Intel 747116-011 Installing ISC, Managed Server Preparation, Compatibility and Upgrade Issues

Installation Guide for the Intel Server Control

Installing ISC

Managed Server Preparation

ISC uses the event-logging feature of the BIOS for system management status and information. To enable this feature for each server to be managed with ISC, you must boot the server(s) using the System Configuration Utility (SCU) or System Setup Utility (SSU) and set the appropriate options under System Management Options.

✏NOTE

It is possible to configure temperature and voltage thresholds on the server system using the SCU or SSU. However, the thresholds set with the SCU or SSU are in effect only for a short time during the system boot process. PIC overwrites these thresholds when the OS loads. It is recommended that all threshold changes be made using Platform Instrumentation Control (PIC).

Compatibility and Upgrade Issues

The following paragraphs describe compatibility and upgrade issues for:

•LSC and LDSM

•NetWare

•Windows NT

•Windows 98 Second Edition

•UnixWare

•Red Hat Linux

•Windows 2000

LSC and LDSM

If you have earlier versions of LSC or LDSM on your network, be aware of the following:

•Versions of LSC integrated with LDSM (e.g., LDSM with LSC55) are not supported under ISC.

•The ISC-managed server installation will not upgrade the DMI service provider or any DMI database that is already installed on the managed server. However, if a service provider is not found, ISC installs a DMI 2.0 service provider.

•The ISC server installation process installs the remote procedure call (RPC) transports (DCE and ONC) if they are not available on the managed server.

•ISC ships with the DMI 2.0s Service Provider for Windows NT. The 2.0s version is an extension of the Service Provider that supports security. ISC does not use those features, but they are available under Windows NT for possible use by other DMI 2.0s-compliant software.

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