Product Documentation - VERITAS 5150 Hardware Installation Manual

Remote Management
Port

Product documentation

How does IPMI work?
Out of band management using IPMI
The following are some of the main uses of IPMI:
Manage an appliance that is powered off or unresponsive. Using the IPMI, you
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can power on, power off, or restart the appliance from a remote location.
Provide out-of-band management and help manage situations where local
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physical access to the appliance is not possible or preferred like branch offices
and remote data centers.
Access the appliance shell remotely using IPMI if regular network interface is
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not possible.
Note: Only the appliance menu can be accessed by using the IPMI interface.
The web console cannot be accessed by using the IPMI interface.
Reimage the appliance from the IPMI interface by using ISO redirection.
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Monitor hardware health of the appliance from a remote location.
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Avoid messy cabling and hardware like keyboard, monitor, and mouse (KVM)
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solutions to access the appliance.
See "Configuring the Veritas Remote Management Interface"
Additional documentation is available at the following site:
Appliance Documentation
Product documentation
When an appliance is
powered off or cannot be
accessed using the
network interface
Remote Management Console
Hardware overview
on page 28.
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