logical drive.

¡ For a logical drive managed by a PMC storage controller:

- Default—Does not initialize the logical drive.

- RapidParity—Initializes the first and last 10 MiB of the logical drive for data write upon drive creation, and then initializes the remaining space in background. The logical drive state changes to Optimal after initialization.

· Level: RAID level of the logical drive.

· Capacity: Drive capacity. For a logical drive managed by an LSI storage controller, the minimum capacity is 100 MiB. For a logical drive managed by a PMC storage controller, the minimum capacity is 1 GiB. If you do not specify a capacity, the maximum capacity is used.

· Dedicated hot spare: Dedicated hot spare disks for redundancy-capable logical drives. If a drive fails, the dedicated spare drive can replace the failed drive and rebuilds data of the failed drive on the hot spare drive. When the storage controller detects that a new drive replaces the failed drive, it copies data on the hot spare drive back to the new drive and places the hot spare drive in standby status.

· Roaming hot spare: Roaming hot spare disks for redundancy-capable logical drives managed by a PMC storage controller. If a drive fails, the roaming spare drive directly replaces the failed drive to become a member drive.

Manage physical drives

Perform this task to view information about physical drives, change drive status, create hot spare drives, and enable the drive UID LED.

Restrictions and guidelines

You cannot change the settings of physical drives in Unconfigured Good (Foreign) or Unconfigured Bad (Foreign), or the settings of physical drives in Online state due to RAID building.

If the drive status is Failed or Unconfigured Bad, the drive information (including the drive size, speed, and interface type) might be inaccurate and is provided only for reference.

The Predicted remaining life field displays the value calculated by the system under the premise that the drives are operating stably. If drives are frequently read and written, the actual life of drives might change rapidly, resulting in deviations in the predicted remaining life of drives.

When you create hot spare drives, follow these restrictions and guidelines:

· Only spare physical drives can be used as hot spare drives, and member drives of logical drive cannot be configured to provide the hot spare service.

· Make sure the physical drive to be used is an SATA or SAS drive and its capacity is not smaller than the minimum capacity of a member drive. The physical drive must have the same type (SATA/SAS) as the member drives of the logical drive.

· You can create hot spares for logical drives of any RAID level, except for RAID 0.

· If an LSI storage controller is used, make sure the physical drive to use is in Unconfigured Good state. If a PMC storage controller is used, make sure the physical drive to use is in Ready state.

· You can only set one hot spare state for a physical drive at a time. If you want to change the hot spare state, disable the current state and then switch to the other.

· For a logical drive managed by a PMC storage controller, make sure all the hot spares are of the same hot spare state, and each hot spare can operate only in one state.

· Support for the display of physical drive information varies by server model.

Procedure

1. On the top navigation bar, click System.

2. In the left navigation pane, select Storage.

3. To view information about a physical drive that has been used for creating logical drive:

a. On the Logical view tab, select a storage controller and a logical drive.

b. Select the physical drive.

c. To locate the drive, enable the drive UID LED. This feature is available only for some physical drives.

d. To change the physical drive state, you can click the icon next to the physical drive name. If you set the drive state to dedicated hot spare, you must select one or multiple target logical drives.

Support for hot spare states of physical drives vary by storage controller type.

- Physical drives managed by an LSI storage controller support global hot spare and dedicated hot spare.

- Physical drives managed by a PMC storage controller support roaming hot spare and dedicated hot spare.

e. Click OK.

4. To view information about a physical drive that is not used for creating logical drive:

a. Click the Physical view tab, and then select the physical drive.

b. To locate the drive, enable the drive UID LED. This feature is available only for some physical drives.

c. To change the physical drive state, click the icon next to the physical drive name. If you set the drive state to dedicated hot spare, you must select one or multiple target logical drives.

Support for hot spare states of physical drives vary by storage controller type.

- Physical drives managed by an LSI storage controller support global hot spare and dedicated hot spare.

- Physical drives managed by a PMC storage controller support roaming hot spare and dedicated hot spare.

d. Click OK.

Parameters

HDD and SSD drives

· Slot: Slot number of the physical drive.

· Drive number in BIOS: Physical drive number.

· Device Manufacturer: Vendor of the physical drive.

· Model: Model of the physical drive.

· Firmware version: Firmware version of the physical drive.

· Serial number: Serial number of the physical drive.

· Status: Status of the physical drive. Options include:

¡ Ready/Unconfigured Good/Unconfigured—The physical drive has been initialized or has not been configured, and it is available for RAID configuration and hot spare setting. The status name depends on the storage controller model.

¡ Unconfigured Bad—The physical drive is in abnormal state. To use the physical drive, you must change the physical drive state to Unconfigured Good. If an error has occurred on the physical drive, you will fail to change the physical drive state. In this case, you need to replace the faulty drive.

¡ Unconfigured Good (Foreign)—The physical drive has residual RAID information. After you clear residual RAID information, the physical drive state changes to Unconfigured Good.

¡ Unconfigured Bad (Foreign)—The physical drive has residual RAID information. After you clear residual RAID information, the physical drive state changes to Unconfigured Bad.

¡ Optimal/ Configured—The physical drive is already used to create a RAID. The status name depends on the storage controller model.

¡ Online—The physical drive is already used to create a RAID or the physical drive is in JBOD mode.

¡ Offline—The physical drive is disabled.

¡ Rebuilding—The physical drive is being used in RAID rebuilding.

¡ Hot Spare—The physical drive is already used as a hot spare.

¡ JBOD/Raw—The physical drive is a passthrough drive, which can be used directly in the OS without RAID building. The status name depends on the storage controller model.

¡ Failed/Fail—The physical drive failed.

¡ Unsupported—The physical dirve does not support creation of logical drives.

¡ RebuildWait—Indicates that the physical drive is waiting for RAID rebuilding.

¡ Erasing—Indicates that the physical drive is in the erasing state.

¡ PFA—The physical drive is analyzing possible failures.

¡ Copyback—Data is being copied from the hot spare disk back to the replacement drive of a failed drive. When this operation is complete, the hot spare returns to the hot standby state. This field is available only for a physical drive attached to an LSI storage controller.

¡ Global hot spare—Acts as the spare for all qualified logical drives managed by an LSI storage controller. After the faulty drive recovers, data will be transmitted back to the drive from the hot spare, and the hot spare continues to operate in global hot spare state.

¡ Roaming hot spare—Acts as the spare for the specified logical drive managed by a PMC storage controller. After the faulty drive recovers, the new physical drive will act as the roaming hot spare.

¡ Dedicated hot spare—Acts as the spare for the specified logical drives. After the faulty drive recovers, data will be transmitted back to the drive from the hot spare, and the hot spare continues to operate in dedicated spare state.

· Accumulated power-on hours: Cumulative power-on time of the drive in the current slot.

· Drive temperature: Temperature of the drive in the selected drive slot.

· Rebuilding progress: Rebuilding progress of the physical drive in RAID rebuilding. This field is available only when the physical drive is in Rebuilding state.

· Max speed: Interface speed of the physical drive. This field displays the negotiated speed, instead of the interface speed, for some storage controllers.

· Protocol: Protocol type of the physical drive.

· Media type: Physical drive type.

· Capacity: Capacity of the physical drive.

· Remaining life: Remaining SSD drive life in percent. Support for this field depends on the drive model.

· UID LED: Drive UID LED status. You can click this field to manage the drive UID LED.

NVMe drives

· Product name: Product name of the NVMe drive.

· Slot: Slot number of the NVMe drive.

· Drive number in BIOS: Physical drive number.

· Device manufacturer: Vendor of the NVMe drive.

· Vendor: Manufacturer of the NVMe drive.

· Status: NVMe drive status:

¡ Normal—The NVMe drive is operating correctly.

¡ Abnormal—PCIe err errors or Drive Fault errors have occurred on the NVMe drive.

¡ Spare space below threshold—The available space in the NVMe drive has fallen below the threshold.

¡ Temperature anomaly—The NVMe drive temperature is above the upper threshold or below the lower threshold.

¡ Subsystem degraded—The NVMe subsystem reliability has been degraded because of storage media or internal errors.

¡ Read-only mode—The NVMe drive has been placed in read only mode.

¡ Cache failed—The volatile memory backup device has failed.

¡ Pre-alarm—The service life of the NVMe drive has reached the alarm threshold.

¡ Idle—The NVMe drive is in normal state, but is not a member drive of a logical drive.

¡ Assigned—The NVMe drive is in normal state and acts as a member drive of a logical drive.

¡ Failed—The NVMe drive is damaged.

¡ PFA—Drive failure pre-analysis is in progress.

· Firmware version: Firmware version of the NVMe drive. This field displays N/A if HDM does not support displaying the firmware version of the NVMe drive.

· Serial number: Serial number of the NVMe drive.

· Model: Model of the NVMe drive.

· Interface type: Interface type of the NVMe drive.

· Capacity: Capacity of the NVMe drive.

· Physical location—NVMe drive slot number.

· Protocol—Protocol of NVMe drive.

· Slot number—NVMe drive slot number or PCIe slot number assigned to the drive by the system.

· Max speed—Maximum speed supported by the NVMe drive.

· Drive temperature: Temperature of the drive in the selected drive slot.

· Remaining life: Predicted remaining life of the NVMe drive in percent.

· Predicted remaining life(in days): Predicted remaining life of the NVMe drive in days. The value for this field is calculated based on the change of the drive lifespan. This field displays N/A when the calculation is not completed.

· Media type: NVMe drive type.

· UID LED: Drive UID LED status. You can click this field to manage the drive UID LED. This field is available only when the drive is directly connected to the drive backplane.

Configure drive service life alarm settings

Perform this task to view drive service life alarm settings, set enabling status of the alarm feature and alarm thresholds. With this feature enabled, the system reports an alarm of the corresponding severity level when the drive service life reaches the configured alarm threshold. With this feature disabled, the system reports a major alarm when the drive service life reaches 100%.

Procedure

1. On the top navigation bar, click System.

2. In the left navigation pane, select Storage.

3. Click Advanced Settings. In the dialog box that opens, select whether to enable the alarm feature. This feature is enabled by default.

If the alarm feature is enabled, configure minor and major alarm thresholds.

¡ The value range for the alarm thresholds is 0 to 100%.

¡ Make sure the major alarm threshold is equal to or greater than the minor alarm threshold.

¡ If no alarm thresholds are set, the default minor alarm threshold is 90% and the default major alarm threshold is 95%.

4. Click OK.

Restrictions and guidelines

The drive service life alarm settings support displaying the remaining life of SATA SSDs and NVMe SSDs.

Power management

Power on or power off the server

CAUTION:

· The force power-off, force system reset, and force power-cycle actions might cause corruption or loss of data. When you perform these actions, make sure you fully understand their impact on the services.

· Liquid leakage might cause the host to shut down and shield the physical power button. In this case, you cannot change the power state by pressing the physical power button. To use the physical power button, wait for the leakage to be resolved or modify the leakage policy.

Power on or power off the server

1. On the top navigation bar, click System.

2. In the left navigation pane, select Power Management.

3. View the current power status of the server.

4. To change the power status, click the desired action.

5. Select whether to enable or disable the physical power button on the server as needed.

Configure AC power recovery

1. On the top navigation bar, click System.

2. In the left navigation pane, select Power Management.

3. View the automatic power-on status.

4. Set the power-on delay time. If you select Random, you can customize the delay time range.

5. Click Save.

Parameters

· Force system reset: Warm reboots the server without power cycling the server.

· Force power-off: Shuts down the server immediately by force. This action is equivalent to pressing the power button on the server for five seconds.

· Graceful power-off: Shuts down the operating system first, and then removes power from the server.

· Power on: Starts up the server.

· Force power-cycle: Powers off and then powers on the server.

· Disable physical power button: Controls the physical power button. With the power button disabled, users cannot use the physical power button to manage the power status of the server.

· Power-on policy—Select whether to start the server when the server is connected to the power source. Options are Always power on, Always power off, and Restore last power state.

¡ To have the server always automatically start up when it is connected to the power source, select Always power on.

¡ To have the server stay off when it is connected to the power source, select Always power off.

¡ To have the server return to the power state on the previous power-off, select Restore last power state.

· Power-on delay—Set the power-on delay time. If you select Random, you can customize the delay time range.

Manage power supplies

This feature allows you to view the summary and detailed information for power supplies, configure the power mode (including active/standby mode and load balancing mode), and enable cold standby power supply monitor as needed.

Restrictions and guidelines

If you fail to set the operating mode for multiple power supplies in bulk, HDM generates a log message only for the power supply with the lowest slot number.

To avoid configuration failure, set the power supply operating mode after the server starts up.

If Power Settings is unavailable, access the Intelligent Power Saving page and verify whether the power saving mode is enabled. Make sure you disable the power saving mode before configuring power settings.

To enable cold standby power supply monitor, make sure no health alarm exists for the power group and the group has two or more power supplies.

Cold standby power supply monitor can be enabled in both load balancing mode and active/standby mode.

View power supply information

1. On the top navigation bar, click System.

2. In the left navigation pane, select Power Management.

3. Click the Power Supply Info tab.

4. View power supply summary and detailed information.

5. To view the input voltage history, click the voltage icon .

Set the power supply operating mode

1. On the top navigation bar, click System.

2. In the left navigation pane, select Power Management.

3. In the work pane, click the Power Supply Info tab.

4. Click Power Settings.

5. Select the power supply operating mode and the cold standby power supply monitoring mode. Options include:

¡ Load balancing—Allows all power supplies to provide power in a balanced way.

¡ Active/standby—Allows active power supplies to mainly provide power. In this mode, you must specify a minimum of one active power supply and a minimum of one standby power supply. If an active power supply fails, a standby power supply becomes active to supply power.

6. Click OK.

Parameters

· Power supply group 1 or 2: Information about power supply members in each group. Power supplies in different groups are independent from each other. Support for power supply grouping depends on the server model and power supply configuration.

· Power mode: Role of the power supply. Options include Active and Standby. The active power supplies provide power normally and the standby power supplies provide low power output.

· Power input: Input power of the power supply.

· Current status: Current status of the power supply. If a power supply is in abnormal state, review the event logs to locate the errors.

· Slot number: Number of the slot in which the power supply resides.

· Vendor: Manufacturer of the power supply.

· Model: Model of the power supply.

· Serial number: Unique code assigned by the manufacturer.

· Firmware version: Firmware version of the power supply.

· Rated power (W): Rated power of the power supply.

· Input voltage: Input voltage of the power supply.

· Output voltage: Output voltage of the power supply.

· Output power: Output power of the power supply.

· Power input mode: Power input mode. Options include:

¡ No input: The power supply is not connected to the power source.

¡ AC: The power supply is connected to an AC power source.

¡ HVDC: The power supply is connected to a high-voltage DC power source. The voltage is in the range of 192 V to 400 V.

¡ LVDC: The power supply is connected to a low-voltage DC power source. The voltage is in the range of 12 V to 72 V.

· Supported power input modes: Power input modes supported by the power supply. Options include:

¡ AC: The power supply supports only the AC input mode.

¡ AC or DC: The power supply supports both the AC and DC input modes.

¡ DC: The power supply supports only the DC input mode.

¡ Unknown: HDM has failed to obtain the power supply information.

· Fault description: Event log information about power supply errors.

· Cold standby power supply monitor: Monitor whether all the present cold standby power supplies in a power group can act as active power supplies to output power correctly. During the monitor, the system switches the power mode to load balancing and verifies whether the power output of the power group is correct.

¡ If the power output is correct, the system restores to the previous user-configured power mode.

¡ If the power output is incorrect, the power supplies keep operating in load balancing mode.

View power consumption information

Perform this task to view power consumption summary, power information, and power consumption history. You can view the 5-minute server power consumption statistics for the past 24 hours or seven days, including the maximum, average, and minimum power consumption.

Restrictions and guidelines

Some servers support displaying only the average sensor readings.

Only some servers support displaying CPU node power capping and GPU node power capping information.

Restoring HDM factory defaults clears the power consumption statistics.

Procedure

1. On the top navigation bar, click System.

2. In the left navigation pane, select Power Management.

3. In the work pane, click the Power Consumption tab.

4. View the power consumption summary, power alarming, system board power capping, CPU node power capping, GPU node power capping, and history power information.

¡ To clear the history readings and start a new statistics collection period, click Restart.

¡ To view power consumption in a time range, select a start time and end time, and then click OK.

¡ To view only the maximum, average, or minimum power consumption, click the Max, Avg, or Min icon, respectively.

Configure power alarming and power capping

Power alarming allows the system to generate an alarm log when the total power consumption of the server exceeds the alarm threshold.

Power capping limits the power consumption of the server to a power cap value that is lower or equal to the maximum rated power of the server.

When the power cap value of the system board or CPU node is exceeded, the server attempts to decrease power consumption by automatically decreasing the operating frequency of system components such as processors.

When the GPU node power cap value is exceeded, the server attempts to decrease power consumption by automatically decreasing the operating frequency of GPUs.

Power capping fails if the power consumption cannot drop below the power cap value in 30 seconds. If power capping fails for the system board or CPU node, you can configure the server to shut down or continue to run on a power capping failure.

Restrictions and guidelines

CAUTION:

Server shutdown upon a power capping failure causes service interruption. To use this function, make sure you understand the impact.

Only some servers support CPU node power capping and GPU node power capping configuration.

Power capping is at the expense of system performance. Select the power cap value carefully to avoid undesirable decrease in performance.

To avoid GPU node power capping configuration invalidity, make sure the GPU driver is installed in the OS before configuring GPU node power capping settings.

HDM cannot obtain the server power consumption statistics during restart.

Configuring power alarming settings

1. On the top navigation bar, click System.

2. In the left navigation pane, select Power Management.

3. In the work pane, click the Power Consumption tab.

4. Click the icon in the Power alarming section.

5. In the dialog box that opens, enable power alarming and then specify the alarm threshold.

6. Click OK.

Configuring system board power capping settings

1. On the top navigation bar, click System.

2. In the left navigation pane, select Power Management.

3. In the work pane, click the Power Consumption tab.

4. Click the icon in the System board power capping section.

5. In the dialog box that opens, enable power capping, set the power cap value, and then set the action to take upon a power capping failure.

6. Click OK.

Configuring CPU node power capping settings

1. On the top navigation bar, click System.

2. In the left navigation pane, select Power Management.

3. In the work pane, click the Power Consumption tab.

4. Click the icon in the CPU node section.

5. In the dialog box that opens, enable power capping, set the power cap value, and then set the action to take upon a power capping failure.

6. Click OK.

Configuring GPU node power capping settings

1. On the top navigation bar, click System.

2. In the left navigation pane, select Power Management.

3. In the work pane, click the Power Consumption tab.

4. Click the icon in the GPU node section.

5. In the dialog box that opens, enable power capping and set the power cap value.

6. Click OK.

Configure processor power states

Perform this task to configure the processor power states and the power supply operating mode.

You can adjust the power consumption of processors by changing the processor power states.

Prerequisites

For the power states to take effect, configure the following tasks on the Socket Configuration > Advanced Power Management Configuration screen from the BIOS:

1. Set SpeedStep (P-States) to Enabled.

2. Set Hardware P-States to Disable.

3. Set Power Performance Tuning to BIOS Controls EPB.

After the operation, you must save the configuration and restart the host.

Restrictions and guidelines

The adjusted P-state takes effect immediately after you save the configuration and the P-state restores to the default after the server performs a cold reboot.

After saving the CPU power-efficient configuration, you must restart the server for the configuration to take effect. If you configure CPU power-efficient settings when BIOS is starting up, the settings will not take effect. Do not configure CPU power-efficient settings at BIOS startup.

Procedure

1. On the top navigation bar, click System.

2. In the left navigation pane, select Power Management.

3. Click the Processor Power States tab.

4. Click Advanced Settings.

5. Adjust the preferred P-state value and then click OK.

The available state values vary by processor model.

6. Select the power supply operating mode, and then click Save. The operating mode options include:

¡ Performance—Indicates the performance first mode.

¡ Balanced—Indicates the balanced performance and power consumption mode.

¡ Power—Automatically adapts the speed and energy consumption of the processors according to processor usage. This mode reduces the total consumption and has little or no impact on the performance.

Parameters

· P-state: Defines the operating frequency of processors. A smaller P-state value represents a higher operating frequency, which translates to higher performance and higher power consumption.

Thermal management

View status and readings of temperature sensors

HDM presents temperature data in both heatmap and table formats to help you monitor the cooling performance of the server.

· The temperature heatmaps use colors between green and red to show the temperature distribution inside the server chassis in 2D and 3D views and use circles to represent sensors. Green indicates 0°C (32°F). As the temperature gets higher, the color gets warmer until it changes to red. With the temperature heatmaps, you can quickly identify the component that is in a poor cooling condition.

· The temperature sensor table displays the temperature reading, status, and coordinates of each sensor.

Procedure

1. On the top navigation bar, click System.

2. In the left navigation pane, select Thermal Management.

3. View the temperature heatmap and sensor list.

Parameters

· Status: Temperature status of a component:

¡ Normal—The temperature is normal, between the lower and upper minor thresholds (exclusive). No action is required.

¡ Minor—The temperature is between the lower major threshold (exclusive) and lower minor threshold (inclusive) or between the upper minor threshold (inclusive) and upper major threshold exclusive). Administrative attention is required.

¡ Major—The temperature is between the lower critical threshold (exclusive) and lower major threshold (inclusive) or between the upper major threshold (inclusive) and upper critical threshold (exclusive). Immediate action is required.

¡ Critical—The temperature is equal to or below the lower critical threshold, or it is equal to or above the upper critical threshold. Immediate action is required.

¡ N/A—The monitored component is not installed or the temperature sensor cannot be read.

· Reading: Current temperature. If HDM fails to read the sensor, this field displays N/A.

· Thresholds: Temperature thresholds:

¡ Critical—Lower and upper critical thresholds. When the temperature reaches either threshold, the server might automatically shut down to avoid damage to its components.

¡ Major—Lower and upper major thresholds. If the temperature reaches either threshold, server performance will significantly degrade.

¡ Minor—Lower and upper minor thresholds. If the temperature reaches either threshold, server performance will slightly degrade.

Manage fans

Perform this task to view fan information and fan errors and configure the fan speed mode.

You can adjust the fan speed mode to optimize the cooling, noise control, and energy efficiency performance.

Restrictions and guidelines

To replace fan modules of different models, you must first power off the server. After the replacement, to view the most recent fan information, you must power on the server and restart the host.

Set the preferred fan speed mode

1. On the top navigation bar, click System.

2. In the left navigation pane, select Thermal Management.

3. View fan information.

4. Click Fans.

5. Select a fan speed mode and then click OK.

Parameters

· Total modules: Total number of fan modules, including both present and absent fan modules.

· Present modules: Total number of present fan modules.

· Total rotors: Total number of rotors under each fan model, including both present and absent fans. A fan might have a single rotor or two rotors, depending on the fan model.

· Present rotors: Total number of rotors in the present fan modules.

· Group X: Displays fan information by fan group if multiple fan groups exist.

· Location: Displays location for each rotator or fan when a fan contains two rotators or a fan module contains two fans.

· Status: Operation status of the fan.

· Model: Fan model.

· Rotation speed (RPM): Current actual rotational speed of the fan.

· Rotation speed (%): Ideal RPM based on current temperature as a percentage of the rated RPM.

· Fault description: Alarms generated for fan errors.

· Silent: Enables the fans to run at the lowest speed required by heat dissipation of the server. This mode is suitable for scenarios with high noise requirements.

· Balanced: Enables the fans to run at a higher speed to provide balanced noise control and cooling performance.

· Powerful: Enables the fans to run at the highest possible speed. This mode is suitable for scenarios where the server requires high cooling performance. For example, the server is busy and key components, such as processors, are heavily loaded, or the ambient temperature changes frequently.

· Custom: Specifies a customized fan speed level. A higher level represents a higher speed and larger noise.

Manage liquid cooing modules

Perform this task to view the summary, detailed, and fault information of liquid cooling modules and configure the liquid leakage policy as needed.

Restrictions and guidelines

If the leakage policy action is set to power-off, the system powers off the host and shields the physical power button in case of liquid leakage. If the policy action is set to not power-off, the system does not perform any action in case of liquid leakage.

Procedure

1. On the top navigation bar, click System.

2. In the left navigation pane, select Thermal Management.

3. Click Liquid cooling module info.

4. View information about liquid cooling modules.

5. To specify the action to take upon liquid leakage, click Liquid leakage settings. In the dialog box that opens, configure the liquid leakage policy.

6. Click Save.

Parameters

· Liquid cooing device: Name and ID of the liquid cooling device.

· Status: Operation status of the liquid cooling device.

· Fault description: Log information generated when a liquid cooling device fails.

BIOS settings

Perform this task to modify the BIOS settings. Settings available are displayed by tab on the BIOS setup utility. For more information, see the BIOS user guide.

Restrictions and guidelines

Items for the BIOS settings are only available in English.

If you configure the BIOS settings when BIOS is starting up, the settings will not take effect. Do not configure the BIOS settings at BIOS startup.

Procedure

1. On the top navigation bar, click System.

2. In the left navigation pane, select BIOS Settings.

3. Select a target tab, and configure the BIOS settings.

4. To view explanation for an item, hover the mouse pointer over the icon.

5. Click Save. The new configuration takes effect at next startup.

6. To cancel the settings that have not been saved, click Cancel.

7. To clear the preset settings to be applied, click Remove all preprovisioned settings. After clearing, the preset settings do not take effect at next startup.

Parameters

· Options: The BIOS options to be configured.

· Option value: Value of an available option.

· Preset value: Settings to be applied by the user. The preset settings take effect at next startup.

· Current value: Option value at the most recent startup.

Boot option configuration

This feature allows you to configure the boot mode and boot option for the server.

Restrictions and guidelines

· This feature is available only for servers installed with Intel processors.

· If the boot option validity is set to Permanent, you cannot set the next boot mode and the next boot option as None at the same time.

· Some servers do not support configuring the validity period for boot options and only allow the boot options to take effect once at next startup.

· The displayed sub-boot option configuration parameters depend on the obtained boot information.

· If you select to boot the system from the hard disk in Legacy mode, make sure the hard disk supports the Legacy mode.

· The sub-boot option configuration is not supported in Legacy mode.

· The boot option configuration might not take effect if you configure it at the BIOS startup stage.

Procedures

Configure boot option settings

1. On the top navigation bar, click System.

2. In the left navigation pane, select Boot Option Configuration.

3. Set the validity period to One time or Permanent.

4. Select the next boot mode and next boot option.

5. Configure the boot order.

¡ To increase the boot priority of an option, select the option and click the icon.

¡ To lower the boot priority of an option, select the option and click the icon.

¡ To reset the boot order settings, click the icon.

6. View the current boot mode and current first boot option.

7. Click Save.

Configure sub-boot option settings

1. On the top navigation bar, click System.

2. In the left navigation pane, select Boot Option Configuration.

3. In the Sub-boot option configuration area, select a boot option.

4. Adjust the sub-boot option order.

¡ To increase the boot priority of a sub-boot option, select the sub-boot option and click the icon.

¡ To lower the boot priority of a sub-boot option, select the sub-boot option and click the icon.

5. Click Save.

Parameters

Boot option configuration

· One time: The boot option configuration only takes effect once at next startup. After the next startup, the boot option configuration will be restored to the default.

· Permanent: The boot option configuration takes effect permanently.

· Next boot mode: Select the next boot mode for the server. Options include Legacy, UEFI, and None. The None configuration indicates that no modification is made to the server boot mode and the server will start with the boot mode configured in the BIOS.

· Next boot option: Configure the first boot option at next startup. The None configuration indicates that no modification is made to the server boot option and the server will start with the boot order configured in the BIOS.

· Boot order: Configure the boot order. Other Device indicates other boot options, including:

¡ Unidentified boot devices.

¡ Embedded UEFI shell. This option is available only when EFI Shell Boot is set to Enabled in the BIOS.

Sub-boot option configuration

· Boot option: Select the boot option to be configured.

· Sub-boot option order: Configure the sub-boot option order. The device will start from the first sub-boot option at next startup.

HDM Configuration

Network

You can log in to HDM from the HDM dedicated network port or the HDM shared network port.

The dedicated network port can process only HDM management traffic. By default, the dedicated network port uses IPv4 address 192.168.1.2/24 and obtains an IPv6 address from the DHCP server. HDM dedicated network port is unavailable for some servers.

The shared network port transmits HDM management traffic and server data traffic simultaneously. By default, the shared network port automatically obtains its IP address through DHCP.

General restrictions and guidelines for network configuration

To ensure the network connectivity of HDM, follow these restrictions and guidelines when you configure network settings:

· To avoid network errors, make sure the HDM dedicated network port, HDM shared network port, and the WLAN use different IP addresses from different subnets.

· Do not disable the HDM dedicated network port and the shared network port at the same time. HDM Web interface will be inaccessible if both network ports are disabled.

· Any change to network settings can cause HDM user sessions to disconnect and take a few minutes to take effect. After you change network settings, reconnect to the HDM Web interface at prompt.

After you change network settings, wait for the configuration to take effect before you restart the server.

General configuration

Restrictions and guidelines

Verify that the network interface to be used as the shared network port is in up state before manually changing the shared network port.

The change of the shared network port does not require reconfiguring port network settings. All the network settings except for the IP address obtained through DHCP continue to take effect after the change. If the IP address of the HDM shared port is obtained through DHCP, the DHCP server re-assigns an IP address to the shared network port after you change it.

If you disable automatic shared port selection and do not specify an interface as the shared port, the system uses the shared port specified before you enabled the feature. Make sure the port is in up state. If the port is in down state, HDM will be inaccessible.

Before importing a configuration file to edit network port selection and network port mode, make sure the file content is intact and correct.

Aggregate links are used once you enabled the automatic shared port selection.

If you use one NCSI cable to connect two network adapters to the server, HDM only displays information about the connected network adapter.

As a best practice, use Port 1 or Port 2 on a four-port shared network adapter. To use Port 3 or Port 4, first switch to Port 1 or Port 2 of the network adapter, and then switch to the desired port.

Configuring the host name

1. On the top navigation bar, click Configuration.

You are placed on the Network page.

2. In the Set hostname section, select Manual or Auto configuration for the host.

¡ If you select manual configuration, enter the host name manually.

¡ If you select automatic configuration, the host name is set to HDM+serial_number by default.

3. Click Save.

Connecting HDM to a network

1. On the top navigation bar, click Configuration.

You are placed on the Network page.

2. In the Connection config section, select the network mode from Normal mode and Active/Standby mode.

¡ If you select normal mode, you can select whether to enabled HDM shared network port. After enabling, you can view the status of the automatic network adapter selection, and configure the automatic shared port selection or specify the port manually.

¡ If you select active/standby mode, the shared network port is enabled automatically for accessing HDM once the dedicated port fails, and cannot be disabled. After enabling, you can view the status of the automatic network adapter selection, and configure the automatic shared port selection or specify the port manually.

3. Click Save.

Parameters

· Host name: Name of the HDM host, a string of 1 to 63 characters. For special characters, only hyphens (-) are allowed but the string cannot start or end with a hyphen (-).

· Normal mode—The HDM dedicated and shared network ports have separate IP addresses and operate in active/active mode. HDM is accessible at both ports. This is the default mode.

· Active/standby mode—The HDM dedicated and shared network ports have separate IP addresses and operate in active/standby mode. In this mode, the dedicated port is the primary port and the shared network is the secondary port. HDM is accessible at the dedicated port as long as the dedicated port is up and has network connectivity. After the dedicated port fails, HDM is accessible at the shared port. In standby mode, the shared port cannot forward management traffic, but it can still forward data traffic.

Dedicated network port

Perform this task to view and configure information about the dedicated network port, including MAC address, connection status, IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, VLAN settings, and self-negotiation settings.

Domain Name System (DNS) is a distributed database used by TCP/IP applications to translate domain names into IP addresses. You can configure DNS to enable access to HDM by using a domain name instead of the management IP address of HDM.

Access the HDM Web interface for the actual configuration.

Restrictions and guidelines

See "General restrictions and guidelines for network configuration."

If you cannot log in to HDM at its IPv6 address, disable proxy server in the browser and then try again.

If you are manually specifying IPv6 addresses of DNS servers, specify global IPv6 addresses.

If an invalid DNS server address is configured, the DNS registration might take a long time.

DNS is configurable only when the corresponding IPv4 or IPv6 network service is enabled.

The DNS configuration might change only when the following conditions are met:

· The obtaining method of an IPv4 or IPv6 address changes from DHCP server assignment to manual configuration.

· The Configure DNS service field is IPv4 (Auto)/IPv6 (Auto).

In this case, the Configure DNS service field will switch to Manual automatically and the system will continue to use the domain suffix and DNS server information before the switch.

After disabling IPv6 configuration, you can still use the IPv6 link-local address.

If the server is installed with the Delta Hopper module firmware, do not configure IP address 192.168.31.0, 192.168.31.1, or 192.168.31.2 for the server.

Prerequisites

Verify that the dedicated network port is physically connected to the network.

Viewing dedicated network port information

1. On the top navigation bar, click Configuration.

You are placed on the Network page.

2. On the Dedicated Port tab, view information about the dedicated network port.

3. (Optional.) To view the state of an address, hover over the icon before the link local address or IPv6 address. Available states include Pending, Failed, and Active.

Configuring IPv4 settings

1. On the top navigation bar, click Configuration.

You are placed on the Network page.

2. On the Dedicated Port tab, click Configure.

3. Select Enable for IPv4 to enable IPv4 network service.

4. Configure IPv4 address settings for the port:

¡ To use the IP address automatically assigned by a DHCP server, select Automatic IP obtaining.

¡ To manually configure static IP address settings, clear Automatic IP obtaining, and then enter an IPv4 address, subnet mask, and default gateway address.

5. In the Configure DNS service area, select Enable for DNS service.

6. Select Manual, or IPv4 (Auto) from the Configure DNS service field. To select IPv4 (Auto), you must enable Automatic IP Obtaining first.

¡ If you select IPv4 (Auto), the Domain suffix field will be automatically populated, and HDM will search for DNS servers automatically.

¡ If you select Manual, enter a domain suffix in the Domain suffix field, and enter the IP addresses of DNS servers. The DNS server information is optional. If you do not enter any information about DNS servers, the DNS configuration cannot take effect.

7. Configure the destination address, mask, and gateway in the Static route 1 configuration and Static route 2 configuration fields.

¡ The host number of the destination address must be all zero.

¡ The addresses cannot be on the same network segment as the IPv4 address used by the network interface, including static and dynamic addresses.

¡ Make sure any two routes are on different network segments.

8. Click Save.

Configuring IPv6 settings

1. On the top navigation bar, click Configuration.

You are placed on the Network page.

2. On the Dedicated Port tab, click Configure.

3. Select Enable for IPv6 to enable IPv6 network service.

4. Configure IPv6 address settings for the port:

¡ To use the IP address automatically assigned by a DHCP server, select Automatic IP obtaining.

¡ To manually configure static IP address settings, clear Automatic IP obtaining, and then enter an IPv6 address, the prefix length (in the range of 1 to 127), and a default gateway address.

5. In the Configure DNS service area, select Enable for DNS service.

6. Select Manual, or IPv6 (Auto) from the Configure DNS service field. To select IPv6 (Auto), you must enable Automatic IP Obtaining first.

¡ If you select IPv6 (Auto), the Domain suffix field will be automatically populated, and HDM will search for DNS servers automatically.

7. Configure the destination address, prefix length, and gateway in the Static route 1 configuration and Static route 2 configuration fields.

¡ The host number of the destination address must be all zero.

¡ The value range of the prefix is 4 to 128.

¡ The address cannot be on the same network segment as the IPv6 address used by the network interface, including static and dynamic addresses.

¡ Make sure any two routes are on different network segments.

8. Click Save.

Configuring VLAN settings

1. On the top navigation bar, click Configuration.

You are placed on the Network page.

2. On the Dedicated Port tab, click Configure.

3. Select Enable for VLAN to enable VLAN service.

4. Enter a VLAN ID in the range of 2 to 4094.

5. Enter an 802.1p priority in the range of 0 to 7.

The 802.1p priority determines the transmission priority of the traffic from the VLAN when congestion occurs. The higher the value, the higher the priority.

6. Click Save.

Configuring self-negotiation settings

1. On the top navigation bar, click Configuration.

You are placed on the Network page.

2. On the Dedicated Port tab, click Configure.

3. In the Auto-negotiation section, perform the following tasks:

¡ If you enable self-negotiation settings, the dedicated port will negotiate with the switch to set the duplex mode and speed automatically. No manual configuration is required.

¡ If you disable self-negotiation settings, you are required to configure the duplex mode and speed manually.

4. Click Save.

Parameters

· Port connection: Displays whether a cable is connected to the port. Options include:

¡ Disconnected—The port is disconnected.

¡ Active—The port is connected and is in active state.

· Domain suffix: Domain prefix registered in DNS server. This domain suffix will be automatically combined with the HDM host name to form a fully qualified domain name for HDM access.

· DNS server 1 to 3: Specifies DNS servers. You can specify a maximum of three DNS servers. The priorities of DNS servers 1, 2, and 3 are in descending order.

· Destination: Destination network address to which the packet will be sent.

· Mask: Subnet mask of the network address.

· Gateway: Address of the gateway connected to the interface of the adjacent router.

· Full-duplex: Data can be transmitted by using the dedicated network port in both directions at the same time.

· Half-duplex: Data can be transmitted by using the dedicated network port only in one direction at a time.

Shared network port

Perform this task to view and configure information about the shared network port, including MAC address, connection status, IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, and VLAN settings.

Restrictions and guidelines

See "General restrictions and guidelines for network configuration."

If you cannot log in to HDM at its IPv6 address, disable proxy server in the browser and then try again.

If you are manually specifying IPv6 addresses of DNS servers, specify global IPv6 addresses.

If the network port mode is active/standby, any IP configuration on the shared network port will be synchronized to the other shared network ports and the dedicated network port.

If an invalid DNS server address is configured, the DNS registration might take a long time.

DNS is configurable only when the corresponding IPv4 or IPv6 network service is enabled.

The DNS configuration might change only when the following conditions are met:

· The obtaining method of an IPv4 or IPv6 address changes from DHCP server assignment to manual configuration.

· The Configure DNS service field is IPv4 (Auto)/ IPv6 (Auto).

In this case, the Configure DNS service field will switch to Manual automatically and the system will continue to use the domain suffix and DNS server information before the switch.

After disabling IPv6 configuration, you can still use the IPv6 link-local address.

If the server is installed with the Delta Hopper module firmware, do not configure IP address 192.168.31.0, 192.168.31.1, or 192.168.31.2 for the server.

Prerequisites

Verify that the dedicated network port is physically connected to the network.

Verify that the shared network port is in Active state if the network port mode is active/standby.

Viewing shared network port information

1. On the top navigation bar, click Configuration.

You are placed on the Network page.

2. On the Shared Port tab, view information about the shared network port.

3. (Optional.) To view the state of an address, hover over the icon before the link local address or IPv6 address. Available states include Pending, Failed, and Active.

Configuring IPv4 settings

1. On the top navigation bar, click Configuration.

You are placed on the Network page.

2. Click the Shared Port tab.

3. Click Configure.

4. Select Enable for IPv4 to enable IPv4 network service.

5. Configure IPv4 address settings for the port:

¡ To use the IP address automatically assigned by a DHCP server, select Automatic IP obtaining. This is the default setting.

¡ To manually configure static IP address settings, clear Automatic IP obtaining, and then enter an IPv4 address, subnet mask, and default gateway address.

6. In the Configure DNS service area, select Enable for DNS service.

7. Select Manual, or IPv4 (Auto) from the Configure DNS service field. To select IPv4 (Auto), you must enable Automatic IP Obtaining first.

¡ If you select IPv4 (Auto), the Domain suffix field will be automatically populated, and HDM will search for DNS servers automatically.

8. Configure the destination address, mask, and gateway in the Static route 1 configuration and Static route 2 configuration fields.

¡ The host number of the destination address must be all zero.

¡ The addresses cannot be on the same network segment as the IPv4 address used by the network interface, including static and dynamic addresses.

¡ Make sure any two routes are on different network segments.

9. Click Save.

Configuring IPv6 settings

1. On the top navigation bar, click Configuration.

You are placed on the Network page.

2. Click the Shared Port tab.

3. Click Configure.

4. Select Enable for IPv6 to enable IPv6 network service.

5. Configure IPv6 address settings for the port:

¡ To use the IP address automatically assigned by a DHCP server, select Automatic IP obtaining.

¡ To manually configure static IP address settings, clear Automatic IP obtaining, and then enter an IPv6 address, the prefix length (in the range of 1 to 127), and a default gateway address.

6. In the Configure DNS service area, select Enable for DNS service.

7. Select Manual, or IPv6 (Auto) from the Configure DNS service field. To select IPv6 (Auto), you must enable Automatic IP Obtaining first.

¡ If you select IPv6 (Auto), the Domain suffix field will be automatically populated, and HDM will search for DNS servers automatically.

8. Configure the destination address, prefix length, and gateway in the Static route 1 configuration and Static route 2 configuration fields.

¡ The host number of the destination address must be all zero.

¡ The value range of the prefix is 4 to 128.

¡ The addresses cannot be on the same network segment as the IPv6 address used by the network interface, including static and dynamic addresses.

¡ Make sure any two routes are on different network segments.

9. Click Save.

Configuring VLAN settings

1. On the top navigation bar, click Configuration.

You are placed on the Network page.

2. Click the Shared Port tab.

3. Click Configure.

4. Select Enable for VLAN to enable VLAN service.

5. Enter a VLAN ID in the range of 2 to 4094.

6. Enter an 802.1p priority in the range of 0 to 7.

The 802.1p priority determines the transmission priority of the traffic from the VLAN when congestion occurs. The higher the value, the higher the priority.

7. Click Save.

Parameters

· Connection Information: Displays connection information about shared network ports, including automatic shared port selection state, Ethernet adapter type, and whether a cable is connected to each port. This field is not available when no Ethernet adapter is installed or the installed Ethernet adapters do not support NCSI. Options include:

¡ Disconnected—The port is disconnected.

¡ Connected—The port is connected but is not in active state.

¡ Active—The port is connected and is in active state.

· Domain suffix: Domain prefix registered in DNS server. This domain suffix will be automatically combined with the HDM host name to form a fully qualified domain name for HDM access.

· DNS server 1 to 3: Specifies DNS servers. You can specify a maximum of three DNS servers. The priorities of DNS servers 1, 2, and 3 are in descending order.

· Destination: Destination network address to which the packet will be sent.

· Mask: Subnet mask of the network address.

· Gateway: Address of the gateway connected to the interface of the adjacent router.

Active/standby mode

With the active/standby mode enabled, you can perform this task to view and configure the ports, including the MAC address, connection status, IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, and VLAN settings.

Restrictions and guidelines

DNS is configurable only when the corresponding IPv4 or IPv6 network service is enabled.

The DNS configuration might change only when the following conditions are met:

· The obtaining method of an IPv4 or IPv6 address changes from DHCP server assignment to manual configuration.

· The Configure DNS service field is IPv4 (Auto)/ IPv6 (Auto).

In this case, the Configure DNS service field will switch to Manual automatically and the system will continue to use the domain suffix and DNS server information before the switch.

If an invalid DNS server address is configured, the DNS registration might take a long time.

VLAN settings take effect only when the active/standby mode is enabled and the shared network port is used.

After disabling IPv6 configuration, you can still use the IPv6 link-local address.

If the server is installed with the Delta Hopper module firmware, do not configure IP address 192.168.31.0, 192.168.31.1, or 192.168.31.2 for the server.

Viewing port information

1. On the top navigation bar, click Configuration.

You are placed on the Network page.

2. On the Active/Standby Mode Port tab, view the port information.

3. (Optional.) To view the state of an address, hover over the icon before the link local address or IPv6 address. Available states include Pending, Failed, and Active.

Configuring IPv4 settings

1. On the top navigation bar, click Configuration.

You are placed on the Network page.

2. Click the Active/Standby Mode tab.