Users Guide

NOTE: If a system with spare bank memory enabled enters a redundancy lost state, it may not be apparent which memory
module is the cause. If you cannot determine which DIMM to replace, see the switch to spare memory bank detected log
entry in the ESM system log to find which memory module failed.
Alert Management
Subtabs: Alert Actions | SNMP Traps
Under the Alert Management tab, you can:
● View the current alert actions settings and set the alert actions that you want to be performed in the event that a memory
module returns a warning or failure value.
● View the current SNMP trap alert thresholds and set the alert threshold levels for memory modules. The selected traps are
triggered if the system generates a corresponding event at the selected severity level.
Network
Click the Network object to manage your system's NICs. Server Administrator monitors the status of each NIC present in your
system to ensure continuous remote connection. Server Administrator reports FCoE and iSoE capabilities of the NICs. Also, NIC
teaming details are reported if they are already configured on the system. Two or more physical NICs can be teamed into a
single logical NIC, to which an administrator can assign an IP address. Teaming can be configured using NIC vendor tools. For
example, Broadcom - BACS. If one of the physical NICs fails, the IP address remains accessible because it is bound to the logical
NIC rather than to a single physical NIC. If Team Interface is configured, the detailed team properties are displayed. The relation
between physical NICs and Team Interface and vice-versa is also reported, if these physical NICs are members of the Team
Interface.
On Windows 2008 Hypervisor operating system, Server Administrator does not report the IP addresses of the physical NIC
ports that are used to assign an IP to a virtual machine.
NOTE:
The order in which devices are detected is not guaranteed to match the physical port ordering of the device. Click
the hyperlink under Interface Name to view NIC information.
In case of ESX and ESXi operating systems, the network device is considered a group. For example, the virtual ethernet
interface that is used by the Service Console (vswif) and virtual network interface that is used by VMKernel (vmknic) devices
on ESX and vmknic device on ESXi.
The Network 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 information about the physical NIC interfaces and also the team interfaces installed on
your system.
NOTE:
In the IPv6 Addresses section, Server Administrator displays only two addresses, in addition to the link-local
address.
Ports
Click the Ports object to manage your system's external ports. Server Administrator monitors the status of each external port
present in your system.
NOTE: CMC USB ports attached with Blade Servers are not enumerated by OMSA.
The Ports object action window can have the following tab, depending on the user's group privileges: Properties.
Subtab: Information
Properties
Under the Properties tab, you can view information about your system's internal and external ports.
Server Administrator Services
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