Make sure that the appliance is powered off.
The power switch is located on the opposite side of the appliance from the cable ports.
On the rear of the appliance, connect the monitor cable to the VGA port, as applicable.
Connect the keyboard and mouse.
Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to the eth0 port, which is reserved for Administrative setup, and the other to the network switch.
Power on the appliance and turn on the monitor.
The monitor displays the Sheriff CSM login screen. See Sheriff CSM Initial Setup for details.
IPMI on Sheriff CSM hardware uses IP address 192.168.200.200 by default, and it does NOT failover to a shared LAN port (eth0 or eth1). This effectively makes it inaccessible to anyone who is not on that internal network.
Sheriff recommends that you deploy IPMI on an isolated network segment or virtual LAN (VLAN). In addition, configure the IPMI port to be dedicated. See Configuring a VLAN for IPMI Access.
If the IPMI port must be accessed outside of the network security perimeter, set up a VPN server to provide that access.
During startup, press and continuously hold Delete on the keyboard.
The BIOS SETUP UTILITY screen appears on the monitor.
Use Tab or the Up/Down and Right/Left Arrow keys to navigate to the Advanced tab.
The Advanced Settings panel appears.
Choose IPMI Configuration and press Enter.
The Advanced - IPMI Configuration panel appears.
Choose Set LAN Configuration and press Enter.
The Advanced - IPMI Configuration - Set LAN Configuration panel appears.
Choose a method of assigning an IP address to the machine:
(Static IP address users only) Use the Arrow keys to access the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway Address fields and type the appropriate values in each for your device.
Note: Each machine comes with a default IP address; you may either use this IP address or configure a new one.
Save the changes by pressing F10, and then press ESC to exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY.
During startup, press and continuously hold Delete on the keyboard.
The Aptio Setup Utility appears on the monitor.
Using Tab or Arrow, select the IPMI tab.
Use Down Arrow to select Update IPMI LAN configuration and press Enter.
Choose a method of assigning an IP address to the machine:
If you have a DHCP server in the same network as Sheriff CSM Remote Sensor:
If you do not have a DHCP Server, use Tab or Arrow to go to Static; press Enter.
Note: Each machine comes with a default IP address; you may either use this IP address or configure a new one.
You must restart the machine for your changes to take effect.
Open a browser on the computer that can access Sheriff CSM and type the IPMI IP address assigned in the configuration step.
After a connection is made, the Supermicro Login screen appears.
Type the default factory username "ADMIN" and password "4L13NV4ULT_0", then click Login.
The main IPMI screen appears.
After you have successfully logged in, change the default password for security purposes.
You must then log in with the new password.
After logging in again, enable display of the remote Sheriff CSM console and configure redirection:
Note: If the browser blocks it, click the top of the menu bar and select Download File. Then open it from your Downloads folder.
When you receive the Java prompt asking whether you want to run the application, click Run .
Note: If you receive a warning that the application is untrusted and asking if you want to make an exception, click Continue.
Log into the machine through the browser and enter the IPMI IP address you previously configured.
Go to Configuration > Network.
Within the VLAN section of the page, click enable.
(Optional) In the LAN interface list, select Dedicate.
By selecting Dedicate, you configure IPMI to connect over the IPMI port at all times. Otherwise, it fails over automatically to the two shared LAN ports (eth0 and eth1).
Click Save.
Sheriff CSM Hardware | Motherboard Model | IPMI Firmware File |
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Sheriff CSM All-in-One Sheriff CSM Standard Server Sheriff CSM Standard Sensor 6 x 1GB Sheriff CSM Standard Sensor 2 x 10GB Sheriff CSM Enterprise Server Sheriff CSM Server DB Sheriff CSM Enterprise Sensor 6 x 1GB Sheriff CSM Enterprise Sensor 2 x 10GB | X8DTU-6F+ | SMT_326.zip |
Sheriff CSM Remote Sensor | X9SCL-F X10SLH-F | SMT_X9_352.zip REDFISH_X10_381_unsigned.zip |
Log in, and then click Maintenance > Firmware Update.
The firmware update displays a message about how the update mode affects the device.
Important: After Sheriff CSM is in the firmware update mode, the update process resets the IPMI device, even if you cancel the update.
Click Enter Update Mode and then OK.
The page changes from Firmware Update to Firmware Upload.
Click Browse to choose the firmware file. Make sure that the firmware version is correct before proceeding.
Select Preserve Configuration on the following page, so that the system does not change your configuration during reboot.
Click Start Upgrade.
The update process displays a message showing what percentage of the upload has completed.
Warning: Do not interrupt the process. After the upgrade completes, the device will automatically reboot, and you will need to log in again.
Confirm that the firmware has upgraded to the desired version.
Click Configuration > Date and Time to update the date and time.
Connect an Ethernet cable to Sheriff CSM through the HPE iLO management port.
Connect Sheriff CSM to a power outlet.
Make sure you can reach Sheriff CSM over the network from the machine you are on.
Install the Java version recommended by HPE on your machine. See the vendor website for up-to-date information.
If not using DHCP, acquire the IP address you want to assign to HPE iLO.
The Sheriff CSM hardware provided by HPE has iLO disabled by default. You need to enable HPE iLO from the BIOS before you can use it.
To enable HPE iLOPower on or restart Sheriff CSM.
Press the F9 key, when prompted, to enter System Utilities.
Select System Configuration and then iLO 4 Configuration Utility.
Select Setting Options and then change iLO 4 Functionality to "Enabled".
Press F10 to save your changes.
Restart the server.
The HPE iLO on the Sheriff CSM hardware is pre-configured to obtain the IP address from a DHCP server. If you want to use a static IP address instead, you have to change the configuration from the system BIOS. To manually assign an IP address to HPE iLO
Power on or restart Sheriff CSM.
Press the F9 key, when prompted, to enter System Utilities.
Select System Configuration and then iLO 4 Configuration Utility.
Select Network Options:
Press F10
to save your changes.
Restart the server.
You can use the HPE iLO web interface to manage iLO. For browser support, see section 12 in the HPE iLO 4 User Guide.
To access the HPE iLO web interfaceOpen a web browser and type the IP address assigned to HPE iLO.
The IP address is displayed at the top right corner of the console during a system Power-On Self-Test (POST).
Enter the user name and password shown on the sticker label of the appliance.
Each Sheriff CSM appliance includes a sticker label from the manufacturer, where you can see the HPE iLO's default settings, including the serial number, user name, DNS name, and password.
Click Log In.
Log in to the HPE iLO web UI.
Go to Network > Shared Network Port.
To use a VLAN, click Enable VLAN.
Note: According to the HPE iLO 4 User Guide, when the Shared Network Port is active and VLAN is enabled, the iLO Shared Network Port becomes part of a VLAN. All network devices with different VLAN tags will appear to be on separate LANs, even if they are physically connected to the same LAN.
In the VLAN Tag field, type a value between 1 and 4094 to identify the VLAN.
All VLANs must have a VLAN ID, and all network devices that you want to communicate with each other must have the same VLAN tag.
Click Submit.
The Sheriff CSM hardware provided by HPE has iLO disabled by default. You need to enable HPE iLO from the BIOS before you can use it. Should you decide to disable it later on, you can do so from the BIOS again.
To disable HPE iLOPower on or restart Sheriff CSM.
Press the F9 key, when prompted, to enter System Utilities.
Select System Configuration and then iLO 4 Configuration Utility.
Select Setting Options and then change iLO 4 Functionality to "Disabled".
Press F10 to save your changes.
Restart the server.
Sheriff recommends that you keep the HPE iLO firmware up to date. See the table below for the HPE iLO firmware versions on Sheriff CSM.
HPE iLO firmware versions on Sheriff CSMHPE iLO Firmware Version | Sheriff CSM Hardware |
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HPE DL 120 Gen9 HPE DL 360 Gen10 | Sheriff CSM All-in-One Sheriff CSM Standard Server Sheriff CSM Standard Sensor 6 x 1GB Sheriff CSM Standard Sensor 2 x 10GB Sheriff CSM Enterprise Server Sheriff CSM Server DB Sheriff CSM Enterprise Sensor 6 x 1GB Sheriff CSM Enterprise Sensor 2 x 10GB |
HPE DL 20 Gen9 | Sheriff CSM Remote Sensor |
Download the HPE iLO firmware image file. See "Obtaining the iLO firmware image file" in the HPE iLO 4 User Guide.
Update the firmware from the HPE iLO web interface. See "Updating iLO or server firmware by using the iLO web interface" in the same HPE iLO 4 User Guide.