Tracking System Status; Managing Third-Party Components, Dmi, And Mif Files - HP Carrier-grade cc2300 User Manual

Intel Platform Instrumentation Control (PIC) Console User's Guide

Tracking System Status

Using PIC, you are able to track system status and manage hardware conditions such as:
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Temperature
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Voltage
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Cooling fan status
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Chassis intrusion
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ECC memory
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Processor status
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Power supply status
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PCI Hot Plug (PHP) slot status
Some of these conditions have a threshold or range of acceptable values. Default values are
configured during system manufacturing. These values, along with the current readings, error
status, and timer settings, can be configured and monitored through PIC. An event occurs when a
parameter crosses a defined threshold. At the time an event occurs, PIC initiates the action you
have configured.
For example, if the temperature reaches a level that is outside of the user-defined threshold, an
event has occurred. You can configure PIC to respond to this event in multiple ways, such as:
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Display a message or sound an alert
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Shut down the server
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Record the event in a system log
You can also use PIC to view:
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System hardware inventory
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BIOS and system slot information
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Onboard Adaptec
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Onboard LSI
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Onboard QLogic
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Onboard Promise
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Onboard Intel

Managing Third-Party Components, DMI, and MIF Files

PIC uses the Desktop Management Interface (DMI) to monitor components, such as hardware
sensors, inventory information, and third-party instrumentation on server systems. PIC monitors
the motherboard, chassis, onboard Adaptec, LSI (Symbios) and QLogic SCSI controllers, onboard
LAN adapters, and onboard Promise IDE controllers.
To provide these capabilities, each DMI-enabled component must provide a Management
Information Format (MIF) file, which describes the manageable attributes of that component. For
example, the current reading of a temperature sensor is an attribute that could be listed in a
MIF file.
The PIC Console GUI running on a local management console (Windows 2000 Advanced Server)
can manage components on a remote managed server(Windows 2000 Advanced Server. PIC also
includes a translator to allow management of the DMI-enabled component instrumentation from a
remote SNMP application.
SCSI controller status
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(Symbios) SCSI controller status
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SCSI controller status
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IDE controller status
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LAN adapter status
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