Viglen SX220 User Guide 115
Setting Up an ICMB Connection
An ICMB connection requires:
• A managed server with an ICMB interface.
• A server with an ICMB interface, connected to the server m anagement
console.
See the Product Guide for the managed server for information about setting up an
ICMB connection.
Direct
With a direct connection to the managed server via a serial link, you may use the
System Setup Utility to set up and configure the server, perform BIOS and other
firmware upgrades, manage hardware components, and perf orm of f -line diag nos tics.
On servers running Windows NT, you may also use Platform Instru m entati on Control
to monitor server health, configure alerts, set thresholds, and m onitor the system
logs.
Setting Up a Direct Connection
The direct connection method is the same as the telephone/mod em method
described previously. Connect the managed server and the workstation client using
a null-modem serial cable.
Platform Event Paging (PEP)
Platform Event Paging allows the managed server to ale rt a system adminis trator of
critical system failures and state changes, independent of the state of the operating
system or server management software. Platform Event Paging uses a numeric
paging service via an external modem.
Platform Event Paging can generate pages during pre -b oot a nd p os t -bo ot st at es—a ll
that is required is that the Baseboard Management Controller is functional and t here
is power to the syst em.
The managed server's BIOS setup provides a configuration for the paging stri ng and
event filters. The paging string contains all the information to connect to the pager
and the message to send. The Platform Instrumentation Contr ol tool also has a
dialog for configuring the same paging string.
When notified by a page, an administrator can use the se rver management tools to
remotely view server health/status, system logs, and current configurati on;
reconfigure, reset or power off /on the server; or execute off-line diagnostics to