Purpose
Advantech Platform management solution (BMC) offers the server owners has the ability to remote control in an efficient way. One of the useful feature to install OS from remote site called Remote Storage.
The Remote Storage page allow you to mount remote storage such as CD-ROM (i.e., you can mount remote ISO as a boot device for payload OS.) After connecting, the virtual USB storage device is shown in remote devices via iKVM Redirection.
Target Audience
Everyone who wants to install OS (ISO file) via Web UI (node explorer)
Prerequisites
- Enable the SMB 1.0/CIFS file Sharing Support for Windows 10.
How to enable:
Control Panel -> Programs and Features -> Turn Windows features on or off -> SMB 1.0/CIFS file.
- Enable SMB on Linux, please refer to the following link:
https://www.tecmint.com/install-samba-rhel-rocky-linux-and-almalinux/
Procedures
#1 : first of all , please be sure the management Ethernet IP address was properly set prior to carry on.
How-to-setup-BMC-IP-address-via-BIOS
#2 : Key in URL "https://{ip address}" in your browser, it should turn to WebUI login page. Default credential is "administrator" and "advantech".
#3 : Go to "iKVM Redirection" in side menu
#4 : I iKVM page , click "Remote Storage Icon" (the icon with upper arrow)
#5 : Choose one of methodology to upload image (1) SMB server way (2) Via Web ; following we take via web as an example
#6 : Press upload icon to specify an image file from local storage and press Insert to establish a connection between the web session, Advantech BMC, and the x86 payload, then mount the image file to load the payload as a virtual device.
#7 : Once the virtual device has been mounted successfully, the Status icon beside Virtual Drive #0 will turn green, the dialog box "Virtual disc has been successfully inserted" will appear and the image shown in web session dialog will be uploaded as in Figure 77. The web session dialog can be closed but keep connected when you click Close.
#8 : Please Note: Only one administrator can insert remote image. The other administrator will see the status as following screenshot : The remote image (Web) is provided by another client. To insert a new image, you need to disconnect the current image by clicking Eject.
#9 : After Mounting Remote Storage , Click the power icon in Tool bar at the right-topside of the web interface to reboot the system. Get into BIOS and select the mounted device UEFI : Linux File-CD Gadget 0414 to boot.
#10 : Choose rightmost Save & Exit in BIOS menu and the system should boot into the mounted device.
Please refer to NodeExplorer user manual for further detail about remote storage (page 56 ~ page 66)
Node Explorer Application Portal:
- Explore all Node Explorer features.
- Create an new user for it.
- Mount an installation image via HTTPS.
- Mount an installation image via SMB.
- Tips for accelerating installation via virtual media.
- Mount an bootable image and copy to a disk.
- Enable/Disable specific system alert buzzer.
- Upgrade system firmware.
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