Intel Server Management (ISM) Installation and User's Guide, Version 5.5.5 - HP Carrier-Grade Server cc3310

Intel Server Management (ISM) Installation and User's Guide
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The ISM GUI refreshes the screen after displaying each entry in the SEL. If the SEL has many entries, it
may take a long time for the ISM GUI to initialize after first launch. You can avoid long initialization delays
by clearing unneeded (old) entries from the SEL before launching ISM. Clear entries from the SEL as
follows:
1. Reboot the system
2. Press F2 to run BIOS setup
3. Select Server Management
4. Enable the entry for clearing the SEL.
Configuring Thresholds
There are two basic types of thresholds:
• Range-based thresholds for which a variety of values can be set: temperatures, voltages, and RPM-
sensing fans, for example.
• State-based thresholds that have fixed values like OK or Critical: rotation-sensing fans, chassis doors,
and memory arrays, for example.
To Configure a Range-Based Threshold
Most voltage sensors, temperature sensors, and RPM-sensing fans have one, two, or four configurable
thresholds, depending on your server. Example thresholds are:
• Upper Critical
• Upper Noncritical
• Lower Noncritical
• Lower Critical
Some special sensors do not have configurable thresholds and are displayed for monitoring purposes only.
You can customize the threshold value to suit your working environment.
You can specify what action should occur when the sensor detects that one of the threshold values has been
crossed (for example, the sensor state changes).
• Status Changed to OK
• Status Changed to Upper Critical
• Status Changed from OK to Upper Noncritical
• Status Changed from Critical to Upper Noncritical
These thresholds and sensor state changes let you configure progressive responses in PIC to increasingly
serious hardware conditions. For example, noncritical thresholds might be configured to emit a beep from
the speaker and send a broadcast message, while critical thresholds might require more serious actions, like
a server shutdown.
To configure a range-based threshold:
1. On the PIC main window, expand the item in the navigation pane to see the list of available sensors.
2. Select an entry from the list.
3. Change the threshold values as needed on the Sensor Settings tab.
4. Click Apply for any changes made to the threshold value configurations.