Overview - NEC Express5800 120Ld User Manual

Overview

Management Workstation Application (MWA) is an application used for remote
server management in a network environment. The managed server may be
remotely accessed from a management PC (the computer in which ESMPRO™
operates). MWA is a pre-boot management application in that the managed
server is accessed prior to loading the server operating system. See Figure B-1.
Management PC
Workstation
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The following server operations are available from a management PC running
MWA software:
Remote console control — This function enables you to see the screen
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of a server from the console of the management PC and to key in data to
the server from the keyboard of the management PC.
Remote drive access — This function enables a server to access a
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floppy disk drive on the management PC. A server can also be booted
from the floppy disk on the management PC.
SOS recovery — If a SOS message is received from a server, MWA
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receives the fault information and sends the necessary instructions to the
server for recovery.
Alert to ESMPRO™ — If MWA receives an alert message from a
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server, it sends this message to ESMPRO™ AlertManager.
Power cycling — This function enables powering the server OFF and
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ON.
Reset control — This function enables reset of the server.
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Event Log retrieval — All event log data recorded in the server is
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retrieved by the management PC.
B-2 Management Workstation Application
MWA
Figure B-1. Managed Server Configuration
Server
ROM Pilot
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