Netfinity Manager Service Manager; Netfinity Manager Service Descriptions; Advanced System Management - IBM Netfinity 4500R Type 8656 Hardware Maintenance Manual

c. The Netfinity Manager folder also contains a Netfinity Database
Administration object. You can use Netfinity Database Administration to
configure Netfinity Manager database support. For more information on
Database Administration, see "ODBC Database Support" in Netfinity Manager
Quick Beginnings.
2. Start the Netfinity Service Manager.
To start the Netfinity Service Manager, double-click the Netfinity Service Manager
object.

Netfinity Manager Service Manager

All Netfinity Manager services that are supported by the operating system can be
started from the Netfinity Manager Service Manager window. The services that are
available for use depend on the installation configuration that was selected during
installation.
To start any Netfinity Manager service that appears in the Service Manager window,
double-click the icon for that service. To start a Netfinity Manager service on a remote
system, use the Remote System Manager service.

Netfinity Manager service descriptions

Each Netfinity Manager service consists of a base program and a graphical user
interface (GUI). The service base programs enable Netfinity Manager to remotely
access the individual services, but do not allow for local access. The service GUIs,
when functioning along with their respective base program, enable access to the
service.
Some services are available only on systems with certain system configurations. These
services are:
• Alert on LAN Configuration (available only on systems running Windows 95 or
later or Windows NT 4.0 or later)
• Capacity Management (available only on systems running Windows NT 4.0 or
later)
• Cluster Manager (available only on systems running Windows NT 4.0 or later)
• DMI Browser (requires DMI Service Layer)
• ECC Memory Setup (requires ECC memory)
• Predictive Failure Analysis (requires a PFA-enabled hard disk drive)
• RAID Manager (requires a RAID hard disk drive subsystem)
• System Partition Access (requires a built-in System Partition)
• Update Connector Manager (available only on systems running Windows NT 4.0
or later)
Brief descriptions of each of the Netfinity Manager services follow. Complete
instructions on how to use each of these services can be found in the service-specific
chapters of the Netfinity Manager User's Guide.

Advanced System Management

The Advanced System Management service provides extensive functionality
available for your IBM PC Server Advanced System Management Adapter, Netfinity
Advanced System Management PCI Adapter, or Netfinity Advanced System
Management Processor. With the Advanced System Management service, you can
configure system management events (such as POST, loader, and operating system
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