10 ServerView BX900 Management Blade
Supported programs
The ServerView management blade is compliant with IPMI (Internet Protocol Multicast Iniative) 2.0. It supports
schemes like FRU (Field Replaceable Units), SEL (System Event Log), and SDR (Sensor Data Records). It also
allows the configuration of a watchdog timer.
Communication with the server blades
The ServerView management blade communicates with the server blades via an I
2
C bus. An IPMB interface is
provided to support the user, when performing hardware monitoring tasks for the server blades.
Communication with the connection blades
To enable communication with the connection blades, a CLI interface is provided. It allows to configure settings of
the connection blades, such as the IP address, the IP mask, or the IP gateway address.
Hardware monitoring
The hardware monitoring functions provided by the ServerView management blade include:
– Monitoring temperature of each server blade via the IPMB interface
– Monitoring the status of the system fans
– Setting the system fans to an optimum speed
– Monitoring the status of the power supply modules
– Monitoring the temperature of the connection blades via the I
2
C bus
Event repository
To store messages on events that occur in the system environment, the ServerView management blade is
equipped with an event repository, providing a 2 x 32 MB SDRAM.
Auto configuration
The management function auto configuration is used to back up system parameters to a ROM, which is located
on the management blade. It also provides the possibility to restore these paramters if required. This reduces the
risk if system configuration data have been corrupted or lost.
SSL (Secure Socket Layer)
The Manager Blade provides SSL for network data privacy for Telnet as well as for HTTP connections. Fujitsu
Technology Solutions recommend to replace the default system certificate key to use the secured environment.
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