Using MWA

Opening a Server Window

To remotely access a managed server from the management PC using MWA, you must open a server management window for the server. You can then issue commands to the server and make various settings though this window.

There are two ways to open a server window:

!Using a command — Select Open from the File menu. The Select a Server dialog box displays. Select the server you want to remotely access.

!Automatic connection — If a server is set for automatic connection, MWA opens a server window and connects to the server when a notification is received from the server. Refer to Connection and Disconnection in the next section.

Connecting and Disconnecting the Server

MWA is a pre-boot management application. MWA can be connected to a server only from the time the server is powered on or reset until the operating system is booted in the server. Once a server is connected, the remote control function displays the server screen in the server window at the management PC. Most MWA functions can be executed only when a server is connected.

Connect to a server as follows:

!Connect command — Select Connect from the Pop-up menu in the server window.

!Setting automatic connection — Select Properties from the Pop-up menu in the server window. The Server Properties dialog box displays. Check [Activate] for RESET or POST Error alert on the Alert page. After this setting is made, MWA will automatically connect to the server each time a specified alert is reported from the server.

Disconnect a server from the management PC using one of the following commands:

!Disconnect command — Select Disconnect from the Pop-up menu in the server window.

!Close command — Close from the File menu closes the active server window and closes the connection to the server.

!Exit command — Exit from the File menu terminates MWA and closes the connections to all servers.

!Server reset or reboot — When a server is reset, its connection to MWA is closed. If automatic connection is set for the server, the server is connected again.

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Intel 5800/120Ld manual Using MWA, Opening a Server Window, Connecting and Disconnecting the Server