C H A P T E R  2

Service Processor

The chassis has four service processor modules, (one per shelf) referred to as a Chassis Management Module (CMM). This service processor (SP) supports the service processor program, called the Integrated Lights-Out Manager (ILOM).

The CMM appears in FIGURE 1-1.

In addition to the CMM which manages the shelf, each server blade has its own service processor that operates independently of the CMM. These can be accessed by entering a command on the CMM. The blade service processor can also be accessed directly, through their SP IP address or through a dongle connector on the front of the server module.

Disk blades do not have a service processor. The CMM provides a limited set of commands for managing them.

The service processor allows you to manage chassis components and to access the service processors of the individual server modules even when the chassis and/or the server modules are powered off.

The ILOM enables you to:

In additional to the CMM which manages the shelf, each server blade has its own service processor that operates independently of the CMM. These can be accessed directly, through their SP IP address, or through a dongle connector on the front of the server module.

Disk blades do not have a service processor. The CMM provides a limited set of commands for managing them.