4-4 Configuring Your Server

Configuration Examples

The following describes examples of configuration required to use software-link features or for system operations.

Link with Management Software

To link with the temperature monitoring feature of NEC ESMPRO Agent

Select [Server] - [Thermal Sensor] - [Enabled].

To control power supply of the server with NEC ESMPRO Manager via the network

Select [Advanced] - [Advanced Chipset Control] - [Wake On Lan] - [Enabled]. Select [Server] - [AC-LINK] - [StayOff].

UPS

To link power supply with the UPS

„To power on the server when power is supply from the UPS Select [Server] - [AC-LINK] - [Power On].

„To keep the server off-powered even when power is supplied from the UPS if the POWER switch was used to power off

Select [Server] - [AC-LINK] - [Last State].

„To keep the server off-powered even when power is supplied from the UPS Select [Server] - [AC-LINK] - [StayOff].

Boot

To change the boot order of devices connected to the server

Select [Boot] and specify the boot order.

To display POST check results

Select [Advanced] - [Boot-time Diagnostic Screen] - [Enabled].

You can also press Esc while the NEC log is on the screen to display POST check results.

To control from the HW console

Select [Server] - [Console Redirection] and set each item.

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