Chapter 4. Monitoring remote server status

Use the links under the Monitors heading of the navigation pane to view the status of the server that you are accessing.

From the System Status pages, you can:

vMonitor the power status of the server and view the state of the operating system

vView the server temperature readings, voltage thresholds, and fan speeds

vView the latest server operating-system-failure screen capture

vView the list of users who are logged in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II

From the Event Log page, you can:

vView certain Advanced System Management events that are recorded in the event log of the Remote Supervisor Adapter II

vView the severity of events

From the Vital Product Data (VPD) page, you can view the vital product data of the Remote Supervisor Adapter II, the server in which it is installed, and the ISMP.

Viewing system health

On the System Health Summary page, you can monitor the temperature readings, voltage thresholds, and fan status of your server.

To view the system health and environmental information of the server, complete the following steps:

1.Log in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II. For more information, see Chapter 2, “Opening and using the Web interface,” on page 5.

2.In the navigation pane, click System Status to view a dynamically-generated update of the overall health of the server. A page similar to the one in the following illustration is displayed.

The status of your server determines the message that is shown at the top of the System Health Summary page. One of the following symbols appears:

v A solid green circle and the phrase Server is operating normally

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