Viewing RMS inventory

The RMS feature allows PMAC support for Rack Mount Server (RMS) solutions. PMAC facilitates an application's ability to manage and control the platform hardware and software distribution. Although this feature addresses the need to support Rack Mount Servers in general, the use of the Out-of-Band (OOB) management port limits support to specific Rack Mount Servers.

To support Rack Mount Servers, the PMAC needs to have network access to the Out-of-Band (OOB) management port (HP iLO or the Sun Netra iLOM) of the RMS. By gaining access to the RMS OOB, PMAC is able to gather information (hardware discovery) about the RMS in a similar fashion to an enclosure OA. This hardware discovery enables PMAC to support IPM of an RMS.

This access should be across the Management Network. The control network is expanded to include connectivity to the RMS onboard NICs. This control network connectivity allows PMAC to perform software discovery of an RMS. This software discovery enables PMAC to support upgrade of an RMS.

Use the following procedure to view inventory information of a specific RMS.

1. Click Hardware > System Inventory > Cabinet X > RMS XXX, where Cabinet X indicates the ID of the cabinet and RMS X indicates the ID of the RMS.