NEC A1160 - Manual (Page 54)

Components on the Front of a Cell
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See the User's Guide for more information about the remote console interfaces.
BIOS
The BIOS is bootstrapping software that initializes and configures the hardware
(processors, memory, I/O, and so on) in the partition. Running in the partition, the BIOS
provides many configuration, setup, diagnostic, and recovery functions.
In Express5800/A1160 systems, the BIOS is stored in the firmware hub in each cell.
Server Management Software
Server Management software enables a centralized operations environment for your
systems. This software provides world-class data center management capabilities for
greater business continuance and system resiliency. It can dramatically enhance the
manageability, availability, and performance of your systems while considerably
reducing total cost of operations.
Server Management software simplifies system management, automates corrective and
preventive measures to avoid system failure, and increases the reliability, scalability,
and performance of NEC systems.
Hardware Components
Server Management software manages and monitors Express5800/A1160 systems.
You can also use this software to monitor other Express5800 systems in your
environment.
Server Management software can be installed on the following hardware components:
y Management server You can configure one or more management servers in your
environment to manage your new and existing Express5800 systems. A
management server with Server Management software is necessary in order for
your systems to report problems to the support center using Remote Monitoring
service requests.
y Servers You can install the Server Management software on Express5800/A1160
servers.
y Client workstations You can configure one or more client workstations to provide
remote access to your management server.
Figure 4-3 shows the hardware components that run Server Management software.