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ASWM Enterprise System W eb-based Management User Manual.
ii Disclaimer The manufacturer is not responsible for any damages, including loss of prots, loss of information, interruption of business, personal injury , and/or any damage or consequential damage without limitation, incurred before, during, or after the use of our products.
iii Contents About this guide .......................................................................................... v Getting Started 1.1 Introduction to ASWM Enterprise ............................................... 1-2 1.1.1 How ASWM Enterprise works .
iv Contents 3.6.5 BIOS ............................................................................. 3-18 3.6.6 DataBase ...................................................................... 3-18 Client Monitor Information 4.1 Monitor Overview ......
v About this guide Audience This user guide is intended for system integrators, and experienced users with at least basic knowledge of conguring a server . Contents This guide contains the following parts: Chapter 1: Getting Started This chapter introduces the ASWM Enterpirse, and tells how to install and uninstall it under Windows platform.
vi Conventions T o make sure that you perform certain tasks properly , take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. W ARNING : Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. CAUTION : Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task.
ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise Chapter 1 Getting Started This chapter introduces the ASWM Enterprise, and tells how to install and uninstall it under Windows platform.
1-2 Chapter 1: Getting started 1.1 Introduction to ASWM Enterprise Welcome! Thank for buying our server products bundled with ASWM Enterprise System Web-based Management software. The ASWM Enterprise is a proprietary server management solution that gives a vital distinction to our servers.
1-3 ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise 1.1.2 Supported OS platforms The ASWM Enterprise agent supports the following operating systems, Y ou can choose the appropriate package depending on the primary OS installation of your server .
1-4 Chapter 1: Getting started OS Internet Explorer 10 Internet Explorer 9 Internet Explorer 8 Internet Explorer 7 Internet Explorer 6 Firefox 3.6+ Safari 4+ Chrome 12+ Windows® 8 Desktop �* - - - .
1-5 ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise 1.2 ASWM Enterprise installation Y ou can install ASWM Enterprise in Windows platform. Proceed to the succeeding sections for the instructions that are applicable to your operating system.
1-6 Chapter 1: Getting started Any user with administrator privileges on the local system can install ASWM Enterprise. T o install ASWM Enterprise in Windows: 1. Insert the support DVD into the optical drive and click ASWM Enterprise V1.3.7 . 3. Click Next to start installation.
1-7 ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise 4. The system is installing ASWM Enterprise. 5. The system is checking the installation requirements. Click Next to continue.
1-8 Chapter 1: Getting started 7. After passing the Connection T est, click OK and Next to continue. 8. When the installation completes, click Close to exit the wizard.
1-9 ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise 1.3 Uninstalling ASWM Enterprise 1.3.1 Uninstalling from Windows T o uninstall ASWM Enterprise from a Windows platform: 1. Click Start > All Programs > ASWM Enterprise > Uninstall . 2. The system automatically uninstalls ASWM Enterprise.
1-10 Chapter 1: Getting started 1.4 Login ASWM Enterprise T o login ASWM Enterprise: 1. Double-click the ASWM Enterprise shortcut on the desktop when you login from the local server . If you login from the remote server , enter the ASWM Enterprise website (http://HostName(IP)/ aswment) through the web browser .
1-1 1 ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise Limitation when logining as a User • Only limited functions, including Monitor and Account Management are available. • HW Sensor is read-only . Y ou cannot customize the threshold. • Y ou cannot delete the EventLog, but you are allowed to use the Advanced Search function.
1-12 Chapter 1: Getting started 1.5 The main page The main control panel of the ASWM Enterprise user interface is displayed as shown. 2 3 5 1 Full screen view : Click this banner to switch to the full screen view and press <Esc> to return to the normal window view .
ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise Chapter 2 Deployment management This chapter describes how to deploy ASWM Enterprise agents and remove agents through AD or manually .
2-2 Chapter 2: Deployment Management 2.1 Deploying new ASWM E nterprise agent Install new ASWM Enterpise agents on computer and add them the ASWM Enterprise server for convenient management, monitor and control. ASWM Enterprise client agent system requirement - .
2-3 ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise 2. Click Deploy New ASWM Enterprise Agent . 3. The wizard will guide you through the deployment process.
2-4 Chapter 2: Deployment Management 4. Select Automatically Scan the Active Directory and click Next to continue. The system will automatically scan the directory for agents. 5. Select a Domain and click Scan to start scanning. Click Enable Group and select a desired group to downsize the scanning range.
2-5 ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise 6. Enter the Name and Passowrd to login as the AD Administrator . 7. The system starts scanning..
2-6 Chapter 2: Deployment Management 8. Click wanted computers to deploy agents and click Start . The computer must be listed as Support in the SupportStatus eld. Click the computer that shows Not Support, the reasons will be shown below . If your wanted computers are listed as Not Support .
2-7 ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise 9. The deployment starts..
2-8 Chapter 2: Deployment Management 2.1.2 Manually deploying the ASWM Enterpise agents T o deploy new agents 1. Click Deployment Management on the left. 2. Click Deploy New ASWM Enterprise Agent . 3. The wizard will guide you through the deployment process.
2-9 ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise 4. Select Manual Deploy the ASWM Enterprise Agent and click Next to continue. 5. Click Add T arget PC . Y ou can add the target PC through IP Address or Host Name. Fill in the required leds and click Scan .
2-10 Chapter 2: Deployment Management 2.1.3 D i s c o v e r C l i e n t s w i t h p r e l o a d s e r v i c e ( T h i n C l i e n t mode) The ThinClient mode allows you to search for Thin Clients (eg.TC-710) in the same network for multiple client deployment via the ASWM Enterprise.
2-1 1 ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise Support : The ThinClient supports ASUS ASWM Enterprise agent. Not Suppor t : The ThinClient has probably already installed ASUS ASWM Enterprise agent. Please remove it and re-install the agent. 3. Click Discovery to search again.
2-12 Chapter 2: Deployment Management 2.1.4 Manually Install the ASWM Enterprise Linux Agent OS Support and Requirements • OS Support: RHEL 6.3 32/64 bit RHEL 6.
2-13 ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise 2.2 Removing ASWM Enterprise agent Y ou are allowed to remove the ASWM Enterprise agents from the main server or in Active Directory . 2.2.1 Scanning the self ASWM main server T o remove the existing agents 1.
2-14 Chapter 2: Deployment Management 3. The wizard will guide you through the uninstallation process. Click Start to continue. 4. Click Scan the self ASWM Enterprise Main Server and click Next to continue.
2-15 ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise 5. Select the desired computers for agent uninstallation and click Start . 6. The server automatically removes the agents on the selected computers. When done, it shows Success . Click Finish to nish the process.
2-16 Chapter 2: Deployment Management 2.2.2 Automatically scanning the Active Directory T o remove the existing agents 1. Repeat the step 1—3 in the previous section. 2. Click Click Automatically Scan the Active Directory and click Next to continue.
2-17 ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise 4. Select the desired computers for agent uninstallation and click Start . 5. The server automatically removes the agents on the selected computers. When done, it shows Success . Click Finish to nish the process.
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ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise Chapter 3 Main Server Functions This chapter describes the Main Server Functions, including Monitor , Account Managem ent, Deploy ment Manage ment, Centralized Management, and Server Conguration.
3-2 Chapter 3: Main Server Functions 3.1 Monitor The overview screen gives you a quick overall status check for all the computers. Y ou are also allowed to shut down, restart or start the selected computers. T o see the monitor overview 1. Click Monitor on the left.
3-3 ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise 3. In the Models In the XXX Group , the general monitoring information of all computer in this group is displayed as shown, including Connection status, Model Name, Alias Name, Operating system, BMC WebGUI status, Health status.
3-4 Chapter 3: Main Server Functions T o shut down or restart the computer 1. Right-click the desired computer . 2. Y ou can select Restart or PowerOFF if the computer appears online. PowerON is available only when the selected computer appears Ofine and you have installed BMC card on that computer .
3-5 ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise 3.2 Account Management Account Management allows you to see the current login account and edit the account. Only limited functions, including Monitor and Account Management are available when you login as a user .
3-6 Chapter 3: Main Server Functions 3.2.2 Account Click Account Management on the left to display the Login Account , Account and Role Privilege tab, than click Account tab to display Account Role and Account Role members of the account information. Editing the Login Account Click Edit Account to edit the login account.
3-7 ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise Y ou can click Add Account to add a new accont. In Edit Acconunt / Add Account of the Account Role section, you can specify the Account Role for this Account. The Administrator also can check / uncheck Account to enable or disable the Account.
3-8 Chapter 3: Main Server Functions 3.3 Deployment Management Y ou can deploy ASWM Enterprise agents and remove agents through AD or manually . Refer to Chapter 2 for details.
3-9 ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise 3.4 Centralized Management 3.4.1 BIOS Flash Centralized Management 1. Click Centralized Management on the left and select BIOS Flash Centralized Management . 2. Y ou can simultaneously on multiple Models for BIOS Flash.
3-10 Chapter 3: Main Server Functions 2. Click Upadte BIOS button to start BIOS Flash and show all models progress. 3.4.2 Remote Control Centralized Management 1. Click Centralized Management on the left and select Remote Control Centralized Management .
3-1 1 ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise 2. This show will follow the group under each Group based information. 3. Click Connect button can remote control the model. Y ou have to enable the Remote Desktop on your client computer before using the remote control function.
3-12 Chapter 3: Main Server Functions 3.4.3 Power Control Centralized Management 1. Click Centralized Management on the left and select Power Control Centralized Management . 2. Y ou can simultaneously on multiple Models for Power Control . 3. Click Start button to start Power Control and show all models progress.
3-13 ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise 3.5 Report Management This function allows you to congure report management. 3.5.1 Asset Report Management T o congure asset report management: 1. Click Report Management on the left of the screen and select Asset Report Management .
3-14 Chapter 3: Main Server Functions 3. Click the Option button to select the eld that you want to show in the table..
3-15 ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise 3.6 Server Conguration Y ou are allowed to do general server congurations, including SMTP server , SNMP T rap, security , etc.. 3.6.1 SMTP Server T o set up the SMTP server 1. Setting up the correct SMTP server information if you would like to send the notication through Email.
3-16 Chapter 3: Main Server Functions 3.6.2 Security Y ou can set the Access Control List, which permits or denies the specic IPs’ access. The ACL settings is based on Cisco router settings. Fill in the blank elds and click Add New ACL Rule to add a IP on the control list.
3-17 ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise 3.6.3 SNMP T rap Fill in the blank elds and click Add Prole to add the SNMP T rap prole. If you would like to edit the prole, click Edit Prole . The SNMP prole information is used for sending noticatiton.
3-18 Chapter 3: Main Server Functions 3.6.5 BIOS The BIOS screen displays all the BIOS cache information. The ASWM Enterprise automatically detect and download the newest BIOS from the ASUS support site. 3.6.6 DataBase Y ou can view the database information of ASWM Enterprise here.
ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise Chapter 4 Client Monitor Information This chapter describes system status and information of the client..
4-2 Chapter 3: Client Monitor Information 4.1 Monitor Overview Y ou can have detailed monitoring information of each client in realtime. 1. Click Monitor on the left.
4-3 ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise 3. Select a desired client for monitoring in the Group 4. The Client Information of the selected computer is displayed as shown.
4-4 Chapter 3: Client Monitor Information 4.2 HW Sensor Hardware sensors are responsible for voltage, fans, temperature and backplanes monitoring. Y ou can have a realtime notication of each component with colored signals or customize your warning threshold.
4-5 ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise 4.2.1 Setting thresholds Click the dashboard to customized your own threshold value, including High Critical , High W arning , Low W arning , and Low Critical . T o set the threshold 1. Click a desired dashboard for customizing.
4-6 Chapter 3: Client Monitor Information Fan This screen displays the fan status. Click Return to the previous Client Information screen. 4.2.2 Hardware sensor tabs V oltage Scroll down for more voltage dashboards or click Return to the previous Client Information screen.
4-7 ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise T emperature This screen displays the device temperature. Click Return to the previous Client Information screen. Backplane This screen displays the blackplane status, including Drive Presence , Drive Not Exist , Fault , and Rebuild .
4-8 Chapter 3: Client Monitor Information Chassis This screen displays the chassis status. If the chassis of the client computer is opened, the ChassisIntrusion Lock icon will appear unlocked.
4-9 ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise 4.3 Inventory Inventory shows the general disk info of your installed Hard disk drive, optical disk drive and the connected external disk drive. 4.3.1 Disk Info Disk Information The disk information screen includes Name , Media T ype , Status , Manufacturer , Size , S.
4-10 Chapter 3: Client Monitor Information S.M.A.R.T Information Click to show SMART information Partition Information Click to show Partition information.
4-1 1 ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise 4.3.2 Device Manager The Device Manager displays all the devices installed on the client PC. T o check device properties 1. Click Device Manager tab on the top. 2. Click the desired category to expand and show the devices.
4-12 Chapter 3: Client Monitor Information 4.4 Event Log ASWM Enterprise automatically creates and records all the signicant events happening on your system in the event logs. Click the tabs ( ASWM Enterprise , Application , System , and Security ) on the top to browse different categories.
4-13 ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise Advanced Search Click Advanced Search to use the Event Log Filter to locate your desired log more quickly . Filtering by Time Span If you select Filter by Time Span , you can decide and search your desired time period for the logs.
4-14 Chapter 3: Client Monitor Information Clean EventLog Click Clean EventLog to clear all the event logs stored in your client PCs. Export EventLog Click Export EventLog to export a *.
4-15 ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise 4.5 Utilization Utilization Sensor shows the utilization status of disk drives, CPU, Memory and Network.
4-16 Chapter 3: Client Monitor Information 4.5.3 Memory This screen shows the total physical memory , used memory , the available memory , and the memory utilization status. 4.5.4 Network This screen shows the general information of the network and the network utilization status.
4-17 ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise 4.6 Software Click Auto Refresh to refresh the monitoring screen automatically . 4.6.1 Application Displays all the installed applications on this client and their general information. 4.6.2 Service Displays the status of each installed applications.
4-18 Chapter 3: Client Monitor Information 4.6.3 Process Displays the process of the running applications. T o end the process of the running application 1. Right-click the application that you would like to end the process. 2. Select End Process:XXXXX to stop the application running.
4-19 ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise 4.6.4 Environment V ariables Displays the environment variables. 4.6.5 Export function Click Export button to export a *.
4-20 Chapter 3: Client Monitor Information 4.7 Security Security function allows you to manage your USB Flash and Registry T ool safely . USB Flash management Use this function to prevent other users from copying the les in the Client to their USB ash disks.
4-21 ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise Regedit T ool Regedit.exe is a built-in registry editor in Windows OS. T o improve the system security , follow the steps to disable the Regedit.exe in Windows OS: 1. Click the Regedit T ool tab to view the status in Regedit T ool.
4-22 Chapter 3: Client Monitor Information 4.8 BMC BMC Information displays the general information of the installed BMC card. This button is available only when you BMC card to the client computer .
4-23 ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise SEL Setting allows you to enable or disable the SEL Backup Function, and set the upper limit of SEL usage.
4-24 Chapter 3: Client Monitor Information 4.9 BIOS Flash BIOS Flash screen displays your current BIOS information and you can congure the settings of BIOS Flash.
4-25 ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise 4.10.1 Information Click Edit Information to relocate this client computer to another group or change its Alias Name . Click Uninstall Client if you want to remove the ASWM Enterprise Agent from this computer .
4-26 Chapter 3: Client Monitor Information 4.10.2 Network Y ou can remotely control the network to enable / disable the DHCP , congure IP addresses and DNS, and change the Subnet Mask and Default Gateway .
4-27 ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise 4.10.3 Notication Y ou can set up the notication types, including sending SNMP T raps and Emails, or you can just keep the event logs.
4-28 Chapter 3: Client Monitor Information Customizing notications for each sensor Y ou can the select the notication methods of each sensor , Hardware and Utilization.
4-29 ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise 4.11 Remote Control Remote Control allows you to open the Remote Desktop and control the client remotely . 1. Click Connect to allow the Remote Desktop Connection . 2. Corm the name of the remote computer and click Connect to start the connection.
4-30 Chapter 3: Client Monitor Information Whe n moni tori ng a Thi nClie nt, the Funct ion Are a wil l be dif feren t fro m tha t of a Serv er ’ s function area in the following: 1. HW sensor changes to EWF (see below) 2. BMC changes to Security (see below) 4.
4-31 ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise 4.12.1 EWF (Enhanced Write Filter) When monitoring the ThinClient, you can view and congure the EWF (Enhanced Write Filter). EWF (Enhanced Write Filter) function protects one or several partitions against from being writting in.
4-32 Chapter 3: Client Monitor Information 2. Double-click the Partition that you want to change the EWF . When the EWF conguration dialog box appears, select dif ferent options from the Pending Command dropdown list to change the partition’s EWF status, including: • No Command: Keeps current EWF or removes the previous Pending Command).
4-33 ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise Congure HORM (Hibernate Once, Resume Many) 1. Y ou can congure HORM while setting EWF . Ensure to enable EWF of each partition when enabling HORM function. While enabling the HORM function, put the system to hibernate mode.
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ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise Appendix Reference information This appendix includes a glossary of terms used in this document..
A-2 Appendix: Reference information A.1 Glossary Community Users can dene their own SNMP trap community for a clearer categorization and convenient management of SNMP traps. Backplane A circuit board with sockets in which additional devices can be plugged.
A-3 ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise Function Category Modules Sub-items Agent T ype Win (Server) Win (TC) Linux Monitor OverView • • • Client Detail Information • • • HW Sensor.
A-4 Appendix: Reference information Function Category Modules Sub-items Agent T ype Win (Server) Win (TC) Linux Deployment Management Deploy New Agent Automatically Deploy • • - Manually Deploy .
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