Server Management Ver. 2.01 User Manual

SMS Application
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SMS provides two management interfaces - SMS Standalone Management and SMS IPMI Remote
Console. The first section introduces the unique functions of IPMI Remote Console. The other
sections describes are mainly based on operations with SMS Standalone Management.
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Before we execute the management operations through SMS, it is necessary to understand the
difference between the SMS Standalone Management and SMS IPMI Remote Console. With SMS
Standalone Management, you can manage a server through SMS agent and IPMI protocol when it is
powered on. While with SMS IPMI Remote Console, you can still manage the server’s IPMI system
when it is powered off. In the following sections, we’ll introduce how SMS realizes its efficient and
successful management of servers with SMS Standalone Management, and here is a quick view of the
unique functions of SMS IPMI Remote Console, since most of its functions are in common with the
SMS Standalone Management component.
SMS IPMI Remote Console can search the network for the servers through SMS and/or IPMI
protocols and list these servers’ IP addresses on the first page of its UI. The following is a quick view
of its unique functions:
 When a server supporting SMS is powered on, the SMS IPMI Remote Console provides an
interface to access the SMS UI.
 For a server supporting IPMI and installed with IPMI Remote Console, the SMS IPMI Remote Console
provides an interface to access the IPMI remote management, no matter whether or not it is powered on.
Note: Servers should be accessible through network in order to receive the SMS
management.