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IBM System Networking Element Manager
IBM System Networking Element Manager (SNEM) is an application for remote monitoring
and management of Ethernet switches from IBM. It is designed to simplify and centralize the
management of your BladeCenter or blade server and Top-of-Rack Ethernet switches. IBM
System Networking Element Manager is a simple yet powerful tool that you can use to easily
set up a logging and reporting environment to monitor the devices from a central point.
The SNEM home page gives a quick summary of the discovered devices. It provides a
graphical representation of Health Status, Panic Dump, Events, Save Pending, Running
Software Version, and Device Discovery Timestamp, grouped into separate panes along with
the device counts.
A sample System Networking Element Manager home page is shown in Figure 7-1.
Figure 7-1 System Networking Element Manager home page example
The information is updated periodically to provide the actual counts and status of managed
devices. It provides an option for the user to filter the devices available on the device list page
based on the selection made here.