HP Power Proter Software, Rack and Power Manager Software manual Serial Relay Agent

Overview

Serial Relay Agent

The Serial Relay Agent is the software component that runs on a server and allows HP Rack and Power Manager to communicate with a UPS that is serially attached to a network-connected server. A server that has the Serial Relay Agent installed is discovered and recognized by HP Rack and Power Manager as a device with the IP address of the server running the Serial Relay Agent.

The Serial Relay Agent operates on any network-connected server that is serially attached to a UPS and running one the following operating systems:

•Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server with Service Pack 6

•Microsoft Windows 2000 Server with Service Pack 4

•Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server with Service Pack 4

•Microsoft Windows 2003 Standard Server

•Microsoft Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition

•Novell NetWare 5.1 with Support Pack 6

•Novell NetWare 6.0 with Support Pack 3

•Red Hat Linux 7.3 Server with Errata Kernel 2.4.20-18

•Red Hat Linux 8.0 Server with Errata Kernel 2.4.20-18

•Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS/ES/AS 2.1 with Errata Kernel 2.4.9-e.25

•UnitedLinux 1.0 with Errata Kernel sp2a

NOTE: Conectiva Linux Enterprise Edition, SCO Linux 4.0, SUSE Linux Enterprise 8, and

Turbolinux 8 are all powered by UnitedLinux 1.0.

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