Product guide
74 Configuration Software and Utilities
75MAXDATA PLATINUM 90004R Server System
Connections Between SMU Applications and Core Components
Remote
The path used to connect to a target server is dened by the ISM software based on information it
has about each server. Currently, the only supported connection path is LAN. After a connection is
established between the remote SMU application and SMU core components running on a server
over some physical medium, the application and the core components set up a socket connection to
communicate over that medium.
Local
In the local case, the local SMU application and the core components exchange XML documents
using a procedural interface. There is no socket connection between the application and the core
components.
Startup of the Remote SMU Application
The sequence of steps that occur when starting up the remote SMU application is listed below. Note
that these steps occur under the control of the ISM software, not the SMU software, so all error
handling during this time is done by the ISM software. For details on this error handling, refer to the
appropriate ISM documentation.
The user clicks the ”Reboot to Service Partition”entry in the list of tools for a server shown in the
ISM Console.
The login screen for the Service Partition Utilities then appears (see Figure 32). At this view, the
username and password for an out-of-band connection should be entered, and the Login button
clicked.
Figure 32. Service Partition Connection View