| Outband Remote System Management |
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| June 2011 | |
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Management of servers & systems remotely over LAN connections… regardless of system health, power state and operating system type IPMI Features • Remote KVM console • Virtual Media and ISO images • Remote server power control • Event Log for support • Automatic notification and alerts • Hardware Monitoring • OS Independent • Hardware Monitoring includes: -System/CPU temperature -Fan speeds -Voltages -Chassis Intrusion -Power Supply Failure • Alerts -via E-Mails or SNMP trap • Event Log -BIOS events -Hardware Health Event Compucon Servers with IPMI  • Workgroup Server (UP) • Platinum Server (DP) • 4 Server Generations: -X5 (2004-06, IPMI 1.5, shared LAN) -X6 (2006-08, IPMI 2.0, shared LAN) -X7 (2008-09, IPMI 2.0+ dedicated LAN) -X8/X9 (Q4 2009–11, IPMI 2.0+, dedicated LAN) Configuring IPMI  • DHCP is on by default • Change the IP in the BIOS or with the ipmicfg utility **Please go to the CAST Seminar page for further technical details** Return to Remote System Management page |