Specifications

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HP Admin Console
Ø HP Remote Assistant
² Specific to HP Hardware
² Doesn’t catch ‘Smart NICs’
Ø Allows reset, and power cycle
² Graceful reboots require daemons
Ø Can page with attached modem
Ø Captures event/status info
Ø Reboot to utility partition
² Useful for diagnostics
Some Netserver CPUs have some remote control capability built in. (HP/UX
does have the ability to use a serial port as a console,) You can also add the
control capability by installing an HP Remote Assistant management card,
with connections to the motherboard for some control functions. You also need
the NetServer Navigator CD to configure the system.
The EISA card has an on-board battery, which allows you to power-cycle the
CPU as well, if the server is compatible.
The system really wants to be controlled over ethernet, but can be used with a
modem, or a direct serial connection.
The emulation is ANSI, Color!
The console can also give you NT Graphics redirection, with appropriate client
software on the workstation(s) that you will use to mange the server(s).