Intel® Server Manager 8.40 Server Guide for Linux (This page intentionally left blank.) ii 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................................................................................................. 5 User rights ................................................................................................................................... 5 Managing computers ....................................................................................................................... 7 Using power options.................................................................................................................... 7 Managing system inventory............................................................................................................. 9 Computer summary..................................................................................................................... 9 Viewing system data ................................................................................................................. 10 Asset management ................................................................................................................... 12 Management module web interface.......................................................................................... 13 Blade servers ............................................................................................................................ 13 BIOS.......................................................................................................................................... 13 Chassis...................................................................................................................................... 14 CPU........................................................................................................................................... 15 Display....................................................................................................................................... 15 Drives ........................................................................................................................................ 15 Fans .......................................................................................................................................... 16 Field replaceable units .............................................................................................................. 17 Installed applications................................................................................................................. 17 Keyboard and mouse ................................................................................................................ 17 Management modules............................................................................................................... 18 Memory ..................................................................................................................................... 18 Motherboard .............................................................................................................................. 19 Multimedia ................................................................................................................................. 20 Network ..................................................................................................................................... 20 Operating system ...................................................................................................................... 21 PCI Hot Plug Devices................................................................................................................ 22 PCI Hot Plug Slots..................................................................................................................... 22 Performance.............................................................................................................................. 22 Ports .......................................................................................................................................... 24 Power domains.......................................................................................................................... 24 Power modules.......................................................................................................................... 25 Power supplies.......................................................................................................................... 25 iii INTEL® SERVER MANAGER 8.40 SERVER GUIDE FOR LINUX Processes.................................................................................................................................. 25 Sensors ..................................................................................................................................... 26 Services..................................................................................................................................... 27 Storage devices......................................................................................................................... 27 Temperatures ............................................................................................................................ 28 Users and groups...................................................................................................................... 29 Vital product data ...................................................................................................................... 29 Voltages .................................................................................................................................... 29 Using reports ................................................................................................................................. 31 Monitoring configuration changes ............................................................................................. 31 Viewing hardware events .......................................................................................................... 32 Exporting system data............................................................................................................... 33 Viewing the system log.............................................................................................................. 34 Configuring and viewing alerts ...................................................................................................... 35 Using alerts ............................................................................................................................... 35 IPMI configuration ..................................................................................................................... 36 Monitoring computer health ........................................................................................................... 39 Monitoring health....................................................................................................................... 39 Selecting performance counters ............................................................................................... 40 Preferences ................................................................................................................................... 43 Alerts preferences ..................................................................................................................... 43 Discovery preferences............................................................................................................... 45 Hardware events preferences ................................................................................................... 46 Reference information ................................................................................................................... 49 Troubleshooting......................................................................................................................... 49 SNMP ........................................................................................................................................ 50 Intel Server Manager services .................................................................................................. 51 Version information ................................................................................................................... 51 Converting Celsius to Fahrenheit.............................................................................................. 52 Glossary .................................................................................................................................... 53 Copyright and trademark notice................................................................................................ 63 Index .............................................................................................................................................. 65 iv Introducing Intel Server Manager 8.40 Intel® Server Manager 8.40 (server installation) Intel Server