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C H A P T E R

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Interfaces

2.1

About the Sun N1 System Manager

If you plan to manage your server as one resource in a comprehensive data center
management solution, you can integrate it with the Sun N1™System Manager. This
software suite provides advanced virtualization features that enable you to monitor,
maintain, and provision multiple Solaris™, Linux, and Microsoft Windows servers
in your data center.

2.1.1

Sun N1 System Manager

The Sun N1 System Manager is distributed separately from your server and
available to download from

http://www.sun.com/software/products/system_manager

/. This software

suite is installed on a dedicated server in your data center and enables one or more
remote management clients to perform the following tasks on multiple managed
servers:

Monitor system information – System manufacturer, make, model, serial number,
management MAC addresses, disk information, expansion slot information, and
platform CPU and memory information.

Manage power remotely – Power off, power on, power reset, and power status.

Manage service processors and BIOS – Information about system service
processor firmware, version, and status. You can also perform remote upgrades to
firmware on system service processors.

Manage system boot commands and options – Remote boot control via IPMI and
remote mapping of boot devices and boot options.

Manage remote system health checks – Information about the status of a server.