How configure the MGMT port?

Hi,

KB Article with required information: 132062 : Information on IPMI interface on SG/XG 4xx Rev.2 hardware appliances

Thanks for mentioning that you have XG 430 Hardware.

The SG/XG 4xx Rev.2 Hardware's having the port named as "MGMT Port" is not a regular RJ45 port, due to which it's not shown on the UI's Interfaces List as it's not mapped as a normal interface.

This MGMT interface is actually an 'IPMI/SoL/BMC' interface. (Intelligent_Platform_Management_Interface) (Only available on SG/XG 4xx  Rev.2 hardware)

https://www.sophos.com/en-us/medialibrary/pdfs/factsheets/sophos-xg-series-appliances-brna.aspx

IPMI interface(MGMT interface) is used as a 'Hardware Monitoring Interface' for monitoring hardware parameters such as voltages, temperature, BIOS, Fan Speed, power supply, reboot-shutdown-factory reset-reimage the firewall etc.

IPMI uses the same UDP port number (623 in decimal) as the ASF (Alert Standard Forum) protocol.

Information Related to IPMI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligent_Platform_Management_Interface

Some configuration information for IPMI-MGMT Port of XG 4xx hardware related to IP/Username/Password: sophos-quick-start-guide-xg-430-450-rev2.pdf

You need to connect the laptop's LAN port to the MGMT port, then assign your laptop a static IP address as 192.168.1.2/24 with gateway 192.168.1.1. Open the browser and access http://192.168.1.1 that will open up the UI of IPMI-Java SOL (MegaRAC) where default credentials are admin/admin. Over there on the dashboard, you will get the required information of CPU, temp etc.  As well as you can edit the configuration and other things too.

Note: The 2 Management ports available on XG550, XG650 & XG750 are not IPMI interfaces, they are regular RJ45 ports just named as MGMT ports, which could be seen on the UI's interfaces list and edit normally.

Hope above may address your query [:)]

Thanks

Hi,

do you have any manual for this interface?

I'm trying to connect JSOL for remote control, but the windows stays black e nothing happens.

Thanks.

Hi,

The Remote Control JavaSOL file is used to have console access of firewall.

The firewall's console works at the baud rate 38400.

Have you tried running jsol file using "Volatile & Non-Volatile bit rate as 38.4K"? 

After that it should show the console screen OR else try pressing Enter Key on the black screen to see whether it asks to enter admin password and it should show the console screen.

Regarding the manual, we are still preparing an article. Once it's done it would be globally available, as well as I will mention the link in this article.

Thanks

Thank you Hardik,

I was trying selecting 115.2k and 9k.

But, to realy work, I had to enable an option in BIOS, BMC redirection (or something like that).

Now its perfect.

Hi,

We have now published an article for the IPMI interface.

Please check that out as it provides more detailed information.

Cheers J

Hi,

We have now published an article for the IPMI interface.

Please check that out as it provides more detailed information.

Cheers J