Rack Mount Server Management

The PMAC GUI facilitates RMS management by providing options to view the RMS provisioned in the hardware inventory and to make additions and changes to that inventory.

The PMAC GUI provides the following:

• An option to add an RMS. Adding an RMS to the hardware inventory allows PMAC to begin managing and monitoring the RMS. Adding the RMS also associates it to a cabinet.
• An option to delete an RMS. Deleting the RMS removes it from the PMAC hardware inventory. The operation does not shut the RMS down.
• An option to edit an RMS configuration. This option is used to inform PMAC of changes to the RMS location or credentials.
• An option to find RMS within the PMACs networks. This option is used to identify and collect information on potential RMS. This list of found RMS can then be added to the PMAC configuration.

On a system with an RMS that has been provisioned into the PMAC hardware inventory, the PMAC GUI lets you access a list of all the provisioned RMSs. You can launch the Add RMS, Delete RMS, Edit RMS, Find RMS, and Found RMS commands from that page.

The PMAC GUI provides interfaces that enable you to retrieve data about the RMS in the PMAC hardware inventory. You can point and click on the RMS under the cabinet where it resides. From there, you can view hardware, software, network, or virtualization information about the RMS. You can also obtain detailed information about the RMS such as RMS type.

The PMAC GUI lets you launch operations on a RMS such as:

• Installing the TPD or TVOE operating system.
• Perform a cold reset on a RMS. The cold reset command restarts the RMS without a graceful shutdown.
• Toggle the UID LED to physically locate it within the specified cabinet.

See RMS for additional information related to rack mount server provisioning and management.