Users Guide - Direct Platform Control

HP Direct Platform Control Console
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What is Direct Platform Control Console?
Direct Platform Control (DPC) console is an application that allows remote server
management. It runs on a client workstation that communicates with a server using one of
the following:
• A Windows
†
2000 Advanced Server-compatible modem.
• A direct RS-232 connection to the server COM2 port.
• LAN (using LAN1 on the cc2300 & cc3300 servers).
DPC console operation is independent of the server operating system. Use DPC Console
to:
• Apply power to a remote server.
• Remove power from a remote server.
• Reset a remote server to either EMP mode or Re-direct Mode.
• Retrieve and display:
 System Event Log (SEL) entries for information about recent server activities,
such as from processors or fans.
 Sensor Data Records (SDR) entries for information about sensor
characteristics.
 Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) inventories of the hardware components on the
server.
 Current Remote Sensor Access (RSA) information.
• Maintain a Phonebook for remote server connection management.
• Transfer files to and from a server.
• Reboot to the service partition to run service partition based utilities on the server.
It also contains a security feature that requires a password entry before initiating a
connection to a managed server.