HP Integrity rx4610 Operation & User’s Manual

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Introducing Intel Server Control ................................................................................................................1 2 Finding the Right Tool ...........................................................................................................................3 3 Ma ...

Introducing Intel Server Control Intel® Server Control (ISC) is a software package that provides tools to manage remote servers. ISC is installed and runs on a client-server architecture. The parts of ISC that run on the client workstation are referred to as console software. The parts that run on the servers are referred to as instrumentation software (platform instrumentation). NOTE This section describes the Intel Se ...

2 Remote Diagnostic Tests: These tests consist of Modular Test Architecture (MTA) diagnostic tests that when run allow you to quickly assess a server’s hardware status, view test logs, and determine the server’s current configuration. You control the tests are controlled through a text-based console redirected to the client workstation from DPC. Refer to “Direct Platform Control” and “Remote Diagnostic Tes ...

Table 1 provides a summary that can help you find the right tool to use for any server condition. Table 1 Tool Summary Managed Server Status Potential Remote Tasks Access Tools Available The operating system is running and the server is online. Applications are also running. Update software Shutdown LAN/ POTS * Platform Instrumentation Control Operating System is running but the server is offline or otherwise malfunctioning. In ...

Server Management Basics The Intel Server Control components provide a means to communicate with a managed server, and to perform administrative and troubleshooting tasks from a remote client. Table 2 shows the typical tasks that a system administrator might do. They include normal system administration, setting up system alerts so that an administrator is notified when something on the server needs attention, and acting in res ...

6 ISC installs Platform Instrumentation on the managed server and console software on a client workstation. It is also possible to install Platform Instrumentation on multiple servers and console software on multiple clients. For information on console and managed server system requirements, refer to the Installation Guide for the Intel Server Control. PIC integrates into the enterprise and workgroup management consoles, ...

7 • View system event log, system hardware inventory, BIOS and system slot information. If they are implemented on the server, you can also view SCSI controller status and LAN adapter status. You can also use PIC to track system status and manage hardware conditions, such as: • Temperature • Voltage • Cooling fan status • Chassis intrusion • ECC memory • Processor status • Power supply status Launching Pla ...

8 on an existing Microsoft IIS Web server. Information on how to setup a Web server itself is beyond the scope of this document. 1. Create a folder named “pic40” under the folder “Inetpub\wwwroot.” 2. Copy the following files from the Resource CD to the folder you created in the previous step. o SWebconsole.jar – a signed JAR file containing all the code to run PIC o Jh.jar – the JAR file containing the JAVA h ...

9 • Reboot the server to its service partition • View the System Event Log (SEL) for information about recent server activity • View Sensor Data Records (SDRs) for information about sensor characteristics • Review Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) inventories • View Remote Sensor Access (RSA) information • Maintain a Phonebook for managed servers • Run Remote Diagnostic Tests on a managed server • Transfer files ...

10 Remote execution is available from the Direct Platform Control (DPC) Console Manager. Applications that execute in the service partition run only on the managed server. For information on how to install the service partition files, refer to the Installation Guide for the Intel Server Control. Remote Diagnostic Tests Remote Diagnostics Tests allow you to quickly assess the server’s hardware status, view test logs, and ...

11 • Alert event filters. LAN-Alert Viewer The LAN-Alert Viewer is a Java-based console that provides the capability to manage LAN Alerts. The viewer presents information regarding: • Server IP • Sensor Info • Event Info • Sensor Device • Sensor Number • Event Severity The Alert Viewer supports the following actions: • Configure—Allows you to configure different notification and viewer options. • Ackno ...

12 NOTE Itanium-based platforms running Windows 64-bit Advanced Server not support the integration of either the Hewlett Packard OpenView Network Node Manager Console or the Computer Associates Unicenter The Next Generation. Hewlett Packard OpenView Network Node Manager The Hewlett Packard OpenView Network Node Manager Console automatically detects servers running the ISC Platform Instrumentation software. ISC-enabled ser ...

You can connect to a managed server several ways. A key to effective management is to configure your system with methods that allow you to communicate with the server during conditions that can range from fully functional to powered-off states. The available connections are: • Telephone (modem) • Local Area Network (LAN) • Intelligent Chassis Management Bus (ICMB) • Local Direct (COM 2) The connection methods ar ...

14 LAN A more common method of communicating with a managed server is through a network connection. All of the server-management tools work when connected through this type of connection. In order to use a network connection, you must configure a LAN connection on both the managed server and the client workstation. For information on how to configure the LAN connection, refer to the Intel Direct Platform Control Co ...

Platform Event Paging (PEP) Platform Event Paging allows the managed server to alert a system administrator of critical system failures and state changes, independent of the state of the operating system or server management software. Platform Event Paging uses a numeric paging service through an external modem. Platform Event Paging can generate pages during pre-boot and post-boot states—all that is required is that the Bas ...