Server Management Guide
Server Management Software and Utilities
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4.5.3.1 Intel
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Server Management Pack
The Intel
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Server Management Pack for Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007* SP1 provides
hardware monitoring capabilities to Intel
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Servers that support IPMI version 2.0. This Management
Pack works on both Microsoft System Center Essentials* and Microsoft System Center Operations
Manager*.
The Intel
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Server Management Pack consists of the following components:
Intel
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Server Management Pack
Intel
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Server Management Agent
The Intel
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Server Management Pack has the following features:
Adds Intel
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Agent Managed and Agentless Computers to the Microsoft System Center Essentials
2007* Monitoring views
Provides a new hardware event log in the Microsoft Windows* operating system Event Viewer
Launches Intel
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Command Line Interface (Intel
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CLI), and a Serial Over LAN (SOL) console
from the Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007* console
Supports Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) based Intel
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servers
Supports remote power control and system reset
Provides power usage graphs for Power Supply Management Interface (PSMI)-supported
agent-based servers
Supports graceful power off and reset when the operating system and management agent are
present
Supports remote BMC configuration from within the Intel
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Server Management Pack console and
Intel
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CLI.
Includes the Intel
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Server Management Pack Console that shows you sensor readings, Field
Replaceable Unit (FRU) data, and the System Event Log (SEL) for the selected Intel
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computer
Supports “Maintenance Mode” in Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007* and Microsoft
System Center Essentials 2010*.
Provides monitoring of server hardware parameters like CPU, memory, hard disks, and RAID
status
Health Monitoring of servers discovered both in in-band and out-of-band states
For detailed information on usage of the Intel
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Server Management Pack, refer to the Intel
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Server
Management Pack User Guide.
4.5.3.2 Intel
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Modular Server Management Pack
The Intel
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Modular Server Management Pack provides essential server management tools for small and
medium-sized businesses. This Management Pack adds server management functionality for Intel
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Modular Server platforms by building upon the extensive capabilities of Microsoft System Center
Essentials 2007*.
The Intel
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Modular Server Management Pack has the following features: