Sun Microsystems 280R manual Item Monitored What RSC Reveals

server events. The RSC card also includes a backup battery that supplies approximately 30 minutes of power to the RSC card in case of a complete system power failure.

RSC lets you monitor the following on your Sun Fire 280R server.

Item Monitored	What RSC Reveals
Disk drives	Whether each slot has a drive present, and whether it reports
	OK status
Fan tray	Whether the fan tray reports OK status
CPU modules	Whether each bay has a CPU module present, and its
	temperature including temperature warning and failure status
Power supplies	Whether each bay has a power supply present, and whether it
	reports OK status
System temperature	System ambient temperature as measured at the RSC card,
	including temperature warning and failure status

In addition, RSC enables you to:

■View the server front panel including keyswitch position and LEDs

■Access the system console (ok prompt)

■Access server console logs and the RSC event log

■Power the server on or off

■Reset the server (hard or soft reset)

■Send a break command to the server

■Set the server boot mode for a reboot that occurs within 10 minutes

See the Sun Remote System Control (RSC) User’s Guide for complete information about RSC.

Before you can start using RSC, you must install and configure its software on the server and client systems. Instructions for doing this are given in the Sun Remote System Control (RSC) User’s Guide. You also have to make any needed physical

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