Installation Guide

3.2 Managed server

A server to be managed by NEC ESMPRO Manager is as follows:

 About the managed server integrated BMC (Baseboard Management Controller), see "Appendix C Managed

Components Summary" in "NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Setup Guide".

The required environment varies depending on the connection type with the managed server. See

"3.3 Requirements for Connection between the Management PC and Managed Server".

 If you use SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) monitoring function, the following software is need on

managed server. (It is no matter if BMC is integrated or not.)

- NEC ESMPRO Agent (Ver. 4.1 and above)

The following servers are not supported.

• NEC ESMPRO Agent for other vendor's server (up to Ver. 4.4)

• NEC Express5800/ft server

 If you use NEC ExpressUpdate function that manages versions of modules like firmware and software, the

following software or EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 is required on the managed server.

- NEC ExpressUpdate Agent

 If you manage RAID system using Universal RAID Utility on the managed server, the following software is required

on the managed server.

- Universal RAID Utility Windows Edition (Ver2.1 or later)

- Universal RAID Utility Linux / VMware ESX Edition (Ver2.4 or later)

If Windows Firewall is enabled, communication with NEC ExpressUpdate Agent or Universal RAID

Utility will be interrupted. To use NEC ExpressUpdate or manage RAID system with the Windows

Firewall enabled, see Appendix "Port numbers / Protocols" and open the required ports

 About the managed server based on vPro, see "Appendix C Managed Components Summary" in "NEC ESMPRO

Manager Ver.5 Setup Guide".