Notices

Summary of amendments

Preface

1. Overview

1.1 Features of ServerConductor

1.2 Information managed by ServerConductor

1.3 Configuration of ServerConductor

1.3.1 Machine configuration

1.3.2 Service configuration

2. System Configuration

2.1 Management configuration - managing multiple servers from a remote location

2.1.1 System configuration diagram

2.1.2 Required environment

2.1.3 Setup procedure

2.1.4 Settings information

2.2 Management configuration - managing with a multiple-manager configuration

2.2.1 System configuration diagram

2.2.2 Required environment

2.2.3 Setup procedure

2.3 Management configuration - managing from a Web browser

2.3.1 System configuration diagram

2.3.2 Required environment

2.3.3 Setup procedure

2.4 Management configuration - managing servers from multiple managers

2.4.1 System configuration diagram

2.4.2 Required environment

2.4.3 Setup procedure

2.5 Configuration by function - performing power control

2.5.1 System configuration diagram

2.5.2 Required environment

2.5.3 Setup procedure

2.6 Configuration by function - using SNMP for linkage

2.6.1 System configuration diagram

2.6.2 Required environment

2.6.3 Setup procedure

3. Setup

3.1 Installing

3.1.1 Services that are installed

3.1.2 Installation procedure

3.1.3 Uninstallation procedure

3.1.4 Port numbers used by ServerConductor

3.2 Setting up the environment

3.2.1 ServerConductor security

3.2.2 Starting the environment settings utility

3.2.3 Service startup sequence

3.2.4 Notes on the environment settings utility

3.3 Setting up the console service

3.3.1 Setting the manager service at the connection destination (console service)

3.3.2 Setting the details (console service)

3.4 Setting up the manager service

3.4.1 Setting passwords (manager service)

3.4.2 Setting the details (manager service)

3.5 Setting up the agent service (Windows server)

3.5.1 Setting the manager service at the connection destination (agent service)

3.5.2 Setting site information

3.5.3 Setting asset information

3.5.4 Setting the details (agent service)

3.6 Setting up the agent service (Linux server)

3.6.1 Using the environment setting command

3.6.2 Environment settings

3.6.3 Starting and stopping the agent service

3.7 Setting up the Web console service

3.7.1 Setting a password (Web console service)

3.7.2 Setting a target manager service (Web console service)

3.7.3 Setting a password used by the Web gateway service

3.7.4 Setting detailed information (Web console service)

3.7.5 Setting a virtual directory

3.8 Setting up BMC

3.8.1 Setting BMC when a Windows server is managed

3.8.2 Setting BMC when a Linux server is managed

4. Operation of the Console Service

4.1 Overview

4.2 Starting and stopping

4.2.1 Starting and stopping the console service

4.3 Displaying a list of hosts

4.3.1 Displaying by site

4.3.2 Displaying by domain

4.3.3 Displaying by service organization

5. Asset Management

5.1 Displaying inventory information

5.1.1 Displaying a host's inventory information

5.1.2 Outputting inventory information in CSV format

5.2 Database management of inventory information

5.2.1 Prerequisites

5.2.2 Environment settings (database management)

5.2.3 Operation

5.2.4 Synchronizing a database

5.3 Checking hardware configuration

6. Failure Management

6.1 Overview

6.2 Displaying error information

6.2.1 Displaying notification alerts

6.2.2 Displaying alert logs

6.3 Sending alerts by email

6.3.1 Email (alert notification)

6.4 Starting a program automatically when an alert is received

6.4.1 Setting the alert action service at the connection destination

6.4.2 Setting the program to be started automatically

6.4.3 Alerts that are not sent to the alert action service

6.5 Sending alerts to other programs

6.5.1 Sending alerts to the SNMP manager

6.6 Recording alerts in log files

6.6.1 Recording alerts in the alert log

6.6.2 Recording alerts in the event log

6.7 Setting an action at a server in the event of an alert

6.8 Filtering alert notifications

6.8.1 Filtering alert for servers

6.8.2 Result of sending notification for filtered alerts

6.9 Reading and saving alert attribute settings

7. Power Control

7.1 Controlling hosts' power supply

7.1.1 Controlling the power supply

8. Remote Control

8.1 Acquiring maintenance information

8.1.1 Overview

8.1.2 Setting an environment (information acquisition)

8.1.3 Acquiring maintenance information

9. Group Management

9.1 Classifying hosts into groups

9.1.1 Grouping method

9.2 Batch setting of a group of servers

9.3 Batch operation of hosts

10. Connection Management

10.1 Changing the hosts to be managed

10.2 Checking the manager service at a connection destination

11. Changing environment settings

11.1 Setting passwords

11.2 Console service settings

11.3 Manager service settings

11.4 Agent service settings

12. Program Linkage

12.1 Starting programs

13. SNMP Translator

13.1 About the SNMP translator

13.2 Setting up an environment when the SNMP translator is used to manage Windows servers

13.3 About traps for the SNMP translator (Windows server)

13.3.1 Traps for alerts supported by ServerConductor

13.4 Setting up an environment when the SNMP translator is used to manage Linux servers

13.5 About traps for the SNMP translator (Linux server)

13.5.1 Traps for alerts supported by ServerConductor

14. Usage Notes

14.1 Notes about the console service

14.2 Notes about a multi-connection configuration

14.3 Other notes

15. Operating the Web Management Console

15.1 Starting and terminating the Web management console

15.1.1 Starting the Web management console

15.1.2 Terminating the Web management console

15.2 Host management window

15.2.1 Menu area

15.2.2 Tree area and detail area

15.3 Asset management

15.3.1 Displaying inventory information

15.4 Failure management

15.4.1 Displaying error information (notification alerts)

15.4.2 Displaying error information (alert log)

15.4.3 Recording alerts in log files

15.4.4 Setting an action at a server in the event of an alert

15.4.5 Filtering alert notification

15.5 Power control

15.5.1 Turning on the power

15.5.2 Turning off the power

15.5.3 Forcibly turning off the power

15.5.4 Rebooting

15.6 Group management

15.6.1 Creating a group

15.6.2 Editing a group name

15.6.3 Deleting a group or host

15.6.4 Placing hosts in a group

15.6.5 Batch operation on hosts

15.7 Connection management

15.7.1 Registering a host

15.7.2 Reconnecting an unmanaged host

15.7.3 Deleting a managed host

15.8 Changing environment settings

15.8.1 Web console service settings

15.8.2 Agent service settings

15.8.3 Setting the manager service

Appendixes

A. Messages

A.1 Web console service (KASM1nnnn)

A.2 Console service (KASM2nnnn, KASM3nnnn, KASM6nnnn)

A.3 Network (KASM4nnnn)

A.4 Manager service (KASM5nnnn)

A.5 Agent service (KASM6nnnn)

B. List of Alerts

B.1 Casing and power

B.2 System board

B.3 Extension slots

B.4 BIOS POST

B.5 Agent service

B.6 Manager service

C. Inventory Information

C.1 Inventory information for Windows servers

C.2 Inventory information for Linux servers

D. Functional Differences Between Console Service and Web Console Service

E. Glossary

Index

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