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Table of Contents Introducing Intel Server Manager 8.40 ............................................................................................ 1 Intel® Server Manager 8.40 (server installation) ........................................................................ 1 System requirements .................................................................................................................. 2 Security in Intel Server Manager................................................................................................. 4 User rights ................................................................................................................................... 5 Intel Server Manager documentation.......................................................................................... 6 Managing computers ....................................................................................................................... 7 Using power options.................................................................................................................... 7 Managing system inventory............................................................................................................. 9 Computer summary..................................................................................................................... 9 Viewing system data ................................................................................................................. 10 Asset management ................................................................................................................... 12 BIOS.......................................................................................................................................... 13 Chassis...................................................................................................................................... 14 CPU........................................................................................................................................... 14 Device drivers............................................................................................................................ 15 Display....................................................................................................................................... 15 Drives ........................................................................................................................................ 15 Environment variables............................................................................................................... 16 Fans .......................................................................................................................................... 16 Field replaceable units .............................................................................................................. 17 Installed applications................................................................................................................. 17 Keyboard and mouse ................................................................................................................ 18 Memory ..................................................................................................................................... 18 Modems..................................................................................................................................... 19 Motherboard .............................................................................................................................. 20 Multimedia ................................................................................................................................. 20 Network ..................................................................................................................................... 21 Operating system ...................................................................................................................... 22 OS event log.............................................................................................................................. 23 PCI Hot Plug Devices................................................................................................................ 23 PCI Hot Plug Slots..................................................................................................................... 23 Performance.............................................................................................................................. 25 Ports .......................................................................................................................................... 26 Power supplies.......................................................................................................................... 27 iii INTEL® SERVER MANAGER 8.40 SERVER GUIDE FOR WINDOWS Power supply management....................................................................................................... 27 Processes.................................................................................................................................. 28 Sensors ..................................................................................................................................... 28 Services..................................................................................................................................... 29 Storage devices......................................................................................................................... 30 Temperatures ............................................................................................................................ 30 Voltages .................................................................................................................................... 31 Reports .......................................................................................................................................... 33 Monitoring configuration changes ............................................................................................. 33 Viewing hardware events .......................................................................................................... 34 Exporting system data............................................................................................................... 36 Viewing the system log.............................................................................................................. 36 Configuring and viewing alerts ...................................................................................................... 39 Using alerts ............................................................................................................................... 39 Setting polling frequency........................................................................................................... 40 IPMI configuration ..................................................................................................................... 41 Monitoring computer health ........................................................................................................... 45 Monitoring health....................................................................................................................... 45 Using the taskbar icon............................................................................................................... 46 Selecting performance counters ............................................................................................... 46 Preferences ................................................................................................................................... 49 Alerts preferences ..................................................................................................................... 49 Reference information ................................................................................................................... 53 Troubleshooting......................................................................................................................... 53 IPMI ........................................................................................................................................... 55 Intel Server Manager services .................................................................................................. 56 SNMP ........................................................................................................................................ 57 Version information ................................................................................................................... 57 Converting Celsius to Fahrenheit.............................................................................................. 57 Glossary .................................................................................................................................... 59 Copyright and trademark notice................................................................................................ 69 Index .............................................................................................................................................. 71 iv Introducing Intel® Server Manager 8.40 Intel® Server Manager 8.40 (server