Users Guide

82 Server Administrator Services
NOTE: The order in which devices are detected is not guaranteed to match the
physical port ordering of the device. Click the hyperlink under Interface Name to
view NIC information.
In case of ESX and ESXi operating systems, the network device is considered
a group. For example, the virtual ethernet interface that is used by the Service
Console (vswif) and virtual network interface that is used by VMKernel
(vmknic) devices on ESX and vmknic device on ESXi.
The Network object action window can have the following tab, depending on
the user's group privileges: Properties.
Properties
Subtab: Information
Under the Properties tab, you can view information about the physical NIC
interfaces and also the team interfaces installed on your system.
NOTE: In the IPv6 Addresses section, Server Administrator displays only two
addresses, in addition to the link-local address.
Ports
Click the Ports object to manage your system's external ports.
Server Administrator monitors the status of each external port present in
your system. The Ports object action window can have the following tab,
depending on the user's group privileges: Properties.
Properties
Subtab: Information
Under the Properties tab, you can view information about your system's
internal and external ports.
Power Management
NOTE: Power Supply Monitoring and Power Monitoring features are available only
for systems that have two or more redundant, hot-swappable power supplies
installed. These features are unavailable for permanently installed, non-redundant
power supplies that lack power management circuitry.
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