Intel® Direct Platform Control Console User’s Guide Document Release Date: March 2003 Legal Information What’s Direct Platform Control Console? Client Workstation Requirements Server Requirements Starting the DPC Console Accessing DPC Console Features SEL Manager SDR Manager FRU Manager RSA Manager Phonebook Service Partition Displaying Configuration Status
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HP Direct Platform Control Console Contents Client Workstation Requirements ....................................................................................5 Server Requirements.........................................................................................................6 Serial Connection ..............................................................................................................6 LAN Connection ..............................................................................
HP Direct Platform Control Console What is Direct Platform Control Console? Direct Platform Control (DPC) console is an application that allows remote server management. It runs on a client workstation that communicates with a server using one of the following: • A Windows† 2000 Advanced Server-compatible modem. • A direct RS-232 connection to the server COM2 port. • LAN (using LAN1 on the cc2300 & cc3300 servers). DPC console operation is independent of the server operating system.
HP Direct Platform Control Console Client Workstation Requirements The following are minimum requirements for the client workstation to run DPC: Windows 2000 Advance Server Service Pack 2 recommended 24 MB of RAM, 32 MB recommended 20 MB disk space 5
HP Direct Platform Control Console Server Requirements The DPC console connects to servers with server management capabilities. Any operating system can be running on the server. If DPC connects to the server using a serial (modem or direct) connection, use the server’s Emergency Management Port (EMP). If DPC connects to the server over the LAN, use the LAN1 port.
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HP Direct Platform Control Console Starting the DPC Console Click the DPC Console icon in the manager’s tool pane to start the DPC Console application on the client workstation. You can also launch DPC Console using the command line. DPCConsole /modem=[phonenumber], where [phonenumber] is the phone number of the server. DPCConsole /direct= [comX], where [comX] is the COM port of the client workstation direct connection.
HP Direct Platform Control Console SEL Manager The System Event Log (SEL) manager allows you to: • View SEL events. • View the properties of the non-volatile storage area for SEL. • Save SEL events to a file. • Print the SEL events to a local printer. • Clear SEL records from the non-volatile storage area on the server. SEL events display as a sequential record of managed server events, one event per row.
HP Direct Platform Control Console FRU Manager The Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) manager allows you to: • • • View some FRU inventory. View the properties for a FRU. Save FRU inventory information to a file. The FRU manager displays a hierarchical tree of FRU areas (chassis, product, and board), and detailed inventory information about a selected area. Select an area in the tree to see its associated inventory information in the grid on the right. The width of each column in the grid can be adjusted.
HP Direct Platform Control Console Service Partition The service partition is a special hard disk partition. The service partition has been installed on the HP Carrier Grade cc2300 and cc3300 Servers. The service partition size is 40Mbytes. The service partition contains utilities and other software required for remote management. The service partition is not marked as an active partition and the server will only boot from it by a special request.
HP Direct Platform Control Console Displaying Configuration Status The Configuration dialog box displays the server’s configuration status. You can view this status information whenever the DPC Console is successfully connected to a managed server through the Emergency Management Port (EMP) or through a LAN connection. Information appears in several areas: Supported Viewers: Status on the FRU, SEL, SDR, and RSA viewers.
