Chapter 4. Monitoring remote server status

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

From the System Health page, 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

From the Event Log page, you can:

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

vView the severity of events

From the Vital Product Data (VPD) page, you can view the vital product data of the Remote Supervisor Adapter and the server in which it is installed, the ASM processor, 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. The System Health Summary page is the default home page for the ASM Web interface.

Complete the following steps to view the system health and environmental information of the server:

1.Log in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter. For more information, see Chapter 2, “Opening and using the ASM Web interface” on page 3.

2.For an xSeries 330 server: Log in to the ASM processor. For more information, see “Logging in to the ASM processor in an xSeries 330 server” on page 6.

3.In the navigation pane, click System Health to view a dynamically-generated update on the overall health of the server. A window similar to the one in the

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