IPMI IPKVM guide

This guide provides comprehensive instructions for accessing your server's IPMI interface, launching the IPKVM console for remote server management, and mounting ISO images, including external ISOs via our Samba/HTTP share.

Table of Contents

  1. Accessing the IPMI Interface
  2. Launching the IPKVM Console
  3. Mounting ISO Images
  4. Troubleshooting and additional notes

Accessing the IPMI Interface

  1. Open the IPMI Web Panel:
    Enter the IPMI web panel URL in your browser's address bar.

    This URL is provided in your YAML configuration under System -> Remote Access -> Additional Parameters -> Panel -> URL.

  2. Exception acceptance
    Make sure you accept the exceptions

Exception code 1 Exception code 2

  1. Log In:
    Use the username and password specified in the same YAML section to log in to the IPMI interface.

    For more information, refer to Guide to Interpreting the YAML Configuration and Connecting to IPKVM

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Launching the IPKVM Console

Supermicro X9/X10/X11/X12 Series

  • Java Console:
    1. Navigate to Remote Control > Console Redirection.
    2. Click Launch Console. This will download a .jnlp file.
    3. Open the .jnlp file using Java Web Start (e.g., OpenWebStart).
    4. Accept any security prompts to run the application.

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  • HTML5 Console:
    1. Navigate to Remote Control > iKVM/HTML5.
    2. Click iKVM/HTML5 to open the console in your browser.

SuperMicro IPMI HTML5 Console

ASRockRack / ASMB9-10

  • Java Console:
    1. Go to Remote Control > JViewer.
    2. Click Java Console > Open to launch the JViewer application.
    3. Open the .jnlp file using Java Web Start (e.g., OpenWebStart).
    4. Accept any security prompts to run the application.

ASRockRack Remote Control JViewer

  • HTML5 Console:
    1. Navigate to Remote Control > H5Viewer.
    2. Click Launch HTML5 to open the console in your browser.

ASRockRack Remote Control H5Viewer

Dell iDRAC8/9/10

  • Java Console:
    1. Press Settings next Virtual Console screen displayed.
    2. Set Virtual Console Type to Java.
    3. Click Launch Virtual Console. This will download a .jnlp file.
    4. Open the .jnlp file using Java Web Start (e.g., OpenWebStart).
    5. Accept any security prompts to run the application.

Dell IDRAC Settings Console

  • HTML5 Console:
    1. Press Settings next Virtual Console screen displayed.
    2. Set Virtual Console Type to HTML5.
    3. Click Launch Virtual Console.

Dell IDRAC Launch

ASMB8 / Intel RMM4

  • Java Console:
    1. Navigate to Remote Control > Console Redirection.
    2. Click Launch Console. This will download a .jnlp file.
    3. Open the .jnlp file using Java Web Start (e.g., OpenWebStart).
    4. Accept any security prompts to run the application.

Intel RMM4 Remote Intel RMM4 Launch

HP iLO

  • Java Console:
    1. Find Integrated Remote Console on the Overview page or use the Remote Console submenu.
    2. Click Launch under the Java console section. This will download a .jnlp file.
    3. Open the .jnlp file using Java Web Start (e.g., OpenWebStart).
    4. Accept any security prompts to run the application.

HP iLo4

  • HTML5 Console:
    1. Find Integrated Remote Console on the Overview page or use the Remote Console submenu.
    2. Click Launch under the HTML5 console section.

HP iLo4

Mounting ISO Images

Mounting Local ISO via Console (few examples)

  • SuperMicro Java
    • In the IPKVM interface menu, navigate to Virtual Media > Virtual Storage.
    • Select emulation Device 1 or any other and Logical Drive Type as ISO File.
    • Press Open Image to browse to a local file to be emulated and transferred to the server.

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  • Dell HTML5 Console
    • In the IPKVM interface menu, click Connect Virtual Media.
    • In the opened form, click Browse to browse for local ISO file to be mapped remotely and press Map Device.

Dell IDRAC Dell IDRAC

  • HP iLO HTML5 Console
    • In the IPKVM interface, click the CD Icon.
    • In the opened selection menu, click CD/DVD and Local *.iso file to browse to an ISO to be mapped remotely.

HP iLo4 HP iLo4

  • ASROCKRACK
    • In the IPKVM interface top right corner, click Browse File to select an ISO to map remotely.
    • Right next to it press Start Media to start redirection.

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Mounting External ISO via Samba Share or http (few examples)

Visit https://isobucket.serverastra.com/ for a list of available ISOs and their names.

Samba/CIFS Share Settings:

  • Share Host: 10.40.91.1
  • File Location: /isos/NAME_OF_ISO
  • User: Provide "guest" if required, do not enter if optional.
  • Password: Provide "guest" if required, do not enter if optional.

HTTP Share Settings:

  • Share Host: http://10.40.91.1
  • File Location: /NAME_OF_ISO
  • SuperMicro
    • In the IPMI menu navigate to Virtual Media > CD-ROM Image.
    • Enter provided above Samba Share Host and Path To Image.
    • Press Save to save information and press Mount to mount the ISO.

SuperMicro IPMI

  • Dell HTML5 Console
    • In the IPMI menu tab, click Attached Media.
    • In the opened form, enter the image file_path with Samba Share data from above. You can enter only formatted as //SHARE_HOST/isos/NAME_OF_ISO
    • Press Connect.

Dell IDRAC

  • HP iLO HTML5 Console
    • In the IPMI left side menu select Virtual Media > Virtual Media.
    • In the opened form, in Connect CD/DVD-ROM enter Scripted Media URL with data from HTTP share above. You can enter only using the format of http://SHARE_HOST/NAME_OF_ISO

HP iLo4

  • ASROCKRACK
    • In the IPMI interface left side menu, select Settings.
    • In the opened dashboard, click Media Redirection Settings.
    • In the following dashboard, click General Settings.
    • Check Remote Media Support, Mount CD/DVD, cifs. Enter data according to Samba/CIFS share host listed above. path in server must point to folder not ISO! You can optionally check Same settings for harddisk Images to run the IMG files from our repository.
    • Save the settings by clicking Save and pressing Ok to apply changes and disconnect other sessions.
    • Select Image Redirection in the left side menu of IPMI Panel.
    • Await the list to load with Image names and select the ISO you'd like to run in Image Name option next to CD/DVD.
    • Press the Play button ▶

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Troubleshooting and additional notes

  • IPMI unresponsive

    • Request assistance from technical support at ServerAstra.

  • IPKVM/Console keyboard unresponsive but everything else works

    • Try powering off and starting again the system, in rare cases IPMI controls timeout in the system and reconnecting them via opening Console doesn't activate them as they were timed out.

    ServerAstra ISO doesn't connect

    • Please check that all the share host data is entered correctly. Make sure the share is of correct type. Make sure the ISO is actually redirected/mounted/connected instead of just saved or loaded.

    IPKVM/Local ISO doesn't work

    • All IPKVM, including HTML5 ones REQUIRE a lot of various ports open and redirected on your system.

      Port(s) Protocol Purpose Platforms
      80, 443 TCP Web Interface (HTTP/HTTPS) All
      623 UDP IPMI over LAN (RMCP/RMCP+) All
      5900 TCP KVM Console Redirection All
      5901 TCP VNC (if enabled) Dell iDRAC
      5902 TCP Secure KVM Console (Intel RMM) Intel RMM
      5120, 5124 TCP CD Redirection (Standard/Secure) Intel RMM, ASRock BMC
      5123, 5127 TCP Floppy Disk Redirection (Standard/Secure) Intel RMM, ASRock BMC
      7578, 7582 TCP KVM Console (Standard/Secure) ASRock BMC
      17988-17991 TCP KVM and Virtual Media (Standard/Secure) HPE iLO

      Make sure your local system firewall allows full access to these.

  • Java Web Start:

    • If you don't have Java Web Start installed, you can download OpenWebStart from https://openwebstart.com/download/. However in some cases you might need Java 6 (Intel RMM) or Java 7 (ASMB8) though these systems are deprecated.

  • Browser Compatibility:

    • Modern browsers have dropped support for NPAPI plugins required for Java applets. It's recommended to use the HTML5 console when available and avoid using Java consoles.