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Contents
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About Intel
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Server Control..................................................................................................................1
Introducing Intel Server Control ................................................................................................................1
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Finding the Right Tool ...........................................................................................................................3
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Managing Remote Servers ....................................................................................................................5
Server Management Basics ......................................................................................................................5
Server Management Tools........................................................................................................................5
Platform Instrumentation Control ..........................................................................................................5
Direct Platform Control..........................................................................................................................8
Server Management Configuration (SM Config) Utility.........................................................................9
Service Partition on Itanium-Based Platforms ......................................................................................9
Remote Diagnostic Tests....................................................................................................................10
LAN-Alert Manager and Viewer ..........................................................................................................10
Management Consoles ...........................................................................................................................11
Server Management Consoles ...........................................................................................................11
Enterprise System Management Consoles ........................................................................................11
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Connecting to a Remote Server..........................................................................................................13
Telephone ...............................................................................................................................................13
From the Console ...............................................................................................................................13
From the Remote Server ....................................................................................................................13
Setting Up a Telephone Connection...................................................................................................13
LAN .........................................................................................................................................................14
ICMB .......................................................................................................................................................14
Setting Up an ICMB Connection.........................................................................................................14
Direct (COM 2) ........................................................................................................................................14
Setting Up a Direct Connection ..........................................................................................................14
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Paging an Administrator......................................................................................................................15
Platform Event Paging (PEP)..................................................................................................................15
Server Event Notifications.......................................................................................................................15
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Using the Stand-alone ISC Console ...................................................................................................17
Launching ISC.........................................................................................................................................17
ESMC..................................................................................................................................................17
Programs Menu ..................................................................................................................................17
ActiveX Containers .............................................................................................................................17
Stand-alone ISC Console Controls .........................................................................................................18
Stand-alone ISC Console Main Screen ..............................................................................................19
Stand-alone ISC Console Button Bar .................................................................................................19
Server Menu Options ..........................................................................................................................20
View Menu Options.............................................................................................................................21
The Navigation Pane...............................................................................................................................21
The Tool Pane.........................................................................................................................................21
The Status Bar ........................................................................................................................................21
