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Intel® Server Manager 8.40 Server Guide for Windows

INTEL® SERVER MANAGER 8.40 SERVER GUIDE FOR WINDOWS • Log files can be viewed but cannot be cleared or resized • In the My computers list, user can

Managing computers Using power options Rebooting or powering off a computer The Intel Server Manager administrator can remotely power off or reboot c

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Managing system inventory Computer summary Intel Server Manager instantly displays the overall health of the computer with an icon: Normal Critical

INTEL® SERVER MANAGER 8.40 SERVER GUIDE FOR WINDOWS • BMC firmware revision—The revision number of BMC firmware. • ACPI power supply—Information abo

MANAGING SYSTEM INVENTORY • Display—Displays information about the computer's monitor, video adapter and driver, and supported video resolutions

INTEL® SERVER MANAGER 8.40 SERVER GUIDE FOR WINDOWS • Storage Devices—Displays a list of storage devices on the system, including disk drives, tape d

MANAGING SYSTEM INVENTORY • Model—The model number of the computer. • Version—The computer system version. • Serial number—A serial number assigned

INTEL® SERVER MANAGER 8.40 SERVER GUIDE FOR WINDOWS Chassis Use Chassis to view whether the chassis of a computer is open or closed (supported on IPMI

MANAGING SYSTEM INVENTORY Cache • Type—Indicates whether the cache is internal (primary) or external (secondary) to the microprocessor. • Size—The s

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INTEL® SERVER MANAGER 8.40 SERVER GUIDE FOR WINDOWS To configure alert actions for disk space, drive failure prediction, or disk drive changes 1. Cli

MANAGING SYSTEM INVENTORY • Other fans included by the computer's manufacturer The first time the computer boots after Intel Server Manager is i

INTEL® SERVER MANAGER 8.40 SERVER GUIDE FOR WINDOWS 3. To set general options for an alert type, click Set preferences. This link opens the Alerts pr

MANAGING SYSTEM INVENTORY 2. Click the tab of the status type (OK, Warning, Critical, or Informational) you want to set alerts for. 3. Click the typ

INTEL® SERVER MANAGER 8.40 SERVER GUIDE FOR WINDOWS Motherboard Intel Server Manager displays information about a computer's motherboard and syst

MANAGING SYSTEM INVENTORY Network Intel Server Manager displays the following network information for a computer. Note that the information displayed

INTEL® SERVER MANAGER 8.40 SERVER GUIDE FOR WINDOWS • Send errors—The number of times since startup that the computer was unable to transmit a packet

MANAGING SYSTEM INVENTORY OS event log Use the OS event log page to view a log of the most recent operating system events from the selected computer.

INTEL® SERVER MANAGER 8.40 SERVER GUIDE FOR WINDOWS Note: Currently, only Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 and Intel Server Platforms SR4850HW4 and SR685

MANAGING SYSTEM INVENTORY Performance The Intel Server Manager Performance page lets you monitor the performance of various system objects. You can mo

Table of Contents Introducing Intel Server Manager 8.40... 1

INTEL® SERVER MANAGER 8.40 SERVER GUIDE FOR WINDOWS 3. Check the counter(s) you want to stop. or Click Select all to select all current counte

MANAGING SYSTEM INVENTORY To view ports information • Click System, then click Ports. Power supplies Use Power supplies to view the name and status of

INTEL® SERVER MANAGER 8.40 SERVER GUIDE FOR WINDOWS Processes Use the Processes page to view a list of current processes on the selected machine, view

MANAGING SYSTEM INVENTORY • The Intel Server Manager administrator database must have the correct BMC password to retrieve information from an out-of

INTEL® SERVER MANAGER 8.40 SERVER GUIDE FOR WINDOWS Storage devices Use Storage to view information about storage devices on a server, such as hard dr

MANAGING SYSTEM INVENTORY 3. Change upper and lower thresholds. 4. Click Apply. To set alert actions for temperatures 1. Click Configure alert action

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Reports Monitoring configuration changes Configuration changes on a managed computer can generate alerts and are also logged. Computers running the a

INTEL® SERVER MANAGER 8.40 SERVER GUIDE FOR WINDOWS To set alert actions for configuration changes 1. Click Management, then click Alerts. 2. Click Co

REPORTS Computer status Backup action administrator computer is not on when the server needs to back up, the server computer will hold the informatio

INTEL® SERVER MANAGER 8.40 SERVER GUIDE FOR WINDOWS Power supply management...

INTEL® SERVER MANAGER 8.40 SERVER GUIDE FOR WINDOWS Exporting system data Using Intel Server Manager, you can export information about the hardware an

REPORTS 2. To resize the log, click , enter a new size, then click Resize. This will copy the previous entries to the newly sized log. (Note that if

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Configuring and viewing alerts Using alerts When a problem or other event occurs on a computer (for example, the computer is running low on disk spac

INTEL® SERVER MANAGER 8.40 SERVER GUIDE FOR WINDOWS • Hardware components (such as NICs, modems, drives, and memory) are added or removed on a comput

CONFIGURING AND VIEWING ALERTS To set the polling frequency 1. Access the Windows Registry Editor. The polling timers are located under HKLM\Softwar

INTEL® SERVER MANAGER 8.40 SERVER GUIDE FOR WINDOWS • Restore default BMC settings • LAN and serial configuration • Watchdog timer settings • Powe

CONFIGURING AND VIEWING ALERTS 4. Click Apply. Notes: • If you select custom configuration, click the Customize option to specify configuration deta

INTEL® SERVER MANAGER 8.40 SERVER GUIDE FOR WINDOWS allows other user names to be defined, you can define user names with passwords for BMC authentica

Monitoring computer health Monitoring health Intel Server Manager monitors important computer functions and resources so it can alert you to problems

Introducing Intel® Server Manager 8.40 Intel® Server Manager 8.40 (server installation) Intel Server Manager can help you manage your computer and tr

INTEL® SERVER MANAGER 8.40 SERVER GUIDE FOR WINDOWS manufacturer. On the summary page for the server or MM, click the health status notification to op

MONITORING COMPUTER HEALTH 3. From the Objects column, select the object you want to monitor. 4. From the Instances column, select the instance of t

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Preferences Alerts preferences Use Alerts preferences for the following: • Configuring audio alerts • Configuring e-mail and pager alerts • Configuri

INTEL® SERVER MANAGER 8.40 SERVER GUIDE FOR WINDOWS • To—The e-mail address that will receive the alerts. Use a comma-separated list of e-mail addres

PREFERENCES Setting pop-up alerts preferences You can change the settings for pop-up alert display. 1. Click Preferences, then click Alerts. 2. Click

INTEL® SERVER MANAGER 8.40 SERVER GUIDE FOR WINDOWS 3. Configure power cycle options. 4. When finished, click Apply. Use the options below to config

Reference information Troubleshooting Installing Intel Server Manager on computers with a bridge agent If you install Intel Server Manager on clients

INTEL® SERVER MANAGER 8.40 SERVER GUIDE FOR WINDOWS 4. Select the computer and click to add it to My computers. "The computer(s) could not be

REFERENCE INFORMATION manage a management module, review the following settings. After changing any of these settings, restart the MM to ensure that t

INTEL® SERVER MANAGER 8.40 SERVER GUIDE FOR WINDOWS Installation Runs remotely in Internet Explorer on Windows Runs remotely in Mozilla on Linux Admin

INTEL® SERVER MANAGER 8.40 SERVER GUIDE FOR WINDOWS Server Manager bridge agent is installed, and full-featured management is available when the Intel

REFERENCE INFORMATION • BSA—Intel Bootstrap Agent. Enables the discovery of Intel Server Manager computers and provides a secure mechanism to transfe

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INTEL® SERVER MANAGER 8.40 SERVER GUIDE FOR WINDOWS Baseboard Management Controller. A microchip that autonomously polls system health status. The BMC

REFERENCE INFORMATION increase the amount of RAM available to the computer. The DIMM connector tabs use 168 pins with separate contacts on each side o

INTEL® SERVER MANAGER 8.40 SERVER GUIDE FOR WINDOWS File Allocation Table. A common file system supported by most operating systems. FAT is widely use

REFERENCE INFORMATION Interrupt Request (IRQ) A prioritized signal line used by hardware devices to interrupt the processor and request processing att

INTEL® SERVER MANAGER 8.40 SERVER GUIDE FOR WINDOWS Media Access Control address (also known as the hardware address or node address). A unique six-by

REFERENCE INFORMATION P packets Discrete chunks of data, packaged with control and addressing information, that travel over a network cable between se

INTRODUCING INTEL SERVER MANAGER 8.40 • mysql-server-3.23.58 (Intel Server Manager Administrator console only) • net-snmp-5.0.8-11 • openssl-0.9.7a-22

INTEL® SERVER MANAGER 8.40 SERVER GUIDE FOR WINDOWS Q None R RAID Redundant Array of Independent (or Inexpensive) Disks, a category of disk drives tha

REFERENCE INFORMATION motherboard has one or two Slot 1s. Slot 1 only supports communication between the L2 cache and processor at half the processor&

INTEL® SERVER MANAGER 8.40 SERVER GUIDE FOR WINDOWS Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. The basic protocol used for Internet (and network

REFERENCE INFORMATION Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket is a socket type used on motherboards for processors and other chips. Unlike the LIF socket, l

Index A adapter information...18 Administrator system requirements...2 alert actions, drives...

INTEL® SERVER MANAGER 8.40 SERVER GUIDE FOR WINDOWS installed applications ...20 installing...

INDEX terminating a process ...32 terms...63 thresholds, memory ..

INTEL® SERVER MANAGER 8.40 SERVER GUIDE FOR WINDOWS • xorg-x11-deprecated-libs-6.8.2-1.FC3.13.i386.rpm SuSE Enterprise Linux 9 SP1 (Intel EMT64) • bas

INTRODUCING INTEL SERVER MANAGER 8.40 • Digital certificates The following sections describe security methods used for accessing the administrator con