Managing Remote Servers; Server Management Basics; Server Management Tools; Platform Instrumentation Control - HP Integrity rx4610 User Manual

3 Managing Remote Servers

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 response to server alerts or errors.
Table 2 System Administrator Tasks
Administer
Alert
Act
The following sections under "Server Management Tools" describe the tools used for the various server
management tasks. Refer to "Management Consoles" later in this chapter for a description of the available
management consoles. The section titled "Connecting to a Remote Server" describes the different methods
for communicating with a managed server.

Server Management Tools

Several tools exist for server management, each for a different purpose or for use in a different condition.
Tools are sometimes used together, or in sequence, to perform server management tasks.
The available tools for remote server management, described in the following paragraphs, include:

Platform Instrumentation Control

Direct Platform Control
Server Management Configuration Utility
Service Partition
Remote Diagnostic Tests
LAN-Alert
Platform Instrumentation Control
Platform Instrumentation Control (PIC) runs on platforms whose operating systems include Microsoft
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Windows 2000 with Service Pack 2. PIC provides real-time monitoring and alerting for server hardware
sensors. PIC communicates via a LAN connection to the Platform Instrumentation (PI) on the Server using
standard DMI/RPC (non-Itanium-based servers) and CIM/DCOM protocols (Itanium-based servers).
Monitor system status
Track system history
Manage system assets
Configure sensor thresholds
Configure alert actions
Respond to alerts received from the managed server
Configure Predictive Failure Notification
Restore the server
Diagnose the server
Update the server
Configure the server
Repair the server
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