HP Netserver E Server series - Manual (Page 75)

Chapter 8 Configuring the HP NetServer
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NetServer
Remote
Console
Modem Modem
At the NetServer At the Remote Console
Figure 8-1. HP Remote Console Setup
1. At the NetServer – After setting the NetServer to receive using the Utility
Partition Console Redirection feature, the NetServer may be taken over by
the remote console.
2. At the Remote Console – Using a modem and pcANYWHERE32, the
offsite remote console workstation may dial into and run diagnostic
utilities on the HP NetServer.
Using the Remote Console feature, you can remotely access a customer's
NetServer Utility Partition to:
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Update the NetServer BIOS.
This feature is particularly useful since it allows you to update a
NetServer's BIOS remotely.
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Run HP NetServer DiagTools.
This utility provides you with ways to test a NetServer's hardware
components, including system board function.
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Remotely boot the NetServer and view startup messages.
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Set or reset NetServer keyboard language.
In addition, your HP NetServer E 800 includes pcANYWHERE32
communications software (by Symantec Inc.) to graphically redirect your