Installation Guide
NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Installation Guide (Linux)
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Chapter1 About NEC ESMPRO Manager
NEC ESMPRO Manager is software designed for reducing operational management costs by remotely
managing components.
The NEC ESMPRO Manager is primarily made up of "NEC ESMPRO Manager" running on a management
PC (called an "NEC ESMPRO Manager server") and "NEC ESMPRO Agent Extension" running on a
managed component.
Components that NEC ESMPRO Manager can manage remotely are as follows:
Express5800 series that conform to IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) Ver.1.5 or Ver.2.0
as the industry standard for server management
NEC iStorage series
Express5800 series based on vPro including iAMT(Intel Active Management Technology) Ver.6.0 and
later
The NEC ESMPRO Manager provides the following capabilities:
Rebuilding even if the operating system on the managed component has failed.
Even if the operating system on the managed component is inoperable (in the state of operating
system's stall, BIOS POST (Power On Self Test), or DC OFF), NEC ESMPRO Manager allows you to
collect the managed component's hardware information and control the power supply.
Operation while viewing the managed component's screen.
While key-in and mouse operations are enabled, the managed component's screen can be viewed on the
remote browser at any time during POST just after the managed component is turned ON.
Operation of more than one managed component at a time.
By specifying a component group, you can provide power control or change a setting for managed
components through a single operation.
Specification of remote operation time
The managed component can be turned OFF or information can be collected at pre-specified time, so
NEC ESMPRO Manager is available for nighttime batch processing.
Easy operation through the Internet.
The managed component can be operated with a Web browser. If you use Internet's standard SSL
(Secure Socket Layer) for the NEC ESMPRO Manager, you enable secure remote operation from an
external network.