User`s guide

MANAGING SYSTEM INVENTORY
• The Intel Server Manager administrator database must have the correct BMC password
to retrieve information from an out-of-band node. If the BMC password is not correct, the
status for the node's sensors will display as "Unavailable."
• You may be prompted for the BMC password when you change thresholds or restore
default thresholds for a numeric sensor. Some BMCs require that the password be
supplied before making this change.
To view sensor information
1. Click System, then click Sensors.
2. Click the sensor for which you want more detailed information.
To change thresholds for a numeric sensor
1. Click System, then click Sensors.
2. Click the sensor for which you want to change thresholds.
3. Change upper and lower thresholds.
4. Click Apply.
Services
You can use Intel Server Manager to view the services on your computer and their statuses, or to
set alert actions to notify you of changes to service status.
For each service on your computer, Intel Server Manager displays the service name, its startup
type, and its current status. The check box beside each service indicates whether you're
monitoring that service. If a monitored service stops or starts, an alert event is generated.
To view the currently running services
• Click System, then click Services.
To start or stop a service
1. Click the icon at the far right of the service you want to start/stop, then click OK.
Click
to stop the service.
Click
to start the service.
To set a service alert action
1. Click Configure alert actions: Services.
2. Click the tab of the status type (OK or Warning) you want to set alerts for.
3. Click the types of alerts you want to send and click Apply.
4. To set general options for an alert type, click Set preferences. This link opens the
Alerts
preferences
page.
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