HP Integrity rx4610 Server - Manual (Page 10)

Chapter 3 Managing Remote Servers
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ISC installs Platform Instrumentation on the managed server and console software on a client workstation. It
is also possible to install Platform Instrumentation on multiple servers and console software on multiple
clients. For information on console and managed server system requirements, refer to the Installation Guide
for the Intel Server Control.
PIC integrates into the enterprise and workgroup management consoles, as well as into the Intel Server
Control (ISC) Console. PIC relies on the management console to discover servers over the LAN. It also
forwards changes in the server state to the management consoles for appropriate alert handling.
NOTE Itanium-based platforms running Windows 64-bit Advanced Server not support the
integration of either the Hewlett Packard OpenView Network Node Manager Console or
the Computer Associates Unicenter The Next Generation.
What is Platform Instrumentation?
Platform Instrumentation consists of the server-resident software used to monitor and control the server when
the operating system is online. The instrumentation retrieves data from the operating system as well as from
the Platform Management Technology (hardware, firmware and BIOS), and communicates with management
tools with Desktop Management Interface 2.0 (DMI 2.0) commands (non-Itanium-based servers) or the
CIM/DCOM protocol (Itanium-based servers).
Platform Instrumentation also provides instrumentation data for the servers connected through the Intelligent
Chassis Management Bus (ICMB). This allows PIC to use the Platform Instrumentation on one server to
access the Platform Management Technology on another server/chassis. This is useful when the target server
is not fully operational (such as when the operating system is down) and cannot be reached directly by the
PIC, or when the target server is running an operating system that is not supported by the Platform
Instrumentation.
Any change in the server state generates an Event Indication. A Local Response Agent responds by taking
actions such as:
• Powering off the server
• Resetting the server
• Shutting down the server
• Generating an NMI/SDI
• Beeping the system speaker
• Logging to a disk
• Broadcasting a message on the network
• Displaying a message on the system console
• Paging the administrator.
You can use Platform Instrumentation Control from the client to:
• View consolidated server health information
• Manage non-Intel ® -based systems via the Intelligent Chassis Management Bus (ICMB)
• Remotely monitor server hardware sensors
• Configure sensor thresholds
• Update the server’s LCD display (if available)
• Configure, receive, and act upon alert events in the system event log (SEL)
• Configure audio or visual notifications in response to an event
• Configure options to shut down, reboot, or power-off the system automatically in response to an event