User`s guide

Introducing Intel® Server Manager 8.40
Intel® Server Manager 8.40 (server installation)
Intel Server Manager can help you manage your computer and troubleshoot common computer
problems before they become serious. Use Intel Server Manager to:
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View system inventory—ISM provides extensive information about the computer's
hardware and software configuration.
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Monitor a computer’s health—ISM reports when the computer is in a warning or critical
health state based on several health contributors such as temperature, voltage, free
memory, and disk space.
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Receive alerts for system events—ISM can use various alert methods to notify you of
problems.
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Monitor real-time or historic performance—ISM lets you monitor the performance of
various system objects such as drives, processors, memory, and services. You can set
alert actions to trigger notification when a specified counter crosses an upper or lower
threshold a predetermined number of times.
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Monitor current processes—ISM lets you view current processes and statistics for each
process, and shut down many processes.
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Monitor current services—ISM allows to view current services and their statuses, or to
set alert actions to notify you of changes to service status.
Server and administrator installations
Intel Server Manager has the following modules that you can install:
• Server—The server installation enables an end user to view information and manage
alerts for a local server computer. This installation allows an administrator to manage the
server computer, but doesn't permit its end user to view or manage other computers.
• Administrator—The administrator installation enables an administrator to manage
remote clients and servers on the network. This means you can view information,
generate reports, receive alerts, and power on/off other managed computers remotely.
To remotely reboot, power off, or power on computers, the administrator installation must
be installed on at least one computer that is attached to the network.
Note—If you tried to run the console after installation and instead, Intel Server Manager launched
this help file, you may not have a properly-configured IP address.
Running Intel Server Manager on multiple platforms
Intel Server Manager is available in versions for both Windows and Linux. Regardless of the
platform on which it is installed, the administrator console can discover server computers running
either Windows or Linux. An administrator console installed on a Windows platform can manage
both Windows and Linux computers, but an administrator console installed on a Linux platform
can manage only Linux computers. Intel Server Manager can also be viewed and run from a
remote computer with a supported operating system and browser as shown in the table below.
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