User's Manual

Server Administrator Services 51
Fans
Click the Fans object to manage your system fans. Server Administrator
monitors the status of each system fan by measuring fan rpms. Fan probes
report rpms to the Server Administrator Instrumentation Service. When you
select Fans from the device tree, details appear in the data area in the
right-hand pane of the Server Administrator home page. The Fans object
action window can have the following tabs, depending on the user's group
privileges.
Properties
Subtabs: Fan Probes | Fan Control
Under the Properties tab, you can:
• View the current readings for your system's fan probes and configure
minimum and maximum values for fan probe warning threshold.
NOTE: Some fan probe fields differ according to the type of firmware your
system has: BMC or ESM. Some threshold values are not editable on
BMC-based systems.
• Select fan control options.
Firmware
Click the Firmware object to manage your system firmware. Firmware
consists of programs or data that have been written to ROM. Firmware can
boot and operate a device. Each controller contains firmware that helps
provide the controller's functionality. The Firmware object action window can
have the following tab, depending on the user's group privileges: Properties.
Properties
Subtab: Information
Under the Properties tab, you can view your system's firmware information.
Hardware Performance
Click the Hardware Performance object to view the status and cause for the
system’s performance degradation. The Hardware Performance object action
window can have the following tab, depending on the user's group privileges:
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