HP Rack and Power Manager User Guide

Overview
HP Rack and Power Manager Architecture
HP Rack and Power Manager leverages a distributed architecture that consists of three major
components:
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Management Server
System Agent
Serial Relay Agent
Figure 1-1: HP Rack and Power Manager architecture
Item Description
1 HP Rack and Power Management Server*
2 A remote workstation browsing in to the Management Server over the network
3 A management application, such as HP Systems Insight Manager or HP OpenView, on a
remote workstation that is receiving SNMP traps from the Management Server over the
network
4 A UPS that is powering multiple servers and communicating with a Management Server
through a serial connection to one of the servers
5 Servers on the network that are running HP Rack and Power Management Agents receive
custom commands from the Management Server
6 A UPS that is providing power to multiple servers and communicating directly with the
Management Server over the network
7 CMCs that are attached to the network are managed by the Management Server
*A dedicated Management Server is not required.
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