Server Management Guide

Server Management Software and Utilities
60 Intel
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Server Boards and Server Platforms Server Management Guide
4.5.1 Intel
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Multi-Server Manager
The Intel
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Multi-Server Manager is a product offering from the Intel
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System Management Software -
a suite of software products designed to reduce the cost and time of managing servers and keep
businesses running 24/7.
Intel
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Multi-Server Manager is included with almost all Intel
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server products at no additional charge
giving user “peace of mind” that servers are healthy.
Prime benefits include:
Proactive alerting. Allows the server administrator to plan routine maintenance activities and avoid
unplanned downtime.
Asset inventory. Tells you what components are installed in the server without having to shut down and
open the system.
Remote debug. Isolates problems quickly saving hours and even days in the time it takes to debug and
fix the issue.
Additional features bring in benefits including:
Simple discovery and grouping capabilities. Discovery of the system regardless of the operating system
and organize them exactly how you want to.
Power on, off, or reset the servers from a remote location.
Single point alert configuration. Set up email alerting for all the systems in your environment from
one location.
Powerful reporting. Select from many reports to run against a single system or an entire group.
Compare two or more servers to see systems differences.
Many ways to use Intel
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Multi-Server Manager:
 Manage Intel
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Active System Console (version 4.4 or above) directly
 Manage Intel
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MSM Agent
 Manage Intel
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Agentless (out-of-band)