HP Rack and Power Manager User Guide

Overview
Serial Relay Agent
The Serial Relay Agent is the software component that runs on a server and allows HP Rack
and Power Manager to communicate with a UPS that is serially attached to a
network-connected server. A server that has the Serial Relay Agent installed is discovered
and recognized by HP Rack and Power Manager as a device with the IP address of the server
running the Serial Relay Agent.
The Serial Relay Agent operates on any network-connected server that is serially attached to
a UPS and running one the following operating systems:
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Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server with Service Pack 6
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server with Service Pack 4
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server with Service Pack 4
Microsoft Windows 2003 Standard Server
Microsoft Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition
Novell NetWare 5.1 with Support Pack 6
Novell NetWare 6.0 with Support Pack 3
Red Hat Linux 7.3 Server with Errata Kernel 2.4.20-18
Red Hat Linux 8.0 Server with Errata Kernel 2.4.20-18
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS/ES/AS 2.1 with Errata Kernel 2.4.9-e.25
UnitedLinux 1.0 with Errata Kernel sp2a
NOTE: Conectiva Linux Enterprise Edition, SCO Linux 4.0, SUSE Linux Enterprise 8, and
Turbolinux 8 are all powered by UnitedLinux 1.0.
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