H3C UniServer R4900 G3 Manuale utente

H3C Servers

iFIST Quick Start Guide

New H3C Technologies Co., Ltd.

http://www.h3c.com

Document version: 6W103-20181114

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Preface

This preface includes the following topics about the documentation:

•Audience.

•Conventions.

•Documentation feedback.

Audience

This documentation is intended for:

•Network planners.

•Field technical support and servicing engineers.

•Server administrators working with the Server.

Conventions

The following information describes the conventions used in the documentation.

Command conventions

Convention Description

Boldface Bold text represents commands and keywords that you enter literally as shown.

Italic Italic text represents arguments that you replace with actual values.

[ ] Square brackets enclose syntax choices (keywords or arguments) that are optional.

{ x | y | ... }

Braces enclose a set of required syntax choices separated by vertical bars, from which

you select one.

[ x | y | ... ]

Square brackets enclose a set of optional syntax choices separated by vertical bars,

from which you select one or none.

{ x | y | ... } *

Asterisk marked braces enclose a set of required syntax choices separated by vertical

bars, from which you select a minimum of one.

[ x | y | ... ] *

Asterisk marked square brackets enclose optional syntax choices separated by vertical

bars, from which you select one choice, multiple choices, or none.

&<1-n> The argument or keyword and argument combination before the ampersand (&) sign

can be entered 1 to n times.

# A line that starts with a pound (#) sign is comments.

GUI conventions

Convention Description

Boldface Window names, button names, field names, and menu items are in Boldface. For

example, the New User window opens; click OK.

> Multi-level menus are separated by angle brackets. For example, File > Create >

Folder.

Symbols

Convention Description

WARNING! An alert that calls attention to important information that if not understood or followed

can result in personal injury.

CAUTION: An alert that calls attention to important information that if not understood or followed

can result in data loss, data corruption, or damage to hardware or software.

IMPORTANT: An alert that calls attention to essential information.

NOTE: An alert that contains additional or supplementary information.

TIP: An alert that provides helpful information.

Network topology icons

Convention Description

Represents a generic network device, such as a router, switch, or firewall.

Represents a routing-capable device, such as a router or Layer 3 switch.

Represents a generic switch, such as a Layer 2 or Layer 3 switch, or a router that

supports Layer 2 forwarding and other Layer 2 features.

Represents an access controller, a unified wired-WLAN module, or the access

controller engine on a unified wired-WLAN switch.

Represents an access point.

Represents a wireless terminator unit.

Represents a wireless terminator.

Represents a mesh access point.

Represents omnidirectional signals.

Represents directional signals.

Represents a security product, such as a firewall, UTM, multiservice security

gateway, or load balancing device.

Represents a security module, such as a firewall, load balancing, NetStream, SSL

VPN, IPS, or ACG module.

Examples provided in this document

Examples in this document might use devices that differ from your device in hardware model,

configuration, or software version. It is normal that the port numbers, sample output, screenshots,

and other information in the examples differ from what you have on your device.

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Documentation feedback

You can e-mail your comments about product documentation to info@h3c.com.

We appreciate your comments.

Content

iFIST overview·················································································1

Applicable products····················································································································1

Differences between iFIST and FIST······························································································1

iFIST features and functionality·····································································································1

Guidelines ······················································································2

Launching and exiting iFIST ·······························································3

Launching iFIST (applicable to H3C UniServer R4900/4700/2900/2700 G3)···········································3

Launching iFIST (applicable to H3C UniServer R6900 G3) ·································································4

About the iFIST Web interface······································································································7

Exiting iFIST ·····························································································································8

Updating iFIST ··············································································10

Procedure ······························································································································10

Example: Updating iFIST on an H3C UniServer R4900/R4700/R2900/R2700 G3 server ·························10

Example: Updating iFIST on an H3C UniServer R6900 G3 server······················································14

iFIST overview

The integrated Fast Intelligent Scalable Toolkit (iFIST) is a single-server management tool

embedded in H3C servers. It enables you to perform a range of server configuration and

management tasks, including:

•Configuring RAID arrays.

•Installing the operating system.

•Installing drivers.

•Diagnosing the health and performance of the server components.

This guide describes the procedures to launch and upgrade iFIST, and briefly introduces the Web

interface of iFIST.

Applicable products

This guide is applicable to the following products:

•H3C UniServer R4900 G3.

•H3C UniServer R4700 G3.

•H3C UniServer R2900 G3.

•H3C UniServer R2700 G3.

•H3C UniServer R6900 G3.

Differences between iFIST and FIST

Both iFIST and FIST are H3C proprietary server management software products. See Table 1 for

their differences.

Table 1 Differences between iFIST and FIST

Software Installation Functions

iFIST Embedded in H3C servers and

does not require manual

installation. iFIST can manage only the local server.

FIST

Independent server management

tool which must be manually

installed on a management device

(a PC, a virtual machine, or a

server).

FIST can manage multiple remote servers.

iFIST features and functionality

iFIST provides the following features and functionality:

•OS Installation Wizard—Configure RAID arrays and install an operating system for the server

on a logical drive.

•Server Diagnostics—Diagnose the status of the components on the server.

•Storage Controller Configuration—Manage the storage controller configuration. You can

view the storage controller configuration or import storage controller configuration from a file.

Guidelines

The webpage screenshots used in this document are for illustration only and might differ from your

products.

To obtain help information when you use iFIST, click the question mark icon at the upper right of

the webpage.

Launching and exiting iFIST

Launching iFIST (applicable to H3C UniServer

R4900/4700/2900/2700 G3)

To launch iFIST, use either of the following methods:

•Method 1:

a. Boot the server.

b. On the POST screen shown in Figure 1,press F10 to launch iFIST.

Figure 1 Launching iFIST from the POST screen

•Method 2:

a. Boot the server.

b. On the POST screen shown in Figure 1,press ESC or DEL.

The BIOS setup screen opens.

c. Click the Save&Exit menu, as shown in Figure 2

d. Select Launch iFIST, and then press Enter.

Figure 2 Launching iFIST from the BIOS setup screen

The Web interface of iFIST is displayed, as shown in Figure 3.

Figure 3 Web interface of iFIST

Launching iFIST (applicable to H3C UniServer

R6900 G3)

To launch iFIST, use either of the following methods:

•Method 1:

a. Boot the server.

b. On the POST screen shown in Figure 4,press F10 to launch iFIST.

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